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Title

Register of insane in county poorhouses

Series Number

A1989

Summary

Each county poorhouse physician completed and submitted to the Board a form listing the following information for each inmate: name; county of residence; age; country of birth; occupation; year insanity commenced; if the inmate remained at the poorhouse or died or was discharged during the year; and remarks on behavior, cause of disability, prognosis, and general health.

Creator

• New York (State). State Board of Charities

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.

Title

Scrapbook of legal notices of mortgage foreclosure sales

Series Number

B0612

Summary

This series consists of a scrapbook of legal notices of the sale of real property mortgaged to the State of New York and put up for sale by the Attorney General or the State Engineer and Surveyor after the mortgagors defaulted. Also included are letters to the Attorney General pertaining to the sales.

Creator

• New York (State). Attorney General's Office

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.

Title

Demeanor report book

Series Number

B2011

Summary

This volume contains entries from February 1, 1923, to January 31, 1924. Reports are listed monthly on fines imposed on incarcerated individuals of an unidentified residential facility, probably Elmira Reformatory. Information is present for the following: consecutive number, name, class (1 or 2, probably refers to degree of infraction) and fines, and surname of officer reporting the offence. The volume only occasionally specifies nature of offences. Nature of fines or punishments is never specified.

Creator

• New York State Reformatory (Elmira, N.Y.)

Access Restrictions

Portions of this series are restricted to protect personal privacy. Access may be permitted under certain conditions upon application to and approval by the State Archives.

Title

Case and action registers

Series Number

B0606

Summary

This series contains multiple registers of hearings held before the State Attorney General. Information includes the county where the case was held, the names of the respondent and petitioner, and the date when case was received and filed. Some cases also include information on notable events that occurred during cases, fees, costs, disposition of the case, names of attorneys, motions, adjournments, and orders.

Creator

• New York (State). Attorney General's Office

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.

Title

Register of bills sent to the Secretary of State by the Legislature

Series Number

A0074

Summary

This series, which consists of a register of bills sent to the Secretary of State by the Legislature, has been missing since at least the year 2000, when a major shelf inventory project was conducted.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of State

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.

Title

Motion Picture Division license application case files

Series Number

A1418

Summary

This series consists of approximately 73,000 motion picture case files, one for each film submitted to the Division of Motion Picture for review and licensing. Each case file contains the following: an license application(s); copies of initial and duplicate licenses; a copy of the filmscript; examiner's report; amended film transcript if changes were made; and receipts for seals issued. Some case files also contain correspondence, newspaper clippings, transcripts for non-English films, and promotional ephemera.

Access Restrictions

Filmscripts (dialogue scripts, cutting continuities, etc.) for motion pictures licensed by the State Education Department Motion Picture Division are covered by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U.S. Code). The State Archives will provide copies of filmscripts upon receipt of a signed request form (form is available at online index page referenced in "Other Finding Aids" section of this finding aid).

Title

Statistical summary of state census

Series Number

A1829

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. Information for each town or ward includes number of: males, females, eligible for military duty, able to vote, aliens, paupers, colored persons, marital status vs age, marriages and births occurring, agricultural and manufacturing data, factories, "deaf and dumb," blind, "idiots," and "lunatics". There are no summary tables for the entire state.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of State

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.

Title

Register of canal boats

Series Number

A0923

Summary

This series from the Office of the State Comptroller contains certified copies of registers of canal boats kept by the auditor. Information includes names of the boats; where they are from; boat tonnage; owner's names and the date; and a certificate of registry filed with collectors when the name of a boat was changed. Also included is a list of boats whose names were changed.

Creator

• New York (State). Comptroller's Office. Canal Department

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.

Title

Executive Director's subject and correspondence files

Series Number

14220

Summary

These files were created by Economic Development Board Executive Directors Richard W. Richardson and William E. Redmond. Records reflect every aspect of the board's mandate to oversee and coordinate economic development planning and research activities in the state and advise the governor on economic issues. Much of the series documents the board's administration of federal economic development planning grants and its review of pending legislation on behalf of the governor.

Creator

• New York State Economic Development Board

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.

Title

Annual financial statements of employee welfare funds

Series Number

B0161

Summary

The Welfare Fund Bureau of the State Insurance Department was formerly responsible for the registration and supervision of all welfare and pension funds (with the exception of those registered with the Banking Department) and for auditing the annual statements of those funds. In 1974, Congress passed the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) and responsibility for the regulation of these funds was transferred from the State Insurance Department to the U.S. Department of Labor.

Creator

• New York (State). Insurance Department

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.

Title

Register of papers served and other business conducted

Series Number

B0613

Summary

This series consists of daily entries of legal papers served, hearings attended, and other business conducted by the Attorney General's Office in New York City. The title of the action is stated for each entry. At the end of each day's entries, the amount of postage is calculated. Some volumes are missing.

