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Displaying 5566 Finding Aids
Title
- Department of Health Division of Legal Affairs employee misconduct and program misconduct files
Series Number
- 16407
Summary
- This series contains progress and final investigation reports, investigation notes, transcripts and depositions, correspondence, and various exhibits and other background material generated by the State Health Department Division of Legal Affairs. Investigations can include Department of Health employees and programs, other State agencies, local government programs, public and private health care facilities, physicians and other health care providers, health programs on State Indian reservations, and private individuals and organizations that come under the Health Commissioner's jurisdiction.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Health. Division of Legal Affairs
Access Restrictions
- Portions of this series are restricted to protect personal privacy. State Archives staff will review requests for specific records and disclose in accordance with State Freedom of Information Law.
Title
- Power Authority of the State of New York archived websites
Series Number
- B2157
Summary
- This series consists of archival copies of the publicly accessible websites of the Power Authority of the State of New York.
Creator
- Power Authority of the State of New York
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Defense files
Series Number
- A2094
Summary
- This series consists of correspondence, memoranda, bulletins, press releases, statistical reports, applications, clippings, and a few blueprints relating to the Education Department's cooperation in the Federal government's National Defense Training Program. These records primarily document the establishment and administration of the program of Vocational Education for National Defense. They include information on the establishment and operation of training centers, the allocation of federal funds to training programs, and the appointment of vocational training instructors.
Creator
- New York (State). Education Department. Associate Commissioner and Acting Assistant Commissioner for Vocational and Extension Education
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Judgment rolls
Series Number
- J0140
Summary
- This series consists of judgment rolls which have been signed, filed, and docketed by the clerk of the Supreme Court. Accompanying the judgment roll proper are copies of other documents filed in the cause, in what may be termed the judgment record.
Creator
- New York (State). Supreme Court of Judicature (Albany)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Civil defense issues correspondence with other states
Series Number
- A4383
Summary
- This series contains material exchanged between the Office of Civilian Protection and other states' civil defense organizations in order to share information on operations, regulations, and issues such as blackouts and airplane spotting. A collection of civil defense newspapers from various states constitutes a large part of the series. Also found are civil defense annual or special reports, newspaper clippings about civil defense activities, and correspondence, memoranda, pamphlets and maps.
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
- Primary election candidate statements
Series Number
- B0026
Summary
- This series consists of itemized statements showing monies contributed to or expended by candidates running for elections or party committees, during primaries. The notarized statements include the candidate's name; city of residence or legal address; county; party affiliation; office for which the candidate is running; date; receipts; and expenditures.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of State
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Statewide Republican statements of campaign receipts and payments
Series Number
- B0032
Summary
- This series consists of personal contributions to; loans secured by; rebates; disbursements and outstanding liabilities of the New York State Republican Party. The personal contributors list includes; contributor's name, donation amount and date received. Rebate lists include the firm's name; rebate type and the amount. Disbursements lists include transaction date; firm's name; amount and expense type. Disbursements are totaled at the end of the list. Also included is a brief recapitulation of outstanding liabilities of the Republican Party.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of State
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Insolvency papers
Series Number
- J0154
Summary
- This series consists of insolvency papers filed in Albany Supreme Court concerning the assignment and/or sale of debtor's property. Records include petitions of debtors and creditors requesting attachment or sale of property; creditor affidavits stating that they received no payment for petitioning for sale; debts owed to creditors; orders for assignment of property to trustees for sale; and documents discharging the debtor from further liability.
Creator
- New York (State). Supreme Court of Judicature (Albany)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Counsel to the Governor office files
Series Number
- B2341
Summary
- This series consists of records, including subject and personnel files, maintained by various staff members of the Counsel to the Governor's office. Other types of records include news clippings, correspondence, invitations, memorandums, press releases, and reports. Records in the series relate to subjects such as the National Guard legislative program, civil defense in the event of a natural disaster, military pension increases, amendments to the Waterfront Commission Act, and conflicts within county-level Democratic Party committees.
Creator
- New York (State). Counsel to the Governor
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- New York State Museum Commissioner's Committee on Museum Resources minutes and planning files
Series Number
- B2427
Summary
- This series consists of records of the Commissioner's Committee on Museum Resources. These records document planning for a variety of museum activities and functions.
