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Displaying 35 Finding Aids
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 Directors' correspondence and reports files
Series Number
- A4188
Summary
- This series contains administrative files of the State Director of the Federal Writers' Project mostly from District Number 2 (Albany, Rensselaer, Greene, and Ulster Counties). Records include correspondence about administrative issues; WPA personnel record forms which include name, address family members, educational and work history; and daily time reports for the Troy office.
Creator
- Writers' Program of the Work Projects Administration in the State of New York
Access Restrictions
- Personnel Record Forms are restricted to protect personal privacy for55 years after creation of form.
Title
- Criminal case documents
Series Number
- J2011
Summary
- This series consists of documents filed in criminal cases heard and decided by the justices of the Supreme Court of Judicature in their capacity as judges of the Court of Oyer and Terminer in Albany County. Documents include writs of venire facias juratores, commanding the sheriff to empanel a jury; bills of indictment by the grand jury; recognizances of bail for the appearance of defendants and witnesses; records of conviction; and a few other documents of uncertain origin.
Creator
- New York (State). Supreme Court of Judicature (Albany)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Tax lists and assessment rolls
Series Number
- A1201
Summary
- This series contains lists of persons upon whom real and/or personal property taxes were levied in response to State tax legislation passed in 1779, 1786, 1787, and 1788. All of the tax lists in the series pertain to districts within Albany County. Lists vary slightly in format from year to year and even within the same year. All, however, feature the names of persons taxed in each district, in no discernible order, and the total amount of taxes owed by each person.
Creator
- New York (State). Treasurer's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this series.
Title
- Albany-Schenectady-Schoharie Board of Cooperative Educational Services District Superintendent of Schools records
Series Number
- A3370
Summary
- Microfilmed records include statistical, fiscal, legal, publicity, and other records relating to school districts in the constituent counties. Most of the documents relate to the district superintendent's function as representative and agent of the State Commissioner of Education. Records include annual financial and statistical reports; Communications Director's news files; District Superintendent's administrative office files; annual and statistical reports; component school district case files; certificates of apportionment of public school monies; teacher certificates; records of reorganization; and public employee contract negotiation files.
Creator
- Albany-Schenectady-Schoharie Board of Cooperative Educational Services (N.Y.) District Superintendent of Schools
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Capital District Transportation Authority archived websites
Series Number
- B2060
Summary
- This series consists of archival copies of the publicly accessible websites of the Capital District Transportation Authority.
Creator
- Capital District Transportation Authority (N.Y.)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- State Wildlife Pathologist site investigation files
Series Number
- B2668
Summary
- This series consists of environmental site investigations conducted by State Wildlife Pathologist, Ward Stone. Investigations relate to a wide variety of environmental issues and sites. Records include correspondence, email, memorandums, toxicology reports and data sheets, contracted test results, maps, specimen chain of custody sheets, newspaper clippings, and color photographs and 35mm slides.
Creator
- New York (State). Bureau of Wildlife
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Blueprint plans, drawings, and specifications for improvements to state and municipal jails, penitentiaries, and public buildings
Series Number
- A3317
Summary
- This series consists of blueprints of city and county penal facilities prepared by municipal architects and departments of correction and submitted to the State Commission of Prisons for approval. Records include building plans, details, sections, and specifications for police stations, city jails, jail portions of office buildings, and county penitentiaries.
Creator
- New York (State). State Commission of Correction
Access Restrictions
- Documents relating to existing correctional facilities and other facilities may be withheld under FOIL sect. 87.2(f) ("if disclosed could endanger the life or safety of any person").
- Restricted: Certain items are extremely fragile. Use under supervision or with assistance of archivist due to fragile condition.
Title
- South Colonie Central School District school tax rolls
Series Number
- A4721
Summary
- Types of records in this series include account books, tax rolls, and tax collection and enforcement records for various municipalities served by South Colonie Central School District.
Creator
- South Colonie Central School District (N.Y.)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Voorheesville Public Library records
Series Number
- A4665
Summary
- This series consists of microfilmed records of the Town of New Scotland and the Village of Voorheesville, collected by the Voorheesville Public Library. New Scotland town records include town board meeting minutes (1962-1977) and final tax assessment rolls (1958-1997). Voorheesville village records include tax assessment rolls (1922-1998), village board meeting minutes (1899-1998), and fire department meeting minutes.
