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Title

Warrants for payments to government officials and legislators

Series Number

A0831

Summary

The warrants for payment in this series generally include: payee's name; office held or reason for payment; sum to be paid; date; name of treasurer and comptroller; and a certificate of the payee's account, signed by the President of the Senate, Speaker of the Assembly, or Comptroller.

Creator

• New York (State). Comptroller's Office

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Annual reports of state commissions and institutions overseeing the mentally ill

Series Number

B1434

Summary

This series consists of published annual reports of commissions and institutions with management oversight of those deemed to be mentally deficient. The volumes were maintained at the Willard Psychiatric Center library, most likely for research purposes and later as historical references. Also included is an 1888 photograph of resident officers of the Willard Asylum for the Insane.

Creator

• Willard State Hospital (N.Y.)

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Land acquisition case files

Series Number

B2883

Summary

This series contains case files related to the state's acquisition of real property, either by purchase, appropriation, or court judgment. Files include sale contracts, final deed or court award, title and lien histories, correspondence, maps, etc. Files document acquisition of lands for purposes such as state facilities, Forest Preserve, Barge Canal, state highways, flood control, railroad grade crossing elimination, Thruway, Empire State Plaza, etc.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of Audit and Control

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Indian (Native American) student tuition aid files

Series Number

B1352

Summary

The series consists of tuition records and associated files concerning financial aid to Native American post-secondary students. The bulk of the records are student listings that typically show student name, reservation, home address, school, date of birth (sometimes), percentage of aid used, and grant amounts (by semester). Also include are administrative financial records of the Native American Unit, including budgets, state fund encumbrances, and financial program requests. Records are restricted.

Creator

• New York (State). Education Department. Native American Education Unit

Access Restrictions

Restricted under the Freedom of Information Law (personal privacy) and FERPA. The restrictions of non-directory student information under FERPA last for 100 years unless a student or parent has signed and filed a waiver allowing disclosure of the record.

Box 6 contains pre-redaction original documents containing restricted personal information (see Processing Statement below). Redacted photocopies have been substituted in place of the restricted originals (and annotated as such).

Title

List of companies chartered in New York State

Series Number

A1291

Summary

Corporations were individually chartered by acts of the legislature. This series is a list of companies chartered in New York State. Information is given on title of company; date of charter; limitation; location; amount of capital; and object (e.g. a marine insurance co). The index lists 14 categories of manufacturing companies.

Creator

• New York (State). Comptroller's Office

Access Restrictions

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

Title

New York State Department of Health Bureau of Environmental Radiation Protection radioactive waste site records

Series Number

20691

Summary

This series documents the State's efforts to identify, decontaminate, track, and monitor radioactive and nuclear-manufacturing sites, exclusive of nuclear power plants regulated by other offices or agencies. Records include assessment plans, feasibility studies, contracts, survey reports, lab analyses, correspondence, and photographs. Particularly noteworthy are records relating to the cleanup of the former site of EAD Metallurgy, Inc. in the town of Tonawanda.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of Health. Bureau of Environmental Radiation Protection

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Court of Appeals certificates of commencement of clerkships

Series Number

J0102

Summary

This series consists certificates of commencement of clerkships.

Creator

• New York (State). Court of Appeals

Access Restrictions

Access to records in this series is restricted in accordance with New York State Judiciary Law, Section 90.10. Prior permission of the Court of Appeals is required.

Title

Parole Board ledgers of applicants to be considered for parole

Series Number

B0064

Summary

This series consists of lists of inmates who were to be considered for parole. The records list number and name of inmate; crime; date received; sentence; minimum and maximum expiration dates; jail time; punishments; days lost; minimum expiration with lost time added; remarks; and whether an initial applicant, re-applicant, parole violator re-applicant, parole violator returned, or women's prison applicant.

Creator

• Auburn Prison

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

Financial and administrative records of canals

Series Number

A0819

Summary

These records document the operation of canals, including: rough tallies of cargo loaded on canal boat "Sovereign" at various ports; auditor's warrants for payments from Canal Fund through the Manhattan Company; and section contracts for enlargement of the Cayuga and Seneca canal, 1859; inventory of furniture in possession of collector of canal tolls at Lockport, 1866; and statements of publication of notices by Commissioners of the Canal fund.

