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Title

New York State Department of Transportation Map Information Unit planimetric and topographic quadrangle maps

Series Number

B2020

Summary

This series consists of planimetric maps showing the location and identification of the reference marker system of New York State highways. The marker system was established by the New York State Department of Transportation to provide unique identification of specific points along the state highway system.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of Transportation. Map Information Unit

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Supreme Court of Judicature (Utica) naturalization papers

Series Number

J9013

Summary

This series consists of documents relating to the naturalization of aliens by the Supreme Court of Judicature or by justices presiding at Circuit Courts. The documents, mostly from Oneida County, include the declaration of intention, in which an alien states his intention to renounce allegiance to a foreign state and to become a citizen of the United States; and the petition for naturalization, stating the country of origin and length of residence, and requesting to be admitted to citizenship.

Creator

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

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

Title

Ulster records

Series Number

A4592

Summary

Microfilmed records include town clerk's record and minute books (including minutes of the board of health) (1880-1991), planning board minutes (1954-1986), and several series of fiscal records (1935-1989).

Creator

• Ulster (N.Y. : Town)

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

Title

Office of Public Health subject files

Series Number

16570

Summary

This series contains agendas, bulletins, news clippings, correspondence, guidelines, memorandums, notes, pamphlets, press releases, reports, and speeches generated by the Office of Public Health. Topics include the onset of the AIDS epidemic; environmental toxicology; maternal and child health; New York City shelters; health manpower; and human experimentation. Some records may be restricted.

Creator

• New York (State). Office of Public Health

Access Restrictions

Portions of the series are restricted to protect personal privacy.

Title

Central New York Institution for Deaf Mutes audit book of school finances

Series Number

A3362

Summary

The series consists of entries accounting for bills audited and paid by the treasurer of the Central New York Institution for Deaf Mutes from December 1875 through October 1896. The audits were apparently internal; they were done at varying intervals over the years spanned by the volume. At their most organized, amounts appear under the following account categories: medical; fuel; rent and insurance; stationery and postage; provisions and groceries; furniture and fixtures; labor; salary; contingent expenses; and miscellaneous.

Creator

• Central New York Institution for Deaf Mutes

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

Title

Department of Taxation and Finance register of title searches

Series Number

B0970

Summary

This series consists of title searches undertaken by the Land Tax Bureau of the Comptroller's Office and its successor, the Department of Taxation and Finance. Information includes the date of receipt, name of person requesting search, description of property, search number, and date returned.

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

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Entry documentation for construction of Reformatory for Women at Bedford

Series Number

A1213

Summary

This series consists of agreements, special fund vouchers, certificates of construction, receipts, correspondence, and bills pertaining to the construction of the women's reformatory at Bedford, New York. The series contains detailed information on the construction costs of the various buildings for the reformatory. Most information pertains to costs of building materials, labor, and transportation costs. The Reformatory's Board of Managers submitted all costs proposals to Comptroller's office.

Creator

• New York (State). Comptroller's Office

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

Title

War bonus records (World War I)

Series Number

B2801

Summary

This series consists of records documenting the payment of state-awarded bonuses to World War I veterans and their beneficiaries. Included are microfilmed cards that record the veteran's name, service number, branch of service, period of service, address at time of entry into service, and other related information.

Creator

• New York (State). Division of Veterans' Affairs

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

Title

Hudson River-Black River Regulating District annual reports

Series Number

B2815

Summary

This series contains annual reports generated by the Hudson River-Black River Regulation District and earlier reports from when the two districts operated separately as the Hudson River Regulation District and the Black River Regulation District. Reports document personnel information, financial statements, petitions, work accomplished, hydrological work, precipitation, groundwater, streamflow, run-off, and operation of reservoirs.

Creator

• Hudson River-Black River Regulating District (N.Y.)

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

Title

Executive Law Section 632-a case files

Series Number

15694

Summary

These files relate to cases where the convicts might benefit from a reenactment of their crime including David Berkowitz, ("Son of Sam"); Mark David Chapman (John Lennon's murderer); John Wojtowicz; Henry Hill; Jean Harris; Jack Henry Abbott; and Sydney Biddle Barrows ("Mayflower Madam"). Files include investigation reports, contracts, correspondence, news clippings, video or audio cassettes, manuscripts, magazines, escrow account documents, statements, victims' judgments, proposed and final determinations and orders, hearing transcripts, motions, briefs, affidavits, memorandums, and notices of petition.

