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Displaying 360 Finding Aids
Title
- Plans and drawings of museum facilities and exhibit cases
Series Number
- B0949
Summary
- This series includes blueprints showing the layout of exhibit cases of the Museum of Geology at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and the New York State Mining Exhibit at the Panama-Pacific Exposition in 1915; plans of exhibit cases for the State Museum; space allocation in the State Education Building; architectural plans for the Iroquois Exhibit in the State Museum, ca. 1902 and diagrams of the position of the figures and artifacts for the various cases.
Creator
- New York (State). Division of Science and State Museum
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Education Department Commissioner's Office films of commissioner's speeches
Series Number
- A2045
Summary
- Series consists of eight separate pieces of 16 mm movie film. Film is not on reels. Series apparently contains multiple copies of films of speeches by Commissioner James E. Allen, Jr.
Creator
- New York (State). Education Department. Commissioner's Office
Access Restrictions
- Restricted: use only with permission of Education Department administration.
Title
- Correspondence, reports and testimony on work force composition and affirmative action in state and local government
Series Number
- L0103
Summary
- The New York State Assembly Standing Committee on Governmental Operations' Subcommittee on Affirmative Action researched, compiled information and reported on affirmative action as it related to the employment of women, minorities, Vietnam Era veterans and the disabled in New York State. The records in these files are the result of this five-year investigation which was accomplished through a series of hearings and by polling New York State government at both the state and local levels.
Creator
- New York (State). Legislature. Assembly. Standing Committee on Governmental Operations. Sub-committee on Affirmative Action
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Background material on professional practice in optometry and dentistry
Series Number
- A4434
Summary
- This series consists of copies of laws and regulations; newspaper and periodical articles; investigative transcripts; reports; correspondence; and related material on the practice of optometry and dentistry. The material was apparently kept as reference material by the Office of Professional Licensing, which issues licenses and disciplines practitioners in these fields.
Creator
- New York (State). Education Department. Office of Professional Licensing
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Accession data for the Benjamin W. Arnold Oological (Bird's Egg) Collection
Series Number
- A3161
Summary
- Original data slips, a collection listing, and some correspondence and photographs relate to the Benjamin W. Arnold Collection of Birds Eggs donated by Arnold to the State Museum in 1917. The small quantity of correspondence, 1908-1917, is between Arnold and other collectors and concerns the acquisition of specimens by Arnold. The photographs were sent to Arnold by fellow collector Walter Raines and depict specimens in Raines' collection, including displays, as well as nests observed in the field.
Creator
- New York (State). Division of Science and State Museum
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Postwar planning files
Series Number
- A2096
Summary
- This series consists of correspondence, reports, memoranda, maps, and plans relating to postwar expansion of state operated technical and teaching school facilities. It includes information on site selection, facilities planning, curriculum development for five new state institutes of applied arts and sciences, land acquisition, and facilities planning for additions to existing agricultural and technical institutes, state teachers colleges, and other state schools. Most correspondence is with schools and institute officials, Department of Public Works, and Postwar Public Works Planning Commission.
Creator
- New York (State). Education Department. Deputy Commissioner's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Education Department Commissioner's Office scrapbooks of newspaper clippings
Series Number
- A2041
Summary
- This series consists of scrapbooks of clippings from New York State newspapers related to New York State Education Department activities and various educational concerns. A group of five scrapbooks contains clippings from 1911 to 1916, pertaining to the following subjects: the Capitol fire of 1911, the construction and dedication of the State Education building in Albany, the selection of Commissioner of Education John H. Finley, and military instruction in public schools. A second group of eight binders contain clippings related to the activities of Commissioner of James E. Allen, Commissioner of Education for New York State, from 1955 to 1965. Topics documented by the clippings include school desegregation, school funding and state aid, the passage of the federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act, New York City school governance, the expansion of the State University of New York, and school district centralization.
Creator
- New York (State). Education Department. Commissioner's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Motion Picture Division censorship files
Series Number
- A1428
Summary
- These records were apparently generated by the Motion Picture Division in order to gather background data on the activities of other censorship boards on questionable films, on court opinions regarding freedom of expression, about various motion picture associations and unions that advocated freedom from censorship, and other subjects dealing with film censorship. The files contain records that document the Division's approach to sensitive film topics, such as burlesque, liquor, religion, sex, communism, crime, narcotics, prostitution, and birth control.
Creator
- New York (State). Motion Picture Division
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Institution for the Blind treasurer's cash book
Series Number
- B0434
Summary
- This series documents the institution's cash disbursements and receipts. Information includes the date, description, check number, and transaction amount. Cash receipts include those from the school superintendent, the state, and various counties. Disbursements include those for salaries, food, and medical household supplies. Also included is a list of the institute's five treasurers and the dates of the beginning of their respective tenures.
Creator
- New York State Institution for the Blind
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Photographic prints and negatives of fossil tentaculitids
Series Number
- B1058
Summary
- This series consists of photographic prints and negatives used to illustrate an article titled "Small Conoidal Shells of Uncertain Affinities," written by State Paleontologist Dr. Donald W. Fisher. The article deals with fossil tentaculitids and other fossil creatures found throughout the U.S., Canada, Europe, and Antarctica. The article appears in the "Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology, Part W," which was compiled in the late 1970s but remained the standard reference work in the field for 20 years.
