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Title

Correspondence and summary tables identifying persons convicted or suspected of arson

Series Number

B0821

Summary

The Fire Marshal was required to report to the legislature statistics on the crime of arson. County district attorneys reported on the number of arson arrests; the number of convictions attained; lists of names of defendants and (if sentenced) the terms of imprisonment; the number of cases pending; and any remarks on difficulty in prosecuting or apprehending arson culprits. Summary tables, arranged alphabetically by last name, tabulate the responses.

Creator

• New York (State). Fire Marshal

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Statistical summary of actions taken

Series Number

A1424

Summary

This series consists of statistical summaries of censorship activities of the Motion Picture Division. Daily and monthly totals include number of reels (original screening and re-screening); total reels; total number of pictures; and number of pictures, features, and shorts which were approved, approved with eliminations, rejected, and other.. At the bottom of each monthly entry are titles of films rejected by the Division.

Creator

• New York (State). Motion Picture Division

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

Title

Dannemora records

Series Number

A4574

Creator

• Dannemora (N.Y. : Town)

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

Title

Abstracts of Spanish-American War, Philippine-American War, and China Relief Expedition military and naval service

Series Number

B0809

Summary

This series consists of cards containing military and naval service abstracts and basic personal data for New Yorkers who served in the U.S. Regular Army, Navy, and Marines during the Spanish-American War (1898); Philippine-American War, or "Philippine Insurrection" (1899-1902); and China Relief Expedition against the "Boxer Rebellion" (1900-1901). The cards were procured by the New York Bureau of War Records from the federal government pursuant to Chapter 75 of the Laws of 1919.

Creator

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

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Register of bills sent to the Secretary of State by the Legislature

Series Number

A0074

Summary

This series, which consists of a register of bills sent to the Secretary of State by the Legislature, has been missing since at least the year 2000, when a major shelf inventory project was conducted.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of State

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Letterpress copies of decisions in appeals to the commissioner

Series Number

A4212

Summary

These volumes contain press copies of the commissioner's decisions in appeals submitted to him. This series includes the last 30 decisions prior to the 1911 Capitol Fire and all subsequent decisions to 1937.

Creator

• New York (State). Education Department. Law Division

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

Title

Registers of letters received concerning military affairs

Series Number

A4206

Summary

These registers describe the contents and disposition of letters pertaining to military affairs received by the governor's office. Volume one records all incoming correspondence received by Governor Edwin D. Morgan between June 4, 1862 and August 25, 1862. Volume two records correspondence received by the governor's office from March 28, 1865 through October 17, 1870. The majority of the correspondence pertains to recommendations for promotion of officers; requests for transfers, passes, commissions, etc.; resignations; discharges; and other routing administrative matters.

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

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Files relating to the Martin Van Buren Historic Site ("Lindenwald")

Series Number

A0060

Summary

This series contains correspondence, background reports (including drafts), notes, clippings, printed programs, and articles concerning efforts to preserve Martin Van Buren's Kinderhook home, Lindenwald, as a public historic site. The site was not acquired by the state, but eventually was purchased by the Federal government.

Creator

• New York (State). Education Department. Division of Archives and History

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Transcripts of minutes and public hearings of public authorities

Series Number

A0706

Summary

This series contains minutes of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and the Atomic and Space Development Authority. Also included are transcripts of hearings of the Power Authority of New York State and some printed proposed contracts between the Power Authority and potential customers. The governor's office maintained these files to monitor activities of public authorities and to exercise the governor's power to approve or veto decisions made at meetings of public authorities.

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

Title

Motion Picture Division license application case files

Series Number

A1418

Summary

This series consists of approximately 73,000 motion picture case files, one for each film submitted to the Division of Motion Picture for review and licensing. Each case file contains the following: an license application(s); copies of initial and duplicate licenses; a copy of the filmscript; examiner's report; amended film transcript if changes were made; and receipts for seals issued. Some case files also contain correspondence, newspaper clippings, transcripts for non-English films, and promotional ephemera.

