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Displaying 45 Finding Aids
Title
- Administrative and correspondence files
Series Number
- L0205
Summary
- The series consists of correspondence, selected meeting minutes, and related material documenting the work of the Constitutional Commission of 1890. Files include correspondence; meeting minutes; membership rolls; clippings on decisions and progress of the commission and its subcommittees; form letters with corresponding detailed replies to members of the bar seeking opinions on commission issues; and plans amending sections of the judiciary article.
Creator
- New York (State). Constitutional Commission (1890-1891)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- New York Colony Council papers
Series Number
- A1894
Summary
- This series consists of documentation used as the basis for many council actions and decisions as recorded in the Council Minutes. It reflects the council's administration of land settlement, economic development, Indian affairs, litigation, and military affairs. Records include correspondence, reports, petitions, orders, and warrants created by government officials and by private citizens.
Creator
- New York (Colony). Council
Access Restrictions
- Originals are restricted due to severe burn damage. Use under supervision of archivist after consulting microfilm.
Title
- Joint Legislative Committee on Regulating Elections proceedings
Series Number
- L0233
Summary
- This series consists of the proceedings of the Joint Legislative Committee for Regulating Elections regarding the election dispute and contested ballots of Clinton, Otsego, and Tioga counties during 1792. The volume includes the majority decision of the Republican canvassers, resolutions from towns accepting or rejecting the majority opinion of the Committee, and addresses from George Clinton and John Jay.
Creator
- New York (State). Legislature. Joint Legislative Committee on Regulating Elections
Access Restrictions
- Restricted: Material is fragile;Use under supervision of an archivist.
Title
- Provincial Congress administrative papers
Series Number
- A1811
Summary
- This series contains depositions, correspondence, accounts, instructions, and minutes of committees of the Provincial Congress. Subjects include raising, paying, and supplying troops; instructions to military commanders and militia; requests for exemption from military service; desertion of soldiers; enemy troop movements; accusations against British colonial government officials and loyalists; and debt payment with various currencies in use. Records are in fragile condition due to burn damage.
Creator
- New York (State). Provincial Congress
Access Restrictions
- Records are fragile due to burn damage. Use is restricted. Microfilm is first use copy.
Title
- Press clippings concerning Commission activities
Series Number
- A3023
Summary
- The clippings in this series are from news and trade publications, and deal with activities of the Factory Investigating Commission. They concern: scheduled hearings; hearings held in Schenectady, Troy, Syracuse, Rochester and Buffalo; witnesses testifying at the hearings; descriptions of the commission's investigation of factory and store health and safety conditions, wages, and cost of living; and descriptions of actual conditions in factories and stores relating to dangerous working conditions, poor wages, and child labor.
Creator
- New York (State). Factory Investigating Commission
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Petitions and reports relating to colleges and schools
Series Number
- A1824
Summary
- These records reflect the Legislature's functions to incorporate schools and colleges and to appropriate funds and grant land for their operation. Included are petitions from entities seeking to incorporate a school; seeking assistance in establishing, maintaining, or expanding a school; seeking funding for use by schools; or seeking permission to sell land to raise money for a school. There are also Regents status reports and reports from colleges to the Regents.
Creator
- New York (State). Legislature. Assembly
Access Restrictions
- Access to original records is restricted due to severe burn damage sustained in the 1911 New York State Capitol building fire. Microfilm is first use copy.
Title
- Dissenting report of commission member Louis J. Lefkowitz
Series Number
- B1105
Summary
- This report argues against the commission's recommendations that New York State enact legislation authorizing banks to expand the scope of their financial activities and services. It considers such matters as background of federal involvement and regulation of financial institutions; developments in the financial services marketplace such as federal deregulation; pending litigation; regulatory and legislative proposals; and why New York State should not act unilaterally.
Creator
- New York (State). Temporary State Commission on Banking, Insurance, and Financial Services
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Factory Investigating Commission cost of living report, draft and background notes
Series Number
- A3016
Summary
- The cost of living report, draft and background notes were used to study the laboring class in New York City. This series contains data on cost of living for single women and men; cost of living for families; workers' living conditions; and workers' earnings and expenditures. The series also contains notes from interviews with workers used as background material for the report. The notes provide information on cost of living, living arrangements, and wages of individuals.
Creator
- New York (State). Factory Investigating Commission
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Factory Investigating Commission establishment financial analysis reports for the Wage Investigation
Series Number
- A3014
Summary
- Field agents of the Factory Investigation Commission prepared financial analysis reports for the Wage Investigation 1912-1913. These reports were compiled from interviews and factory records to determine ability to increase wages. The reports contain gross revenue; manufacturing costs; selling expenses; net profit; net sales; miscellaneous earnings (e.g. interest income); labor costs; and office expenses.
