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Title

Registers of appointment of Commissioners of Deeds for other states, territories, and foreign countries

Series Number

B0006

Summary

This series consists of copies of printed certificates of appointments issued by the Governor for out of state commissions. Certificates usually include appointee name; residence; appointment and filing dates; and name of the governor, secretary of state or his deputy. Some later volumes include the appointments expiration date.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of State

Access Restrictions

Microfilm is not available for duplication or inter-library loan.

Title

Commissioners of Records for the City and County of New York consolidated index of court judgments docketed in New York County and City

Series Number

JN111

Summary

This series consists of printed volumes containing summary information on money judgments in the superior civil courts in New York County and City, and occasionally other courts in New York City and State.

Creator

• Commissioners of Records for the City and County of New York

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Annual reports of municipal water districts and departments

Series Number

B1330

Creator

• New York (State). Public Service Commission

Access Restrictions

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

Title

State Engineer and Surveyor's maps and plans for the Hudson and Champlain Improvement survey

Series Number

A0853

Summary

These maps and plans show proposed improvements along the Hudson and Champlain Canal. They depict bridges; culverts; waste weirs; locks; dams; waterway profiles; property owners; lot sites; and streets of towns and cities bordering the canal.

Creator

• New York (State). Treasurer's Office

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Willard Psychiatric Center admission and discharge registers

Series Number

B1456

Summary

This series consists of registers of admitted and discharged patients at Willard State Hospital (later Willard Psychiatric Center). Also included are a few quarterly or annual statistical summaries. Earliest registers include marital status; habits (snuff, tobacco, etc.); nativity; occupation; religion; if mental illness in family and how supported. Later registers usually includes consecutive number of admission or discharge; name of patient; date; form (dementia, mania, etc.) and treatment result (if discharged). Records are restricted.

Creator

• Willard Psychiatric Center (N.Y.)

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

Copies of tax assessment rolls for towns in Hamilton and Warren Counties

Series Number

B0990

Summary

This series consists of tax assessment rolls prepared by town tax assessors and certified as accurate copies by the county treasurer. Each entry on the tax roll states name of taxpayer, brief description of parcel, acreage, assessed valuation, and amount of taxes. These tax assessment rolls were evidently used as exhibits in a hearing (or hearings) before the Comptroller. The exact nature of the hearing is unknown.

Creator

• New York (State). Comptroller's Office

Access Restrictions

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

Title

New York House of Refuge inmate admission registers

Series Number

A2088

Summary

These registers contain summary inmate admission information which generally includes: name, case number, annual entry number, admission date, assigned division, race, percentage (i.e., ethnicity or nationality) and age. Volume one also include "size" on a scale from one to six county of residence and if inmate's parents were living or dead. Volumes two and three include: religion; whether a new commitment or a returnee; offense; original commitment date and dates of previous commitments.

Creator

• House of Refuge (New York, N.Y.)

Access Restrictions

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

Title

State Comptroller's Office incoming correspondence

Series Number

A0847

Summary

These documents include correspondence to the auditor general concerning accounts of civil and military officials; an abstract of sales made by the commissioners of forfeiture of the Western District (no names of property owners given); and a return of money received by officers and soldiers of a corps of invalids (veterans disabled due to military service).

Creator

• New York (State). Comptroller's Office

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Willard Psychiatric Center documentary images

Series Number

B1442

Summary

This series consists of photographic materials such as prints, slides, postcards, and film from Willard Psychiatric Center. Images span the institution's history providing extensive visual documentation of most daily activities. Images of staff and patients, both in groups and individually, include therapies and rehabilitation; meetings; and treatments. Recreational scenes include parties, sports, dining; ceremonies; receptions; holidays; and entertainment. This series includes images of the buildings and grounds.

Creator

• Willard Psychiatric Center (N.Y.)

Access Restrictions

Patient identification photographs and other images depicting 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.

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Commission to Study, Examine and Investigate State Agencies in Relation to Pari-Mutuel Harness Racing press clippings file

Series Number

B1324

Summary

The commission maintained files of newspaper and magazine articles on harness racing, harness tracks, and the work of the commission in order to track its investigation and for use as an additional source of information for its investigation. The clippings concern state officials connected with the investigation or suspected of improper practices related to pari-mutuel harness racing; individuals suspected of harness racing improper financial practices or other illegal activities; and charges against and investigations of particular harness tracks.

