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Displaying 207 Finding Aids
Title
- Commission on the Quality, Cost, and Financing of Elementary and Secondary Education records
Series Number
- A0011
Summary
- This series consists of correspondence, memorandums, transcripts, reports, press clippings, and printed pamphlets documenting the work of the Commission on the Quality, Cost, and Financing of Elementary and Secondary Education (Fleischmann Commission). Topics investigated include curriculum and instruction; urban education; teaching and teacher training; federal aid to education; handicapped and special needs students; school finance; drugs and violence in schools; racial integration; and ethnic groups represented among public school students and staff.
Creator
- New York (State). Commission on the Quality, Cost, and Financing of Elementary and Secondary Education
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Adjutant General's Office Examining Board proceedings
Series Number
- A4102
Summary
- This series consists of an annotated, manuscript copy of the minutes of meetings of the State Military Examining Board held between January 20 and February 28, 1874. Entries in the minutes provide name and rank of officer being examined, accusations against or other reasons for his appearance before board, any evidence or testimony taken, and the board's decision regarding the officer's commission.
Creator
- New York (State). Adjutant General's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Files relating to the Joint Legislative Committee on the Administration of the Civil Service System
Series Number
- 14090
Summary
- The files include correspondence and internal memoranda discussing departmental reorganizations; information on departmental organization and operations, jurisdictional and occupational classification of State positions, State manpower needs and examination announcement and application procedures; and Committee's staff report containing a general appraisal of New York's civil service system, a description of the Department's structure and administration, an analysis and critique of civil service rules and laws, and recommendations for improving the State's civil service system.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Civil Service
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Miscellaneous appeals and inspection returns
Series Number
- A3282
Summary
- This series consists mostly of military appeals addressed to Adjutant General Beck or to Governors Van Buren and Throop concerning disputed elections of officers in the various units of the New York State Militia. Also included are statistical abstracts of inspection returns, which give numbers of officers and enlisted men present and absent, as well as the quality of arms and accoutrements, cannon and equipment, implements for loading and firing, and ammunition inspected and approved or found unfit for service.
Creator
- New York (State). Adjutant General's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Report on inmates' medical treatment after the retaking of Attica Correctional Facility
Series Number
- B2506
Summary
- This series consists of a ten-page report by John L. Stainthorpe, containing detailed summaries of interviews with National Guard personnel and medical workers at the retaking of Attica Correctional Facility in 1971. The interviews focused on the subject of medical treatment of inmates after the event. Interviewees appear to have volunteered to talk, rather than be systematically selected. The report is labeled "Attica Brothers Trial Office."
Creator
- New York (State). Division of State Police
Access Restrictions
- Restricted to protect personal privacy of individuals.
Title
- Index to register of fires of suspicious origin
Series Number
- A4249
Summary
- This series consists of an index to a register of fires of suspicious origins. Included for each fire listed is report number, date report filed, address, and locality, county, owner of building, occupant, and general remarks.
Creator
- New York (State). Fire Marshal
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Minutes and report of investigation of New York City Municipal Civil Service Commission's practices
Series Number
- B0507
Summary
- This series contains information on New York City civil service practices, its violations of Civil Service law and rules; and the city's justification of irregular civil service practices. The hearing transcripts, reports and brief document the State Civil Service Commission's investigation of the New York City Civil Service Commission. Most information consists of "minutes" of testimony and exhibits taken by the State Commission during its investigation. Also included is the final report to the Legislature and the city's reply.
Creator
- New York (State). Civil Service Commission
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Moreland Act Commission report on the New York State Police evidence tampering investigation
Series Number
- B2037
Summary
- This series consists of a report documenting a Moreland Act Commission's investigation of allegations of evidence tampering by members of State Police Troops C and F, both located in the Hudson Valley. Accompanying the report is a signed letter from Deputy Attorney General and special prosecutor Nelson E. Roth, transmitting the report to the Governor.
Creator
- New York (State). Executive Department
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Files and hearing transcripts of investigations of the Buffalo and Niagara Falls Civil Service Commissions
Series Number
- 14101
Summary
- This series consists of files and hearing transcripts produced during various investigations of the Buffalo and Niagara Falls Civil Service Commissions' administration of examinations. Cases include: James Clancy against the Municipal Civil Service Commission of Niagara Falls, 1912 and Loretta B. Stanton against the Municipal Civil Service Commission of Buffalo, 1912; Investigation of the Administration of the Civil Service Law and Rules of Buffalo, 1914 and Investigation of Examinations Conducted by the Buffalo Civil Service Commission, 1938.
Creator
- New York (State). Civil Service Commission
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Assembly correspondence, petitions, and reports on defense of the frontier, Onondaga Salt Springs, and other subjects
Series Number
- A1827
Summary
- These records relate to the defense of the state's northern and western frontiers; Onondaga Salt Springs; county clerks' reports to the secretary of state regarding court activity and incorporations; secretary of state activities of interest to the State Legislature; and school supervision.
