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Title

Accounts of monies expended at Auburn Prison

Series Number

A1062

Summary

This series consists of vouchers for payment submitted to the Comptroller's Office by officials at Auburn Prison. Expenditures are listed for prison maintenance items such as food, utensils, and clothing, as well as for administrative items such as office supplies. Payments for guards and yard keepers also appear, as do expenses for the discharge of prisoners. Agents' reports, monthly compiled statistical accounts of expenditures, are found for some months.

Creator

• New York (State). Comptroller's Office

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Local Government Services Committee monthly agency meeting reports

Series Number

21754

Summary

This series consists of draft minutes, program reports, meeting agendas, resolutions, amendments, and preparatory materials that relate to the Adirondack Park Agency Local Government Services Committee and its review of local land use in the park. These records are provided to the Adirondack Park Agency Commissioners for their review.

Creator

• Adirondack Park Agency (N.Y.). Environmental Enforcement Unit

Title

Card index to depositions and exhibits in Chancery cases

Series Number

JN394

Summary

Cards index most files in Series JN324, Depositions and Exhibits in Chancery Cases. Each card states the names of complainant and defendant, name of court (Chancery), "nature of paper" (interrogatories, deposition, etc.), and document file code.

Creator

• Commissioners of Records for the City and County of New York

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Rough minutes

Series Number

A1076

Summary

The Commissioners of the Canal Fund managed both revenues and debts associated with the development of the state's canal system. This series consists predominantly of printed resolutions pasted onto the pages of bound volumes. The records provide date, members present, resolution being considered, and vote. Series B0316 indexes this series through 1854 and final versions of the minutes are found in Series A1077.

Creator

• New York (State). Commissioners of the Canal Fund

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Proposed New York State constitution of 1915

Series Number

A0368

Creator

• New York (State). Department of State

Access Restrictions

Restricted; published version is first-use copy.

Title

Walden (N.Y.) board of trustees minutes, planning board minutes, and zoning board minutes

Series Number

A4668

Creator

• Walden (N.Y. : Village)

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Commission on Relief for Widowed Mothers correspondence of the secretary

Series Number

A3107

Summary

The series consists of administrative correspondence of the Secretary of the Commission on Relief for Widowed Mothers with state officials and representatives of charitable organizations relating to the commission's investigation and report. Subjects include information on efforts to provide relief of the poor, the commission's study of policies and practices of the Charity Organization Society of the City of New York, a report summarizing and commenting on testimony of New York City organizations, and progress of widow's pension legislation.

Creator

• New York (State). Commission on Relief for Widowed Mothers

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Press releases

Series Number

B1823

Summary

This series contains press releases issued by the offices of Commissioners Orin Lehman, Joan Davidson, Bernadette Castro, and Carol Ash to inform the public about agency events, activities, and accomplishments.

Creator

• New York (State). Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Robert Moses correspondence files

Series Number

B2872

Summary

This series consists of incoming correspondence received and outgoing correspondence created by Robert Moses during his tenure as president of the Long Island State Park Commission. Additional correspondence documents his work with the Jones Beach State Parkway Authority and Bethpage Park Authority, parkway construction in Long Island and New York City, and public works projects.

Creator

• Long Island State Park Commission

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Accounts of non-current bank notes deposited in the Treasury and other banks

Series Number

A1260

Summary

This series from the Comptroller's Office contains a list of noncurrent bank notes deposited in various state banks. The records contain the name of the bank where deposits were made, the amount of the deposit and the date.

Creator

• New York (State). Comptroller's Office

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Matteawan State Hospital daily ward log report books

Series Number

A1506

Summary

This series consists of daily entries made by Matteawan State Hospital officers detailed to keep watch on traffic entering and leaving hospital wards. Information includes names of officers on duty; time; patients placed on the suicide watch; ward visitors; patients visiting other wards; ward census counts; and the results of any searches that were conducted. Records are restricted.

Creator

• Matteawan State Hospital

Access Restrictions

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

Attorney General's Office statement of interest due on mortgages

Series Number

B0903

Summary

This volume lists the name of the person giving the mortgage (borrower) and the lot that the mortgage encumbers. Also included is the name of the road or tract closest to the property, the city or village in which the lot is located, the amount of interest due, and the principal.

Creator

• New York (State). Attorney General's Office

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

Title

Correspondence and working files

Series Number

A0618

Summary

These files from the Committee for White House Conference on Education contains correspondence of the committee chairman and executive secretary with committee members, Education Department officials, local school officials, and conference participants concerning committee and subcommittee appointments, hiring of consultants, organization of the regional and state conferences, and participation of New York in the White House Conference. Also included are executive committees meeting proceedings transcripts, reports on regional conferences, conference speeches and press releases.

Creator

• New York (State). Committee for the White House Conference on Education

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Extracts of minutes

Series Number

A3311

Summary

This series consists primarily of resolutions of the board and brief reports of board members concerning raising of troops, commissioning of officers, organizing companies into regiments, and mustering regiments into federal service.

Creator

• New York (State). Military Board

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Roll of delegates to the 1846 Constitutional Convention

Series Number

A3305

Summary

This series consists of a roll list of delegates to the convention that framed the New York Constitution of 1846, known as "The People's Constitution." It records occupations and other personal information about the delegates.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of State

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Certificates of search from Matteawan State Hospital and Fishkill Correctional Facility

Series Number

A1512

Summary

This series consists of signed forms stating that a patient had been searched prior to transfer from Matteawan State Hospital (later Fishkill Correctional Facility) to another institution. Forms provide date of search and transfer, from where transferred, to where transferred, departure and arrival times, consecutive number of inmate, inmate's name, result of search, and names and ranks of officers responsible for conducting the search and transporting the inmate. Records are restricted.

Creator

• Matteawan State Hospital

Access Restrictions

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

Sacandaga Reservoir proposed flow line maps

Series Number

B0917

Summary

This series consists of topographic survey maps made as part of a plan to build a proposed storage dam on the Sacandaga River at or near Conklingville, Saratoga County. The maps show the river and its watershed and details of the lands and property that would be affected by the damming and flooding. The maps show municipal boundary lines, land features, details of land and property, buildings, roads, and railroads.

Creator

• New York (State). Water Supply Commission

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Barge Canal construction monthly reports

Series Number

A1274

Summary

These are monthly reports and cover letters from the State Engineer and Surveyor to the Secretary of the Canal Board and to the Comptroller. The reports contain contract number; location of construction; names of contractor; and summary and percentage of work done.

Creator

• New York (State). Canal Board

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

Title

New York State Department of State letters of administration and copies of wills of out-of-state residents

Series Number

B0081

Summary

This series consists of letters of administration, letters testamentary, and wills of out-of-state residents. The letters of administration provide the name and residence of the deceased, persons named as the intestate's administrator, residence, date executed, signature of witness, and filing date. The copies of the wills provide the testator's and executor's name and residence, date of will, place of filing, names of witnesses, and provisions.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of State

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Local war councils' and field representatives' city and county activity reports

Series Number

A4324

Summary

This series contains correspondence and memoranda sent to the Office of Civilian Mobilization (OCM) by its field representatives or local war councils reporting on activities, personnel changes, and organizational issues. The OCM used the reports to monitor problems within the local councils. Topics include projected employment needs, women's role in the local labor market, child care needs, nursing recruitment, and volunteer recruitment.

Creator

• New York State War Council. Office of Civilian Mobilization

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