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Title

Factory inspector appointment files

Series Number

A3216

Summary

Legislation of 1886 established regulations for employment of women and children in factories and directed the governor to appoint a factory inspector and assistant factory inspector to enforce the regulations and prosecute violators. This series contains letters from persons requesting appointment as factory inspector, and letters recommending or objecting to the appointment of individuals to that position.

Creator

• New York (State). Governor (1885-1892 : Hill)

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Register of stone cutters

Series Number

A3174

Summary

This series consists of listings of the names of employees engaged in stonecutting on the new State Capitol building construction project. Most entries provide the name and dates indicated by a single day and month. Entries end with a numerical figure possibly representing hours worked by the given individual, or, in cases where two names appear, the amount of job time completed by both.

Creator

• New York (State). New Capitol Commission

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Payroll index

Series Number

A3184

Summary

This series consists of an index listing employees hired for construction of the new State Capitol. Information includes employee's name; occupation; wage rate; an unidentified alphanumeric code, possibly a wage or job classification code; and remarks pertaining to the existence of an employee sponsor. For some workers, the remarks areas includes comments on the employee's personal character, work habits, physical abilities and appearance, or familial responsibilities.

Creator

• New York (State). New Capitol Commission

Access Restrictions

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

Title

New Capitol Park specifications and map

Series Number

A3185

Summary

This series, a "Map of Capitol Park Albany N.Y," is a combination location map and site plan and includes several profiles and one diagram of landscaping work planned for Capitol Park during construction of the State Capitol. Apparently prepared by George L. Schillner, the map shows the Capitol building, the Capitol Park grounds, surrounding streets, driveways, access points, locations of water pipes, hose hydrants, catch basins, tile drains from the basins, and specifications for area and protecting walls.

Creator

• New York (State). New Capitol Commission

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Public Authorities Control Board applications for board approval of project financing

Series Number

16146

Summary

The Public Authorities Control Board, established in 1976, regulates financing, bonding, property acquisition, and construction projects of major public authorities. It approves all acquisitions, financing, and construction projects for the authorities, and also approves funding for all public authorities other than the Thruway Authority and the Municipal Assistance Corporation. This series consists of original applications, along with some related correspondence and memorandums, submitted to the Public Authorities Control Board (PACB) by public authorities seeking approval of project financing. Records request the board's approval pursuant to Laws of 1976, Chapter 38, and the Public Authorities Law, Section 51. Applications typically include transmittal letters, background information, and project proposals.

Creator

• New York (State). Division of the Budget. Public Authorities Control Board

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Governor Malcolm Wilson Urban Development Corporation Task Force Report on the Urban Development Corporation

Series Number

A0506

Summary

Governor Malcolm Wilson established the Urban Development Corporation Task Force in 1974 after months of difficulties encountered by the UDC in acquiring the private investment funds needed for its operating expenses. This series consists of the Task Force's unpublished report to the Governor and Legislature. The report is organized into two "volumes," which contain a summary of the Task Force's work, its findings, and recommendations, and the background papers developed for the Task Force on questions concerning the UDC.

Creator

• New York (State). Governor (1973-1974 : Wilson). Urban Development Corporation Task Force

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Transcripts of public hearings of the Joint Legislative Committee to Study the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law

Series Number

B1308

Summary

The commission conferred with members of the Joint Legislative Committee to Study the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law and studied transcripts of its public hearings to gather information and opinions on needed legislative reforms. This series consists of the Joint Legislative Committee's hearing transcripts. The Joint Legislative Committee, established in 1960, conducted these hearings as part of its charge to study the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law and the rules and regulations of the State Liquor Authority. Most hearings focused on the advisability of raising the minimum drinking age from 18 to 21.

Creator

• New York (State). Moreland Commission on the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Commission to Study, Examine and Investigate State Agencies in Relation to Pari-Mutuel Harness Racing concessionaire questionnaire and exhibit files

Series Number

B1320

Summary

The commission collected these completed questionnaires in order to collect information on financial and business dealings between harness racing associations and corporations holding concessions from such associations. The questionnaires required detailed background and financial information from concessionaires (suppliers of programs, food, souvenirs, parking, or other goods or services), including the attachment of relevant documentation.

Creator

• New York (State). Commission to Study, Examine and Investigate State Agencies in Relation to Pari-Mutuel Harness Racing

Access Restrictions

Restricted to permission of Governor's office.

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

Health Planning Commission subject files

Series Number

A0738

Summary

This series documents the 1975 reorganization of area Health Systems Agencies, the selection process for membership on state health councils, and the formation and initial activities of the State Health Planning Advisory Council and the State Advisory Council on the Handicapped. The records concern legislation, administrative structure, and political factors affecting organization of viable agencies; executive action creating the Advisory Councils; and structure and membership of state health councils.

Creator

• New York State Health Planning Commission

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Governor's Office of Employee Relations Legal Division grievance arbitration files (litigated)

Series Number

16231

Summary

Records in this series from the Legal Division pertain to contract-related grievances that have reached the arbitration stage. Topics include work conditions and hours; non-competitive appointments; workforce deployment; job requirements; and promotions or other hiring actions. Files contain correspondence; statements of proceedings; evidence; arbitrator's notes; issues reports; accident and incident reports; and arbitrators' opinions and awards.

