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Displaying 5566 Finding Aids
Title
- Western Division letter books
Series Number
- B0690
Summary
- This series is comprised of letter books used by the Western Division Engineer's Office to record copies of letters sent by division, resident, and assistant engineers. The letter books cover a wide variety of topics ranging from repairs and improvements of the Western Division of the Erie Canal, contracts with workers, repairs of lift bridges, estimates, and progress reports.
Creator
- New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Registers of unpaid taxes on non-resident lands
Series Number
- B0848
Summary
- Volumes in this series contain detailed information regarding unpaid taxes on non-resident lands: town, lot number, description, assessed value, amount of unpaid tax, date of sale, person making payment, and amount paid. Abstracted information, apparently used to prepare lists of lands available for tax sales, is also included: years of unpaid taxes; owner; description and location of property; acreage or lot size; and amount owed for each year.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Statistical summary of state census
Series Number
- A0035
Summary
- This series consists of a recapitulation of statistics of population for various age groups from each page of the original 1915 state census schedules, with summaries for each election district or city ward and totals for each political subdivision (town or ward). Counties are arranged in alphabetical order. The following counties are not represented in the series: Bronx, Kings, New York, Queens, Richmond, and Westchester. The following counties are only presented in fragments: Erie (Buffalo), Monroe (Rochester), and Oneida (Utica).
Creator
- New York (State). Department of State
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Register of inspections, with no violations
Series Number
- A4253
Summary
- This series consists of a register of inspections where no violations were found. Information includes location, including city or village and county; owner, including name, classification, and address; and inspector, including date of inspection, date received, and remarks.
Creator
- New York (State). Fire Marshal
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Orders and minutes in Chancery
Series Number
- J0090
Summary
- This series consists mainly of copies of orders and decrees issued by the Royal Governor or Lieutenant Governor acting in his capacity as chancellor. Also included are minutes of proceedings, copies of Master's reports, and other material relevant to the business of the court. Decrees usually contain some detailed information about the case and determination. Orders vary as to case information.
Creator
- New York (Colony). Court of Chancery
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Hudson to Great Lakes Waterway contract plans
Series Number
- B1767
Summary
- This series consists of linen plans and drawings for contracts authorized by New York State and funded by the federal government. Under terms of a 1935 state-federal agreement, New York State was able to accept federal aid for improvements to the Barge Canal System without transferring the canals to the federal government. As contracts were completed, the federal government reimbursed the state. The project was known as the Hudson to Great Lakes Waterway and the contracts became popularly known as "U.S." contracts.
Creator
- New York (State). Division of Canals and Waterways
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
New York State Supreme Court of Judicature (Geneva) Common Rule Books for Returns of Writs of Capias
Title
- Common rule books for returns of writs of capias
Series Number
- J1167
Summary
- The rules in this series were entered on motion by the plaintiff's attorney. Defendants not required to file special bail endorsed the writ, whereupon the court rule entered the defendant's (fictitious) appearance. Other rules direct the sheriff to re-arrest a defendant who had not put in special bail within twenty days as required. Each entry gives the title of the cause, the rule, the sheriff's fee, and the name of the plaintiff's attorney.
Creator
- New York (State). Supreme Court of Judicature (Geneva)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Hearing records
Series Number
- B2508
Summary
- This series contains records of the Legislative Affairs Office pertaining to the formulation of formal testimony presented at legislative hearings, hearing notices, questions and answers, and hearing transcripts. The office coordinates agency policies on legislation to ensure that testimony presented by Department of Environmental Conservation officials at public hearings on issues of legislative concern represents agency policy on the matters.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Environmental Conservation
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Receiving blotters
Series Number
- B1015
Summary
- This series consists of four volumes of receiving blotters providing summary information on approximately 2,500 inmates received at the Westfield State Farm reformatory for women. The blotters contain one page of personal and criminal history information on each inmate compiled at the time of admission to the facility.
Creator
- Westfield State Farm. Reformatory Division
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. Unless a specific law forbids disclosure indefinitely, all records must be disclosed after 75 years.
