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Title

New Castle records

Series Number

A4508

Creator

• New Castle (N.Y. : Town)

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Statement by State Comptroller on bond purchases for sinking funds

Series Number

A1470

Summary

The series consists of a statement and supporting documentation by Eugene M. Travis, State Comptroller, in response to charges printed in the Brooklyn Times newspaper that he wasted public funds on eleven purchases of bonds for various state sinking funds. They were apparently used by Travis in his presentation to a committee investigating the charges.

Creator

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

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Comptroller's register of checks drawn for Canal Commissioners

Series Number

A1316

Summary

This register includes two entries for each check, debiting the account of the Canal Commissioners and crediting the bank on which the check was drawn. Entries provide check number; date; account; bank drawn on; and payee. There are also about 8 letters from the Manhattan Company to the State Auditor concerning state stock issues, 1857-1859; miscellaneous printed forms of the Canal Department, 1871-1873; and an unidentified list.

Creator

• New York (State). Canal Commissioners

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Abstract of claims of the New York Militia

Series Number

A1302

Summary

This register of claims and awards resulted from a law requiring the adjutants and inspector-generals to obtain and revise records dealing with claim payments to state militiamen who served in the War of 1812; and to report to the comptroller the names, places of residence, and amounts due. The register lists the claim number; name of claimant; claimant's residence; amount awarded; and occasional remarks on particular claims.

Creator

• New York (State). Comptroller's Office

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Register of incoming correspondence

Series Number

A1464

Summary

The series consists of a daily "letterbook" listing incoming correspondence received by the comptroller's office from February 4 to May 3, 1848. Each entry shows date received, name and residence of correspondent, nature of business, and disposition.

Creator

• New York (State). Comptroller's Office

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Subject and correspondence files of Dr. H. Jackson Davis

Series Number

A3273

Summary

This series documents the tenure of Dr. H. Jackson Davis with the New York State Department of Health, during which he administered the State's medical program for persons receiving public relief assistance. Records reflect the department's effort to provide medical care for unemployed New Yorkers and their families; to secure jobs for medical professionals; and to raise awareness of public health issues. Record types include: correspondence, newspaper clippings, reports, research notes, statistics, publications, bulletins, news releases, and graphic material such as charts, tables, and diagrams.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of Health

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Adirondack Park Agency archived websites

Series Number

B2045

Summary

This series consists of archival copies of the publicly accessible websites of the Adirondack Park Agency.

Creator

• Adirondack Park Agency (N.Y.)

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Freshwater fish illustrations

Series Number

16515

Summary

This series consists of watercolor paintings and a black and white ink drawing depicting 127 freshwater fishes inhabiting major river systems draining New York State. The drawings were produced between 1926 and 1939 and were rendered with such accuracy and precision. Collection and specimen data is occasionally noted on the back of the paintings. Access, by appointment only, requires a minimum of one-week advance notice. Selected images have been digitized images.

Creator

• New York (State). Division of Fish and Wildlife. Bureau of Fisheries

Access Restrictions

Restricted access: by appointment only;New York State Archives.Kept in remote storage; access requires a minimum of one week advance notice.

Title

Internal accounts and administration files

Series Number

J9076

Summary

This series consists of receipts, bills, statements, reports, copies of orders, bank books, and correspondence originally filed with the Register relating to the internal fiscal operation and administration of the court. The series contains information on fees and other monies received by the court, court expenses and expenditures (including office expenses and salaries), the relationship between the court and banks, court investments, the work of Masters, and internal practices.

Creator

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

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Examining physicians' memoranda file

Series Number

B0134

Summary

The series consists of brief memorandums from physicians to prison authorities usually recommending appropriate medical care or end of need for medical care for incarcerated patients that the physicians have examined. Many memorandums recommend that an incarcerated individual be mustered out of the military squad because of a medical problem. Memorandums include date, addressee, consecutive number, last name of the incarcerated individual, and physicians name and title. The name of physician is often omitted.

Creator

• New York State Reformatory (Elmira, N.Y.)

Access Restrictions

Information in these records, the disclosure of which would result in an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy, may be withheld in accordance with New York State Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) sect. 87.2(b) and 89.2(b)(ii) and Personal Privacy Protection Law (PPPL) sect. 96.1(c) and 96.2.

