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Title

Entry documentation for dedication of Education Building fund

Series Number

A2015

Summary

These series documents expenditures from the fund established for the 1912 dedication ceremonies of the Education Building in Albany. The records include itemized, receipted vouchers from vendors and summary statements of amounts paid to vendors.

Creator

• New York (State). Education Department. Administration Division

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Constitutional Convention, 1967 committee reports published as convention documents

Series Number

L0153

Creator

• New York (State). Constitutional Convention, 1967

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Southern Tier West Regional Planning and Development Board city, town, and village clerk's minute and record books

Series Number

A4464

Summary

The series includes city, town, and village clerk's record and minute books from several municipalities located in Allegany, Cattaraugus, and Chautauqua counties.

Creator

• Southern Tier West Regional Planning and Development Board (N.Y.)

Access Restrictions

Select vital records: Restricted; Use with assistance of archivist.

Title

New York State Governor registers of titles of bills signed by the governor

Series Number

A0602

Summary

This series consists of registers used to track legislative bills signed by the governor. For each entry, the volumes provide date signed; Senate or Assembly printed bill number or introductory number; and title of bill. A few entries from 1869-1870 indicate the governor's veto or "disapproval" of the bill and the date vetoed.

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Governor inter-government activity report transmittal and acknowledgment files

Series Number

A0616

Summary

These files consist mainly of correspondence transmitting reports to the governor's office or acknowledging receipt of reports by the governor's office. A few files also include the reports themselves. Most files document New York State agencies' interactions with other government jurisdictions, including federal, state, and local. Some files include small amounts of correspondence and other materials relating to agency activities. A few files contain only these other materials and no transmittal or acknowledgement correspondence.

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Assault registers

Series Number

A1508

Summary

These series contains brief descriptions of assaults made by patients housed at Matteawan State Hospital. Each volume contains accounts of occurrences in a particular ward. Each description provides the date, time, name of patient(s) involved, at whom the assault was directed, and name of the officer witnessing the assault. Records are restricted.

Creator

• Matteawan State Hospital

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 of Mental Health.

Title

Teachers' institute registers of attendance and accounts of expenses

Series Number

A2001

Summary

This series of unbound records consists of standardized forms providing detailed information on attendance and expenses of teachers' institutes. Teachers' institutes during this period were usually two week sessions organized and conducted at the county level for the purpose of instructing common school teachers in subject matter and teaching methods.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of Public Instruction. Office of the Superintendent

Access Restrictions

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

Title

LeRoy town and village records

Series Number

A4470

Summary

Microfilmed records include the official meeting minutes of several town and village administrative and governing bodies. Minutes document the activities, decisions, discussions, and votes of the bodies represented.

Creator

• LeRoy (N.Y. : Village)

Access Restrictions

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

Title

New York State Assembly transcript of Assembly debate on rent control

Series Number

L0147

Summary

The series consists of a verbatim transcript of the May 26, 1971 New York State Assembly floor debate on Assembly bill #7078. The bill, which was passed by both houses of the legislature and signed into law as Chapter 371 of the Laws of 1971, extended state emergency housing rent control for a two-year period and provided for decontrol of those apartments left voluntarily by the occupant.

Creator

• New York (State). Legislature. Assembly

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Official bulletin coordination files

Series Number

A4316

Summary

This series contains correspondence and mailing lists related to the publication of the War Council's Official Bulletin, published to keep informed all War Council agencies, local war councils, and other agencies involved in war work. Records from the War Information Service director and the Official Bulletin's editor contain the minutia of running a monthly publication. The majority of the files contain mailing lists and subscribers' correspondence, which provide information on the changing personnel of local war councils.

Creator

• New York State War Council. War Information Service

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Commission on Government Integrity typed and original transcripts of commission meeting minutes

Series Number

15825

Summary

This series consists of the minutes of commission meetings and a minute book that also includes copies of subpoenas, affidavits of service, and advisory letters to the attorney general sent by the commission. The minutes document the development of policy for the identification of projects to be undertaken by staff and the process of decision-making relating to the commission's investigation into violations of ethical or legal standards of conduct by public officials and employees.

