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Title

Dobbs Ferry board of trustees minutes

Series Number

A4713

Creator

• Dobbs Ferry (N.Y. : Village)

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Education Committee files

Series Number

L0224

Summary

These subject files mainly relate to Senator Donovan's chairmanship of the Senate Education Committee. Records include correspondence, legislative bills, press releases, notes, agendas, reports, and press clippings. Subjects include licensing and education of acupuncturists; promotion of workforce education programs for welfare recipients; school boards; services to youth; financial assistance to school districts; school construction and repair; New York City school governance (Marchi Commission); and the passing of Senator Donovan in 1990.

Access Restrictions

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

Title

New York State Trails Council records

Series Number

22454

Summary

This series consists of meeting agendas and minutes, correspondence, resolutions, bylaws, memoranda, notes, and related background materials of the New York State Trails Council. The Trails Council is a citizen's advisory board that advocates trail interests to all levels of government and to the public; provides a reliable source of information on trail-based recreation and the needs of trail users; coordinates efforts to construct and maintain trails; fosters responsible trail use ethics; and provides a forum for mediating differences among trail user groups. Also included in the records are Trails Day proclamations, brochures, publications, reports and directories, opinion survey information, and records relating to the 1980 New York State Trails Symposium.

Creator

• New York (State). Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Planning Unit

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Canal Commissioners contracts and accounts for construction and repair

Series Number

A1125

Summary

This series consists of accounts submitted by the Canal Commissioners for audit by the Comptroller's office. It includes original contracts made by the Commissioners for the Construction of the Erie and Champlain Canals with their locks, feeders, aqueducts, etc., accompanied by contractors' receipts for payment; check rolls for labor submitted by Superintendents of construction; abstracts and vouchers of the principal engineers and their assistants; and various documents relating to canal finances.

Creator

• New York (State). Canal Commissioners

Access Restrictions

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

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Lyon Mountain Correctional Facility inmate case files

Series Number

W0065

Summary

Lyon Mountain Correctional Facility, located in Clinton County, N.Y., was a minimum security correctional facility for male felons. The facility opened in 1984 and was closed by the State of New York in 2011. Inmate case files describe in great detail the family and social background, arrest, confinement, and release/parole of incarcerated men. This series contains the case file of one inmate incarcerated in Attica Correctional Facility at the time of the 1971 uprising.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of Correctional Services

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.

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Registers of escapes from farm colonies

Series Number

A3054

Summary

This series contains information on escaped inmates including name of colony from which escaped; date of escape; name of inmate; inmate's city of residence (occasionally); and if returned or sent to another institution. Similar information is provided for inmates who escaped from hospitals or during trips to or from hospitals. 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

Economic Recovery and Reinvestment Cabinet archived websites

Series Number

B2289

Summary

This series consists of archival copies of the publicly accessible website of the New York State Economic Recovery and Reinvestment Cabinet.

Creator

• New York State Economic Recovery and Reinvestment Cabinet

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Book of records of the Tax Commission

Series Number

B1780

Summary

This volume contains minutes of the Tax Commission. Information includes names of Commission members present at meetings, the Commission's recommendations, proposals and statements with regard to measures of the Senate, Assembly, and the Joint Legislative Committee on Taxation.

Creator

• New York (State). State Tax Commission

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Appointment application files

Series Number

B1958

Summary

This series contains applications to Governor W. Averell Harriman for appointments to state government positions. The applications include those transmitted by county government or other state political leaders, and applications sent directly to Governor Harriman. Also included are applications from lawyers for positions and applications for honorary positions. The records include applications, biographies of the applicants, criminal investigation reports of the applicants, and recommendations and correspondence from and about the applicants.

Creator

• New York (State). Governor (1955-1958 : Harriman)

Access Restrictions

Restricted to protect personal privacy. Access is permitted under certain conditions upon application and approval by the State Archives.

Title

Assorted New York State Barge Canal System maps

Series Number

B1794

Creator

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

Access Restrictions

Series is closed to research pending processing and arrangement.

Title

Theatre Institute educational materials

Series Number

22468

Summary

This series documents educational and outreach activities undertaken by staff members of the New York State Theatre Institute (NYSTI). The records include study guides for teachers, which NYSTI staff developed to extend each production into the classroom curriculum; slides and Power Point presentations that depict scenes from and preparations for productions; and schedules of educational programs, lesson plans, video and audio tapes, contracts, and correspondence received from students.

