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Displaying 9 Finding Aids
Title
- Photographs of occupations, programs, and activities for the blind
Series Number
- A3309
Summary
- These photographs and text documenting blind persons in training, at work, and in recreation may have been intended to publicize training and vocational rehabilitation or demonstrate how the working lives and opportunities for the blind had changed. They show blind and visually impaired individuals working in office, sales, and factory settings; walking with seeing-eye dogs or canes; reading Braille; in classroom and training settings; and engaged in recreational activities such as roller skating, swimming, and card playing.
Creator
- New York (State). Commission for the Blind
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Minutes
Series Number
- A0185
Summary
- This series of meeting minutes documents the Commission for the Blind's efforts to improve the condition of blind persons in the state, and to provide recommendations to the governor for ameliorating their condition and for preventing blindness. Early entries outline the Commission's formation; later entries reflect their cooperation with advocacy groups and employers to improve services, working conditions, education and home teaching, advocacy and problems solve. Individual meetings are indexed.
Creator
- New York (State). Commission for the Blind
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Youth residential facilities client summary cards
Series Number
- 21074
Summary
- This series from the Division for Youth consists of summary data on former inmates of youth residential facilities. Information may include: name; date admitted or received; offense; date and/or county where committed; judge's name; birth date; birthplace; race/ethnicity; religion; court/trial dates; orphan or half-orphan status; information on parents/stepparents/foster parents; date and person to whom paroled; and final disposition or discharge date. Records are restricted.
Creator
- New York (State). Division for Youth
Access Restrictions
- Restricted in accordance with Executive Law, Section 501-c(1)(b), relating to confidentiality of individuals in custody of the Division for Youth (now Office of Children and Family Services).
Title
- Department of Agriculture and Markets applications for individual services
Series Number
- A4267
Summary
- This series consists of applications for public assistance in the form of day care and children's educational services to enable parents to work in agriculture. Information includes name of day care facility desired; name, address, social security number, birth date, and sex of children requiring services; name of caretaker relative; past history of public assistance; average family net weekly income; if receiving any other services; and basis of eligibility of applicant.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Agriculture and Markets
Access Restrictions
- The names and addresses of persons applying for or receiving public assistance and care are permanently restricted in accordance with Social Services Law, Section 136. Records not containing names or addresses of persons applying for or receiving public assistance and care are made available as permitted by the Freedom of Information Law.
Title
- Litigation files
Series Number
- B1302
Summary
- This series consists of investigative material, correspondence, legal documents, and hearing transcripts of the Board of Social Welfare relating to charitable institutions investigated for personal or financial malfeasance. These institutions provided for dependent, neglected, and delinquent children, as well as for the aged, indigent, disabled, and disadvantaged. Investigations occurred relating to allegations of abuse of dependents, discrimination, financial or licensing irregularities, or other problems.
Creator
- New York (State). Board of Social Welfare
Access Restrictions
- Most material in this series is exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Law pursuant to multiple federal and state laws.
Title
- Foster care/voluntary agency files
Series Number
- 18988
Summary
- This series consists of inspection reports, correspondence, and related material documenting the monitoring and oversight of foster care agencies, including institutional homes for children and orphanages. Files prior to the 1920s consist almost exclusively of inspection reports of private institutional homes for children prepared by the State Board of Charities. After the late 1920s, the files contain increasing amounts of administrative correspondence and less detailed reviews of physical facilities, client care, and management and operations.
Creator
- New York (State). Board of Social Welfare
Access Restrictions
- Series is restricted in part to protect the personal privacy of individuals who are mentioned in the files.
Title
- Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance Commissioner's subject and correspondence files
Series Number
- 16034
Summary
- This series consists of subject and correspondence files and related administrative records created by the office of the commissioner of the Department of Social Services and its successor agency, the Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance. Topics documented by the records include child and family services; the consolidated services plan (CSP); health and long term care; housing and adult services; field operations; and the 1991-1992 departmental reorganization.
Creator
- New York (State). Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance
Access Restrictions
- Restricted in part to protect confidentiality of client correspondence; 8NYCRR Sect. 357.
Title
- Report
Series Number
- B0997
Summary
- This series consists of a report prepared and issued by the Joint Committee for the Study of the Organization and Functioning of the Emergency Relief Bureau, (ERB) New York City, on September 1, 1936. The report analyzes the present organization, procedures, and finances of the ERB and proposes a new organizational structure. The report also includes charts, tables, graphs, and sample forms on the proposed organization and functioning of the ERB.
Creator
- New York (State). Temporary Emergency Relief Administration. Joint Committee for Study of Organization and Functioning of Emergency Relief Bureau, New York City
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Community Facilities Project Guarantee Fund Board waivers
Series Number
- 18960
Summary
- This series consists of waivers signed by the statutory members of the Community Facilities Project Guarantee Fund (CFPGF). The waivers state that the CFPGF's oversight board will not have an annual meeting because there are no issues that require the board's attention.
Creator
- New York (State). Community Facilities Project Guarantee Fund
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.