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Title

State Assembly legislative files concerning the Emergency Contraception Bill

Series Number

L0272

Summary

This series consists of the legislative records of Assemblymember Amy Paulin in relation to her authorship of the Emergency Contraception Bill, 2003-2005. Records include correspondence, memorandums, news clippings and articles, and pamphlets concerning the bill itself, as well as bills, letters, press releases and reports documenting the evolution of the legislation.

Creator

• New York (State). Legislature. Assembly

Access Restrictions

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

Title

New York State Engineer and Surveyor drawings of state boundary monuments

Series Number

A4023

Summary

These volumes contain waterpaint drawings of individual boundary monuments and the surrounding landscape marking New York's borders with Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Connecticut. They were produced in conjunction with the State Engineer and Surveyor's triennial examination of previously established boundary markers in 1900. The State Engineer was directed by law to restore or replace damaged or missing markers and to set new ones, if lacking, where the state boundary was intersected by highways or town or county boundaries.

Creator

• New York (State). Executive Department

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Records relating to diverse parts of the state's canal system

Series Number

A4431

Summary

This series consists of materials produced from work done on the state's canal system including the Cayuga and Seneca Canal, the Auburn Extension, and the Erie, Oswego, and Champlain Canals. Records include information for contracts relating to maintenance of terminals; blueprints of land to be appropriated for canal use in Cayuga County (Montezuma); daily journal of work on the Auburn Extension Survey; field books of data (Cayuga County); draft survey descriptions on assessed property values; and weekly observations of river heights.

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Local personnel and equipment inventories

Series Number

A4357

Summary

This series contains correspondence, memoranda, and inventory forms enumerating local war councils' available firefighting personnel and equipment, which was surveyed by the State Fire Administrator to measure the state's capabilities and needs. The State Fire Administrator was appointed to coordinate the work of preparing local fire departments for emergencies caused by possible enemy bombing. Items inventoried include: pumpers and related equipment; personnel; first aid equipment; motorized firefighting or related equipment; fire alarms and sirens; and hose supplies.

Creator

• New York State War Council. Division of Civilian Protection. State Fire Administrator

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Unpublished typescript, galleys, and page proofs of "Military Papers of General Peter Gansevoort"

Series Number

A0131

Summary

This proposed publication, prepared by the State historian, consists of transcripts of correspondence and a few related documents of Revolutionary War Colonel Peter Gansevoort, commander of the Third New York Line regiment. Included are chronological and alphabetical lists of Gansevoort documents.

Creator

• New York (State). State Historian

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Social and economic surveys of New York cities

Series Number

A4343

Summary

This series primarily contains reports compiled by the federal National Resources Planning Board and the Office of Defense Health and Welfare Services detailing conditions in several communities. The reports, which detail each community's conditions in education, health, housing, industry, infrastructure, labor, planning, and transportation - and discuss the impact of the war and military on these areas - were sent to the State War Council to assist with war planning efforts.

Creator

• New York State War Council

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Department of Social Services Division of Legal Affairs Department regulation files

Series Number

B2829

Summary

This series consists of proposed regulations which were prepared by various programs within the Department of Social Services and sent to central counsel's office for review and filing with the New York State Department of State.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of Social Services. Division of Legal Affairs

Access Restrictions

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

Title

State Senate archived websites

Series Number

B2197

Summary

This series consists of archival copies of the publicly accessible websites of the New York State Senate. Researchers should note that prior to mid-2008, efforts to copy the main Senate site were not successful.

Creator

• New York (State). Legislature. Senate

Access Restrictions

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

Title

New York State Education Department Office of the Professions meeting minutes and files of professional boards

Series Number

20175

Summary

The Office of the Professions (OTP) is responsible for licensing, registration, discipline, and general oversight of thirty-eight professions regulated by state education law. For each profession, board members are appointed by the State Board of Regents. The boards meet regularly to consider pending issues and recommend actions to improve the practice and agency oversight of their respective professions. For more recent meetings, boards generally maintain full meeting files (minutes, agendas, etc.). Most boards have preserved only the actual minutes from earlier years.

Creator

• New York (State). Education Department. Office of the Professions

Access Restrictions

Disciplinary cases are restricted to protect personal privacy. Access may be permitted under certain conditions upon application and approval by the State Archives.

Title

New York House of Refuge superintendent's daily journals

Series Number

A2054

Summary

The superintendent's daily log of events includes information on admission of inmates ( name, age, and committing agency); discharge or indenture of inmates (name, occupation, and residence of inmate's master or person to whom inmate was discharged); inmate deaths and escapes; purchase of supplies; and Sunday religious services. After about 1900, the entries for admissions and discharges do not refer to individual inmates.

Creator

• House of Refuge (New York, N.Y.)

