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Title

Maps of lands appropriated by state agencies for building sites

Series Number

A3326

Summary

This series contains maps of land to be appropriated by state agencies for building sites (state hospitals, colleges, and armories) and for construction of the Troy-Menands Bridge. Maps include full descriptions including map and parcel numbers, reputed owners, and acreage. Also included are several incorporation maps, maps of extended boundaries annexed to villages, and plot maps of unappropriated county lands.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of State

Access Restrictions

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Title

Index to State Geologist's correspondence files

Series Number

B1815

Summary

This series consists of a card file index to part of Series B0561, State Museum Director's, State Geologist's, and State Paleontologist's Correspondence Files. The cards, which provide correspondent's name, date of correspondence, and place where correspondence originated, predominantly index correspondence between James Hall and other geologists and paleontologists during Hall's lengthy career with the State Museum and other institutions. The index is incomplete and should be used with caution.

Creator

• New York (State). Division of Science and State Museum

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Title

School for the Blind general ledger accounts

Series Number

B0440

Summary

This series consists of a variety of ledger accounts documenting costs or charges for institution maintenance, expenses, and student support. The majority of the accounts pertain to private companies, but others apparently refer to individual students. Other distinct accounts pertain to individual counties, cash, and funds from/to the state treasurer.

Creator

• New York State School for the Blind

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

Title

State Archeologist's correspondence files on the New York State Archeological Association

Series Number

A3289

Creator

• New York State Museum and Science Service

Access Restrictions

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

Title

List of books loaned to teachers

Series Number

A2008

Summary

These volumes were used to record books loaned to teachers by the State Teachers' Library. This library was established in 1895 in the Department of Public Instruction to loan books by mail to teachers located in rural parts of the State. Entries provide name and address of borrower; name of person recommending the borrower; teacher's license type, dates of its issuance and expiration; identification numbers of books loaned (but not titles); and dates of loans.

Creator

• New York State Teachers' Library

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

Title

Unpublished manuscript of "The ministry and churches of all denominations in the Middle Colonies from the first settlements until the year 1800," by Edward T. Corwin

Series Number

13911

Summary

This unpublished manuscript, prepared by Edward T. Corwin, was sent to the State Library. It contains an alphabetical list of clergy, their denomination, location, and birth and death dates; a citation to a biographical sketch; and a list of churches alphabetically by community noting their denomination, year established and the names and dates of pastors. The states or colonies included in this manuscript are New York, Pennsylvania, Delaware, New Jersey, Maryland, and Virginia.

Creator

• New York State Library

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

Title

Education Department Bureau of School District Organization correspondence with district superintendents

Series Number

11121

Summary

"County files" pertaining to the department's supervision of district superintendents contain: correspondence with district superintendents concerning school boundary alterations and centralization proposals; memoranda on votes at school district meetings, recommending school district boundary alterations or centralizations, and ordering the redistricting of superintendencies; petitions from voters requesting annexation or centralization; and statistical reports of school district types, staffing, and student population in each county.

Creator

• New York (State). Education Department. Bureau of School District Organization

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

Title

Historic sites bronze marker file

Series Number

11890

Summary

These files document the placement, with State financial aid, of hundreds of bronze tablets commemorating sites of historical significance in the colonial, revolutionary, or state formative periods. The files include financial application, historical importance of site, structure, person, or event commemorated and citation of sources for this information; description and sketch or plan of marker; text of inscription; and location of marker. The series does not contain information on the thousands of iron roadside markers erected under the same legislative appropriation.

Creator

• New York (State). Education Department. Division of Archives and History

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

Title

Board of Regents expense journal

Series Number

A2023

Summary

This journal contains entries related to Regents academic and professional examinations, teacher's classes in academies, and miscellaneous expenses.

Creator

• University of the State of New York. Board of Regents

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

Title

Term extension for state pupils in blind and deaf and dumb institutions

Series Number

A2037

Summary

This series contains forms documenting extensions of state pupil's terms in various institutions for the blind and deaf. Each form provides the date, name of the institution, names and appointment numbers of students, and date to which term is extended. Each volume is indexed alphabetically by first letter of student's last name.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of Public Instruction. Office of the Superintendent

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

Title

State Education Department war programs coordinator's files

Series Number

A4320

Summary

This series contains correspondence and other materials relating to Dr. Albert Meredith's role as the Education Department's coordinator of war programs and liaison between the department and the War Council. Topics include: school lunch programs, adult education, citizen unity programs, physical education, child care, agricultural education, home economics education, the Youth Services Council, and the Civilian Defense Training Program. The records include exchanges with both federal and local governments concerning these programs.

