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Title

Newspaper clippings regarding canal operations and conditions

Series Number

B0332

Summary

This series consists of scrapbooks of newspaper clippings related to Erie and Barge Canal operations. Topics covered by the clippings include canal finances; safety; improvements; employees; maintenance; contracts; structures; the decline of the Erie Canal; and construction of the Barge Canal.

Creator

• New York (State). Superintendent of Public Works. General Inspector's Office

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Daily register of incarcerated individuals received, transferred, paroled, and discharged

Series Number

B0125

Summary

This series is a daily record of changes in the population of incarcerated individuals at the Elmira Reformatory from May 24, 1877 to September 30, 1883. For each day that a change occurs, the volume lists: date; name; consecutive number; and activity (received, transferred, discharged, paroled, pardoned, escaped, deceased, or returned).

Creator

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

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

List of books loaned to teachers

Series Number

A2008

Summary

These volumes were used to record books loaned to teachers by the State Teachers' Library. This library was established in 1895 in the Department of Public Instruction to loan books by mail to teachers located in rural parts of the State. Entries provide name and address of borrower; name of person recommending the borrower; teacher's license type, dates of its issuance and expiration; identification numbers of books loaned (but not titles); and dates of loans.

Creator

• New York State Teachers' Library

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Leasing and franchise ledgers

Series Number

B2691

Summary

This series contains 20 ledgers documenting specific parcels of land that have been leased or franchised and the taxes paid on the lands underwater. Information found within the ledgers includes the date of transaction, name of parcel lessee or franchisee, and amount of taxes paid. The bureau uses the information in this series to issue shellfish bed permits which give exclusive harvesting rights to individuals for specific parcels of the state's underwater lands.

Creator

• New York (State). Division of Marine Resources. Bureau of Shellfisheries

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Education Department Division of Vocational and Extension Education central correspondence files

Series Number

A0409

Summary

This series contains incoming and outgoing correspondence, memorandums, and occasional curricula, course descriptions, or printed publicity flyers from schools. These records resulted from the division's supervisory and advisory responsibilities for all pre-college level vocational classes, extension classes for working minors and adults, and training of teachers in vocational subjects. The correspondence is primarily between the division director and vocational education teachers and supervisors, school principals, college and university faculty, students, and the Federal Board for Vocational Education.

Creator

• New York (State). Education Department. Division of Vocational and Extension Education

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Statement of work done under contract on Erie Canal Enlargement

Series Number

A1095

Summary

This series consists of a statement of work "under contract, or upon which work had been done," before resumption of work on enlarging Erie Canal in 1837; also statements of work begun on the Erie Canal in spring of 1848 and 1849. Contracts are listed by section number, including aqueducts, weighlocks, bridges, etc., and give estimated cost, cost to complete, and length in miles or number of structures.

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

Scrapbook containing printed copies of the Laws of New York

Series Number

B0913

Summary

This series is a scrapbook which has various laws of New York pasted into it. This book belonged to Augustus Schoonmaker, Jr., who served as attorney general of New York State from January 1, 1878 to December 31, 1879. The laws do not seem to have any connection to each other. The book also contains appointments of Schoonmaker, although many of them are pasted over.

Creator

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

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Lands under water survey project index cards

Series Number

B2645

Summary

This series of 5 x 8 inch cards indexes Series B2643, Lands under water survey project records. The index cards provide the name of applicant, survey location, county, tube number, and 222 series number. Some index cards also include project date. The cards also provide an "H" series number, which is the designation for highway/Department of Public Works projects. The last set of numbers in the "H" series number correlate to the project survey file number in Series B2643.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of Transportation

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Assistant Engineer's letter book

Series Number

B0331

Summary

This series consists of a letter book kept by the assistant engineer in the Western Division engineer's office of the New York State Engineer and Surveyor. The correspondence in this volume mainly concerns the construction and repair of the Barge Canal.

Creator

• New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor. Western Division Engineer's Office

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Visitor register

Series Number

B1748

Summary

This series consists of names, home addresses, and dates of visit for groups and individuals visiting the Middletown State Homeopathic Hospital. Additional information describes the nature of the visit (visiting relative, curiosity, affiliated institution, excursion, or official ward visits).

Creator

• Middletown State Homeopathic Hospital (N.Y.)

