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Displaying 23 Finding Aids
Title
- Bank account book for State Fire Marshal boiler fund
Series Number
- B0836
Summary
- This series consists of an account book with the First National Bank of Albany, New York, of Thomas J. Ahearn for the "State Fire Marshall Boiler Fund." The book shows manuscript entries (apparently credits/debits, with ending balances). The records may represent fees paid or equipment charges for boiler inspections.
Creator
- New York (State). Fire Marshal
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Register of correspondence received
Series Number
- A4257
Summary
- This series consists of a register of correspondence received by the State Fire Marshall. Entries include date letter received, name of correspondent, title, subject matter, locality, and class sent.
Creator
- New York (State). Fire Marshal
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Accounts ledger for fires reported
Series Number
- A4261
Summary
- This series consists of ledger sheets containing information on the costs and credits to persons reporting fires. It is arranged alphabetic by name of person reporting on fire.
Creator
- New York (State). Fire Marshal
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Civilian Conservation Corps camp and personnel files
Series Number
- A3268
Summary
- Following passage of the Emergency Conservation Work Act in 1933, the federal government recruited and trained unemployed men ages seventeen to twenty-eight to develop forest lands and parks. In New York, the program commonly and later officially known as the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) focused on recreation, fishery, forestry, and pest control projects. The series consists of correspondence, reports, work plans, general orders, work applications, and personnel files related to New York's CCC camps.
Creator
- New York (State). Conservation Department
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Bookkeeping records
Series Number
- A4263
Summary
- This series contains accounts and bookkeeping records of the Fire Marshal. It includes salaries and expenses, moneys received for the storage of dynamite, boiler inspections, and abstracts of "sundry accounts" payable under appropriation bills. Also included are unsorted documents pertaining to finances, a memorandum book of supplies showing date ordered and received, a telephone service contract, and a copy of a financial report of appropriations and expenditures for the fiscal year ending October 1, 1913.
Creator
- New York (State). Fire Marshal
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Meeting minutes, reports, and working files
Series Number
- A0223
Summary
- The Joint Legislative Committee on Fire Laws studied and recommended changes to laws about volunteer firefighters and fire protection codes in localities and fire districts. Records include draft and final copies of the committee's interim and final reports; press releases; form letters; organizational meeting materials; meeting agenda and minutes; and related correspondence. Issues included fire department officer qualifications, disability benefits and school fire safety.
Creator
- New York (State). Legislature. Joint Committee on Fire Laws
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Current accounts ledger
Series Number
- A4255
Summary
- This series consists of a ledger of "current" accounts of the State Fire Marshal's employees, generally inspectors or deputies. Expenses are recorded either by date services were performed or the date travel was undertaken.
Creator
- New York (State). Fire Marshal
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Expenditure analysis ledger
Series Number
- A4247
Summary
- The register tracks expenditures of the New York State Fire Marshall including office expenses, fees, travel expenses, official salaries, graded employees, and Inspection Bureau official salaries and graded employees. Each division of expenditures is further broken down into debits, credits, and balances.
Creator
- New York (State). Fire Marshal
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Statements of expenditures filed by local investigators
Series Number
- A4264
Summary
- This series consists of account statements submitted by local investigators to the State Fire Marshal for services rendered. The statements supply the date; an itemized statement of actual expenses; the purpose of the expenditure and the amount to be paid to individual inspectors. Expenditures were for services, disbursements, travel, and other expenses incurred by an inspector in the performance of official duties.
Creator
- New York (State). Fire Marshal
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Register of correspondence sent
Series Number
- A4258
Summary
- This series consists of a register of correspondence sent by the State Fire Marshall. Information includes date sent, recipient, locality, and class of mail.
Creator
- New York (State). Fire Marshal
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Bills for expenditures
Series Number
- B0842
Summary
- This series consists of bills sent for payment to the State Fire Marshal, with transmittal correspondence for checks paid to vendors for accounts rendered. Bills are typically for expenses such as office supplies; stationery; newspapers; printing; telephone; messenger; delivery services; office equipment repair; and firefighting equipment, apparently purchased for testing purposes.
Creator
- New York (State). Fire Marshal
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Travel expense accounts ledger
Series Number
- A4259
Summary
- This series consists of travel expense accounts for State Fire Marshal inspectors. Information includes expenses for meals, lodging, telegrams, telephone calls, and/or transportation fares. Includes an alphabetic name index.
Creator
- New York (State). Fire Marshal
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Cashbooks for official salaries and graded employees
Series Number
- A4260
Summary
- These two cashbooks from the New York State Fire Marshal include official salaries in the beginning of the book and graded employees mid-way through. The balances in each come to the same amount, with slight variations in the order of names listed in each book.
Creator
- New York (State). Fire Marshal
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Appropriations ledger
Series Number
- A4248
Summary
- This register lists general appropriations for Inspection Bureau employees and either official or graded salaries. Included are employee names and classification of expenses for those employees.
Creator
- New York (State). Fire Marshal
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Check book for magazine account
Series Number
- B0838
Summary
- This series consists of a checkbook for a "Magazine Account" containing stubs for checks issued and a large number of blank checks. The account was apparently set up to pay for storage of dynamite or other explosives. Each stub provides check number; date; to whom paid (typically by order of the treasurer); for what purpose (typically a monthly account "as per statement"); and the amount of the check.
Creator
- New York (State). Fire Marshal
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the 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
- Newsletters
Series Number
- B1453
Summary
- This series consists of newsletters produced by the Willard State Hospital (later Willard Psychiatric Center) to document hospital activities and to provide information of interest to the local community as well as to patients and staff of the hospital. Newsletters contain articles, announcements, reports of meetings, advertisements for local businesses, and other contributions from various hospital departments, staff members, and patients.
Creator
- Willard Psychiatric Center (N.Y.)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Bank account book for State Fire Marshal magazine fund
Series Number
- B0835
Summary
- This series consists of an account book from First National Bank of Albany, New York, with Thomas J. Ahearn for the "State Fire Marshall Magazine." The volume contains entries (apparently debits/credits) with balances. The term "magazine" refers to an account holding funds for explosive materials, and not to a serial publication subscription.
Creator
- New York (State). Fire Marshal
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Incoming correspondence from inspectors
Series Number
- B0820
Summary
- This series consists of letters to the State Fire Marshal from inspectors confirming either the appointment of a local official as an Assistant to the Fire Marshal or that a town clerk would attend to the enforcement of the fire code within his jurisdiction. Each municipal officer serving in these positions is identified by name and elected office. Also included are bills for registered mail.
Creator
- New York (State). Fire Marshal
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Inspector's weekly summaries
Series Number
- B0818
Summary
- This series consists of weekly summaries of fires investigated, premises inspected, and boilers inspected by the Fire Marshal's office. Information includes day of the week, city/town/village, county, location of the inspection or investigation, name and address of business or owner and the total expenses incurred by the office.
Creator
- New York (State). Fire Marshal
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.