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Title

Record of hours worked

Series Number

A3181

Summary

This series consists of records documenting hours worked by employees hired for construction of the new State Capitol building. Information includes the worker's name; starting dates of the work period; and a mark representing each eight-hour shift worked. Entries for some employees note employee had been paid or transferred to another job on the construction site.

Creator

• New York (State). New Capitol Commission

Access Restrictions

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

Title

State Directors' correspondence and reports files

Series Number

A4188

Summary

This series contains administrative files of the State Director of the Federal Writers' Project mostly from District Number 2 (Albany, Rensselaer, Greene, and Ulster Counties). Records include correspondence about administrative issues; WPA personnel record forms which include name, address family members, educational and work history; and daily time reports for the Troy office.

Creator

• Writers' Program of the Work Projects Administration in the State of New York

Access Restrictions

Personnel Record Forms are restricted to protect personal privacy for55 years after creation of form.

Title

Court of Chancery (1st Circuit) decrees

Series Number

JN312

Summary

This series constitutes a full record of the judicial proceedings in such equity matters as foreclosure (the majority of cases), divorce, marital separation, dower rights, partitions of real property, injunctions against the performance of certain acts, and the settlement of legacies. Typical documents in addition to decrees and final orders include bills of foreclosure, answers to charges, reports of the Masters in Chancery, and subpoenas.

Creator

• New York (State). Court of Chancery

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Manhattan State Hospital medical certificates of lunacy (commitment)

Series Number

B2412

Summary

The series consists of a relatively small number of medical certificates, petitions, lunacy orders, and other forms containing patient information which document the process used to commit patients for care at the New York City Asylum for the Insane (and its successor, the Manhattan State Hospital).

Creator

• Manhattan State Hospital

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

Index to permit books

Series Number

B0205

Summary

This series consists of indexes to permits issued by the Superintendent of Public Works. They contain information regarding what types of permits were issued and the nature of the work performed or action taken by the company to which the permit was issued. These are the only available volumes of a series which was at least eleven volumes total. There are no dates marked on the volumes but entries indicate they were probably compiled in the 1920s.

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Court of Appeals docket books

Series Number

J2212

Creator

• New York (State). Court of Appeals

Access Restrictions

Access to this series is restricted. Prior permission of the Court of Appeals is required as stipulated by State Judiciary Law, Section 90.10.

Title

Audio and video tapes of speeches and interviews of Commissioner Gordon M. Ambach

Series Number

B0563

Summary

This series consists of audio and video recordings of Commissioner Gordon Ambach. Included in the audio recordings are speeches and addresses given at colleges, universities, professional meetings, and Capitol Region call-in radio programs. Video recordings include television programs and portions of instructional programs intended for New York public television and for communications networks of school districts and BOCES; addresses at professional meetings; television interviews, public service announcements, and call in television programs.

Creator

• New York (State). Education Department. Office of the Commissioner

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Inmate rosters

Series Number

A1966

Summary

This series consists of annual lists of inmates present or on parole from the State Agricultural and Industrial School. These lists were used to compile statistics on inmates present, paroled, or escaped, for the institution's annual reports. Information includes admission date or date returned from parole; name; inmate number; division to which assigned (occasionally); and book and page number of Chaplain's Registers where inmate's history is recorded. Inmate's death, escape or discharge date may also be recorded. Records are restricted.

Creator

• New York (State). State Agricultural and Industrial School

Access Restrictions

Restricted in accordance with Executive Law, Section 501-c(1)(b), relating to confidentiality of individuals in custody of the Division for Youth (now Office of Children and Family Services).

Title

Syracuse Developmental Center closure files

Series Number

B2374

Summary

This series contains meeting minutes, memoranda, closure lists, planning documents, notes, and reports relating to the closure of the Syracuse Developmental Center. Also included are some Rome Developmental Center closure documents, which were used as a model on which to base the Syracuse closure.

