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Title

Proceedings and financial statements regarding the improvement of the Hudson River

Series Number

B0375

Summary

This series consists of proceedings, financial statements, and correspondence of the Board of Commissioners appointed for the improvement of the Hudson River.

Creator

• New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor

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Title

Correspondence and reports concerning vocational teacher training and certification

Series Number

A3224

Summary

This series contains correspondence, memorandums, reports, and lists concerning vocational teacher training and certification. Much of the material consists of lists of teachers, librarians, nurses, and health teachers approved by the Education Department in fulfillment of school districts' quotas for specialized teachers required for the districts to receive special state aid. Also included is information on: certification of teachers of the handicapped; entrance requirements for colleges with home economics programs; home economics curricula; and training of home economics teachers.

Creator

• New York (State). Education Department. Teacher Training and Certification Bureau

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

Title

Transcripts of minutes of meetings of the Board of Regents

Series Number

B1057

Creator

• University of the State of New York. President of the University and Commissioner of Education

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Title

Directives to the Superintendent

Series Number

A3069

Summary

This series consists of correspondence concerning policies, methods and procedures, regulations, and provisions of state and federal laws relating to the financial administration of the State Agricultural and Industrial School. Most correspondence is from state and federal agencies directing the superintendent to follow or be aware of rules or procedures for activities such as ordering supplies; approving expenditures; administration of contracts; equipment depreciation and building construction and repair payments. Also included are state or federal laws and lists of appropriations.

Creator

• New York (State). State Agricultural and Industrial School

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

Title

Official orders

Series Number

11074

Summary

This series consists of official orders issued by various predecessor departments, divisions, and bureaus of the present State Department of Transportation. The bulk of the series consists of official orders of the State Commission of Highways pertaining to the repair, maintenance, and construction of county and state highways and bridges. Orders also relate to permits, plans, resolutions, and bids associated with these infrastructures, as well as appropriations, agreements, contracts, appointments, grade crossing eliminations, and salary increases.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of Public Works. Division of Counsel

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Title

Education Department commissioner's history file

Series Number

B0460

Summary

This series includes memoranda, correspondence, press releases, and reports, most of which were sent by the commissioner to Education Department administrators and staff members, members of the Board of Regents, local school officials, and state and national legislators. Series also contains Regents' statements and position papers, commissioner's statements, press releases, published reports, copies of legislation, and news clippings.

Creator

• New York (State). Education Department. Commissioner's Office

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

Title

Letter book

Series Number

A4133

Summary

This volume contains mainly outgoing correspondence from the Inspector General's Office. There are also special and general orders, some incoming correspondence, and reports directed to or issued by the Inspector General's Office. Of particular concern was the inspection of armories, arsenals, and military storehouses; the inspection of military property issued to National Guard units; and the auditing of accounts. This letter book pertains to matters dealing with the state's National Guard rather than volunteer units raised during the Civil War.

Creator

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

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Title

Board of Railroad Commissioners minutes of meetings

Series Number

B0296

Summary

This series consists of original minutes of meetings of the New York State Board of Railroad Commissioners. The minutes document recommendations and decisions made and actions taken by the board. Subjects dealt with by the minutes include complaints regarding discrimination in rates of freight; excessive passenger and freight rates; insufficient accommodations; dangerous crossings; violations of contracts; competition between railways and waterways; inspection of railways; investigation of accidents; promotion of safety procedures; and legislation to promote and regulate railways.

Creator

• New York (State). Board of Railroad Commissioners

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Title

Employee relations formal communication records

Series Number

11696

Summary

This series contains memorandums that were distributed from Human Resources Management to various individuals and units throughout the Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities. These memorandums pertain to important employee relations topics including unions and contracts, military leave, pay and negotiations, and fiscal years.

Creator

• New York (State). Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities

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Title

General legislative orders

Series Number

A0396

Summary

The series is a volume used for tracking the progress of legislative bills. Beneath printed headers, handwritten entries appear for general order number; printed bill number; introduction number; title of the act; when legislation was referred to the Committee of the Whole; and when passed, or other disposition of the bill.