Creator

• New York (State). Canal Commissioners

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Application files pertaining to public water supply systems

Series Number

20653

Summary

This series documents the regulation of public water supply systems that are owned and operated by municipalities, as well as private companies, organizations and individuals. The series include water supply application files and maps. The application files reflect the process of applying for and receiving permits for proposed public water supply systems. The application maps contains maps, blueprints, profiles and drawings depicting the location of main water lines, reservoirs, aqueducts, water basins, dams, tunnels and related water works structures.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of Environmental Conservation. Division of Water. Bureau of Water Permits

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Long Island State Park Commission bound reports

Series Number

B2869

Summary

This series consists of digital surrogates of 24 volumes of bound annual reports, including reports of various New York State government agencies and reports from other states obtained for use as reference materials.

Creator

• Long Island State Park Commission

Title

Commission on Government Integrity general information files

Series Number

15830

Summary

This series served as a general reference file for commission activities. Records document Commission activities related to the investigation of corruption, campaign financing, judicial selection, and patronage, as well as activities promoting efficiency in government and personnel reforms. Included are background information on state legislators; charts on ethics training in New York City agencies; invitation lists; hearing records; budgets; press releases; correspondence; and commission history, minutes, and reports. Also included are reference materials regarding subpoenas, legislative authority, jurisdiction, FOIL, and issues of confidentiality.

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

Comptroller's Office certificates of sale of land for unpaid taxes

Series Number

B0918

Summary

This series consists of records certifying the purchase of parcels of land for unpaid taxes. Certificates include purchaser; number of acres or size of lot purchased; county; lot number and description; amount paid; and date of sale. Some certificates include an assignment to a third party.

Creator

• New York (State). Comptroller's Office

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Registers of commitments to prisons

Series Number

A0603

Summary

These registers report summary information on incarcerated individuals committed to state correctional institutions and selected county penitentiaries each month. Information is handwritten in columns on preprinted pages which were later bound into volumes for each year. Monthly reports from each institution provide the following information: name of incarcerated individual; county where convicted; crime; court; judge; date of sentence; date received at prison; term; and remarks (such as previous prison terms).

Creator

• New York (State). Governor

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Tax assessment rolls and payroll records

Series Number

A4465

Creator

• Orleans (N.Y. : County)

Access Restrictions

Payroll records:aRestricted;Use with assistance of archivst.

Title

Entry documentation for Emergency Fund (Capitol Fire)

Series Number

A2014

Summary

This series documents expenditures from the Emergency Fund established after the 1911 State Capitol fire which destroyed most of the book and manuscript holdings of the New York State Library. 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

Payment receipts for lands purchased at tax sales

Series Number

B0930

Summary

This series consists of receipts issued by the State Treasurer for payment for lands sold at Comptroller's tax sales. Each receipt states name of purchaser, amount paid, date of tax sale, and date of receipt. The series is incomplete; not all tax sales are represented.

Creator

• New York (State). Comptroller's Office

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Town and state boundary documentation files

Series Number

A3322

Summary

This series consists of maps, descriptions, reports, correspondence, and petitions relating to the examination and documentation of various state and town boundary lines. Included are documents relating to boundary lines between the state of New York and the states of Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and New Jersey. These records reflect the functions of the office of State Engineer and Surveyor, which was responsible for establishing and maintaining accurate boundaries of state owned land.

Creator

• New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Fresh Kills landfill facility files

Series Number

B2699

Summary

This series consists of eight volumes of leachate control/construction certification reports pertaining to the Fresh Kills landfill. Leachate is the liquid by-product of the breakdown of household waste. The goal of the leachate management system is to contain, collect, and treat leachate before it reenters the environment.

Creator

• New York (State). Division of Solid & Hazardous Materials. Bureau of Solid Waste & Land Management

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Governor Andrew Cuomo program bill files

Series Number

B2841

Summary

This series consists of the gubernatorial administration's copy of the Governor's program bills put forth to the New York State Senate and New York State Assembly.

Creator

• New York (State). Governor (2011-2021 : Cuomo)
• New York (State). Executive Department

Access Restrictions

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