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Displaying 134 Finding Aids
Title
- State Comptroller's Office incoming correspondence
Series Number
- A0847
Summary
- These documents include correspondence to the auditor general concerning accounts of civil and military officials; an abstract of sales made by the commissioners of forfeiture of the Western District (no names of property owners given); and a return of money received by officers and soldiers of a corps of invalids (veterans disabled due to military service).
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Applications and correspondence relating to liquor licenses for steamboats and railroad cars
Series Number
- A1224
Summary
- This series consists of correspondence, licenses, applications, reports and memoranda concerning the issuance and violations of liquor licenses issued to steamboats and railroad passenger cars by the Comptroller's Office. Most records concern the receipt of applications and memoranda dealing with legal questions and violations of liquor law. Liquor license applications include the name(s) of the vessel(s), amount paid, and expiration date of license and location of the company.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Department of Civil Service Merit System Affirmative Action Office subject, correspondence and project files
Series Number
- B0546
Summary
- The Merit System Affirmative Action Office was established by the Department of Civil Service in 1977 to serve as a liaison among state and public agencies concerned with equal opportunity, to handle discrimination complaints and to monitor the affirmative action programs of all state agencies. The records in this series, created by the Office's director and her staff, include reports, policy and procedure documents, minutes, correspondence and memoranda and discrimination complaints. The records reveal the impact of State laws and public policy on ethnic minorities.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Civil Service. Merit System Affirmative Action Office
Access Restrictions
- Researchers shall not reveal names of individuals involved in complaints and grievances for 30 years after creation of records.
Title
- Annual financial statements of cooperative fire insurance companies
Series Number
- B1301
Summary
- By law, every corporation in the business of insurance must file an annual financial statement. This series consists of annual financial statements of cooperative fire insurance companies doing business on the assessment or advance premium plans. Statements contain a list of the officers and directors of the corporation and a summary of the corporation's financial affairs for the fiscal year ending December 31. The financial summary includes income, disbursements, assets and liabilities.
Creator
- New York (State). Insurance Department
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Annual reports of hospitals
Series Number
- A1981
Summary
- These financial and statistical reports were submitted annually to the Board by every hospital in the State. Each report provides information on property and investment value, indebtedness, and cash on hand, as well as statistics on patients treated, vaccinations, prescriptions, and visits made.
Creator
- New York (State). State Board of Charities
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Wildlife Management and Pathology audiovisual records
Series Number
- B2755
Summary
- This series contains the audiovisual records of the program areas of wildlife management and pathology. Records consists of a variety of formats including audio cassettes, VHS and U-matic videotapes, 16 mm film, and 8 mm videocassettes. Topics include animal reintroductions and sittings; diseases in animals including rabies and the West Nile Virus; environmental conditions in dumps and landfills; and footage of a variety of animals including bats, deer, bears, moose, and wood rats.
Creator
- New York (State). Bureau of Wildlife
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Legal documentation relating to land from County Clerks
Series Number
- B1187
Summary
- The bulk of this series consists of documents from county clerks' offices that note various mortgages, land records, and U.S. Deposit Funds. Most of these documents have official seals and are stamped as "received by the New York State Comptroller's Office."
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Register of fires investigated
Series Number
- A4262
Summary
- This series consists of a register of fires investigated. Included are extracts of letters, most addressed to Thomas J. Ahearn, State Fire Marshal, recommending that a case be closed or stay open pending further investigation. The volume includes an alphabetic name index to person or business that experienced a fire or to the attorney or agent investigating it.
Creator
- New York (State). Fire Marshal
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Notices of local assessments of state property for local improvements
Series Number
- A1341
Summary
- By a law of 1894, a person, body, or board in a locality was authorized to assess lands for local improvements and file a written notice with the comptroller. These notices were then audited by the comptroller and paid out through the treasurer. These records consist of notices of local assessments on state property made for the purpose of local improvements on state land.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office. Land Tax Bureau
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- List of companies chartered in New York State
Series Number
- A1291
Summary
- Corporations were individually chartered by acts of the legislature. This series is a list of companies chartered in New York State. Information is given on title of company; date of charter; limitation; location; amount of capital; and object (e.g. a marine insurance co). The index lists 14 categories of manufacturing companies.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Financial and administrative records of canals
Series Number
- A0819
Summary
- These records document the operation of canals, including: rough tallies of cargo loaded on canal boat "Sovereign" at various ports; auditor's warrants for payments from Canal Fund through the Manhattan Company; and section contracts for enlargement of the Cayuga and Seneca canal, 1859; inventory of furniture in possession of collector of canal tolls at Lockport, 1866; and statements of publication of notices by Commissioners of the Canal fund.