Creator
- New York State Science Service
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Syracuse Collegiate Center files of the Emergency Adult Education Project
Series Number
- A3039
Summary
- This series consists of correspondence, memoranda, and statistical reports relating to the operations of the Syracuse Collegiate Center which provide relief for unemployed teachers and college courses for unemployed high school graduates. Correspondence, constituting the bulk of the series, mostly pertains to routine administrative matters, such as personal actions and travel arrangements. Statistical reports provide numbers of students, teachers, courses, classes, class size and other information about the schools run by the Syracuse Collegiate Centers.
Creator
- New York (State). Education Department. Division of Vocational and Extension Education
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Institution for the Blind inventory lists
Series Number
- B0430
Summary
- This series lists information on the quantity, description, and value of durable and expendable items in the institution's inventory including furniture and other household furnishings; farm and shop machinery, tools, and implements; livestock; musical instruments; food and provisions; medicine; and other items. Amounts of specific items and their value are often listed by specific room, identified by occupant or purpose.
Creator
- New York State Institution for the Blind
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Commissioner of Education Ewald B. Nyquist speech files
Series Number
- B1060
Summary
- The series consists of drafts and final copies of speeches delivered by Ewald B. Nyquist, as well as clippings, notes, correspondence, and other materials related to the preparation of these speeches. The speeches date from Nyquist's tenure as Commissioner of Education, as well as previously held positions in the department. Topics include accreditation of higher education institutions, teacher education, role of state education agencies, racial integration, education reform, open learning environments, and moral and humanistic education.
Creator
- New York (State). Education Department. Office of the Commissioner
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this series.
Title
- School Commissioners' annual reports of schools
Series Number
- A0242
Summary
- These reports were submitted by town school commissioners to county treasurer's then to the Secretary of State and finally to the legislature. For each school in town the report includes the name of the schoolmaster; number of children taught; and the number of days of instruction provided. This series was partially burned in the State Capital fire.
Creator
- New York (State). Legislature
Access Restrictions
- Use of records is restricted pending conservation treatment: fragile - burned and brittle.
Title
- State Historian's scrapbook
Series Number
- B1710
Summary
- This series consists of a scrapbook of memoranda to staff written by State Historian Hugh Hastings. Memos relate to office operations and various publishing projects (e.g., the Clinton Papers).
Creator
- New York (State). Education Department. Division of Archives and History
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
New York State Department of Public Instruction Office of the Superintendent Incoming Correspondence
Title
- Department of Public Instruction Office of the Superintendent incoming correspondence
Series Number
- 04340
Summary
- This series consists mostly of correspondence and brief reports received from local school officials relating to educational matters of local concern. Topics include the election and authority of local school officials, apportionment of state funds, conduct of teachers' institutes, assessment of and disputes over school taxes, legality of actions by school officials, construction and use of school buildings, Indian students; student discipline; and various routine administrative activities.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Public Instruction. Office of the Superintendent
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Research files for Regents paper on Native American education
Series Number
- A0729
Summary
- This series consists of records that document the development of a 1975 Regents position paper on Native American Indian Education. The records include correspondence, press releases, reports, hearings transcripts, the history of Indian Education in New York State, statements and transcripts from the Conference on Indian Education, and 300 survey forms that solicited Indian parents' views and attitudes toward education. Also present is correspondence showing the interaction between state and federal governments regarding the formulation of education policy.
Creator
- New York (State). Education Department. Native American Education Unit
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material, with the exception of Box 19 which contains pre-redaction original documents containing restricted personal information (see Processing Statement below). Redacted photocopies have been substituted in place of the restricted originals (and annotated as such).
Title
- Director's daily journal
Series Number
- B1709
Summary
- This series consists of the daily desk journal of State Museum Director F.L.H. Merrill for the period October - November, 1890. The journal lists appointments, telephone calls received and notes on the calls, letters received or sent, and financial accounts.
Creator
- New York State Museum and Science Service
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Tuition contracts between school districts
Series Number
- A3220
Summary
- These contracts provided for payments to allow children from one school district to attend school in a neighboring district. It included information about contracting districts; number of students who will attend school under the contract; who will provide transport students, period of contract, and amount to be paid; and list of children to be taught under the contract, giving names, ages, and number of miles to contract school.
Creator
- New York (State). Education Department. Rural Education Bureau
Access Restrictions
- Restricted under the Freedom of Information Law (personal privacy) and FERPA. The restrictions of non-directory student information under FERPA last for 100 years unless a student or parent has signed and filed a waiver allowing disclosure of the record.
Title
- Daily schedules of films viewed
Series Number
- A1426
Summary
- These daily sheets record the schedule of films viewed by division personnel and the actions taken. Each "booking sheet" contains columns for data on the film footage of each booking, number of reels, priority (time or date), title of picture, applicant, action taken, and reviewers (usually left blank).
Creator
- New York (State). Motion Picture Division
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.