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Title

Canal Fund loan proposals

Series Number

A1038

Summary

This series contains offers to lend money to the Canal Fund in return for stock. The loan proposals usually provide date; name of lender; purpose of loan; amount of the loan; and per cent interest on stock.

Creator

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

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Coffee and Spice Department ledger

Series Number

B1501

Summary

This ledger, created at the Utica State Hospital, apparently records sales or transfers of quantities of coffee and spices to other state hospitals. Accounts include date; item and amount purchased; price per unit; and total amount paid. The ledger also contains an account for coffee and spices purchased by Utica State Hospital, and three accounts for purchases from coffee and spice vendors.

Creator

• Utica State Hospital (N.Y.)

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Invoices for photoduplication

Series Number

B2008

Summary

This series consists of invoices for photoduplication services provided to researchers of the New York State Archives.

Access Restrictions

Restricted to protect personal privacy.

Title

Estate inventories

Series Number

J1301

Summary

This series consists of microfilm copies of original inventories of estates. These original inventories of estates were filed in New York City but relate to estates in many parts of the province.

Creator

• New York (Colony). Prerogative Court

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Inmate record cards

Series Number

B1273

Summary

This series consists of records for inmates released from the State Prison for Women. Information includes name; inmate number; crime; date and place of birth; color; height; weight; marital status; number of children; name and address of immediate relatives; religion; educational level; occupation; health; alcohol or drug use; citizenship; prison term; date received or transferred; previous convictions; discipline, shop assignments, inmate photograph, date and type of release.

Creator

• New York State Prison for Women

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Claims examined by the Auditors Board

Series Number

A0910

Summary

This series from the Comptroller's Office contains schedules of claims examined and transmitted by the Auditors Board. The claims were audited by the Inspector General, Judge Advocate General, and Quartermaster General, and were to be paid by the treasurer on warrant of the comptroller. The records contain the number of the claim; name of claimant; dollar amount of claim; and date of board meeting at which the schedule of claims was prepared.

Creator

• New York (State). Comptroller's Office

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Nursing law, rules, and information booklets

Series Number

B1515

Summary

This series consists of handbooks published annually by the State Education Department documenting its regulation of the nursing profession. Handbooks generally contain statutory requirements; regulations, and information on examinations, education and certification. Some contain a list of Nursing Board members with area of expertise and institutional affiliation; lists of nursing schools in the United States and Canada approved by the Board and a brief synopsis of nursing requirements in each state.

Creator

• New York (State). Education Department. Board of Nursing

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Voter registration statistics

Series Number

B2034

Summary

This ledger volume provides statistical information on registered voters by county. Numbers are further broken down by city, town, and election district. Numbers of male and female voters are also included for some counties. References to "personal" and "non-personal" registrations may indicate whether or not mail-in registrations were permitted by the county. Mail-in registrations are now permitted universally. The volume does not include data for the five boroughs of New York City.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of State

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Washington County records

Series Number

A4586

Creator

• Washington (N.Y. : County)

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Banking Department law bulletins

Series Number

B0623

Summary

This series consists of official copies of law bulletins published by the Banking Department to note principal amendments and changes in the Banking Law. Each bulletin contains the text of sections of the Banking Law pertaining to a particular type of banking institution. Types of institutions and topics covered by the bulletin articles include state, savings, and institutional banks; trust and investment companies; credit unions; common trust funds; licensed lenders; private bankers; and savings and loan associations.

Creator

• New York (State). Banking Department

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Certificates and correspondence relating to fish net bounties

Series Number

A0938

Summary

This series consists of the Comptroller's correspondence with county treasurers regarding bounties paid for destruction of illegal fishnets. Included are certificates signed by town supervisor describing seized nets, giving their type, size, and value and a receipt for bounty payment. Also included is a list of certificates with number, person issued to, amount, dates issued and paid, and witnesses' and/or recipients' names. Most of the bounties appear to have been paid in the Finger Lakes area for illegal fish nets.

Creator

• New York (State). Comptroller's Office

Access Restrictions

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

Title

State Engineer's maps of highway rights of way and estimates of value

Series Number

A1398

Summary

This series consists of folio volumes containing blueprint maps of land to be acquired for improved state highways. Maps show right of way, courses and distances, names of property owners, property lines; and a detailed description of the property. Also included are tables of estimated land value which include name, number, and location of highway; map or parcel number; name of owner; acreage; assessed value per acre and total value.