Access Restrictions

Filmscripts (dialogue scripts, cutting continuities, etc.) for motion pictures licensed by the State Education Department Motion Picture Division are covered by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U.S. Code). The State Archives will provide copies of filmscripts upon receipt of a signed request form (form is available at online index page referenced in "Other Finding Aids" section of this finding aid).

Title

Statistical tables of real property exempt from taxation

Series Number

14395

Summary

These records contain statistical tables of quantity, value, and use of real property wholly or partially exempt from taxation. Included are annual statistics on the value and use of exempt property in each county; shifting municipal tax burden resulting from partial tax exemption for aged persons; and statistics for various categories of partially exempt property in each town and city in the state (property to be sold for unpaid taxes, railroads, housing projects, aged, paraplegic, schools, clergy).

Creator

• New York (State). Division of Equalization and Assessment

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

Title

Assembly bill progress registers

Series Number

L0057

Summary

These registers contain information used to track the progress of assembly bills through the legislative process. The books document each bill's introduction; first, second, and third reading; and ultimate disposition.

Creator

• New York (State). Legislature. Assembly. Clerk of the Assembly

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

Title

Dutchess County Board of Cooperative Educational Services school district tax assessment rolls

Series Number

A4560

Creator

• Dutchess County Board of Cooperative Educational Services (N.Y.)

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

Title

Photographic prints and negatives of Commissioner Gordon M. Ambach and Education Department staff

Series Number

B1054

Creator

• New York (State). Education Department. Commissioner's Office

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Lists of powers of attorney under which transfers of stock were made

Series Number

A1197

Summary

This series from the Comptroller's Office consists of powers of attorney for stock transfer. Each quarterly list gives number of power of attorney and name of person or firm to whom it was issued by the stockholder.

Creator

• New York (State). Comptroller's Office

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Statistical summary of state census

Series Number

A1829

Summary

This series consists of a statistical abstract of returns of census marshals to the county clerks, submitted by the clerks to the Secretary of State. Information for each town or ward includes number of: males, females, eligible for military duty, able to vote, aliens, paupers, colored persons, marital status vs age, marriages and births occurring, agricultural and manufacturing data, factories, "deaf and dumb," blind, "idiots," and "lunatics". There are no summary tables for the entire state.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of State

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Office secretary's diary

Series Number

B1732

Summary

This series consists of a diary kept by an unidentified secretary in the Department of Public Works. Besides noting office attendance and departmental appointments, this volume includes clippings and other memoranda relating to the Canal Board, barges, and tugboats.

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

Title

Trial calendars, rough minutes, pleadings, and other papers

Series Number

JN513

Summary

This series includes trial calendars, rough minutes of trials and inquests, pleadings, and other documents relating to civil cases commenced in the Supreme Court of Judicature and noticed for trial in the Circuit Court for New York City and County (1st Circuit).

Creator

• New York (State). Circuit Court (1st Circuit)

Access Restrictions

Use and reproduction of fragile documents may be restricted.

Title

Department of Public Works right of way map tracings

Series Number

18552

Summary

The records on this microfilm document land acquisitions required for all Department of Public Works construction projects as well as acquisitions completed on behalf of other state and municipal agencies. Types of acquisition projects may include those which are related to the Public Service Commission, state highways, or interstate ventures. Duplicate copies of the original records are filed with the Department of State, county clerk's offices, and Department of Transportation regional offices.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of Public Works. Real Estate Division. Director's Office

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

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Galley proofs of the Executive Mansion in Albany

Series Number

B0638

Summary

This series consists of galley proofs of the 1982 edition of "The Executive Mansion in Albany" by Isabelle Savell, produced by the Office of General Services as a 40-page booklet for visitors to the Executive Mansion. Included are photographs of the Mansion's interior and exterior, prints of governors' portraits, and photographs depicting scenes of governors with their families and with visitors to the Mansion.

Creator

• New York (State). Office of General Services. Public Information Office

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