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Title

Subject files relating to the Eleanor Roosevelt Centennial Commission

Series Number

B1003

Summary

The Eleanor Roosevelt Centennial Commission was the prime organizer of nationwide observance in honor of Eleanor Roosevelt. Activities included conferences, symposiums, lectures, film series, concerts, radio programs, parades, balls, contests, exhibitions, luncheons, dinners, and a commemorative postage stamp and poster. Files contain minutes, regulations, expenses, press releases, correspondence, pamphlets, calendars of events, clippings, loan agreements, journal articles, and other materials needed for the successful undertaking of the centennial.

Creator

• New York (State). Office of Special Projects. Executive Director's Office

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

Title

New York State Barge Canal System contract shop drawings

Series Number

B1765

Summary

This series consists of approximately 1000 shop drawings, which were used in conjunction with individual Barge Canal contracts to produce detailed specifications. The maps are primarily on linen and contain a great level of detail; from these plans contractors and manufacturers were able to fulfill specific terms of contracts. Included are shop drawings for the components of bridges, locks, gates, dams, winch cars, and other canal mechanisms. Also included in this series are shop drawings for four maintenance contracts.

Creator

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

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Transcripts of chancery decrees

Series Number

JN544

Summary

This series consists of transcripts of decrees docketed by the Court of Chancery. These records are simple folded sheets of paper with information given in tables: the name of the person on whose behalf the court made the decree, that person's residence, the amount of debt (and damages and costs) adjudged, the date and time of the decree, and the case title. These transcripts were sent by the Court of Chancery to the Supreme Court of Judicature when requested by the winning litigant in a case before the court.

Creator

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

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

Title

New York State Library Office of the State Librarian/Assistant Commissioner for Libraries and Director of the Research Library subject, correspondence, and administrative files

Series Number

21184

Summary

This series consists of the central office files of the State Librarian and the Director of the Research Library. They document the State Librarian's interaction with committees and organizations as well as oversight and day-to-day management of the Research Library and Division of Library Development 21195 including chartering; public library registration; State and federal aid administration; administration of family literacy programs; and oversight of the research programs, public services, and collections management activities of the Research Library.

Creator

• New York State Library. Office of the State Librarian/Assistant Commissioner for Libraries and Director of the Research Library

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Writs of habeas corpus

Series Number

JN550

Summary

The writ of habeas corpus ("you have the body") ordered a lower court or public officer to bring a defendant into the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of Judicature. This small collection of writs of habeas corpus includes one colonial example; the others are from the early national period. Almost all the writs in this series were directed to the Court of Common Pleas for the City and County of New York (known as the Mayor's Court, since that official or his designee presided).

Creator

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

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

Title

Holocaust Claims Processing Office archived website

Series Number

B2278

Summary

This series consists of a January 27, 2011 archival copy of the publicly accessible website of the Holocaust Claims Processing Office, which at the time it was captured was part of the Banking Department.

Creator

• New York (State). Banking Department. Holocaust Claims Processing Office

Access Restrictions

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

Title

New York State Department of Transportation Division of Waterways Maintenance New York State Barge Canal System fishing poster

Series Number

B1771

Summary

This series consists of an original tempera on illustration board portraying fish in the New York State Barge Canal. The top of the painting announces, "Something fishy is going on in the New York State Barge Canal." Seven fish are displayed underwater: bass, dogfish, carp, walleye, sunfish, perch, and pike.

Creator

• Fairchild Aerial Surveys, inc. New York office

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

Title

Emancipation Proclamation Centennial motion picture film

Series Number

B0309

Summary

This series consists of a master film and soundtrack of the ceremonies at the Lincoln Memorial, Washington, D.C. commemorating the centennial of the Emancipation Proclamation. Series also includes a memorandum describing the film's contents and an additional short film segment showing James E. Allen, Commissioner of Education, dedicating the Lincoln Emancipation Proclamation before a crowd in the rotunda of the State Education Building.

Creator

• New York Civil War Centennial Commission

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

Title

Ledger of miscellaneous expenses and appropriations

Series Number

B1017

Summary

This series documents income and expenditures in Westfield State Farm financial accounts. Information includes name of account; date and amount of transaction and the page in the institution's general journal where the entry was first recorded. Accounts in the ledger include Prison Capital; Industry, Machinery and Equipment; Power; Inter Prison Account; Food and Clothing; Medical and Surgical Care; and Cash to Outgoing Inmates. Also includes an alphabetical subject index.

Creator

• Westfield State Farm

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

Title

New York State Assembly Standing Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection generic drug hearing and report files

Series Number

L0014

Summary

These records were compiled by the Assembly Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection while examining ways to lower costs of prescription medicine in New York State. Included is hearing testimony relating to generic drugs provided by physicians, pharmacists, pharmaceutical company representatives, health and business associations, state and local government officials, and labor union leaders. Also included are medical wholesalers' cost manuals, minutes and exhibits from the Committees' Executive Session on August 1, 1978, reports, and lists of drug prices.

