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Title

Expenditure analysis ledger

Series Number

A4247

Summary

The register tracks expenditures of the New York State Fire Marshall including office expenses, fees, travel expenses, official salaries, graded employees, and Inspection Bureau official salaries and graded employees. Each division of expenditures is further broken down into debits, credits, and balances.

Creator

• New York (State). Fire Marshal

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Receipts to the Register

Series Number

J0084

Summary

This series consists of receipts to the Register from parties in cases (or their solicitors) for money paid to them out of the Chancery Fund. Each receipt contains the title of the case, date the money was received, amount of money received, signature of the payee, and reason the money was paid. This series is continued by Receipts and Related Records for Accounts with the Court, ca. 1830-1855.

Creator

• New York (State). Court of Chancery. Chancery Fund

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Collective bargaining files

Series Number

20717

Summary

These files document the Budget Services Unit's participation in collective bargaining negotiations. The Unit's particular focus is to provide input on the fiscal consequences of proposed contractual settlements. Records include pre-negotiation planning records; public employee union and State demands; negotiation minutes; subject files; and memoranda of understanding and related records. Records also include internal memoranda and analyses examining the fiscal consequences of proposed settlements.

Creator

• New York (State). Division of the Budget. Budget Services Unit

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Letter to Superintendent of Banking Department with memorial protesting illegal practices of savings banks in Buffalo

Series Number

A0975

Summary

This letter from H.E. Howard to the Superintendent of the Banking Department urges correction of abuses by savings banks in Buffalo. The Comptroller was formerly responsible for regulating banks.

Creator

• New York (State). Comptroller's Office

Access Restrictions

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

Title

State Historian's background files on records transfers

Series Number

B1570

Summary

The series consists of memoranda, correspondence, inventories and descriptions, and related files pertaining to the retention and disposition of historical records from executive branch state agencies. The bulk of material relates to records transfers, but there is a small amount of information on retention policy and general instructions.

Creator

• New York (State). Education Department. Division of Archives and History

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Department of Audit and Control archived websites

Series Number

B2079

Summary

This series consists of archival copies of the publicly accessible websites of the New York State Department of Audit and Control, which is commonly known as the Office of the State Comptroller.

Creator

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

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Record of ores mined by prison labor

Series Number

B0108

Summary

This series documents ores mined by prison labor under contract to the firms of Burton Davison and Co. and Thorne and Watson. Entries include the date and pounds of ore with sub-totals for each page, and recapitulations for each month.

Creator

• Clinton Prison (Dannemora, N.Y.)

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Transcripts of proceedings

Series Number

B1202

Summary

The transcripts in this series document five of the Blue Ribbon Panel's six meetings. The meetings were held in connection with the panel's mandate to promote health by investigating hospital conditions and recommending improvements. The transcripts contain descriptive testimony, discussion, and the early stages of formation of recommendations to remedy substandard conditions in New York City's municipal hospitals.

Creator

• New York (State). Blue Ribbon Panel on Municipal Hospitals of New York City

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Annual financial reports of counties

Series Number

13323

Summary

Annual financial reports of counties are generated pursuant to the General Municipal Law. That law states that every municipal corporation shall annually make a report of its financial condition to the state comptroller, and that such reports shall be made by the chief fiscal officer of the municipal corporation. Each report in this series contains a statement of the financial transactions of the county, and is broken down according to type of funds (general, special revenue, capital, construction, etc.).

Creator

• New York (State). Department of Audit and Control. Bureau of Municipal Research and Statistics

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Register of law student applications granted and denied

Series Number

J5102

Summary

This series documents applicants for the New York State bar examination. Information provided includes number of application, name of applicant, residence, judicial department, date application received, college or university of graduation, year of graduation, law school attended, duration of attendance, date of filing Regents certificate, Regents certificate number, time of clerkship served, date and location of examination, date and location of certificate issued, certificate number, and remarks.

Creator

• New York (State). State Board of Law Examiners

Access Restrictions

Restricted per Judiciary Law, Section 90.10; no access without prior permission of the New York State Board of Law Examiners.

Title

Health Planning Commission Chairperson's and Executive Director's subject files

Series Number

12983

Summary

The Health Planning Commission was an interdepartmental health policy coordinating council created by executive order in 1967 to comply with the U.S. Public Health Service Act, PL 89-749. This series contains correspondence, reports, studies, and minutes reflecting implementation of the National Health Planning and Resources Development Act of 1974 (PL 93-641) and coordination of New York State health planning.

