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
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Evidence upholding territorial rights and jurisdiction of New York against Massachasetts, New Hampshire, and Vermonters
Series Number
A1891
Summary
This series consists of copies of documents supporting New York's territorial claims against those of Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and the area that became Vermont. Included are briefs and supporting documents, including minutes of the Provincial Council; correspondence of New York, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts officials; colonial laws of New York; correspondence of Peter Stuyvesant and Dutch residents transferring territorial claims of New Netherland colony; and other related documents.
Creator
New York (State). Department of State
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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.
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.
Series 12943, Letters Patent, is partially indexed by this series. In addition, this series also indexes locations of some colonial patents in present day New Jersey, Delaware, and Massachusetts.
Creator
New York (State). Division of Science and State Museum
Access Restrictions
Microfilm is not available for duplication or interlibrary loan.