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Displaying 14 Finding Aids
Title
- Survey maps of the Northern and Southern Reservoir Systems
Series Number
- B1542
Summary
- This series was created by the Canal Corporation of the Thruway Authority to establish state property boundaries adjacent to the Northern and Southern Reservoir Systems. It consists primarily of maps and structure drawings of the Northern and Southern Reservoirs of the Barge Canal. Most maps relate to either the Northern or Southern Reservoir System in whole or part; some relate to the entire reservoir system, and others relate to feeders and other reservoirs.
Creator
- New York State Canal Corporation
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Assorted administrative files
Series Number
- B1798
Summary
- This series consists of various files of the Canal Corporation related to water control, canal structures and contracts. Included are contract materials, memoranda, correspondence, reservoir and lake water elevations, power house manuals, canal permits, water reports, emergency action plans, Barge Canal and Terminal estimate books, transportation progress reports, and assorted plans and ledgers.
Creator
- New York State Canal Corporation
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Daily lock reports
Series Number
- B1792
Summary
- This series consists of a variety of traffic related forms and paperwork recording activities at a canal lock. Statistics derived from the forms were used for budgeting, planning, and determining staffing patterns. Records include daily reports of passages, boats, and lockages; weekly reports of detained vessels; navigators' reports of obstructions, hazards, or collisions; and violation and incident reports. Reports generally include location, date, climatic data, vessels, operating personnel or individuals involved in incidents, and narrative accounts of incidents.
Creator
- New York State Canal Corporation
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Land management files
Series Number
- B2296
Summary
- This series consists of files documenting discussions of land permit and land abandonment issues throughout the Barge Canal System. Records consist chiefly of correspondence between the main canal office and Department of Transportation Regional Offices (later Canal Corporation Divisional Offices). Background documentation, such as maps, is also sometimes included.
Creator
- New York State Canal Corporation
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Administrative reports of Champlain Barge Canal Lock No. 2
Series Number
- B1799
Summary
- This series documents the daily operation of Champlain Barge Canal Lock No. 2 (Mechanicville). The bulk of the series consists of daily lockage reports detailing information about traffic passing through the lock and weekly chief operator's reports. The daily lockage reports include information about boat type, name, and direction as well as weather observations, lock water levels, and shift personnel. Additional records include reports (lock inspection; apparatus; water obstructions; float violations); supply and station logs; temporary clearances; and equipment inventories.
Creator
- New York State Canal Corporation
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- New York State Canal Corporation traffic agent's files
Series Number
- B1797
Summary
- This series consists of traffic-related reports, forms, and records maintained by Canal traffic agents. These reports provide documentation of day-to-day traffic on the canals. Records include origin and destination reports; tonnage reports; trip clearances; and other traffic related forms.
Creator
- New York State Canal Corporation
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- New York State Canal Corporation archived websites
Series Number
- B2058
Summary
- This series consists of archival copies of the publicly accessible website of the New York State Canal Corporation, which became a subsidiary of the New York State Power Authority on January 1, 2017.
Creator
- New York State Canal Corporation
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Index to Barge Canal contracts, maintenance contracts, terminal contracts, U.S. contracts, final estimates, structures, and shop drawings
Series Number
- B1768
Summary
- This series consists of photocopies of indexes used by the New York State Canal Corporation and its predecessor agencies for access to material relating to the New York State Barge Canal system. Indexes to contracts typically include contract number, location, canal, division, section, and a brief narrative description of the work included in the contract. The series includes indexes to Barge Canal contracts through 1936, maintenance contracts through 1992, terminal contracts through 1936, and U.S. contracts through contract number 200.
Creator
- New York State Canal Corporation
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Daily administrative lock reports
Series Number
- A4410
Summary
- This series consists of daily reports on the operation of locks on the Erie and Champlain Barge Canals. These reports document day-to-day traffic on the canal as well as specific information on the lock. Records consist primarily of daily lockage reports; weekly operation work force logs; records of rainfall and snowfall; river and climatological observations; phone logs; station logs; and status logs.
Creator
- New York State Canal Corporation
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Budget Request Files
Series Number
- B2542
Summary
- This series consists of the Canal Corporation's final budget requests submitted to the State Division of the Budget. Communications between the corporation, the Division of the Budget, and the State Legislature regarding budget negotiations and subsequent review of budget requests are also included.
Creator
- New York State Canal Corporation
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Superintendent and lock operator's records for Sections 1 and 2 of the Barge Canal
Series Number
- B1878
Summary
- These series documents activities carried out during the operation and maintenance of the canal. The record consist primarily of lock operator's weekly reports and includes construction and maintenance contract files, inventories, work reports, work schedules and reports, floating plant reports, gage charts and reports, subject files, and correspondence.
Creator
- New York State Canal Corporation
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Barge Canal aerial photographs
Series Number
- 22424
Summary
- This series consists of black and white aerial photographs that depict the entire New York State Barge Canal System. The photographs are indexed by State Archives series B2315, Index to Barge Canal aerial photographs.
Creator
- New York State Canal Corporation
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- New York State Canal Corporation Barge Canal photographs and film
Series Number
- B1909
Summary
- The bulk of this series consists of photographs and negatives taken to document the construction and operations of the Barge Canal. Many of the photographs document the Utica Region of the canal from Amsterdam to Oneida Lake, the Black River Canal, and the Northern and Southern Reservoir Systems. Photos typically depict canal structures including locks, bridges, and dams; ice and flood conditions; terminals; equipment; shops; damage and repairs; construction progress; and other sites and activities.
Creator
- New York State Canal Corporation
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Canal Corporation water gauge readings
Series Number
- B0381
Summary
- This series consists of booklets that were used to record water gauge readings for bodies of water throughout New York State.
Creator
- New York State Canal Corporation
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.