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Displaying 5566 Finding Aids
Title
- New York State Auditor General fragments from the Auditor General's memorandum book
Series Number
- A0173
Summary
- This series consists of surviving fragments of the Auditor General's memorandum book, dated approximately 1780. These records are restricted due to severe burn damage.
Creator
- New York (State). Auditor General
Access Restrictions
- Restricted due to severe burn damage. Use only under supervison of archivist.
Title
- Proceedings, recommendations, and background files of the Governor's Conference on Crime, the Criminal and Society
Series Number
- A0615
Summary
- This series documents the activities and recommendations of the 1935 crime conference which served as the basis for Governor Lehman's anti-crime program of 1936. The conference stressed the need for a nationally coordinated law enforcement program. The series includes: transcripts of proceedings of General Sessions 1-4; transcripts of proceedings of Round Tables 1-5 concerning 1) crime prevention, 2) detection and apprehension, 3) prosecution and the courts, 4) institutional care, and 5) probation, parole and rehabilitation; conference planning and organization materials.
Creator
- New York (State). Governor (1933-1942 : Lehman)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Adirondack Park Agency (N.Y.) project files
Series Number
- 14286
Summary
- These files document the Adirondack Park Agency's function of implementing the Adirondack Park Land Use and Development Plan through evaluation of proposed development projects. Many such projects, including the Loon Lake Estates project, had a significant environmental impact beyond their immediate area. The files contain correspondence, maps, plans, permits, hearing records, press clippings, deeds, public comments, administrative decisions and rulings, inspection reports, and litigation documents. Also included are photographs depicting sites being considered for and at various stages of development.
Creator
- Adirondack Park Agency (N.Y.)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Registers of telegrams sent
Series Number
- A2002
Summary
- This series consists of books of stubs containing copies of telegrams sent by the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction. The telegrams relate to teachers' institutes; apportionment of public funds for schools; appeals to the Superintendent; state normal schools; and routine administrative activities.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Public Instruction. Office of the Superintendent
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Fleming (N.Y.) cemetery lot book and chattel mortgage register
Series Number
- A4473
Summary
- Microfilmed records include the lot book of the Owasco Lake Cemetery Association (1871-1976) and a register of chattel mortgages for the town of Fleming (ca. 1879-1897).
Creator
- Fleming (N.Y. : Town)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Hearing testimony
Series Number
- L0144
Summary
- This series consists of hearing testimony gathered by the Committee in its investigation of highway conditions throughout the State. The testimony was given principally by county officials about the financing, construction, and maintenance of roads. A large portion of the testimony deals with State-local cooperation in maintaining the roads system and with continuing problems of finding qualified personnel to work on the roads.
Creator
- New York (State). Legislature. Joint Legislative Committee on Good Roads
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Incoming correspondence relating to teacher certification
Series Number
- A2016
Summary
- This series contains correspondence received by the Superintendent of Public Instruction relating to the certification of teachers. Most of the correspondence is from school commissioners and teachers requesting information about teacher certification examinations, examination results, or replacement of lost teaching certificates.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Public Instruction. Office of the Superintendent
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- List of employees of the State Education Department
Series Number
- A3308
Summary
- This series contains a list of State Education Department employees in 1909.
Creator
- New York (State). Education Department
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Appropriation requests submitted by state departments to the Division of the Budget
Series Number
- L0150
Summary
- This series consists of the Ways and Means Committee's copies of appropriation requests submitted to the Division of Budget by 12 state agencies. Records detail agency appropriation requests and expenditures. Requests are divided into personnel services, maintenance, and operation. Information includes position title, name of the person in the position, salary, additional staff requests, and a summary of personnel appropriations for the previous two years including travel expenses, office equipment, supplies, printing and communication, buildings and utilities.
Creator
- New York (State). Legislature. Assembly. Committee on Ways and Means
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Schoharie County tax assessment rolls and other records
Series Number
- A4467
Summary
- Microfilmed records include tax rolls for several towns and villages in Schoharie Mounty. Information typically includes name of property owner; location of property; amount of land; assessments, exemptions, amount and purpose of general taxes; special taxes; and date of payment. Some include tax warrant and tax schedule, and some have separate listings for non-residents and residents. Also microfilmed are county clerk's registers of marriages and returns of births, marriages, and deaths.
