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Title

New York State Department of State original deeds and title papers

Series Number

A0464

Summary

This series contains original deeds or releases to the State of New York, leases from the state to private individuals or business firms, certified copies of deeds to the United States for government facilities (including cessions of jurisdiction for military and naval installations), and easements for Federal flood control projects. The form of the deed, lease, or release varies considerably throughout the series, but all such documents state the exact boundaries and quantity of land (or the rights in land) conveyed.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of State

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Fulton County maps, board of supervisors meeting minutes and special proceedings, and town tax assessment rolls

Series Number

A4602

Summary

This series contains Fulton County Clerk maps (1785-1996), including highway maps, tax maps, and other filed maps; Board of Supervisors minutes and special proceedings (1874-1980); and tax assessment rolls (1978-1990) for the towns of Bleeker, Caroga, Ephratah, Johnstown, Mayfield, Northampton, Oppenheim, Perth, and Stratford.

Creator

• Fulton (N.Y. : County)

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Rockville Centre tax assessment rolls

Series Number

A4616

Creator

• Rockville Centre (N.Y. : Village)

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Stone cutters' job application register

Series Number

A3179

Summary

This series consists of the names of persons applying for positions as stonecutters to work on construction of the State Capitol building. Information includes the name of applicant and of the person recommending applicant. Also included are remarks apparently tracking that person's application and employment status.

Creator

• New York (State). New Capitol Commission

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Documents relating to acquisition of land from William Seward Webb and the Ne-Ha-Sa-Ne Park Association

Series Number

A0470

Summary

Land belonging to William Seward Webb and the Ne-Ha-Sa-Ne Park Association was damaged after a dam across Beaver River formed a reservoir, which flooded. Reimbursement was granted. Shortly thereafter, the Commissioners of the Board of Fisheries, Game and Forest purchased the land. This series consists of bonds, deeds, land contracts, Certificates of Search, and Abstracts of Title recording the purchase of the damaged land in the town of Wilmurt, Herkimer County for the Adirondack Park.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of State

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Office of South Mall Construction main project files

Series Number

16192

Summary

This series consists of subject files and other materials related to each general contract in the project to construct the Empire State Plaza (South Mall). It provides documentation of the structures and processes that went into individual aspects of the project. The series includes correspondence, meeting minutes, change orders, copies of contracts, inspection and progress reports, cost estimates and payment vouchers, and claim documentation.

Creator

• New York (State). Office of General Services. Office of South Mall Construction

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

Title

Accounts of money received

Series Number

B0982

Summary

This series consists of volumes were kept by the Treasurer's Office and its successor the Department of Taxation and Finance. They contain daily entries of moneys received from various state agencies and funds, distributed in unlabeled columns.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of Taxation and Finance. Division of Finance

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Department of Agriculture and Markets marketing order ballot and voter registration files

Series Number

13565

Summary

These files from the Department of Agriculture and Markets, Division of Marketing contain marketing orders, petitions, hearing notices, transcripts, memoranda regarding referendum results, lists of growers for specific products, and original ballots. Marketing orders are issued to regulate the sale of commodities, encourage balance between supply and demand and prevent price extremes detrimental to producers and consumers alike. The records document procedures for issuing marketing orders and the process of hearings, voting, and amendment of orders as prescribed by law.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of Agriculture and Markets. Division of Market Information

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Panel of inquiry transcripts

Series Number

B1444

Summary

This series consists of transcripts of testimony before a panel of inquiry of the State Mediation Board where the parties could not come to agreement using mediation. Participants in the inquiry included Bee Line, Inc.; Rockville Centre Bus Corporation; and Long Island Local 252 Transport Workers Union, CIO. Issues include work week length; payment during breaks, layovers, and peak periods of ridership; time off for jury duty; salary increases; uniform allowances; physical examinations; vacation allowances; pensions overtime; and overtime pay.

Creator

• New York (State). State Mediation Board

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

Title

Account book for lumber business

Series Number

A0841

Summary

This volume contains miscellaneous accounts of an unidentified private firm, probably in Albany, dealing in lumber and firewood. It includes sales of firewood to the steamboats "Red Jacket" and "Victory."

Creator

• New York (State). Comptroller's Office

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

Title

Commission to Study, Examine and Investigate State Agencies in Relation to Pari-Mutuel Harness Racing transcripts of public hearings

Series Number

B1322

Summary

This series consists mainly of transcripts of testimony taken at three sets of public hearings conducted for three areas of investigation: Roosevelt Raceway program concession and the interest of a sitting Nassau County Judge; waste, mismanagement, and diversion of moneys belonging to the Welfare Fund of Local 32-E, Building Service Employees' International Union, and the effects on benefits to union members; and pari-mutuel harness racing (general investigation).

