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Title

Records concerning the raising of troops and payment of bounties to volunteers

Series Number

A1253

Summary

This series consists of military board resolutions, correspondence, memorandums, payment totals for the militia, bounty payment tables, vouchers, and warrants pertaining to the raising, equipping, and paying of New York State's Militia during the Civil War. Records deal mainly with payment of bounties for troops raised and contain summary data of sums requested and received.

Creator

• New York (State). Comptroller's Office

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Boundary dispute negotiation records

Series Number

A0159

Summary

This series consists of a legal document concerning resolution of territorial disputes regarding colonial charters and the Massachusetts line east of the Hudson River. Massachusetts claimed unlimited inland provisions according to the Massachusetts Bay Colony Charters of 1620 (Plymouth Charter) and 1628/29; and New York claimed grants based on provisions in the 1664 charter from King Charles II to his brother, James, Duke of York. The State Capitol fire of 1911 destroyed most of the information in this document.

Creator

• New York and Massachusetts Boundary Commission

Access Restrictions

Restricted: Severe burn damage.Use only with permission and under supervision of archivist.

Title

Bills and receipts of the superintendent of the Onondaga Salt Springs

Series Number

A1247

Summary

This series consists of bills and receipts from the office of the Superintendent of the Onondaga Salt Springs submitted by law to the Comptroller's Office. The series consists receipts and bills for work performed on constructing aqueducts from reservoirs at Salina and two reservoirs at Getties. The receipts are mostly for labor and supplies rented during this construction project.

Creator

• New York (State). Comptroller's Office

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Director's administrative correspondence

Series Number

B1384

Summary

This series consists of correspondence to and from the State Hospital Commission, individuals, institutions, and agencies relating to administration of the Buffalo State Hospital or to individual patient care. Topics include budgets, staff activity, staff and patient accidents, and general institutional operations. Also included are letters to relatives informing them of the health of patients.

Creator

• Buffalo State Hospital. Superintendent's Office

Access Restrictions

Restricted in accordance with Mental Hygiene Law, Section 33.13, relating to confidentiality of clinical records. Access is permitted under certain conditions upon approval by the Office of Mental Health.

Title

Sag Harbor (N.Y.) board of trustees minute books

Series Number

A4459

Summary

Microfilmed records include minute books created to provide a legal record of decisions made by the Board of Trustees of the village of Sag Harbor.

Creator

• Sag Harbor (N.Y. : Village)

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Correspondence and working files from Study 7 of the Regents' Inquiry into the Character and Cost of Public Education

Series Number

A2028

Summary

This series consists of the correspondence and working files of the staff of Study 7, the Study of the State Education Department, conducted by the Regents' Inquiry into the Character and Cost of Public Education. Study 7 produced separate reports for each division or bureau in the Education Department. The series includes working files for each of the reports on State Education Department divisions and bureaus prepared by the Study 7 staff. These working files include drafts and file copies of Study 7 reports, notes, maps, memoranda, clippings, correspondence, and copies of publications relating to the division or bureau under study.

Creator

• University of the State of New York. Board of Regents

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Dry cleaning logs

Series Number

A1521

Summary

This series records items that were sent out of Matteawan State Hospital to be dry cleaned and items that were returned. The entries list items sent out, whether the clothing was state issue or private, number of items, date, items returned and date.

Creator

• Matteawan State Hospital

Access Restrictions

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

Title

New York State Board of Embalming Examiners index to registers of embalmers' and undertakers' licenses

Series Number

14333

Summary

This series consists of two index volumes, the first of which lists license numbers of embalmers licensed to practice in New York State, and the second of which lists the same information for licensed undertakers. Both volumes are arranged alphabetically by first letter of surname, with names entered in order by ascending license number. In the index to licensed embalmers, names are occasionally annotated as "Deceased" and date of death is provided. Such annotations are not present in the index to licensed undertakers. Neither volume provides any further information regarding licensees.

Creator

• New York (State). Board of Embalming Examiners

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Receipts and accounts for state expenses

Series Number

A0978

Summary

This series consists of miscellaneous documents from the Comptroller's Office mostly routine receipts, accounts, affidavits, lists and other ephemeral items. Of note is a letter relating to Quit Rents, a survey map of the Bayner and Company Patent, bills for household furniture, judge's order relating to wrecking of brandy and gin barrels, and salary statement for clerks.

Creator

• New York (State). Comptroller's Office

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Index to contractors' proposals for work on Western Division

Series Number

B0663

Summary

These volumes serve as indexes to contractors' proposals for work on the Western Division. Volume 1 is an alphabetical index providing number(s) of proposal and name. If the Genesee Valley Canal is the subject of the proposal, "G.V. Canal" is noted. Volume 2 is an alphabetical index by contractors, providing name of contractor, description of project/work, and reference to page or book number in an unknown source.

