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Displaying 351 Finding Aids
Title
- Statewide Republican statements of campaign receipts and payments
Series Number
- B0032
Summary
- This series consists of personal contributions to; loans secured by; rebates; disbursements and outstanding liabilities of the New York State Republican Party. The personal contributors list includes; contributor's name, donation amount and date received. Rebate lists include the firm's name; rebate type and the amount. Disbursements lists include transaction date; firm's name; amount and expense type. Disbursements are totaled at the end of the list. Also included is a brief recapitulation of outstanding liabilities of the Republican Party.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of State
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- New York State Governor George Clinton letterbook of official correspondence and proclamations
Series Number
- A3189
Summary
- This volume contains official correspondence between Governor Clinton and the State Legislature, as well as gubernatorial proclamations and annual messages. Governor Clinton apparently used this book to record his official gubernatorial correspondence concerning legislative and judicial matters; the volume breaks off after Clinton retired from office in 1795 and resumes in 1802 following his return to office.
Creator
- New York (State). Governor (1801-1804 : Clinton)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
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
- Secretary of State's letter books
Series Number
- A0325
Summary
- The letter books consist of handwritten and typewritten copies of outgoing correspondence sent by the New York Secretary of State. The letters deal with various subjects, including the publication and dissemination of state laws; applications for land grants; resolutions of the Commissioners of the Land Office; state censuses of 1835 and 1905; and elections. Many of the letters are partially faded, and are therefore difficult to read.
Creator
- New York (State). Secretary of State
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Annual reports of orphan asylums and homes for the friendless
Series Number
- A1985
Summary
- This series contains reports submitted to the Board by private institutions receiving no state funding. Each report is divided into sections: a financial schedule containing data on the value of real and personal property, investments, indebtedness, receipts and expenditures, and cash on hand; and institution population statistics containing summary data on the number and sex of inmates, including new admissions and discharges.
Creator
- New York (State). State Board of Charities
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- New York State Governor Daniel D. Tompkins gubernatorial and personal records
Series Number
- A0084
Summary
- This series contains mostly correspondence but also some accounts, essays, and related records documenting Daniel Tompkins' public and private life from his college years through his term as vice president. Included are letters from Thomas Jefferson, James Monroe, Martin Van Buren, DeWitt Clinton, and Henry Dearborn. Records relate to the War of 1812; appointments; Indians; political disputes; state prison administration; slavery; John Jacob Astor's arrest for treason; morality issues; and Tompkins' finances and property. These records are restricted due to damage.
Creator
- New York (State). Governor (1807-1817 : Tompkins)
Access Restrictions
- Restricted: Because of severe burn damage to the records, researchers should first consult Public Papers of Daniel D. Tompkins.
Title
- Annual reports
Series Number
- B2744
Summary
- This series consists of annual reports published by the New York State Commission on Quality of Care for the Mentally Disabled. Reports relate to the status of care of the mentally disabled at state-run psychiatric centers throughout New York. Topics addressed in the reports include the living conditions at state psychiatric centers, legal rights of patients, and changes in the quality of care at these facilities over time.
Creator
- New York (State). State Commission on Quality of Care for the Mentally Disabled
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Letter books
Series Number
- B0609
Summary
- This series consists of transcribed or press copies of outgoing letters of the Attorney General and his Deputy. Many of the letters are legal opinions, though only a few are numbered and designated as such. The letters concern all aspects of state government, including lands, prisons, canals, elections, court actions brought by the people, and operations of the Attorney General's office.
Creator
- New York (State). Attorney General's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Central New York snap bean volume and price reports
Series Number
- A0721
Summary
- This series consists of printed copies of wholesale reports depicting the volume of snap beans for Central New York. The records were generated by the Market and Consumer Information Service of the Department of Agriculture, and were used to help determine production and marketing policies regarding snap beans. The series contains information on the price and volume of snap beans as well as weather conditions.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Agriculture and Markets
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Resident and division engineers' monthly estimates
Series Number
- A1129
Summary
- These are monthly estimates of work done and materials reflect a variety of construction and repair work related to structures and excavation on particular canal divisions. Each estimate provides number of canal section; name of contractors; and quantity, type, value, and sometime unit price of materials and labor to be supplied. The series also contains abstracts of the monthly estimates which list the name of canal, date, and engineers' name.
