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Title

Black River Canal survey maps

Series Number

B1356

Creator

• New York (State). Superintendent of Public Works

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.

Title

Payroll for workers employed in building State Hall

Series Number

A1295

Summary

This series contains volumes listing job category (carpenter, laborer, stone cutter, etc.); names of individuals performing job; number of days worked for a specific period; and wages per day and amount paid to workers building the new State Hall.

Creator

• New York (State). Comptroller's Office

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.

Title

Respites and commutations

Series Number

B0048

Summary

This series consists of respites and commutations. The governor has the authority to grant pardons and respites. The respites concern stays of execution for individuals sentenced to death; commutations are reductions of sentences. Respites and commutations normally include the name of the convicted felon, crime, date, court, original sentence, commutation and place of incarceration.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of State

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.

Title

Sewage treatment works construction planning grants files

Series Number

11460

Summary

The series consists of project files for sewage treatment works in state municipalities for which state planning aid was requested. The records include correspondence, memoranda, discharge permits, certificates of expenditures, engineers' field reports, and applications for state grants to fund preliminary and detailed plans for public sewer systems or treatment works. Typical projects include construction of sanitary sewers, truck sewer extensions, garbage incinerators, outfall sewers, and new disposal plants or proposed additions and alterations to existing sewage treatment plants.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of Health

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.

Title

Metropolitan Transportation Authority archived websites

Series Number

B2139

Summary

This series consists of archival copies of the publicly accessible websites of the New York State Metropolitan Transportation Authority.

Creator

• New York (State). Metropolitan Transportation Authority

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.

Title

Willard State Hospital court papers relating to patients' legal matters

Series Number

B1430

Summary

This series consists of court papers, and correspondence relating to legal proceedings involving patients at Willard State Hospital. Material includes notices, petitions, transcripts, and affidavits relating to appointing representatives for legally committed patients to manage their property and affairs including estate settlements, release of dower rights; attempts to secure payments, and other legal matters.

Creator

• Willard State Hospital (N.Y.)

Access Restrictions

Restricted in accordance with Mental Hygiene Law, Section 33.13, relating to confidentiality of clinical records. Access is permitted under certain conditions upon approval by the Office of Mental Health.

Title

Summary of appropriations requested by state government agencies

Series Number

A0835

Summary

These records consist of standardized forms submitted by state agencies to the Comptroller's Office related to: salaries and services; general expenses; maintenance; permanent outlays; miscellaneous purposes; portions of appropriations now in force estimated to lapse; and portions of appropriations now in force estimated to be unexpended. They detail items for expenditure, amount and remarks. The salary schedule contains employee names, position, types of duties, Civil Service grade and date of entry into State service.

Creator

• New York (State). Comptroller's Office

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.

Title

Utility property appraisal files

Series Number

15174

Summary

The bulk of this series is made up of worksheets and forms from the division's Industrial Appraisal Section containing specific building inventory information, including location, building dimensions, conditions, modification dates, building name and appraisal date. Also included are correspondence, surveys, and inventories for taxable property owned by utility companies (water, gas, telephone, radio, etc.).

Creator

• New York (State). Industrial and Utility Valuation Bureau

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.

Title

New York State Archivist subject, correspondence, and administrative files

Series Number

B1424

Summary

This series consists of the records of Edward Weldon, first New York State Archivist (1975-1980). Records include correspondence, personnel, administration, budget, and grant files, along with monthly reports, reports to the New York State Board of Regents, information on New York State departments and programs, and material on legislation and state agencies. Many of the records are unarranged and unidentified.

Creator

• New York State Archives. State Archivist

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.

Title

Contract between III Olympic Winter Games Committee and Leo A. Malone

Series Number

A0821

Summary

This series consists of a contract between the Olympic Winter Games Committee and Leo A. Malone for the construction of an Olympic bob run and return road on Mt. Van Hoevenberg, near Lake Placid. Included is related correspondence with the Department of Audit and Control, bids, bonds, and other legal and financial documents.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of Audit and Control

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.

Title

Capital District transportation study aerial photographs

Series Number

A0766

Summary

This series documents one of several regional transportation studies undertaken by New York State in compliance with the U.S. Federal Aid Highways Act of 1962. The series consists of 18" x 18" aerial photographs (scale 1:48,000) of Albany, Schenectady, Troy, and the Upper Hudson region taken in April and May, 1963. Roads, bodies of water, plots of land, buildings, and trees are visible on these photographs.

Creator

• Adirondack Park Agency (N.Y.). Resource Analysis Unit

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.

