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Title

Education Department Commissioner Ewald B. Nyquist subject files

Series Number

W0105

Summary

This series contains correspondence, agendas, meeting minutes, speeches, reports, proposals, and other documents relating to Nyquist's tenure as Commissioner of Education from 1969 to 1977. Files document the Education Department's efforts to influence legislation both in the New York State Legislature and the United States Congress. Other subjects covered in the series include school desegregation, busing, capital construction projects, and campus unrest.

Creator

• New York (State). Education Department. Commissioner Ewald B. Nyquist

Access Restrictions

This series may contain material to which access is restricted. Archives staff will review requested documents and disclose information pursuant to New York State Freedom of Information Law (FOIL).

Title

Legal and entry documentation relating to Court of Appeals and Court of Chancery

Series Number

B1186

Summary

Most of the documents in this series are associated with the Court of Chancery. Documents reference many different cases including one involving Philip Phelps and another involving the Commercial Bank of Albany. Other documents relay the names of employees of the Court of Appeals Clerk's Office and the salaries they were paid. Also found is a certificate of appointment of a clerk in the Office of the Attorney General and letters to the New York State Comptroller.

Creator

• New York (State). Comptroller's Office

Access Restrictions

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

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New York State Public Service Commission correspondence files pertaining to steam railroad and electric railway companies' annual reports

Series Number

B0298

Summary

This series relates contains clarifications, amendments, or explanations relating to annual reports previously filed with the Public Service Commission. The series includes incoming and outgoing correspondence, memorandums, depositions submitted by company officials, and duplicate and amended financial schedules from annual reports. Researchers should examine these correspondence files in conjunction with the annual reports to ensure that data contained in specific reports was not later amended or altered.

Creator

• New York (State). Public Service Commission

Access Restrictions

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

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Cash accounts regarding the Eastern Division of the Erie Canal and the Champlain Canal

Series Number

B0717

Summary

This series consists of accounts relating to the Eastern Division of the Erie Canal and the Champlain Canal.

Creator

• New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor

Access Restrictions

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

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New York State Division of the Budget budget history files

Series Number

B1409

Summary

This series consists of the working files of the Division of the Budget (DOB) Golden Anniversary Committee or the 50th Anniversary Committee, chaired by Dr. T. Norman Hurd. The History Subcommittee was to prepare "The Executive Budget New York State," a history of DOB focusing on five distinguishable periods in the agency's lifetime to date. Records include agendas, meeting minutes, reports, memorandums, background papers, seminar proposals, logo sketches, correspondence, distribution plans, and other related material.

Creator

• New York (State). Division of the Budget

Access Restrictions

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

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Empire State Stem Cell Board archived websites

Series Number

B2100

Summary

This series consists of archival copies of the publicly accessible websites of the Empire State Stem Cell Board, which was established in 2007 to support stem cell research in New York State and is headed by the Commissioner of the State Department of Health.

Creator

• Empire State Stem Cell Board

Access Restrictions

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

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Committee bill files

Series Number

L0185

Summary

These bill files reflect the Higher Education Committee's responsibility to initiate and review legislation relevant to higher education and the professions in New York State. Bill files typically contain copies of draft legislation, research notes, memoranda in favor of legislation, newspaper clippings, and other related materials.

Creator

• New York (State). Legislature. Assembly. Higher Education Committee

Access Restrictions

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

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Board of Inspector's journal and meeting minutes

Series Number

B0071

Summary

This series documents the administrative activities of the member of the Board of Inspectors who was designated as the inspector of Auburn Prison. Information includes a brief description of the activities of inspectors such as accepting resignations; inspecting prison facilities, operations, and inmates; granting inmate's permission to write family members, lawyers, and government officials; recording attendance at religious services; and reporting meetings of the Board of Inspectors. Also included are board meeting minutes.

Creator

• New York (State). Board of Inspectors

Access Restrictions

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

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Psychological evaluation reports

Series Number

B0065

Summary

This series consists of psychologists' reports of the mental conditions of incarcerated individuals and recommendations for work assignments. Folders usually include psychologists' examination report, guidance and recommendation form; most files also include Auburn Prison Classification Clinic Psychologists' Report. Information includes the incarcerated individual's name; number; date admitted; age; intelligence score; general adaptability score; personality traits; handedness; language used in home; birthplace; parents' birthplace; education; years in U.S.; mental and educational ages; I.Q. and other test results; and impressions.

Creator

• Auburn Prison

Access Restrictions

Summary information on adult incarcerated individuals is disclosable under law. State Archives staff will review records containing probation, parole, medical, and juvenile criminal history data and disclose information pursuant to the Freedom of Information Law and Personal Privacy Protection Law. The identity of victims of sex crimes is not disclosable. Unless a specific law forbids disclosure indefinitely, all records must be disclosed after 75 years.

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New York State Assemblyman William B. Hoyt voting record files

Series Number

L0191

Summary

This series consists of computer-generated lists of floor votes cast by by Assemblyman William B. Hoyt during regular sessions of the State Assembly. The following information may be included: bill number (Senate/Assembly), date, and title/description; vote type (roll call or unanimous); vote totals (for both yea/nay); and Assemblyman Hoyt's actual vote.

