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Displaying 203 Finding Aids
Title
- New York State Supreme Court of Judicature (New York) special bail pieces
Series Number
- JN508
Summary
- These special bail pieces were filed by the clerk of the Supreme Court of Judicature at New York City. The bail piece states the names of the parties and the surety for satisfaction of the judgment if the plaintiff prevailed.
Creator
- New York (State). Supreme Court of Judicature (New York)
Access Restrictions
- Use and reproduction of fragile documents may be restricted.
Title
- Common rule books
Series Number
- JN520
Summary
- Common rule books contain a record of common rules (or orders) entered by the clerk upon motion by the attorney for the plaintiff or defendant. Rules prior to July 1, 1847, were entered by the clerk of the Supreme Court of Judicature in New York City. Starting July 1, 1847, rules were entered by the clerk of the city and county of New York. Each entry contains the case title, date of rule, and rule granted.
Creator
- New York County (N.Y.). Clerk's Office
Access Restrictions
- Use and reproduction of fragile documents may be restricted.
Title
- Metropolitan Transportation Authority Office of the Inspector General archived websites
Series Number
- B2140
Summary
- This series consists of archival copies of the publicly accessible websites of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's Office of the Inspector General.
Creator
- New York (State). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Office of the Inspector General
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- General administrative files
Series Number
- A4394
Summary
- This series documents the Office of Civilian Protection's (OCP) efforts to establish and monitor adequate civil defense measures for New York State. The series includes correspondence with local war councils documenting personnel, activities, and equipment inventory; monthly reports from deputy directors on local war councils' civil defense organization and status; and bulletins, regulations, and memoranda from the OCP's director to local civil defense directors.
Creator
- New York State War Council. Office of Civilian Protection
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- New York City Mayor's Court minutes of proceedings in proof of wills
Series Number
- J2032
Summary
- The Mayor's Court of New York City functioned as the court of common pleas for New York City and County. Between 1786 and 1829 courts of common pleas could prove and record wills transferring real property, and also wills whose witnesses were unable to appear in court to testify. This volume contains minutes of proceedings in proof of wills. Each entry provides the name and address of the decedent in the case title and then summarizes the proceedings.
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Supreme Court of Judicature (New York) pleadings and other civil and criminal court documents
Series Number
- JN522
Summary
- This series contains documents relating to civil litigation in the Supreme Court of Judicature, filed by the court clerk whose office was in New York City, or in other locations between the years 1778-1783. Most of the documents are pleadings by plaintiffs and defendants, bonds, draft rules, and affidavits. Criminal case documents include indictments, informations, etc., almost entirely for the period 1753-1795.
Creator
- New York (State). Supreme Court of Judicature (New York)
Access Restrictions
- Use of fragile original documents, especially those in the group identified for conservation, is restricted. Microfilm copies are to be used for reference and reproduction.
Title
- Statements of court and trust funds in New York City banks
Series Number
- A1401
Summary
- The statements of court and trust funds authorized surrogates to appoint appraisers of estates for purposes of taxation. This series consists of summary statements of court and trust funds deposited in New York City banks. Each entry gives citation to court order, name of action or matter, initial and final balances in account, payments, interest, and deposits for each year, and remarks.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- New York State Public Service Commission First District gas and electric company corporate and franchise document files
Series Number
- 15904
Summary
- This series consists of various documents filed by gas and electric utilities in New York City and adjacent counties as required by state law: copies of certificates of incorporation; transcripts of corporate records relating to changes in capital stock, bond issues, and mortgages; consolidation and merger agreements; consents of local governments constituting franchises; deeds and mortgages; copies of court decisions affecting franchise rights; charts of corporate history and structure; and maps showing locations of utility lines.
Creator
- New York (State). Public Service Commission. First District
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Office of Public Health subject files
Series Number
- 16570
Summary
- This series contains agendas, bulletins, news clippings, correspondence, guidelines, memorandums, notes, pamphlets, press releases, reports, and speeches generated by the Office of Public Health. Topics include the onset of the AIDS epidemic; environmental toxicology; maternal and child health; New York City shelters; health manpower; and human experimentation. Some records may be restricted.
Creator
- New York (State). Office of Public Health
Access Restrictions
- Portions of the series are restricted to protect personal privacy.
Title
- Governor's Office for Small Cities project administration files
Series Number
- B2770
Summary
- This series contains project administration files relating to affordable housing, community revitalization, and development. Records in this series include action, management, and consolidation plans; budget files; and project management files, contracts, and correspondence. Locations covered in these records include Davidson Avenue apartments in the Bronx and Sleepy Hollow Senior Housing, among many others.
