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Title

New York State Department of Public Service Citizens Advisory Council meeting transcripts

Series Number

19695

Summary

The Citizens Advisory Council was established by the Public Service Commission (PSC) in 1976 as a means to increase citizen involvement in, and promote understanding of, the commission's mission. The council was abolished in 1980. This series consists of verbatim accounts of the Citizens Advisory Council's meetings with PSC commissioners and agency staff. Meeting transcripts were prepared for all council meetings (1976-1980) except for the first and the last meetings. Transcripts include discussion, comments, and recommendations.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of Public Service. Citizens Advisory Council

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

Title

Woodstock tax assessment rolls and oaths of office

Series Number

A4544

Summary

Microfilmed records include tax assessment rolls (1856-1989) and oaths of office (1963-1991).

Creator

• Woodstock (N.Y. : Town)

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

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Utica regional produce market reports

Series Number

A0722

Summary

Daily market reports for produce sold in the Utica area were created to provide information to farmers and to help formulate production and marketing policies. The reports describe the volume of trading done on a particular day, the opening and closing prices for each item (both homegrown and out-of-state), and any sharp fluctuations in the price of an item.

Creator

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

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

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Check book for boiler account

Series Number

B0839

Summary

This series consists of a check book for a "Boiler Account" containing stubs for checks issued against the account and a large number of blank checks. The account was apparently used to pay for boiler inspections. Each stub provides check number; date; to whom paid (typically by order of the treasurer); for what purpose (typically a monthly account "as per statement"); and the amount of the check.

Creator

• New York (State). Fire Marshal

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

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Correspondence and report files

Series Number

A4222

Summary

The Commission undertook an extensive survey of the mentally deficient in New York State and held public hearings to gather additional evidence. This series contains correspondence, mostly from physicians, government officials, private charitable agencies, and school administrators, relating to the survey and public hearings, Also include are reports from schools on the number of students and programs. The report from the New York (City) Clearinghouse for Mental Defectives provides descriptions of case registration, diagnosis, placement, and other procedures.

Creator

• New York (State). Commission to Investigate Provision for the Mentally Deficient

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

Title

Cattaraugus Reservation maps

Series Number

B2790

Summary

This series consists of copies of two maps of the Cattaraugus Reservation. One includes lot numbers, acreage, and boundary lengths in chains; roads; major streams; and scale in chains. The second includes location of houses with last names of residents; roads; boundaries with magnetic courses and chain lengths; and major and minor streams.

Creator

• Erie County (N.Y.). Clerk's Office

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

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State Athletic Commission minutes

Series Number

A1372

Summary

This record series consists of carbon copies of typed minutes of regular New York State Athletic Commission meetings. Minutes address regular commission business including appointment of referees and inspectors; responding to complaints against contestants; formulation of rules; granting of licenses to clubs; and maintenance of commission finances.

Creator

• New York (State). State Athletic Commission

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

Title

Treasurer's ledger of financial transactions

Series Number

A3203

Summary

This series consists of a single accounting ledger in which the State Treasurer recorded the state's daily financial receipts and expenditures. Given the date span of the series, many of the recorded transactions document Revolutionary War activities of the new state government and its citizens. Virtually every type of expenditure involved in supporting the state's war effort is noted in the ledger.

Creator

• New York (State). Treasurer's Office

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This series suffered moderate burn damage in the New York State Capitol building fire of 1911. Records are fragile and should be handled carefully under supervision of State Archives staff.

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Transcriptions of War of 1812 payrolls for New York State Militia units

Series Number

B0811

Summary

This series consists of payrolls transcripts kept by the regional paymasters of the United States Army. They record payments to regiments in the New York State Militia, Volunteers and Sea Fencibles (soldiers responsible for the defense of the Port of New York) in the War of 1812. Information may include: commanding officer; soldier's name; rank; dates of appointment or enlistment; to what time engaged or enlisted; amount paid in lieu of clothing and traveling expenses; total paid; and remarks.

