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Title

Legislation files

Series Number

B2693

Summary

This series documents the development of agency-proposed legislation and the review of bills proposed by external agencies. Records include draft legislation and copies of bills, background files relating to proposed legislation, memorandums in support or opposition, agency and public comments, ten-day letters, correspondence, and related materials.

Creator

• New York State Environmental Facilities Corporation

Access Restrictions

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

Title

State authorities development files

Series Number

A4321

Summary

This series contains information concerning the development of bridge and highway authorities. The records detailed development of resorts and transportation projects, including the Triborough Bridge, the Marine Parkway, the Port of New York, Saratoga Springs, and the St. Lawrence Seaway.

Creator

• New York (State). Legislature. Assembly. Assemblyman (1929-1943 : Abbot Low Moffat)

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Office for People with Developmental Disabilities Commissioner's Office correspondence files

Series Number

B2687

Summary

This series contains correspondence files generated by the commissioner of the Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities and its successor, the Office for People with Developmental Disabilities.

Creator

• New York (State). Office for People with Developmental Disabilities. Commissioner's Office

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Director's organization and responsibilities memoranda

Series Number

A4335

Summary

This series contains memoranda outlining the Office of Civilian Mobilization's (OCM) organization and the execution of its duty to coordinate volunteers involved in home front activities. The memoranda are directed to local war councils and the State War Council. Those sent to the local organizations interpret regulations, delineate responsibilities, and set goals for future work. Those sent to the State War Council report on the OCM's progress and include financial and personnel information.

Creator

• New York State War Council. Office of Civilian Mobilization

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Psychological evaluation tests and reference information

Series Number

B0090

Summary

This series consists of materials used in inmate psychological testing at the Albion State Training School. Testing materials include mazes; picture arrangement and completion; arithmetic and other problem-solving tests; blank test sheets; Rorschach plates; and information on and instructions for tests. Also included are minutes of a group therapy session and items such as guidebooks for new inmates; rules and duties for officers; and a file on in-service training courses.

Creator

• Albion State Training School (Albion, N.Y.)

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

Assorted archival records

Series Number

A0635

Summary

These are small amounts of unrelated archival materials from several sources. They were gathered and retained by the State Library but remained unprocessed prior to transfer to the State Archives as state government records.

Creator

• New York State Library

Access Restrictions

A0635-00:Restricted due to severe burn damage.Use with supervision of archivist.

Title

State budget hearing files

Series Number

L0164

Summary

This series pertains to public hearings held to discuss proposed State budgets. They include correspondence, hearing testimony, telegrams, lists of hearing speakers, and supplemental material. Speakers included representatives of educational and parent groups, labor unions, business associations, local governments, and civic and taxpayer groups. Topics addressed include increased State aid to education, especially childcare, kindergartens, and teachers' salaries; maintenance and improvement of the State's highways, tax reduction and economy in government, aid to localities, and increased salaries for State employees.

Creator

• New York (State). Legislature. Assembly. Committee on Ways and Means

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Town clerk's record and minute books

Series Number

A4453

Creator

• Hamptonburgh (N.Y. : Town)

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Incoming correspondence regarding convocations

Series Number

A2022

Summary

This series contains letters relating mostly to Convocation of the University of the State of New York which provided a forum for discussion within the State's educational establishment. Many letters are from officials of schools in New York State.

Creator

• University of the State of New York. Board of Regents. Secretary

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Protestant Chaplain interview files from Dannemora State Hospital and state prisons

Series Number

A1503

Summary

This series consists of correspondence and forms compiled by Protestant Chaplains at other prisons while conducting interviews to determine religious affiliation for inmates who ultimately resided at Dannemora State Hospital. Many files contain a full-face photograph of the inmate as well as biographical information similar to the intake registers. The forms also include observational notes on the inmate's current behavior, prognosis and possible actions to be taken. Some files give more detail on religious beliefs. Records are restricted.

