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Title

Assembly Clerk list of legislative appropriations

Series Number

L0062

Creator

• New York (State). Legislature. Assembly. Clerk of the Assembly

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

Title

New York State Department of Correctional Services inmate admission and release files

Series Number

19684

Summary

The Admission and Release files contain criminal and demographic data on all inmates admitted to and released from facilities supervised by the Department of Correctional Services (DOCS) between 1976 and 1984. Each record identifies inmate's name, gender, ethnicity, education level, occupation, drug use, type of prior record, marital status, crime committed, and sentence imposed. The release record describes the conditions of the inmate's release from department custody, and includes release date, type, facility, and whether the release is a first parole.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of Correctional Services

Access Restrictions

Restricted. Inmate names are suppressed in the public use copy.

Title

Blank survey forms

Series Number

A4233

Summary

This series consists of blank survey forms used by the Commission to Investigate Provision for the Mentally Deficient to examine statewide needs and current programs for the care and training of mentally deficient persons. Most forms relate to surveys sent to schools and custodial institutions in the state requesting information on mentally deficient students and inmates and on care and training provided them.

Creator

• New York (State). Commission to Investigate Provision for the Mentally Deficient

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

Title

Board of Regents annual literacy test files

Series Number

A0055

Summary

An amendment to the State Constitution, approved on November 8, 1921, required all voters registering after January 1, 1922 to be able to read and write English. Certification of literacy by the Board of Regents was established by legislation in 1923. Literacy certificates were issued by the Regents after applicants passed a test on their comprehension of written English. This series consists of copies of printed documents relating to the administration of the Regents literacy test program.

Creator

• New York (State). Education Department. Division of Adult Education and Library Extension

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

Title

Act to revise the charter of the city of Buffalo and governor's veto memorandum

Series Number

A0041

Summary

This series consists of "An act to revise the charter of the city of Buffalo," S. 191/A. 498, 1890, and Governor David B. Hill's veto memorandum of this bill. The bill (224 pp.) would have provided a system of municipal checks and balances by the creation of aldermen-at large and city councilmen. It would also have created a Department of Public Works in Buffalo, headed by the city Engineer and the Street Commissioner.

Creator

• New York (State). Legislature

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

Title

Mental deficiency reference file

Series Number

A4227

Summary

The series contains pamphlets and article reprints from mental health journals discussing topics relating to mental deficiency including patient diagnosis, methods and costs of care and training, epilepsy, and delinquency of mental deficients. A large portion of the records relate to Eugenics, the science of improving hereditary traits particularly through the social control of mating and reproduction.

Creator

• New York (State). Commission to Investigate Provision for the Mentally Deficient

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Department of Correctional Services press release and publication files

Series Number

B2795

Summary

This series consists of news summaries and newsletters created or published by the New York State Department of Correctional Services (DOCS). News summaries, distributed to DOCS staff, were used to track the publication of articles covering topics relevant to the work of DOCS. Newsletters include <emph render="italic">The Correction Employee</emph>, <emph render="italic">Focus</emph>, and <emph render="italic">Correctional Services News</emph>. Topics of note covered in this series include inmate work programs, gun control, capital punishment, and living conditions in prisons.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of Correctional Services

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

Title

New York State Constitutional Convention, 1915 committee correspondence, minutes and proposals files

Series Number

L0076

Summary

The series contains records produced or received by 29 individual committees active during the Convention. The records document meetings and hearings held by these committees as they discussed adoption of a large number of possible amendments. The records also document the pressure placed on these committees by individuals, private agencies and organizations, local and state officials, businesses, educators, attorneys, and others trying to influence changes in the State Constitution.

Creator

• New York (State). Constitutional Convention, 1915

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

Title

Marlborough minutes of town board meetings

Series Number

A4541

Creator

• Marlborough (N.Y. : Town)

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

Title

Lists of awards made by Board of Claims

Series Number

A1439

Summary

These lists of awards by the Board of Claims were filed with the Bureau of Canal Affairs in the Comptroller's office. Each list provides the name of the claimant; date of filing; claims; amount claim; nature of claim; date; and amount of the award.

Creator

• New York (State). Bureau of Canal Affairs

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

Title

Miscellaneous papers

Series Number

JN532

Summary

This series includes examples of documents created after final judgments had been rendered by the Supreme Court of Judicature. Document types include accountings of court costs, assignments of judgments, satisfaction pieces, reports of sheriff's sales of judgment debtor's property, and transcripts of Chancery decrees ordering money payments. There are also a few attorney clerkship papers, single examples of other document types, and several fragmentary documents.