Creator

• New York (State). Legislature. Senate. Clerk of the Senate

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Title

Subject files relating to the Eleanor Roosevelt Centennial Commission

Series Number

B1003

Summary

The Eleanor Roosevelt Centennial Commission was the prime organizer of nationwide observance in honor of Eleanor Roosevelt. Activities included conferences, symposiums, lectures, film series, concerts, radio programs, parades, balls, contests, exhibitions, luncheons, dinners, and a commemorative postage stamp and poster. Files contain minutes, regulations, expenses, press releases, correspondence, pamphlets, calendars of events, clippings, loan agreements, journal articles, and other materials needed for the successful undertaking of the centennial.

Creator

• New York (State). Office of Special Projects. Executive Director's Office

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Personal and employment histories of Western Division employees

Series Number

B0683

Summary

This single volume contains employment appointment history, educational background information, and prior work experience of employees involved in construction and maintenance of the Western Division of the Erie Canal. Entries are included for engineers, rodmen; chainmen; levelers; and laborers. Data provided includes employee date of birth; age at time of first appointment; date of each appointment, along with job title and daily wage rate; leaves of absence (generally separation dates, including reason for separation); and an abstract of the employee's education and work experience.

Creator

• New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor

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Title

Register of Advance-in-grade certificates issued to secondary schools

Series Number

14310

Summary

These certificates were issued when schools advanced or lowered their grading sequence. The approved grading sequence determined a school's official designation as a junior high, middle high, or high school. Information for each certificate includes school name, location, new grading sequence, former grading sequence, and occasionally the school principal's name.

Creator

• New York (State). Education Department. Bureau of Secondary School Supervision

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Title

Direction and supervision of facilities records

Series Number

B2530

Summary

This series consists of long range plans, correspondence, memorandums, minutes of mandated committees, reports, and Board of Visitors materials with regard to the operation of facilities for people with mental disabilities. Also included are surveys of some of the facilities.

Creator

• New York (State). Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities

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Title

Registers of distribution of expenses to engineers employed on the Western Division of the Barge Canal

Series Number

B0694

Summary

This series consists of two volumes of registers documenting the distribution of expenses to engineers employed on the Western Division of the Barge Canal. Funds were disbursed monthly and the registers include the name of each engineer, the total amount each engineer was paid, the date that the check was written, check number, and comments (certain checks only).

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Title

State Engineer and Surveyor weekly employee reports

Series Number

B0680

Summary

These reports were compiled by the office of the Western Division Engineer (Rochester) in accordance with Chapter 354 of the Laws of 1883, which required state government offices to keep "proper comparative records of the efficiency, punctuality, attention and general good conduct" of their employees. Each employee is rated on a 1-5 scale, with "5" being the highest, according to these measures of conduct. A few reports also include narrative comments.

Creator

• New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor

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Title

Meeting proceedings

Series Number

B0297

Summary

This series consists of meeting proceedings of the Transit Commission who oversaw all activities involving rapid transit in New York City, specifically private transit facilities. Subjects include applications by railroad companies for determining the elimination or alteration of certain grade crossings; certificates for laying additional tracks; orders extending time for issuance of bonds; or other matters.

Creator

• New York (State). Transit Commission

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Joint Legislative Committee on Charitable and Philanthropic Agencies and Organizations report

Series Number

A0181

Summary

This is the second report produced by the Joint Legislative Committee on Charitable and Philanthropic Agencies and Organizations. It focused on clandestine communist influence in charitable organizations. The Civil Rights Congress and the American Committee for the Protection of Foreign Born were analyzed as examples.

Creator

• New York (State). Legislature. Joint Legislative Committee on Charitable and Philanthropic Agencies and Organizations

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Title

Monthly time books for work done on the Western Division of the Barge Canal

Series Number

B0693

Summary

This series consists of time books documenting expenditures for labor and materials used in fulfillment of contracts to adapt the Genesee River for use as a spur from the Barge Canal to Rochester, New York. Information usually includes dates, location and description of work performed; names and/or duties of employees; and amounts paid. Also included are field books of rock soundings data and contractor estimates for highway improvements in the Monroe County area.

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Title

Hospital certification and oversight files

Series Number

A0792

Summary

The commissioner of health is responsible for the development and administration of the state's policy with respect to hospital and related services, including inquiry into the operation of hospitals and periodic inspections of facilities, as well as the authority to approve and revoke hospital operating certificates. This series consists of such certification and oversight files for each hospital in the state and the results of a hospital management assessment survey conducted in 1975.

Creator

• New York (State). Executive Department

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