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Displaying 360 Finding Aids
Title
- General files relating to observances of the 150th anniversary of the American Revolution and other events
Series Number
- 13912
Summary
- This series contains correspondence, ephemera, reports, newspaper articles, questionnaires, and financial records of statewide observances related to the 150th anniversary of the American Revolution and Sullivan-Clinton Campaign of 1779. Other historical observances documented include the Albany Tercentenary; Battle of Plattsburgh Centennial; Battle of Sodus Point Memorial Dedication; Cooperstown Baseball Centennial; and Thaddeus Kosciuszko Memorial Dedication.
Creator
- New York (State). Education Department. Division of Archives and History
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- War records program organization file
Series Number
- A4296
Summary
- This series contains correspondence between State Historian Albert Corey and numerous county and local historians regarding the disposition of home front war records. This operation was undertaken as part of the State Historian's role to help preserve the State's heritage. The letters discuss the appointment of local historians, potential repositories, and other matters pertaining to post-war plans for the records. Included are lists of names and addresses of local directors of civilian protection, civilian mobilization, and local war councils.
Creator
- New York State War Council. Division of Records
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Legal memoranda and opinions
Series Number
- 15755
Summary
- The series consists of memoranda by the Office of Counsel answering specific legal questions posed by the Construction Fund board of trustees, the general manager, and by other agency staff. The issues addressed in the series encompass environmental, labor, jurisdictional, technical, historic preservation and other topics associated with construction activities. The series also includes various supporting materials attached to the memos.
Creator
- New York State University Construction Fund. Counsel's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Incoming correspondence relating to common schools
Series Number
- A0184
Summary
- This series consists of fragmentary correspondence sent by local school officials to the secretary of state in his capacity as ex officio superintendent of common schools. Most correspondence is relates to requests and advertisements printed in the "District School Journal." Other items include a letter concerning an Onondaga Indian Reservation school, a report on schools in Oneida County, and an anecdotal memoir of a schoolmaster. These records were partially burned in the 1911 and may be restricted.
Creator
- New York (State). Secretary of State
Access Restrictions
- Restricteduntil properly conserved:fragile physical condition due to fire and water damage.
Title
- Appointments of students to blind and deaf and dumb institutions
Series Number
- A2036
Summary
- This series consists of forms appointing or transferring students to various institutions for the blind and deaf at state expense. Each form provides date; name; age; town and county of residence; appointment number of students; date appointment begins; length of term; name of institution; provider of the student's clothing; and occasional remarks. Each volume is indexed alphabetically by first letter of student's last name.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Public Instruction. Office of the Superintendent
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Manuscript copy of Volume 25 of the New York Colonial Council Papers
Series Number
- 13913
Summary
- This series consists of an unbound transcription of documents in Volume 25 of the New York Colonial Manuscripts, Administrative Records, 1675-1676. These transcriptions were made before the 1911 New York State Capitol building fire damaged or destroyed many volumes of the Colonial Manuscripts. Original documents from Volume 25 are found in Record Series A1894, New York Colonial Council Papers, 1664-1781.
Creator
- New York (State). State Historian
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Annual reports of vocational schools
Series Number
- A3049
Summary
- School districts operated many kinds of vocational schools, including general industrial, trade or technical, homemaking, continuation, evening vocational, agriculture, mechanical arts, apprentice training, and occupational extension schools. The reports of these schools provide information on teachers, subjects taught, enrollment, and sometimes individual students.
Creator
- New York (State). Education Department. Bureau of Statistical Services
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Kings County Board of Pharmacy registers of licensed pharmacists
Series Number
- B0483
Summary
- This series consists of a list of pharmacists in Kings County registered by the state. Information includes registration number; name; place of business; length of experience; position occupied (proprietor/pharmacist, clerk/assistant pharmacist, superintendent); basis on which registration granted (experience, graduation from a medical or pharmacy school usually named, certificate of qualification and name of issuer); date of registration; and remarks.
Creator
- New York (State). Education Department. Board of Pharmacy
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Correspondence and annual reports of adult education classes
Series Number
- B0497
Summary
- This series consists mostly of annual reports submitted to the Education Department by school districts on adult education classes. Information includes city, village, or school district name; county; director of adult education; school name, address, and principal; course title; teacher's name and license type; length and number of sessions held; and total number of students registered and attending. After 1945, there are summary reports of numbers of classes, teachers, periods, and students attending each type of class.
Creator
- New York (State). Education Department. Bureau of Adult Education
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Registers of licensed druggists and prescription clerks in New York City
Series Number
- B0481
Summary
- This series consists of lists of druggists and prescription clerks in New York City registered with the state. Each entry contains the following information: name; register number; age; country of birth; place of business; length of time in business; date of examination; date license granted (sometimes this is completed as "passed"); and, while usually blank, remarks (for example, "refunded," "not paid").
