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Displaying 139 Finding Aids
Title
- Writers' Program correspondence and working files of the District 1 supervisor's office
Series Number
- A4190
Summary
- This series contains mostly "field editorial copy" prepared by field workers for several statewide and local projects in District 1 (Clinton, Essex, Franklin, Fulton, Hamilton, Saratoga, Warren, and Washington Counties) including New York: A Guide to the Empire State (published); New York State Encyclopedia; New York State Almanac; Historical Album of New York State; and city guides. Essay topics include: local history; origin of place names; local biography; folklore; historic sites and structures; and natural history. Correspondence clarifies assignment requirements.
Creator
- Writers' Program of the Work Projects Administration in the State of New York
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Writers Program working files of the District 2 supervisor's office
Series Number
- A4191
Summary
- This series mostly contains files of "field editorial copy" prepared by field workers in District 2 (Albany, Columbia, Greene, Rensselaer, Schenectady, Schoharie, and Ulster counties) for statewide and local writing projects such as New York: A Guide to the Empire State (published); Guide to Albany (published); New York State Encyclopedia; and New York State Almanac. Files may contain manuscript drafts of copy on subjects such as local history, biography and events; business and commercial establishments; and historic sites and structures.
Creator
- Writers' Program of the Work Projects Administration in the State of New York
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- State Paleontologist's photographs
Series Number
- B0577
Summary
- These photographs and postcards depict geologic formations; fossil specimens; collection site maps; models and exhibits; charts, texts, diagrams, and illustrations; and portraits of geologists and paleontologists. Many were assembled from State Museum publications.
Creator
- New York State Science Service
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Higher Education Data System data collection forms
Series Number
- B0562
Summary
- The State Education Department serves as data collector for the Federal Higher Education General Information Survey. This series contains statistical reports and information for each public and private institution of higher education in the state. Reports contain data on degrees conferred; enrollment levels; student, faculty, and staff demographics; institutional finances; library collections; projected enrollment, degrees to be granted, staffing, and student tuition; and selected adult education activities.
Creator
- New York (State). Education Department. Bureau of Statistical Services
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Correspondence and working files of the Long Island Office
Series Number
- A4189
Summary
- This series contains administrative and working files of Federal Writers' Project District Number 4 (Long Island). Included are notes, drafts of editorial copy, extracts from primary sources, sketch maps, and correspondence between the district supervisor and field workers or the state director concerning publications in progress such as the New York State Guide, New York State Almanac, and a variety of local guides and planned but apparently never published local guides to Babylon and Hempstead.
Creator
- Writers' Program of the Work Projects Administration in the State of New York
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- District Supervisors' correspondence and administrative files
Series Number
- A4176
Summary
- This series contains correspondence, memorandums, reports, travel orders, supply requisitions, time sheets ("employee depositions") and occasional employment applications ("personnel questionnaires"). These records were used by the district supervisors of the Historical Records Survey and were periodically transferred to the office of the state director. Most correspondence and memorandums in this series are between district supervisors and the state director, field workers, and administrative officials of the Works Progress Administration.
Creator
- Historical Records Survey (N.Y.)
Access Restrictions
- Researchers must agree in writing not to divulge personally identifiable information from personnel related forms found in files (e.g. "Personnel Questionnaire"), before access is granted.
Title
- Correspondence relating to research on the song of the wood pewee
Series Number
- A3157
Summary
- This series consists of correspondence to and from Dr. Wallace Craig concerning his research into the song of the wood pewee. Most of the correspondence is with observers of the wood pewee who sent Craig records of its song. Some song records are included.
Creator
- New York (State). Division of Science and State Museum
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Interview tape recordings and transcripts regarding the 1964-1977 State Education Department doctoral program review
Series Number
- B1658
Summary
- This series consists of cassette tape recordings and typed transcripts of interviews with administrators and employees of the State Education Department, Board of Regents members, and other educators. The interviews were conducted in 1993 by Rose Mary Roy as research for her doctoral dissertation. The general subject of the interviews is the development, procedures, activities, and impact of the Education Department's doctoral program review during the period 1964-1977. Special attention is given to the role of the Board of Regents in developing and guiding the doctoral program review.
Creator
- Roy, R.P.M.
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- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Assistant Commissioner's files relating to the Commissioner's Committee on Museum Resources
Series Number
- B0585
Summary
- The Commissioner's Committee on Museum Resources was established to study museum needs statewide and the feasibility of and requirements for state aid to museums. Questionnaires were sent to museums requesting information on educational services performed. This series consists of meeting minutes, reports, statistical tabulations, mailing lists, and working papers relating to the committee. Statistical tabulations from the questionnaires are included, but not the questionnaires themselves.