Creator

• New York (State). Governor's Office of Employee Relations. Legal Division

Access Restrictions

Access to attorney-client privileged correspondence, attorney work-product, settlement drafts, and certain inter-agency correspondence is restricted pursuant to Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) Section 87(2)(g). State Archives staff will review requests for specific records and disclose in accordance with FOIL.

Title

Mueser, Rutledge, Wentworth, and Johnston South Mall project engineering and inspection files

Series Number

16191

Summary

The records in this series document the engineering work and quality control inspections performed by the firm of Mueser, Rutledge, Wentworth, and Johnston on the Albany South Mall (Empire State Plaza) construction project. Documents pertain to review of contract bids, review and implementation of change order requests, contractors' claims for compensation for lost revenue, and orders for remedial work following unsatisfactory inspections.

Creator

• New York (State). Office of General Services

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Commission to Study, Examine and Investigate State Agencies in Relation to Pari-Mutuel Harness Racing litigation files

Series Number

B1321

Summary

This series consists of legal documents and related records compiled by the commission during the course of litigation initiated by persons and corporations upon whom the commission had served subpoenas. The plaintiffs filed the court actions to quash or limit the subpoenas. The bulk of the series is comprised of files of legal documents for each case. It also includes correspondence, court orders, and court opinions.

Creator

• New York (State). Commission to Study, Examine and Investigate State Agencies in Relation to Pari-Mutuel Harness Racing

Access Restrictions

All investigative materials in Moreland Act commission records are indefinitely restricted pursuant to Executive Law sect. 6 and 63.8 and Civil Rights Law sect. 73.8. Requests for access to such materials are referred to the Governor's Office.

Title

New York State Moreland Commission on the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law background files on alcoholic beverage regulation in other states

Series Number

B1309

Summary

This series consists of printed materials on alcoholic beverage control solicited from all forty-nine other states. The commission used these materials to assist in developing recommendations for legislative and regulatory changes in alcoholic beverage control administration in New York State. Files for each state typically contain annual reports of the alcoholic beverage control agency; laws, rules, and regulations regarding alcoholic beverage control administration; trade journals; and price lists and price policy information.

Creator

• New York (State). Moreland Commission on the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law

Access Restrictions

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

Title

St. Lawrence-Eastern Ontario Commission project review files

Series Number

13405

Summary

The St. Lawrence-Eastern Ontario Commission had responsibilities for the preservation, protection, development, and use of the unique natural resources of the St. Lawrence River Valley and the lands adjacent to Lake Ontario's eastern shores, an area bordering St. Lawrence, Jefferson, Oswego, and Cayuga counties. Project review files contain analysis of archaeological, ecological, and historical effects; local and regional economic impact; conformity with standards of other government agencies; and visual, olfactory, and auditory effects.

Creator

• New York (State). St. Lawrence-Eastern Ontario Commission

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Transcripts of minutes and public hearings of public authorities

Series Number

A0706

Summary

This series contains minutes of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and the Atomic and Space Development Authority. Also included are transcripts of hearings of the Power Authority of New York State and some printed proposed contracts between the Power Authority and potential customers. The governor's office maintained these files to monitor activities of public authorities and to exercise the governor's power to approve or veto decisions made at meetings of public authorities.

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Statistical tables of real property exempt from taxation

Series Number

14395

Summary

These records contain statistical tables of quantity, value, and use of real property wholly or partially exempt from taxation. Included are annual statistics on the value and use of exempt property in each county; shifting municipal tax burden resulting from partial tax exemption for aged persons; and statistics for various categories of partially exempt property in each town and city in the state (property to be sold for unpaid taxes, railroads, housing projects, aged, paraplegic, schools, clergy).

Creator

• New York (State). Division of Equalization and Assessment

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Register of actions requested on legislative bills

Series Number

A3351

Summary

Staff of the governor's office maintained this volume to monitor actions the governor was requested to take on legislative bills. The volume is divided into four sections, one for each of the types of action requested: veto is requested; signature is requested; parties wish to be advised upon passage of the bill; and hearing is requested or scheduled.

Access Restrictions

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

Title

New York State Governor index to bills vetoed

Series Number

A3350

Summary

Staff of the governor's office maintained this volume to facilitate access to information about legislative bills vetoed by the governor recorded in ledgers which are no longer extant. For each vetoed bill, the volume provides house (A for Assembly, S for Senate); printed bill number; page in ledger (not extant); name of legislator who introduced the bill; title of bill; and date (usually only the year appears, although sometimes the month and date are also given).

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Governor's Office of Employee Relations Division of Contract Negotiations and Administration correspondence, policy statements, and background materials relating to strikes

Series Number

16226

Summary

This series consists of records relating to strikes by public employee bargaining units, predominantly representing correction officers and security guards. Records include transcripts, audiotapes of hearings, and a smaller amount of correspondence, materials on grievance procedures, agency contingency plans, fact-finding reports, and hearing officers' notes and exhibits. Records are arranged roughly by bargaining unit.

Creator

• New York (State). Governor's Office of Employee Relations. Division of Contract Negotiations and Administration

Access Restrictions

Access to this series is partially restricted. State Archives staff will review requests for specific records and disclose in accordance with the New York State Freedom of Information Law (FOIL).