Finding Aid Search
- Canals (8)
- Education (7)
- Land use--New York (State)--Planning (6)
- Environmental policy--New York (State) (5)
- Executive advisory bodies (5)
- Forest reserves--Multiple use--New York (State) (4)
- Mental health facilities--New York (State) (4)
- Museums (4)
- Parks--Government policy (4)
- Psychiatric hospitals--New York (State)--Administration (4)
- Surveying (4)
- Canals--Planning (3)
- Civil service (3)
- Constitutional conventions (3)
- Finance, Public--New York (State) (3)
- Intellectual disability facilities (3)
- Local government (3)
- Mentally ill--New York (State) (3)
- Municipal government (3)
- Taxation (3)
- Zoning boards (3)
- Blind--Education (2)
- Blind--Institutional care (2)
- Canals--Contracts and specifications (2)
- Civil service--Planning (2)
- Conservation of natural resources (2)
- Court administration (2)
- Courts (2)
- Developmentally disabled--Institutional care--New York (State) (2)
- Educational planning (2)
- Environmental protection--New York (State) (2)
- Factories (2)
- Factory inspection (2)
- Forest reserves--New York (State) (2)
- Labor inspection (2)
- Mental health planning (2)
- Mental health planning--New York (State) (2)
- Mental health policy (2)
- Museum exhibits (2)
- People with mental disabilities--Institutional care--New York (State) (2)
- Railroads (2)
- Railroads--Planning (2)
- Regional medical programs (2)
- Rehabilitation (2)
- Rehabilitation counselors--Training of (2)
- September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001--Economic aspects (2)
- Tax assessment (2)
- Vocational education (2)
- Accounting--New York (State) (1)
- Accounting--Standards--New York (State) (1)
- Acid rain (1)
- Administrative agencies--Reorganization (1)
- Affirmative action programs (1)
- Agricultural education (1)
- Agriculture--Economic aspects (1)
- Art schools (1)
- Athletes with disabilities--New York (State) (1)
- Auditing, Internal--New York (State) (1)
- Budget--New York (State) (1)
- Canals--Design and construction--Costs (1)
- Canals--Finance (1)
- Canals--New York (State) (1)
- Charities (1)
- City councils (1)
- Constitutional law--New York (State) (1)
- Constitutions--New York (State) (1)
- Corporations, Government--New York (State) (1)
- Courts--New York (State)--Rules and practice (1)
- Cultural Education Center (Albany, N.Y.) (1)
- Depressions--1929--New York (State) (1)
- Developmentally disabled--New York (State) (1)
- Discrimination in employment (1)
- Dwellings (1)
- Economic development--New York (State) (1)
- Economics--New York (State) (1)
- Employees--Training of (1)
- Environment (Aesthetics) (1)
- Environmental mapping--New York (State) (1)
- Environmental policy (1)
- Epileptics (1)
- Factory inspection--Methodology (1)
- Finance, Public--Accounting (1)
- Finance, Public--Auditing (1)
- Government purchasing--New York (State) (1)
- Governors--New York (State) (1)
- Governors--New York (State)--Powers and duties (1)
- Health planning (1)
- Higher education and state (1)
- Historians (1)
- Income maintenance programs (1)
- Judicial power--New York (State) (1)
- Juvenile detention homes (1)
- Labor inspection--Methodology (1)
- Labor supply (1)
- Landscape protection (1)
- Land use--New York (State) (1)
- Libraries--New York (State) (1)
- Libraries and state--New York (State) (1)
- Library finance--New York (State) (1)
- Management--New York (State) (1)
- New York (State). Education Department (10)
- New York (State). Department of Mental Hygiene (9)
- New York (State). Department of Transportation (8)
- University of the State of New York (8)
- New York (State). Executive Department (5)
- New York (State). Department of Audit and Control (4)
- New York (State). Office for People with Developmental Disabilities (3)
- New York (State). Office of Mental Health (3)
- New York (State). Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities (3)
- New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor (3)
- New York (State). Canal Board (2)
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office (2)
- New York (State). Department of Economic Development (2)
- New York (State). Department of Environmental Conservation (2)
- New York (State). Department of Health. Bureau of Medical Rehabilitation (2)
- New York (State). Department of Labor (2)
- New York (State). Education Department. Bureau of School District Organization (2)
- New York (State). Legislature (2)
- New York State Rehabilitation Hospital (2)
- World Trade Center (New York, N.Y.) (2)
- Ardsley (N.Y. : Village) (1)
- Committee for Economic Development (1)
- Council of State Governments (1)
- Dobbs Ferry (N.Y. : Village) (1)
- Elmsford (N.Y. : Village) (1)
- Empire State Development Corporation (1)
- Empire State Games (1)
- Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Institute (1)
- Governor's Conference on Aging (N.Y.) (1981 : Albany, N.Y.) (1)