Access Restrictions

Records identifying patients are 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 of Mental Health.

Title

Telegrams pertaining to the 1892 Buffalo Riot

Series Number

A4122

Summary

This series includes correspondence primarily between militia leaders and occasionally their subordinates. One can find a number of telegrams and letters addressed to Major General Josiah Porter in Albany, Governor Roswell P. Flower, and Brigadier Generals Peter Doyle and James McLeer. The content of these telegrams and letters centers on the mobilization of state militia troops at Buffalo, but many also contain descriptions of the chaos erupting in the city.

Creator

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

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Records of petitions and details of roads built

Series Number

B0278

Summary

This series consist of forms recording actions taken on petitions for road construction. Information includes the petition number; page number; name and number of road, county, section petitioned for; towns that the section passes through; dates petitions for survey and for work were passed; amount appropriated by county; date the preliminary examination was made; date approved; distance to be improved; surface and width of the road; date the plans were adopted; and information on bids and contracts.

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Lands under water application files

Series Number

B2321

Summary

This series consists of applications for grants to lands under water. Each file typically consists of an application and accompanying map. Information on the application includes applicant name; date; attorney's name; notes related to the final determination of application; date patent was ordered to be issued; patent date; and signature of the attorney.

Creator

• New York (State). Office of General Services. Bureau of Land Management

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Resident, division and assistant engineers' correspondence

Series Number

B0250

Summary

This series consists mostly of outgoing correspondence of resident, division, and assistant engineers involved with the construction of the Barge Canal. It provides information on the progress of construction; construction practices employed; location of the canal; land appropriations; and contract alterations, specifications, and estimates. Also included are some incoming correspondence, progress reports on contracts, final estimates, yearly and monthly reports, monthly expenditures and estimates, State property inventories, and detailed construction estimates.

Creator

• New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Matteawan State Hospital packages received registers

Series Number

A1517

Summary

This series consists of volumes describing the contents of packages received by inmates of Matteawan State Hospital. Each entry records the date the package was received, name of inmate, inmate number, from whom sent, a detailed inventory of the package, and the name of the officer who inspected the package. Records are restricted.

Creator

• Matteawan State Hospital

Access Restrictions

Restricted in accordance with Section 33.13, Mental Hygiene Law, relating to confidentiality of clinical records. Access permitted under certain conditions upon application to and approval by the Office of Mental Health.

Title

Waterfowl banding and recovery registers

Series Number

B2724

Summary

These volumes document the Conservation Department's program of waterfowl banding and tracking. Volumes contain the following information about each bird which was banded: species, sex, age, band number, source, date banded, and place liberated. For birds which were later recovered, the place and method of recovery are noted, as well as any additional remarks.

Creator

• New York (State). Bureau of Game

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Annual financial reports of consolidated health districts

Series Number

13318

Summary

Section 30 of the General Municipal Law requires the president of the Board of Health of each district to file a financial report with the state comptroller. This record series consists of annual financial reports of consolidated health districts in New York State. The reports contain information on receipts, payments and indebtedness. The series also contains a summary of the receipts and disbursements of each district for 1961 as well as 1960.

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

Interstate and state-federal compacts and agreements

Series Number

13244

Summary

Files in this series contain signed and sealed copies of interstate compacts and intergovernmental agreements entered into by the State of New York. Numerous compacts involve conservation and development of water resources shared by multiple states or by a combination of states and Canadian provinces. Particularly noteworthy is the earliest compact in the series. This compact, agreed to in 1921 by the states of New York and New Jersey, created the Port of New York District and established the Port of New York Authority (later Port Authority of New York and New Jersey).

Creator

• New York (State). Department of State. Bureau of Miscellaneous Records

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Index to statements of election returns by boards of county canvassers

Series Number

B0084

Summary

This series consists of a name index to volume two of series B0019, Statement of Election Returns by Boards of County Canvassers.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of State

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Register of appointments

Series Number

A1099

Summary

This volume contains a copy of the act establishing the position of Auditor of the Canal Department, passed April 3, 1848; appointments of clerks and other employees of the Canal Department, giving names, dates, and salaries; and general orders adjusting salaries of Department employees. The label on the cover reads "Appointments and Regulations," but no regulations are included.

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.