Creator

• New York (State). Attorney General's Office. New York City Office

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.

Title

Subject files

Series Number

14141

Summary

This series consists of the subject files of the Division of Industrial Sciences and Technologies, which was responsible for coordinating activities and formulating policies in the New York State Department of Commerce relating to the development of environmental, energy, technology, and scientific industrial programs. The records cover a wide range of topics, including energy policy, resources, and providers; discharge of PCBs into the Hudson River by General Electric; proposed legislation; air, water, and thermal pollution; recycling; and water quality and supply.

Creator

• New York (State). Division of Industrial Sciences and Technologies

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.

Title

Panel Chairman correspondence files

Series Number

20757

Summary

This series documents the major activities of the Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield Panel from the chairman's perspective. Included is correspondence with other panel members; panel staff; the Governor; State legislators; representatives and officers from Blue Cross/Blue Shield; State agencies; and concerned citizens and organizations. Correspondence often pertains to topics raised at panel meetings or addressed in semi-annual or annual panel reports. Files also include press releases, memoranda, copies of legislation, drafts of briefings, and information regarding the panel's finances.

Creator

• New York (State). Empire Blue Cross/ Blue Shield Panel

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.

Title

New York State Department of State original deeds and title papers

Series Number

A0464

Summary

This series contains original deeds or releases to the State of New York, leases from the state to private individuals or business firms, certified copies of deeds to the United States for government facilities (including cessions of jurisdiction for military and naval installations), and easements for Federal flood control projects. The form of the deed, lease, or release varies considerably throughout the series, but all such documents state the exact boundaries and quantity of land (or the rights in land) conveyed.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of State

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.

Title

State government audit reports

Series Number

18633

Summary

The master audit reports file contains a final, pre-published version of each state government program audit, initial agency comments, the 90-day agency response, and, occasionally, minor miscellaneous correspondence between the agency and the State Comptroller. The reports describe and analyze agency programs in-depth, detailing mission, functions, policies, procedures, resources, and accomplishments. The reports also include conclusions about program effectiveness and efficiency, and make recommendations to improve both.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of Audit and Control. Division of Management Audit

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.

Title

Syracuse State School admission, discharge, death, and transfer records,

Series Number

B1647

Summary

This series documents admissions; discharges and transfers of the New York State Asylum for Idiots; the Syracuse State Institution for Feeble-Minded Children; the Syracuse State School for Mental Defectives and the Syracuse State School. Information is also present in some volumes for death, parole, and escape (elopement). Of note in the early descriptive and admission volumes are the family history data and physiognomic and phrenological data. A few applicant photographs accompany the earliest descriptions. Records are restricted.

Creator

• Syracuse State School

Access Restrictions

Restricted in accordance with Mental Hygiene Law, Section 33.13, relating to confidentiality of clinical records. Access is permitted under certain conditions upon approval by the Office for People with Developmental Disabilities.

Title

Index to minutes of the Canal Commissioners and Superintendent of Public Works

Series Number

B0202

Summary

The indexes allow both name and subject access to Series B0201, Canal Commissioner Minutes. Each index corresponds to a bound volumes of minutes. Unlike the Canal Commissioners Minutes, of which volumes 7-11 are lacking, all of the index volumes are extant.

Creator

• New York (State). Superintendent of Public Works

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.

Title

Buffalo regional produce market reports

Series Number

A0717

Summary

Reports from the Division's Senior Marketing Representative record market prices for produce sales in wholesale quantities made by commission merchants and other original receivers. The reports describe daily trading volume, item opening and closing prices, sharp fluctuations in item price, and temperature and weather conditions for each day. Produce items are divided into fruit, vegetables, eggs and poultry. Reports also list car lot arrivals, truck receipts, and markets reviews.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of Agriculture and Markets. Division of Marketing

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.

Title

Dutch colonial administrative correspondence

Series Number

A1810

Summary

This series contains administrative correspondence, in Dutch, of Petrus Stuyvesant during his seventeen year term as director-general of the colony of New Netherland from 1647-1664. The bulk of the series consists of incoming letters from the directors in Amsterdam and the governors of neighboring colonies. The correspondence addresses matters relating to the defense, commercial interests, and prosperity of Dutch holdings in North America and the Caribbean.

Creator

• New Netherland. Council

Access Restrictions

Retrieval of records from secure storage is subject to delay. Researchers are encouraged to use digitized versions and/or published translations.

Title

Board of Equalization and Assessment subject files of the Chairman

Series Number

15267

Summary

This series consists of the subject and correspondence files of Frank C. Moore, chairman of the New York State Board of Equalization and Assessment (1949-1965) and Lieutenant Governor (1951-1953). Also included are the subject and correspondence files of Rosalind Moore, Executive Director of the Board of Equalization and Assessment (1965-1966).

Creator

• New York (State). State Board of Equalization and Assessment

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.