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Displaying 5566 Finding Aids
Title
- Executive orders for commutations, pardons, restorations, and respites
Series Number
- B0049
Summary
- This series consists of executive orders for pardons, commutations, restorations of citizenship or respites. Each order includes the date, convict's name, crime, place where tried, sentence, place of incarceration, and the governor's signature. Commutations also include the commutation terms. Respites also contain date where tried, execution date, and dates of respite. There are no name indexes.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of State
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Minutes of meetings of the Commissioners for Building a State Prison in the First or Second Senate District
Series Number
- A1294
Summary
- This record series consists of the proceedings of the Commissioners, and the report of the Commissioners to the Legislature. Included are minutes and proceedings of Commissioners George Tibbits, Stephen Allen and Samuel M. Hopkins.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- World War I veterans bonus cards
Series Number
- B1357
Summary
- This series consists of 16mm negative microfilm of card files that were apparently part of the process to award bonus payments to New Yorkers for military service in the United States armed forces during World War I. The cards contain basic military service data, but do not show the amount of individual bonuses awarded.
Creator
- New York (State). Adjutant General's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Printed material, correspondence and photographs from the Canal Investigating Commission
Series Number
- A0834
Summary
- This series consists of instructions, specifications, profiles, cost estimates and accounts, correspondence, photographs, and other documents relating to proposed improvements to the Erie, Champlain, and Oswego Canals. The Canal Investigating Commission investigated work already done on enlarging and improving the aforementioned canals; examined contracts for the work and whether or not they were properly made; and determined whether the amount of money already expended on the work was properly expended and if additional money was needed to finish the work.
Creator
- New York (State). Canal Investigating Commission
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Annual reports of railroad companies
Series Number
- B1431
Summary
- This series consists of report forms for railroad companies filed with the State Engineer and Surveyor. Reports show amount of capital and stock; total debt; costs of road and equipment; road characteristics (length, number of cars, rate fares); adjoining real estate; maintenance expenses for road-bed, railway, buildings and fixtures; road operating and repair expenses; stock dividends payments; receipts; injuries and cause of injuries to employees, passengers, or others; and the name and residence of company officers.
Creator
- New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Office of Mental Health archived websites
Series Number
- B2138
Summary
- This series consists of archival copies of the publicly accessible websites maintained by the New York State Office of Mental Health.
Creator
- New York (State). Office of Mental Health
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Department publication file
Series Number
- 14096
Summary
- This series contains the file copies of many Department of Civil Service publications including brochures, pamphlets, manuals, and serials. In many cases, various editions of a publication are filed in the series. Publications cover such topics as careers in State service, office etiquette and comportment, supervision of employees, employee services, office technology, and personnel administration.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Civil Service
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Moreland Act Special Commission on Educational Structure, Policies, and Practices research, hearing, meeting, and report files
Series Number
- B1800
Summary
- The Special Commission on Educational Structure, Policies, and Practices was established to make recommendations to improve the structure, policies, and practices of school districts and Boards of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES). This series consists of hearing transcripts; briefing materials; meeting minutes; correspondence; and publications and reports produced by the commission. Also included are photographs and a video related to the Commission's Children's Education Summit and videos and audiocassettes of hearings and meetings.
Creator
- New York (State). Moreland Act Special Commission on Educational Structure, Policies, and Practices
Access Restrictions
- Restricted in accordance with Civil Rights Law, Section 73.8, and other statutes. Public hearing transcripts, press releases, published material, and other records that have been previously available to the public are available without restriction. Access to other information is permitted only by permission of the commission or the Governor's office.
Title
- Red Hook records
Series Number
- A4663
Summary
- Microfilmed records of the Town of Red Hook include town histories (1748-1889), zoning permits and maps (1970-1996), planning board meeting minutes (1967-1998), and water board meeting minutes (1988-1998).
Creator
- Red Hook (N.Y. : Town)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Index to case files of female inmates
Series Number
- A3118
Summary
- This series contains indexes to the State Industrial Schools' female inmate's case files. Information is available only for names beginning A-S. Information includes volume number, name, and inmate number. Records are restricted.
Creator
- New York (State). State Industrial School
Access Restrictions
- Restricted in accordance with Executive Law, Section 501-c(1)(b), relating to confidentiality of individuals in custody of the Division for Youth (now Office of Children and Family Services).
