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Displaying 5566 Finding Aids
Title
- Scrapbook of legal notices of mortgage foreclosure sales
Series Number
- B0612
Summary
- This series consists of a scrapbook of legal notices of the sale of real property mortgaged to the State of New York and put up for sale by the Attorney General or the State Engineer and Surveyor after the mortgagors defaulted. Also included are letters to the Attorney General pertaining to the sales.
Creator
- New York (State). Attorney General's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Forms and correspondence on military records research
Series Number
- B2005
Summary
- This series contains war service records request forms and correspondence documenting researcher requests for searches of military service records held by the State Archives.
Access Restrictions
- Restricted to protect personal privacy.
Title
- Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation Project Coordinator subject and correspondence files
Series Number
- B2763
Summary
- This series consists of the subject and correspondence files of the project coordinator of the Roosevelt Island Development Corporation. Topics reflect the duties of the project coordinator who was responsible for managing various projects throughout Roosevelt Island.
Creator
- Roosevelt Island Development Corporation
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Miscellaneous filed documents
Series Number
- J0012
Summary
- This series consists of miscellaneous documents which did not fall into any other series and were filed together by the court clerk. They include draft rules, orders for exoneration of bail and surrender of defendants, recognizances of bail, consents to change attorneys, petitions and orders for appointment of guardians, testimony taken conditionally, oyers of bonds sued upon, a few records of cases remitted, appointments of clerks, replications and rejoinders, and other miscellaneous documents.
Creator
- New York (State). Supreme Court of Judicature (Geneva)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Reports of referees
Series Number
- J0006
Summary
- This series consists of reports of referees who were appointed by rule of the court to report the amount of damages (if any) due to a plaintiff in an action which involved complex money accounts. Each report gives the title of the cause, the amount of damages awarded, the signatures of the three referees, and the date of the award.
Creator
- New York (State). Supreme Court of Judicature (Geneva)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Director's subject and correspondence files
Series Number
- 16227
Summary
- This series contains memorandums, reports, and correspondence pertaining to the 1969 election of unions for State employees.
Creator
- New York (State). Governor's Office of Employee Relations. Division of Contract Negotiations and Administration
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Article 28 hospital comprehensive survey files
Series Number
- 17887
Summary
- Article 28 of the Public Health Law requires the Department of Health to conduct a comprehensive hospital survey when a hospital's ten-year operating certificate expires; or more frequently, if a hospital implements new procedures or services, or has significant problems. The series consists of survey files divided into official documents and background documents. The files contain survey reports, statements of deficiencies, plans of correction, correspondence, reports, and background, surveillance, or informational material used to produce final survey reports.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Health. Bureau of Hospital Services
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Demeanor report book
Series Number
- B2011
Summary
- This volume contains entries from February 1, 1923, to January 31, 1924. Reports are listed monthly on fines imposed on incarcerated individuals of an unidentified residential facility, probably Elmira Reformatory. Information is present for the following: consecutive number, name, class (1 or 2, probably refers to degree of infraction) and fines, and surname of officer reporting the offence. The volume only occasionally specifies nature of offences. Nature of fines or punishments is never specified.
Creator
- New York State Reformatory (Elmira, N.Y.)
Access Restrictions
- Portions of this series are restricted to protect personal privacy. Access may be permitted under certain conditions upon application to and approval by the State Archives.
Title
- Westfield State Farm Superintendent's correspondence
Series Number
- B1518
Summary
- This series consists of correspondence of the superintendent of the New York State Reformatory for Women (after 1931, Westfield State Farm). Series contains unsuccessful requests for information about individuals assumed to be currently or formerly incarcerated in the institution. These inquiries are from parole boards; attorneys; law enforcement officials; relatives and friends; creditors; and social services agencies. Series also includes correspondence regarding the transfer of inmates, usually to or from Albion State Training School.
