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Displaying 16 Finding Aids
Title
- Writers Program working files of the District 2 supervisor's office
Series Number
- A4191
Summary
- This series mostly contains files of "field editorial copy" prepared by field workers in District 2 (Albany, Columbia, Greene, Rensselaer, Schenectady, Schoharie, and Ulster counties) for statewide and local writing projects such as New York: A Guide to the Empire State (published); Guide to Albany (published); New York State Encyclopedia; and New York State Almanac. Files may contain manuscript drafts of copy on subjects such as local history, biography and events; business and commercial establishments; and historic sites and structures.
Creator
- Writers' Program of the Work Projects Administration in the State of New York
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- State Directors' correspondence and reports files
Series Number
- A4188
Summary
- This series contains administrative files of the State Director of the Federal Writers' Project mostly from District Number 2 (Albany, Rensselaer, Greene, and Ulster Counties). Records include correspondence about administrative issues; WPA personnel record forms which include name, address family members, educational and work history; and daily time reports for the Troy office.
Creator
- Writers' Program of the Work Projects Administration in the State of New York
Access Restrictions
- Personnel Record Forms are restricted to protect personal privacy for55 years after creation of form.
Title
- Tax lists and assessment rolls
Series Number
- A1201
Summary
- This series contains lists of persons upon whom real and/or personal property taxes were levied in response to State tax legislation passed in 1779, 1786, 1787, and 1788. All of the tax lists in the series pertain to districts within Albany County. Lists vary slightly in format from year to year and even within the same year. All, however, feature the names of persons taxed in each district, in no discernible order, and the total amount of taxes owed by each person.
Creator
- New York (State). Treasurer's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this series.
Title
- Troy arterial system aerial photographs
Series Number
- B2204
Summary
- These aerial photographs of Troy North and Troy South quadrangles were taken by the United States Geological Survey in the planning stages for the Troy Arterial, now known as Interstate 787.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Public Works. Division of Construction
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Capital District Transportation Authority archived websites
Series Number
- B2060
Summary
- This series consists of archival copies of the publicly accessible websites of the Capital District Transportation Authority.
Creator
- Capital District Transportation Authority (N.Y.)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Rensselaer City School District records
Series Number
- A3338
Summary
- Microfilmed records include minutes of meetings (and supporting correspondence) of the Board of Education of the Rensselaer City School District (1897-1991). The minutes provide a legal record of decisions made by the board and are required for State Education Department audit. Also microfilmed are record books of predecessor districts: Town of Greenbush Common School District 4 (1813-1854) and District 3 (1838-1897), which was later renumbered District 1, and City of Rensselaer Union Free School District 1 (1897-1903). The Town of Greenbush is now extinct.
Creator
- Rensselaer City School District (N.Y.)
Access Restrictions
- Microfilm of the district's special education committee: Restricted; Secure storage only.
Title
- Abstracts of sales of lands for unpaid quit rents, road and marsh taxes, and U.S. Direct Tax
Series Number
- B1621
Summary
- The United States government levied a direct property tax in 1798, for which the state administered delinquent accounts. The tax-sale of 1808 was conducted for instances of nonpayment of the U.S. direct tax. This series consists of brief typewritten abstracts of information concerning unpaid quit rents, road and marsh taxes, and direct taxes.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this 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
- Maps of lands appropriated by state agencies for building sites
Series Number
- A3326
Summary
- This series contains maps of land to be appropriated by state agencies for building sites (state hospitals, colleges, and armories) and for construction of the Troy-Menands Bridge. Maps include full descriptions including map and parcel numbers, reputed owners, and acreage. Also included are several incorporation maps, maps of extended boundaries annexed to villages, and plot maps of unappropriated county lands.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of State
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Rensselaer City School District Administration Office personnel and financial records
Series Number
- A4497
Summary
- Microfilmed records include school district personnel and financial records. Personnel records consist of an employee civil service directory (1954-1993) showing school district employees' names, addresses, and titles. Financial reports (1964-1992) consist of certified annual reports, and detail the revenues and expenditures for each school year as required and audited by the New York State Comptroller's Office.
Creator
- Rensselaer City School District (N.Y.). Administration Office
Access Restrictions
- Personnel directories: Restricted in part; State Archives staff will review requests for specific records and disclose in accordance with New York State Freedom of Information Law (FOIL).
Title
- Schodack records
Series Number
- A4462
Summary
- Microfilmed records include real property tax assessment rolls (1870-1968) listing property owners in the Town of Schodack; town meeting minutes documenting proceedings, decisions, and other information; and building permits containing all pertinent information regarding applications and procedures.
Creator
- Schodack (N.Y. : Town)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Records of an investigation into the administration of the Rensselaer County Almshouse
Series Number
- A1983
Summary
- This series contains transcripts of testimony, letters, and depositions of officials, employees, and inmates providing information on conditions and treatment of inmates at the Rensselaer County Almshouse. The testimony covers routine operations of the institution, conduct and efficiency of the staff, and treatment and abuse of inmates. Included is information on the case of alleged abuse of almshouse hospital patients by nurse, William Wilmot.
Creator
- New York (State). State Board of Charities
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Orthographic aerial photographs
Series Number
- 20978
Summary
- The Department of Transportation and Tri-State Regional Planning Commission aerial photographs primarily depict parts of New York State adjacent to Connecticut and New Jersey. Some additional images include counties, as follows: Broome, Columbia, Dutchess, Erie, Fulton, Greene, Madison, Monroe, Montgomery, Nassau, Niagara, Oneida, Onondaga, Ontario, Orange, Oswego, Otsego, Putnam, Rensselaer, Rockland, Steuben, Suffolk, Sullivan, Tioga, Tompkins, Wayne, and Westchester. Some photographs depict parcel measurements, batch maps, and original town coding maps for Western New York.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Transportation. Map Information Unit
Access Restrictions
- 20978-11C: Restricted in part due to sensitive imagery.
Title
- New York State Treasurer's Office accounts and tax assessment lists
Series Number
- A3210
Summary
- This series consists of accounts of revenues and expenditures recorded by the Treasurer of New York Colony, 1721-1729, and tax assessment lists submitted by Superintendents of Taxes to the Treasurer of New York State, 1779-1788. The records document the first, second, and third wards of the City of Albany as well as the following counties: Albany, Dutchess, Montgomery, Orange, Queens, Richmond, Ulster, and Westchester.
Creator
- New York (State). Treasurer's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Inventory of agricultural real property sales
Series Number
- 18631
Summary
- This series consists of data sheets and reference county maps generated to provide data for developing a proposed new system of establishing use values for agricultural lands, particularly farms located within established agricultural districts and therefore eligible for real property benefits. While data was generated for all sales of farms in New York State during the years 1983-1985, this series only includes data for 23 counties. Moreover, sales to non-farmers are excluded.
Creator
- New York (State). Division of Equalization and Assessment. Land Valuation Unit
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Averill Park Central School District board of education meeting minutes
Series Number
- A4600
Summary
- Microfilmed school board minutes contain treasury reports, budgets, hiring notices, minutes, legal actions, resolutions, records of elections, and building project information. Microfilmed records include minutes of the board of education and district meetings of the Averill Park Central School District and minutes of district meetings of the Town of Sand Lake Common School District 7.
Creator
- Averill Park Central School District (N.Y.)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.