- Governor's Conference on Libraries (New York) (1978 : Albany, N. Y.) (1)
- Hastings-on-Hudson (N.Y. : Village) (1)
- Irvington (N.Y. : Village) (1)
- Mt. Auburn Associates (Somerville, Mass.) (1)
- New York (N.Y.). Emergency Relief Bureau (1)
- New York (State). Auditor General (1)
- New York (State). Bureau of Adult Health and Geriatrics (1)
- New York (State). Bureau of Dental Health (1)
- New York (State). Bureau of Tuberculosis Hospitals (1)
- New York (State). Canal Fund (1)
- New York (State). Civil Service Commission (1)
- New York (State). Department of Civil Service (1)
- New York (State). Department of Civil Service. Merit System Affirmative Action Office (1)
- New York (State). Department of Commerce (1)
- New York (State). Department of Correction (1)
- New York (State). Department of Correctional Services (1)
- New York (State). Department of Health (1)
- New York (State). Department of Health. Departmental Rehabilitation Council (1)
- New York (State). Department of Health. Division of Medical Services (1)
- New York (State). Department of Health. Division of Special Health Services (1)
- New York (State). Department of Health. Office of Public Health Nursing (1)
- New York (State). Department of Law. Executive Office (1)
- New York (State). Department of Motor Vehicles (1)
- New York (State). Department of Public Service (1)
- New York (State). Department of Social Services (1)
- New York (State). Department of Social Welfare (1)
- New York (State). Division of Chronic Disease Services (1)
- New York (State). Division of Parole (1)
- New York (State). Division of Special Health Services (1)
- New York (State). Division of Tuberculosis Hospitals (1)
- New York (State). Education Department. Assistant Commissioner for Instructional Services (1)
- New York (State). Education Department. Assistant Commissioner for Vocational Education (1)
- New York (State). Education Department. Division of Vocational Rehabilitation (1)
- New York (State). Education Department. Office of Cultural Education (1)
- New York (State). Governor (1955-1958 : Harriman) (1)
- New York (State). Governor (1959-1973 : Rockefeller) (1)
- New York (State). Interdepartmental Health and Hospital Council (1)
- New York (State). Interdepartmental Health Resources Board. Committee on Rehabilitation (1)
- New York (State). Joint Hospital Survey and Planning Commission (1)
- New York (State). Legislature. Legislative Commission on Economy and Efficiency in Government (1)
- New York (State). Legislature. Legislative Commission on Public Management Systems (1)
- New York (State). Office for Local Government (1)
- New York (State). Office of Medical Social Services (1)
- New York (State). Post Vietnam Planning Committee (1)
- New York (State). State Council of Parks (1)
- New York (State). State Division of Human Rights (1)
- New York (State). Temporary Commission on the Constitutional Convention (1)
- New York (State). Temporary State Commission for Postwar Public Works Planning (1)
- New York (State). Temporary State Commission on Coordination of State Activities (1)
- New York (State). Workmen's Compensation Board (1)
- New York City Economic Development Corporation (1)
- New York Library Association Conference (84th : 1977) (1)
- New York State Higher Education Services Corporation (1)
- New York State Institution for the Blind (1)
- New York State Museum (1)
- New York State Museum and Science Service (1)
- New York State Training School for Boys (1)
- New York State Urban Development Corporation (1)
- Olympic Winter Games (3rd : 1932 : Lake Placid, N.Y.) (1)
- Rome Developmental Center (N.Y.) (1)
- South Mall (Albany, N.Y.) (1)
- United States. Commission on the Eleanor Roosevelt Centennial (1)
- United States. National Resources Planning Board (1)
- University of the State of New York. Convocation (85th : 1951 : Albany, N.Y.) (1)
- White House Conference on Aging (1971 : Washington, D.C.) (1)
- White House Conference on Aging (1981 : Washington, D.C.) (1)
- Willard State Hospital (N.Y.) (1)
- Bielinski, Stefan (1)
- Bingham, Jonathan B. (1)
- Broughton, John Gerard, 1914- (1)
- Churchill, Winston, Sir, 1874-1965. (1)
- Fenton, Joseph, Ed. D. (1)
- Flick, Hugh M., 1905-1996 (1)
- Goodman, Fredrica S. (1)
- Howell, F. W. (1)
- Lash, Trude W. (1)
- Malone, Leo A. (1)
- Morrison, Charles C. (Charles Cheever), 1928- (1)
- Ronan, William J. (1)
- Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1884-1962. (1)
- Stewart, Milton D. (1)
- Webb, Arthur Y. (1)
- Wetzler, James W. (1)
Displaying 100 Finding Aids
Title
- Survey map of Susquehanna and Chemung rivers
Series Number
- A0852
Summary
- This volume contains survey maps of a proposed railroad from Fort Plain on the Erie Canal to Otsego Lake and of the Susquehanna and Chemung rivers, "for a Slack Water Navigation." Maps show streams; lakes; towns; roads; bridges; mills; and town and county lines.
