This collection contains a portion of the personal papers of Malcolm Wilson, Lieutenant Governor of New York during Nelson A. Rockefeller's tenure as Governor of New York from 1959 to 1973. Wilson later became Governor upon Rockefeller's resignation in December 1973. These papers do not include materials from the period of Wilson's service as Governor (December 1973-January 1975), nor are there any materials pertaining to his unsuccessful 1974 campaign for Governor.