Creator
- New York (State). Canal Commissioners
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Weekly statements of canal shipments to or from tide water
Series Number
- A1172
Summary
- Toll collectors submitted weekly statements of merchandise and produce shipped via the Erie Canal through the ports of New York, Albany, West Troy, and Waterford to the Comptroller. Statements give the quantities of merchandise (sugar, coffee, nails, iron, etc.) cleared to, and of produce (wheat, flour, ashes, beef, pork, etc.) left from the Erie and Champlain Canals.
Creator
- New York (State). Office of the Auditor of the Canal Department
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Land appraisal, survey, and transaction records
Series Number
- A0244
Summary
- This series compiled by the State Engineer and Surveyor documents the appraisal, surveying, purchase, and sale of lands within the state. Records include land tract sales, land appraisals, surveys and descriptions of tracts, reports (such as land boundaries and state canals); correspondence (including about oyster lands), field notes and maps, leases and court records. Many records deal with boundary lines between New York State and the neighboring states and between various towns within the state.
Creator
- New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Special election candidate statements
Series Number
- B0033
Summary
- This series contains itemized statements listing monies contributed to or expended by candidates for public office (usually senator or congressional representative) during a special election. Each statement contains the candidate's name, street and town address, party affiliation, office contesting, district, county, monies received, date of receipt, name of donor, monies expended, date, purpose and a signed statement avowing that all the included data is correct and true.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of State
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Primary election committee statements
Series Number
- B0027
Summary
- This series consists of statements of campaign receipts and payments submitted by the treasurer or agents of political committees in connection with primary elections held in New York counties. Statements include the amount received, name of person or committee from whom the donation was received, receipt date, expenditures, disbursements, person or committee to whom money was disbursed, and payment amount. Also noted is the name of the political party; county, and chair or treasurer of the committee submitting the statement.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of State
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- New York State House of Refuge girls' division daily journals
Series Number
- A2056
Summary
- The Matron of the Girls' Division kept this journal of daily entries which includes inmate's name, identification number, and notes on her background and crime for inmates admitted, indentured, or discharged. Visits of officials and other dignitaries and absence of staff are also noted.
Creator
- House of Refuge (New York, N.Y.)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Printed items concerning school operations
Series Number
- A3163
Summary
- This series consists of miscellaneous printed materials from the State Agricultural and Industrial School. Records include a menu headed "An Improved Diet - Begun in 1868," a newspaper article about schooling, discipline, parole, and rewards for good behavior at the school; clippings about the arrest of four jewel thieves, one of whom had been an inmate at the Elmira Reformatory; and a report entitled "Is It Worth 8 Cents a Day?" summarizing the previous year's parole practices at the school.
Creator
- New York (State). State Agricultural and Industrial School
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Land Office outgoing letter books
Series Number
- A0324
Summary
- This series contains letterpress copies of outgoing correspondence created by the Secretary of State's deputies in the course of managing the state's publicly-owned lands. Correspondence relates to issuing of letters patent; recording and filing of land title documents; and responding to public inquiries regarding titles to real property.
Creator
- New York (State). Secretary of State
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Annual reports of incorporated charities
Series Number
- A1984
Summary
- This series contains reports submitted by orphan asylums, hospitals, shelters for the homeless, and other charitable institutions receiving state funding. Each report is divided into two sections: Schedule A contains financial data including the value of real and personal property, investments, indebtedness, receipts, expenditures, and cash on hand; and Schedule B contains statistical summaries on the number and sex of inmates, including admissions and discharges.
Creator
- New York (State). State Board of Charities
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Professional activities files
Series Number
- B1106
Summary
- This series documents professional activities in which staff of the Department of Civil Service were engaged. Records include reports, programs and summaries of proceedings from the Eastern States Regional Conference of the Civil Service Assembly of the United States and Canada, newsletters, bulletins, and various publications.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Civil Service
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Commission on Forensic Science and DNA Subcommittee meeting materials
Series Number
- 21785
Summary
- Records in this series include agendas, meeting transcripts, and audits created by the New York State Commission on Forensic Science, which is charged with developing minimum standards and a program of accreditation for all forensic laboratories located in New York State; and the DNA Subcommittee, which accredits DNA laboratories and advises the commission regarding quality control and procedures for forensic DNA analysis.
Creator
- New York (State). Division of Criminal Justice Services. Office of Forensic Services
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.