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Title

Lists, reports, statistical printouts, and related materials on land affected by Hurricane Agnes floods

Series Number

B1209

Summary

The State Board of Equalization and Assessment determined the loss percentage for each parcel damaged by Hurricane Agnes. This series includes computer printouts listing statistical breakdowns of damages, detailed listings of flooded parcels, and statewide flood statistics by municipality and school district; loss reports of taxable real property and requests for evaluation; correspondence, transmittal logs, memorandums, and instructions on the emergency flood program; file maintenance reports; employees' time and salary reports; and administrative lists of municipalities reporting parcel damage.

Creator

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

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Title

Meeting files and attachments

Series Number

15175

Summary

The series consists of meeting agendas and minutes; summaries of State Board decisions; background material prepared by staff of the Department of Equalization and Assessment for State Board meetings (e.g., tentative lists of equalization rates, draft legislation and regulations, special reports); findings and determinations of state equalization rates; and printouts listing approved assessment rates of taxable state lands, railroad ceilings, and special franchise assessments.

Creator

• New York (State). State Board of Real Property Services

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

Title

Utility property appraisal files

Series Number

15174

Summary

The bulk of this series is made up of worksheets and forms from the division's Industrial Appraisal Section containing specific building inventory information, including location, building dimensions, conditions, modification dates, building name and appraisal date. Also included are correspondence, surveys, and inventories for taxable property owned by utility companies (water, gas, telephone, radio, etc.).

Creator

• New York (State). Industrial and Utility Valuation Bureau

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

Title

Women's Division press clippings

Series Number

13698

Summary

This series consists of press clippings, taken from both English- and Spanish-language newspapers, pertaining to the Women's Division and its core functions and interests. Major women's issues described by the articles include the Equal Rights Amendment, education, equity in employment, abortion and birth control, discrimination, affirmative action, religion, divorce, finance, feminism, domestic violence, legislation and politics, minorities, prison reform, health care, women's athletics, and the draft. Prominent politicians were often the subjects of these clippings.

Creator

• New York (State). Women's Division

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Civil Defense Commission subject files

Series Number

13125

Summary

The series includes correspondence, memoranda, plans, press releases, reports and cost estimates of the Civil Defense Commission activity, through the early 1970s. Activities documented include fallout shelter construction, emergency radio networks, disaster planning, and population evacuation engineering plans, specifications, designs, and cost estimates for planned fallout shelter construction throughout the state. Most of the records relate to shelters at state institutions.

Creator

• New York State Civil Defense Commission

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Governor Edwin D. Morgan registers and index to incoming correspondence

Series Number

A0623

Summary

This series consists of two registers of incoming correspondence and an index to the registers. Most of the correspondence was addressed to the governor. The letters were either answered by the governor or referred to other agencies of officials for response. The registers provide the following for each letter received: date; from whom received; to whom addressed (usually the governor); to be answered by (governor, comptroller, initials of an individual); date answered; and phrase indicating topic of the letters.

Creator

• New York (State). Governor (1859-1862 : Morgan)

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Title

Register of letters received

Series Number

13722

Summary

For each letter received, these registers provide date of receipt; sender's name; file number assigned; addressee's name, place, and date of writing; disposition; and a one line summary of the contents. These volumes serve as the name index to a portion of the correspondence and petitions files in Series B0462.

Creator

• New York (State). Adjutant General's Office

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

Title

Draft and mimeographed reports, minutes, and correspondence

Series Number

A0390

Summary

This series consists of compilations of state laws relating to municipal finance, meeting minutes, bills that were influenced by the commission, index card listings of city charters, and correspondence with local budget officials. It also contains drafts and final reports about local finance law created by the commission.

Creator

• New York (State). Temporary State Commission for the Revision and Codification of the Laws Relating to Municipal Finance

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Title

Check stubs

Series Number

A0391

Summary

This series contains check stubs documenting payments made for expenses relating to the construction of the new State Capitol building, such as payroll of workers, architects, and other personnel; materials; and shipping charges. The check stubs indicate the date of issue, to whom issued, and amount. The occupation and number of hours worked are provided on stubs for employee checks, but not all stubs give the purpose of the payment. Checks are numbered sequentially with several interruptions and restarts.

Creator

• New York (State). New Capitol Commission

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Title

Council on the Arts grant application files

Series Number

14064

Summary

The series documents the function of the Council of the Arts to promote and assist the study and presentation of the performing and fine arts by granting funds to nonprofit cultural organizations and local arts councils or consortia. Information in the applications typically includes legal name; address; contact person; chairperson; not-for-profit status; sectarian/non-sectarian; prior applications; receipts of multi-year support; type of program; operating budget; funding category; proposed project dates; narrative description of organization; administrative staff members; and board members.