Creator

• Syracuse Developmental Center

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Executive meeting and certification records

Series Number

B2360

Summary

This series consists of certification records, meeting minutes, memorandums, resolutions, and related material compiled by the executive secretaries of the State Board of Tax Commissioners, State Tax Commission, and the Commissioner of the Department of Taxation and Finance pursuant to Section 172 of the New York State Tax Law. It provides documentation of the decisions made by these entities through the meeting minutes and other executive-level records that are contained in each binder.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of Taxation and Finance. Commissioner's Office

Access Restrictions

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

Title

State Paleontologist's photographs

Series Number

B0577

Summary

These photographs and postcards depict geologic formations; fossil specimens; collection site maps; models and exhibits; charts, texts, diagrams, and illustrations; and portraits of geologists and paleontologists. Many were assembled from State Museum publications.

Creator

• New York State Science Service

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Administrative correspondence

Series Number

A1972

Summary

This series consists of chronological letter books and correspondence files of institution officials; and alphabetical name and subject files of institutional officials. Files include incoming and outgoing correspondence on subjects such as commitment procedures; inmate behavior and health; parole requests; the badge system; purchase of supplies; employee appointments; alleged inmate abuse; meeting and administrative matters; new facilities; personnel; Letters are with inmate parents and guardians; local judicial, police, administrative, and legislative officials; and various institution officials. Records are restricted.

Creator

• New York (State). State Agricultural and Industrial School

Access Restrictions

Restricted in part in accordance with Executive Law, Section 501-c (1)(b), relating to confidentiality of individuals in custody of the Division for Youth (now Office of Children and Family Services).

Title

Logbooks of residents and visitors

Series Number

B1669

Summary

The series consists of a group of logbooks that record visits to/from various institutional sites by residents, employees, state officials, and private citizens over a span of many years. The exact place for which visitation is monitored is not always specified.

Creator

• Syracuse Developmental Center

Access Restrictions

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

Title

History of the Main and Hamburgh Street Canal in the City of Buffalo

Series Number

B0211

Summary

This series consists of a handwritten account of construction of the Main and Hamburgh Street Canal in Buffalo, N.Y. The volume is a compilation of legislative acts, reports, conveyances, deeds, statements, petitions and advertisements.

Access Restrictions

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

Title

New York State Department of Commerce Casino Gambling Study Panel files

Series Number

19265

Summary

This series consists of proposed legislation that would have permitted casino gambling at certain resort areas in New York State; a number of research reports bearing on the topic of casino gambling collected or solicited by panel staff; and a small quantity of news clippings related to the panel's inquiry.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of Commerce

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Manhattan State Hospital patient identification cards

Series Number

B2406

Summary

This series gives basic identifying information for Manhattan State Hospital patients.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of Mental Hygiene

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Quarterly civil service position reports

Series Number

B1668

Summary

This series consists of forms in a "Civil Service Report for the Quarter" covering quarterly time periods ending June 3, 1890 through September 30, 1912. The volume profiles the workforce of the New York State Asylum for Idiots, the Syracuse State School for Feeble-Minded Children, and later the Syracuse State School for Mental Defectives. Information is found under four categories: appointments, removals, deaths, and promotions.

Creator

• Syracuse State School for Mental Defectives

Access Restrictions

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

Title

State Paleontologist's reports

Series Number

B0576

Summary

This series consists of State Paleontologist's reports detailing the activities of the paleontology section of the State Museum. Reports concern staffing; equipment needs; research; loans and exchanges of specimens; and work completed on State Museum collections and exhibits. Also included are narrative reports on the histories of the State Museum and paleontology section; a five-year report on the paleontology section; and a memorandum on gifts, loans, and exchanges of specimens.

Creator

• New York State Science Service

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Bonds of guardians, committees and receivers

Series Number

J6061

Summary

This series consists of bonds for the performance of duties executed by guardians, committees, and receivers. A law of 1815 required a court appointed guardian to give bond to the infant-trustee. The bond was to be filed with the court. In practice such bonds were also required from committees for lunatics and habitual drunkards, receivers of property of insolvent corporations, and administrators of estates.

Creator

• New York (State). Court of Chancery

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Chronological list of statutes relating to canals

Series Number

B0210

Summary

This series consists of a list of canal statutes passed in New York generated as an in-house reference tool.

Creator

• New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor

Access Restrictions

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