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Title
Floyd S. Linton Collection

Collection Number
SC 273

OCLC Number
122683018

Creator 
Floyd S. Linton

Provenance 
Gift of Floyd S. Linton in 1979.

Extent, Scope, and Content Note
The collection comprises 22 cubic ft. of papers created by and collected by Floyd S. Linton between 1974 and 1979 including correspondence, clippings, committee records, pamphlets, and related material. Linton was a member of the Suffolk County (New York) Legislature from 1974 to 1980. A democrat from Miller Place, Linton represented the 4th Legislative District and was presiding officer from 1976 to 1977.  Prior to serving in the Suffolk County Legislature, he was a school teacher and a Peace Corps Volunteer. He later served on the New York State Board of Regents and was a member of the Long Island State Parks Commission.

Arrangement and Processing Note
Arranged by legislative committees (boxes 1 to 7) then by file titles (boxes 7-15).
The original folder titles have been retained.
Finding aid updated and revised by Kristen J. Nyitray in May 2020.

Language
English

Restrictions on Access
The collection is open to researchers without restriction.

Rights and Permissions 
Stony Brook University Libraries' consent to access as the physical owner of the collection does not address copyright issues that may affect publication rights. It is the sole responsibility of the user of Special Collections and University Archives materials to investigate the copyright status of any given work and to seek and obtain permission where needed prior to publication.  

Citation 
[Item], [Box], Floyd S. Linton Collection, Special Collections and University Archives, Stony Brook University Libraries.

Subjects
Linton, Floyd S., 1945-
Linton, Floyd S., 1945-   -- Archives.
Suffolk County (N.Y.). Legislature.
Democratic Party (Suffolk County, N.Y.)
Long Island (N.Y.) -- Politics and government.
Suffolk County (N.Y.) -- Politics and government.
Politics and government.
New York (State) -- Suffolk County.
New York (State) -- Long Island.

INVENTORY

Box 1
Budget, 1978
La Union Hispanica
Budget, 1977
Budget communications
Education and youth
Empire State College
County historian
State University of New York at Stony Brook 
Suffolk Community County College
Suffolk County Community College, negotiations
Suffolk County Library System
Suffolk County American Revolution Bicentennial Commission
Vanderbilt Museum
Vocational Education and Extension Board
YMCA
Youth
Sewers
Suffolk County Sewer District #1 - Port Jefferson

Box 2
Suffolk County Sewer District #3 - Southwest
Suffolk County Sewer District #5 - Strathmore - Huntington
Suffolk County Sewer District #6 - Kings Park
Suffolk County Sewer District #7 - Medford
Suffolk County Sewer District #8 - Strathmore Ridge
Suffolk County Sewer District #9 - College Park
Suffolk County Sewer District #10 - Stony Brook

Box 3
Suffolk County Sewer District #11 - Selden
Suffolk County Sewer District #13 - Sagamore Hill
Environmental vontrol
Soil and Water Conservation District
Environmental Control
Fresh Water Wetlands Act
201 Port Jefferson Study
Yaphank 201
Finance
Audit and control
Capital program
County comptroller
Independent audit
Budget analyst
Real Property Tax Service Agency

Box 4
Health
Drug programs
Health and safety standards
Health centers
Health services
Sub-committee on drug control
Sub-committee on mental health
Sub-committee on the extent of hunger and malnutrition in Suffolk County
Fee scheduling for environmental health services
Mental Health Retardation and Alcoholism Service Board
Narcotics Advisory Council
Northeast Brookhaven health needs
Suffolk Infirmary
Talbot House
Human services
Aging
Community Services Administrative correspondence
Handicap advisory board
Human rights
Human services
Migrant affairs
Seabury Barn-Smithaven Ministries
Senior citizens
Social services
Suffolk Community Development Corporation
Suffolk County Advisory Committee for Child Protection
Suffolk Rehabilitation Center
Volunteer Action Center

Box 5
Legislative and personnel
Affirmative Action Program
Board of elections
Civil service
Classification and Compensation Appeals Board
Legislative Committee on Budget and Expenditure Review
Clerk of the Legislature
County executive
Personnel and labor relations
Planning
Public Employment Relations Board
Labor Department
Parks
Blydenburgh Park
Coindre Hall
Parks

