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Title

Matteawan State Hospital search logs

Series Number

A1515

Summary

This series records the results of searches made in wards 10, 12, 13 and laundry room of the Matteawan Branch of the Fishkill Correctional Facility. Each volume contains entries for a ward describing the particular area that was searched, date, time, name of officer conducting the search, and the results of the search. Records are restricted.

Creator

• Matteawan State Hospital

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Attorney General's Office register containing abstracts of legal matters

Series Number

B0910

Summary

This volume contains abstracts of various court cases. Abstracts provide case name and volume and page citations to case registers. Many of the abstracts also provide names of attorneys, case venue, and remarks regarding case outcome.

Creator

• New York (State). Attorney General's Office

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Indian deed for lands in Schaghticoke

Series Number

A3302

Summary

This series consists of the deed is for lands in Schaghticoke, which was in Albany County in 1707, but is now in Rensselaer County, New York.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of State

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Department of Law Special Prosecutions Bureau closed investigation files

Series Number

13291

Summary

This series contains investigative and case material generated by the Special Prosecutions Bureau within the Department of Law. Topics include Urban Development Corporation; New York City government restructuring (1975); American Stock Exchange; Indians and Indian reservations; People v. Okbinoglu; and People v. Schermerhorn. The series does not include grand jury minutes. Series is restricted.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of Law. Special Prosecutions Bureau

Access Restrictions

Series is restricted. Finding aids and transfer lists containing names of individuals subject to investigation are also restricted.

13291-09: All investigative materials are indefinitely restricted pursuant to Executive Law sect. 63.8 and Civil Rights Law sect. 73.8 (see Box 3). Requests for access to such materials are referred to the Governor's Office.

Title

Monthly reports on Barge Canal terminal construction

Series Number

A1273

Summary

These volumes contain monthly reports, with cover letters from a deputy State engineer. They are arranged chronologically and contain information on Barge Canal terminal construction such as contract number; contractors; location of terminal; summary of work done; schedules with total value of work under contract done to date, done during month of report, and percentage done to date.

Creator

• New York (State). Comptroller's Office

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Military and education records

Series Number

A4323

Summary

This is a fragmentary series of documents relating to military and educational matters. The military documents pertain to personnel issues such as resignations, vacancies and appointments. Included are two documents with lists of names from the 201st Regiment and the 69th Regiment. Also include are school schedules from Montgomery County and partial election tallies for Albany County. Many documents are faded, burned, and incomplete.

Creator

• New York (State). Legislature

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Hudson River State Hospital patient case books

Series Number

B2849

Summary

This series contains case files consisting of official forms and administrative data for patients at Hudson River State Hospital.

Creator

• Hudson River State Hospital (Poughkeepsie, 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

Governor Edwin D. Morgan registers and index to incoming correspondence

Series Number

A0623

Summary

This series consists of two registers of incoming correspondence and an index to the registers. Most of the correspondence was addressed to the governor. The letters were either answered by the governor or referred to other agencies of officials for response. The registers provide the following for each letter received: date; from whom received; to whom addressed (usually the governor); to be answered by (governor, comptroller, initials of an individual); date answered; and phrase indicating topic of the letters.

Creator

• New York (State). Governor (1859-1862 : Morgan)

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Lists of certificates of payments by the treasurer

Series Number

A1065

Summary

This series consists of certificates issued by the treasurer in compensation for military service during the Revolutionary War. Each entry gives the certificate number, date, name of recipient, and amount of certificate.

Creator

• New York (State). Comptroller's Office

Access Restrictions

Volumes are fragile and should be used with caution under supervision of archivist.

Title

Geographical registers of comptroller's tax deeds

Series Number

A1071

Summary

These registers from the Comptroller's Office provides geographic access to conveyances of non-resident lands sold for unpaid taxes. Information includes town name or ward number; lot number; tax year; description of parcel conveyed; acreage; payment date; payor; tax paid; total taxes; interest due; cost of sale; sale price; portion of parcel sold; acres sold; purchaser; date of redemption or conveyance; redeemer or grantee and redemption amount. There were no tax sales for non-Forest Preserve counties after 1893.