Title
- Docket book of selected cases heard in Albany courts
Series Number
- A1868
Summary
- This series includes dockets or outlines of actions taken in selected cases heard before Albany courts, and a few heard before Supreme Court in other counties. Information includes court name and location, and the name of the parties involved in the case. Kingsley and Bentley are identified as attorneys for the plaintiff in most cases. Also included are the dates, a short statement describing major pre-trial and post-trial actions and when relevant, legal announcements have been included.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of State
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Cockburn field notes, land records, and maps
Series Number
- B1773
Summary
- This series is comprised of land records (survey notes, copies of deeds, maps, quit claims, and indentures) created or accumulated by William Cockburn, his sons William Jr. and James, and his grandson Walter A. Cockburn, and maintained by the Division of Lands and Forests. The series contains three small bound volumes; miscellaneous survey notes, drawings, and maps arranged by date; and one disbound folio containing miscellaneous large maps.
Creator
- New York (State). Division of Lands and Forests
Access Restrictions
- Restricted. Material is fragile. Use under supervision of an archivist.
Title
- Writs of procedendo
Series Number
- JN552
Summary
- Writs of procedendo are orders from the Supreme Court of Judicature directing the sheriff of New York City and County to deliver a defendant in a proceeding before the Court of Common Pleas for the City and County of New York (known as the Mayor's Court) into the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court. The writ transferred the defendant and the case to the latter court. A writ of procedendo was issued after a previous writ of habeos corpus had been issued and disregarded.
Creator
- New York (State). Supreme Court of Judicature (New York)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- New York State Emergency Financial Control Board for the City of Yonkers meeting minutes
Series Number
- 12564
Summary
- This series contains official minutes and related documents of the Emergency Financial Control Board for the City of Yonkers. Minutes record attendees, agenda, and business transacted. Also included are contracts to be approved or disapproved; correspondence and memorandums; newspaper articles; City of Yonkers laws and city council resolutions; court documents; reports and statements submitted to the Board; records of bond filings and sales and the city's original "Financial Plan" for coping with the financial crisis.
Creator
- New York (State). Emergency Financial Control Board for the City of Yonkers
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Applications for state scholarships for children of deceased or disabled veterans
Series Number
- B0445
Summary
- State scholarships were established in 1936 for the children of deceased or disabled veterans of the armed services. Applications include applicant's name; address; birthdate; parent or guardian's address; veteran parent status (deceased or disabled); proposed examination site; choice of college and proposed course of study; notes taken from the veteran parent's discharge and death or disability certifications; and applicant's examination score.
Creator
- New York (State). Education Department. Bureau of Examinations and Testing
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Municipal Assistance Corporation for the City of New York federal legislation files
Series Number
- B1983
Summary
- This series documents federal legislation affecting or potentially affecting the Municipal Assistance Corporation.
Creator
- Municipal Assistance Corporation for the City of New York
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Senator John D. Sabini archived websites
Series Number
- B2252
Summary
- This series consists of archival copies of the official website of Seantor John D. Sabini.
Creator
- New York (State). Legislature. Senate. Senator (2003-2008: John D. Sabini)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Court of Appeals ledgers
Series Number
- J0245
Summary
- The ledgers in this series appear to document expenses incurred by parties in various legal cases. Parties to a case are listed across from each other in the ledger. Each entry generally includes name, date, description of activity, and amounts. Amounts are totaled at the bottom of each entry.
Creator
- New York (State). Court of Appeals
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Tuberculosis hospital policy and administration files
Series Number
- 10415
Summary
- This series is a partial history of tuberculosis hospitals in New York State. It contains correspondence, memoranda, annual reports, bulletins, legal documents, press releases, and newspaper clippings from 1905 through 1975. The series reflects the Department of Health's function of protecting public health through its supervision and funding of State hospitals in general, and the Bureau of Tuberculosis Control's superintendence of tuberculosis hospitals in particular.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Health. Bureau of Tuberculosis Control
Access Restrictions
- Records in boxes 3-6 contain some personal information that is restricted.
Title
- School district boundary alterations file
Series Number
- 13108
Summary
- These files contain school district trustees' consent to the alteration of boundaries and orders of district superintendents of schools making alterations; orders of the commissioner of education appointing district superintendents or altering the boundaries or numbers of district superintendencies; correspondence and memorandums concerning boundary alterations; notices of hearings regarding boundary changes; and occasional maps.
Creator
- New York (State). Education Department. Division of Educational Finance
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Canal ice permits
Series Number
- B0337
Summary
- This series consists of canal ice permits, which allowed people to extract ice from canals during the seasonal navigational suspension period. Mostly permits are from the Capital District, particularly Watervliet, Green Island and Cohoes. Many were individual men, though a few women and several industries applied for and received ice permits as well. Information includes the name and city of the individual submitting the application and the conditions under which the permit was granted.
Creator
- New York (State). Superintendent of Public Works
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.