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Title

Drainage basin subject files

Series Number

A1120

Summary

The series consists of subject files documenting cooperative state and federal government efforts to monitor and control pollution and water resources development in New York State drainage basins. Each river basin's file contains information pertinent to locations (of towns or rivers) within that basin. Records include correspondence, memoranda, reports, classification files, water resources and development studies, pollution abatement and hearing files, and other subject files. Also included are related plans, maps, profiles, sections, and photographs.

Creator

• New York (State). Division of Water

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Wyoming Correctional Facility inmate case files

Series Number

W0060

Summary

Wyoming Correctional Facility, located in Wyoming County, N.Y., is a medium security correctional facility for male felons. Inmate case files describe in great detail the family and social background, arrest, confinement, and release/parole of incarcerated men. This series contains a 2% sample of case files for inmates incarcerated in Wyoming Correctional Facility. Files documenting certain demographic groups and types of offenders are also included.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of Correctional Services

Access Restrictions

Summary information on adult inmates 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

Inventories of canal property

Series Number

A1134

Summary

Inventories of moveable property were submitted annually to the Comptroller (later, the Canal Auditor) by the superintendents of repairs, toll collectors, and weigh masters. The superintendents' inventories list materials, tools, and machinery on hand and include value, condition, and whether bought in previous year. Toll keepers and weigh master inventories list office furniture, books of canal laws and regulations, other books and circulars, and letters of instruction kept in the office.

Creator

• New York (State). Office of the Auditor of the Canal Department

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Pattern index

Series Number

B1791

Summary

This series consists of index cards created by the Division of Canals and Waterways and its predecessor agencies to itemize and index individual machinery patterns for canal operation. Arranged by location and structure type, patterns typically encompass a broad range of objects, from complete bridges to individual bushings and washers Information on the cards usually includes pattern mark number, name of structure, part, manufacturer of part, and state contract number (Barge Canal contract number).

Creator

• New York (State). Division of Canals and Waterways

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Payment ledger

Series Number

B1949

Summary

This series consists of a ledger documenting expenditures authorized by various appropriation acts of the legislature. The ledger records acts appropriating funds and lists payments made to entities such as state agencies, offices and positions.

Creator

• New York (State). Comptroller's Office

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Division of Visual Instruction instructional lantern slides

Series Number

A3045

Summary

Lantern slides were compiledas instructional aids for the public school curriculum. More than 20,000 unique images dating from 1856-1939 document a wide variety of subjects, including New York State, North American and world geography, history, natural sciences, fine arts, trades, industries, education, and schools. Thousands of slides were produced by the Division of Visual Instruction and sets of slides were loaned to schools throughout the State from 1886 to 1939.

Creator

• New York (State). Education Department. Division of Visual Instruction

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Acknowledgments of receipt of plaques issued by the Hudson-Fulton Celebration Commission

Series Number

B2298

Summary

This series consists of documents from individual schools received by the Education Department acknowledging receipt from the department of wooden plaques bearing bronze impressions of the seal issued by the Hudson-Fulton Celebration Commission, and giving assurances that the plaques and medals would be conspicuously displayed in the office of the president or principal of each school. Each receipt gives name of school, signature of principal, and date of receipt by the department.

Creator

• New York (State). Education Department

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Rules, regulations, and lists of officers submitted by state and county committees

Series Number

16910

Summary

New York State election Law requires that county and state political party committees supply certain information to the State Board of Elections. Included in this series are certified lists of elected committee officers and certified rules and regulations (bylaws) of the committees and their amendments and revisions.

Creator

• New York (State). State Board of Elections

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Women's Division press clippings

Series Number

13698

Summary

This series consists of press clippings, taken from both English- and Spanish-language newspapers, pertaining to the Women's Division and its core functions and interests. Major women's issues described by the articles include the Equal Rights Amendment, education, equity in employment, abortion and birth control, discrimination, affirmative action, religion, divorce, finance, feminism, domestic violence, legislation and politics, minorities, prison reform, health care, women's athletics, and the draft. Prominent politicians were often the subjects of these clippings.

Creator

• New York (State). Women's Division

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Records relating to traffic safety

Series Number

B1961

Summary

This series consists of various reports and literature relating to traffic safety, which were compiled by Secretary to Governor Harriman, Jonathan B. Bingham. This series also includes Executive Chamber press releases relating to traffic safety; press releases, agendas and attendance lists; and editorials on and suggestions regarding the Governor's Conference on Tractor-Trailer Accidents and the Governor's Conference on City and Village Traffic Safety. Also included are Bingham's statements at the 1958 regional meeting of the President's Committee for Traffic Safety.