Creator

• New York (State). Supreme Court of Judicature (New York)

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

Title

Education Department Division of Visual Instruction photographic prints from lantern slide negatives

Series Number

B1713

Summary

This series of photographs, made from negatives found in Division of Visual Instruction Series A3045, depicts street scenes in Manhattan during May 1916. Photos measure approximately 6 x 8 inches. All are captioned in pencil on verso.

Creator

• New York (State). Education Department. Division of Visual Instruction

Access Restrictions

Restricted due to fragility. Use only under supervision of State Archives staff.

Title

New York State Division of the Budget Education Unit Local Assistance Section correspondence and memoranda

Series Number

14149

Summary

This series consists of correspondence, memorandums, reports, tables, and other documents relating to public education finance compiled by the office of Lois J. Wilson, Deputy Chief Budget Examiner. Topics include pending legislation and appropriations; proposed modifications of school aid formulas; cost analysis of education; equalization and assessment of local taxes; special studies on school finance; and the Task Force on Maximization of Federal Funds for Handicapped Children.

Creator

• New York (State). Division of the Budget. Education Unit. Local Assistance Section

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

Title

Register's and clerks' reports of delinquent guardians, committees and receivers

Series Number

J3076

Summary

This series consists of reports listing court-appointed guardians, committees, and receivers who failed to file inventories and accounts with the court three months after the filing deadline. Entries include the title of the cause or matter (including the name(s) of the infant, idiot, lunatic, or habitual drunkard); the name of the delinquent; whether s/he is a guardian, committee, or receiver; and appointment date. Included are only reports filed by the Register and Clerks of the 3rd, 4th, and 5th circuits.

Creator

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

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

Title

Photostat reproductions of documents in the New York State Archives

Series Number

B1707

Summary

This series consists of positive and negative photo static copies of various records now in the custody of the State Archives, which maintains the copies for study and exhibit planning purposes. Reproduced documents include the Flushing Remonstrance, various constitutions, and other highly historically significant or intrinsically valuable records.

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

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Transcripts of dockets of judgments (Albany, Canandaigua, Geneva, Utica, and New York City)

Series Number

JN526

Summary

Transcripts of dockets of judgments were filed in the office of the clerk of the Supreme Court of Judicature in New York City by the other clerks of the court. Transcripts for the Albany office start 1790; Utica, 1807; Canandaigua (later Geneva), 1829. Each entry includes the name of the party against whom judgment was obtained (usually defendant); name of the party in whose favor judgment was obtained (usually plaintiff); amounts of debt, damages, and costs; date of filing judgment; name of attorney for losing party; and date of satisfaction, if any.

Creator

• New York (State). Supreme Court of Judicature

Access Restrictions

Use and reproduction of fragile documents may be restricted.

Title

Original drawings of fossil graptolites

Series Number

B1061

Summary

This series consists of original drawings of graptolites and other fossils including phyllocarids, arthropods, eurypterids, machaeridia, Hyolithes, Protoscolex and Lingula. Rudolf Ruedemann, State Paleontologist, prepared the drawings, many of which subsequently appeared in State Museum and other scientific publications.

Creator

• New York State Geological Survey

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

Title

Willard Psychiatric Center incident reports

Series Number

B2540

Summary

These reports describe "incidents" where dangerously unusual behavior was displayed by a patient or staff member. Reports are present from both the Nursing and Quality Assurance Offices. The Quality Assurance Office reviewed reports to ensure that staff were properly following policies and procedures; some reports (particularly those involving major injury or death) were additionally reviewed by the Board of Visitors for final response.

Creator

• Willard Psychiatric Center (N.Y.)

Access Restrictions

Restricted in accordance with Section 33.13, Mental Hygiene Law, relating to confidentiality of clinical records. Access permitted under certain conditions upon approval by the Office of Mental Health.

Title

New York State Department of Public Works index to Barge Canal releases

Series Number

B0357

Summary

This single volume series is an alphabetical index to releases, or agreements in which private individuals or businesses relinquished the right to file claims against the State of New York for property damage associated with surveying or constructing the Barge Canal. Each entry in the volume lists release number, name of person or company that granted release to the State, town and county where property was located, and date release was filed.

Creator

• New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor

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

Title

Institution for the Blind ledger accounts

Series Number

B0431

Summary

This series consists of ledger accounts for the Institute of the Blind, created while the institution's facilities in Batavia were under construction. Entries are listed under categories such as construction, steam heating apparatus, and furniture, as well as by individual company account names. Each entry includes date, description, and price.

Creator

• New York State Institution for the Blind

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