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Displaying 48 Finding Aids
Title
- Adirondack Park land use planning county maps
Series Number
- A3318
Summary
- The series consists of maps produced by the Adirondack Park Agency for the Adirondack Park Land Use and Development Plan of 1973. The maps consist of a printed base map of each county (sometimes done in sections) prepared by the Office of Planning Services, with an attached plastic film overlay in colors representing the various land use classifications. Additionally, wilderness areas and "primitive areas" are represented.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of State
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Usage Restrictions
- Use under supervision or with assistance of archivist due to fragile condition of the plastic film overlays.
Title
- Pre-existing subdivision files
Series Number
- 18861
Summary
- This files in this series are created by the Adirondack Park Agency Counsel's Office in the process of determining whether or not property subdivisions are pre-existing and thus exempt from land use or development permit requirements. Files include correspondence; memoranda; copies of maps, plans, and deeds; sketch maps; copies of permit applications; land title documentation; background research materials; and copies of final determinations.
Creator
- Adirondack Park Agency (N.Y.). Office of Counsel
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Commission on the Adirondacks in the Twenty First Century subject, correspondence, and meeting files
Series Number
- 16290
Summary
- This series documents the Commission's study of the Adirondack Park economy, the Adirondack Forest Preserve, private and state land management, and subdivision and development trends. Records include subject files; correspondence; audio tapes of commission meetings; copies of public meeting presentations; audio tapes of public meetings; and copies of consultants' reports on such issues as forest preserve management, outdoor recreation, the role of nonprofit third parties in land acquisition, and the history of private land use regulation in the Adirondack Park.
Creator
- New York (State). Commission on the Adirondacks in the Twenty-First Century
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Railroad fire map
Series Number
- B1774
Summary
- The Conservation Commission was charged with creating fire districts and appointing forest rangers to oversee each district. This map of the Adirondack Forest and Adjoining Territory indicates the location and extent of fires caused by locomotives. Locomotives' coal burning engines were blamed in 1913 for causing sixty fires in the Adirondacks that destroyed over two hundred acres.
Creator
- New York (State). Conservation Commission
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Park Ecology Committee monthly agency meeting reports
Series Number
- 21750
Summary
- This series from the Resource Analysis Unit consists of monthly reports, minutes, agendas, and reports received from Adirondack Park Agency staff or units by the Park Ecology Committee.
Creator
- Suffolk Psychiatric Center (N.Y.)
Title
- Park Policy and Planning Committee monthly agency meeting reports
Series Number
- 21753
Summary
- The Planning Division maintains, revises, and amends the Adirondack Park Land Use and Development Plan Map. This series consists of microfilm copies of materials relating to the State Land Master Plan, which are provided to Adirondack Park Agency commissioners for their review. Records include Park Policy and Planning Committee reports, meeting agendas, staff recommendations, resolutions, and other preparatory materials.
Creator
- Adirondack Park Agency (N.Y.). Environmental Enforcement Unit
Title
- Chairman's subject and correspondence files
Series Number
- 18855
Summary
- The series consists of the files of the executive director of the Adirondack Park Agency, who is responsible for the agency's overall administration, including oversight of the Adirondack Park Private Land Use and Development Plan, the State Land Master Plan, and various mandates to protect the Park and enhance economic development for its residents. Since 1988 the executive director has also been fulfilling duties of the APA counsel's office.
Creator
- Adirondack Park Agency (N.Y.). Executive Director's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Verplanck Colvin maps of the Adirondack wilderness
Series Number
- B1405
Summary
- Verplanck Colvin and his field assistants created this series using the field notes they compiled during their survey of the Adirondack wilderness of New York. The majority of the maps are topographical or cadastral maps and typically show elements of the natural and built environment (such as lakes, rivers, ponds, mountains, roads, and railroads) as well as names of property owners, lot numbers, and pertinent landmarks used in land surveying.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Environmental Conservation. Bureau of Real Property
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Adirondack Park Agency (N.Y.) Planning Division central files
Series Number
- 21756
Summary
- The Adirondack Park Agency's Planning Division's responsibilities include administering and maintaining the State Land Master Plan; identifying and developing Adirondack Park policy; and long-range planning and policy development. Topics addressed in the files include rivers, wetlands, Adirondack Park interest groups, State Environmental Quality Review law, the Park's 1992 centennial, regional planning programs, map amendment policy, river basins, hamlet studies, acid rain, hydro-power, mapping, soils, and forestry.
Creator
- Adirondack Park Agency (N.Y.). Planning Division
Access Restrictions
- This series consists of master negative copies of microfilm only. No use copies are available at the State Archives. Researchers should contact the Adirondack Park Agency for access to use copies.
Title
- Adirondack Park Agency archived websites
Series Number
- B2045
Summary
- This series consists of archival copies of the publicly accessible websites of the Adirondack Park Agency.
