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Title

Outgoing correspondence authorizing the execution of enclosed drafts

Series Number

A1360

Summary

This series consists of form letters filled out by the Comptroller's Office giving permission to individuals to execute drafts for purposes such as maintenance, repairs, and salaries. The expenditures all apparently relate to institutions under the supervision of the State Board of Charities. Information includes purpose of expenditure; account number; voucher number and amount.

Creator

• New York (State). Comptroller's Office

Access Restrictions

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

Title

County Clerks' reports (statements) on the highway money system

Series Number

A1374

Summary

This series consists of statement reports relating to using of a percentage of property tax assessments to finance money highway repairs. The reports are primarily on printed forms. Some forms are accompanied by comptroller's correspondence and board of supervisor's correspondence, etc. For some counties (very limited) there are maps of highways delineated. The form contains a listing by county of assessed valuation of taxable property and percentages of assessment to use for the money system of highway repair.

Creator

• New York (State). Comptroller's Office

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Project history files - special projects

Series Number

20984

Summary

This series documents the production of a variety of maps created by the Base Mapping Unit. The files contain background information relative to special one-time mapping projects explaining why the maps were created, their revisions, and information they contain. Specific examples of these special projects include the production of an Airport Map, the Long Island Bridge Study, a Bike Map and Bus Map, the State Office Campus Map, the Canal Map, the Empire State Plaza Map, and an Oil and Gas Map.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of Transportation. Base Mapping Unit

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Treasurer's daybook

Series Number

A3205

Summary

This series consists of one disbound daybook 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. A wide variety of expenditures involved in supporting the state's war effort can be found in this daybook.

Creator

• New York (State). Treasurer's Office

Access Restrictions

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.

Title

Tax sale certificates

Series Number

A1412

Summary

Land was sold when no taxes were paid for two years. If the owner paid the taxes within one year after the land was sold for taxes, it reverted to that person's ownership. This series consists of tax sale certificates from a sale on November 28, 1859. Each certificate (printed form) gives the name for redemption.

Creator

• New York (State). Comptroller's Office

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Inspector's reports on investigations

Series Number

B0817

Summary

This series consists of reports from local inspectors concerning the cause of fires where the fire marshal had reason to order an investigation. Most often, an investigation would result when a neighbor, witness, or insurance company filed a complaint with the fire marshal about suspicious circumstances around the fire, alleging either intentional origins or hazardous safety conditions.

Creator

• New York (State). Fire Marshal

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Hurley records

Series Number

A4542

Summary

Microfilmed records include minutes of the town board (1896-1992), local laws and ordinances, oaths of office, town budgets, and various fiscal records.

Creator

• Hurley (N.Y. : Town)

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Transcripts of reports regarding claims for Revolutionary War service

Series Number

A0042

Summary

These transcripts were prepared by the Clerk of the Assembly between 1819 and 1823 for reference by the State Legislature. They document petitions of and compensation awarded to individuals for Revolutionary War service or for losses resulting from the war. Most records are reports to the Assembly by committees or commissions making decisions concerning petitions for bounty lands or for monetary compensation.

Creator

• New York (State). Legislature. Assembly

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Survey on public school classes for mentally deficient students

Series Number

A4224

Summary

This series consists of completed surveys from public school principals in New York providing information on students in classes for the mentally deficient. Information includes number of special classes, teachers, and students; special training received by teachers; and student personal information including name, address, actual and mental ages; country of origin for student and/or parents; when parents immigrated; language spoken at home; family income and parent's occupation. Some surveys include letters elaborating on the survey responses. Records are restricted.

Creator

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

Access Restrictions

Restricted to protect personal privacy.Access may be permitted under certain conditions upon application to and approval by the State Archives.

Title

Bureau of Wildlife aerial photographs and film for research functions

Series Number

B2796

Summary

This series consists of aerial photographs and film, as well as videotapes, produced at various times by state and federal agencies. The images are primarily used by Department of Environmental Conservation Bureau of Wildlife staff and other employees of the agency as a source of baseline data to make several environmentally related comparisons between past and present conditions.

Creator

• New York (State). Bureau of Wildlife

Access Restrictions

Aerial film and videos in this series cannot be played on current technology available at the State Archives and may require digitization by an external vendor to facilitate access. Researchers interested in accessing such items should contact the State Archives prior to visiting onsite.

