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Displaying 5566 Finding Aids
Title
- New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation meeting minutes of the State Council of Parks
Series Number
- 19611
Summary
- The State Council of Parks was established in 1924 (Chapter 189) to function as a statewide advisory body regarding all matters affecting parks, recreation, and historic preservation. Meeting minutes typically include roll call; reading and approval of minutes of previous meeting; resolutions; budget reports; regional reports; reports of historic preservation activities; reports on significant legislation; secretary's report; other reports on planning, activities, and meetings.
Creator
- New York (State). Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation
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- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Asset appraisals
Series Number
- 10153
Summary
- This series consists of appraisals of various mental and psychiatric centers, state schools, and hospitals of the Department of Mental Hygiene done by an outside contractor, Joseph J. Blake and Associates. The purpose of these reports was to estimate the deprecation under Medicare/Medicaid regulation of all assets of the Department of Mental Hygiene. Included in these reports are definitions of terms, listings of assets appraised, plot/floor plans, and narrative descriptions of buildings.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Mental Hygiene
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- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Commission on Public Authority Reform archived website
Series Number
- B2072
Summary
- This series consists of one archival copy of the publicly accessible website of the New York State Commission on Public Authority Reform produced on April 11, 2007, shortly after Governor George E. Pataki (1995-2006) left office.
Creator
- New York State Commission on Public Authority Reform
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Herpetological atlas data cards
Series Number
- B2714
Summary
- This series consists of approximately 25,000 data cards which were used by Herpetological Atlas Project volunteers to record observations of herpetofauna (amphibians and reptiles). Information recorded on each card includes the names of species observed, the date and location of observation, and the contact information of the volunteer who submitted the card.
Creator
- New York (State). Bureau of Wildlife
Access Restrictions
- Records relating to the locations of species may be restricted under New York State Environmental Conservation Law §3-0301(2)(r) and §11-0539(4).
Title
- New York State Court of Chancery decrees and papers before 1800
Series Number
- J0065
Summary
- The series contains information on the particulars of cases, the results of court investigations, the content of testimony, and the determinations of the court. Records consist of decrees, bills of complaint, answers, testimonies, reports, and other documents filed in cases heard by the Chancellor. Files usually consist of one document or one type of document (e.g., testimonies of number of witnesses) and cannot be considered complete case files.
Creator
- New York (State). Court of Chancery
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- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- New York State Governor's Office of Employee Relations Executive Division employee relations officer memoranda
Series Number
- 16244
Summary
- The series consists of a copy of all policy statements or interpretive memorandums issued by the Governor's Office of Employee Relations and distributed to employee relations officers throughout New York State government.
Creator
- New York (State). Governor's Office of Employee Relations. Executive Division
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Ledgers of appropriations and disbursements
Series Number
- B0103
Summary
- This series consists of ledger accounts for appropriations received from the state. Cash Accounts have entries for state appropriations and prison sales on the debit side and entries to the credit of the prison, with monthly totals and running balances. Also included are separate accounts for Legislative appropriations such as prison enlargement, a new shoe shop, heating apparatus, exploration for iron on state lands, and books for the prison library. The accounts contain detailed entries for labor and supplies and give name of contractor, date of payment, and amount paid.
Creator
- Clinton Prison (Dannemora, N.Y.)
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- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- New York State Comptroller's Office Land Tax Bureau register of buyers of state lands
Series Number
- A1335
Summary
- This volume is divided into three sections. The first is arranged geographically giving purchaser's name, date of purchase, lot, and account book number and page. The second section begins on page 370 and is arranged by book number of the account books of bonds and mortgages for sales of state lands. Information includes lot number, book number, purchaser's name, and the relevant page. The third section begins on page 425 and lists bonds delivered to the Surveyor General. It is arranged geographically and gives information on lot, purchaser, book number and page, and purchase amount and 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
- Buffalo State Hospital Board of Managers quarterly meeting minutes
Series Number
- B2927
Summary
- This series contains meeting minutes documenting matters reported to Buffalo State Hospital's Board of Managers. Topics include resolutions passed, financial reports, discussions about conditions and improvements, and other business.
Creator
- Buffalo State Hospital
Access Restrictions
- Records identifying patients are restricted in accordance with Section 33.13, Mental Hygiene Law, relating to confidentiality of clinical records. Access is permitted under certain conditions upon approval by the Office of Mental Health.