Creator

• New York (State). Legislature. Assembly. Assemblyman (1974-1992 : William B. Hoyt)

Access Restrictions

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

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New York State Engineer and Surveyor abstracts of accounts of labor and materials supplied for work done on the Genesee Valley canals

Series Number

B0703

Summary

This volume contains quantities and prices of labor and materials provided by and amounts owed to private contractors during the construction of portions of the Genesee Valley Canal during the 1850s. At the beginning of the volume, the accounts are arranged in eight groups, with each group pertaining to a range of section numbers. The section numbers span from 78 to 106. Following these, there are accounts arranged in groups by lock number, commencing with Lock 72 and going up to Lock 104. Included in the final group of Lock accounts are accounts relating to the Olean aqueduct. Lastly, there are accounts for work on bridges, grouped once again by section number spanning from 78 to 106.

Creator

• New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Register of tolls paid by railroads on canals

Series Number

A0818

Summary

A list of tolls paid by railroads provides: date; company; bank; date of deposit; and tolls. The Canal Board was responsible for the levying of tolls relating to the Canal as outlined by a law of 1841; the Comptroller was a member of this board.

Creator

• New York (State). Office of the Auditor of the Canal Department

Access Restrictions

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

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Agency workforce management plans

Series Number

19987

Summary

This series consists of copies of individual agency workforce plans, submitted to the Department of Civil Service, and copies of the yearly executive overview prepared by the Dept. of Civil Service as directed by law. Each agency's annual workforce management plan identifies workforce trends caused by programmatic and technological changes in the agency's administrative and operational functions. Typically an agency plan covers a four-year period and identifies projected workforce changes, including titles and required skills, by program area.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of Civil Service

Access Restrictions

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

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Legislative Women's Caucus oral history project tapes

Series Number

B1435

Summary

The Legislative Women's Caucus was formed to serve as an advocate for programs and services that benefit women; to insure their full participation in government and politics; and to provide a network of support for women serving in the New York State Legislature. The Oral History Project documents through oral history interviews, the careers of women who have served in the legislature since 1960. This series consists of audio cassettes and typed transcriptions of interviews with women legislators.

Creator

• New York (State). Legislative Women's Caucus

Access Restrictions

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

Title

County assessments of real and personal property

Series Number

A0830

Summary

This series contains statements of aggregate valuations of real and personal estates and taxes levied in the towns and wards of eight counties. A law of 1799 stated that taxes were to be "assessed, levied and paid upon the valuation of real and personal estate".

Creator

• New York (State). Comptroller's Office. Land Tax Bureau

Access Restrictions

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

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Comptroller's accounts of taxes due for various state roads

Series Number

A1290

Summary

This series consists of statements of taxes due from landowners for laying or improving roads adjacent to their property. Each entry includes lot number, owner's name, tax due, date and amount of payment, and payee. Roads included are those from Chester to Canton, Hopkinton to North West Bay, St. Lawrence River to Albany, Salina to Adams, Turin to Emilyville, Salina to Redfield, and from Mexico Harbour to the town of Constantia.

Creator

• New York (State). Comptroller's Office

Access Restrictions

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

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Plans, blueprints, and drawings relating to the operation and maintenance of the Barge Canal

Series Number

B1353

Summary

This series consists of working copies of contract plans used by the Operations and Maintenance Division of the Department of Public Works and predecessor units. These "office copies" include attachments in the form of maps and plans detailing revisions and updates to original plans. Included are hydrologic data; maps and charts for lake elevations; buoy locations; hydrographs of the Oneida, Seneca, and Oswego rivers; charts of Cayuga and Oneida Lake elevations; and plans and related material for Barge Canal contracts.

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

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Photographs of phases of the Capitol restoration

Series Number

B2896

Summary

This series consists of photographs documenting the four phases of construction during the Capitol Restoration from 2000-2014. Most of the photographs document the restoration of the Great Western Staircase, the roof and skylight, and later, the Eastern Approach to the Capitol.

Creator

• New York State Commission on the Restoration of the Capitol

Access Restrictions

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

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Ledger of general accounts with county commissioners of the U.S. Deposit Fund

Series Number

A1284

Summary

This series consists of the U.S. Deposit Fund with the Comptroller. Each account contains entries for debits (interest on mortgage loans, rent or sale of property), and credits (compensation of the Commissioners and other expenses, interest payments to the Comptroller). Also included are draft summary totals for each county.

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

New York State Committee on Sentencing Guidelines meeting minutes and background reports

Series Number

14509

Summary

This series contains the minutes and "core documents" of Committee meetings. Core documents include, scholarly articles, background and position papers, clippings, draft reports, statistical compilations, and draft legislation. Topics include reduction of sentences based on "good time," crime classification, current sentencing practices, time actually served by convicts, and sentencing practices in other states.

Creator

• New York State Committee on Sentencing Guidelines

Access Restrictions

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