Creator
- Voorheesville Public Library (N.Y.)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Abstracts of sales of lands for unpaid quit rents, road and marsh taxes, and U.S. Direct Tax
Series Number
- B1621
Summary
- The United States government levied a direct property tax in 1798, for which the state administered delinquent accounts. The tax-sale of 1808 was conducted for instances of nonpayment of the U.S. direct tax. This series consists of brief typewritten abstracts of information concerning unpaid quit rents, road and marsh taxes, and direct taxes.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Military returns, Albany County
Series Number
- A0239
Summary
- These are primarily inspection returns and muster rolls of militia units in Albany County after the Revolutionary War. Also included are: copy of orders to Captain Jacob Lansing (1781) and account of expenses (1783); and bills on account of Captain Abraham Verplank (1783).
Creator
- New York (State). Adjutant General's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Typescript of cooperative South Mall construction project agreement
Series Number
- A3321
Summary
- This is an original typescript of an agreement among New York State, Albany County, and the City of Albany to undertake the cooperative public improvement project known as the South Mall (later Empire State Plaza). The project was devised to provide space for state offices and related facilities as part of a plan for development of the county and city, recognizing the clear effect of state government growth on the physical and economic development of the area.
Creator
- New York (State). Office of General Services
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Cockburn field notes, land records, and maps
Series Number
- B1773
Summary
- This series is comprised of land records (survey notes, copies of deeds, maps, quit claims, and indentures) created or accumulated by William Cockburn, his sons William Jr. and James, and his grandson Walter A. Cockburn, and maintained by the Division of Lands and Forests. The series contains three small bound volumes; miscellaneous survey notes, drawings, and maps arranged by date; and one disbound folio containing miscellaneous large maps.
Creator
- New York (State). Division of Lands and Forests
Access Restrictions
- Restricted. Material is fragile. Use under supervision of an archivist.
Title
- Manuscript/typescript of "Early records of the city and county of Albany and colony of Rensselaerswyck"
Series Number
- A0126
Summary
- This series consists of the edited manuscript/typescript of Dutch colonial records published by the New York State Library as volumes 2-4 of the early Records of the City and County of Albany and Colony of Rensselaerswyck (History Bulletins 9-11). These volumes were edited by A. J. F. Van Laer, Archivist with the State Library and later Division of Archives and History, from translations prepared by Jonathan Pearson nearly fifty years previously.
Creator
- New York State Library
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Certificates of exemption from quit rents
Series Number
- A1211
Summary
- This series consists of certificates stating that residents were obliged to leave their farms in order to participate in the late war between the United States and Great Britain. Information includes name and signature of the judge issuing the certificate, the name of the farmer and the location of the farm.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Supreme Court of Judicature (Albany) naturalization papers
Series Number
- J5011
Summary
- This series consists of documents relating to the naturalization of aliens by the Supreme Court of Judicature or by justices presiding at Circuit Courts. The documents, mostly from Albany County, include the declaration of intention to renounce allegiance to a foreign ruler or state and to become a citizen of the United States; and the petition for naturalization, stating the country of origin and length of residence in the U.S., and requesting to be admitted to citizenship.
Creator
- New York (State). Supreme Court of Judicature (Albany)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- South Colonie Central School District board of education minutes and tax rolls
Series Number
- A4733
Summary
- This series consists of tax rolls for the towns of Guilderland and Niskayuna for the years 1993 to 1996 and board minutes from July 1995 through December 1999.
Creator
- South Colonie Central School District (N.Y.)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Maps of lands appropriated by state agencies for building sites
Series Number
- A3326
Summary
- This series contains maps of land to be appropriated by state agencies for building sites (state hospitals, colleges, and armories) and for construction of the Troy-Menands Bridge. Maps include full descriptions including map and parcel numbers, reputed owners, and acreage. Also included are several incorporation maps, maps of extended boundaries annexed to villages, and plot maps of unappropriated county lands.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of State
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Printed specifications for highway improvement
Series Number
- B1824
Summary
- This series consists of printed specifications formulated by the State Engineer and Surveyor for the improvement of State highways. Specification booklets contain prescribed requirements for all aspects of highway construction from excavation, preparation, and selection of materials, to the actual construction of roadways, bridges, and other adjoining structures. Booklets also include estimates of quantities of materials required for each project.
Creator
- New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.