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Title

Engineer's formula book also containing specifications and drawings

Series Number

B0676

Summary

This series is an engineer's book containing mathematical formulas, geometric drawings, design specifications, and costing methods for canals and related engineering work.

Creator

• New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Map of National Guard placements

Series Number

B1568

Summary

This series consists of a Department of Commerce color map of New York counties annotated to show where units of the New York National Guard were stationed in military districts of the state. The map was probably used for civil defense planning and readiness activities of the State War Council.

Creator

• New York State War Council

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Central New York Transportation Authority archived websites

Series Number

B2061

Summary

This series consists of archival copies of the publicly accessible Web site of the Central New York Transportation Authority.

Creator

• Central New York Transportation Authority

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Index to Region 2 field books

Series Number

B2075

Summary

This series indexes field books held in the Canal Corporation Region 2 Office in Syracuse, New York. Field books referenced in the index document the construction and maintenance of the Chenango Canal, Black River Canal, the Northern and Southern Reservoirs and Oneida Lake portions of the Barge Canal.

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Local government files

Series Number

16525

Summary

These records were generated or received by Division of the Budget executive offices and examination units to document their monitoring and review of agency operations concerning local aid fund expenditure. The series contains correspondence, memos, reports, press releases and other records concerning state assistance to local governments, including local aid to cities, urban clean-up programs, federal revenue sharing and other subjects.

Creator

• New York (State). Division of the Budget

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Index to Western Division proposals received at Albany

Series Number

B0662

Summary

This volume is an alphabetical index to propositions for canal work on the Western Division, which were received at the letting at Albany, November 18, 1851. Each entry provides the number of the proposal, name of the bidder, and type of work (e.g. sections, locks, aqueducts, culverts, bridge abutments).

Creator

• New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Comptroller's reports to the legislature

Series Number

A0979

Summary

This series consists of reports and statements made by the Comptroller at the request of the legislature. Most reports are replies to petitions about land purchases, taxes and claims against the state. Also included are reports to the Legislature and resolutions concerning state revenues and expenditures for specific purposes; reports on monies received and/or expended; and statements of grants, funds or services.

Creator

• New York (State). Comptroller's Office

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Journal of receipts and disbursements

Series Number

B0104

Summary

This series consists of a daily account of receipts and expenditures at Clinton prison. Receipts include state appropriations and returns due to overcharges. Expenditure entries include voucher number; payee; itemized account of goods or services furnished; and total payment. Moneys were disbursed for monthly payroll, expenses of the prison, materials for the mining and manufacture of iron, transportation of convicts, and other expenditures.

Creator

• Clinton Prison (Dannemora, N.Y.)

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Governor's Office of Employee Relations Executive Division subject files

Series Number

16243

Summary

These records document policy decisions and actions of the division and information received from other Governor's Office of Employee Relations (GOER) entities. The files contain informational memos; background material and general correspondence regarding agency programs; administrative records; correspondence and policy memos from the Executive Chamber; and Director and Executive Director day books. Topics include contract negotiations, attendance and leave, wage comparability, day care, civil service reform, barriers to advancement, minority training, employee drug testing, and retirement incentives.

Creator

• New York (State). Governor's Office of Employee Relations. Executive Division

Access Restrictions

16243-11A: Partially restricted to protect personal privacy.

Title

Herpetological atlas subject and correspondence files

Series Number

B2713

Summary

This series documents the ten-year duration of the Amphibian and Reptile Atlas Project, as well as other smaller-scale surveys of amphibian and reptile populations occurring outside the time frame of the project. Records include correspondence, photos, field notes, and survey data collection forms.

Creator

• New York (State). Bureau of Wildlife

Access Restrictions

Access to records which identify habitats of rare, threatened, or endangered species is restricted in accordance with Environmental Conservation Law Sections 3-0301(2)(r) and 11-0539(4).

Title

Index to enrolled decrees, in re papers and other case files

Series Number

J0062

Summary

This series is an alphabetical index by last name of complainant or subject of a petition to Enrolled Decrees, In Re Papers, and other Case Files created by the Court of Chancery (records found in Series J0061). All entries contain the names of the complainant and defendant (for In Re cases only the name of the subject of the petition is provided).