Creator

• Dannemora State Hospital

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

Professional papers of Annette R. Brown

Series Number

B2453

Summary

Annette R. Brown served as Director of Education at Rockland State Hospital from 1956-1968, and then as Associate Program Analyst at the central office of the New York State Office of Mental Health from 1968-1980. These records, which include photographs, correspondence, and speeches, document Annette Brown's career at the Office of Mental Health. Records pertaining to the Survey of Patient Characteristics undertaken by the Office of Mental Health (published in 1985) are also included.

Creator

• New York (State). Office of Mental Health

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Register of appointments

Series Number

A1099

Summary

This volume contains a copy of the act establishing the position of Auditor of the Canal Department, passed April 3, 1848; appointments of clerks and other employees of the Canal Department, giving names, dates, and salaries; and general orders adjusting salaries of Department employees. The label on the cover reads "Appointments and Regulations," but no regulations are included.

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

Boundary line agreements and photographs

Series Number

B0244

Summary

This series consists of memoranda of agreements, drafts of legislative bills, tracings, and photographs of New York State and county boundary lines. The agreements provide exact location for boundary lines, the date of agreement and, in some cases, seals of offices involved with the agreement. The proposed legislative bills related to authorizing an appropriation for the surveying, mapping and monumenting of the New York-Pennsylvania boundary line. The photographs are images of boundary monuments.

Creator

• New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Board of Port Wardens records

Series Number

A0387

Summary

This series contains a variety of manuscript volumes used by the Board of Port Wardens of the port of New York to record daily business. Volumes document management of the board's finances, apprenticeships of Hell Gate pilots, and surveys of vessels and cargoes.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of State. Board of Port Wardens

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Judiciary subject files

Series Number

B2335

Summary

This series consists of the subject files of the Counsel to the Governor's office which relate to New York State courts. The Counsel's responsibilities advising the Governor on policy and program matters and making recommendations on proposed legislationand on all appointments to the judiciary. Records relate to the New York State Courts and the Temporary State Commission on the Courts, and focus on court organization and appointments, salaries and workloads of judges.

Creator

• New York (State). Counsel to the Governor

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Location index to state patents

Series Number

A4687

Summary

Series 12943, Letters Patent, is partially indexed by this series. In addition, this series also indexes locations of some colonial patents in present day New Jersey, Delaware, and Massachusetts.

Creator

• New York (State). Division of Science and State Museum

Access Restrictions

Microfilm is not available for duplication or interlibrary loan.

Title

New York State Division of Fish and Wildlife Habitat Section urban wildlife habitat inventory maps

Series Number

16665

Summary

This series consists of maps of wildlife habitats in urban areas throughout the state. The series includes 107 Mylar overlays entitled "Urban Wildlife Habitat Inventory Overlay Maps," and 24 "Urban Area Enlargement" print maps (paper). Habitat areas are demarcated on the Mylar overlays by alphanumeric codes; no legend appears to explain these codes. The print maps cover the counties of Albany, Columbia, Dutchess, Greene, Orange, Putnam, Rensselaer, Rockland, Saratoga, and Westchester. These maps are apparently the base maps with which some of the overlays may be used.

Creator

• New York (State). Division of Fish and Wildlife. Habitat Section

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Records from the Comptroller's New York City office

Series Number

A0386

Summary

The series contains four volumes and one bank passbook documenting accounts managed by the State Comptroller's New York City office.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of State

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Opinions and abstracts of Attorney General's decisions

Series Number

B0245

Summary

A few of these opinions and decisions of the Attorney General deal with canal-related matters such as the validity of canal contracts and claims against the state arising from canal construction; others concern grants of land under water, city and village elections, the corrupt practices act, and the filing of marriage certificates. Each opinion or decision provides a brief discussion of the matter in doubt, citation and interpretations of acceptable laws, and the Attorney General's Final Statement.

Creator

• New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Estimates of work done and material delivered on Erie, Champlain, and Black River canals

Series Number

A1098

Summary

These booklets contain estimates submitted to the Canal Commissioners by the resident engineers for various improvements on Erie, Champlain, and Black River canal sections, locks, dams, docks and piers. Entries include location of improvement; quantity and value of material used; name of contractor; and labor performed.

Creator

• New York (State). Canal Commissioners

Access Restrictions

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