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Title

New York House of Refuge inmate case histories

Series Number

A2064

Summary

The New York House of Refuge was the first juvenile reformatory in the United States. During its existence from 1825 to 1935, the institution implemented many innovative programs for the detention, education, and rehabilitation of juvenile delinquents. This series contains detailed information, including personal, family, and criminal history, regarding each inmate (male and female) admitted to the institution.

Creator

• New York House of Refuge

Access Restrictions

Inmate case records are generally disclosable 75 years after date of discharge, but some information in case records of any date may be exempt from disclosure pursuant to Freedom of Information Law, or FOIL (Public Officers Law, Article 6), sect. 84-90; and Personal Privacy Protection Law, or PPPL (Public Officers Law, Article 6-A), sect. 91-99. For this reason, microfilm containing case records less than 100 years old is not available through interlibrary loan.

Title

Estimates for canal enlargements at Little Falls

Series Number

A4415

Summary

This series consists of estimate about the Erie Canal enlargements near or at Little Falls, New York. Computations usually have headings of the section surveyed and a description of the structure or site for which measurements are given. Also included are small drawings/cross-sectional diagrams of lining ditches behind the canal wall throughout the records. Information typically includes station number; sounding measurements of river; distances from/to canal (longitudinal and transverse) and water levels at river.

Creator

• New York (State). Surveyor General

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Register of lands sold by Surveyor General

Series Number

B0968

Summary

This series consists of register lists of lands acquired by mortgage foreclosure, escheat, and conveyances and sold by the Surveyor General. Each entry gives sale date; name of obligor of mortgage bond; location of lands sold; acreage; payment date; amount paid; amount of bond to state; date of delivery of deed; name of previous obligor of reverted lands; date of reversion; and amount of mortgage principal due at time of reversion.

Creator

• New York (State). Comptroller's Office

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Parole Agents' daily reports

Series Number

A2070

Summary

The Visiting Agent visited the homes of new inmates and paroled inmates' employer to ensure appropriate placement. Information in the daily reports includes name and number of parolee visited; city and/or home address of parolee; relatives' comments on parolee's progress; name and location of employer and employer's comments concerning parolee and descriptions of parolee crimes or misbehavior. Some entries provide information on parole agent activities such as taking inmates to court; helping find employment; and arrests while on parole visits.

Creator

• New York House of Refuge

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Generic drug investigation files

Series Number

L0136

Summary

The series relates to the law allowing a less expensive generic drug to be substituted for a brand name drug. The investigation files include correspondence, memorandums, hearing testimony, conference proceedings, news clippings, lists of drug prices, copies of legislation from other states, sample drug company advertising, and various reports on the drug industry and on the safety and effectiveness of generic drugs. Evidence was provided by physicians; pharmacists; pharmaceutical laboratories and manufacturers; medical organizations; government officials; and consumer groups.

Creator

• New York (State). Legislature. Assembly. Office of Legislative Oversight and Analysis

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Supervisory and assistance correspondence with schools and state and local war council agencies

Series Number

A4367

Summary

This series contains correspondence detailing the supervision and assistance of the State Physical Fitness Program by the Office of Physical Fitness. The bulk of the series consists of correspondence between the deputy director, Francis J. Moench, and school officials involved in the Physical Fitness Program, as well as correspondence between the director of the Office of Physical Fitness and organizations involved in the physical fitness program. Also found are instruction manuals, meeting minutes, newspaper clippings, and reports.

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

Domestic company bylaws file

Series Number

14592

Summary

This series consists of copies of domestic insurance company bylaws filed with the New York State Insurance Department as required by provisions of the State Insurance Law. A set of bylaws is considered a legal document that defines a corporation's purpose, the manner in which it will manage its affairs and elect its leadership, and the duties and responsibilities of people who own and manage it.

Creator

• New York (State). Insurance Department. Corporate Affairs Bureau

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Mortgage tax bonds given a surety by county clerks and treasurers

Series Number

A1237

Summary

This series from the Dept. of Audit and Control consists of bonds issued by county clerks and treasurers in the names of surety companies. The bonds may contain mortgagee and mortgagor names; mortgage date and the county where first recorded; maximum principle debt or obligation by which contingency may be secured by the mortgage, and summarizing page of the financial statement detailing their resources and liabilities.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of Audit and Control

Access Restrictions

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

Title

State Engineer and Surveyor monthly summaries of payment for improvement of the Erie, Champlain, and Oswego Canals

Series Number

B0363

Summary

This series consists of a volume of monthly summaries of payment for the improvement of sections of the Champlain, Erie, and Oswego Canals. The forms in this volume detail expenditures by various offices and the pupose of each payment.