Creator
- New York (State). Legislature. Assembly
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Board of Estimate and Control report files
Series Number
- A3215
Summary
- Legislation of 1921 established a Board of Estimate and Control and directed it to conduct a survey of all state departments, offices, and institutions to determine where waste and duplication of effort existed. The Board was then to recommend improvements to each agency or recommend to the legislature that agencies or functions be consolidated or discontinued. This series consists mainly of typescript studies or "surveys" made by Board employees concerning particular state agencies or institutions.
Creator
- New York (State). Governor (1921-1922 : Miller)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Collective bargaining survey files
Series Number
- L0065
Summary
- These surveys were used to determine the effectiveness and need for improvement in Federal and State labor relations laws. Approximately 400 businesses and 250 labor unions answered questions on the role of government in guaranteeing rights of collective bargaining, the need for changes in collective bargaining laws; and the role of mediation and arbitration in settling labor disputes.. Also included are examples, correspondence, lists of businesses and unions receiving questionnaires, and response statistics.
Creator
- New York (State). Legislature. Joint Committee on Industrial and Labor Conditions
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Moreland Act Commission on the Returnable Container Act correspondence and research files
Series Number
- 19683
Summary
- The commission was charged with investigating and determining how well the Returnable Container Act was working; the adequacy of state enforcement; the costs of compliance; whether unclaimed deposits should be retained by industries or paid to the state; and recommendations for improvement. This series contains correspondence from interest groups as well as state and local agencies; research files; material from legislative assembly hearings; returnable container legislation from other states; press releases and clippings; and material documenting commission hearings.
Creator
- New York (State). Moreland Act Commission on the Returnable Container Act
Access Restrictions
- Restricted in accordance with Civil Rights Law, Section 73.8, and other statutes. Public hearing transcripts, press releases, published material, and other records that have been previously available to the public are available without restriction. Access to other information is permitted only by permission of the commission or the Governor's office.
Title
- Moreland Commission on the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law subject and correspondence files
Series Number
- B1310
Summary
- This series documents the staffing and general administration of the commission's investigation, reflecting its study of charges of favoritism and corruption in the State Liquor Authority's enforcement of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law. Records include correspondence, subject files, recommendations, memorandums, data, reports, proposed legislation, and statements relating to the commission's investigation.
Creator
- New York (State). Moreland Commission on the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law
Access Restrictions
- Restricted to permission of Governor's office.
Title
- Long Island Rail Road investigation reports
Series Number
- B2354
Summary
- This series consists of investigation reports concerning the organization and financial operations of the Long Island Railroad that were sent to Governor W. Averell Harriman's office between 1955 and 1957. The records were generated by the Long Island Transit Authority, the Public Service Commission, the United States District Court, and the Executive Chamber.
Creator
- New York (State). Governor (1955-1958 : Harriman)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- State Assembly Office of Legislative Oversight and Analysis investigation files relating to the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
Series Number
- L0138
Summary
- The Assembly Office of Legislative Oversight and Analysis assisted the Assembly Committee on Corporations, Authorities, and Commissions in investigating waste and extravagance in the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. Records include Authority helicopter logs, hearing testimony given by Authority personnel, press clippings, Authority expense and travel records, Authority annual reports, and a 1978 State Comptroller audit of Authority procurement procedures in the construction and operation of the World Trade Center.
Creator
- New York (State). Legislature. Assembly. Office of Legislative Oversight and Analysis
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Institutional reference file
Series Number
- A4221
Summary
- This series consists of reports gathered by the Commission in its investigation of mental institutions throughout the country. Most are annual reports from state mental health agencies, private charitable organizations, hospitals, asylums, and schools in other states. Also included is correspondence relating to the Commission's request for information. Some reports are from New York institutions.
Creator
- New York (State). Commission to Investigate Provision for the Mentally Deficient
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Joint Committee on Industrial and Labor Conditions workers' compensation subject files
Series Number
- L0070
Summary
- These files contain correspondence, memorandums, and reports on programs in New York, other states, and under Federal regulations. Approximately 500 cards contain summary information from the National Council on Compensation Insurance relating to workers' compensation losses and premiums in New York industries from 1934 to 1944. These cards provide name of industry (furniture assembly, hotels and boarding houses, laundries, rubber tire manufacturing, etc.); year; payroll amount; and losses and premiums.
Creator
- New York (State). Legislature. Joint Committee on Industrial and Labor Conditions
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- New York State Theatre Institute responses to Inspector General's report
Series Number
- 22470
Summary
- This series contains financial statements, vouchers, internal memorandums, and correspondence that were gathered in preparation of the New York State Theatre Institute's response to the 2010 New York State Inspector General's Office report that alleged improper conduct by director Patricia Snyder. A copy of the report is also included.
Creator
- New York State Theatre Institute
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Transcript of testimony taken by a special committee of the Board of Social Welfare investigating conditions at the school
Series Number
- A3058
Summary
- This series consists of hearing transcripts of a committee investigating conditions at the Agricultural and Industrial School. Testimony of management and staff concerned background and experience; methods of discipline and punishment and their effectiveness; responsibilities and extent of cooperation among staff; contact with and responsibilities toward inmates; work, education, and recreation programs; bureaucratic obstacles, method for assigning inmates to cottages or skill training programs; and criteria for granting inmates visits home or parole.
Creator
- New York (State). State Agricultural and Industrial School
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.