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Displaying 117 Finding Aids
Title
- Maps and profiles relating to the Western Division of the Erie and Barge canals
Series Number
- B1211
Summary
- This series consists of maps, profiles, cross sections, description sheets, and other information documenting work proposed and carried out during the enlargement and improvement of the Western Division of the Erie Canal. Included is proposed work on sections of the lateral canals of the Barge Canal system, especially the Genesee Valley. Maps often note property lines and owners, cultivated land; and significant buildings/structures. Records are restricted due to fragility.
Creator
- New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
Access Restrictions
- Restricted due to fragile condition (brittle): use only with assistance of State Archives staff.
Title
- Map of improvements to state ditch off the Chemung Canal
Series Number
- A0812
Summary
- This map shows proposed improvements (a proposed correction and extension) of the ditch to contain water at low areas between the Chemung Canal and the Chemung Canal Feeder. The map shows property lines, names of owners, and topographical symbols marking swamp lands; and lines for proposed changes to the state ditch.
Creator
- New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
Access Restrictions
- Restricted: Map is badly torn.Use under supervision or with assistance of archivist due to fragile condition.
Title
- Lake Champlain Bridge Commission construction, maintenance, and administrative records of the Lake Champlain (or Crown Point) Bridge and the Rouses Point Bridge
Series Number
- B1417
Summary
- This series consists microfilmed records of the New York and Vermont Joint Bridge Commission and the Lake Champlain Bridge Commission. These records document commission activities from its founding to dissolution and include minutes and correspondence; bridge planning, construction, operation, and repair documentation; and contracts, land title documentation, and other legal records. Original records at the Vermont State Archives.
Creator
- Lake Champlain Bridge Commission
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Engineers' drafts and vouchers for general fund
Series Number
- A0392
Summary
- This volume contains expenditures paid from the general fund, generally for canal improvements and repairs. Included are the purpose of the expenditures, and typically the date, type of disbursement ("to cash") and amount. There is an alphabetical subject index at the front of the volume.
Creator
- New York (State). Canal Commissioners
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Map and plan books of the location and construction of the state's canal system
Series Number
- B0292
Summary
- These volumes address the enlargement of the Erie and Champlain canals; building of the Oswego, Cayuga and Seneca, Chenango, Black River, and Genesee Valley canals; and appropriation of lands for canal use. They contain drawings, maps, diagrams, tracings, and profiles of much of the State's canal system and its related structures and provide detailed information concerning the location, dimensions, specification, and construction of related canal structures.
Creator
- New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
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
- Card index to Western Division canal maps, plans, estimates and related structures
Series Number
- A4290
Summary
- This volume indexes three series of records documenting work on the western division of the State's canal system: B0380, Western Division Maps and Plans; B1211, Roll Maps Relating to the Western Division of the Erie and Barge Canals; and B0730, Engineers' Field Books Pertaining to the Construction of the State's Canal System. They provide subject access to maps, plans, drawings, estimates, and related documents produced for proposed work and ongoing maintenance of the canal system.
Creator
- New York (State). Superintendent of Public Works
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the 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
- Statement by State Comptroller on bond purchases for sinking funds
Series Number
- A1470
Summary
- The series consists of a statement and supporting documentation by Eugene M. Travis, State Comptroller, in response to charges printed in the Brooklyn Times newspaper that he wasted public funds on eleven purchases of bonds for various state sinking funds. They were apparently used by Travis in his presentation to a committee investigating the charges.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Audit and Control
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Department of Public Works employee history cards
Series Number
- B1418
Summary
- This series consists of card files documenting the employment history of individuals who worked in the Department of the State Engineer and Surveyor; the Department of Public Works, including Division of Canals and Waterways and Division of Highways; and Department of Highways. Cards typically contain employee name and address; assignment; dates appointed, reappointed, resigned, or terminated; position title or rank; and salary. Full-time and seasonal employees are included.
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
- Blueprints for Wards Island ferry
Series Number
- B1355
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Canal administrative detail file
Series Number
- 11834
Summary
- This series consists of correspondence to and from State Engineer and Surveyor Roy G. Finch, and/or Surveyor Dwight B. LaDu. Subjects include sale of state land, transfer of canal land to state parks, land appraisal, sand and gravel permits, state contracts, canal terminal development and location, and development and extension of the Barge Canal and other canals. Interfiled are also some receipts, blue print maps, terminal facility descriptions, property descriptions, and a copy of Barge Canal Contract 65.
Creator
- New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Field notes, monthly work, material, and cost estimates and measurements for Erie Canal enlargement
Series Number
- 11835
Summary
- These notes taken by civil engineers and others employee are divided into three subseries. Subseries 1, field notes, provide information recorded during a survey such as tables, pencil sketches, and measurements of structures and supplies. Subseries two, monthly estimates of costs and materials, includes measurements of locks, levels, timber or stone used or needed; and subseries 3, contains measurements of materials needed on hand or used including measurements of iron, stone, gravel, areas to be painted, and of canal sections
Creator
- New York (State). Surveyor General
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the 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
- Card index to Barge Canal correspondence and field books
Series Number
- A4421
Summary
- The series consists of card files apparently indexing material (primarily correspondence and field books) relating to construction of the Barge Canal (contract numbers 42, 43, 50, 51, and 55, the majority of which seem to pertain to Oneida County). Headings pertain to canal surveys, structures, reports, excavations, estimates, claims, materials, and appropriations. These cards typically give date of correspondence, initials from/to, "sub-subject" of letter, and a classification number (part of which may refer to a pertinent contract number).
Creator
- New York (State). Superintendent of Public Works
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
New York State Commission on Acquisition of Land for Public Defense at Rockaway Administrative Files
Title
- Commission on Acquisition of Land for Public Defense at Rockaway administrative files
Series Number
- B0237
Summary
- This series consists of documents relating to the acquisition of land deemed necessary by the federal government for establishment of defensive works at Rockaway Beach, Queens County, New York during World War I. Included are correspondence, minutes of meetings, exhibit materials, a few photographs, and copies of maps, plans, and legislation documenting work of the commission in acquiring and making improvements to the land for purposes of public defense.
Creator
- New York (State). Commission on Acquisition of Land for Public Defense at Rockaway
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Urban arterial highway route planning files
Series Number
- A0733
Summary
- The series consists of plans, correspondence, graphs, and maps relating to arterial highway planning in 38 cities throughout New York. It was the state's intention to integrate arterial highways in the state highway system and cost share with the federal government for the construction and maintenance of the system, with the remainder of costs for required rights of way assumed by the city. Files are organized by city.
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Estimates of blank forms required by Superintendents of Repai
Series Number
- A1161
Summary
- Estimates of blanks forms required for sixteen or seventeen month periods were submitted to the Chief Clerk or Auditor of the Canal Department. They list the number of forms on hand and the number required, in various categories. The series is an interesting early example of "forms management" and provides names and locations of superintendents of repair.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Western Division canal maps and plans
Series Number
- B0380
Summary
- This series contains maps and plans that document work done to enlarge, improve, and maintain the channel and structures in the Western Division of the canal system. The series includes maps, drawings, tracings, and blueprints relating to Western Division work.
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.