Creator

• New York State Council on the Arts

Access Restrictions

Access to certain documents, including but not limited to grant application reviewer comments, is restricted under New York State Freedom of Information Law (FOIL).

Title

Board of Real Property Services hearing transcripts

Series Number

15176

Summary

The series consists of transcripts and hearing officer reports and agendas documenting formal hearings on complaints objecting to state or county equalization rates, special and class ratios, railroad ceilings, special franchises, agricultural ceilings (prior to 1983), and oil and gas production unit values.

Creator

• New York (State). State Board of Real Property Services

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

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Governor's speech files

Series Number

13704

Summary

These files contain drafts, final versions, and summaries of the governor's speeches, dedications, remarks, and testimonies. Also included are notes; corrections; schedules of events; background materials; and press releases. The speeches address issues such as economics; housing; banking; trade; health and nutrition; energy; mass transit; the Cold War; Love Canal; 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid; and 1980 Democratic National Convention in New York City.

Creator

• New York (State). Governor. Press Office

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Title

Blotters of governors' actions and decisions

Series Number

A0608

Summary

These blotters served as a preliminary record of the governor's actions and decisions. These records were kept pursuant to Laws of 1858, Chapter 64, which required the governor to record in books all applications made to him for appointments, pardons, commutations of sentences, or other gubernatorial actions, and to keep on file the original documentation relating to each application. The permanent record of these activities is found in Series A0607, Journals of Governor's Actions and Decisions.

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New York State Governor Charles Evans Hughes notary public appointment and re-appointment application cards

Series Number

A3329

Summary

This series is comprised of 3.5" x 8.25" card forms submitted to county clerks by persons applying to the governor for appointment or re-appointment as notaries public. The cards provide date; name; occupation; firm; line of business; residence (county, village or city, and street address); and by whom recommended.

Creator

• New York (State). Governor (1907-1910 : Hughes)

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

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Governor's Committee to Review New York State Laws and Procedures in the Area of Human Rights public hearing, research, and report files

Series Number

10994

Summary

This series is the central file of correspondence, public hearing information, and background materials maintained by the Committee in carrying out its studies and producing its report. The records reflect the Committee's charge to review and make recommendations concerning New York's human rights laws and procedures. The series consists of reports and subject files related to affirmative action, banking, employment discrimination, employers' use of arrest records, segregation and discrimination in education and housing, and the status of migrant workers.

Creator

• New York (State). Governor's Committee to Review New York State Laws and Procedures in the Area of Human Rights

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

Title

Annual reports to the governor and legislature

Series Number

A0580

Summary

This series contains reports from a wide variety of state agencies, offices, commissions, schools, hospitals, and other institutions as well as private organizations required to submit such reports to the governor. The series also includes a body of reports of "sundry commissions" not transmitted to the legislature by the governor's office.

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New York State Governor registers of titles of bills received by the governor

Series Number

A0595

Summary

This series consists of registers used to track legislative bills sent to the governor by the legislature for approval. For each bill received by the governor, the volumes provide date received; from Senate or Assembly; bill number (usually the printed bill number); chapter number (if approved); title of bill (beginning in Volume 4, 1868); and date approved, vetoed, or became law without governor's signature upon expiration of ten day veto limitation.

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Temporary State Commission for Postwar Public Works Planning minutes

Series Number

B1358

Summary

The minutes include discussions about the activities of the Temporary State Commission for Postwar Public Works Planning, location space, lists of projects undertaken, lists of unfinished business, additional projects to be conducted, and progress reports. Also found in this series are lists of projects rescinded, laws relating to post-war planning, fund requests, interim reports, and final reports.

Creator

• New York (State). Temporary State Commission for Postwar Public Works Planning

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Abstracts of National Guard service in World War I

Series Number

13721

Summary

The series consists of abstracts for officers and enlisted men in units of the New York National Guard who were mustered into the U.S. Army during World War I. Each individual's entry includes: U.S. Army serial number; date and place of commission or enlistment; muster dates (N.Y. and U.S. with rank, company, and regiment); and date, rank, and reason (type of discharge or transfer) for leaving service. Sometimes additional remarks detail service overseas, promotions, or service conduct.

Creator

• New York (State). Adjutant General's Office

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

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New York State Governor Hugh L. Carey index to proclamations, press releases, and addresses

Series Number

B1205

Summary

This card file index provides access to Governor Hugh Carey's proclamations, press releases announcing appointments, general press releases, and addresses. Each card contains the name of a person, agency, or topic covered by a document and alphanumeric code reference to the file in which the document is located.

Creator

• New York (State). Governor (1975-1982 : Carey)

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