Creator

• New York (State). Court of Chancery

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Temporary State Commission on the Water Supply Needs of Southeastern New York meeting, hearing, and correspondence files

Series Number

10975

Summary

The Temporary State Commission on the Water Supply Needs of Southeastern New York was created in 1969. Its mandate was to study the future water supply needs of the southeastern portion of the state; the relationship of these needs to the water resources available; alternative methods for constructing, financing, and administering the needed water supply facilities; and to make recommendations on how to meet future water needs. Records consist of meeting summaries, reports, studies, publications, public hearing transcripts, and correspondence.

Creator

• New York (State). Temporary State Commission on the Water Supply Needs of Southeastern New York

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Laws relating to the division of towns and counties

Series Number

A0158

Summary

This series consists of laws in bound notebooks relating to the division of towns and counties. One corner on each page is charred, but text is readable. This series is in fair condition, but must be handled with care.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of State

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Matteawan State Hospital clothing room log

Series Number

A1520

Summary

This series consists of entries made by the officer responsible for the clothing room of Ward 8 at Matteawan State Hospital. The entries describe what supplies are on hand, names of inmates transferred from Ward 8, and maintenance actions taken in the clothing room. Records are restricted.

Creator

• Matteawan State Hospital

Access Restrictions

Patient data is 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

New York State Division of Equalization and Assessment applications for state assistance for Hurricane Agnes flood damage

Series Number

B0925

Summary

Hurricane Agnes hit the Southern Tier and Hudson River Valley counties of New York State in June 1972 and caused several hundred million dollars of damage to real property. Property owners who suffered damage applied directly to the State Board of Equalization and Assessment for tax abatement. This series consist of applications, correspondence, memoranda, calculations, and notes relating to the special state aid program for municipalities and school districts where property owners were granted tax abatements for damage.

Creator

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

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Glass plate negatives of new facility

Series Number

A3120

Summary

These negative photographs depict the New York State Agricultural and Industrial School's new facility at Industry, New York, which was completed in 1907. Most negatives provide views of: farm land; grounds; building interiors; physical facilities; and inmates, school officers, and visitors.

Creator

• New York (State). State Agricultural and Industrial School

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Opinions and correspondence of the attorney general interpreting criminal and prison laws

Series Number

A0429

Summary

Binders contain typewritten opinions of the State's attorney general on questions about the sentencing and confinement of prisoners and other legal issues relating to prisons. Some of the opinions relate to cases of specific prisoners (although names are not always given) and some to general issues. The questions and opinions involved interpretations of the Penal Code, Code of Criminal Procedure, and other relevant laws.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of Correction

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Copies of Canal Commissioner's report to the State Assembly

Series Number

B1838

Summary

This series consists of Canal Commissioners' reports to the State Assembly. The reports include maps and profiles of the divisions of the Erie Canal; maps of various lakes; headwaters and tributaries and proposed plans for dams at headwaters of the Hudson and Raquette Rivers. Also included is a list of maps and an index.

Creator

• New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Permit hearing records related to energy

Series Number

16861

Summary

This series contains energy-related permit application hearings. Permits included relate to power plant conversions (oil to coal), power plant construction (coal, hydro, nuclear, oil), siting of electric transmission lines, and natural gas pipelines. The files consist of applications for permits, legal briefs, hearing transcripts, memorandums and correspondence regarding the hearing, and often the final decision of the permitting agency.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of Environmental Conservation

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Education Department Division of Visual Instruction negatives and positive transparencies of instructional photographic images

Series Number

A3134

Summary

Lantern slides were compiled as instructional aids for the public school curriculum. More than 20,000 unique images dating from 1856-1939 document a wide variety of subjects, including New York State, North American and world geography, history, natural sciences, fine arts, trades, industries, education, and schools. This series consists of glass plate negatives and positive transparencies, plus a few film negatives, which were collected and reviewed for the possible use in the production of educational lantern slides.

Creator

• New York (State). Education Department. Division of Visual Instruction

Access Restrictions

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