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Displaying 9 Finding Aids
Title
- Assembly Committee on Environmental Conservation hearing files and transcripts
Series Number
- L0131
Summary
- These records relate to statewide public hearings held by the Assembly Standing Committee on Environmental Conservation. Records consist of testimony by individuals and organizations on topics such as the Adirondack Park Agency; Catskill resource management; taxation of forest lands; resource recovery and recycling; solid waste management; and the involvement of organized crime in the waste disposal industry.
Creator
- New York (State). Legislature. Assembly. Committee on Environmental Conservation
Access Restrictions
- L0131-11: Private hearings found in Box 2 of this accretion are restricted.
Title
- State Library social and environmental films
Series Number
- B2836
Summary
- These films were created by various New York State agencies and center on either social or environmental concerns. Some films are known to have been created by the New York State Human Rights Commission, the New York State Water Resource Commission, and the New York State Legislature.
Creator
- New York State Library
Usage Restrictions
- Original media is no available for viewing and the material has not been reformatted.
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
- 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
- Motion picture film, "The Challenge to Our Catskills"
Series Number
- B2456
Summary
- "The Challenge to Our Catskills" was a half hour documentary film highlighting the major areas of the Catskill region and exploring the challenges of uncontrolled growth and changing patterns of land use. The film was produced by the Catskill Center for Conservation and Development, with a supporting grant from the Temporary State Commission to Study the Catskills, which used it as a supplement to its final report.
Creator
- New York State Temporary State Commission to Study the Catskills
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
- Department of Transportation Graphic Arts Unit transportation and state facilities related photographs and photo logs
Series Number
- 17672
Summary
- These photographs, slides, and logs document the state transportation system, its structures, and state facilities created by the Department of Public Works (1923-1967) and its successor agency, the Department of Transportation. Images depict bridge and highway construction, canals repair and maintenance, and construction of state facilities. Some show employees and officials or landscapes and historic sites. Album pictures depict bridges, waterways, grade crossings, accidents, highways, hospitals, prisons, and schools. Some images document construction progress on the South Mall Project.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Transportation. Graphic Arts Unit
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.