Creator
- New York (State). Education Department. Board of Pharmacy
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- State Historian's teaching and research notes
Series Number
- A0224
Summary
- This series contains teaching and study notes, reading lists, examination questions, outlines and drafts of papers, a few graded examinations, and some correspondence of James Sullivan prior to his appointment as State Historian in 1916. Courses include American, European, economic, constitutional, legal, and political history. Also included in this series is 1916 correspondence of State Historian James A. Holden concerning distribution of published "Proceedings at the Unveiling of a Memorial to Horace Greeley at Chappaqua, New York February 3, 1914."
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.
Title
- Regents charter and incorporation files
Series Number
- 18458
Summary
- Education Law, section 216, empowers the State Board of Regents to incorporate colleges, schools, libraries, museums, and other education corporations. The incorporation document is called a charter. This series documents the incorporation and/or dissolution of educational corporations formed by the Regents. Typically a file contains a petition for a provisional or absolute charter, a copy of the Regents resolution granting or revoking a charter, and correspondence and amendments to a charter.
Creator
- New York (State). Education Department. Counsel's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Elementary teacher certification project files
Series Number
- B1376
Summary
- This series documents the work of the Advisory Committee for the Elementary Teacher Certification Project established to assisted the Commissioner of Education and Board of Regents with their revision of certification standards. Included are meeting minutes; reports of the committee's regional hearings; correspondence from administrators, teachers, local teacher certification committees, and professional education associations; and findings and recommendations of the committee to the commissioner.
Creator
- New York (State). Education Department. Office of Higher and Professional Education. Assistant Commissioner's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- File relating to the purchase of photostatic copies of New York Colonial Council Minutes from the British Public Record Office
Series Number
- 13914
Summary
- This series contains notes, memorandums, and correspondence of the state historian regarding this purchase. Included are lists of colonial council minutes that survived the 1911 State Capitol fire, lists of similar minutes on file in the British Public Record Office (PRO), and list of photostats proposed to be ordered from the PRO. Also included are memorandums proposing the acquisition of photostats and a letter concerning French archival sources relating to New York State.
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.
Title
- Calendars and minutes of meetings of the State Council of Parks
Series Number
- 13915
Summary
- This series contains the state historian's copies of calendars and minutes of meetings of the Council and its planning committee. The state historian received copies because the Council's authority included state historic sites. These calendars and minutes contain information on: budget proposals for state parks, planning for acquisition of park lands, proposed legislation concerning parks, and preparation of guides and maps to park lands. They also sometimes include lengthy accounts of discussions at Council meetings.
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.
Title
- Campus planning files
Series Number
- 15425
Summary
- The series consists of the incoming and outgoing correspondence from the Office of the General Manager regarding capital projects at various campuses, including community colleges, which comprise the State University system. Files may also include copies of capital construction budget requests; funding proposals; audit reports; building bid specifications; and rental and/or lease agreements.
Creator
- New York State University Construction Fund. Office of the General Manager
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Appointments of employees to salaried positions
Series Number
- A2030
Summary
- This series contains copies of Superintendent's letters appointing and promoting persons to salaried positions in the Department of Public Instruction. Information includes name; date of appointment; position; salary and former position in the department. Includes an index by name.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Public Instruction. Office of the Superintendent
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Biographical history cards on prominent New Yorkers
Series Number
- A3272
Summary
- This series consists of about 2,500 3" x 5" index cards containing basic biographical information on influential New York residents from the late seventeenth to early twentieth centuries. Information on cards includes name; birth and death dates; place of birth; town and county of residence; place of burial; education; and occupation. The records were most likely created in conjunction with various projects undertaken by the Federal Writers' Program.
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.
Title
- State Historian's background files on records transfers
Series Number
- B1570
Summary
- The series consists of memoranda, correspondence, inventories and descriptions, and related files pertaining to the retention and disposition of historical records from executive branch state agencies. The bulk of material relates to records transfers, but there is a small amount of information on retention policy and general instructions.
Creator
- New York (State). Education Department. Division of Archives and History
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Record of normal school local board members and employees
Series Number
- A2031
Summary
- This volume records the local boards and staffs of the state normal and training schools at Albany, Brockport, Buffalo, Cortland, Fredonia, Geneseo, Oswego and Potsdam. The entry for each school provides: local board member - name and appointment date; employees (mostly teachers) - name, date of confirmation, beginning date of employment, salary, nature of service (occupation), and occasional remarks.
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.