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Displaying 58 Finding Aids
Title
- Statistical reports ("Claims Transactions Weekly")
Series Number
- B1443
Summary
- This series consists of volumes (with gaps) of statistical reports produced by the Department of Labor, Division of Employment, Bureau of Research and Statistics. Beginning reports provide detailed information on claims for state unemployment insurance and federal unemployment compensation for veterans by region, insurance district, and local office. Later issues show regular and extended benefits for state unemployment insurance, including compensation under federal programs.
Creator
- New York (State). Division of Employment
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Daily log of morning clinic, hospital, and tuberculosis treatments
Series Number
- B1250
Summary
- This series consists of daily information on inmates receiving medical treatment at Clinton Prison. In addition to regular medical needs, Clinton served as the facility for all inmates suffering from tuberculosis. Information includes descriptions of the general inmate population; number of inmates applying for treatment, treated and not treated; number of men excused; number of days lost; and information about the tuberculosis population (number admitted, and names and number discharged) and hospital (number admitted, and names and number discharged).
Creator
- Clinton Prison (Dannemora, N.Y.)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Record of deeds, mortgages, Regents charters, and other documents
Series Number
- A0453
Summary
- THis series contains copies of conveyances (deeds and mortgages), and many other types of private and public documents recorded by the Secretary of the colony of New York, 1664-1783, and by the Secretary of State, 1783-1890. Series also includes applications for and copies of academy charters granted by the Board of Regents, 1788-1855, and notices of discovery of gold and silver mines, 1789-1839.
Creator
- New York (State). Secretary of State
Access Restrictions
- Microfilm is not available for duplication or interlibrary loan.
Title
- Testator index to wills recorded in New York City
Series Number
- A4699
Summary
- This microfilm series is an index to testators in State Archives series J0043-92, Record of Wills and Probates, 1665-1787, and in series 1043-92, Record of Wills and Probates, 1787-1879 (pre-1851 wills only). The index lists testators (makers of wills) in alphabetical order by surname, then by given name. The index provides name, date when will was proved, and book and page number.
Creator
- Sawyer, Ray Cowen,1895-
Access Restrictions
- Restricted; microfilm is not available for inter-library loan or reproduction for any purpose.
Title
- Board of Inspector's journal and meeting minutes
Series Number
- B0071
Summary
- This series documents the administrative activities of the member of the Board of Inspectors who was designated as the inspector of Auburn Prison. Information includes a brief description of the activities of inspectors such as accepting resignations; inspecting prison facilities, operations, and inmates; granting inmate's permission to write family members, lawyers, and government officials; recording attendance at religious services; and reporting meetings of the Board of Inspectors. Also included are board meeting minutes.
Creator
- New York (State). Board of Inspectors
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Putnam Continental Artillery, Company C minute book
Series Number
- A0164
Summary
- This series consists of minutes of business meetings and accounts of the company. These records are restricted due to severe burn damage.
Creator
- New York (State). Adjutant General's Office
Access Restrictions
- Restricted due to severe burn damage. Use under supervision of an archivist.
Title
- Transcript of testimony in case of New York vs. Lockwood
Series Number
- A1865
Summary
- This series consists of transcripts of trial testimony related to mismanagement and malfeasance of Munson G. Lockwood and other officers of Sing Sing State Prison. The testimony contains detailed information on the business and financial affairs of the Prison during Lockwood's controversial term as agent. As a result of his and other state prison agents' mismanagement and malfeasance major revisions in the laws governing the management of state prisons occurred. Included is an index linking witnesses to transcript statements.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of State
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Hearing files relating to Staten Island
Series Number
- A0355
Summary
- This series from the Department of State includes complete hearing files relating to a proposed garbage reduction plant to be erected on Staten Island. In addition, there are partial records of an earlier hearing relating to an application by Richmond County residents for the abatement of a public nuisance, namely emissions from industry operating at Constable Hook, city of Bayonne, State of New Jersey.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of State
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Record of laws
Series Number
- A3303
Summary
- The "Record of Laws" is a transcription of the laws of New York for the years 1777-1802, bound pursuant to the Laws of 1819. Each chapter transcription includes a signed statement by the Secretary of State or his deputy certifying that the copy has been compared with the original and that corrections were made. The first volume contains the record of laws for the legislative session of 1777, not found in the Enrolled Acts of the Legislature (Series 13036), which commence in 1778.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of State
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Transcripts relating to charges against the Chairman of the Public Service Commission
Series Number
- A0354
Summary
- This series contains transcripts of joint legislative committee meetings and public hearings relating to the investigation into the conduct of Edward E. McCall, Chairman of the Public Service Commission for the First District. The transcripts document both the legislative investigation of McCall and McCall's appearance before Governor Charles S. Whitman to answer charges brought against him.