Creator

• New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Alphabetic correspondence files

Series Number

16524

Summary

The correspondence files which includes incoming and outgoing correspondence, document interactions between the division director (and other senior DOB officials) and the Governor and key federal, state, and legislative officials.

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

Card file index to Region 2 maps

Series Number

B2074

Summary

This series indexes maps once maintained by the Region 2 Waterways Maintenance Office of the Department of Public Works. Maps and plans indexed included the first Erie Canal enlargement, the 1895 Improvement and the Erie Barge Canal, the Black River Canal, the Chenango Canal, the Northern and Southern Reservoirs, Oneida Lake, and the Old and New Oneida Lake Canals. Also included indexed is work on the Utica State Hospital and Marcy State Hospital.

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Chancellor's enrolled decrees after 1800

Series Number

J0063

Summary

This series consists of records pertaining to original cases decided by the Chancellor. Records include the abstract; the original bill of complaint or petition; the answer or pleading of the defendant; amendments to the original bill or to the answer; orders issued in the case; and a bill of costs or fees assessed by the court. Other investigative records may include Masters' or other reports, depositions, affidavits of witnesses, transcripts of testimony, evidence submitted, and other documents.

Creator

• New York (State). Court of Chancery

Access Restrictions

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

Title

NY-SCAN program videotapes

Series Number

16242

Summary

The series consists of videotape cassettes of public affairs programs, legislative hearings, agency conferences, press conferences, and other related matters created by NY-SCAN (the New York State Community Affairs Network). As a unit of the Commission on Cable Television, NY-SCAN was responsible for providing and disseminating governmental and public information on various aspects of government operations statewide. The tapes in the series represent approximately 2,370 distinct filmed programs; in many cases programs are complete on multiple tapes.

Creator

• New York State Community Affairs Network

Title

Chaplain's Office statistical register

Series Number

B0105

Summary

This series provides summary background information on inmates. Entries include inmate number and name; color; date received; county where convicted; date of sentence; length of sentence; crime; previous occupation; nativity; age; habits; education; family relations; former convictions; whether employed or idle when crime was committed; date of discharge; and remarks.

Creator

• Clinton Prison (Dannemora, N.Y.)

Access Restrictions

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

Title

New York State New Capitol Commission employee time books

Series Number

B0111

Summary

This series consists of booklets used to record the amount of time each employee worked on the construction of the New York State Capitol. Each booklet covers a two-week period and contains each employee's name; trade or job; hourly wage rate; number of hours worked each day during the two-week period; aggregate hours; and wages earned.

Creator

• New York (State). New Capitol Commission

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Waterfowl research correspondence and subject files

Series Number

B2706

Summary

This series consists of a broad range of materials generated by the Bureau of Wildlife's Biometrics Unit pertaining to waterfowl and bird banding/tracking. This work, published in Department of Environmental Conservation publications and reports, was some of the first in the United States using computer automation and tabulation in support of environmental conservation and management of endangered species.

Creator

• New York (State). Bureau of Wildlife. Biometrics Unit

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Coastal erosion program files

Series Number

19603

Summary

This series consists of administrative and operational records that document the division's activities to identify coastal areas threatened by erosion and to assist local communities in planning efforts to prevent and/or arrest the destruction of their coastlines. The series contains correspondence, meeting files, press releases and news clippings, and recommendations and reports of the Coastal Erosion Task Force (1990-1994). Also included are program files related to the coastal region between Fire Island Inlet and Montauk Point (Accretion 19603-10).

Creator

• New York (State). Division of Coastal Resources and Waterfront Revitalization

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Capital District Transportation Authority archived websites

Series Number

B2060

Summary

This series consists of archival copies of the publicly accessible websites of the Capital District Transportation Authority.

Creator

• Capital District Transportation Authority (N.Y.)

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Internal memoranda on proposed legislation

Series Number

B1569

Summary

This series consists of internal memoranda, along with lists of statutes and legislative bills, commenting on legislative proposals pertaining to the department and state transportation issues. Various offices of the Department of Transportation commented on the impact and advisability of sections of proposed law pertaining to their operations (planning, engineering, landscaping, program analysis). Issues included highway routes and maintenance, land sale and lease, environmental quality standards, vehicle and traffic signs/signals, and removing officers or fixing compensation for transportation employees.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of Transportation. Office of Legal Affairs

Access Restrictions

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