Creator
- New York (State). Canal Commissioners
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Charities regulation reference file
Series Number
- A3257
Summary
- This series contains reference copies of laws and regulations concerning the Board of Charities and the institutions under its supervision. Included are a copy of the 1927 amended State Charities Law, "Rules for the Control of State Institutions in the Department of Charities" and "Revised By-Laws of the State Agricultural and Industrial School" which lays out the powers and duties of the Board of Visitors, institution officers, Board of Classification, and standing committees as well as the classification of boys and parole of boys.
Creator
- New York (State). State Board of Charities
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Incoming correspondence relating to canals
Series Number
- A1440
Summary
- Letters mostly concern canal contracts, tolls, bonds, and other financial matters and the petitions request that individuals be appointed to jobs in the canal system. Also included are letters complaining about the condition of the canals or the performance of canal employees.
Creator
- New York (State). Canal Commissioners
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Outgoing correspondence relating to tax searches
Series Number
- A1326
Summary
- The Comptroller was responsible for selling land for payment of delinquent taxes. These records were apparently used in conducting tax searches for various individual title companies and lawyers. Each letters lists any taxes and tax sales and associated dates for the specific plot of land for which the request was submitted. Tax records that these letters relate to are readily apparent in State Archives holdings.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Canal Board sample form book compiled by Canal Department
Series Number
- A1088
Summary
- This series of sample forms includes circular letters from the Canal Department to Superintendents of Canal Repairs and to Collectors of Canal Tolls and resolutions of the Canal Board regarding routine maintenance of the canal and other canal business.
Creator
- New York (State). Canal Board
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
New York State Superintendent of Public Works Expense Records and Receipts from Granting Ice Permits
Title
- Expense records and receipts from granting ice permits
Series Number
- B0335
Summary
- This series contains receipts and other financial records related to the granting of ice permits on canals in the Eastern Division of the canal system. The volume includes receipts for payments from individuals and businesses to which the Superintendent of Public Works granted permits to cut ice from canals and waterways. Also included are records of expenses for surveying the canals.
Creator
- New York (State). Superintendent of Public Works
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Complaint register
Series Number
- A4251
Summary
- The Fire Marshal kept a record of complaints filed by people reporting dangerous conditions in various buildings. This series consists of a register of complaints of dangerous conditions in various buildings. Information includes complaint number; date complaint filed; locality; owner or occupant of premises; address; classification of inspector and inspector's recommendations; action taken by the state Fire Marshal; and, when necessary, number of violation.
Creator
- New York (State). Fire Marshal
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Register of inspections
Series Number
- A4254
Summary
- This series consists of a register of inspections relating to violations. Included are the inspector's initials; date inspection report was received; city or village; owner; classification (whether business or residence); address; date of inspection; and date violation was issued.
Creator
- New York (State). Fire Marshal
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Correspondence relating to state hospital code
Series Number
- A0783
Summary
- This series consists of correspondence, memorandums, and some printed material relating to the first State Hospital Code, promulgated by the Department of Health in 1969, and revisions of the code since that time. The code consolidated, revised, and expanded existing rules and regulations concerning hospital construction, inspection, certification, and reporting systems. The series consists of several folders of general correspondence and memorandums about the code as well as folders for each section and sub-section of the code.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Health
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Joint Commission on Public Ethics archived websites
Series Number
- B2043
Summary
- This series consists of archival copies of the publicly accessible websites of the Joint Commission on Public Ethics and its predecessor entities, the Temporary State Commission on Lobbying, the State Ethics Commission, and the Commission on Public Integrity.
Creator
- New York (State). Joint Commission on Public Ethics
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.