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

Title

Card file index to Erie Canal construction and improvements

Series Number

A4425

Summary

This series consists of an incomplete card file that apparently indexes Erie Canal surveys, construction, and/or claims for damage. It may be part may be an index to Middle Division field books (found in series B0730, Engineer's Field Books Pertaining to the Construction of the State's Canal System). Many references are to the period of the second canal enlargement (so-called "9 Million Improvement") in 1896. There are also references to canal feeders and ancillary canals associated with the canal enlargement of 1835-1841.

Creator

• New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Board of Statutory Consolidation minutes and financial records

Series Number

L0112

Summary

This four volume series contains "Minutes" that summarizes discussions of the board's mandate and method of revising and consolidating statutes; "Record on the Transferring of Statute Cards..." that includes a discussion of the transfer process and entries of galley proofs of the Consolidated Laws of 1909-1910; "Summary Record of disbursements" that provide monthly totals of expenditures for salaries, travel, rent, printing, and office supplies; and "Ledger" that note expenditures posted under separate accounts.

Creator

• New York (State). Legislature. Board of Statutory Consolidation

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Tax assessment rolls for Town of Gravesend, Kings County

Series Number

B0958

Summary

This series consists of complete tax assessment rolls for the town of Gravesend, Kings County. These records were probably acquired by the Comptroller's Office in connection with sales of lands of non-residents for unpaid taxes. Each entry on a roll provides the name of the taxable, assessed valuation, and the amount of tax. The rolls are contemporary copies, not originals.

Creator

• New York (State). Comptroller's Office

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Copies of accounts audited by the Auditor General for bills presented to the State

Series Number

A0870

Summary

This series consists of two original volumes (Vol. A and Vol. B) of accounts for obligations incurred by the state from 1775-1794. Entries include abstracts of pay and ration rolls for militia officers and private soldiers; accounts for supplies purchased or requisitioned; accounts for soldiers' back pay or widows' pensions; accounts for loyalist lands leased or sold; accounts for service by state officers and; accounts of port fees. Original manuscript indexes to Volumes A and B and bound photostatic copies of the two original volumes are also included in the series.

Creator

• Council of Appointment of the State of New York

Access Restrictions

Due to fragility of original volumes, digital versions should be consulted initially.

Title

Willard Psychiatric Center Director's photograph and news clipping file

Series Number

B1475

Summary

This series consists entirely of news clippings and photographs from the office of the Director of Willard State Hospital (later Willard Psychiatric Center). The topic of the bulk of the clippings is an investigation of alleged patient abuse and administrative irregularities (1977-1978). Photographs depict various staff, patient, and hospital unit activities. One group of photographs has captions attached; these appear to have been collected for a brochure promoting the facility.

Creator

• Willard Psychiatric Center (N.Y.)

Access Restrictions

Patient identification photographs are 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

Writs of dower

Series Number

J5013

Summary

This series consists of writs of dower, issued under seal of the Supreme Court, which ordered a sheriff to command the tenant of real estate to render unto the widow of its previous owner the one third dower right due to her, and to summon him to appear before the court if he refused to do so.

Creator

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

Access Restrictions

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

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Commission for Investigation of Workmen's Compensation Law Administration transcripts of public hearings

Series Number

B1313

Summary

These are transcripts of testimony taken by the Commission for Investigation of Workmen's Compensation Law Administration at public hearings held in 1943-1944, meant to reveal factors that prevented workmen's compensation from reaching intended beneficiaries. The transcripts contain testimony from individuals involved in or having close knowledge of compensation cases or compensation administration. Witnesses gave testimony concerning inadequacies, irregularities, and fraud in the administration of the Workmen's Compensation Law, including inadequate medical treatment, kickbacks, bribes, and other illegal or unethical activities.

Creator

• New York (State). Commission for Investigation of Workmen's Compensation Law Administration

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Statements of election returns by boards of county canvassers

Series Number

B0019

Summary

This series consists of final voting results for Court of Appeals chief and associate judges, Supreme Court justices, city and county court judges, attorney-general inspector of state prisons, treasurer, and state engineer and surveyor. Results, which are broken down into senate or congressional districts then by county, include major candidates for each offices and votes received. Votes for minor candidates are also recounted. Also included are meeting minutes of the State Board of Canvass. Some volumes are indexed.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of State

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Moreland Commission on the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law press clippings

Series Number

B1307

Summary

This series consists of news articles and editorials collected by the commission to monitor liquor related problems and issues and to track the progress of its investigation. The series also contains a small number of press releases of other organizations commenting on the commission's work, and transcripts of radio and television news and editorial programs regarding the commission's work and recommendations.

Creator

• New York (State). Moreland Commission on the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Education Department Office of Cultural Education archived websites

Series Number

B2168

Summary

This series consists of archival copies of the publicly accessible websites of the Office of Cultural Education, which is part of the New York State Education Department.

Creator

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

Access Restrictions

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