Creator

• New York (State). Comptroller's Office

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Court of Chancery Assistant Register's calendar and case notes

Series Number

JN393

Summary

Calendar contains lists of cases and brief notes of proceedings before the Chancellor at court terms in the New York City. Calendar entries include both adversarial cases, commenced by bill of complaint, and non-adversarial cases, commenced by petition.

Creator

• New York (State). Court of Chancery

Access Restrictions

Use and reproduction of fragile documents may be restricted.

Title

General correspondence

Series Number

A3100

Summary

This series illustrates the Committee on Child Care, Development, and Protection's efforts in developing child care committees, assisting committees in surveying their needs, providing services and equipment for child care initiatives across the state, and obtaining state and federal funding for child care services during the Second World War. Material in the series includes correspondence, applications for grants, expenditures, budgets, and pamphlets and publications produced by the Committee.

Creator

• New York State War Council. Committee on Child Care, Development, and Protection

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Education Department Division of Vocational and Extension Education central correspondence files

Series Number

A0409

Summary

This series contains incoming and outgoing correspondence, memorandums, and occasional curricula, course descriptions, or printed publicity flyers from schools. These records resulted from the division's supervisory and advisory responsibilities for all pre-college level vocational classes, extension classes for working minors and adults, and training of teachers in vocational subjects. The correspondence is primarily between the division director and vocational education teachers and supervisors, school principals, college and university faculty, students, and the Federal Board for Vocational Education.

Creator

• New York (State). Education Department. Division of Vocational and Extension Education

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Ontario County Surrogate's Court case files

Series Number

A4647

Creator

• Ontario (N.Y. : County)

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Second District case files and minutes

Series Number

19596

Summary

This series from the New York State Public Service Commission consists of microfilm copies of case files and minutes of the Second District Public Service Commission and non-filmed supplemental material. Case files typically include petitions, briefs, orders, correspondence, exhibits and testimony. Minutes document the formal regulatory proceedings (actions) of the commission.

Creator

• New York (State). Public Service Commission

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Superintendent's monthly reports to Board of Visitors

Series Number

A3128

Summary

This series consists of reports presented at monthly meetings of the Board of Visitors (called the Board of Managers until 1927). The reports discuss such matters as staff deaths, illnesses, resignations, and leave; filling staff vacancies; inmate escapes; special school activities; purchases; and valuation of work done in shops.

Creator

• New York (State). State Agricultural and Industrial School

Access Restrictions

Partly 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

Speech files

Series Number

18688

Summary

The series consists of copies of public remarks concerning Italian heritage and culture made by Matilda Cuomo in her capacity as chair of the Christopher Columbus Quincentenary Commission; and messages she sent responding to invitations to speak and invitations to events she was unable to attend. Also included are speeches and messages by Governor Mario Cuomo, to various civic groups and local quincentenary committees commending their initiatives.

Creator

• New York (State). Christopher Columbus Quincentenary Commission

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Printed specifications for highway improvement

Series Number

B1824

Summary

This series consists of printed specifications formulated by the State Engineer and Surveyor for the improvement of State highways. Specification booklets contain prescribed requirements for all aspects of highway construction from excavation, preparation, and selection of materials, to the actual construction of roadways, bridges, and other adjoining structures. Booklets also include estimates of quantities of materials required for each project.

Creator

• New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Schuyler County Board of Supervisors proceedings

Series Number

A4121

Summary

This series consists of copies of minutes of proceedings of the Schuyler County Board of Supervisors from October through December 1862. The proceedings deal mainly with non-military matters such as real property valuation and assessment and claims submitted before the board from a variety of people for services rendered or materials sold. It is unclear why this material was forwarded and retained by the bureau.

Creator

• New York (State). Bureau of Military Statistics

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Reports of contagious diseases from local boards of health

Series Number

B0290

Summary

This series contains monthly totals of communicable disease cases reported to the State Department of Health as mandated by law. Diseases are represented by letter codes in headings, with numbers of cases for each respective disease listed in columns. Also included is a table of statistics compiled for "Greater New York" and the "State Outside of Greater New York."

Creator

• New York (State). Division of Communicable Diseases

Access Restrictions

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