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Title

Deputy director's office files

Series Number

16569

Summary

The series consists of administrative subject files from the office of the Deputy Director, Division of the Budget. Records may include correspondence, memoranda, reports, briefing papers, and copies of legal documents. Subjects include operations of examination units, state budget issues, agency budget requests, employee relations, transportation (Westway), the Housing Finance Authority, state mental hospitals, the canal program, and the federal urban renewal program.

Creator

• New York (State). Division of the Budget. Executive Offices

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Senator Joseph L. Bruno archived websites

Series Number

B2039

Summary

This series consists of archival copies of the official website of Senator Joseph L. Bruno.

Creator

• New York (State). Legislature. Senate. Senator (1976-2008 : Joseph L. Bruno)

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Board of Charities census summaries and transmittal letters of select almshouses

Series Number

B1530

Summary

This series consists of transmittal letters, some containing summary reporting data on admissions and discharges, and a few notices of discharge of individual inmates. The records were sent by superintendents of various county almshouses. Institutions represented include the New York City Farm Colony; Richmond County Almshouse; Rockland County Almshouse; and the Home for the Aged and Infirm of Brooklyn Division.

Creator

• New York (State). State Board of Charities

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Court of Appeals register of disbursements, Chancery fund and library fund

Series Number

J3241

Creator

• New York (State). Court of Appeals

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Admission registers for federally incarcerated individuals

Series Number

B0148

Summary

This series consists of admission registers (also known as a "receiving blotter") of federally incarcerated individuals admitted to Sing Sing Prison. Entries include the person's name; aliases; date and place of conviction; offense; term of sentence; date of sentence; beginning and expiration date; expiration date with good conduct; birthplace; marital status; literacy level; age; physical description; previous occupation; religion; if foreign, date they left their home country; where and when arrested; time in jail before trial; consecutive number; and general remarks.

Creator

• Sing Sing Prison

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Statements of proceeds from sales of Canal Fund lands

Series Number

A1395

Summary

Each statement of proceeds in this series provides year, proceeds from lands sold (location not given), and distribution of monies to the Erie and Champlain Canal Fund and the Oswego Canal Fund.

Creator

• New York (State). Commissioners of the Canal Fund

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Western Reformatory for Women employee personnel files

Series Number

B1256

Creator

• Western Reformatory for Women

Access Restrictions

Access to certain documents in this series is restricted. State Archives staff will review requests for specific documents and disclose information pursuant to New York State Freedom of Information Law (FOIL).

Title

Highway design project correspondence and plans

Series Number

13377

Summary

The series consists of files maintained by the DOT's Consultant Management Office. Records include correspondence plans, and an environmental impact statement pertaining to design of highways by outside consulting firms. Projects include Freeman's Bridge, South Park Avenue bridges, Hamilton Avenue Bridge in White Plains, New York State Thruway riverside ramps, work on Maurice Avenue to the Grand Central Parkway, sections of Rte. 74 and the Long Island Expressway.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of Transportation. Facilities Design Division. Consultant Management Office

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Facility population research files

Series Number

19128

Summary

The series consists of monthly reports to the commissioner concerning facility population changes, inmate characteristics, and trends of the inmate population. Reports provide detailed statistical information about the state's inmate population and as such reflect a radical change in the racial characteristics and the criminal actions for which the inmates were incarcerated.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of Correctional Services. Bureau of Research and Evaluation

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Applications to purchase state lands

Series Number

A1381

Summary

This series consists of applications that are sworn statements, giving name of applicant, date, parcel(s) description(s), and appraised value(s), with Treasurer's office payment receipts attached. Most applications are for the purchase of "Prison Lands" in the Old Military Tract in Franklin County. Also included are minutes of the Commissioners of the Land Office; miscellaneous deeds with related documents; and petition of John B. Van Allen for sale of certain parcels in Albany, with search and abstract.

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

Medicare/Medicaid survey reports of closed nursing homes

Series Number

13363

Summary

This series consists of Medicare/Medicaid Skilled Nursing Facility Reports or Health Related Facility Reports for closed nursing homes in New York State. Written by Office of Health Systems Management field workers, these reports establish compliance with various federal and state regulations including governing body, administration and organization, patient rights, medical records, physical environment, and utilization. Additionally, some data includes the number of beds, owners of facilities, names of administrators, and nursing schedules. Written comments describe areas of non-compliance.