Creator
- New York State Museum and Science Service
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Study of impeachment precedents and practices in England and New York State
Series Number
- A3358
Summary
- This series consists of a binder containing a 300-page typed manuscript entitled, "Precedents on Impeachment." The manuscript discusses the "customs, practices and proceedings" of the English Parliament regarding impeachment and reviews the history of New York State constitutional and statutory provisions relating to impeachment. There is no indication of who prepared this work, when, or for what purpose, although it might have been related in some way to Governor William Sulzer's impeachment and removal from office in 1913.
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- New York State Historical Records Survey institution forms
Series Number
- A0137
Summary
- Following the entrance of the United States into World War II, the federal government took steps to safeguard the nation's cultural resources against potential destruction. This series consists of Historical Records Survey forms used to record storage information of institutions in New York State that were custodians of public records, art objects, museum artifacts, books, manuscripts, or other library materials.
Creator
- Historical Records Survey (N.Y.)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Senate Committee on Civil Service comparative appraisals of state civil service positions
Series Number
- 14087
Summary
- This series consists of two bound volumes of "appraisal sheets" used by the Senate Committee on Civil Service in its 1915 investigation of the state civil service system. These pre-printed forms bear the title "Preliminary Report: Comparative Appraisals" and contain side-by-side columns for comparison of existing position/salary schedules with classifications of work done according to standard specifications. Forms are arranged by department or other major administrative division.
Creator
- New York (State). Legislature. Senate. Committee on Civil Service
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- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- State Museum Director's, State Geologist's, and State Paleontologist's lecture files
Series Number
- A3294
Creator
- New York State Museum
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- New York State Committee on Sentencing Guidelines meeting minutes and background reports
Series Number
- 14509
Summary
- This series contains the minutes and "core documents" of Committee meetings. Core documents include, scholarly articles, background and position papers, clippings, draft reports, statistical compilations, and draft legislation. Topics include reduction of sentences based on "good time," crime classification, current sentencing practices, time actually served by convicts, and sentencing practices in other states.
Creator
- New York State Committee on Sentencing Guidelines
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Knox Trail historical marker files
Series Number
- 22354
Summary
- The markers documented in this series were created by a special initiative to commemorate the route that General Henry Knox used to conduct an artillery train and supplies from Fort Ticonderoga to Boston in the winter of 1775-1776. Record types include applications, articles, correspondence, and other records concerning the Knox Trail markers.
Creator
- New York (State). Office of the State Historian
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- New York State Executive Advisory Committee on Sentencing research, hearing, and study files
Series Number
- 12596
Summary
- The Executive Advisory Committee on Sentencing was established by Governor Carey to evaluate the effectiveness of existing laws relating to imprisonment, probation, and parole in achieving sentencing goals, and to study and evaluate alternatives for change. The series consists of meeting agendas and minutes; correspondence; written testimony and testimony given before the committee; consultants' reports; and research materials pertaining to sentencing, parole, probation, and plea bargaining.
Creator
- New York (State). Executive Advisory Committee on Sentencing
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Research correspondence files
Series Number
- B2006
Summary
- This series consists of written inquiries received by the State Archives Researcher Services unit related to the collections of the State Archives and to historical and genealogical research.
Access Restrictions
- Restricted to protect personal privacy.
Title
- Correspondence and lists concerning fossils borrowed, loaned, or exchanged by the State Paleontologist
Series Number
- A4211
Summary
- This series consists of records of fossils borrowed, loaned, or exchanged by the state paleontologist James Hall in the course of his research. Also included are lists of sets of duplicated fossils donated to colleges and secondary schools and correspondence related to the disposition of these sets.
Creator
- New York State Museum of Natural History
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- State Archeologist's Office correspondence files
Series Number
- 15513
Summary
- This series contains the correspondence and memoranda of the State Archeologist. The files of the following individuals are included: Arthur C. Parker, 1906-1924 (assistant in archeology, 1904-1906); Noah Clarke, 1925-1949 (State Archeologist after 1933); William A. Ritchie, 1949-1971; and Robert E. Funk, 1972-1979. Most of the correspondence is with other archeologists or ethnologists, artifact dealers or collectors, members of New York Indian tribes, amateur archeologists, and other private citizens.
Creator
- New York State Museum. Division of Research and Collections
Access Restrictions
- Restricted to protect sensitive archeological site data; pursuant to Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Law Sect. 14.07.1(d) and 9 NYCRR Sect. 427.8.
Title
- New York State Committee on Sentencing Guidelines correspondence and subject files
Series Number
- 14508
Summary
- These files contain correspondence, publications, draft or working documents, unpublished reports, and related material. Correspondence concerns the solicitation of input to the Committee's work, requests for information from the committee, comments on the committee's reports and work, and requests for agency assistance with research, data collection, and data analysis. Publications and reports address such criminal justice topics as determinate sentencing and probation.
Creator
- New York State Committee on Sentencing Guidelines
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.