Creator

• New York State Theatre Institute

Access Restrictions

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

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Environmental Conservation budget files

Series Number

L0218

Summary

This series documents the budgeting process of the Department of Environmental Conservation when Assemblyman Hinchey was Chair of the Standing Committee of Environmental Conservation. Records includes budget hearings held by the senate finance committee and the assembly ways and means committee; assembly records of proceedings; copies of budget bills; handwritten notes; material relative to the Environmental Regulatory Fund; projected costs of programs; statistical tabulations; expected revenues; correspondence; memoranda; and other material relative to the budgeting process.

Creator

• New York (State). Legislature. Assembly. Assemblyman (1975-1992 : Maurice D. Hinchey)

Access Restrictions

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

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Chairman's outgoing correspondence files

Series Number

18938

Summary

This series consists of correspondence received from and copies of replies sent to citizens; environmental organizations; state legislators; and local and federal government officials, agencies, and commissions. Topics include development of site classification criteria; site certification; draft regulations; development of quality assurance guidelines and techniques; and selection of method and site to deal with the state's low-level radioactive wastes.

Creator

• New York (State). Low Level Radioactive Waste Siting Commission

Access Restrictions

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

Title

School supervision files

Series Number

A3040

Summary

These files contain field reports of visits by bureau staff to schools around the state. Also included are correspondence, memorandums, meeting programs, and other records. The records contain detailed information about the conduct of home economics classes in individual schools, provision of guidance to home economics educators, curricula, teacher training, equipment and facilities available, and professional conferences.

Creator

• New York (State). Education Department. Bureau of Home Economics Education

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Banking Board minutes

Series Number

18086

Summary

The series consists of meeting minutes of the New York State Banking Board that document place, time, and those in attendance. In addition, the minutes document policy discussions, the development and/or amendment of rules and regulations, and their impact on the banking industry. Appended to the minutes are the resolutions, regulations and amendments adopted by the board.

Creator

• New York (State). Banking Board

Access Restrictions

Partly restricted by Banking Law former section 13.4, making "reports and communications" by staff of the Banking Department to the Banking Board "confidential."

Title

Superintendents of Repairs' estimates of expenditures for repairs

Series Number

A1131

Summary

These estimates of proposed expenditures for canal repairs were submitted by Superintendents of Repairs to the Canal Commissioner responsible for specific division of the canal system. Each estimate provides the location of the work project, names of structures or work involved, and an estimated cost of labor and materials.

Creator

• New York (State). Canal Commissioners

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Contract documents for canal enlargement and repairs

Series Number

A1899

Summary

These records document execution and fulfillment of contracts for canal construction and repairs. Included are agreements for excavation of the canal, for construction of locks, bridges, and other structures, and for general repairs; detailed work specifications; bonds for performance of work and payment of wages; estimates or accounts listing labor employed and materials use; and affidavits of inspection or materials. Contract documents generally are labeled with contractor name, date, sequential number, and work location.

Creator

• New York (State). Canal Commissioners

Access Restrictions

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

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Aerial photographs and drawings of New York State buildings and sites

Series Number

B1782

Summary

This series consists of photographs and drawings of aerial views of New York State institutions. Most photographs document existing structures and planned construction. Some items include date of photography, flight height, camera used, lens focal length, and approximate index scale. Several photographs are unidentified.

Creator

• New York (State). Office of General Services. Design and Construction. Design Division

Access Restrictions

B1782-17 and B1782-21: There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.

B1782-22: Folder 4 should be handled with assistance of an archivist. The item is oversized and may have a glass covering. It is currently secured with bubble wrap and tape.

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Inspector's reports on conditions at the State Industrial School

Series Number

A3056

Summary

This series contains inspections reports of the State Industrial School by a State Board of Charities inspector. Information includes date of inspection, names of institution management and name of inspector. Reports may contain general or detailed discussion of buildings and grounds conditions, sanitary conditions, general health of inmates; disciplinary measures; number in solitary confinement; number sent to Elmira Reformatory; recreation; education; religious services; budgetary constraints and supply shortages; and number of inmates by gender, officers, and employees at the institution.

Creator

• New York (State). State Industrial School

Access Restrictions

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

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Odessa-Montour Central School District official minutes and hearing proceedings

Series Number

A4739

Summary

This series consists of microfilm copies of minutes and hearing proceedings of the Odessa-Montour Central School District and its predecessor districts including the Union Free District #5, District # 25, District #2, District #10, Odessa Central School District #1, and Odessa-Montour Central School District.

Creator

• Odessa-Montour Central School District (N.Y.)

Access Restrictions

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