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Title

Notaries public appointment registers and correspondence

Series Number

A0600

Summary

The bulk of this series consists of registers tracking individuals applying for or appointed to the position of notary public. The series also includes ten letter copybooks containing outgoing correspondence from the "notarial desk" of the governor's office, usually replying to inquires regarding vacancies, appointments, and application and appointment policies and procedures.

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Yates County county, town, and village records

Series Number

A4466

Summary

Microfilmed records include town clerk's record books; highway survey books; tax assessment rolls; county chattel mortgage records; county conditional sales index books; town chattel mortgage books; town conditional sales index books; immigration and naturalization records; county supervisors and county legislature proceedings; town court records; cemetery records; school records; town election records and oaths of office; records of overseers of the poor; and other town and village historical records.

Creator

• Yates (N.Y. : County). Clerk's Office

Access Restrictions

Access to select vital records and post-1976 criminal case dockets is restricted. Use with assistance of archivst.

Title

New York State Senator Manfred Ohrenstein legislative bill and memoranda files

Series Number

L0151

Summary

This series consists of complete bill files prepared by Senate Minority Leader Ohrenstein's office during legislative sessions. These bill files were used to develop and support party positions on proposed legislation, manage floor activity, and document the current session's legislative activity and progress. Files include copies of bills, sponsor memorandums, supporting and opposing arguments, and final vote tally sheets for bills introduced in the Senate each year.

Creator

• New York (State). Legislature. Senate. Senator (1961-1994 : Manfred Ohrenstein)

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Photographs of occupations, programs, and activities for the blind

Series Number

A3309

Summary

These photographs and text documenting blind persons in training, at work, and in recreation may have been intended to publicize training and vocational rehabilitation or demonstrate how the working lives and opportunities for the blind had changed. They show blind and visually impaired individuals working in office, sales, and factory settings; walking with seeing-eye dogs or canes; reading Braille; in classroom and training settings; and engaged in recreational activities such as roller skating, swimming, and card playing.

Creator

• New York (State). Commission for the Blind

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Reports of academies

Series Number

A2017

Summary

These annual reports from academies, high schools, and academic departments of union free schools provide statistics on operations and programs and were collected to assist the Regents in supervising educational institutions in the State. The reports provide information on the school's finances; property; organization of departments; name, age, education, and teaching experience of teachers; name and age of all students, with names of textbooks read or subjects taken; curriculum and texts used; frequency of composition and declamation by students; total number of students; tuition and board rates; free instruction provided; and length of school terms and vacations.

Creator

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

Access Restrictions

A2017-00: Restricted due to burn damage. Use with assistance of archivist.

Title

New York State Athletic Commission boxing history record cards

Series Number

20136

Summary

These cards from the State Athletic Commission document fight records of boxers licensed in New York. Results are given for matches held throughout the world as well as in the state. Information may include fighters' given and professional name; birth date; address; a chronological list of fights; opponents; results; judges and referee names; manager; dates and results of required EEGs and dates of mandatory inactivity. Medical information on records are restricted.

Creator

• New York (State). State Athletic Commission

Access Restrictions

Medical information on the cards is exempt from disclosure by the personal privacy exemption of the Freedom of Information Law (Public Officers Law Art. 6).

Title

Director's correspondence with local civilian protection organizations

Series Number

A4300

Summary

This series contains correspondence between the Director of the Office of Civilian Protection and officers of local civilian protection organizations concerning the administration of civil defense programs in order to coordinate the protection of life and property from possible bomb attacks. The letters address procedural and organizational issues. Also included are local directors' monthly reports detailing their unit activities.

Creator

• New York State War Council. Office of Civilian Protection

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Electric generating plants and environmental policy hearing transcripts and reports

Series Number

A0166

Summary

Established in 1970, the commission was organized to formulate uniform procedures to regulate site selection of electrical generating plants. This series contains transcripts of the commission's public hearings held to gather public opinion for its reports to the legislature; transcripts of the senate debate on the commission's findings; the interim and final reports of the commission; and memorandums of understanding and agreement between the governor and the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission or the State legislature.

Creator

• New York (State). Temporary State Commission on the Environmental Impact of Major Public Utility Facilities

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Register of dates of occupation on lands appropriated for the Barge Canal

Series Number

A1278

Summary

This register lists parcels of lands appropriated for use on each contract. It provides land parcel number; reputed owner; and date occupied by the State. It also includes accompanying correspondence from the Special Deputy Secretary State Engineer to the Secretary of the Canal Board.