Creator

• New York (State). Office of Health Systems Management

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Log of actions relating to incarcerated individuals awaiting execution

Series Number

B1242

Summary

This volume tracks activity relating to incarcerated individuals who were awaiting execution at Sing Sing Prison. For each person, the log lists dates for the following categories when applicable: awaiting execution; commuted to life sentence; new trial granted; died while awaiting execution; escaped; and disposition of case on reversal of judgement.

Creator

• Sing Sing Prison

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Registers of discharges of incarcerated individuals by commutation of sentences

Series Number

A0604

Summary

This series consists of the monthly reports sent to the governor from each prison indicating incarcerated individuals eligible for discharge by commutation. The reports from all prisons for each year were bound into volumes. Each monthly report from each prison provides the following information: name; county; crime; court; judge; date of sentence; date received at prison; term; commutation earned; date eligible for discharge; amount of time lost for rule violations; and occasional remarks recommending increase or decrease in commutation.

Creator

• New York (State). Governor

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Conservation Department photographic prints and negatives

Series Number

14297

Summary

The series consists of glass plate and film negatives and photographic prints compiled by the Forest, Fish and Game Commission, the Conservation Commission, and the Conservation Department. They illustrate activities of these predecessors of the Department of Environmental Conservation. The images document fish and game control; forest management and conservation; protecting the wilderness; maintaining historic sites and recreational areas; and wide-ranging locations and activities.

Creator

• New York (State). Conservation Department

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Property survey maps for cession of jurisdiction of the Federal Correctional Facility at Otisville

Series Number

A3325

Summary

This series consists of maps sent to the Secretary of State to complete the application of the Attorney General of the U.S. for cession of jurisdiction to the U.S. from the State of New York of the Federal Correctional Facility at Otisville, New York. The maps represent a property survey showing two parcels covering Orange and Sullivan counties and land in the Town of Mt. Hope, Orange County. Included are full property descriptions showing easements, property lines, roadways, and other physical features.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of State

Access Restrictions

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

Title

County treasurers' tax sales records

Series Number

B0937

Summary

This series includes e lists of the property redeemed from county treasurers' tax sales, receipts and other items.

Creator

• New York (State). Comptroller's Office

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Entry documentation relating to pension claims, First N.Y. Regiment Volunteers, Mexican War

Series Number

A1254

Summary

This series contains letters, affidavits, and other supporting documentation submitted to the state comptroller by veterans of the Mexican War or their legal representatives in order to verify military service and apply for pension funds. The documents contain detailed military service information including the claimant's rank, his company, the battles in which he was engaged, and any wounds he received.

Creator

• New York (State). Comptroller's Office

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Western Reformatory for Women psychiatric and psychological statistical reports

Series Number

B0089

Summary

This series consists largely of monthly psychiatric and psychological statistical reports. Psychiatric reports include number of inmates interviewed; receiving individual and group therapy sessions; placed under psychiatric observation; examined for classification and preparatory to discharge; and transferred for psychiatric reasons. Psychological statistics include number of subjects tested or interviewed; hours; tests given; reports written; and referral sources. The therapy and counseling statistics files give the name of the counselor; month; name of patient; and dates of sessions.

Creator

• Western Reformatory for Women

Access Restrictions

Summary information on adult inmates 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.

Title

COVID-19 administrative policies and procedures

Series Number

B2846

Summary

This series consists of guidance, policies, and procedures from the leadership of the New York State Office of Children and Family Services to staff and those under their jurisdiction for handling day-to-day and special responsibilities during the COVID-19 pandemic. The files include protocols for staff, children, and childcare providers on maintaining social distancing and for providing access to educational resources.

Creator

• New York (State). Office of Children and Family Services
• New York (State). Division for Youth

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Division and staff conference minutes

Series Number

A4338

Summary

This series contains minutes from meetings of both the Division of Civilian Mobilization and Office of Civilian Mobilization (OCM) which were kept by the OCM's director to document and facilitate plans and activities of the OCM. The Division of Civilian Mobilization worked with the OCM and other state government agencies to coordinate all World War II home front activities including child care, fitness programs, and war bond drives.

Creator

• New York State War Council. Office of Civilian Mobilization

Access Restrictions

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