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Displaying 12 Finding Aids
Title
- Writers' Program correspondence and working files of the District 1 supervisor's office
Series Number
- A4190
Summary
- This series contains mostly "field editorial copy" prepared by field workers for several statewide and local projects in District 1 (Clinton, Essex, Franklin, Fulton, Hamilton, Saratoga, Warren, and Washington Counties) including New York: A Guide to the Empire State (published); New York State Encyclopedia; New York State Almanac; Historical Album of New York State; and city guides. Essay topics include: local history; origin of place names; local biography; folklore; historic sites and structures; and natural history. Correspondence clarifies assignment requirements.
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
- Copies of tax assessment rolls for towns in Hamilton and Warren Counties
Series Number
- B0990
Summary
- This series consists of tax assessment rolls prepared by town tax assessors and certified as accurate copies by the county treasurer. Each entry on the tax roll states name of taxpayer, brief description of parcel, acreage, assessed valuation, and amount of taxes. These tax assessment rolls were evidently used as exhibits in a hearing (or hearings) before the Comptroller. The exact nature of the hearing is unknown.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Herkimer-Fulton-Hamilton-Otsego Board of Cooperative Educational Services school district record and minute books and other historical documents
Series Number
- A4487
Creator
- Herkimer-Fulton-Hamilton-Otsego Board of Cooperative Educational Services (N.Y.)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this 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
- 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 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
- Certified search of land in Township 41 of Totten and Crossfield's Patent
Series Number
- A0820
Summary
- This series consists of documents from a certified search of all tax sales, conveyances, redemptions and cancellations. The volume contains an abstract of title of William Seward Webb and the Ne-ha-sa-ne Park Association to township 41 and part of township 40 in Totten and Crossfield's purchase, and part of township 8, Moose River Tract, Hamilton County, and related deeds and other instruments dating back to 1837. The parcels were conveyed to New York State for the Adirondack Forest Preserve.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office. Land Tax Bureau
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the 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
- Comptroller's consents to local governments to issue bonds
Series Number
- A1379
Summary
- This series contains copies of Comptroller consents relating to issuance of bonds by towns and school districts for various improvements. Also included are consents of the Conservation Commission permitting state lands within the Adirondack Forest Preserve to be taxed; petitions and statements of towns or school districts to the Conservation Commission relating to the vote on bonding proposition; and related correspondence.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Audit and Control
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
- Forest Preserve land purchase proposal files
Series Number
- A3236
Summary
- The series consists of correspondence, appraisal and survey descriptions, and a few maps relating to proposed land purchases for expansion of the Adirondack Forest Preserve. The files track activities surrounding purchase of land for the Forest Preserve from the purchase proposals made to the Board of Commissioners of the Land Office by the Conservation Department (earlier the Conservation Commission) to the Board's approval of the purchase.
Creator
- New York (State). Board of Commissioners of the Land Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Senator Elizabeth O'C. Little archived websites
Series Number
- B2237
Summary
- This series consists of archival copies of the official website of Senator Elizabeth O'C. Little.
Creator
- New York (State). Legislature. Senate. Senator (2003-2020 : Elizabeth O'Connor Little)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.