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Title

Post-War Reconstruction Fund and Capital Construction Fund appropriation control ledgers

Series Number

B1410

Summary

This series consists of pre-printed ledger forms used to track appropriations funded and expended through the Post-War Reconstruction Fund and the Capital Construction Fund by the Division of the Budget. The records reflect the wide-ranging scope of projects undertaken by various state departments or facilities for public works. Each form includes name of department, division or institution; amount appropriated; brief description of project; and associated fiscal activities. Facilities include colleges and universities, correctional facilities, and mental health institutions.

Creator

• New York (State). Division of the Budget

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Annual reports

Series Number

B2496

Summary

This series consists of annual reports describing the functions, activities, and events of the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets. Additional copies of annual reports are held by the New York State Library.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of Agriculture and Markets

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Unofficial transcripts of public meetings ("session minutes")

Series Number

19593

Summary

This series consists of verbatim transcripts of the commission's public meetings prepared by a private stenographic service. These unofficial transcripts are created in order to serve as a fuller documentation of meeting discussions than that provided by the official minutes. Each transcript contains a statement that the document has not been reviewed, edited, or corrected and should not be used for any legal actions or proceedings.

Creator

• New York (State). Public Service Commission

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Bethel tax assessment rolls

Series Number

A4642

Creator

• Bethel (N.Y. : Town)

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Chairman's subject and correspondence files

Series Number

18855

Summary

The series consists of the files of the executive director of the Adirondack Park Agency, who is responsible for the agency's overall administration, including oversight of the Adirondack Park Private Land Use and Development Plan, the State Land Master Plan, and various mandates to protect the Park and enhance economic development for its residents. Since 1988 the executive director has also been fulfilling duties of the APA counsel's office.

Creator

• Adirondack Park Agency (N.Y.). Executive Director's Office

Access Restrictions

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

Title

General ledgers

Series Number

B1835

Summary

This series, coupled with Series B1740, Daybooks, documents operating expenses for the House of Refuge. Accounts, organized by expense account, include provisions, utilities, clothing, furniture, payroll, building and repairs, school, hospital, expenses of managers, and traveling expenses. Vendor accounts are also included. Entries include date and amount of expense. Early volumes contain annual recapitulations.

Creator

• New York House of Refuge

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Brief case histories of male inmates

Series Number

A3139

Summary

This series consists of brief case histories of male inmates at the Western House of Refuge. Information may include inmate name and number; date received; from what court and location; age and birthday; nativity; health, habits, and occupation of parents; school attendance record; previous institutionalization; offenses, behavior, and habits before entering Western House; offense for which committed; inmate's character, intelligence, and prospects; and class (school grade) entered. Records are restricted.

Creator

• Western House of Refuge for Juvenile Delinquents (Rochester, N.Y.)

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

Hempstead Board of Trustees meeting minutes

Series Number

A4656

Summary

Microfilm includes meeting minutes of the Village of Hempstead board of trustees for 1925-1930, 1937-1956, 1962-1963, and 1994-1997.

Creator

• Hempstead (N.Y. : Village)

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Old index to field books and maps

Series Number

A4694

Summary

This manuscript volume, once used by the Secretary of State and other state officials to access land records, was superseded for all practical purposes by Mix, David E.E. "Catalogue of Maps and Surveys in the Office of the Secretary of State, State Engineer and Surveyor, and Comptroller and the State Library" (Albany: 1859).

Creator

• New York (State). Board of Appraisers

Access Restrictions

Microfilm is not available for duplication or inter-library loan.

Title

Personal correspondence

Series Number

B2326

Summary

This series consists of letters received and copies of letters sent to James L. Sundquist, Assistant Secretary to Governor W. Averell Harriman from January 1, 1955 to December 1956. The letters relate to non-official affairs, and include requests for jobs, invitations, congratulation letters for Sundquist's new position, and political inquiries.

Creator

• Sundquist, James L.

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Tabulation of public lands owned by the State of New York

Series Number

B2440

Summary

This series consists of tabulations of data gathered from state agencies showing public lands owned by New York State, specifically those acquired by the state between 1937 and 1939. The data was gathered by the Division of State Planning. The tabulations include descriptions of each parcel of state owned land, acreage total, a map reference number, and handwritten annotations by division planning members.