Creator

• New York (State). Comptroller's Office

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Case files of incarcerated individuals sentenced to electrocution

Series Number

B0145

Summary

This series consists of case files of incarcerated individuals sentenced to electrocution at Sing Sing Prison. Files contain warrants of execution; investigation reports (personal and criminal history); receipts for, and replies to, notice of appeal (if filed); correspondence regarding writing and visiting privileges; FBI records of past offenses; Sing Sing admission forms, including medical examination and psychologists' examination reports; certifications of execution of death sentence, including post-mortem reports; and outgoing reports with detailed information on the remains of the executed individual.

Creator

• Sing Sing Prison

Access Restrictions

Series is partially restricted; records exempted from disclosure by specific statutes have been identified and filed separately.

Title

Photographs of facilities, staff, and patients at mental health institutions

Series Number

19131

Summary

The series consists of photographic prints, negatives, and a small number of slides depicting staff and facilities of the Office of Mental Health and the people it serves. Included are images of various state hospitals (interiors and exteriors); staff at work (budget preparation, admission procedure); individual and group portraits of officials, staff, and clients in various work (remedial reading, group psychotherapy) and recreational (state fair, Special Olympics) settings; and representations of exhibits and other special projects or events (centennial observances, employee recognition day, laying of cornerstones, patient discharge).

Creator

• New York (State). Office of Mental Health. Public Affairs Office

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 approval by the Office of Mental Health.

Title

Copies of pleadings furnished to Circuit Courts

Series Number

J0023

Summary

This series contains records of the pleas, issue, trial, and verdict in civil causes in Circuit Courts. Each record has the following parts: the placita, which gives the names of the parties; the memorandum; the subsequent pleadings by both defendant and plaintiff; the imparlance, or allowance to the defendant of time to plead; the award of jury process in Circuit Court; and the continuances, or postponements, if any in the cause.

Creator

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

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Department of Economic Development tourism photographs

Series Number

19125

Summary

This series consists of color slides, black and white prints, and black and white negatives created to supplement the Department of Economic Development's tourism promotional programs. Most depict outdoor landscapes, scenic areas, cultural activities, historic sites, land and water recreation, sports, industrial tours, fairs, expositions, buildings, and cityscapes.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of Economic Development. Bureau of Media Services. Photo Unit

Access Restrictions

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

Title

County and town highway expenditure records

Series Number

B2746

Summary

This series contains expenditure reports and other related records generated by the Department of Public Works Division of Highways pertaining to the construction and maintenance of county and town highways. Also included are booklets created by the County Highway Superintendents Association.

Creator

• New York (State). Division of Highways

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Court minutes

Series Number

J0037

Summary

This series consists of bound volumes of minutes created by the clerk of the Supreme Court Appellate Division Third Department. Minutes typically include a listing of cases in which motions were submitted to the court and a listing, by calendar number, of cases argued before the court.

Creator

• New York (State). Supreme Court. Appellate Division. Third Department

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Executive office files

Series Number

B0151

Summary

This series consists of records and administrative materials from Adirondack Correctional Treatment and Evaluation Center and its predecessor facilities, Dannemora State Hospital and Clinton Diagnostic and Treatment Center. Files include hospital research; correspondence; progress reports; conference materials; college programs; grants reports; staff meeting materials; inspection reports; admission requests and reports; and transfer information. Also included is material related to the reorganization of Dannemora State Hospital and creation of Clinton Diagnostic and Treatment Center.

Creator

• Adirondack Correctional Treatment and Evaluation Center

Access Restrictions

Summary information on adult inmates is disclosable under law. State Archives staff will review records containing probation, parole, medical, and juvenile criminal history data and disclose information pursuant to the Freedom of Information Law and Personal Privacy Protection Law. The identity of victims of sex crimes is not disclosable. Unless a specific law forbids disclosure indefinitely, all records must be disclosed after 75 years.

Title

Migrant labor and child care records of the Office of Economic Opportunity,

Series Number

B1529

Summary

This series consists of files of the state Office of Economic Opportunity pertaining to migrant farm labor, including the New York State Migrant Child Care Program. Records include annual reports of committees of migrant labor; proposed budgets; qualifications for staff; guidelines on operations; reports and correspondence from other states; records concerning Community Action Programs (CAP); and records relating to advisory councils, commissions, and interdepartmental programs on childcare, labor, and farms.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of Agriculture and Markets

Access Restrictions

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