Specifications of an index for searching records or books
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Overview of the Records
Repository
- New York State Archives
222 Madison Avenue
Albany, NY 12230
Summary
- This series from the Comptroller's Office contains an early example of "forms management". It contains an outline of an improved method of indexing books of judgments, deeds, mortgages, etc., devised by William Stebbins, and files by him in the U.S. Patent Office preparatory to taking out a patent.
Title
- Specifications of an index for searching records or books
Quantity
- 0.3 cubic feet
Inclusive Dates
Series Number
- A1185
Creator
Scope and Content Note
The document outlines an improved method of indexing books of judgments, deeds, mortgages, etc., devised by William Stebbins of New York City, and files by him in the U.S. Patent Office preparatary to taking out a patent. This copy was presumably filed by the Comptroller's office as a useful model for indexing its own records, and is an early example of "forms management".
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