Creator

• New York (State). Governor. Secretary to the Governor

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Temporary State Commission on the Modernization, Revision, and Simplification of the Law of Estates records

Series Number

A0564

Summary

This series consists of the official minutes, correspondence, survey reports, research documents, and legislative documents created by the Temporary Commission on Estates. A substantial portion of the series contains a chronological record of meetings, research documents, and bills introduced in the State Legislature from 1963 to 1966. Another part of the series includes correspondence, recommendations, and reports concerning legislation on estates. Recommendations pertaining to family rights, probate practice, and estate administration are included.

Creator

• New York (State). Temporary State Commission on the Modernization, Revision, and Simplification of the Law of Estates

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Council on the Arts publications slides

Series Number

18915

Summary

The Council of the Arts slides document the exhibit entitled, "Main Street: The Heart of an American Town" (1974). These slides depict historical districts, historic public buildings, and homes in upstate New York. Other slides depict council-sponsored events. The series also contains one 16mm color film labeled "Fine Arts Workshop, 1967" produced by Willard Goodman.

Creator

• New York State Council on the Arts

Access Restrictions

Restricted: Not available for commercial use, sale, or reproduction.

Usage Restrictions

Restricted: Copyright retained by New York State Council on the Arts.

Title

New Paltz village board minutes and tax assessment rolls

Series Number

A4518

Summary

Microfilm includes minutes of the Village Board of Trustees (1887-1994); minutes of joint Village and Town Board meetings (1977-1994); minutes of the Village Planning Board (1964-1994); minutes of the Village Zoning Board of Appeals (1971-1994); and tax assessment rolls (1904-1993) showing taxable and tax exempt properties, including when taxes were paid.

Creator

• New Paltz (N.Y. : Village)

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Appointments of judges and assignments of court terms

Series Number

12944

Summary

This series consists of administrative transfer orders prepared by judicial departments and filed with the Department of State that document the appointment of court terms and assignment of justices and official referees of New York state and county courts. The orders include the name of the judge being appointed; the length of the judge's term; and part number. Most of the records document appointments by the Deputy Chief Administrative Judge of the New York City court system.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of State. Bureau of Miscellaneous Records

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Vouchers and bills submitted by the Andersonville Monument Dedication Commission

Series Number

A1460

Summary

This series contains receipted vouchers and accompanying bills and invoices for commission expenses and for dedication of the monument. The monument was for New York soldiers who perished at Andersonville prison.

Creator

• New York (State). Comptroller's Office

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Ledger of state funds

Series Number

A1306

Summary

This series from the Comptroller's Office consists of accounts of various state funds: the General Fund (including State Debt); Common School Fund; Literature Fund; various canal funds; Mariners' Fund; and Banking Fund (including accounts of funds in individual banks). On debit side are entries for bonds issued, on credit side for bonds cancelled. The account of the Common School Fund has columns for bonds for lands, for loans of capital, and for sales of public stock and bank stock.

Creator

• New York (State). Comptroller's Office

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Commission to Examine Laws Relating to Child Welfare correspondence and administrative records

Series Number

A0018

Summary

The series consists of transcripts and correspondence of the Chair of the Commission to Examine Laws Relating to Child Welfare and reflects the commission's initiatives in investigating the operation and effect of laws relating to child welfare. Also included are statements of expenditures, staff salary statements, expense accounts, memorandums regarding the financial status of the commission, and comptroller's office schedules covering payments made to the commission's account.

Creator

• New York (State). Commission to Examine Laws Relating to Child Welfare

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Gowanda Psychiatric Center master patient index cards

Series Number

B2914

Summary

These cards serve as an index to patient admission and discharge registers. Data on the cards includes name, address, next of kin, facility, case number (the facility assigns a patient identification number to the patient), and state identification number (assigned by the Office of Mental Health and is one number per individual regardless of where the individual is receiving treatment). Cards often include additional patient-related notations.

Creator

• Gowanda Psychiatric Center

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

Warrant and check register for various accounts

Series Number

A1312

Summary

This series consists of a register giving the date of check, number of warrant, account name, number of check, and bank on which it was drawn (Commercial Bank, Manhattan Company, or "Country and other" banks).

Creator

• New York (State). Comptroller's Office

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Ledger for state stock issued for construction of Long Island Rail Road

Series Number

A1474

Summary

This series consists of ledgers for state stock. On the debit side of the ledger accounts are entered sales or transfers of shares; on the credit side is entered redemption, with dates. At the end of the volume is the account of the State of New York with the Long Island Railroad and a name index.

Creator

• New York (State). Comptroller's Office

Access Restrictions

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