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Displaying 48 Finding Aids
Title
- Administration Committee and Interpretive Programs Committee monthly agency meeting reports
Series Number
- 21704
Summary
- This series consists of monthly reports, as well as minutes, agendas, and reports, received from relevant Adirondack Park Agency staff or units by the Administration and Interpretive Programs committees.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Transportation. Base Mapping Unit
Title
- Adirondack Park Agency Regulatory Programs Committee monthly agency meeting reports
Series Number
- 21734
Summary
- The Regulatory Programs Division is responsible for review of all projects undertaken in the Adirondack Park that fall within the Adirondack Park Agency's (APA) jurisdiction and for coordinating and administering all permit related activity associated with review of the projects. This series consists of master microfilm copies of reports, draft minutes, agendas, preparatory materials, draft and approved permits, and related material. No use copy of this microfilm is available. Researchers should contact APA for access.
Creator
- New York (State). Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation
Title
- 1980 Winter Olympics security files
Series Number
- 15122
Summary
- Series consists of records related to security operations of the 1980 Winter Olympics, which were held at Lake Placid, New York. The records include reports, manuals, maps of the area, security plans, budget files, emergency disaster plans, search and rescue procedures, communications plans, personnel assignments and slides used in security briefings.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Environmental Conservation. Division of Law Enforcement
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding the access to or use of the material.
Title
- Bear management program subject and correspondence files
Series Number
- B2754
Summary
- This series consists of subject, correspondence, and administrative records regarding bear population tracking and management in regions of New York State including the Allegany State Park, the Catskill Mountains, the Adirondack Mountains, and Western New York.
Creator
- New York (State). Bureau of Wildlife
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Minutes of meetings
Series Number
- 14285
Summary
- This series consists of Adirondack Park Agency (APA) meeting minutes. Records include adopted meeting minutes, as well as committee reports and memoranda submitted at each meeting. Minutes from 1979 forward also include meeting agendas for both the full agency and individual committees within the agency. Records reflect drafting and amending of APA rules and regulations, drafting and amending of public and private land use and development plans, and agency decisions and responses to litigation.
Creator
- Adirondack Park Agency (N.Y.)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Adirondack Park Agency Environmental Enforcement Unit environmental enforcement files
Series Number
- 18842
Summary
- This series consists of complaints, correspondence, memorandums, project-related records, and other materials concerning the investigation and resolution of violations of statutes enforced by the Adirondack Park Agency.
Creator
- Adirondack Park Agency (N.Y.). Operations Division
Access Restrictions
- The State Archives holds only master microfilm of this series. Researchers should contact the Adirondack Park Agency for access to use copies.
Title
- Work diary for Forestport operations and maintenance shop
Series Number
- B1400
Summary
- This series consists of a journal of work activities kept by staff at Forestport, a workshop that operated and repaired reservoirs and feeder canals in the Adirondacks. This record of maintenance activities is particularly useful in understanding and interpreting the historic operations of the reservoirs and waterways. Sites at which work is recorded include the Black River; Nine Mile feeders; Hinckley and Sand Lake dams; Woodhull Lake; North Lake; Trenton Falls; and Boonville.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Transportation. Division of Waterways Maintenance
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Field books of Verplanck Colvin for the Adirondack Survey
Series Number
- B1406
Summary
- This series consists of field books created by Verplanck Colvin during his survey of the Adirondack region. The volumes are made up predominantly of survey notes and sketches. Many also contain additional notes, topographical sketches, and letters. Indexes, legends, and conversion tables are also frequently found. Series includes a distinct subset known as the "T" volumes that consist of surveys conducted using a theodolite survey instrument.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Environmental Conservation. Bureau of Real Property
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Civilian Conservation Corps camp and personnel files
Series Number
- A3268
Summary
- Following passage of the Emergency Conservation Work Act in 1933, the federal government recruited and trained unemployed men ages seventeen to twenty-eight to develop forest lands and parks. In New York, the program commonly and later officially known as the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) focused on recreation, fishery, forestry, and pest control projects. The series consists of correspondence, reports, work plans, general orders, work applications, and personnel files related to New York's CCC camps.
Creator
- New York (State). Conservation Department
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Adirondack Mountain Authority legal and administrative files
Series Number
- 11263
Summary
- The series consists primarily of legal and administrative files dealing with the two major recreational ski areas in Warren (Gore Mountain) and Essex (Whiteface Mountain) counties. The authority worked closely with the Conservation Department, and the records relate to the authority's continuation of development begun under preceding authorities and commissions and new development financed by a succession of legislative appropriations.
Creator
- New York (State). Adirondack Mountain Authority
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
New York State Department of Transportation Map Information Unit Index Maps and Aerial Photo Indices
Title
- Index maps and aerial photo indices
Series Number
- B2314
Summary
- This series consists of map and photographic print indexes created or collected by the Department of Transportation and its predecessor agencies. Although many of the projects associated with this series are identified, none of the records indexed by the series are held by the New York State Archives. Record types chiefly consist of aerial photographs and annotated maps showing flight paths and numbers identifying photographs taken at each point in the flight.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Transportation. Map Information Unit
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Hudson River-Black River Regulating District archived websites
Series Number
- B2116
Summary
- This series consists of archival copies of the publicly accessible website of the Hudson River-Black River Regulating District.