Creator

• New York (State). Executive Department. Division of State Planning

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Legal records regarding grants of land under water and sale of state lands

Series Number

B0243

Summary

This series consists of petitions; notices; legal memoranda, correspondence, maps, sketches; tracings; notices of application; Attorney General's opinions; transcripts of testimony; and briefs and affidavits that were submitted to the Commissioners of the Land Office. Most records deal with the applications of Philip Hoatling for grants of land under water in the Hudson River and provide detailed information regarding the land for which application was made. Also included are records relating to land sales in Syracuse, Yonkers and Richmond County.

Creator

• New York (State). Commissioners of the Land Office

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Press releases

Series Number

B2454

Summary

This series consists of press releases issued by the Public Employment Relations Board.

Creator

• New York (State). Public Employment Relations Board

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Office of the Special Prosecutor for Investigation of the New York City Criminal Justice System executive files

Series Number

16104

Summary

Executive Orders 55 through 59, issued by Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller on September 19, 1972, required the Attorney General to appoint one or more special deputies and assistants to investigate and prosecute alleged "corrupt acts and omissions" in the five counties comprising the City of New York. This series consists of notes, audio-visual material, press clippings, memorandums, and reference material relating to cases being investigated by the Office of the Special Prosecutor for Investigation of the New York City Criminal Justice System.

Creator

• New York (State). Office of the Special Prosecutor for Investigation of the New York City Criminal Justice System

Access Restrictions

Partly restricted by Executive Law sect. 63.8, Civil Rights Law sect. 73.8, and Freedom of Information Law sect. 87.2(a), (b), (c), (f), and (g). Statutes restricting access to certain materials pursuant to Freedom of Information Law sect. 87.2(a) are Criminal Procedure Law sect. 700.65 (communications intercepted by authority of an "eavesdropping" warrant); Penal Law sect. 250.20 (prohibits disclosure of information about the existence of a specific eavesdropping warrant); Penal Law sect. 215.70 (grand jury testimony); Civil Practice Law and Rules sect. 3101(b) (confidential attorney-client communications); and Criminal Procedure Law sect. 240.10(2) (confidential attorney work product or material prepared for litigation).

Title

Board of Regents microfilmed charters and amendments

Series Number

19237

Summary

The Board of Regents charters educational institutions, including colleges, libraries, museums, historical societies, and other entities with an educational purpose. They also admit public and private schools to the University of the State of New York and approve property transfer to and from educational corporations. Actions recorded in these documents include changes of charter status; certifications of incorporations; amendments of language; approval of bylaws; extensions of provisional charters; consents to merger; and dissolutions of charters.

Creator

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

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Lumberland tax assessment rolls

Series Number

A4680

Creator

• Lumberland (N.Y. : Town)

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Consumer Counsel to the Governor subject and correspondence files

Series Number

B2332

Summary

This series consists of records pertaining to the activities of the Consumer Counsel to Governor W. Averell Harriman, Dr. Persia Campbell, and her staff. Records relate to such subjects as: aging, credit sales, food additives, funeral costs, purchasing and maintenance of homes, Long Island Railroad fares, milk marketing, television servicing, trading stamps and wage assignments. The Consumer Counsel was responsible for advising Governor Harriman on matters affecting consumers, and working to protect consumers from fraud and misrepresentation.

Creator

• New York (State). Consumer Counsel to the Governor

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Maps of lands permanently appropriated by the State of New York for the use of the Barge Canal

Series Number

B1808

Summary

The Laws of 1903, Chapter 147 authorized the State Engineer to appropriate lands, structures, and waters for the use of the improved canals (Barge Canal). This series consists of the original linen and paper maps created and maintained by the State Engineer and Surveyor and its succeeding agencies. The bound volumes constitute a five-volume set of maps showing land appropriations made pursuant to Chapter 79 of the Laws of 1895.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of Transportation. Division of Waterways Maintenance

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Lists of physicians

Series Number

A3104

Summary

This series consists of two types of forms listing physicians. The county list includes name and address of a physician in each city, and remarks such as "physician to poor house" or "no physician". The other list provides the same information for each ward of a designated city.

Creator

• New York (State). State Board of Charities

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Clerk's calendars and case notes

Series Number

JN397

Summary

Calendars contain lists of cases and brief notes of proceedings before the Vice-Chancellor or Assistant Vice-Chancellor in the First Circuit (New York City). Some entries include lists of papers read or submitted. Calendars 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.