Creator
- New York (State). Governor's Office for Small Cities
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Factory Investigating Commission questionnaires, drafts, and printed material relating to commission proposals to consolidate building inspection agencies in New York City
Series Number
- A3027
Summary
- These records document the commission's preparation of proposals to consolidate New York City building inspection agencies. The series contains a leaflet of questions regarding proposed legislation; a list of extracts of answers to a questionnaire regarding the establishment of a separate building inspection agency; bill proposals and typescript drafts of various plans to consolidate inspection agencies and minimize the number of inspections necessary; publications with articles on building inspection or construction; and lists of questions, prepared by the New York Society of Architects, to pose to the Bureau of Buildings.
Creator
- New York (State). Factory Investigating Commission
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Register of bonds of receivers and committees
Series Number
- JN539
Summary
- The register that comprises this series contains entries of filings of performance bonds by receivers and committees.
Creator
- New York (State). Court of Chancery
Access Restrictions
- Microfilm is in poor condition. Use may be restricted.
Title
- Exhibits of public school students' work
Series Number
- A0300
Summary
- These exhibit records consist of public school students' work from the 1893 Columbian Exposition. Sample student work came from New York City, Buffalo, and Plattsburgh public school systems. Other items included are photographs of school buildings, pamphlets, and art work.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Public Instruction
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- New York State Supreme Court of Judicature (New York) clerk's register of attorney accounts
Series Number
- JN507
Summary
- Book contains entries by the court clerk of charges to attorneys for each document issued or filed. Amounts are computed in pounds, shillings, and pence. All accounts end with the word "copied," apparently referring to a successor book that does not survive.
Creator
- New York (State). Supreme Court of Judicature (New York)
Access Restrictions
- Use and reproduction of fragile documents may be restricted.
Title
- Supreme Court of Judicature (New York) index to returns of writs and executions
Series Number
- J0210
Summary
- This series consists of indexes to writs returned by sheriffs and other court officers to the clerks of the Supreme Court at New York City. Indexes to writs returned to the Supreme Court provide date of return, name of attorney, names of plaintiff and defendant, type of writ, and hour returned.
Creator
- New York (State). Supreme Court of Judicature (New York)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Foster care/voluntary agency files
Series Number
- 18988
Summary
- This series consists of inspection reports, correspondence, and related material documenting the monitoring and oversight of foster care agencies, including institutional homes for children and orphanages. Files prior to the 1920s consist almost exclusively of inspection reports of private institutional homes for children prepared by the State Board of Charities. After the late 1920s, the files contain increasing amounts of administrative correspondence and less detailed reviews of physical facilities, client care, and management and operations.
Creator
- New York (State). Board of Social Welfare
Access Restrictions
- Series is restricted in part to protect the personal privacy of individuals who are mentioned in the files.
Title
- New York State Supreme Court of Judicature (New York) registers of defendants' appearance
Series Number
- JN505
Summary
- Volumes contain entries indicating that the plaintiff's declaration (initial plea) was personally served on the defendant, whose appearance (submission to the court's jurisdiction) was entered by the court clerk on motion of plaintiff's attorney. Each entry contains the date, title of the case, and name of plaintiff's attorney.
Creator
- New York (State). Supreme Court of Judicature (New York)
Access Restrictions
- Use and reproduction of fragile documents may be restricted.
Title
- State Library assorted archival records
Series Number
- A0076
Summary
- These are small amounts of unrelated archival material from several sources. They were gathered and retained by the New York State Library but remained unprocessed prior to transfer to the State Archives as state government records. Included are records of the centennial observance of the New York State School at Industry, the New York State Joint Legislative Committee on Winter Tourists, and the Senate Committee on Public Affairs of the City of New York.
Creator
- New York State Library
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Lists of teachers employed in New York City schools
Series Number
- A3225
Summary
- This series contains lists of teachers employed in New York City during school year 1918-1919. Included are lists of teachers employed in evening schools, exclusively in elementary schools, exclusively in high schools. Each lists gives name, license type, number of hours or days taught, grade taught or amount paid.
Creator
- New York (State). Education Department. Administration Division
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation Project Coordinator subject and correspondence files
Series Number
- B2763
Summary
- This series consists of the subject and correspondence files of the project coordinator of the Roosevelt Island Development Corporation. Topics reflect the duties of the project coordinator who was responsible for managing various projects throughout Roosevelt Island.
Creator
- Roosevelt Island Development Corporation
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.