Creator
- Hudson River-Black River Regulating District (N.Y.)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Adirondack Park Agency (N.Y.) project files
Series Number
- 14286
Summary
- These files document the Adirondack Park Agency's function of implementing the Adirondack Park Land Use and Development Plan through evaluation of proposed development projects. Many such projects, including the Loon Lake Estates project, had a significant environmental impact beyond their immediate area. The files contain correspondence, maps, plans, permits, hearing records, press clippings, deeds, public comments, administrative decisions and rulings, inspection reports, and litigation documents. Also included are photographs depicting sites being considered for and at various stages of development.
Creator
- Adirondack Park Agency (N.Y.)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- State land overlay maps
Series Number
- B2274
Summary
- This series consists of overlay maps corresponding to United States Geological Survey (USGS) quadrangle maps showing locations of state lands in the Adirondack region (mostly eastern Adirondacks). The maps also depict survey patents. Maps are 1:24,000 scale and contain extensive pencil and color-coded notations and additions. Some camera negatives are included.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Transportation. Map Information Unit
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Adirondack Park Agency Planning Division administrative files of the Temporary Study Commission on the Future of the Adirondacks
Series Number
- 18876
Summary
- This series consists of transcripts of public hearings held by the Temporary Study Commission on the Future of the Adirondacks. Copies of these transcripts are also contained in Series 18880, Administrative Files on Establishment and Early Planning of the Adirondack Park Agency.
Creator
- Adirondack Park Agency (N.Y.). Planning Division
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Adirondack Park Agency Regulatory Programs Division project files
Series Number
- 16573
Summary
- The Adirondack Park Agency (APA) is responsible for insuring that all building in the Park is compatible with the natural character of the land, and has a minimum adverse affect on the environment. The Operations Division, now the Regulatory Programs Division, is responsible for the review of all projects undertaken in the Adirondack Park that fall within the APA's jurisdiction and for coordinating and administering all permit related activity associated with the review of the projects.
Creator
- New York (State). Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Adirondack Park Agency Office of Counsel Legal Affairs Committee monthly agency meeting reports
Series Number
- 21731
Summary
- This series consists of correspondence, memorandums, legal opinions, legal guidance, committee reports, meeting agendas, status reports, preparatory materials, and related printed materials received and created by the Adirondack Park Agency's Legal Affairs Committee. Series consists of master negative microfilm only. No use copy is available. Researchers should contact the Adirondack Park Agency (APA) for access to use copies.
Creator
- Adirondack Park Agency (N.Y.). Office of Counsel
Title
- Enforcement Committee monthly agency meeting reports
Series Number
- 21730
Summary
- The Environmental Enforcement Unit responsibilities include accurate interpretation and enforcement of statutes administered by the Adirondack Park Agency (APA); legal advice and assistance to the agency staff; enforcement of environmental acts; and providing technical assistance and expertise to the Planning Operations Division. This series consists of microfilm copies of Enforcement Committee reports, settlement agreements, status reports, meeting agendas, draft minutes, preparatory materials, and related printed material. Series consists of master negative film only. Researchers should contact APA for use copy.
Creator
- Adirondack Park Agency (N.Y.). Environmental Enforcement Unit
Title
- Chronological correspondence files
Series Number
- 18851
Summary
- This series consists of chronological correspondence files compiled and maintained by the office of the Executive Director of the Adirondack Park Agency (APA). Within the series there are files created directly by the executive director and files created by the agency's chief legal counsel. Records consist predominantly of copies of outgoing correspondence and attachments directed to other state agencies, local and regional environmental groups, and private citizens as well as copies of memoranda addressed to agency members and staff. Also included are meeting materials, agendas, and minutes; legal documents; agency resolutions; budget materials; draft reports and studies; annual reports; proposed legislation and related memoranda; executive orders; permit and variance applications, notices of public hearings, variance and project review minutes, proposed Adirondack Park Land Use and Development Plan map amendments, and agency orders; and clippings of newspaper and journal articles.
Creator
- Adirondack Park Agency (N.Y.). Executive Director's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- State Land Committee monthly agency meeting reports
Series Number
- 21752
Summary
- The Land Planning Division maintains, revises, and amends the Adirondack Park Land Use and Development Plan Map. This series consists of draft minutes, status reports, meeting agendas, staff recommendations, resolutions, and preparatory materials relating to the State Land Master Plan which are provided to the Adirondack Park Agency commissioners for their review.
Creator
- Adirondack Park Agency (N.Y.). Planning Division
Access Restrictions
- The State Archives holds master negative microfilm only. No use copy is available. Researchers should contact Adirondack Park Agency for access.