Title

Day book

Series Number

A4230

Summary

The series consists of a daily journal of activities of the Commission to Investigate Provision for the Mentally Deficient. Included are very brief summaries of Commission correspondence, meetings, phone conversations, and visits, with information on persons involved and topics discussed.

Creator

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

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Assorted assessment records, maps, design specifications, and construction plans

Series Number

B2782

Summary

This series consists of scattered documentation of agency activities and planned construction of structures such as dams, dikes, reservoirs, and spillways used in flood control, release of water sufficient for downstream industries, and provision for the gradual release of runoff. Types of records include maps, blueprints, construction specifications, and financial records.

Creator

• Hudson River-Black River Regulating District (N.Y.)

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Hearing and testimony records

Series Number

20760

Summary

This series documents both public hearings held by the Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield Panel and panel participation in hearings held by other government agencies. Public hearings were held in order to give the general public and other interested parties the opportunity to provide input on Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield's operations. The series consists of summaries of testimony given by presenting panelists at public hearings and by participants in agency hearings. Correspondence, agendas, lists of participants, background materials, and supporting documents related to the hearings are included.

Creator

• New York (State). Empire Blue Cross/ Blue Shield Panel

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Daybook relating to mortgage taxation

Series Number

A1348

Summary

This series contains lists of financial transactions relating to mortgaged lands. The mortgage insurance list includes mortgage number, policy amount and expiration date. The farms rented list includes county, mortgage number, rent, and amount paid. The list of foreclosures includes mortgage number, county, individuals, and actions related to foreclosure. The crops sold list contains county, mortgage number, name, and amount received. The final list, losses to capital of the United States Deposit Fund, identifies mortgage number, county, and amount.

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

North Salem Central School District records

Series Number

A4556

Summary

A4556-96: Microfilmed records include minutes of the board of education (1925-1994), teacher contracts (1968-current), and financial and audit reports. A4556-99: Microfilmed records in this accretion include board of education meeting minutes for 1925-1930, 1937-1956, 1962-1963, and 1994-1997.

Creator

• North Salem Central School District (N.Y.)

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Account book

Series Number

L0061

Summary

This series is a list of expenses charged to the State Assembly clerk's office during fiscal years 1917/1918 through 1932/1933. Entry headings include services (temporary, statutory, and special salaries); fuel and light; printing; equipment; supplies; travel expenses; communications; fixed charges and contributions; rent; and contingencies.

Creator

• New York (State). Legislature. Assembly. Clerk of the Assembly

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Inquiry regarding title to land in Buffalo

Series Number

A3239

Summary

This series consists of correspondence and one blueprint map relating to title to real property in the city of Buffalo, New York. Buffalo attorney Willima H. Warhus contacted state officials on behalf of a client seeking title to land in the vicinity of present-day Albany Street, Normal Avenue, and Hampshire Street.

Creator

• New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor

Title

Certificates of clerkships

Series Number

J1104

Summary

This series contains documents relating to clerkships served by persons who eventually would seek admission to practice as attorneys in the Supreme Court of Judicature. Records concerning law clerkships include certificates stating that a student began a clerkship and setting the term of the clerkship, affidavits of clerkship applicants, certificates attesting to the clerk's moral character, reports of examiners on whether individual candidates passed, and related documents.

Creator

• New York (State). Supreme Court of Judicature (Utica)

Access Restrictions

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

Title

New York State Department of Social Services Legal Affairs Unit Deputy Commissioner's files

Series Number

18016

Summary

This series consists of Deputy Commissioner and General Counsel files concerning the management and administration of the Legal Affairs Unit. Files include correspondence, memorandums, daybooks, topical reports and studies, management plans, and agency annual reports. The series also contains significant information on court cases in which the Department of Social Services was involved.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of Social Services. Division of Legal Affairs

Access Restrictions

The names and addresses of persons applying for or receiving public assistance and care are permanently restricted in accordance with Social Services Law, Section 136. Records not containing names or addresses of persons applying for or receiving public assistance and care are made available as permitted by the Freedom of Information Law.

Title

U.S. Deposit Fund foreclosed mortgage files

Series Number

B1062

Summary

This series consists of foreclosed mortgage files including the original foreclosed mortgage or a certified copy of the mortgage; the abstract of title; the notice of foreclosure; and correspondence.

Creator

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

Access Restrictions

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