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Title

White House Conference on Child Health and Protection files

Series Number

A3038

Summary

The series consists primarily of memoranda and preliminary subcommittee reports (often including statistical summaries and charts) produced by the Committee on Special Classes which made recommendations for future programs, examined, commented on and set provisions for the education of "exceptional" children. Also included is memoranda and correspondence dealing with information requested for committee work. Also included are official proceedings of the conference and abstracts of other conference committees.

Creator

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

Access Restrictions

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

Title

New York State Secretary of State subject and correspondence files

Series Number

19486

Summary

This series documents the work of the Office of the Secretary of State. It includes division files, significant issue files, chronological files, board and committee files, and correspondence. Also included are letters, memoranda, notes, meeting minutes, and news clippings relating to the activities and affairs of the Griffiss Redevelopment Planning Council.

Creator

• New York (State). Secretary of State

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Investigation files of the Rapp-Coudert Committee

Series Number

L0260

Summary

The Rapp-Coudert Committee was charged with investigating individuals and organizations with suspected radical ties in New York City public schools and colleges. This series consists of the Committee's investigation files. Typical contents include correspondence; interview notes and hearing transcripts; minutes; and copies of Communist, anti-war, and civil liberties publications collected by the Committee during the course of investigations. Many files contain extensive notes on individuals under investigation, and include documentation on other persons with suspected ties to Communism.

Creator

• New York (State). Legislature. Joint Legislative Committee on the State Education System

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Executive Director's outgoing correspondence files

Series Number

18940

Summary

This series includes mostly letters and memoranda from the executive director of the Low Level Radioactive Waste Siting Commission to consultants; site planners; federal, state, and New York City Personnel; and job applicants. The correspondence documents activities and topics such as the development of site classification criteria; method and site certification; communications; draft regulations; development of quality assurance guidelines and techniques; and selection of method and site to deal with the state's low-level radioactive wastes.

Creator

• New York (State). Low Level Radioactive Waste Siting Commission

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Shelby (N.Y.) minute books

Series Number

A4757

Creator

• Shelby (N.Y. : Town)

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Education Department Chief of the Bureau of Social Studies subject and correspondence files

Series Number

B1934

Summary

This series consists of subject and correspondence files relating to the development of New York States' Social Studies curriculum. Subject files include conferences materials, announcements, newsletters, Regents exams, and news clippings regarding Social Studies curriculum development. Correspondence from teachers, administrators and principals concerns Social Studies records development in school curricula in New York and other states. Also included are theses, speeches, and Education Department organizational records.

Creator

• New York (State). Education Department

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Investigation case files of charges and complaints against public officials and agencies

Series Number

A0531

Summary

This series documents successive governors' authority to investigate the management, operations, and affairs of state and local government officials, agencies, and institutions. Records include correspondence, documents specifying charges, answers to charges, transcripts of testimony before the governor or investigating commissioner, supporting documentation (e.g. court records, financial records), reports to the governor of findings, and notices of removal from office of public officials found guilty of charges.

Creator

• New York (State). Governor

Access Restrictions

Restricted: Some later case files after 1907 document Moreland Act investigations. 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, as applicable. Requests for access to such materials are referred to the Governor's Office.

Title

Notes of issue

Series Number

J3089

Summary

This series consists of notes of issue filed with the Register or Assistant Register of the Court of Chancery. The court rules required a solicitor to file a note of issue at least four days before the beginning of a court term or his case would not be scheduled for a hearing.

Creator

• New York (State). Court of Chancery

Access Restrictions

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

Title

World Trade Center geospatial data

Series Number

B1920

Summary

This series consists of digital aerial photographs, thermal imagery, flyover simulations, and raw Geographic Information System data documenting conditions at the World Trade Center site (commonly referred to as "Ground Zero") immediately after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 (widely referred to as "9/11"). This data was created by EarthData, a mapping services firm working under contract to the State Office for Technology, and was relayed to federal, state, and local government emergency personnel working at the World Trade Center site.

Creator

• New York (State). Office for Technology

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Assorted records

Series Number

A0525

Summary

The series is an unrelated records created or received by the Comptroller's office. Included are school warrants, oaths of office, town meeting minutes; executive clemency applications; statements of votes for presidential and vice presidential electors by county boards of canvassers; indexes of conveyances in the Office of Register of the City and County of New York ; correspondence regarding payment of state franchise tax; estimates for prison repairs requiring special fund appropriations and state hospital inventories.

