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Title

Rules and plans of municipal and county Civil Service Commissions

Series Number

B0543

Summary

The State Civil Service Commission reviews and approves municipal civil service commission rules and regulations. This series tracks the adoption, approval, or modification of rules, regulations and classification plans of most if not all rules ever adopted by a municipality. Also included are a few files containing model municipal rules and regulations, Commission resolutions concerning five counties whose civil service system was State administered until 1965, and classification plans and surveys for certain school districts.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of Civil Service. Municipal Services Division

Access Restrictions

Municipal Services Division reserves right to borrow files for up to 30 days.

Title

Indexes and translations of Dutch patents

Series Number

A0480

Summary

This series includes a manuscript index to Volumes GG and HH of Dutch colonial land patents, and Volume II of Dutch colonial deeds. The index to Volumes GG and HH is arranged by volume and then by first letter of surname of grantee. It lists page number, grantee name, location of patent, and year. The index to Volume II is chronological and lists date, names of grantor and grantee, location of land, and page number. Series also includes manuscript translations of Volumes GG, HH, and II.

Creator

• New York (State). Secretary of State

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Field notes of surveys for state roads

Series Number

B1885

Summary

This series consists of ten field books documenting surveys for proposed state roads. Two of the field books contain data on a state road from Lake Erie to the Hudson River that was proposed and surveyed, but never built. It is unknown whether the other field books refer to any roads that were actually built. The notes very occasionally include brief descriptions of soil conditions, terrain, and establishments on route.

Creator

• New York (State). Surveyor General

Access Restrictions

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

Title

New York State Governor George Clinton letterbook of official correspondence and proclamations

Series Number

A3189

Summary

This volume contains official correspondence between Governor Clinton and the State Legislature, as well as gubernatorial proclamations and annual messages. Governor Clinton apparently used this book to record his official gubernatorial correspondence concerning legislative and judicial matters; the volume breaks off after Clinton retired from office in 1795 and resumes in 1802 following his return to office.

Creator

• New York (State). Governor (1801-1804 : Clinton)

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Long Island Rail Road investigation reports

Series Number

B2354

Summary

This series consists of investigation reports concerning the organization and financial operations of the Long Island Railroad that were sent to Governor W. Averell Harriman's office between 1955 and 1957. The records were generated by the Long Island Transit Authority, the Public Service Commission, the United States District Court, and the Executive Chamber.

Creator

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

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Executive Committee meeting minutes

Series Number

B1675

Summary

The series consists of minutes of meetings of the "Executive Committee" of the New York State Asylum for Idiots, held roughly once a month between 1855 and 1891. Meetings are described as "informal" in the minutes, and the bulk of entries list bills audited. Lists show vendor/company and amount owed. Sometimes those conducting the audit are named. Damage to opening pages of the volume obscures information on the first few reported meetings.

Creator

• New York State Asylum for Idiots

Access Restrictions

Restricted due to severe mold damage. Closed pending conservation treatment.

Title

Interdepartmental Health and Hospital Council minutes and reports

Series Number

B1113

Summary

The series consists of minutes and reports of the Interdepartmental Health and Hospital Council's (IHHC) Committee on Rehabilitation and its Subcommittee on Services to the Blind and Deaf. Also included are final drafts of reports analyzing state program needs and IHHC activities in the area of rehabilitation. Topics include disabled patients; rehabilitation; services to the blind, visually handicapped, and deaf; and the needs of severely emotionally disturbed blind and deaf children.

Creator

• New York (State). Interdepartmental Health and Hospital Council

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Abstracts of expenditures of Erie Canal contracts

Series Number

B0219

Summary

These abstracts deal with administrative costs incurred during Erie Canal contracts. They record period covered by and type expenditure; division (eastern, middle, western);; voucher number and date; position (e.g. engineers, assistants, leveler, draftsman, etc.); salary; date and cost of contract; amounts paid (e.g. for printing, fuel and light, etc.); quantity of materials delivered,; material furnished by the State and estimate figures.

Creator

• New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Land Use and Natural Resources Inventory and Land Related Information System research, planning, and use files

Series Number

B1107

Summary

This series consists of files used to track and conduct research, program planning, user services, and overall administration of the Land Use and Natural Resources Inventory and Land Related Information System research (LUNR and LRIS) projects. The projects resulted in aerial photographs, later computer generated overlays, of the entire state. Records include correspondence; memorandums; research; reports; publications; meeting minutes; history files; pilot program files; studies; summaries; user questionnaires; surveys; statistics; and user manuals and guides.

Creator

• New York State Economic Development Board

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Court of Chancery (5th, 6th, and 8th Circuits) naturalization papers

Series Number

J1061

Summary

This series consists of documents filed with the 5th, 6th, and 8th Chancery Circuits by aliens seeking United States citizenship. The information in each file usually includes: the alien's name; birthdate and age; place of origin; nation and ruler of former allegiance; arrival date in the United States; place of settlement; date and location of final naturalization proceedings; and the names of the witnesses testifying to his years of residency in the United States and New York.