Title

Governor's correspondence with citizens on war issues

Series Number

A4291

Summary

This series contains correspondence from New York citizens to the Governor requesting assistance with war-related concerns, including draft board issues and problems; requests for exemptions from rationing; matters relating to home front activities such as civil defense; and family military concerns. The Governor, the nominal head of the War Council, responded as part of his role as the liaison between the public and the government. A copy of his (or an assistant's) reply often is attached to the correspondence.

Creator

• New York State War Council

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Clerk's docket of decrees

Series Number

J0052

Summary

This series consists of docket books recording final decrees issued by the Vice Chancellor at the request of any party involved in a case. The New York Revised Statutes of 1829 required the Clerks of various Chancery Circuits to maintain such a record and dictated its format. Information recorded includes name of the party against whom the decree was rendered; his county and place of residence; his title; trade or profession; amount of damage, debt, or cash decreed; date and time of docketing; names of all parties involved in the case; and when (if) decree was reversed, discharged, or vacated.

Creator

• New York (State). Court of Chancery

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Defense digests and official bulletins

Series Number

A4285

Summary

This series contains issues of the Defense Digest, initially published by the New York State Council of Defense, and retitled New York State War Council Official Bulletins in July 1942, when the Council's Office of War Information took over publication. Throughout format and publisher changes, similar issues were covered to keep council branches informed of each subgroup's activities: salvage collection, evacuation plans, vocational training, health field activities, recruitment, volunteer activities, civil defense issues, labor/work force issues, and rationing.

Creator

• New York State War Council. Division of Public Relations

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Register's minutes of common orders

Series Number

J0046

Summary

This series consists of copies of common orders (orders to which a party was entitled without having to show special cause) issued by the Chancellor. Court rules required that common orders issued by the Chancellor be entered by the Register in separate books. This series continues Series J0045, New York State Court of Chancery Common Order Book, 1806-1830.

Creator

• New York (State). Court of Chancery

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Investigation files

Series Number

B2737

Summary

This series consists of digital surrogates of paper records that the Temporary State Commission on Lobbying created or gathered as it investigated the anti-casino campaign funded by Trump Hotels and Resort Casinos, Ikon Public Affairs, and the New York Institute for Law and Society.

Creator

• New York Temporary State Commission on Lobbying

Access Restrictions

Account numbers included in copies of personal and corporate checks and bank and credit card statements are restricted in accordance with the Freedom of Information Law.

Title

Clinton Prison correspondence and subject files of the Warden

Series Number

B0120

Summary

Office files of the Clinton Prison Warden contain correspondence, memorandums, and printed forms. Subjects include accidents involving staff; aliens in custody; arms and ammunition; amusements; Champlain College; chaplains; commissary; contraband; duty chart; fires; grievance procedures; insurance; lands owned by Clinton Prison; and medical reports. The remainder of the files are not extant.

Creator

• Clinton Prison (Dannemora, N.Y.)

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Department of Social Welfare Division of State Institutions population reports of institutions

Series Number

B0646

Summary

This series contains statistical population reports submitted to the Department of Social Welfare by state youth facilities. Included are Weekly Population Reports, providing daily counts of children in the institution, and Monthly Statistical Reports of Children Under Care. Some monthly reports include number of admissions, discharges, and total children at the institution. Others contain detailed statistical breakdowns by type of intake or discharge, by whereabouts if paroled or absent, and by departmental regional district of origin.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of Social Welfare. Division of State Institutions

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Bindery and printing records

Series Number

B1558

Summary

This series consists of records relating to bindery and printing work done at the State Lunatic Asylum (later Utica State Hospital). It contains correspondence about articles for publication, printing accounts, order books for bindery services, instructions, lists of materials to be bound, and ledger books.

Creator

• Utica State Hospital (N.Y.)

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Authorities Budget Office archived websites

Series Number

B2051

Summary

This series consists of archival copies of the publicly accessible website of the Authorities Budget Office and its predecessor entity, the Authority Budget Office.

Creator

• New York (State). Authorities Budget Office

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Superintendent and lock operator's records for Section 6 and Lock 28B of the Barge Canal

Series Number

B1363

Summary

This series consists of records of the superintendent of Section 6 of the Barge Canal at Lyons, New York, and lock operator's records for Lock 28B in Newark, near Lyons. The records document the work routine and environment along this section of the canal system and the working relationships among the state, commercial, and private sectors in the economy. Records include statistical summaries; reports; invoices; personnel records; permits; maps; incoming/outgoing correspondence; maintenance records; lock station sheets; navigation and weekly reports.

Creator

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

Access Restrictions

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