Agency Description

AGENCY

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DEPARTMENT OF RECORDS AND INFORMATION SERVICES

PHONE:

212-788-8600 FAX:

31 Chambers Street New York, N.Y. 10007

PUBLIC LIAISON

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William Considine

PHONE:

212-788-8622

Director of Administration

MISSION STATEMENT The Department of Records and Information Services (D.O.R.I.S.) accessions, preserves and services all historical documents and publications generated by the City. The agency also provides records management services to all New York City agencies and makes available information about the City's services to the general public. To carry out its charter-mandated mission D.O.R.I.S. is subdivided into three functional divisions: the Municipal Records Management Division, the Municipal Archives and the Municipal Reference and Research Center also known as the Library.

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