Accounts ledger

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Overview of the Records

Repository
New York State Archives
222 Madison Avenue
Albany, NY 12230
Summary
This series contains ledger books of various accounts of the Board of Regents divided into categories such as General, Regents Office, State Library, State Museum, Academies, and Boundaries. Expenses include those for academic and professional exams, staff salaries, purchase of books, work on manuscripts, entomologist and botanist, paleontology, Literature Fund, and teachers' classes.
Title
Accounts ledger
Quantity
1 cubic feet; 3 volumes
Inclusive Dates
Series Number
A2024
Creator
Arrangement

Arranged by general category.

Scope and Content Note

These ledger books contain various accounts of the Board. They are divided into catagories such as General, Regents Office, State Library, State Museum, Academies, and Boundaries.

Among the expenses recorded are those for academic and professional exams, staff salaries, purchase of books, work on manuscripts, entomologist and botanist, paleontology, Literature Fund, and teachers' classes. There is some chronological overlap between individual volumes.

These expenditures are also referenced in Series A2023, Expense journal.

Custodial History

These volumes were damaged in the 1911 State Capitol Fire.

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.

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