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Title

Civil defense equipment distribution and liquidation records

Series Number

A4359

Summary

This series contains correspondence, memoranda, lists, and forms documenting the State Property Officer's distribution and liquidation of civil defense equipment. The Officer was appointed to oversee the allocation and distribution of protective equipment from the Office of Civilian Defense to the State and nearly 350 local communities. Lists enumerate distribution by community. Correspondence documents the receipt and liquidation of emergency medical equipment, and communities' requests for equipment and the Mutual Aid Allocation program.

Creator

• New York State War Council. Division of Civilian Protection. State Property Officer

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Temporary Commission of Investigation litigation files

Series Number

B2833

Summary

This series consists of court documents, memorandums, correspondence, and related legal materials pertaining to lawsuits which challenge the authority and/or practices of New York State Temporary Commission of Investigation.

Creator

• New York (State). Temporary Commission of Investigation

Access Restrictions

Partially restricted by the Laws of 1958, Chapter 989; Civil Rights Law, section 73.8; Civil Practice Law and Rules, section 3101(b), (c), and (d) and 4503(a); Freedom of Information Law, section 87.2(b), (e)(iii) and (iv), and (g). For further information, please contact the State Archives.

Title

Letters from agents appointed to serve notice on illegal occupants of state lands

Series Number

B0942

Summary

This series consists of letters from comptroller's agents who served eviction notices on occupants of lands conveyed to the State in Comptroller's tax sales. Most, if not all of the letters, pertain to lands being acquired for the Adirondack Forest Preserve. The letters describe the difficulties of serving notice on "squatters," and discuss the theft of timber and other natural resources.

Creator

• New York (State). Comptroller's Office

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Expense accounts related to Commissioners for Inland Navigation Between the Great Lakes and the Hudson River

Series Number

A0881

Summary

This series consists of expense accounts of James Geddes and others for surveying and other services related to the Erie Canal waterway. The individual expense accounts include a detailed report of the activities and expenses of James Geddes. There is also an audited account of the Commissioners' expenses. The accounts usually give the name of the person making the report; the date; and the reasons for each payment.

Creator

• New York (State). Comptroller's Office. Canal Department

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Mohawk Valley Psychiatric Center Board of Managers meeting minutes and visiting book

Series Number

B1484

Summary

This series consists of visitation books and minutes of meetings of the Board of Managers (later Board of Visitors) of the Mohawk Valley Psychiatric Center and its predecessors. Minutes document matters discussed by or reported to the board including resolutions passed; financial reports; conditions and improvements; patients admitted and discharged (some by death); patients recommended for discharge or transfer; committee reports; and officer elections. The visitation register notes the reason for the visit.

Creator

• Mohawk Valley Psychiatric Center

Access Restrictions

Records identifying patients are 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 Governor index to bills vetoed

Series Number

A3350

Summary

Staff of the governor's office maintained this volume to facilitate access to information about legislative bills vetoed by the governor recorded in ledgers which are no longer extant. For each vetoed bill, the volume provides house (A for Assembly, S for Senate); printed bill number; page in ledger (not extant); name of legislator who introduced the bill; title of bill; and date (usually only the year appears, although sometimes the month and date are also given).

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Administrative card file indexes

Series Number

A4417

Summary

This series consists of a card file index divided into two complete alphabetical sections (A-Z) that are apparently part of an unidentified main index or cross reference file from the Barge Canal period. The file appears to refer to subject files kept by the Department of Public Works. Subjects include canals; construction and maintenance projects; personnel; meetings; monitoring data; civil service matters; boundaries and blue lines; canal structures of all kinds; contracts; companies; and names of (presumed) correspondents.

Access Restrictions

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

Title

New York House of Refuge indenture agreements

Series Number

A2066

Summary

These volumes contain contractual agreements between the reformatory managers, inmates, and employers for indentured labor or apprenticeships. Contracts specified the employer must teach a trade, literacy and arithmetic; provide food, clothing, shelter, and, end of the apprenticeship terms. Inmates could not be hired out and the agreement could be not canceled without reformatory's consent. Contracts include agreement date; master's name, address, and occupation; inmate's name, age, case number; the type of trade to be taught; and apprenticeship duration.

Creator

• House of Refuge (New York, N.Y.)

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities patient admission lists

Series Number

20147

Summary

Prior to 1978, the Department of Mental Hygiene was responsible for services to the mentally disabled and mentally ill, and for treatment oversight. It received patient admission lists from public and private treatment facilities throughout the state. This series consists of admission lists from those institutions under jurisdiction of OMRDD (1978-1983) as well as those Department of Mental Hygiene facilities that were of a type that would have come under OMRDD jurisdiction had it existed during that time period (1927-1978).