Creator

• New York (State). Legislature. Assembly. Standing Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection

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

Title

Watertown records

Series Number

A4523

Summary

Microfilmed records include proceedings of the governing boards and other records of the village of Watertown (incorporated 1847) and the city of Watertown (chartered 1869). Included are minutes of the village board of trustees and the city common council; common council filed documents; minutes of the board of water commissioners or water works, and documents retained by the department of public works; minutes of the board of police commissioners, later the board of public safety; minutes of the board of education; minutes of the board of health and board of charities; contracts and agreements; and claims against the city.

Creator

• Watertown (N.Y. : City)

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

Title

Erie County Fiscal Stability Authority archived websites

Series Number

B2091

Summary

This series consists of archival copies of the publicly accessible website of the Erie County Fiscal Stability Authority.

Creator

• Erie County Fiscal Stability Authority (N.Y.)

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Aerial photographic prints and negatives of New York State sites

Series Number

B1598

Summary

This series consists of photographic negatives and positive prints of low-altitude, oblique aerial views of a variety of New York State sites, produced by the New York office of Fairchild Aerial Surveys (a commercial firm) during the years 1946-1949, 1951, and 1957. The reason the photography was done is not known, but the firm's work was used to produce maps for the U.S. Geological Survey, among others. Images depict locations statewide, with the New York City metropolitan area predominating.

Creator

• Fairchild Aerial Surveys, inc. New York office

Access Restrictions

The State Archives makes digital copies of images from Series B1598 available under the "fair use" provision of the US Copyright Act. However, the images may be protected by copyright and responsibility for determining the copyright owner or agent, and for obtaining any needed permissions to publish the images rests with the user.

Usage Restrictions

Images in this series may be protected by U.S. Copyright. Consult with archivist to obtain currently available information on copyright owner or agent.

Title

Ledger for canal construction projects and repairs

Series Number

B0686

Summary

This volume tracks canal construction and repair work in the Western Division of the Erie Canal. For each project, a description of the work is provided with pertinent legislation and cost information (if applicable). Transactions are listed with debits on the left-hand side and credits on the right-hand side of the entry. Dates, descriptions, and amounts of the transactions are provided. Occasionally the date adopted by the Canal Board and additional notes about the work may be found.

Creator

• New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor

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

Title

Local war council records inventory forms and correspondence

Series Number

A4245

Summary

Amendment to the War Emergency Act authorized the War Council to provide a uniform method for the care, custody, control, and disposition of records maintained by the 108 local war councils in New York State during World War II. This series contains the correspondence and standardized Inventory of Records forms (Inventory Check Sheets) associated with the New York State War Council's records inventory of the holdings of local war councils. Files on individual localities vary in scope and content.

Creator

• New York State War Council. Division of Records

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

Title

Orders and decrees issued in the matters of the Utica and Schenectady Railroad Company

Series Number

J0092

Summary

This series consists of copies of orders and decrees issued by the Chancellor in cases of disputes between the Utica and Schenectady Railroad and owners of property it wished to appropriate. A law of 1833 incorporated the railroad and established the procedures for resolving such conflicts in the Court of Chancery. Records include orders directing both parties interested in the property to attend an initial hearing; orders appointing commissions of three competent and disinterested freeholders of the county in which the property is located to appraise that property; and Chancellor's final decrees.

Creator

• New York (State). Court of Chancery

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

Title

Complaint register

Series Number

A4251

Summary

The Fire Marshal kept a record of complaints filed by people reporting dangerous conditions in various buildings. This series consists of a register of complaints of dangerous conditions in various buildings. Information includes complaint number; date complaint filed; locality; owner or occupant of premises; address; classification of inspector and inspector's recommendations; action taken by the state Fire Marshal; and, when necessary, number of violation.

Creator

• New York (State). Fire Marshal

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

Title

Division of Minority and Women's Business Development agency quarterly reports

Series Number

19180

Summary

This series contains quarterly reports that document expenditures, obligations, and vendors utilized by various state agencies and authorities on minority and women-owned business enterprises (M/WBEs). This information is used by the Agency Services Bureau of the Division of Minority and Women's Business Development to review and track an individual agency's success in meeting established goals.

Creator

• New York (State). Division of Minority and Women's Business Development

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Daily journal

Series Number

A1329

Summary

This series consists of a chronological record of payments made by the State. Information includes the person, agency, or institution to which payment is to be made; warrant number; amount; and daily totals. Payments were made to brigade inspectors; the banking department; county treasurers; the court of errors; and on accounts such as expenses of the Comptroller's Office, expenses of the geological survey, postage for state offices, and expenses of the building of the new state hall.

Creator

• New York (State). Comptroller's Office

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

Title

Final calculations regarding construction of state canals

Series Number

B0692

Summary

This series consists of 20 volumes of final calculations, accounts, and estimates for construction, repairs, and enlargement of the Eastern Division of the Erie Canal and 1 volume of final calculations relating to the Middle Division of the Cayuga and Seneca Canal.

Creator

• New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor

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