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Title

Minutes of meetings of a special committee of the Board of Visitors

Series Number

A3057

Summary

This series consists of meeting minutes in the form of hearing transcripts from a committee investigating the problem of runaways at the Agricultural and Industrial School. Testimony included personality traits of good supervisors; methods of discipline and preventing runaways; punishing runaways; frequency of home visits; past and present conditions at the school; reasons for inmates running away; criteria for assigning inmates to colonies; and possibility of regular meetings of cottage supervisors to exchange ideas on treatment and discipline of inmates.

Creator

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

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Index to abstracts of alien depositions of intent to become U.S. citizens

Series Number

A1898

Summary

This series consists of indexes to abstracts of alien depositions (series A1870) made by the Secretary of State's office from the original, signed depositions (series A1869).

Creator

• New York (State). Department of State

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Abstracts and vouchers of expenditures

Series Number

A1126

Summary

These monthly abstracts of expenditures were submitted for audit by the Comptroller's office. Each abstract lists vouchers by number and provides name of payee, nature and amount of expenditure. Expenditures are for ordinary repairs, new construction, repair of breaks in the canal, damages to adjacent lands, equipment for offices, building of State boats, advertising for proposals, etc.

Creator

• New York (State). Canal Commissioners

Access Restrictions

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

Title

New York State Division of Substance Abuse Services Office of the Director first deputy director's subject files

Series Number

16084

Summary

Most records in this series are internal or interoffice memorandums concerning alcohol and substance abuse prevention programs. Many relate to auditing or monitoring of educational programs, and to evaluating program spending and effectiveness. Also included is correspondence and records concerning employee relations, particularly matters of time and attendance and employee discipline. Some records are restricted.

Creator

• New York (State). Division of Substance Abuse Services. Office of the Director

Access Restrictions

Restricted in part: Records concerning employee discipline are restricted. Use with assistance of archivist.

Title

Testator index to probated wills

Series Number

A4700

Summary

The microfilm is an index to testators in New York State Archives series J0038-82, Probated Wills, 1671-1815. The index lists testators (makers of wills) in alphabetical order by surname. It provides name; date of will; place of residence (usually county); will in foreign language (Dutch); whether will was recorded ("R"); and file number (e.g., "AA23"; the second letter and the number designate the actual file).

Creator

• New York State War Council. Office of War Training

Access Restrictions

Restricted; microfilm is not available for inter-library loan or reproduction for any purpose.

Title

Education Department Office of Bilingual Education Director's files

Series Number

B1963

Summary

This series consists of correspondence, conference materials, speech materials, meeting minutes, , and other materials collected by Carmen A. Perez-Hogan, director of the Office of Bilingual Education. Included are materials related to an agreement regarding education of Dominican and Puerto Rican immigrants; related, the Bilingual/ESL Technical Assistance Center program and the Two-Way Bilingual Education Program; efforts to make English the official language of the United States; and guidelines revisions for the education of Creole-speaking immigrants.

Creator

• New York (State). Education Department. Office of Bilingual Education

Access Restrictions

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

Title

New York State Study Commission for New York City administrative files

Series Number

A0566

Summary

The State Study Commission for New York City was created by Chapter 413 of the Laws of 1971 for the purpose of attaining efficiency, economy, and improvement in the operation of city government. This accretion contains a variety of records collected or created by the commission during its study, including copies of contracts; proposals; bills; testimony; expenditures and appropriations; newspaper clippings; financial information for municipal agencies studied; and press releases.

Creator

• New York (State). State Study Commission for New York City

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Municipal Assistance Corporation for the City of New York office chronological files

Series Number

B1977

Summary

This series consists of office correspondence compiled in monthly files by the Municipal Assistance Corporation for the City of New York.

Creator

• Municipal Assistance Corporation for the City of New York

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Office of Children and Family Services Executive Director's Office Executive Deputy Director's general subject and correspondence files

Series Number

18903

Summary

This series consists of the day-to-day files of the executive deputy director and may include correspondence, dayfiles, reports, copies of policies and procedures, and various other documents on a range of subjects relating to the administration and activities of the Division for Youth. The series contains the subject files of Charles M. DeVane.

Creator

• New York (State). Office of Children and Family Services

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Memorial tribute to Richard J. Conners

Series Number

L0223

Summary

This series consists of a VHS videocassette of the Assembly Memorial to Assemblyman Richard J. Conners, recorded in the Assembly Chamber on March 6, 1996. It includes memorial remarks by Speaker Sheldon Silver and assembly members McEneny, Canestrari, Dugan, Seminario, Butler, Tedisco, Genovese, Prentiss, Tocci, Sullivan, Vann, Gottfried, Keane, Lentol, Crowley, Tonko, Colman, and Baragga.

