MLK Commission, 1988

Letter from NYSUT president Tom Hobart to MLK Commission chairman Harry Belafonte, expressing concern over poor attendance at Board of Directors meetings, chronic postponements, March 29, 1988; letter from NYS governor's office informing Hobart of his being considered for reappointment to commission, March 14; advisory notice that Gov. Cuomo might attend March 17 meeting; notice for May 18 meeting, with agenda noting purpose of adopting by-laws, absolute necessity for quorum; program for 1988 Summer Workshop on Nonviolence, sponsored for King Center for Nonviolent Social Change (Atlanta, GA), with cover letter to MLK Commission members from commission executive director Thomas Cooper, June 7; brochure about the King Center for Nonviolent Social Change; text of bill establishing NYS Martin Luther King, Jr. Institute for Nonviolence; letters from MLK Commission executive director Thomas Cooper re signing of bill by governor; State of New Jersey King Commission and NYS MLK Commission invitation to reception for "The Making of the King Mural" documentary exhibit, June 27; original proclamation by NYS Governor Malcolm Wilson creating Martin Luther King Day in New York State, January 9, 1974