Creator
- New York (State). Factory Investigating Commission
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Factory Investigating Commission General Wage Investigation data cards
Series Number
- A3000
Summary
- The General Wage Investigation data cards provide background information for reports and recommendations on wage legislation. The 70,000 cards compiled by field agents detail information about the wages and personal history of employees in four industries: department stores, shirt and collar factories, paper box factories, and confectionery factories.
Creator
- New York (State). Factory Investigating Commission
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Correspondence, drafts, and printed material related to commission investigation of fire hazards in stores
Series Number
- A3028
Summary
- This series documents the Factory Investigating Commission's preparation of proposals and reports on fire hazards in stores. Included are letters, memoranda, lists of persons attending a hearing on the fire hazard, lists of stores inspected and store representatives seen, printed floor plans, reports, general specifications for factory fire alarms, and a an outline of part of the "Maintenance" section for a report on fire hazards, safety devices, and exits in store restaurants, kitchens, factories, and workrooms.
Creator
- New York (State). Factory Investigating Commission
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Factory Investigating Commission questionnaires, drafts, and printed material relating to commission proposals to consolidate building inspection agencies in New York City
Series Number
- A3027
Summary
- These records document the commission's preparation of proposals to consolidate New York City building inspection agencies. The series contains a leaflet of questions regarding proposed legislation; a list of extracts of answers to a questionnaire regarding the establishment of a separate building inspection agency; bill proposals and typescript drafts of various plans to consolidate inspection agencies and minimize the number of inspections necessary; publications with articles on building inspection or construction; and lists of questions, prepared by the New York Society of Architects, to pose to the Bureau of Buildings.
Creator
- New York (State). Factory Investigating Commission
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Factory Investigating Commission research files on contract prison labor
Series Number
- A3025
Summary
- These letters, reports, articles, notes, and government documents provide information about the prison contract labor system for the manufacture of shoes and shirts in other states and countries. The series includes correspondence comparing prison labor to free labor in the shoe industry; questionnaires recording productivity and convicts' earnings; and legislation, hearings, and reports for and against contract prison labor.
Creator
- New York (State). Factory Investigating Commission
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Factory Investigating Commission correspondence
Series Number
- A3019
Summary
- This series contains letters, memorandums, and telegrams of the Factory Investigation Commission regarding administrative activities, plans for and methodology of investigations, and proposed solutions. Correspondents include government agencies; businessmen and organizations; employee and civic groups; and subject experts.
Creator
- New York (State). Factory Investigating Commission
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Budget request files
Series Number
- B2038
Summary
- This series consists of the Department of Law's final budgets submitted to the State Division of the Budget (DOB). Series also includes supporting materials documenting communication between the department, DOB, and the State Legislature regarding budget negotiations and subsequent review of submitted budget requests.
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- New York State Provincial Congress Minutes of the Provincial Congress, Provincial Convention, Committee of Safety, and Council of Safety
Series Number
- A1814
Summary
- The minutes concern military, political, and financial matters with which the Provincial Congress, Provincial Convention, Committee of Safety, and Council of Safety dealt during the Revolutionary War. Transcriptions of the minutes are available in series A0116, Transcriptions of the minutes of the Provincial Congress, Provincial Convention, Committee of Safety, and Council of Safety.
Creator
- New York (State). Provincial Congress
Access Restrictions
- Restricted due to burn damage. Use published version.
Title
- Factory Investigating Commission staff daily work reports
Series Number
- A3008
Summary
- These work reports document the daily activities of Factory Investigating Commission employees. Field and office staff work cards list factory field visits; the type of work; and relevant staff expenses.
Creator
- New York (State). Factory Investigating Commission
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Correspondence concerning the field investigation in Upstate New York
Series Number
- A3020
Summary
- This series contains correspondence between field agents in Upstate New York and staff in the main office in New York City. The correspondence concerns data cards; instructions to agents; factories and stores under investigation; salaries, and supplies to study Upstate during the Wage Investigation. There is also correspondence between the Commission and establishments and businessmen concerning plans to investigate the establishments, and upcoming public hearings on wages.
Creator
- New York (State). Factory Investigating Commission
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Factory Investigating Commission financial records
Series Number
- A3018
Summary
- This series contains vouchers, typed financial statements, and ledgers, recording expenses of the Factory Investigation Committee for salaries, office supplies, rent, and travel. The records generally provide payment date; to whom paid; purpose of payment; and amount paid. Two of the ledgers also provide lists of employees' names, addresses, and phone numbers.
Creator
- New York (State). Factory Investigating Commission
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Factory Investigating Commission proofs of brief supporting the conviction of Jacob Balofsky
Series Number
- A3024
Summary
- This series consists of a brief submitted the Supreme Court Appellate Division, Second Department by the Factory Investigating Commission in the case of People of the State of New York v. Jacob Balofsky. The commission's brief argued against Balofsky's appeal of his conviction of violating Section 104 of the Labor Law for contracting with a woman to finish coats in a tenement residence.
Creator
- New York (State). Factory Investigating Commission
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.