Creator

• New York (State). Canal Board

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Certificates of appointment and general and special orders

Series Number

A0172

Summary

This series consists of printed copies of general and special orders issued by the Adjutant General's Office between 1861 and 1862. The series also contains a small quantity of certificates of enrollment issued to state militia officers in 1864. Finally, this series contains a small quantity of correspondence of Adjutant General William Fuller dating between 1823 and 1824.

Creator

• New York (State). Adjutant General's Office

Access Restrictions

Restricted due to fragile condition resulting from burn damage. Use under supervision of an archivist.

Title

Commission on Government Integrity litigation files

Series Number

15827

Summary

These state and federal court records document litigation that resulted from the Commission's investigation of state and local political party committees and political action committees. Documents include pleadings; notices; motions; affidavits; briefs; memoranda of law; transcripts of proceedings; and orders. Litigation concerned efforts to vacate, cancel, or quash subpoenas requiring testimony before the Commission or the submission of documents to the Commission; to change court venue; or to file an appeal or support motions for a stay pending appeal.

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.

Some items in "correspondence" folders might be subject to attorney-client privilege; archivist will review to determine access.

Title

New York State Geological Survey seismograms

Series Number

20644

Summary

The State Museum's Geological Survey operates portable seismographs at various locations in upstate New York (Adirondack Community College, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Fulton-Montgomery Community College, and other locations). The seismograms in this series record major worldwide seismographic events and earth movements in New York and the northeast. Each seismogram records a six-month period.

Creator

• New York State Geological Survey

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Information coordination correspondence with state and war council agencies

Series Number

A4314

Summary

This series contains mostly routine correspondence between the War Information Service and other agencies involved in war work as part of the office's duty to coordinate information about home front programs. The correspondence discusses information to be included in annual reports or information which the office was to disseminate in press releases. Some carbon-copy letters exchanged between agencies, requests to federal agencies for various materials, and a small amount of material relating to publicity strategy are also found.

Creator

• New York State War Council. War Information Service

Access Restrictions

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

Title

U.S. Deposit Fund appraisal reports on mortgaged property

Series Number

14469

Summary

This series consists of accounts and files of the U.S. Deposit Fund. Records include mortgage case files, reports, title searches, accounts, and a register of foreclosed mortgages.

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

Petitions to the attorney general to restrict access to defense installations

Series Number

A4288

Summary

This series contains petitions and supporting materials from defense installations to the War Council (and its predecessor, the Council of Defense) requesting that certain streets adjacent to the defense facilities be closed to public access, or that signs be posted restricting access to areas surrounding facilities. Factories involved in supplying war materials requested the limits in order to prevent monitoring of shipments and deliveries, while other facilities such as water and power plants sought to protect themselves from sabotage.

Creator

• New York State War Council

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Empire State Plaza construction management daily diaries

Series Number

15763

Summary

These records consist of engineers' daily project diaries and inspectors' daily reports concerning the construction of Empire State Plaza in Albany. Records identify projects by contract number, specification number, and contractor and contain descriptions of work performed and inspected.

Creator

• New York (State). Office of General Services

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Expenditure ledger

Series Number

B1233

Summary

This series documents expenditures of the State Prison for Women in categories including salaries of prison officers; rations, clothing, and bedding; discharge and transportation of convicts; and repairs. The ledger lists date, individual or company receiving payment, a description of goods or services purchased, and amount paid.

Creator

• New York State Prison for Women

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Inmate summary data card files

Series Number

B1555

Summary

This series consists of several card files relating to women confined to the Albion State Training School. Information in card sets varies and may include inmate name; number; date received; county; nationality; age; birth place; offense; sentence; marital status; education; occupation; religion; and previous commitments. Also included are a few newspaper articles on youth center news, appointments and resignations, and meetings.

Creator

• Albion State Training School (Albion, N.Y.)

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

Adirondack Mountain Authority legal and administrative files

Series Number

11263

Summary

The series consists primarily of legal and administrative files dealing with the two major recreational ski areas in Warren (Gore Mountain) and Essex (Whiteface Mountain) counties. The authority worked closely with the Conservation Department, and the records relate to the authority's continuation of development begun under preceding authorities and commissions and new development financed by a succession of legislative appropriations.

Creator

• New York (State). Adirondack Mountain Authority

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Rockland County docket of judgments and indexes to filed documents

Series Number

A4505

Summary

Microfilmed records include a docket of judgments, an index of maps, an index of certificates of incorporation, an index of certificates of partnership, and an index of assumed business names and partnerships.

Creator

• Rockland (N.Y. : County)

Access Restrictions

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