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Displaying 5566 Finding Aids
Title
- Weigh Masters' annual statements and inventory and weekly abstracts
Series Number
- A1136
Summary
- The annual statement from the Office of the Auditor of the State Canal gives monthly totals of the number and weights of cargoes at weigh locks on the Erie Canal. The weekly abstract includes the number of loaded boats weighed and/or bound for various destinations, and the poundage of cargoes weighed every day. The inventory lists furniture, laws, regulations, and directives found in the weigh masters' offices.
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
- Accounts of bank deposits and withdrawals
Series Number
- A1453
Summary
- This series consists of monthly accounts of monies deposited with the Manhattan Company and with other banks across the state. Each account states the total amount of deposits and withdrawal during the preceding month, and the debit and credit columns are balanced.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Treasurer's receipts and certificates of receipt
Series Number
- A0981
Summary
- This series from the Comptroller's Office consists of certificates of receipt of money by the Treasurer, and some actual receipts. Information includes payor, payment date and amount; the reason for payment (state taxes, interest on mortgages held by the state, vendue duties, etc.). Included are some letters to the Treasurer; notes on redemption of lands sold by taxes; and bonds.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Sudden death, accident, and escape reports
Series Number
- B1584
Summary
- This series consists of carbon copies of typed reports of sudden deaths, accidents, injuries, escapes, and returns from escapes. The printed form of the report varies over time but typically includes date of report; name of patient; identification number; date of admission; ward number; mental diagnosis; age; and physician's signature. Escape reports include a narrative description of how the escape was accomplished and the law enforcement officials notified.
Creator
- Mohawk Valley Psychiatric Center
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
- Cancelled checks
Series Number
- A1447
Summary
- This series consists of checks drawn on various Albany banks. Information includes check and warrant numbers, signatures of canal auditor or comptroller and the treasurer, name of payee, date and amount.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Bills for expenditures
Series Number
- B0842
Summary
- This series consists of bills sent for payment to the State Fire Marshal, with transmittal correspondence for checks paid to vendors for accounts rendered. Bills are typically for expenses such as office supplies; stationery; newspapers; printing; telephone; messenger; delivery services; office equipment repair; and firefighting equipment, apparently purchased for testing purposes.
Creator
- New York (State). Fire Marshal
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Scrapbook on dedication of Father Isaac Jogues Memorial, Lake George
Series Number
- L0008
Summary
- Joseph J Early compiled and presented to the Governor and Legislature this scrapbook at the dedication of the Father Isaac Joques Memorial in 1939. It contains clippings, photographs, brochures, and other items relating to Joques' career and the dedication of his memorial at Fort George State Park.
Creator
- New York (State). Legislature. Legislative Library
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Industrial School parole badge book
Series Number
- A3250
Summary
- This series contains information used to track male and female inmates eligible or under consideration for parole. Inmates earned badges and parole eligibility through consecutive weeks of good behavior. Information may include inmate name and number; badges earned; address; religion; name and occupation of parent or guardian, disposition/parole; age; credit including number of badges earned; parole occupation and notations such as "go to school" or "to work in shoe shop". Records are restricted.
Creator
- New York (State). State 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
- Travel expense accounts ledger
Series Number
- A4259
Summary
- This series consists of travel expense accounts for State Fire Marshal inspectors. Information includes expenses for meals, lodging, telegrams, telephone calls, and/or transportation fares. Includes an alphabetic name index.
Creator
- New York (State). Fire Marshal
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Payment book to state agencies and officials
Series Number
- A1321
Summary
- This series contains payments made to state agencies and officials by the Comptroller's Office in keeping with its responsibility for paying bills and maintaining state financial records. Information includes payment date and amount paid to the following agencies and officials: infantry brigade inspectors; canal appraisers; constables; clerks; division inspectors; foreign poor in the New York City; New York Hospital; state prison inspectors; state library; orphan asylum; State Hall; sheriffs for attendance at Supreme Court; and newspapers for state advertisements.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- War Council Committee on Fire Defense correspondence, bulletins and minutes
Series Number
- A4271
Summary
- This series contains files pertaining to the War Council Committee on Fire Defense's efforts to establish a plan to organize a state-wide administrative framework that would allow for quick and efficient mobilization of firemen, fire equipment and fire-fighting resources of the state in times of war emergencies. The series contains correspondence, minutes, bulletins, press releases, fire equipment lists, and digital images of the original county resource inventory.