Creator

• New York (State). Office of Victim Services

Access Restrictions

Access to portions of files containing information on claimants and claims is restricted. Files will be reviewed to identify and remove non-disclosable information. Access to that information is governed by Executive Law, Sect. 633.

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New York House of Refuge register of deferred applications for parole

Series Number

A2068

Summary

This volume contains summary information about parole applications denied by the Parole Committee. Each entry includes the following: name of incarcerated individual and case number, requested parole date, date eligible to and committee determination. Determination information included: deferred decision, conditional deferral, declined with explanation or declined without reason.

Creator

• House of Refuge (New York, N.Y.)

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

Title

Preliminary computational studies for Barge Canal construction

Series Number

A4419

Summary

The series consists of computational studies, emphasizing hydrological data, for canal construction and the effect of the canal system on adjacent property. Records include: survey computations; baseline data; a revised estimate of quantities and cost for enlarging the canal through the western division; material relating to the canal at Clyde, Newark, and Lyons such as engineers' report on damage claims and newspaper briefs on Clyde River floods; and base line survey computations from Hurds Bridge to Sulphur Guard Lock.

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

Title

Department of Taxation and Finance archived websites

Series Number

B2183

Summary

This series consists of archival copies of the publicly accessible websites of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance.

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

Title

Park project files

Series Number

20161

Summary

This series consists of environmental impact statements (EIS) developed by the Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation's Environmental Management Bureau, which is responsible for reviewing proposed projects affecting the agency's parks to evaluate their environmental impact. Each EIS provides detailed information on a project, including a project description, environmental setting, environmental impact, mitigation, alternatives, irreversible and irretrievable commitment of resources, unavoidable adverse impacts, and lists of references and contacts.

Creator

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

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Commission to Investigate Provision for the Mentally Deficient letter books

Series Number

A4229

Summary

This series consists of outgoing correspondence from the commissioner and secretary directed to superintendents of custodial institutions; public school principals and superintendents; private charitable agencies; federal, state, and local health officials; university faculty; newspaper editors; physicians; and private individuals. Letters relate to arranging meetings; sponsoring public hearings; visiting custodial institutions and schools; gathering reports and other publications; and requesting information from experts to assist the commission in its investigation.

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 this material.

Title

Accounts of tax monies received

Series Number

A1345

Summary

This series consists of accounts, apparently of tax money, received by the State Comptroller from various state and local agencies and organizations. Information includes date, name of organization or agency, amount (probably received), and remarks (these include such notes as tax, repairs, common school fund).

Creator

• New York (State). Comptroller's Office

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

Title

Alphabetical list of films rejected or films approved with eliminations

Series Number

A1423

Summary

This series consists of an alphabetical index to motion pictures rejected or approved with eliminations. The index lists the film title (and subtitles if applicable); whether or not the film is foreign and if it was dubbed; a note stating if the film was rejected; and the serial number assigned to the film. The entries between 1923 and 1927 also provide the date of the examination bulletin that contains reasons why films were altered or rejected.

Creator

• New York (State). Motion Picture Division

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

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Vouchers and abstracts of disbursements for U.S. Geological Survey expenses

Series Number

A3234

Summary

The series consists of abstracts of account disbursements, vouchers, and receipts for field expenses incurred by members of the United States Geological Survey (U.S.G.S.) working in New York State while making a topographic survey and map of the state. Information on the USGS forms includes worker's name, title, voucher number, date, expense designation, and amounts owed and paid. An itemized statement and signed receipt(s) are also typically included.

Creator

• New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor

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

Title

New York State Assembly Standing Committee on Agriculture preservation of the family farm hearing statements

Series Number

A0715

Summary

The series consists of copies of statements presented before the committee by various private individuals and representatives of a number of farm organizations at public hearings throughout the State. Although primarily concerned with the subject of the preservation of the "family" farm, the statements also touch upon such topics as the farmer and conservation, consumer-oriented regulation, land-use planning, and taxation.

Creator

• New York (State). Legislature. Assembly. Standing Committee on Agriculture

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Title

Delaware County town records and tax assessment rolls

Series Number

A4573

Creator

• Delaware (N.Y. : County)

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