Creator

• New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Final estimates and accounts

Series Number

B0377

Summary

This series contains final estimates, accounts, and measurements for a variety of canal and canal related structures including locks, roads, shores, bridges, sluices, excavations, culverts, linings, puddlings, dams, and embankments. Volumes contain detailed, multi-colored drawings and sketches, monochrome photographs, blueprints, and linen maps. Records pertain to the Middle Division of the Enlarged Erie Canal, Black River Canal, Chenango Canal, Chenango Canal Extension, and Oneida Lake Canal.

Creator

• New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Contract, computations, estimates, maps, sections, and charts concerning the U.S. - Barge Canal

Series Number

B1069

Creator

• New York (State). Division of Canals and Waterways. Syracuse Office

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Subject files

Series Number

14141

Summary

This series consists of the subject files of the Division of Industrial Sciences and Technologies, which was responsible for coordinating activities and formulating policies in the New York State Department of Commerce relating to the development of environmental, energy, technology, and scientific industrial programs. The records cover a wide range of topics, including energy policy, resources, and providers; discharge of PCBs into the Hudson River by General Electric; proposed legislation; air, water, and thermal pollution; recycling; and water quality and supply.

Creator

• New York (State). Division of Industrial Sciences and Technologies

Access Restrictions

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

Title

New York State Provincial Congress Minutes of the Provincial Congress, Provincial Convention, Committee of Safety, and Council of Safety

Series Number

A1814

Summary

The minutes concern military, political, and financial matters with which the Provincial Congress, Provincial Convention, Committee of Safety, and Council of Safety dealt during the Revolutionary War. Transcriptions of the minutes are available in series A0116, Transcriptions of the minutes of the Provincial Congress, Provincial Convention, Committee of Safety, and Council of Safety.

Creator

• New York (State). Provincial Congress

Access Restrictions

Restricted due to burn damage. Use published version.

Title

Senator Carl Andrews archived website

Series Number

B2206

Summary

This series consists of an archival copy of the official website of Senator Carl Andrews produced on June 12, 2006, shortly before Governor George E. Pataki (1995-2006) left office.

Creator

• New York (State). Legislature. Senate. Senator (2002-2006 : Carl Andrews)

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Institution for the Blind ledger accounts of students

Series Number

B0439

Summary

This series consists of ledger accounts of students and some special accounts of the institution. Ledgers record receipts and disbursements, most relating to the purchase or repair of clothing or other personal items. Postings include account name (usually student), date, brief description, transaction amount, and journal page number. Sometimes a county and/or city name also appears on the account heading.

Creator

• New York State Institution for the Blind

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Annual financial statements of life insurance companies

Series Number

18753

Summary

This series consists of audited annual financial statements of licensed and accredited life insurers and other institutions, including fraternals and charitables, and retirement systems.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of Financial Services. Life Bureau

Access Restrictions

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

Title

"Love Canal, a special report to the governor and legislature"

Series Number

B2548

Summary

This series consists of one published report on the topic of the Love Canal landfill, issued by the New York State Office of Public Health with the assistance of the Department of Transportation and the Department of Environmental Conservation.

Creator

• New York (State). Office of Public Health

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Index to War of 1812 claim certificates

Series Number

A1182

Creator

• New York (State). Comptroller's Office

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Receipt books for redemption of "Million Loan"

Series Number

A1196

Summary

This series from the Comptroller's Office consists of receipt books for redemption of the stock for the "Million Loan" of 1818. Entries are alphabetical by stockholder name, and include amount of debt, number(s) of stock certificate(s), name of stockholder, amount redeemed, date paid, and signature of stockholder or representative. At end of each book is a "Recapitulation" of amount redeemed.

Creator

• New York (State). Comptroller's Office

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Correspondence and reports concerning evaluation of the experimental prekindergarten program

Series Number

B1055

Creator

• New York (State). Division of the Budget

Access Restrictions

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