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Displaying 20 Finding Aids
Title
- South Mall project specifications
Series Number
- 16195
Summary
- Architectural project specifications define the procedural and administrative requirements for a project, as well as the materials, equipment, products, systems, and standards of workmanship required for the project's completion. This series contains specifications relating to all components of the South Mall construction project.
Creator
- New York (State). Office of General Services
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- George A. Fuller Company chronological correspondence files
Series Number
- 16211
Summary
- This series consists of yellow carbon copies of outgoing correspondence and inter-office memoranda authored by the George A. Fuller Company's manager of the Albany South Mall (Empire State Plaza) construction project. Correspondence and memoranda address every aspect of project management including work proposals and cost estimates, plans and specifications, contracts, subcontractors, work schedules, inspection of completed work, and fire and safety regulations.
Creator
- New York (State). Office of General Services
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- George A. Fuller Company monthly status reports on construction of the Empire State Plaza
Series Number
- 15761
Summary
- This series consists of custom report binders in which George A. Fuller Company South Mall Project management staff filed copies of monthly status reports submitted to the Office of South Mall Construction. In addition to narrative summaries, the reports also include meeting minutes, fold-out progress charts, and statistical tables.
Creator
- New York (State). Office of General Services
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Office of General Services archived websites
Series Number
- B2103
Summary
- This series consists of archival copies of the publicly accessible website of the New York State Office of General Services.
Creator
- New York (State). Office of General Services
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Index of South Mall project contracts and specifications
Series Number
- B1350
Summary
- This series, which identifies each project specification by the building, structural component, or system to which it applies, is a master index to the South Mall project specifications found in Series 16195. The index also contains an abstract of the contents of each specification and a short history of its contract administration.
Creator
- New York (State). Office of General Services
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Empire State Plaza construction management daily diaries
Series Number
- 15763
Summary
- These records consist of engineers' daily project diaries and inspectors' daily reports concerning the construction of Empire State Plaza in Albany. Records identify projects by contract number, specification number, and contractor and contain descriptions of work performed and inspected.
Creator
- New York (State). Office of General Services
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Typescript of cooperative South Mall construction project agreement
Series Number
- A3321
Summary
- This is an original typescript of an agreement among New York State, Albany County, and the City of Albany to undertake the cooperative public improvement project known as the South Mall (later Empire State Plaza). The project was devised to provide space for state offices and related facilities as part of a plan for development of the county and city, recognizing the clear effect of state government growth on the physical and economic development of the area.
Creator
- New York (State). Office of General Services
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- South Mall constructors' semi-annual progress reports on construction of the Cultural Education Center
Series Number
- 15760
Summary
- This series consists of progress reports regarding the construction of the Cultural Education Center in Albany, NY, which were submitted by the project contractor, the South Mall Constructors Joint Venture, to the George A. Fuller Company on a semi-annual basis. Reports are in notebooks and are unordered.
Creator
- New York (State). Office of General Services
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Harrison and Abramovitz South Mall project design implementation files
Series Number
- 16188
Summary
- The architectural firm of Harrison and Abramovitz was responsible for the overall design of the Albany South Mall (Empire State Plaza) structure. The series contains correspondence, reports, scattered architectural drawings, work point index sheets, and schedules of hardware related to the implementation of Harrison and Abramovitz 's designs. The records document daily issues that arose during the construction process, rather than the development of original designs.
Creator
- New York (State). Office of General Services
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Executive office capital construction files
Series Number
- 15759
Summary
- This series includes a wide variety of documents relating to the financing of state construction projects through local government bond issuances. The majority of the records concern financing for the Albany Empire State Plaza (South Mall) project, but there are also files on state office building construction projects in other cities including Binghamton, Utica, and Watertown.
Creator
- New York (State). Office of General Services
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Contract specifications for Cultural Education Center and Commerce Avenue facilities
Series Number
- B1005
Summary
- This series consists of contract specifications for the Cultural Education Center and the Museum Exhibit Center on Commerce Ave. The Cultural Education Center specifications are for labor, materials, and appliances required for construction, conveyor, electric, elevator, moving stairs, sanitary, and sprinkler work for the superstructure. The specifications for the photographic laboratories of the Museum Exhibit Center consist of construction and heating work requirements.