Title
- Erie and Champlain canals topographic survey maps
Series Number
- 14068
Summary
- Arranged by canal, these maps depict lands adjacent to the Erie and Champlain canals during the time of their enlargement and improvement as the Barge Canal. Included are lines for State-owned land; the towpath; a new channel line; potential flood lines; land elevations and water depths; and boundaries of specific work contracts. Some maps show property lines, owners, and parcel numbers; outlines of buildings; existing canal structures and railroad and telegraph lines; and swamps.
Creator
- New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Roll calls
Series Number
- J3157
Summary
- This series consists of pre-printed roll call forms used by the Court for the Trial of Impeachments and Correction of Errors to record members present and votes cast by members on specific cases. Forms used to record attendance include the date of session and total count of members present. Forms used to record members' votes on cases include the title of case and total count of votes in favor of affirming or reversing the judgement of the lower court.
Creator
- New York (State). Court for the Trial of Impeachments and Correction of Errors
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- New York State Maritime Museum administration files
Series Number
- 15376
Summary
- This series includes subject, correspondence, and other administrative files of the director of the Division for Historic Preservation relating to the New York State Maritime Museum. Also included are documents related to the transfer of title of the New York State Maritime Museum/Schermerhorn Row historic site from the Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation to the Urban Development Corporation; the relocation rights of the tenant; and the relocation obligations of the State of New York, the Museum, and the City of New York.
Creator
- New York (State). Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Maps accompanying the report of the Secretary of State of the enumeration of the inhabitants
Series Number
- B2307
Summary
- This series consists of maps created as an index to wards and election districts of the cities enumerated in the New York State census of 1915. The maps index series A0275, State population census schedules, 1915.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of State
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Photographs, press releases, and press clipping files
Series Number
- B0510
Summary
- This series consists mostly of photographs, news clippings, and press releases used by the Public Relations Office to promote Civil Service Commission and Department of Civil Service activities. The series also includes some planning files, copies of historical documents, and publications. Subjects include Department social events, special occasions, and the history of civil service and civil service reform in New York and the nation.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Civil Service
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Commission of Correction annual reports
Series Number
- B2461
Summary
- This series consists of annual reports of the Commission of Correction describing functions, activities, and events of the past year. Reports typically include informational segments on state prisons, reformatories, institutions for defective delinquents, institution farm production, parole matters, county and municipal jails, hospital prison wards, juveniles in jail, maintenance and operational costs, inspections, and recommendations of the commission.
Creator
- New York (State). State Commission of Correction
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Municipal civil service examinations
Series Number
- B0504
Summary
- This series consists of civil service examinations administered by a municipal civil service commission, the Department of Civil Service, or jointly by both. Records include the examination announcement(s): title, duties, salary, minimum qualifications, examination's subject and relative weight of its components, etc.); instruction sheet(s): rules, time allowed, number of questions, etc.); and the actual examination with correct answers indicated.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Civil Service. Municipal Services Division
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Minutes of the Acting Committee (Executive Committee) of the Board of Managers
Series Number
- A1901
Summary
- This series consists of meeting minutes dealing primarily with planning, budgeting, and reviewing expenditures for salaries, supplies, and services. Information includes monthly expenditures and names of staff hired, fired, or resigned. Beginning in the 1870s, the minutes contain reports and recommendations presented to the committee by the superintendent on the admission, discharge, or transfer of specific individuals.
Creator
- New York (State). State Industrial School
Access Restrictions
- Restricted in part in accordance with Executive Law, Section 501-c(1)(b), relating to confidentiality of individuals in custody of the Division for Youth (now Office of Children and Family Services).
Title
- Transcripts of judgments in U.S. District and Circuit Courts
Series Number
- J6013
Summary
- This series consists of transcripts of dockets of judgments in the U.S. Circuit Court and District Courts for the Southern District of New York. The transcripts vary in format, but all entries give the names of the losing and winning parties, the amount of judgment and costs, the date of docketing judgment, and the attorney's name.
Creator
- New York (State). Supreme Court of Judicature
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Satellite imagery
Series Number
- B2313
Summary
- This series consists of a small quantity of satellite imagery collected by the Department of Transportation. Most images depict New York State or portions thereof or the larger Mid-Atlantic Region.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Transportation. Map Information Unit
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.