Creator
- New York (State). Secretary of State
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Roll of delegates to the 1821 Constitutional Convention
Series Number
- A3304
Summary
- This is a roll of delegates to the convention that framed the New York Constitution of 1821. It records occupations and other personal information about the delegates.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of State
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Assorted documents
Series Number
- A0039
Summary
- The series consists of an assortment of unrelated and unprocessed records from courts and various departments of state government. Records include receipts and cancelled checks from the Treasurer's Office (1921-1925); judgments and other court records; bonds, bills, receipts, and statements (ca. 1770-1800); and documents from the Secretary of State's office, such as payments of hemp bounties and state printer's accounts (ca. 1790-1830).
Creator
- New York (State). Secretary of State
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Location index to card index drawers for patents and deeds
Series Number
- A4698
Summary
- Location descriptors in Series A4686, Location Index to Colonial Patents; A4687, Location Index to State Patents; and A4690, Location Index to Deeds and Other Miscellaneous Documents Recorded or Filed by the Secretary of State and Office of General Services, are indexed by this series.
Creator
- New York (State). Division of Science and State Museum
Access Restrictions
- Microfilm is not available for duplication of inter-library loan.
Title
- Court of Chancery Clerk's rule book
Series Number
- J0240
Summary
- This rule book was maintained by a Chancery Clerk as a summary record of common orders, most pertaining to producing witnesses and taking testimony.The name R.R. Lansing (Richard R. Lansing) is written on the front cover; he was the Chancery Clerk at Utica. The volume contains several handwritings.
Creator
- New York (State). Court of Chancery
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Minutes of the Council of Appointment
Series Number
- A1845
Summary
- This series consists of minute books compiled by the Council of Appointment. The Council selected individuals to fill non-elective offices. The minute books record the date and place of each council meeting, the names of the members present, and appointments made by the council. Volumes contain civil and/or military appointments. Each volume has its own index arranged by county and then type of office.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of State
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Daily punishment reports
Series Number
- A0780
Summary
- The series consists of daily reports describing punishments at Auburn Prison. Assistant keepers could punish those incarcerated at their discretion if they reported their actions in writing to the prison's agent or deputy keeper. The short narratives include date; name of assistant keeper; name of the punished; offense committed; location of offense; and punishment given. Occasionally, the reports also include a one-sentence description of significant events occurring at the prison such as fires, resignations of officials, and missing incarcerated persons.
Creator
- Auburn Prison
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Grantee index to colonial patents
Series Number
- A4684
Summary
- This series contains a name index of people who were granted land by the colonial government of New York prior to the American Revolution.
Creator
- New York (State). Division of Science and State Museum
Access Restrictions
- Microfilm is not available for duplication or interlibrary loan.
Title
- Location index to deeds and other documents recorded or filed by the Secretary of State and Office of General Services
Series Number
- A4690
Summary
- Series A0453, Record of Deeds; Series A0464, Original Deeds and Title Papers; Series 12945, Miscellaneous Deeds and Title Papers; Series A0451, Original Releases to the State; Series A0480, Indexes and Translations of Dutch Patents; Series A0050, Deeds of Cession and Assorted Documents of Record; and Series A1882, Dutch Land Deeds, are indexed by this series. Land appropriation files held by the Office of General Services are also indexed by this series.
Creator
- New York (State). Division of Science and State Museum
Access Restrictions
- Microfilm is not available for inter-library loan or duplication.
Title
- Location index to releases to the state
Series Number
- A4691
Summary
- This series indexes Series A0451, Original Releases to the State; Series A0464, Original Deeds and Title Papers; Series A0478, Copies of Releases to the State; and Series 12945, Miscellaneous Deeds and Title Papers.
Creator
- New York (State). Division of Science and State Museum
Access Restrictions
- Microfilm is not available for duplication or inter-library loan.
Title
- Grantee index to state patents
Series Number
- A4685
Summary
- This series contains a name index of people who were granted land by the state government of New York after the American Revolution.
Creator
- New York (State). Division of Science and State Museum
Access Restrictions
- Microfilm is not available for duplication or interlibrary loan.