Box 6
Public safety
Administrative Adjudication Bureau
Alcoholic Beverage Control Board
Bar association
Consumer affairs
Courts
District attorney
Fire advisory board
Fire safety
Legal aid
Naturalization ceremonies
Open Meetings Law
Police
Probation
Public safety
Sheriff
School crossing guards
Public works and facilities
Department of Buildings and Grounds
Land management
Public works
Roads-highways
Seton Hall
County Road 93, Rosevale Avenue
County Road 100, Suffolk Avenue
Waverly Avenue and College Road
Whiskey Road

Box 7
Transportation and commerce
Department of Commerce and Industry
New York State Transportation
Traffic safety
Seashore transit
Suffolk County Airport
File titles
Abortion issue
Administrative Code-Charter Revision Commission
Advance refunding
Airport
Appointments to boards
Archives and records service
Assessment/property tax
Bay Shore Mini Center

Box 8
Bayview Community Hospital
Beckman Estates/Carman's River
Bikeways
Return to Board of Supervisors
Brookhaven Town
Budget Review Unit
Builders Red Tape Committee
Children's shelter
Civic associations
Department of Civil Defense
Committee assignments
Consumer affairs
4th District constituent inquiries

Box 9
Contract negotiations
Cooperative extension (2)
County attorney
Coram Health Center
County Road 21, Rocky Point-Yaphank Road
County Road 26, Route 25A Bypass

Box 10
County Road 83, North Ocean Avenue
County Road 101, Sills Road
County Road 111, Port Jefferson-Westhampton Road
Court Reform
Criminal Justice Coordinating Council
Cultural affairs (2)
Day care
Dial-A-Ride
4th District Legislative Advisory Board
4th Legislative District
Dredging committee
Drug program
East End Supervisors and Mayors' Association
Economic Opportunity Council
Employees file
Environmental Conservation Law
Farmingville clinic

Box 11
Farmland acquisition (2)
Federal legislation
Girl Scouts
Handicapped
Hawkins-Jacobsen House
Health centers
Housing services
SC Industrial Commission
Industrial Development Agency (2)
Self-insurance
Initiative and referendum

Box 12
Correspondence from judiciary and officials
Labor
LADS
Lake Ronkonkoma
Land Management-Real Property
Landing Road, Miller Place
Legislative forums
Long Island Association (LIA)
Libraries
LIMBA
Management orders
Maps
Miscellaneous
Mobile Home Rent Review Board
Nassau-Suffolk Bi-County Legislative Meetings

Box 13
Nassau-Suffolk Regional Planning Board
National Association of Counties (NACo) (2)
National Association of Counties (NYSAC)
News releases
Off-Track Betting (OTB)
Overall Economic Development Planning Committee
Pamphlets and publications
Parr Meadows
PCB's
Planning Commission
Pleasant Avenue Water Tower
Port Jefferson Sewage District

Box 14
Presiding officer, 1978
Proposed resolutions
School programs
Schools
Scouts
Senior citizens
Sewer agency
Smoking regulations
Special projects
Speeches
State legislation
Student requests
Suffolk County Community College
Suffolk profiles
County telephone system
Traffic safety
Route 25A
Towns

Box 15
Veterans affairs
Village of Port Jefferson
Voter registration
Water authority
Welfare reform
United States of America: White House
Yaphank Sewer District
Pre-1976
Finance
Suffolk infirmary
Mobile home study
LABS
No smoking law
Stadium
Government seminar
Gasoline Supply Commission
Carman's River questionnaire
Coram homeowners
Aquaseum
Blue laws
Bottle ban/beverage container law
Stony Brook Harbor dredging
Police commissioner court case
NACO
Health
Alphabetical correspondence, 1974-1975
Minutes
Public safety
Public works
Transportation and commerce
Social services
Education
Human services
Finance, budget, legislative and personnel
Parks, recreation and conservation
Minutes
Cultural affairs
Education and youth
Energy
Environmental control
Finance
Health
Human services
Legislative and personnel
Parks, recreation and conservation
Public safety
Public works and facilities
Senior citizens
Transportation and commerce
1977 district correspondence (alphabetical)
LADS
Memos
Congratulatory letters
Letters to new residents
Correspondence
1976 press clippings (Alphabetical by Subject)
Town supervisors
Press clippings