The series documents New York's participation in several interstate sanitary and water pollution control commissions including those related to following draingage basins: boundry waters, Delaware River, Susquehanna River, Ohio River Valley, and Great Lakes. The files include correspondence, memoranda, minutes of meetings and hearings, transcripts, analytical data, and investigation studies. Maps, diagrams, and some photographs are also present, most often in copies of commission reports, promotional literature, or special research projects.
Creator
New York (State). Division of Water
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There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
This series contains files on the establishment of enforceable water quality standards for interstate and coastal waters. The Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1965 required each state to adopt water quality standards applicable to interstate waters within or on its borders. The Department of Health's Division of Pure Waters drafted the New York standards. Files include reports, hearing summaries, correspondence, memorandums, and maps.
Creator
New York (State). Division of Pure Waters
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
This series consists of admiralty claims cases filed within the jurisdiction of New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut. Claims relate to prize cases; seamen's wages and treatment; salvage; evasion of customs regulations; insubordination; attempted mutiny; and passenger assault. Files may contain libels, monitions, claims and answers, interrogatories, depositions, and court orders. Prize cases are most common and include libels, processes, pleadings, court decrees, condemned property sales, bills of cost, muster rolls, ship owner's instructions, invoices of goods laden, and certificates of clearance.
Creator
New York (State). Court of Admiralty
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There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
This series consists of transparent aerial photographic maps depicting southern New York State, western Connecticut, and northern New Jersey. The maps were created to facilitate landmark planning studies in the areas of rapid transit and the interstate highway system. Names of most streets and roads are printed on the maps, as well as the names of some physical features.
Creator
New York (State). Department of Transportation. Map Information Unit
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Civil defense issues correspondence with other states
Series Number
A4383
Summary
This series contains material exchanged between the Office of Civilian Protection and other states' civil defense organizations in order to share information on operations, regulations, and issues such as blackouts and airplane spotting. A collection of civil defense newspapers from various states constitutes a large part of the series. Also found are civil defense annual or special reports, newspaper clippings about civil defense activities, and correspondence, memoranda, pamphlets and maps.
Creator
New York State War Council. Office of Civilian Protection
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Charter of the proprietary colony from Charles II to the Duke of York
Series Number
B1371
Summary
This series consists of the charter from Charles II, King of England, granting land to his brother James, Duke of York. The charter gave James the authority to send an armed force to compel the Dutch surrender of the New Netherland province to the English. It grants territory that now comprises most of Maine, part of Connecticut, New York, New Jersey and part of Pennsylvania to James and specifies details of governanceand management.
Creator
New York (Colony). Secretary
Access Restrictions
Restricted: Access by permission of state archivist under supervision of archives staff only. Published version is first use copy.
Indexes to Tri-State Transportation Committee, Tri-State Transportation Commission, and Tri-State Regional Planning Commission aerial photographs
Series Number
B2024
Summary
This series consists of indexes to aerial photographs created for the Tri-State Transportation Committee, Tri-State Transportation Commission, and Tri-State Regional Planning Commission, for use in regional highway planning. Areas covered include the southern portion of New York, western Connecticut, and northern New Jersey. New York counties covered include Rockland, Orange, Dutchess, Putnam, Westchester, Nassau, Suffolk, New York, Kings, Queens, Bronx, and Richmond. The indexes consist of composite aerial photographs and annotated printed maps.
Creator
Adirondack Park Agency (N.Y.). Planning Division
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There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.