Creator
- Adirondack Park Agency (N.Y.)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Bill files
Series Number
- L0237
Summary
- These files were compiled under the leadership of Bernard C. Smith, one of the State's principal architects of major legislation in the areas of environmental protection, conservation, and recreation. Files include legislation and supporting memoranda of virtually all aspects of environmental law, including land, air, and water resource management and protection; wildlife conservation; and regulation and enhancement of outdoor recreation.
Creator
- New York (State). Legislature. Senate. Committee on Conservation and Recreation
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Advertising portfolio of state tourism promotions during 1939 World's Fair
Series Number
- A3324
Summary
- This series consists of materials prepared for the Bureau of State Publicity by the Barlow Advertising Agency of Syracuse to promote nationwide attendance of the World's Fair of 1939-1940, specifically to encourage out-of-state travel to and from the fair through New York State rather than through Pennsylvania. The series includes maps, proofs of newspaper and magazine advertisements, scripts of radio advertising interviews, and copies of newsletters to legislators on the progress of the campaign.
Creator
- New York (State). Bureau of State Publicity
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Applications to redeem property from tax sales
Series Number
- B0847
Summary
- This series contains applications by occupants or mortgagees of non-resident lands sold for unpaid taxes, seeking to redeem lands from sale upon payment of taxes. Most documents are affidavits of occupancy, giving detailed information on how long the occupant occupied the land and its use (usually farming or lumbering). Also included are affidavits of mortgagees stating why they are interested in the property. Documents provide county and a description of the lands redeemed.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Conservation Commission recommendations to the Commissioners of the Land Office on land purchases for new state parks
Series Number
- A1346
Summary
- This series consists of resumes summarizing transactions, recommendations, and appraisals of lands for potential purchase for new state parks. Once approved, the State Comptroller could issue bonds or warrants for payment. Records include a memorandum outlining the procedure to acquire new state park land; information on location and ownership of land considered for purchase; purchase cost; description; estimated valuations; recommended purchase price; types of timber on the land; and a procedural statement on the valuation of forest lands and approval date.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office. Land Tax Bureau
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Interpretive Committee monthly agency meeting reports
Series Number
- 21899
Summary
- The Interpretive Programs Division administers the two Visitor Interpretive Centers in the Park located in Paul Smiths and Newcomb. This series documents the Interpretive Committee's oversight of the educational and interpretive aspects of agency operations. Records include reports made by the committee to the full Commission and other documents referenced in the Commission and committee minutes.
Title
- Local Government Services Committee monthly agency meeting reports
Series Number
- 21754
Summary
- This series consists of draft minutes, program reports, meeting agendas, resolutions, amendments, and preparatory materials that relate to the Adirondack Park Agency Local Government Services Committee and its review of local land use in the park. These records are provided to the Adirondack Park Agency Commissioners for their review.
Creator
- Adirondack Park Agency (N.Y.). Environmental Enforcement Unit
Title
- Department of Economic Development tourism photographs
Series Number
- 19125
Summary
- This series consists of color slides, black and white prints, and black and white negatives created to supplement the Department of Economic Development's tourism promotional programs. Most depict outdoor landscapes, scenic areas, cultural activities, historic sites, land and water recreation, sports, industrial tours, fairs, expositions, buildings, and cityscapes.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Economic Development. Bureau of Media Services. Photo Unit
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Adirondack and Catskill Forest Preserves land purchase journal
Series Number
- B1889
Summary
- This series consists of one volume which documents purchases of privately owned land by New York State for inclusion in the Adirondack and Catskill Forest Preserves. Information for each purchase includes date of deed, certificate number, grantor, description and location of land, acres, consideration (amount paid), and date of payment.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office. Land Tax Bureau
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Adirondack Park Agency Planning Division map amendments files
Series Number
- 19507
Summary
- The Adirondack Park Agency Planning Division maintains, revises, and amends the Adirondack Park Land Use and Development Plan Map. This series consists of correspondence, memorandums, environmental impact statements, positive and negative declarations, maps, narrative descriptions of map amendments, deeds and other instruments of title, background research materials, copies of resolutions, and related records concerning the amendment of the Adirondack Park Land Use and Development Plan Map.
Creator
- Adirondack Park Agency (N.Y.). Environmental Enforcement Unit
Access Restrictions
- Series consists of master negative microfilm only. No public use copy is available. Researchers should contact the Adirondack Park Agency for access to use copies.
Title
- Economic Affairs Committee monthly agency meeting reports
Series Number
- 21701
Summary
- The Economic Services Unit provides oversight relating to economic development planning in the Adirondack Park, as well as economic and fiscal impact analysis. The records document the Economic Affairs Committee's function in assisting to develop the agency's policies toward economic developers and the business community. Records include reports made by the committee to the full agency and other documents referenced in the agency and committee minutes.
Creator
- Tri-State Regional Planning Commission