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Displaying 351 Finding Aids
Title
- Manufacturing department inmate employees time book
Series Number
- B0114
Summary
- This series consists of a book of inmate employees in the Manufacturing Department of the Clinton State Prison kept by or for the Principal Keeper. Each page lists employees in the department with job titles, and indicates their presence or absence each day of the month, the total days worked, rate of pay, and amount paid. Each page covers one month.
Creator
- Clinton Prison (Dannemora, N.Y.)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Statistical summary of state census
Series Number
- A0028
Summary
- This series consists of a statistical abstract of returns of census marshals to the county clerks, submitted by the clerks to the Secretary of State. Each return includes certification as to the accuracy of the figures, with the signature of the county clerk and county seal.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of State
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Secretary's log of transactions
Series Number
- A0770
Summary
- This series contains summaries of board meetings; reports created by the secretary or agents to the board which summarize investigations and actions taken regarding public health nuisances and communicable diseases; and notations of petitions received and to what committee they were referred.
Creator
- New York (State). Board of Health
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Department of State election statements
Series Number
- A0576
Summary
- This series suffered severe burn damage in the New York State Capitol fire of 1911. Due to fragility and instability of the contents, further identification and description is not possible at this time.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of State
Access Restrictions
- Records are permanently restricted due to severe burn damage.
Title
- Removals and resignations from office
Series Number
- 13248
Summary
- These series consists of files documenting removals and resignations of state and local government office holders.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of State. Bureau of Miscellaneous Records
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Expense statements of lobbyists
Series Number
- A0377
Summary
- This series consists of statements filed with the Secretary of State's office by persons hired by a corporation, association, or private individual to conduct lobbying at the State Legislature in Albany must file a statement listing the name of the person(s) or organization(s) by whom he was employed. The statements typically include: name, date of filing, statement of payments made to lobbyist, and signatures of lobbying representative and notary public.
Creator
- New York (State). Secretary of State
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Abstracts of patents for lands in the military tract, including a copy of the "Balloting Book"
Series Number
- A3124
Summary
- This geographical register of lots and parts of lots in the Military Tract includes: name of township; lot number; acreage; subdivision; patentee name; patent date; and volume and page references to series 12943. Letters Patent. Also included is a copy of series A0476. The Balloting Book, and Other Documents Relating to Military Lands with handwritten annotations referencing volumes and page numbers of patents in series A0447, Military Patents.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of State
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Lists of bonds and mortgages on state lands delivered to the Attorney General
Series Number
- A1323
Summary
- This series from the Comptroller's office records action on bonds and mortgages for state lands. Information includes date; lot number; mortgage or bond holder; and whether it was returned, foreclosed, paid in full, or delivered to Attorney General. Also indicated is date, some monetary amount and additional markings of capital letters that are unidentified.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office. Land Tax Bureau
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Copy of Canal Commissioners' report to State Assembly and dock building permits regarding Erie Basin at Buffalo
Series Number
- B0673
Summary
- This series consists of a copy of the State Canal Commissioners' report to the New York State Assembly and New York State Senate, as well as dock building permits in the Erie Basin in Buffalo. This report contains applications, communications, and permits dealing with the construction of wharves, docks, and piers in the Erie Basin in the city of Buffalo, NY.
Creator
- New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Diary of the Principal Keeper
Series Number
- B0115
Summary
- This series consists of a record of the inmate population kept by the principal keeper. Daily entries include total inmates, and, for earlier years only, the number received and discharged. Also included are brief notes on events at the prison each day, including the principal keeper's inspection visits, disciplinary incidents, escapes, deaths, construction and repairs, etc. Later entries list the names of men received or discharged.
Creator
- Clinton Prison (Dannemora, N.Y.)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- State and local government civil service employee history cards
Series Number
- 15029
Summary
- Typical cards contains employee name, home address, state or local government agency, civil service job title, dates of appointment (including promotions and transfers), salary or wages, and date of leaving employment (giving date of death only if the employee died in service). The vast majority of the cards are for state employees, but cards for local government employees are also present starting in the 1930s.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Civil Service
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- State Librarian's Office plans and subject files concerning the Education Building
Series Number
- A3285
Summary
- This series consists primarily of plans, contracts, and other documentation of alterations and renovations to the New York State Education Building in Albany. Also included is published material and newspaper clippings related to the history of the building.
