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Title

Pharmacist's license

Series Number

B0565

Summary

This series consists of a sample of an early pharmacist's license.

Creator

• New York (State). Education Department. Board of Pharmacy

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Patient index cards

Series Number

B2372

Summary

These cards provide summary patient information. The front of the card includes patient's name, case number, county of origin, address if known, patient number, date of admission, and emergency contact. The reverse of the card gives visitor and/or transfer information and other notes regarding patient such as behavioral tendencies, marital status, previous attacks, etc. The cards also serve as an index and cross reference to patient case files. Cards for male patients beginning A-Fis are missing.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of Mental Hygiene

Access Restrictions

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 for People with Developmental Disabilities.

Title

Job book and samples from the print shop

Series Number

B1653

Summary

The job book records orders received for printing jobs and includes examples of items printed at Syracuse State School print shop. The shop, part of the vocational program, taught the fundamentals of printing orders list date; item ordered and number of pages in the print run. Printed items range from a variety of blank forms, to promotional literature and event ephemera. (posters, event notices, tickets, invitations), to identification cards and printed rules of conduct.

Creator

• Syracuse State School

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Hospital admission registers

Series Number

A3187

Summary

Hospital admission registers, tracking the health and medical treatment of inmates, were a source for the compilation of the physician's monthly and annual reports. The admission registers from the House of Refuge include admission date; inmate number; age; division; diagnosis/physical condition; treatment; name of physician; discharge date or other disposition; and remarks.

Creator

• New York House of Refuge

Access Restrictions

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

Title

New York State Court of Chancery First Circuit register of court-appointed guardians, receivers, and committees

Series Number

JN314

Summary

This register (or "docket") contains summary information on judicial trustees appointed by the Court of Chancery, First Circuit, to administer the property of persons not competent to do so themselves. Each entry states the case title (naming the petitioner or the parties to litigation), name of the judicial trustee (guardian, receiver, or committee) and date of appointment. Notes on cases date as late as 1846. A guardian cared for the person and property of a legally incompetent individual, usually a minor. A receiver managed property that was the subject of litigation. A committee administered the property of an adult individual determined to be incompetent.

Creator

• New York (State). Court of Chancery

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Registers of charters sent to institutions incorporated

Series Number

17266

Summary

These registers were created to index charters issued by the Board of Regents. Information provided varies but typically includes incorporation number, name of institution, charter number, date recorded, and type of action (name change, provisional, revocation, etc.).

Creator

• University of the State of New York. Board of Regents

Title

New York State Museum Cultural Center Planning Committee minutes

Series Number

B2428

Summary

This series consists of minutes of the Cultural Center Planning Committee, which was appointed to procure and coordinate consultation with the firm of Harrison and Abramovitz, architects for the soon to be constructed Cultural Education Center.

Creator

• New York State Museum

Access Restrictions

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

Title

New York State Public Employment Relations Board Counsel's Office compliance with Board order investigation files

Series Number

17500

Summary

This series consists of legal case files with "U" numbers created when a party to a Public Employment Relations Board (PERB) proceeding makes allegations of non-compliance with a board order. PERB orders derive from representation or improper practice cases. Allegations of non-compliance trigger investigation by PERB Counsel's Office and if warranted, legal proceedings to obtain compliance. Records include correspondence and (occasionally) brief investigative notes, supporting documentation, exhibit material, and copies of hearing officer's decisions.

Creator

• New York (State). Public Employment Relations Board. Counsel's Office

Access Restrictions

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

Title

State government audit reports

Series Number

18633

Summary

The master audit reports file contains a final, pre-published version of each state government program audit, initial agency comments, the 90-day agency response, and, occasionally, minor miscellaneous correspondence between the agency and the State Comptroller. The reports describe and analyze agency programs in-depth, detailing mission, functions, policies, procedures, resources, and accomplishments. The reports also include conclusions about program effectiveness and efficiency, and make recommendations to improve both.

Creator

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

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Annual survey of pupils, staff, and schoolhousing in school districts

Series Number

B0559

Summary

These reports provide the following data on each school district: pupil enrollment, pupils in excess of normal capacity, number of staff positions by title, and number of instruction rooms.

Creator

• New York (State). Education Department. Bureau of Statistical Services

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Syracuse State School admission, discharge, death, and transfer records,

Series Number

B1647

Summary

This series documents admissions; discharges and transfers of the New York State Asylum for Idiots; the Syracuse State Institution for Feeble-Minded Children; the Syracuse State School for Mental Defectives and the Syracuse State School. Information is also present in some volumes for death, parole, and escape (elopement). Of note in the early descriptive and admission volumes are the family history data and physiognomic and phrenological data. A few applicant photographs accompany the earliest descriptions. Records are restricted.