Creator

• New York State War Council

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

Title

Board of Regents audiotapes of convocations and Education Department functions

Series Number

B0443

Summary

This series consists of audio tape recordings of the proceedings of Convocations of the University of the State of New York and other selected Education Department functions. Included on these tapes are partial proceedings of convocations held between 1952 and 1970, a Regents legislative conference held in 1969, and the proceedings at Commissioner James E. Allen, Jr's. retirement dinner in 1969.

Creator

• University of the State of New York. Board of Regents. Secretary

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Convocations files

Series Number

B0442

Summary

This series consists of files relating to the planning, arrangements, logistics and proceedings for convocations and special events of the University of the State of New York. Also included are stray consistuency correspondence. Events of note include commemoration of the two hundredth anniversary of the Board of Regents (1984), opening of the State Museum (1976), and 1977 convocation on cultural education.

Creator

• University of the State of New York. Board of Regents

Access Restrictions

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

Title

General files relating to observances of the 150th anniversary of the American Revolution and other events

Series Number

13912

Summary

This series contains correspondence, ephemera, reports, newspaper articles, questionnaires, and financial records of statewide observances related to the 150th anniversary of the American Revolution and Sullivan-Clinton Campaign of 1779. Other historical observances documented include the Albany Tercentenary; Battle of Plattsburgh Centennial; Battle of Sodus Point Memorial Dedication; Cooperstown Baseball Centennial; and Thaddeus Kosciuszko Memorial Dedication.

Creator

• New York (State). Education Department. Division of Archives and History

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

Title

War records program organization file

Series Number

A4296

Summary

This series contains correspondence between State Historian Albert Corey and numerous county and local historians regarding the disposition of home front war records. This operation was undertaken as part of the State Historian's role to help preserve the State's heritage. The letters discuss the appointment of local historians, potential repositories, and other matters pertaining to post-war plans for the records. Included are lists of names and addresses of local directors of civilian protection, civilian mobilization, and local war councils.

Creator

• New York State War Council. Division of Records

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Inspector reports

Series Number

B2718

Summary

This series consists of motion picture inspector reports, which were completed in an effort to prevent the exhibition of unlicensed films by ensuring compliance with motion picture licensing laws and regulations. Inspectors filled out these forms in an assigned area of a movie theater after viewing each film. Inspector reports note the name of the inspector, date and time of inspection, name and location of theater, name of theater manager, and title of film. On the reverse side of the form is an explanation of any action taken.

Creator

• New York (State). Motion Picture Division

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Title

Incoming correspondence relating to common schools

Series Number

A0184

Summary

This series consists of fragmentary correspondence sent by local school officials to the secretary of state in his capacity as ex officio superintendent of common schools. Most correspondence is relates to requests and advertisements printed in the "District School Journal." Other items include a letter concerning an Onondaga Indian Reservation school, a report on schools in Oneida County, and an anecdotal memoir of a schoolmaster. These records were partially burned in the 1911 and may be restricted.

Creator

• New York (State). Secretary of State

Access Restrictions

Restricteduntil properly conserved:fragile physical condition due to fire and water damage.

Title

Appointments of students to blind and deaf and dumb institutions

Series Number

A2036

Summary

This series consists of forms appointing or transferring students to various institutions for the blind and deaf at state expense. Each form provides date; name; age; town and county of residence; appointment number of students; date appointment begins; length of term; name of institution; provider of the student's clothing; and occasional remarks. Each volume is indexed alphabetically by first letter of student's last name.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of Public Instruction. Office of the Superintendent

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Title

Incoming correspondence regarding convocations

Series Number

A2022

Summary

This series contains letters relating mostly to Convocation of the University of the State of New York which provided a forum for discussion within the State's educational establishment. Many letters are from officials of schools in New York State.

Creator

• University of the State of New York. Board of Regents. Secretary

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Title

Manuscript copy of Volume 25 of the New York Colonial Council Papers

Series Number

13913

Summary

This series consists of an unbound transcription of documents in Volume 25 of the New York Colonial Manuscripts, Administrative Records, 1675-1676. These transcriptions were made before the 1911 New York State Capitol building fire damaged or destroyed many volumes of the Colonial Manuscripts. Original documents from Volume 25 are found in Record Series A1894, New York Colonial Council Papers, 1664-1781.

Creator

• New York (State). State Historian

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