Creator
- New York State War Council. Committee on Fire Defense
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Comptroller's subordinate ledgers
Series Number
- A1309
Summary
- This series consists of Comptroller's account ledgers with county loan officers and individuals related to loans, with auctioneers for duties, and for stock shares. The second ledger also includes information on New Military Tract lots (location, lot number, acreage, purchaser); accounts of persons who provided services to the state including Hartford Convention delegates, supporters of aged or sick slaves, surveyor Benjamin Ellicott; and Indian agents and commissioners; certificates of receipt of arrears of quit rents; and accounts with various colleges.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Minutes, hearing and subject files
Series Number
- 14484
Summary
- The principal mandate of the Temporary State Commission on Workers' Compensation and Disability Benefits was to "examine the efficiency" of the workers' compensation and disability benefits system in New York State. This series contains correspondence, reports, hearing transcripts, meeting minutes, contract documents, clippings, and other published material generated by the Commission in carrying out its functions. Included are copies of the Commission's published research papers and preliminary and final reports.
Creator
- New York (State). Temporary State Commission on Workers' Compensation and Disability Benefits
Access Restrictions
- Some correspondence may be restricted to protect personal privacy.
Title
- Lottery correspondence and regulations
Series Number
- 15942
Summary
- A 1966 amendment to the State Constitution permits the operation of a State lottery. Enabling legislation in 1967 gave the Department of Taxation and Finance responsibility for administering the lottery and created a State Lottery Commission (appointed by the Governor) to serve in an advisory capacity. This series consists primarily of correspondence and memorandums concerning legal cases involving the Division of the Lottery, along with documentation concerning the Division's creation in 1976.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Taxation and Finance. Law Bureau
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Commissioner to Examine and Investigate the Management and Affairs of the Office of the Fiscal Supervisor of State Charities, the State Board of Charities, the Sites, Buildings and Grounds Commission, the Building Improvement Commission, and the Salary Classification Commission investigation correspondence, transcripts, and printed materials
Series Number
- A0017
Summary
- This series contains Charles H. Strong's records of his investigation of the State Board of Charities and children's institutions. Strong was to investigate charges made by John A. Kingsbury, Commissioner of the New York City Department of Public Charities, in his annual report to Mayor John Purroy Mitchel, that poor conditions were allowed to persist in many private child care institutions because of the negligent supervision and inspection practices of the State Board of Charities.
Creator
- New York (State). Commissioner to Examine and Investigate the Management and Affairs of the Office of the Fiscal Supervisor of State Charities, the State Board of Charities, the Sites, Buildings and Grounds Commission, the Building Improvement Commission,
Access Restrictions
- All investigative materials in Moreland Act commission records are indefinitely restricted pursuant to Executive Law sect. 6 and 63.8 and Civil Rights Law sect. 73.8. Requests for access to such materials are referred to the Governor's Office.
- Transcripts of wiretap (eavesdropping) surveillance: Restricted; confidential; Criminal Procedure Law, Section 700.65.
Title
- Joint Legislative Committee on Consumer Protection public hearing and subject files
Series Number
- L0020
Summary
- This series contains information, gathered by the Joint Legislative Committee on Consumer Protection, from individuals, consumer groups, government agencies, business associations, civic organizations, and others for its examination of consumer protection issues. The files consist primarily of correspondence, public hearing testimony, and printed materials relating to packaging, nutrition, food prices, and trading stamp practices. There is also printed material from consumer protection agencies in other states, including regulations and sample legislation.
Creator
- New York (State). Legislature. Joint Legislative Committee on Consumer Protection
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Cheektowaga tax assessment rolls and building permit files
Series Number
- A4517
Summary
- Microfilmed records include those created by both the Building Department and Tax Assessor's Office of the Town of Cheektowaga. Building records (1969-1994) include permits and related documents for new residential buildings, commercial buildings, and apartment buildings as well as permits for alternations and extensions to existing buildings. Tax records include assessments (1975-1992) for property within the town and school tax rolls (1976-1993) for property within each school district located within the town.
Creator
- Cheektowaga (N.Y. : Town)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Training exercises files
Series Number
- A3278
Summary
- The bulk of this series contains correspondence, training records, reports, maps, charts, pamphlets, and handbooks that pertain to the simulated radiological situation exercises of the New York State Civil Defense Commission. Most of the correspondence involves the Civil Defense Commission's messages and message logs about schedules, situation updates, advisements and requests to the districts, requests for reports, and exercise critiques, comments, and recommendations.
Creator
- New York State Civil Defense Commission
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Red Hook (N.Y.) records
Series Number
- A4503
Summary
- This series includes microfilmed records created by various departments of the Village of Red Hook: water department; treasurer; planning and zoning board; clerk; and board of trustees. Records also include the Village Historic Papers Collection and village maps documenting boundaries, subdivisions, land use, roads, water lines, and hydrants
Creator
- Red Hook (N.Y. : Village)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Draft report file
Series Number
- L0034
Summary
- This series consists of draft and final versions of the four-volume published report, Revolutionary Radicalism, submitted by the Committee to the New York State Senate in April 1920. The report is an exhaustive account of the Committee's investigations with extensive information on suspected radical organizations active in New York, the United States, and throughout the world. Many of the documents found in other record series of the Committee are published in the final report.
Creator
- New York (State). Legislature. Joint Legislative Committee to Investigate Seditious Activities
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.