Creator

• Syracuse State School

Access Restrictions

Restricted in accordance with Mental Hygiene Law, Section 33.13, relating to confidentiality of clinical records. Access is permitted under certain conditions upon approval by the Office for People with Developmental Disabilities.

Title

Minutes of meetings of the Board of Regents

Series Number

17267

Summary

The Regents' Minutes of Meetings, aka The Regents' Journals, contain the official proceedings of the meetings of the New York State Board of Regents. Written from the Secretary's meeting notes, the minutes includes committee reports, communications from the Chancellor of the Board of Regents and the Commissioner of Education, approvals of charters and amendments, professional licensing actions, personnel changes, etc. The supplement folders include reports, press releases and correspondence mentioned in the official minutes.

Creator

• University of the State of New York. Board of Regents

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Syracuse State School surgeon's daybook

Series Number

B1646

Summary

This series consists of a Syracuse State School's record of patient surgeries. Typical procedures include appendectomy, suturing, tonsillectomy. Entries include type of operation; date; patient name; surgeon; surgical assistant; anesthetist (sometimes), and nurse. Early listings note patient's sex; religion; type of anesthetic and time of the operation. For more complex cases, specific procedures are noted, along with surgical findings. Records are restricted.

Creator

• Syracuse State School

Access Restrictions

Restricted in accordance with Mental Hygiene Law, Section 33.13, relating to confidentiality of clinical records. Access is permitted under certain conditions upon approval by the Office for People with Developmental Disabilities.

Title

New York State Education Department Bureau of Statistical Services annual census and enrollment reports of school districts.

Series Number

B0558

Summary

These statistical reports indicate the numbers of minors residing in a school district, resident minors attending public or private schools in the district, resident minors attending school outside the district, resident minors legally exempted from attending school, and nonresident minors enrolled in the district.

Creator

• New York (State). Education Department. Bureau of Statistical Services

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Accounts of quit rents and commutations

Series Number

A3192

Creator

• New York (Colony). Treasurer's Office

Access Restrictions

Series is closed to research due to severe burn damage.

Title

Registers of audited bills

Series Number

A3186

Summary

This series documents expenses of the House of Refuge and were kept for the Executive Committee monthly audit of bills. Bills for each month included the following information: bill number; payee name; date and amount of bill; and total amount of bills for the month. Following the audit, a committee member signed an endorsement under the list of bills stating that they have been audited and a warrant issued for payment of the bills (no endorsements after August 1925).

Creator

• New York House of Refuge

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Register's and assistant register's reports to state assembly

Series Number

J8076

Summary

This series consists of draft reports on the Chancery Fund submitted to the state assembly. The reports were occasionally requested from the Register and Assistant Register by legislative resolution. Informational content of each report varies depending on what was requested.

Creator

• New York (State). Court of Chancery

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Syracuse Developmental Center Director's subject files

Series Number

B1652

Summary

Subject files of the director of Syracuse Developmental Center include staff meeting minutes, statistical charts on residents, monthly and annual departmental reports, manuals, handbooks, publications, and a small amount of general planning and administrative files. Of special interest is a small number of memorandums and reports on the school's education program.

Creator

• Syracuse Developmental Center

Access Restrictions

Restricted in accordance with Mental Hygiene Law, Section 33.13, relating to confidentiality of clinical records. Access is permitted under certain conditions upon approval by the Office for People with Developmental Disabilities.

Title

Court of Chancery filed papers and mortgage foreclosure decrees

Series Number

JN315

Summary

The first sub-series contains filed documents in cases that generally did not result in an enrolled decree, the final determination in a Chancery case involving a complainant and defendant. The second sub-series, including corporation cases, includes some decrees or draft decrees, mostly in mortgage foreclosure cases, as well as papers in cases that did not result in decrees. Most of the case papers in this series were filed by the Register (before 1802), Assistant Register (starting 1802), and Clerk of the First Circuit in New York City (1823-1847). Some of the cases were commenced in the Supreme Court, in Equity (New York County), and the papers were filed by the New York County Clerk (1847-1899).

Creator

• New York (State). Court of Chancery

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Index to minutes of the Canal Commissioners and Superintendent of Public Works

Series Number

B0202

Summary

The indexes allow both name and subject access to Series B0201, Canal Commissioner Minutes. Each index corresponds to a bound volumes of minutes. Unlike the Canal Commissioners Minutes, of which volumes 7-11 are lacking, all of the index volumes are extant.

Creator

• New York (State). Superintendent of Public Works

Access Restrictions

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