Creator
- New York State Museum
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- State Engineer and Surveyor contractor's monthly estimates
Series Number
- B0230
Summary
- This series consists of "estimates of work done and material delivered," compiled monthly by contractors who had been awarded canal projects. Estimates provide name of contractor; date of contract; description of the canal project; authorizing statute(s); quantities of materials; description of items; contract and relative prices; and the total estimate figures.
Creator
- New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Power Authority contract records
Series Number
- B2340
Summary
- This series consists of copies of proposed and accepted contracts and other records, generated by the Counsel to Governor W. Averell Harriman, documenting the sale of St. Lawrence power by the New York State Power Authority. The Counsel to the Governor was responsible for clearing all contracts, as to content and form, which required the Governor's signature. Approximately half of the records in the series relate to contracts with the Reynolds Metals Company and the Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation.
Creator
- New York (State). Counsel to the Governor
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Foreman's sheets of items delivered to the storekeeper
Series Number
- B1649
Summary
- This series consists of receipts for articles delivered to the storekeeper from various departments of the Syracuse State School (e.g., knitting room, mending department, and sewing department). Each sheet lists the department from which the items were received; date; and the quantity, size, and description of the articles.
Creator
- Syracuse State School
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Annual financial and statistical reports of universities, colleges, and junior colleges
Series Number
- B0557
Summary
- This series consists of annual reports submitted by higher education institutions, including overseas schools, chartered by the Board of Regents. The reports provide information on students, faculty, finances, and facilities. Data includes academic session length; names of officers and deans; number of faculty by academic rank and field; degrees conferred; library holdings and circulation statistics; property values; receipts and expenditures; endowment; and length and type of degree programs. Annual surveys of college and university libraries may be included in later reports.
Creator
- New York (State). Education Department. Bureau of Statistical Services
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Sample lottery tickets
Series Number
- B1891
Summary
- This series consists of informational copies of lottery tickets. The tickets convey information about ticket prices, prizes, frequency of prize drawings, and procedures for claiming prizes. Many tickets also bear seasonal artwork and slogans encouraging future ticket purchases and highlighting the lottery's role in supporting public education.
Creator
- New York (State). Division of the Lottery
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Weekly reports of engineers regarding the Barge Canal
Series Number
- B0231
Summary
- These reports submitted to the State Engineer and Surveyor by division and senior assistant engineers document weekly progress on construction projects in progress or begun in 1921. The reports detail work done in offices and bureaus; surveying, mapping, and planning; canal maintenance and repairs; unusual events such as accidents or sinkings; and the disposition of applications for grants of land under water.
Creator
- New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- New York State Museum Conference on New York State History files
Series Number
- B2426
Summary
- This series consists of College Conference on Teaching New York History and later Conference on New York State History administrative files. Files contain conference planning information and notes, agendas, lists of attendees, receipts, and correspondence from 1957 to 2001.
Creator
- New York State Museum
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Court of Chancery register's minutes of foreclosure decrees
Series Number
- J1049
Summary
- This series contains copies of decrees issued by the Chancellor authorizing the sale of land in mortgage foreclosure cases. The minute books were created by the Register, whose office was in Albany.
Creator
- New York (State). Court of Chancery
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Inventory of town, village, and city records
Series Number
- A4180
Summary
- This series consists primarily of inventory forms completed by Historical Records Survey workers for each series of records surveyed in town, village, and city offices in upstate counties. The files contain all or some of the following: handwritten copies of survey forms prepared by field workers; typewritten copies of field workers' survey forms; typewritten copies of survey forms prepared after review and field checking; historical sketches of town, village, and city offices; and correspondence concerning transmittal of survey forms.
Creator
- Historical Records Survey (N.Y.)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Correspondence files
Series Number
- B0225
Summary
- These files contain incoming and outgoing correspondence, photographs, reports, blueprints, and maps generated by or directed to the Advisory Board of Consulting Engineers (predecessor to the Board of Consulting Engineers). The files deal with detailed technical matters concerning the location and construction of the Barge Canal, and administrative issues.
Creator
- New York (State). Advisory Board of Consulting Engineers
Access Restrictions
- B0225-15: These records have been treated for mold; some researchers may be affected. Selected records are not available for use due to their fragile condition.