Creator
- Westfield State Farm
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Wholesale ornamental crop reports
Series Number
- 13439
Summary
- These reports on wholesale ornamental crops provide the date; weather conditions, time, temperature; general market condition; general supply and demand; general price increase or decrease; flowers by type; price for each type; numbers of each type received; number dumped; the same amounts received and dumped on the corresponding date of the previous year; and the reporter's name.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Agriculture and Markets. Division of Marketing
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Case and action registers
Series Number
- B0606
Summary
- This series contains multiple registers of hearings held before the State Attorney General. Information includes the county where the case was held, the names of the respondent and petitioner, and the date when case was received and filed. Some cases also include information on notable events that occurred during cases, fees, costs, disposition of the case, names of attorneys, motions, adjournments, and orders.
Creator
- New York (State). Attorney General's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Bank account book for State Fire Marshal magazine fund
Series Number
- B0835
Summary
- This series consists of an account book from First National Bank of Albany, New York, with Thomas J. Ahearn for the "State Fire Marshall Magazine." The volume contains entries (apparently debits/credits) with balances. The term "magazine" refers to an account holding funds for explosive materials, and not to a serial publication subscription.
Creator
- New York (State). Fire Marshal
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Eliminations bulletins from other states and countries
Series Number
- A1430
Summary
- This series contains printed or carbon copies of elimination bulletins issued by other states, the Canadian provinces, and foreign countries. Bulletins contain the following information: a list of pictures approved, the distributor of the film, number of reels, and a brief description of action or dialogue to be deleted. Most of these bulletins were issued monthly and were not distributed to the general public.
Creator
- New York (State). Motion Picture Division
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Sachem Central School District board of education meeting minutes
Series Number
- A4548
Creator
- Sachem Central School District (N.Y.). Business Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- State highway planning and maintenance map books
Series Number
- A3227
Summary
- The series consists of annotated U.S. Geological Survey maps bound into two volumes. The printed topographic sheets are annotated with black and red lines representing some aspect of highway planning or maintenance. The arrangement is apparently by geographic quadrangle, with successive maps depicting adjacent areas ranging from west to east across the state. Volume 1 shows counties in western and central New York; volume 2 shows counties in eastern and southern New York.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Highways
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Register of tax monies received
Series Number
- A1356
Summary
- This series consists of information relating to taxes received from a variety of sources: United States Deposit Fund; State Athletic Commission; Mortgage tax; and land tax. Information includes date; from whom received; amount and type of tax or fund.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Proceedings on applications to redeem land from tax sales
Series Number
- A1342
Summary
- Land was sold when the owner failed to pay taxes for two years. If the owner paid the taxes within one year after the sale of the land for taxes, it reverted to that person's ownership. This series consists of information about applications to redeem land sold for failure to pay taxes. Information includes county and relevant land; date; and details of filing and actions in the case (e.g. hearings, payments, and correspondence). Related correspondence is filed with the proceedings.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office. Land Tax Bureau
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Federal census schedules
Series Number
- B1281
Summary
- This series consists of completed federal population schedules apparently sent by Albion to the Bureau of the Census. They include detailed information on Albion's inmate population, individually and in aggregate. The following schedules are contained in the records: Schedule I – Admissions; Schedule II - Discharges; Schedule III - Movement of Population; Schedule IV - Institutional Staff; Schedule V - Financial Statement and Schedule VI – Parole.
Creator
- Albion State Training School (Albion, N.Y.)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Certification of Regents high school and college entrance diplomas issued
Series Number
- B2788
Summary
- These volumes contain comprehensive, summary information of every student that received a Regents diploma for the period of 1911 to 1959.
Creator
- New York (State). Education Department. Bureau of Examinations and Testing
Access Restrictions
- Partially restricted. The United States Family and Educational Rights and Privacy Act (the "Buckley Amendment" or FERPA) allows such records to be disclosed after 100 years.
Title
- Leases of office space
Series Number
- A3233
Summary
- This series consists of legal forms or typescript agreements between the state engineer and surveyor and individual or corporate owners to lease offices throughout the state. Most rental units are in western New York, near Rochester. Documents list the conditions and parties to each lease.
Creator
- New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.