Creator

• New York (State). Commission to Study, Examine and Investigate State Agencies in Relation to Pari-Mutuel Harness Racing

Access Restrictions

Restricted in accordance with Civil Rights Law, Section 73.8, and other statutes. Public hearing transcripts, press releases, published material, and other records that have been previously available to the public are available without restriction. Access to other information is permitted only by permission of the commission or the Governor's office.

Title

School district centralization and reorganization files

Series Number

15672

Summary

This series contains the primary administrative and legal documentation on formation of central school districts and enlarged city school districts, annexations and reorganizations of districts. Reorganization records may include correspondence; memoranda; feasibility studies; budget and state aid estimates; maps of proposed districts; publicity material; applications to lay out new districts; legal notices, vote totals, sample ballots, and copies of final orders laying out or altering the districts. There are files for successful and unsuccessful reorganizations.

Creator

• New York (State). Education Department. Bureau of School District Organization

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Ledgers of accounts with attorneys

Series Number

J1244

Summary

These volumes contain accounts with attorneys practicing in the Supreme Court of Judicature in Albany, Utica, and Geneva. Accounts include name of attorney and debits for filing documents, sealing writs, certifying copies, searching for judgments unsatisfied, and other fees.

Creator

• New York (State). Supreme Court of Judicature

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Card index to Court of Chancery enrolled decrees and filed papers

Series Number

JN103

Summary

This card index provides access to documents filed or recorded in New York City by the Register and Assistant Register of the Court of Chancery, Clerk of the Court of Chancery (1st Circuit), and Clerk of the Supreme Court in Equity (New York County). Most of the indexed documents are enrolled or transcribed decrees. Other document types include bills, petitions, orders, etc.

Creator

• New York County (N.Y.). Clerk's Office. Division of Old Records

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Card index to judgment rolls

Series Number

JN117

Summary

Card index documents judgments of the Supreme Court of Judicature filed in the court clerk's office in New York City between 1781 and June 30, 1847, and of the Supreme Court (New York County) filed in the New York County Clerk's Office from July 1, 1847 to the end of 1910. Judgment rolls filed prior to 1848 are in series JN529. Judgment rolls filed after 1847 are retained in the New York County Clerk's Office. Each card contains data fields for plaintiff, defendant, court, filing date, and file reference code.

Creator

• New York County (N.Y.). Clerk's Office

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

Title

Case reports on use of state-provided antibacterial and antiviral sera

Series Number

B1336

Creator

• New York (State). Department of Health. Division of Laboratories and Research

Access Restrictions

Restricted by New York Public Health Law sect. 18 and New York Code of Rules and Regulations part 10, sect. 50-4; by New York Freedom of Information Law (Public Officers Law Art. 6) sect. 87.2(b); by New York Personal Privacy Protection Law (Public Officers Law Art. 6-A) sect. 96; and by the U.S. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Acct (HIPAA), 42 U.S. Code sect. 1320d-6, and -7.

Title

Auburn Correctional Facility Correctional Volunteer Services office files

Series Number

B0028

Summary

This series consists of records of the Coordinator of Volunteer Services, who worked with the Logan Jaycees and the Jaycees Prison Chapter in Auburn. Records include questionnaires of persons touring the facility; articles on prison volunteer programs nationwide; Logan Jaycees monthly newsletter; prison rules and procedures handbook; position papers by Logan Jaycees; list of incarcerated individuals that were discharged; reports of statewide volunteer activities; applications to give music, theater, and dance performances for incarcerated individuals; and proposals from incarcerated individuals to volunteer outside the facility.

Creator

• Auburn Correctional Facility

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Fact Finding Panel on the Shoreham Nuclear Power Facility correspondence and background files

Series Number

B0996

Summary

On April 19, 1983, Governor Mario Cuomo proposed creation of a fact finding panel "to develop clearly derived, reliable and objective information on the economic costs and safety of the Shoreham Nuclear Power Facility." This series is comprised of materials collected in the course of the Panel's study. The records provide information and comments on the economic impact of preventing Shoreham's operation and on possible safety hazards of allowing it to operate.

Creator

• New York (State). Fact Finding Panel on the Shoreham Nuclear Power Facility

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Chattel mortgages for canal boats

Series Number

B1450

Summary

This series consists of printed mortgage forms documenting financing for purchases of canal boats; and a few bills of sale and satisfaction of mortgage papers that were routinely filed with the Canal Department. Forms typically show mortgagor; mortgagee; amount of debt; terms and conditions of the agreement and description of the vessel.

Creator

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

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Maps, profiles, and surveys of Erie and Hudson state roads

Series Number

A0855

Summary

These maps and profiles from the Surveyor General were produced for a report to the legislature suggesting the best route for a road never built. Field notes document surveys of a proposed route between Lake Erie and the Hudson River and include brief descriptions of the land at each survey point. Maps show sections between towns and villages. Information includes town names; waterways; roads; estate boundaries and owner's names and inns and taverns and names of their owners.

Creator

• New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor

Access Restrictions

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