Creator

• New York (State). Commission on Government Integrity

Access Restrictions

Restricted in accordance with Civil Rights Law, Section 73.8, and other statutes. Public hearing transcripts, press releases, published material, and other records that have been previously available to the public are available without restriction. Access to other information is permitted only by permission of the commission or the Governor's office.

Title

Stenographer's notes of minutes

Series Number

A0170

Summary

This series apparently consists of notes taken by stenographer William Lowell, Junior. It is closed to research due to severe burn damage.

Creator

• New York (State). Legislature. Assembly

Access Restrictions

This series is closed to research due to severe burn damage.

Title

Hospital daily statistical summary

Series Number

B0058

Summary

This series consists of a daily statistical record of inmates. Daily entries include the number of inmates on state work; sick in hospital; excused from labor; in punishment; new men received; miscellaneous; total in prison; discharged; and remarks.

Creator

• Auburn Prison

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Medical reference file

Series Number

B1346

Summary

This series contains information about diseases contracted by workers at industrial sites, organized by type or cause of disease. Medical histories list occupations; symptoms; medical test results and diagnosis. Other records include lists of industrial sites with statistical analyses of medical problems; correspondence; proposed revisions to state codes on worker safety; public and private agency pamphlets on workplace safety and hazards; case studies; reports; surveys and reviews of literature concerning industrial diseases. Records are restricted.

Creator

• New York (State). Division of Industrial Hygiene

Access Restrictions

Personal medical histories arerestricted for 75 years to protect personal privacy.

Title

Mortgage statements of county commissioners of the U.S. Deposit Fund

Series Number

A1285

Summary

This series consists of statements of mortgages submitted to the State Comptroller by county commissioners of the U.S. Deposit Fund. Each statement lists name of mortgagor; residence; town or ward in which mortgaged premises is located; acres of land mortgaged; date and amount of mortgage; amount of interest paid to the commissioners; compensation and expenses of the commissioners; and interest paid to the Treasurer.

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 correspondence and subject files

Series Number

14508

Summary

These files contain correspondence, publications, draft or working documents, unpublished reports, and related material. Correspondence concerns the solicitation of input to the Committee's work, requests for information from the committee, comments on the committee's reports and work, and requests for agency assistance with research, data collection, and data analysis. Publications and reports address such criminal justice topics as determinate sentencing and probation.

Creator

• New York State Committee on Sentencing Guidelines

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Office of Emergency Management archived websites

Series Number

B2129

Summary

This series consists of archival copies of the publicly accessible website of the New York State Office of Emergency Management and its predecessor entity, the State Emergency Management Office, which was merged into the new State Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services in June 2010.

Creator

• New York (State). Office of Emergency Management

Access Restrictions

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

Title

New York State Supreme Court of Judicature (Albany) bills of costs taxed by court officers

Series Number

JN601

Summary

This volume contains bills of costs in civil court proceedings taxed (approved) by a judge or court clerk. Each entry includes the name of court, title of case, itemized costs of the proceeding (whether it went to trial or not) allowed by statute, total costs, name of the defendant's attorney, and signature of the judge or court clerk. Most cases were determined in the Supreme Court of Judicature, others in the Mayor's Court in New York City and the Mayor's Court in Albany.

Creator

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

Access Restrictions

Use and reproduction of fragile documents may be restricted.

Title

Entry documentation for building and maintenance of government facilities

Series Number

A0825

Summary

This series contains records of repairs and other work done on government buildings. By the 1797 law appointing a state comptroller, state officials and agencies were to account to the comptroller for any state money they spent, and to make compensation for money they owed to the state.

Creator

• New York (State). Comptroller's Office

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Deeds, abstracts, and agreements relating to railroad easements

Series Number

B1420

Summary

This series consists of legal papers apparently relating to agreements with railroad companies. Included are deeds, abstracts, indentures, abstracts of title, and various contracts and other papers covering modifications to easements and other agreements to which railroad companies were a party.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of Environmental Conservation. Bureau of Real Property

Access Restrictions

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