Title

Accounts of expenditures for fighting the influenza epidemic

Series Number

A0772

Summary

The series consists of a handwritten journal of funds (primarily payroll) expended to combat the outbreak of influenza. The journal is divided into two sections. The first section lists salaries paid and includes appointment date; name; position (such as clerk, nurse, physician, publicity expert, field agent); and salary rate. The second section lists account expenditures and includes payment date; to whom paid; folio number; amount for traveling, communication, or salary; and the available balance.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of Health

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.

Title

Questionnaires on joint legislative committee practices

Series Number

L0023

Summary

This series consists of four-page questionnaires completed by each joint legislative committee in existence in 1958. The questionnaire was used by Joint Legislative Committee on Legislative Practices and Procedures in examining the operation, staffing, and effectiveness of joint legislative committees and their relation to the total legislative process. The questionnaires include information on committee members and employees, objectives, activities, and accomplishments.

Creator

• New York (State). Legislature. Joint Legislative Committee on Legislative Practices and Procedures

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.

Title

Niagara Falls city and school district tax assessment rolls

Series Number

A4514

Creator

• Niagara Falls (N.Y. : City) Clerk's Office

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.

Title

Project Liberty files

Series Number

B2918

Summary

This series consists of administrative and publicity materials of the New York State Office of Mental Health's Project Liberty. Project Liberty provided free crisis counseling, education, and referral services to New Yorkers affected by the September 11th terrorist attacks.

Creator

• New York (State). Office of Mental Health

Access Restrictions

Any mention of client names is restricted in accordance with Mental Hygiene Law, Section 33.13, relating to confidentiality of clinical records. Access is permitted under certain conditions upon approval by the Office of Mental Health.

Title

Commission on the Adirondacks in the Twenty First Century subject, correspondence, and meeting files

Series Number

16290

Summary

This series documents the Commission's study of the Adirondack Park economy, the Adirondack Forest Preserve, private and state land management, and subdivision and development trends. Records include subject files; correspondence; audio tapes of commission meetings; copies of public meeting presentations; audio tapes of public meetings; and copies of consultants' reports on such issues as forest preserve management, outdoor recreation, the role of nonprofit third parties in land acquisition, and the history of private land use regulation in the Adirondack Park.

Creator

• New York (State). Commission on the Adirondacks in the Twenty-First Century

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.

Title

Equipment and material inventories

Series Number

A4272

Summary

This series contains inventories created by Zone Coordinators working for the Mutual Aid for Highway Repair and Debris Clearance, which was organized to repair highways or streets or to remove debris in the event of an enemy attack. The inventories include all equipment and material owned by the State, counties, cities, villages, and towns. Information included in the inventories was distributed to the public works and highway officials in each zone for planning for emergency use of the resources.

Creator

• New York State War Council. Highway Repair and Debris Clearance Committee

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.

Title

Correspondence and subject files relating to real property assessment, equalization, and taxation

Series Number

15941

Summary

This series contains documents from the Dept. of Taxation office of agency counsel relating to real property tax exemptions; utility property tax exemptions; utility property assessments; appeals of local assessments; equalization rates (county and state); pending legislation on real property taxation and assessment; training and standards for local assessors; special investigations; special franchise hearings (ca. 1910-1941); and tax certiorari proceedings.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of Taxation and Finance. Law Bureau

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.

Title

Division of Human Rights Case files (housing litigated)

Series Number

22135

Summary

This series documents the mandate of the Division to receive, investigate, and issue probable cause determinations on housing discrimination cases. Pursuant to section 297.9 of the Human Rights Law, the parties are entitled to an election to have a housing discrimination case commenced in New York State Supreme Court. The case files in this series document cases that have reached final disposition and conclusion.

Creator

• New York (State). State Division of Human Rights

Access Restrictions

Restricted in part. Disclosable documents include the initial complaint and the final determination. Other documents will be disclosed as permitted by the New York State Freedom of Information Law (Public Officers Law Art. 6).

Title

Trustees' or visitors' record book

Series Number

B1746

Summary

This series documents visits and inspections by the Board of Trustees (after 1896 called Visitors) of the Middletown State Homeopathic Hospital (previously known as the State Homeopathic Asylum for the Insane at Middletown). The entries are relatively brief and describe conditions at the hospital as well as visits with individual patients.

Creator

• Middletown State Homeopathic Hospital (N.Y.)

Access Restrictions

Records identifying patients are restricted in accordance with Mental Hygiene Law, Section 33.13, relating to confidentiality of clinical records. Access is permitted under certain conditions upon approval by the Office of Mental Health.