Creator

• New York (State). Legislature. Assembly

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Upstate Correctional Facility inmate case files

Series Number

W0062

Summary

Upstate Correctional Facility is a maximum security state prison for men in Franklin County, New York. The prison, in Town of Malone, was the first New York State prison built as a supermax prison. Upstate C.F. was established in 1998 to house special prisoners with a history of assaultive behavior. Programs available to the prisoners are based on the acceptance of the established rules and other behavior indicating a degree of social conformity. Approximately 350 corrections officers, aided by more than 1000 remote cameras, supervise about 1300 prisoners.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of Correctional Services
• Upstate 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.

Title

Pure water files

Series Number

A1122

Summary

This series from the Division of Water and predecessor offices reveals a part of the state's effort to control water pollution. It contains studies on the causes of water pollution, status reports on sewerage systems, memorandums, correspondence, public hearing transcripts, maps, letters from citizens complaining of polluted lakes or streams, and documentation from investigations and litigation against accused polluters.

Creator

• New York (State). Division of Water

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Annual statistical reports of nursing program graduates and enrollments

Series Number

B0499

Summary

This series contains annual statistical reports of nursing program graduates and enrollments. Each report gives the following information: number of graduates during previous year; enrollment by class year; and unfilled capacity for enrollment of first year students and total unfilled capacity. This information is broken down by type of program (diploma, associates degree, bachelors degree, and practical nursing). The 1962 reports also break down the statistics by gender.

Creator

• New York (State). Education Department. Bureau of Statistical Services

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Index to inactive revocable permits

Series Number

B1787

Summary

This series consists of index cards produced by the Division of Waterways Maintenance to facilitate access to revocable permits for the use of canal lands and waters (Series B1789). Information includes name and address of permitted; permit date; Department of Transportation region; permit number; permit costs; permit status and a brief description of the action approved by the permit. Insurance permits also contain insurance policy or certificate of insurance numbers for the land or property described by the permit.

Creator

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

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Registers of commitments

Series Number

A3053

Summary

This series contains lists of male inmates committed from each county except for New York, Kings, and Richmond. Registers provide date admitted, name and occasionally a notation if recommitted. Also included is a typescript county list of inmates paroled from the New York State Training School at Warwick whose supervision was transferred to the State Agricultural and Industrial School but who were never actually in the institution. Records are restricted.

Creator

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

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

New York State Board of Elections certified statements of results (canvass) of primary, general, and special elections

Series Number

16912

Summary

This series contains documents prepared by the State Board of Elections to certify the official election results for all statewide, congressional, senate, assembly, and Supreme Court justice elections and statewide ballot proposals. Records include correspondence, minutes of the State Board of Canvassers, statements of the total number of votes cast for all candidates for each office, gubernatorial proclamations of elections, certification of the election of each candidate, and copies of statements and returns of the votes for each office.

Creator

• New York (State). State Board of Elections

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Duanesburg warranted tax rolls and town board minutes

Series Number

A4728

Summary

Tax rolls date from 1929 to 1976; town board minutes date from 1838 to 1999.

Creator

• Duanesburg (N.Y. : Town)

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Annual reports of adult immigrant education (Americanization) classes

Series Number

A3047

Summary

The series consists of reports of Americanization classes filed by city, village, and union free school district boards of education. There are usually separate reports for each participating school in a district. Information includes teachers' names, subjects taught, type of license, number of hours and days or evenings teaching, and annual salary; number and location of classes; number and length of sessions; number of male and female teachers; and attendance of male and female students.

Creator

• New York (State). Education Department. Bureau of Statistical Services

Title

Copy of the Charter of the City of New York

Series Number

A1888

Summary

This series contains the provincial secretary's file copy of the New York City Charter; the original charter is located in New York City. Known as the Montgomerie Charter, the charter granted land and governmental authority to the city, organized the city government, and appointed city officials.

Creator

• New York (Colony). Secretary

Access Restrictions

Closed to use because of severe burn damage.

Title

Department of Law Tobacco Institute records

Series Number

B1793

Summary

This series consists of printout copies of electronically scanned images of documents related to the operation of the Tobacco Institute. The records were received as part of the Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement. The records were created by the Scientific Affairs Division of the Institute and primarily consist of material collected from or presented at scientific and medically related conferences and publications. A wide variety of topics related to tobacco production, use, advertising, and marketing as well associated heath issues and concerns are included in the series. Records are restricted.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of Law

Access Restrictions

Restricted in part. Personnel records are restricted to protect personal privacy.