Creator
- Schoharie (N.Y. : County). Treasurer's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Reports of deductions of sentences by prison agents, wardens, and superintendents
Series Number
- A0601
Summary
- Legislation of 1862 (Chapter 417) allowed convicts in state prisons and penitentiaries to earn commutation of part of their sentence for good conduct or labor performed. Reports in the series provide name of convict; county where convicted; crime; date sentenced; term; prison; date received at prison; months and days earned (in volume three, this column is labeled "commutation"); name of agent and warden making report; date deduction ordered; date writ mailed (rare in Volume 1; consistently appears beginning in Volume 2); and date received in prison (Volume 3 only).
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Ledger of salaries and expenses for state agencies
Series Number
- A1279
Summary
- This series consists of carbon copy forms regarding salaries. Information includes salary; time period covered; annual salary; retirement registration number; relevant law and chapter; title of position; rate of contribution; contribution amount; amount paid employee; and check number. In addition, for the Department of the State Engineer and Surveyor there are printed forms of schedule of accounts of the Canal Fund. These list appropriation; chapter and laws; claimant; voucher number and amount; requisition number and amount; and check number.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Unidentified election and court records
Series Number
- A0167
Summary
- The series consists of severely burned and unidentified election records and/or Supreme Court records.
Creator
- New York (State). Secretary of State
Access Restrictions
- Series is closed to research due to severe burn damage.
Title
- State and War Council agencies and local war councils general reporting files
Series Number
- A4301
Summary
- This series contains correspondence, bulletins, newsletters, and posters sent to the War Council's Executive Secretary reporting on activities of agencies involved in war work and local war councils. Many organizations are represented in this series, including: Emergency Food Commission; Nursing Council; Office of Civilian Mobilization; Office of Civilian Protection; and Salvage Division. Topics discussed include: civil defense; child care; housing; labor; rationing; salvage; and education and training.
Creator
- New York State War Council
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Special term minute books
Series Number
- J0129
Summary
- This series consists of minutes of special rules entered during the special terms of the Supreme Court held at Rochester each October between 1841 and 1846. Information includes names of the parties and of the attorney making the motion for the rule, and the ruling of the court on the motion. The minute books also contain rules appointing examiners of candidates for admission as attorneys; general court rules; and miscellaneous rules.
Creator
- New York (State). Supreme Court of Judicature (Geneva)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Newark Developmental Disabilities Service Office publications
Series Number
- B2658
Summary
- This series consists of newsletters and publications produced to document facility activities, events, and services and to provide informational outreach to consumers, facility staff, and the general public. Newsletters include "The Quill"; "The Newsline Newark"; "Together"; and "The HRMO Report". Other publications include "The New York State School Bugle"; "The School Express: Newark State School"; "Newark State School News"; "Explore Education"; "News, Developments, Communication"; "Directions 1990s Bulletin"; and Affirmative Action Newsletter".
Creator
- Newark Developmental Disabilities Service Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Gowanda Psychiatric Center Board of Visitors' reports
Series Number
- B2880
Summary
- These files generated by the Gowanda Psychiatric Center Board of Visitors include superintendent/directors' reports and Board of Visitors' meeting minutes. The reports document patient and staff health; accidents; staff promotion and activities; and fund allocations. They also include institutional department reports and statistics related to admissions, deaths, and discharges. The minutes record each member's activities, observations, inspections, and interviews.
Creator
- Gowanda Psychiatric Center
Access Restrictions
- Names of patients are 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
- Indian schools land acquisition correspondence files
Series Number
- B1351
Summary
- This series consists of correspondence, memorandums, and resolutions relating to the transfer of real property on Indian reservations for educational uses. Correspondence relates to both transfer of abandoned buildings owned by the state to Indian nations and the granting of easements to the state by Indian nations for the erection of new educational buildings.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of State. Bureau of Miscellaneous Records
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Account book of expenses for building Sing Sing Prison (Mt. Pleasant)
Series Number
- A1292
Summary
- This series consists of accounts submitted by the Commissioners for building a prison at Sing Sing (Mt. Pleasant) to the prison agent. Expenses are listed for a variety of items including building materials; foodstuffs; and wages for various services provided.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Gubernatorial inauguration files
Series Number
- B1437
Summary
- This series consists of correspondence, memorandums, and cost estimates relating to the inaugurations of Governors Franklin D. Roosevelt and Herbert Lehman. Records specifically pertain to the printing of invitations, the erection of a temporary platform in the Assembly Chamber, and the installation of a public address system. Sample invitations are also included.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of State
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.