Creator
- New York (State). Quartermaster General's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Annual financial reports of public authorities
Series Number
- 13316
Summary
- The series consists of the annual financial reports of public authorities generated pursuant to Article 9, Section 2500 of the Public Authorities Law. That law requires that, within ninety days after the end of the fiscal year, every authority submit a complete and detailed report to the governor, the chair of the senate finance committee, the chair of the assembly ways and means committee, and the state comptroller. Each report contains a statement of the financial transactions of the authority.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Audit and Control. Bureau of Municipal Research and Statistics
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Biographical register of federally incarcerated individuals
Series Number
- B0129
Summary
- This series consists of information relating to incarcerated individuals sent to Elmira from federal courts. Since they were not eligible for parole, the registers document admission to release. Information includes name; date received; country of birth; age; names and addresses of parents and siblings; maximum sentence; dates maximum and minimum sentences expire; family history; incarcerated individual's previous history; physician's report at admission; outline of treatment; mug shots; physical condition at discharge (rarely completed); and discharge date.
Creator
- Elmira Reformatory
Access Restrictions
- Summary information on adult incarcerated individuals is disclosable under law. State Archives staff will review records containing probation, parole, medical, and juvenile criminal history data and disclose information pursuant to the Freedom of Information Law and Personal Privacy Protection Law. The identity of victims of sex crimes is not disclosable. Unless a specific law forbids disclosure indefinitely, all records must be disclosed after 75 years.
Title
- Daily journals from the office of the Attorney General
Series Number
- B0908
Summary
- This series consists of official daily journals of the Attorney General, in calendar format. Entries note meetings with individuals, many of who represented businesses, as well as reminders of court cases, arguments scheduled, briefs to file, correspondence to respond to, and assorted reminders. Some entries about court cases contain notes about the case.
Creator
- New York (State). Attorney General's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Capital project construction management files
Series Number
- B2715
Summary
- Records in this series document the monitoring and oversight of expenditures for construction and other projects undertaken by state agencies. Specifically, this series examines the fiscal and budgetary impact of major capital projects. Records include capital budget requests, capital plans, project approvals, financing and bond documents, debt reports, repayment agreements, and capital certificates of approval.
Creator
- New York (State). Division of the Budget
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Medicaid Managed Care Advisory Review Panel records
Series Number
- 20913
Summary
- The Medicaid Managed Care Advisory Review Panel was tasked with overseeing and monitoring the Department of Health's implementation of its Medicaid managed care program including assessing the impact of marketing and enrollment strategies, evaluating provider capacity, determining if providers were meeting enrollment targets, and examining the cost implications of non-Medicaid populations. This series consists of transcripts and minutes of the Panel's bimonthly meetings, meeting packets of materials (agendas, background reports commissioned by the panel, and related records) and panel reports.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Health. Bureau of Managed Care Program Planning
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Annual financial reports of urban renewal agencies
Series Number
- 13315
Summary
- The series consists of annual financial reports of urban renewal agencies generated pursuant to the General Municipal Law requiring that within sixty days after the close of the fiscal year, an agency submit an annual report of its financial condition to the state comptroller. Each report contains a statement of the financial transactions of the agency and lists its assets; liabilities, reserves and capital; receipts; and disbursements. Some of the reports contain letters of transmittal, printed brochures, and other memorandums.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Audit and Control. Bureau of Municipal Research and Statistics
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Accounts of bank note impressions
Series Number
- A0957
Summary
- This series from the Comptroller's Office consists of accounts of bank note impressions. Each account lists name of bank, number of impressions, and denominations in the vault of the Banking Department on morning of a given date.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Intercepted letters to an inmate
Series Number
- A3255
Summary
- This series consists of transcripts of one inmate's incoming correspondence. Since the institution's superintendent held the originals; it is unlikely that the inmate received the letters. The letters which discuss his and other youths' activities may have been used to help make a parole decision and/or to monitor the inmate's associations once on parole. Subjects include crimes committed or planned and/or arrests of and legal proceedings against youths; parties; drinking; sexual encounters and the inmate's chances of being released.
Creator
- New York House of Refuge
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.