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Displaying 42 Finding Aids
Title
- Miscellaneous deeds, leases, and releases
Series Number
- A0463
Summary
- This volume contains recorded copies of three partition deeds for Adirondack Forest Preserve Lands owned in common by the state and private parties, executed pursuant to the Laws of 1895, Chapter 273. There is also a deed to the United States for land on Staten Island and accompanying deeds of cession of jurisdiction by the governor to the U.S., made pursuant to the Laws of 1896.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of State
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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.
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
- Harold A. Jerry, Jr. professional papers
Series Number
- B1830
Summary
- This series consists of Harold Jerry's personal copies of records compiled during public service with the Office for Regional Development, the Temporary Commission on the State Court System, the Temporary Study Commission on the Future of the Adirondacks, the Commission on the Adirondacks in the Twenty-First Century, and the Adirondack Highway Council. Records include correspondence; working, policy, and issue papers; press releases; economic and environmental studies; environmental field reports; draft legislation; meeting minutes, summaries, and agendas; budget materials; and clippings.
Creator
- Jerry, Harold A., Jr., 1920-2001
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the 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.)