Creator

• New York (State). Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities

Access Restrictions

Restricted by Mental Hygiene Law Sect. 33.13. Access may be permitted in certain circumstances upon application to and approval by the Office for People with Developmental Disabilities.

Title

Director's office administration files

Series Number

A4371

Summary

This series is comprised primarily of correspondence between Office of Physical Fitness Director Hiram A. Jones and staff members, or other individuals and organizations, that reveals Jones's actions in directing the daily routines of the office and its programs. Included in the series are: letters from schools and other organizations interested in physical fitness; schedules and time records; correspondence regarding office staff members; and minor financial records.

Creator

• New York State War Council. Office of Physical Fitness

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Bill for goods procured for the Executive Mansion

Series Number

A1209

Summary

This series consists of a list identifying items that were purchased from O'Brien and Mahan's for use at the Governor's Mansion in Albany. The bill describes each type of item purchased, the price per unit, the number of units purchased, and the total that was payed for them. The bill also lists the grand total due for the entire purchase.

Creator

• New York (State). Comptroller's Office

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Scrapbooks

Series Number

A4365

Summary

This series contains resolutions, official bulletins, correspondence, and booklets documenting events and actions taken by the Council of Defense and the War Council, which were collected to document the work of these organizations. Many, if not all, of the documents found in this series duplicate records in other War Council series.

Creator

• New York State War Council

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Registers of Industrial Department audited bills

Series Number

A2072

Summary

These volumes, kept for the auditing purposes of the New York House of Refuge's Finance Committee and Executive Committee, document the expenses incurred by the Industrial Department. Following the legislative prohibition of prison contract labor, the institution in 1888 effected a major reorganization and expansion of industrial and mechanical trades education. Payments were made to payroll, the Industrial Education Association, and other organizations and private individuals; however, except in the case of payroll, there is no indication of what the payments were for.

Creator

• New York House of Refuge

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Forms book

Series Number

B1527

Summary

This series consists of blank forms created for recording and reporting purposes by the State Board of Charities. Form types include certificates of incorporation, authorizations to conduct pharmacies, financial reporting forms, inmate case record forms, receipts, forms for official monthly reports, inventories, institutional censuses, warrants, and letterheads. Printed record envelopes, manuals, report covers, and rules are also included.

Creator

• New York (State). State Board of Charities

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Temporary Commission on Dioxin Exposure working files

Series Number

B0639

Summary

The New York State Temporary Commission on Dioxin Exposure was created to gather information and inform the public, specifically Vietnam veterans about the hazardous effects of herbicides, particularly those containing dioxin, a chemical in Agent Orange. This series consists of subject and correspondence files, reports, press clippings, minutes of hearings and meetings, maps, and video-cassettes documenting the activities of the Commission. Topics addressed include: exposure, health related issues, awareness of use, veterans' benefits, chemical warfare, and Right to Know.

Creator

• New York (State). Temporary Commission on Dioxin Exposure

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation Chief Financial Officer and Budget/Finance Manager subject and correspondence files

Series Number

B2748

Summary

This series of subject and correspondence files contains records related to the Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation's (RIOC) core community development functions, including the General Developmental Plan (GDP); transportation and sanitation solutions; resident relations; and housing design and construction of RIOC.

Creator

• Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Exemplifications of wills, letters testamentary, and letters of administration

Series Number

J0039

Summary

This volume contains exemplifications, or official transcripts admissible as evidence, of wills, codicils to wills, letters testamentary granted to the executor of a will, and letters of administration granted to the administrator of an estate (in the event there was no will). A few of the wills registered by the Court of Probates were dated during or before the Revolutionary War.

Creator

• New York (State). Court of Probates

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Administrative files and correspondence

Series Number

20972

Summary

The Organized Crime Task Force (OCTF) was created as a means to increase resources and to fill jurisdictional gaps related to fighting organized crime in New York State. The OCTF prosecutes multi-county, multi-state, and multi-national organized criminal activities happening within New York State. This series documents decisions, policy, investigations, and operations of the Organized Crime Task Force.

Creator

• New York State Organized Crime Task Force

Access Restrictions

Series may contain restricted material. Consult with reference archivist before use.

Title

Town assessor's statements of assessed value of forest and improved lands

Series Number

A1382

Summary

This series consists of statements prepared by assessors of towns within what became the Adirondack Forest Preserve. Information includes acres of forestland, assessed value in 1883, acres of improved land, assessed value in 1883, and total acreage of town. Some statements have letters of transmittal to Comptroller attached.

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

Night watch journal

Series Number

B1241

Summary

This series consists of a journal used by prison guards to log special activities that occurred during night watches. Included is the date, location of duty, name of officer on duty, and remarks.

Creator

• Sing Sing Prison

Access Restrictions

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