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Card index to the Board's administrative files
Series Number
- B0239
Summary
- This series consists of an index to the administrative files of the Jamaica Bay-Peconic Bay Canal Board (Series B0238). Information includes the date, name of correspondent or subject, whether sent or received, identifying number or letter, and a brief content description.
Creator
- Jamaica Bay - Peconic Bay Canal Board
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Syracuse Developmental Center closure files
Series Number
- B2374
Summary
- This series contains meeting minutes, memoranda, closure lists, planning documents, notes, and reports relating to the closure of the Syracuse Developmental Center. Also included are some Rome Developmental Center closure documents, which were used as a model on which to base the Syracuse closure.
Creator
- Syracuse Developmental Center
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Jamaica Bay - Peconic Bay Canal Board administrative files
Series Number
- B0238
Summary
- The Jamaica Bay - Peconic Bay Canal Board determined costs for bridges and rights of way for a proposed canal on the south side of Long Island. Consisting primarily of correspondence and exhibit files, records also include survey progress reports, town resolutions, minutes of meetings and public hearings, expense accounts, blueprints, maps, and photographs. Topics covered include property values, possible routes, construction estimates, possible obstacles to canal navigation, and opinions on proposed routes.
Creator
- Jamaica Bay - Peconic Bay Canal Board
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- New York State Public Service Commission projected railroad centerline maps
Series Number
- A0446
Summary
- Laws of 1907, Chapter 429, Section 53 stipulated that no railroad corporation, street railroad corporation, or common carrier shall begin the construction of a railroad or street railroad, or any extension thereof, without first having obtained the permission and approval of the Public Service Commission. This series includes centerline maps and profiles of proposed railroad routes, route extensions or alterations, terminus changes, grade crossings, separations of grades, and grade crossing eliminations.
Creator
- New York (State). Public Service Commission
Access Restrictions
- Certain rolled maps in this series are fragile and should only be used under supervision of State Archives staff.
Title
- Photographs of proposed site for the State Training School for Boys
Series Number
- A1995
Summary
- These photographs of buildings and farm land show the site proposed for the New York State Training School for Boys in Yorktown Heights. These may have been used by the or for a report on needed buildings and improvements. Never executed, the proposed schoolwas intended to replace the New York House of Refuge. This site, along with the property of the Mohansic State Hospital, became the Mohansic State Lake Preservation.
Creator
- New York (State). State Board of Charities
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Boston (N.Y.) records
Series Number
- A4768
Summary
- This series consists of planning board minutes (1969-1999), zoning board of appeals minutes (1958-1999), conservation advisory board minutes (1979-1999), death records [restricted] (1989-1999), burial permits (1968-1999), and town board minutes (1990-1999).
Creator
- Boston (N.Y. : Town)
Access Restrictions
- Death records are restricted for fifty years after date of death.
Title
- New York State Institution for the Blind commissioners' journal
Series Number
- B2594
Summary
- This series consists of minutes of meetings and notes documenting other activities of the commission appointed to erect a building for the New York State Institution for the Blind. Planning topics include site selection, projected needs of students, visits to and interviews at other institutions, building specifications, costs, laying of cornerstone ceremonies, construction bids, and landscaping.
Creator
- New York State School for the Blind
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Maps of central school districts proposed by district superintendents
Series Number
- 14214
Summary
- This series contains the records generated by an early attempt to plan for the establishment of central school districts. School district superintendent noted on these quadrangle maps: boundaries of existing central school districts, sites of school-building and number of teachers, suggested boundaries for central school districts, suggested annexations of districts, schools to be kept open after centralization for grades K-6, and hard surfaced roads suitable for year round use. Many files include narratives of conditions affecting centralization.
Creator
- New York (State). Education Department. Rural Education Bureau
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Temporary Commission on the Courts working card file
Series Number
- B2707
Summary
- This series consists of a working card file of the Temporary Commission on the Courts, chaired by Harrison Tweed. The file serves an index to the correspondence, legal authorities, and addresses associated with the records in Series A0002, Temporary Commission on the Courts records.
