Not the same as Univ. of the State of N.Y., SUNY is the state univ. while the Univ. of the State of N.Y. is the dept. of state educ. administrative agency
NUC pre-1956 imprints, v. 415, p. 574: "The State University, established in 1948, is composed of all of the institutions of higher learning within the State of New York which are entirely, or in part, State supported ... Not to be confused with the University of the State of New York which is the State Department of Education")