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Displaying 14 Finding Aids
Title
- Index to registers of titles of bills received by the governor
Series Number
- A0596
Summary
- Staff of the governor's office maintained these volumes to facilitate access to information about legislative bills recorded in Series A0595, Registers of Titles of Bills Received by the Governor. For each bill, the index volumes include subject of the bill; explanation; Senate or Assembly printed bill number; and date signed.
Creator
- New York (State). Governor
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Warrants of survey, powers of attorney, Indian deeds, and other records
Series Number
- A1885
Summary
- This series contains mostly warrants of survey but includes also a few unrelated legal documents. Colonial governors ordered surveys of all lands for which settlers applied for purchase. The warrants are the governor's orders to the surveyor general to carry out the survey. They provide name of governor; name of surveyor general; for whom land is to be surveyed; acreage and location of land; and date of warrant. The records suffered some burn damage in the 1911 State Capitol fire.
Creator
- New York (Colony). Governor
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Appointments of coroners
Series Number
- B1185
Summary
- This series consists of letters nominating individuals for the position of coroner in New York City and in Montgomery County. The letters are either written by the person seeking the appointment, or by others who are nominating a person for the position. All of the letters are addressed to Governor DeWitt Clinton and the Council of Appointment of the State of New York.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Governor Approval and Veto Files
Series Number
- B2842
Summary
- This series consists of the Governor's justifications for approving or vetoing bills. Each document provides the chapter or veto number, reference to the bill number, the governor's rationale, and signature.
Creator
- New York (State). Governor (2011-2021 : Cuomo)
- New York (State). Governor
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Treasury warrants
Series Number
- A1887
Summary
- This series consists of warrants issued by the governor authorizing the treasury to pay specified sums to persons who provided goods or services to New York. The warrants are for routine expenditures such as salaries for government officials and employees, travel expenses, or reimbursement for money or supplies provided to the government to help fortify the colony. The warrants contain the governor's name; sum and name of person to be paid; purpose of the payment; date; and treasurer's name.
Creator
- New York (Colony). Governor
Access Restrictions
- Access to original records is restricted due to burn damage sustained in the 1911 New York State Capitol building fire.
Title
- Warrants to prepare letters patent
Series Number
- A1884
Summary
- The governor issued these warrants directing the attorney general to prepare letters patent. These patents transferred title to land from the colonial government to private owners whose application to purchase land had been approved following a survey. Each warrant contains governor's name; attorney general's name; size and boundaries of the land to be patented; and date of the warrant. These records sustained moderate to severe burn damage in the 1911 State Capitol fire.
Creator
- New York (Colony). Governor
Access Restrictions
- Access to original records is restricted due to burn damage sustained in the 1911 New York State Capitol building fire.
Title
- Moreland Act Commission to Investigate the Supervision, Licensing, and Regulation of Bingo public hearing transcripts and exhibits and final report
Series Number
- 10986
Summary
- This series contains transcripts of public hearings held by the commission to convey information related to its investigation into bingo games in New York City, Buffalo, Syracuse, Rochester, Utica, and rural communities in nineteen counties. The series also includes 131 numbered exhibits compiled for the hearings and copies of the commission's final report. Exhibit materials include several recommended legislative bills and investigative materials relating to various bingo operations. The commission submitted these transcripts and exhibits to the governor along with its final report.
Creator
- New York (State). Moreland Act Commission to Investigate the Supervision, Licensing, and Regulation of Bingo
Access Restrictions
- Restricted in accordance with Civil Rights Law, Section 73.8, and other statutes. Public hearing transcripts, press releases, published material, and other records that have been previously available to the public are available without restriction. Access to other information is permitted only by permission of the commission or the Governor's office.
Title
- State Engineer and Surveyor land survey maps
Series Number
- 12405
Summary
- This series consists primarily of Lake George survey maps assessing water levels and gauge readings. Also included are three other maps pertaining to land boundaries and ownership that were also filed in the Office of the State Engineer and Surveyor: lots in Macomb's Purchase and Arthursborough Patent, as well as a road patent in Hoffman Township.
Creator
- New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Legislative bill and veto jackets
Series Number
- 12590
Summary
- "Jackets" or files documenting the governor's legislative decision-making process were compiled by the Counsel to the Governor and include records relating to each bill passed by the legislature and sent to the governor for approval. The jackets are comprised mainly of memoranda and correspondence to the governor from state agencies, legislators, legislative committees, commissions, legal associations, lobbyists, private firms, and citizens, expressing approval of or opposition to particular legislation.
Creator
- New York (State). Counsel to the Governor
Access Restrictions
- Restricted: Pre-1920 records are closed to research because of extreme fragility.
- Restricted: Pre-1940 records may be too fragile to reproduce.
Title
- Commission on Government Integrity investigation project files
Series Number
- 15823
Summary
- This series documents the Commission on Government Integrity's investigation into violations of ethical or legal standards of conduct by public officials and employees. Particularly well documented are investigations of judicial selection, government procurement and contracting, and improper practices of New York City officials and employees.
Creator
- New York (State). Commission on Government Integrity
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.
- Private hearing materials: Restricted; Executive Law, Section 63.8.
- Investigation background reports on individuals: Restricted; Personal Privacy Protection Law, Section 96.1.c and personal privacy exemption of Freedom of Information Law, Section 87.2.b.
- Tax returns: Restricted: Closed permanently; exempted from public disclosure by specific statutes, therefore deniable under Freedom of Information Law, Section 87.2.a.
Title
- Applications for land grants
Series Number
- A0272
Summary
- The series consists of applications for grants of unappropriated land by letters patent from New York Colony and State. Along with the applications are related reports, surveys, maps, warrants for surveying lands and drafting of letters patent, objections to title, and letters.
Creator
- New York (State). Secretary of State
Access Restrictions
- A0272-19: Map is fragile and should be handled under the supervision of an archivist.
Title
- Governor Eliot Spitzer index to central correspondence files
Series Number
- B2030
Summary
- This index contains spreadsheets created to track incoming correspondence during the administration of Governor Eliot Spitzer. The index includes correspondent name and contact information; date of correspondence; person to whom the correspondence is addressed; subject; notation whether the correspondence was directed to Lieutenant Governor Paterson; and notation whether it was followed up by a proclamation.
Creator
- New York (State). Governor (2007-2008 : Spitzer)
Access Restrictions
- Partially restricted to protect personal privacy. State Archives staff will review requests for specific data and disclose in accordance with New York State Freedom of Information Law (FOIL).
Title
- Proclamations by the governor
Series Number
- 13035
Summary
- This series consists of original signed proclamations issued by the governor to formally notify the people of the state on matters of law, policy, or custom affecting them, or to designate exclusive times for commemoration or observance of special events. The proclamations were filed with the Secretary of State as the office of record for New York State.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of State. Bureau of Miscellaneous Records
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Governor W. Averell Harriman central subject and correspondence files (microfilm version)
Series Number
- 13682_96
Summary
- The central subject and correspondence files of Governor W. Averell Harriman pertain to appointments of judges and members of government commissions; civil service; housing; rapid transit; Thruway Authority; commerce; conservation; flood control; education; fiscal revenues; harness racing, labor; legislation; personnel administration; public safety; public utilities; and welfare.
Creator
- New York (State). Governor (1955-1958 : Harriman)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.