Creator

• New York (State). Court of Chancery

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Admission and discharge registers

Series Number

B2368

Summary

The registers in this series contain handwritten entries of admissions, discharges, and case observations, among other critical patient information. Data includes name, date of admission, age, county and/or municipality of origin, date of commitment, maintenance, and staff remarks. The indexes in this series record the patient's name, casebook volume and page number(s), existence of clinical records, burial record, autopsy record, or prescription record, or date of discharge.

Access Restrictions

Restricted in accordance with Section 33.13, Mental Hygiene Law, relating to confidentiality of clinical records. Access permitted under certain conditions upon application to and approval by the Office for People with Developmental Disabilities.

Title

Record of escapes

Series Number

B1661

Summary

This series records those who escaped from Syracuse State School during the period 1934-1953. Entries are arranged according to the month in which the escape was reported; this roughly corresponds to a chronological arrangement by actual escape date (an escape may have occurred earlier than the month in which it is recorded). Periodic notes appear recording dates that escapes were reported to the Medical Inspector (probably during routine checks of the facility).

Creator

• Syracuse State School

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 for People with Developmental Disabilities.

Title

Reports on institutionalized epileptics

Series Number

A1991

Summary

This series consists of reports about persons with epilepsy that were submitted to the Board of Social Welfare from the Syracuse State Institution for Feeble-Minded Children, the Rome State Custodial Asylum, and the New York State Custodial Asylum for Feeble-Minded Women at Newark, and the Brunswick Home at Amityville. Information includes gender; age; color; birthplace; if teachable; how long epileptic; frequency of attacks; physical condition; mental condition; and general remarks on behavior, condition, and ability to work.

Creator

• New York (State). State Board of Charities

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Secondary school registration card file

Series Number

B0594

Summary

These cards contain summary information on the admission to and membership of public and non-public secondary schools in the University of the State of New York. Information for each school includes name, county, incorporation date, name changes, amended charter, organization as union free or central school, change in grading sequence, registration by Board of Regents, inspection by Education Department, removal from roll of accredited secondary schools, and location of school records if not at school.

Creator

• New York (State). Education Department. Bureau of School Registration

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Deputy Commissioner's subject and correspondence files

Series Number

22576

Summary

Ivan P. Vamos served as deputy commissioner of Planning and Operations from 1978 to 1993, under Commissioner Orin Lehman in the Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation (OPRHP). This series contains correspondence, memoranda, copies of deeds, geological surveys, research studies/reports, and environmental analyses. The records document the operations of parks, recreation and historic sites, and include material on such topics as evaluations of storm damage, environmental issues and repairs, trail maintenance, and maintenance of bridges and roads leading to and from state parks.

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

Governor Thomas E. Dewey index to central subject and correspondence files

Series Number

B1852

Summary

This photocopy of the "Register of the Thomas E. Dewey Papers, 1902-1971" compiled by John L. Figel, indexes the Central Subject and Correspondence files of Governor Dewey found in accretions 13682-55 and 13682-55A.

Creator

• New York (State). Governor (1943-1954 : Dewey)

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Rome Developmental Center fiscal records

Series Number

B2383

Summary

This series documents receipts and disbursements of cash, billing and payments made for facilities maintenance, documentation of funds encumbered and appropriated, and accounting for cash belonging to patients. The records detail the management of patients' funds, expenditures for patient and facilities maintenance, and handling of monies in general. Records may contain personally-identifying information.

Creator

• New York (State). Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities

Access Restrictions

Restricted in accordance with Section 33.13, Mental Hygiene Law, relating to confidentiality of clinical records. Access permitted under certain conditions upon application to and approval by the Office for People with Developmental Disabilities.

Title

Surgeon's report on examinations of applicants in Steuben County claiming exemption from military duty on account of physical disability

Series Number

A4157

Summary

This report was created by Stephen Hagadorn, examining surgeon for the County of Steuben, to the commissioner responsible for overseeing the draft process in this county, and documents men applying for military exemption. The report provides the names of men and a brief description of their disability.

Creator

• New York (State). Bureau of Military Statistics

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Secretary of State's letter books

Series Number

A0325

Summary

The letter books consist of handwritten and typewritten copies of outgoing correspondence sent by the New York Secretary of State. The letters deal with various subjects, including the publication and dissemination of state laws; applications for land grants; resolutions of the Commissioners of the Land Office; state censuses of 1835 and 1905; and elections. Many of the letters are partially faded, and are therefore difficult to read.

Creator

• New York (State). Secretary of State

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Great Meadow Correctional Institution register of deaths

Series Number

B2397

Summary

Register documenting deaths of individual inmates at Great Meadow Prison and later Great Meadow Correctional Institution. Register includes personal information and medical certificate of death data.

Creator

• Great Meadow Correctional Institution

Access Restrictions

Medical certificate of death information, with the exception of date/time of death, is restricted under provisions of Public Health Law section 4174.