Creator

• New York (State). Comptroller's Office

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Gananda Central School District records

Series Number

A4743

Summary

This series consists of microfilm copies of administrative records documenting the foundation and creation of the Gananda Planned Housing and Urban Development community as well as the Gananda Central School.

Creator

• Gananda Central School District (N.Y.)

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Decisions on variance petitions

Series Number

18954

Summary

The series consists of original decisions on variance petitions issued by the Department of State's Codes Division and by Regional Boards of Review. Files include summaries of grievances and relief sought; findings of fact; conclusions of law; and determinations. Also included are petition files produced by the Division of Housing and Community Renewal relating to property owners who had received citations for code violations.

Creator

• New York (State). Division of Code Enforcement and Administration

Access Restrictions

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

Title

New York State Engineer and Surveyor records of applications for and grants of land under water

Series Number

A4025

Summary

These volumes record actions taken on applications to purchase land under water and provide name of individual, corporation, or city applying for the grant; town and county applicant is from; location of land applied for; body of water under which the land lies; name of applicant's attorney; and actions taken on the application and dates of actions.

Creator

• New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor

Access Restrictions

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

Title

General program subject files

Series Number

A4408

Summary

This series contains correspondence, memoranda, pamphlets, reports, and brochures pertaining to the War Transportation Committee (WTC) program and its efforts to conserve transportation resources. Topics include: school bus use limits; charter bus use; fuel allocation; automobile conservation hints; summer school bus requirements; industrial plants' staggered work hours; and new equipment purchase requests. Materials detailing the WTC's work with its various subcommittees and its advisory committee, as well as with the federal Office of Defense Transportation, are also found.

Creator

• New York State War Council. War Transportation Committee

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Oswego City School District tax assessment rolls

Series Number

A3367

Summary

This series consists of tax assessment master rolls for the enlarged city school district, that includes all or large portions of the towns of Granby, Minetto, Oswego, and Scriba. The rolls are a complete listing of area tax payers, created to track expected funds and payment owed by tax payers.

Creator

• Oswego (N.Y. : City). Tax Office

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Appropriations cash book

Series Number

B0975

Summary

This series appears to consist of cash paid pursuant to Legislative appropriations. State expenditures include arsenals, asylums, bridges, clerical salaries, courts, fuel, normal schools, the natural history survey, governor's expenses and salary, prisons, Legislative expenses, military statistics, the new Capitol, printing, etc. Entries give date, name of payee, authorizing law, amount, and balance in each account.

Creator

• New York (State). Comptroller's Office

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Department of Transportation Freight and Economic Development Division project files

Series Number

13586

Summary

This series contains correspondence, memoranda, reports and studies, petitions, hearings, and other documents concerning the regulation and promotion of rail and bus service in New York State. Subjects include every aspect of rail and bus transportation in New York State: freight service, inter-city and commuter passenger service, branch line subsidies and abandonment, standards of service, railroad bankruptcies, and the transfer of regulatory functions from the Public Service Commission to the Department of Transportation.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of Transportation. Freight and Economic Development Division

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Tax assessors' atlases

Series Number

B0961

Summary

This series contains tax assessors atlases of counties, boroughs, cities, and towns. The bulk of the records are assessors atlases of counties and towns in Kings and Richmond counties. They were apparently prepared to determine land ownership for the purpose of tax assessment. Also included are 38 published atlases of counties, boroughs, cities, and towns, most of which were annotated with lot numbers and names of owners, for the purpose of tax assessment.

Creator

• New York (State). Comptroller's Office

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Office of Mental Health facility administrative records

Series Number

B2810

Summary

This series consists of records that document the administrative work of Office of Mental Health facilities. Included are laboratory and administrative subject files of the Nathan Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research in Orangeburg, which investigates the causes, treatment, prevention, and rehabilitation of severe and persistent mental illnesses. Records include correspondence, reports, project proposals, administrative records, and budget documents.

Creator

• New York (State). Office of Mental Health

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Energy Office Executive Bureau executive office staff files

Series Number

15691

Summary

This series consists of records documenting the work of the Executive Bureau of the State Energy Office and includes files of commissioners and deputy commissioners. Records include correspondence; budgetary and appropriations requests; memorandums; speeches; calendars; workload reports; personnel records; and research materials. Records address topics such as relevant legislation; energy sources; public utilities; policy initiatives; budget issues; outside liaison with corporate, research, and public interest groups; strikes; gasoline shortages, and energy emergencies.

Creator

• New York (State). State Energy Office. Executive Bureau

Access Restrictions

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