Creator
- New York (State). Office of General Services
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Office of General Services Executive Office subject files
Series Number
- B2482
Summary
- This series documents a number of services provided to state agencies by the Office of General Services (OGS) including procuring equipment and supplies, providing architectural design and construction management services, promoting effective space utilization, and coordinating the use of Empire State Plaza. The records document the administrations of Commissioners James C. O'Shea and John C. Egan.
Creator
- New York (State). Office of General Services
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Walsh-Corbetta project manager's subject files
Series Number
- 15764
Summary
- This series consists of "central files" compiled by the Walsh-Corbetta Joint Venture during its management of construction of the South Mall main platform superstructure, health department laboratories, and meeting center. The series contains files on subcontractors engaged by Walsh-Corbetta, as well as "Miscellaneous Files" documenting numerous aspects of project management.
Creator
- New York (State). Office of General Services
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Resurvey field notes of Onondaga Indian Reservation
Series Number
- B1722
Summary
- The Onondaga Indian Reservation was established by treaty between the Onondaga Indians and the State of New York in 1788. After various tracts were sold by the Onondagas, they petitioned the state for a re-survey of their reservation. This series consists of field notes of a United State Department of the Interior survey of the Onondaga Indian Reservation executed in 1938 to restore and remark the boundaries of the reservation established by an earlier re-survey executed in 1856.
Creator
- New York (State). Office of General Services
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- South Mall site map
Series Number
- B1720
Summary
- The South Mall (Empire State Plaza) site map includes topography, streets, building outlines, and parks with the perimeter of the South Mall site superimposed over the then-existing neighborhood. Use of item is restricted due to fragility.
Creator
- New York (State). Office of General Services
Access Restrictions
- Restricted due to fragility. Item must be used under supervision of State Archives staff.
Title
- Empire State Plaza (South Mall) construction progress photographs
Series Number
- 15727
Summary
- This series consists of slides, negatives, and photographic prints documenting construction of the Empire State Plaza (South Mall) in Albany, New York. The images depict construction from overall aerial shots of the site and surrounding vicinity to closeups of construction details; progress on concrete structures; work on office buildings; as well as non-typical events such as accident sites, repairs, a discovery during excavation of human remains, and a visit to the construction site by Governor Nelson Rockefeller.
Creator
- New York (State). Office of General Services
Access Restrictions
- Records relating to existing facilities may be withheld under FOIL sect. 87.2(f) ("if disclosed could endanger the life or safety of any person").
Title
- New York State Office of General Services photographs of state facilities
Series Number
- B2421
Summary
- This series of photographs generally depicts state facilities constructed or renovated by the Office of General Services. Subjects include Albany Pumping Station; East Parking Garage (Empire State Plaza); State Records Center (Harriman State Office Campus); Department of Transportation garage (Harriman State Office Campus); and other unidentified facilities.
Creator
- New York (State). Office of General Services
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- South Mall contract agreements
Series Number
- 18749
Summary
- The series consists of signed copies of contract agreements and related material (including transmittal letters, notes, memorandums on changes to contract amounts or payments, and copies of encumbrance requests) for architectural services and supplemental agreements for extension of the period of services to be performed in connection with work on Albany's South Mall project (later Empire State Plaza).
Creator
- New York (State). Office of General Services
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Mueser, Rutledge, Wentworth, and Johnston South Mall project engineering and inspection files
Series Number
- 16191
Summary
- The records in this series document the engineering work and quality control inspections performed by the firm of Mueser, Rutledge, Wentworth, and Johnston on the Albany South Mall (Empire State Plaza) construction project. Documents pertain to review of contract bids, review and implementation of change order requests, contractors' claims for compensation for lost revenue, and orders for remedial work following unsatisfactory inspections.
Creator
- New York (State). Office of General Services
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- George A. Fuller Company South Mall project central files
Series Number
- 16187
Summary
- This series consists of correspondence, shop drawings, specifications, change orders, construction logs, diaries, status reports, contract transmittals, claims, delays, and damages related to various buildings constructed by the George A. Fuller Company as part of the Empire State Plaza (South Mall) project. Records pertain to the following buildings and/or facilities: Central Automated Control Facility (CACF); agency buildings 1, 2, 3, and 4; Legislative Office Building; Central Air Conditioning Plant and Transformer Vault; Swan Street Building; and Central Security System (CSS).
Creator
- New York (State). Office of General Services
Access Restrictions
- Documents relating to existing facilities may be withheld under New York State Freedom of Information Law sect. 87.2(f) ("if disclosed could endanger the life or safety of any person").