Creator

• New York State Health Planning Commission

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Reports, correspondence and entry documentation relating to inspection of potash

Series Number

A0961

Summary

This series consists of annual reports of Samuel Cooper, Inspector of Pot and Pearl Ashes in New York City for 1828 and 1829. Both reports consist of a chronological table of ashes inspected during the year, giving for each shipment of ashes the head mark (firm name or initials), number of barrels of potash scrapings, and fee charged; a "recapitulation" is at the end.

Creator

• New York (State). Comptroller's Office

Access Restrictions

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

Title

State Police blotters

Series Number

13445

Summary

This series contains police blotters that were generated by approximately 170 local State Police units. Blotters are a daily record of the activities of a Troop Headquarters or substation. They are maintained on an annual basis. The information recorded in the blotters usually concerns the comings and goings of police officers, communication received and sent, and other routine activity. The entries in the blotter are in short narrative form of usually one or two sentences and are factual in tone.

Creator

• New York (State). Division of State Police

Access Restrictions

Some information in the blotters may be exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Law (Public Officers Law Art. 6).

Title

Executive clemency application status ledgers

Series Number

A0626

Summary

Volumes in this series were used to track the status of applications to the governor for pardons or commutations of sentence. The volumes generally provide application number; date(s) of application(s); journal number and page; name; county; crime; court; date of sentence; term; name of prison and date received; date term expires; disposition (pardon or commutation granted or denied and date); and date of actual discharge.

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Record of normal school local board members and employees

Series Number

A2031

Summary

This volume records the local boards and staffs of the state normal and training schools at Albany, Brockport, Buffalo, Cortland, Fredonia, Geneseo, Oswego and Potsdam. The entry for each school provides: local board member - name and appointment date; employees (mostly teachers) - name, date of confirmation, beginning date of employment, salary, nature of service (occupation), and occasional remarks.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of Public Instruction. Office of the Superintendent

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Assembly Sub-committee on Affirmative Action reports, testimony, and background files

Series Number

L0177

Summary

The series documents affirmative action policies and plans in New York's public sector and in higher educational institutions in the state. Statistical data gathered by the sub-committee provides details on workforce composition in state government; and questionnaires provide data about state agency and local government affirmative action policies and activities. Records include public hearings transcripts; statistical data; statements submitted by state and local officials; completed questionnaires prepared by state agencies; newspaper clippings, background reports, statistical tables, and correspondence.

Creator

• New York (State). Legislature. Assembly. Standing Committee on Governmental Operations. Sub-committee on Affirmative Action

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Montour Falls Village Board minute books and cemetery lot records

Series Number

A4440

Summary

Microfilmed records include governing board minutes, created to document the actions of the board, and one cemetery book.

Creator

• Montour Falls (N.Y. : Village)

Access Restrictions

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

Title

National defense and civilian services cooperative activities programs coordination files

Series Number

A4326

Summary

This series contains correspondence and publications created during cooperative efforts between the Office of Civilian Mobilization (OCM) and state agencies and other organizations in order to facilitate exchange of information and coordination of programs. The OCM was responsible for coordinating volunteer participation to promote civilian defense and social activities. Topics covered include: education; national defense; recreation; health (Red Cross); and veterans.

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

Indexes to out-of-state resident wills and letters of administration

Series Number

B0083

Summary

The series consists of an index to Series B0081, Letters of administration and wills of out-of state residences. Volume one lists the documents by filing date and includes entry number, decedent name, name of administrator, county, and document filing date. An alphabetical index at the fore of the volume matches the decedent's name to its entry list number. Other volumes are straight alphabetical indexes showing decedent name, residence, will or letter of administration and filing date.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of State

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Inmate record cards

Series Number

B0097

Summary

This series consists of record cards which summarize the background and prison disciplinary record of inmates of Clinton Correctional Facility (known earlier as Clinton Prison). Most cards include a front-facing and profile photograph of the inmate. Inmate numbers extend from 12879 (inmate received in 1914) to 39999 (inmate received in 1964), with gaps. These records were maintained pursuant to a law of 1929 requiring a daily record to be kept of punishments inflicted on prisoners and of complaints by prisoners.

Creator

• Clinton Correctional Facility

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.