Title
- New York Convention Center Operating Corporation archived websites
Series Number
- B2099
Summary
- This series consists of archival copies of the publicly accessible website of the New York Convention Center Operating Corporation, a subsidiary of the Empire State Development Corporation.
Creator
- New York Convention Center Operating Corporation
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Blueprint copies of survey maps of East Oswego
Series Number
- A3244
Summary
- This series consists of three blueprint copies of survey maps of East Oswego.
Creator
- New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Card index to administrative matters and regulatory and special permit cases
Series Number
- B1590
Summary
- The series is a card file indexing matters of general administration, regulatory violations, and special permit actions handled from September 1, 1930 through December 31, 1937. Cards typically list name and place of residence of the applicant or person cited for an infraction, date, brief description of action, and page number. Cards for personnel appointments often show salary information and date of hiring or retirement.
Creator
- New York (State). Conservation Department
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- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Legislative Resolution, Senate No. 2477, commemorating the Centennial of the completion of the New York State Capitol in Albany, N.Y.
Series Number
- L0235
Summary
- This series is an embossed resolution adopted by the New York State Senate on October 7, 1999 commemorating the centennial of the completion of the New York State Capitol in Albany, New York.
Creator
- New York (State). Legislature. Senate
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- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Ocean Beach minutes of the board of trustees
Series Number
- A4702
Creator
- Ocean Beach (N.Y. : Village)
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- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Circuit Court (1st Circuit) rough minute books
Series Number
- JN598
Summary
- The rough minute books contain minutes of civil trials and other proceedings in regular terms of the Circuit Court and in additional "sittings" in the city and county of New York. Trial minutes include the names of plaintiff and defendant, attorneys, jurors, and witnesses, and may list documents introduced as evidence. The minutes state the amount of money judgment awarded by jury verdict after trial, or by jury inquisition if the defendant defaulted. The minute books also contain occasional entries of motions and orders, and fines against non-appearing jurors.
Creator
- New York (State). Circuit Court (1st Circuit)
Access Restrictions
- Use and reproduction of fragile documents may be restricted.
Title
- Certificates of convictions in local courts
Series Number
- A0216
Summary
- This series contains certificates of conviction in courts of special sessions transmitted by county and local clerks to the Secretary of State, as required by Chapter 259 of the Laws of 1839. Certificates are not present for all counties or all years.
Creator
- New York (State). Secretary of State
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- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Pulteney Land Office records and selected historical records of Steuben County
Series Number
- A1108
Summary
- Records on this microfilm relate mostly to surveys, sales, and conveyances of lands in western New York owned by the Pulteney family of Great Britain. Sir William Pulteney (with others) purchased the unsold lands of the (Oliver) Phelps and (Nathaniel) Gorham syndicate in 1792. Records consist of letter books, deed books, surveys, maps and other documents relating to the Pulteney Estate in western New York.
Creator
- Steuben (N.Y. : County). County Clerk
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- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Sing Sing Correctional Facility incarcerated individual case files
Series Number
- W0048
Summary
- Sing Sing Correctional Facility, located in Westchester County, N.Y., is a maximum-security correctional facility for incarcerated males. Case files include information of the individual's family and social background, arrest, confinement, and release/parole.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Correctional Services
Access Restrictions
- Summary information on adult incarcerated individuals is disclosable under law. State Archives staff will review records containing probation, parole, medical, and juvenile criminal history data and disclose information pursuant to the Freedom of Information Law and Personal Privacy Protection Law. The identity of victims of sex crimes is not disclosable. Unless a specific law forbids disclosure indefinitely, all records must be disclosed after 75 years.
Title
- Issues files
Series Number
- L0221
Summary
- The series consists of memoranda, news clippings, draft copies of propositions, copies of hearing testimony, lists of citations to legislation, and related research materials pertinent to substantive issues discussed at the convention by committees on natural resources, education, and local government. Topics include a forest preserve, a state structure governing education, and a "bill of rights" for local government.
Creator
- New York (State). Constitutional Convention, 1967
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- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Department of Mental Hygiene facility plans
Series Number
- B1975
Summary
- This series consists of plans pertaining to three New York State-operated mental health facilities on Long Island: Kings Park State Hospital, Pilgrim State Hospital, and Central Islip State Hospital. Plans are generally grouped by building and facility. The majority of the plans are blue prints on paper; some are microform copies mounted on aperture cards.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Mental Hygiene
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- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.