Creator
- New York (State). Temporary Commission on the Courts
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Map of National Guard placements
Series Number
- B1568
Summary
- This series consists of a Department of Commerce color map of New York counties annotated to show where units of the New York National Guard were stationed in military districts of the state. The map was probably used for civil defense planning and readiness activities of the State War Council.
Creator
- New York State War Council
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Agency workforce management plans
Series Number
- 19987
Summary
- This series consists of copies of individual agency workforce plans, submitted to the Department of Civil Service, and copies of the yearly executive overview prepared by the Dept. of Civil Service as directed by law. Each agency's annual workforce management plan identifies workforce trends caused by programmatic and technological changes in the agency's administrative and operational functions. Typically an agency plan covers a four-year period and identifies projected workforce changes, including titles and required skills, by program area.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Civil Service
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Postwar planning commission maps
Series Number
- A0705
Summary
- The temporary state commission on Postwar Public Works Planning was created to oversee the progress of such state projects as railroad grade crossing eliminations, highways buildings and public housing projects, and to order the preparation of plans and specifications for those state projects. This series consists of maps of proposed and completed state, county and municipal public works projects and depict two types of construction: highways and non-highway projects (barge canal, bridges, schools, sewer systems, housing projects, water supply, etc.).
Creator
- New York (State). Division of the Budget
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Ellicott (N.Y.) meeting minutes of Planning Board, Town Board and Zoning Board of Appeals
Series Number
- A4458
Summary
- This series consists of the official minutes of the planning board, town board, and zoning board of appeals for the Town of Ellicott.
Creator
- Ellicott (N.Y. : Town)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Legislative Commission on Public Management Systems project files
Series Number
- L0152
Summary
- These records document the commission's research and proposed reforms for increasing economy and efficiency in New York State government. The records include correspondence, memorandums, reports, draft legislation, hearing and conference transcripts, working papers, and publications. Most records relate to the organization, function, and financial management systems of state agencies, boards, and commissions and means of strengthening accounting and auditing, planning, budgeting, reporting, and performance measurement programs.
Creator
- New York (State). Legislature. Legislative Commission on Public Management Systems
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Office for People with Developmental Disabilities five year comprehensive strategic plan records
Series Number
- B2511
Summary
- This series consists of records related to the agency's Comprehensive Strategic Plan. Every five years, each New York State agency is to prepare a Comprehensive Five Year Strategic Plan consisting of the agency vision, mission and goals. Also included is information on how the agency intends to meet its yearly stated goals. The agency revisits each goal each year to revise, if necessary, and to report on progress.
Creator
- New York (State). Office for People with Developmental Disabilities
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Background material for report on World Trade Center economic recovery
Series Number
- 21769
Summary
- Empire State Development (ESD) hired Mt. Auburn Associates (MAA) to prepare a report on ESD's response to the World Trade Center (WTC) attacks and its role in the recovery of Lower Manhattan. Material in the series is mostly records MAA collected while writing the report and material provided by ESD to MAA. Records include publications, studies, internal assessments and reports, audits, and a floor by floor assessment of loss of life in the attacks. Interviews of staff are also included.
Creator
- Empire State Development
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Engrossed minutes and index
Series Number
- A1077
Summary
- The Commissioners of the Canal Fund managed both revenues and debts associated with the development of the state's canal system. Subjects documented in this series include disbursement of funds, stock purchases, redemption of canal stock by individual stock holders, and the Erie Canal enlargement fund. These are final minutes of the Rough Minutes in series A1076. Series B0316, Index to Minutes indexes this series from 1817-1854.
Creator
- New York (State). Commissioners of the Canal Fund
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Files relating to the Temporary State Commission on Coordination of State Activities and Department Reorganization
Series Number
- 14088
Summary
- This series consists of records created in response to the Mahoney Commission's recommendations for departmental reorganization. Records include correspondence, records outlining procedures and regulations; internal memoranda; the Temporary State Commission's published staff reports and list of recommendations to the Department; Department replies to the Temporary Commission's reports; and actual reorganization records, including organizational charts, reorganizational surveys, and drafts of reorganization plans.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Civil Service
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation records
Series Number
- A4478
Summary
- Microfilmed records document the administrative procedures, policies, and operations of the Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation. Records include administrative correspondence files (ca: 1975-1992); administrative subject files (1977-1992); projects development files (1988-1992); corporation board minutes (1988-1993); and annual reports (1982-1992).
Creator
- Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.