Creator

• New York (State). Adjutant General's Office

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

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Statement of bonds and mortgages taken by City Chamberlain, New York County, on account of court and trust funds

Series Number

A1400

Summary

This series consists of a statement of bonds and mortgages for loans from trust funds and court funds. Each entry gives the name of the bondsman and address, premises covered by the mortgage, amount and date of the mortgage, interest, appraiser's value, assessed value, insurance coverage, and remarks. Also included is a transmittal letter from the examiner to the Comptroller, detailing irregularities in the appraisal of property pledged to secure mortgages.

Creator

• New York (State). Comptroller's Office

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

Title

Governor executive statements

Series Number

A3217

Summary

This series contains typescript or printed copies of executive statements, created by the offices of Governors Charles S. Whitman, Martin H. Glynn, and Nathan L. Miller, for release to the press to announce appointments of public officials, convey the governor's opinion on pending legislation or other topics, or to report on gubernatorial actions such as granting or denial of executive clemency.

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Oxford Academy and Central School District minute books

Series Number

A4578

Summary

Records microfilmed consist of minutes of the board of education of the Oxford Academy and Central School District (1929-1991) and of the predecessor Oxford Union Free School District, and minutes of the board of trustees of the (private) Oxford Academy.

Creator

• Oxford Academy and Central School District (N.Y.)

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

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Certificate for deputy comptroller to sign warrants and audit accounts

Series Number

A1366

Summary

These standardized forms provide copies of certificates authorizing the Deputy Comptroller and Second Deputy Comptroller, to sign warrants or to audit accounts when the Comptroller is out of town. Included are the names of the Deputy and Second Deputy Comptroller, the period of time for which the authorization is valid and the signature of the Comptroller.

Creator

• New York (State). Comptroller's Office

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

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Institution for the Blind treasurer's cash book

Series Number

B0434

Summary

This series documents the institution's cash disbursements and receipts. Information includes the date, description, check number, and transaction amount. Cash receipts include those from the school superintendent, the state, and various counties. Disbursements include those for salaries, food, and medical household supplies. Also included is a list of the institute's five treasurers and the dates of the beginning of their respective tenures.

Creator

• New York State Institution for the Blind

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

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Senator Joseph A. Griffo archived website

Series Number

B2223

Summary

This series consists of an archival copy of the official website of Senator Joseph A. Griffo.

Creator

• New York (State). Legislature. Senate. Senator (2007- : Joseph A. Griffo)

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

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Department of Transportation Division of Waterways Maintenance subject files

Series Number

B2545

Summary

This series contains subject files pertaining to canal administration, including correspondence, studies, reports, drawings, and photographs.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of Transportation. Division of Waterways Maintenance

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

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State Engineer and Surveyor ledger, cash books, journal, and trial balance books

Series Number

B0352

Summary

This series contains financial information relating to construction and repairs of the Barge Canal. Each volume includes individual ledger, cash book, and journal sections.

Creator

• New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor

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

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Photographic prints and negatives of fossil tentaculitids

Series Number

B1058

Summary

This series consists of photographic prints and negatives used to illustrate an article titled "Small Conoidal Shells of Uncertain Affinities," written by State Paleontologist Dr. Donald W. Fisher. The article deals with fossil tentaculitids and other fossil creatures found throughout the U.S., Canada, Europe, and Antarctica. The article appears in the "Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology, Part W," which was compiled in the late 1970s but remained the standard reference work in the field for 20 years.

Creator

• New York State Science Service

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

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Ledgers for canal related accounts

Series Number

B0346

Summary

This ledgers in this series contain account information, in tabular format, related to canals in New York. The expenses are for construction and repair of canals, as well as related work such as road improvement; surveys; production of blueprints; and construction of bridges. The accounts contain the type of expense (such as reservoir improvement, bridge construction, etc.); date; and the itemized and total amount of expense.

Creator

• New York (State). Superintendent of Public Works

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

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Executive Director's Subject and Correspondence Files

Series Number

B2551

Summary

The Lake George Park Commission is a New York State planning, environmental, and public safety agency with special responsibilities for water quality and lake recreation. This series contains subject and correspondence files of the Commission's executive director documenting managerial and administrative oversight of the agency and its activities.

Creator

• New York (State). Lake George Park Commission. Executive Director

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