Creator

• New York (State). Commission to Study, Examine and Investigate State Agencies in Relation to Pari-Mutuel Harness Racing

Access Restrictions

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

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Bus and truck operators training course administration files

Series Number

A4374

Summary

To help to conserve resources for the war effort, the Office of War Training implemented a program aimed at educating truck and bus drivers through trucking company managers. This series contains correspondence, pamphlets, and instructors' manuals documenting the Office's administration of this program to improve truck and bus driver safety and the conservation of resources. Also included are syllabi, including tests, and promotional flyers.

Creator

• New York State War Council. Office of War Training

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Blueprint maps and surveys of land appropriated for canal use by Contract No. 66

Series Number

A4412

Summary

This series consists of blueprint copies of survey maps and related materials of lands appropriated for construction of the Barge Canal. Documents pertain to Contract No. 66 involving land in the Niagara County, towns of Lockport and Royalton. Material includes blueprint maps and survey descriptions; affidavits of service; certificates of service (by county clerk) and notices of appropriation.

Creator

• New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Register of honorary members of the Society for the Reformation of Juvenile Delinquents

Series Number

A2063

Summary

This volume lists 34 persons elected by the Society's Board of Managers as honorary members of the Society. For each honorary member entries may include: name; address; occupation; date nominated and elected; date died or resigned; and remarks.

Creator

• New York House of Refuge

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Assembly Committee on Environmental Conservation hearing files and transcripts

Series Number

L0131

Summary

These records relate to statewide public hearings held by the Assembly Standing Committee on Environmental Conservation. Records consist of testimony by individuals and organizations on topics such as the Adirondack Park Agency; Catskill resource management; taxation of forest lands; resource recovery and recycling; solid waste management; and the involvement of organized crime in the waste disposal industry.

Creator

• New York (State). Legislature. Assembly. Committee on Environmental Conservation

Access Restrictions

L0131-11: Private hearings found in Box 2 of this accretion are restricted.

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New York State Education Department Division of Archives and History transcripts of Council minutes

Series Number

A4406

Summary

This series consists of typewritten transcripts of New York Colonial Council minutes created as part of an abandoned effort to publish Council minutes from the period after 1673. The transcripts contain extensive edits and annotations in pencil, as well as references to the volume and pages of either the original Council papers (most often) or the original Council minutes (infrequently) to which each page of text corresponds.

Creator

• New York (State). Education Department. Division of Archives and History

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Ashokan Reservoir land appropriation records

Series Number

A3369

Summary

The series documents the taking of real property for the construction of the Ashokan Reservoir, starting in 1907. Microfilmed records include transcripts of Ashokan Reservoir awards including records of claims of Ulster County property holders against New York City for damage incurred through the construction of the reservoir; and records of the New York City Board of Water Supply, including court orders and recorded orders of special terms of the New York State Supreme Court in the matter of New York City's land claims for reservoir purposes.

Creator

• Ulster (N.Y. : County) County Clerk

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Annual inventories of property

Series Number

A2077

Summary

The institution steward compiled these inventories of all types of moveable property and their values in the offices, shops, and other areas of the institution. Each inventory begins with an "Index and Summary" of rooms/halls in each building. Information may include building; hall/room; property type; quantity; unit price; value of each type of property; total value of property in each hall/room; and total value of property in building.

Creator

• New York House of Refuge

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Subject files of Deputy Commissioner for Business Development

Series Number

22027

Summary

This series contains videocassettes and correspondence files generated by the Deputy Commissioner for Business Development's office. The records document this office's responsibilities within the Department of Economic Development for promoting business development and tourism within New York State. A major portion of the records contain information gathered on high-level contacts made with businesses that would potentially relocate to or expand in New York, and steps taken by the agency to promote business development in New York.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of Economic Development

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Bonds for the sale of unappropriated lands

Series Number

A1218

Summary

This series consists of signed and witnessed bonds for various tracts of land throughout New York State. Information includes purchaser's name, city or town of residence, amount for which purchaser is liable, date when the bond was executed, the name of the tract of land, lot number, and the sum of money for which the purchaser has to make six equal payments in each successive year after the date of the bond.

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

State war plans coordinator's correspondence and information file

Series Number

A4360

Summary

This series contains correspondence, telegrams, reports, and various charts exchanged between the Lieutenant Governor, as State War Plan Coordinator; , local and federal War Council agencies; and private organizations and individuals involved in the war effort. Topics and agencies documented include: civil defense; civilian mobilization; fuel; health; health preparedness; housing; nutrition; physical fitness; rationing; war transportation; war information; and war training.

Creator

• New York State War Council

Access Restrictions

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