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Displaying 13 Finding Aids
Title
- Hearing transcripts of the Strong Investigation of charges against the State Board of Charities
Series Number
- A3156
Summary
- The Commissioner of Public Charities of New York City charged the State Board of Charities with neglecting its responsibility toward institutions for children in the city. This series documents Charles Strong's investigation into the management and affairs of the board relating to the charges. Records include transcripts of testimony; lists of witnesses and hearing dates; partial list of hearing exhibits; and one exhibit in the form of a letter from an institution protesting its inspection ranking.
Creator
- New York (State). State Board of Charities
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Photographs of proposed site for the State Training School for Boys
Series Number
- A1995
Summary
- These photographs of buildings and farm land show the site proposed for the New York State Training School for Boys in Yorktown Heights. These may have been used by the or for a report on needed buildings and improvements. Never executed, the proposed schoolwas intended to replace the New York House of Refuge. This site, along with the property of the Mohansic State Hospital, became the Mohansic State Lake Preservation.
Creator
- New York (State). State Board of Charities
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Charities regulation reference file
Series Number
- A3257
Summary
- This series contains reference copies of laws and regulations concerning the Board of Charities and the institutions under its supervision. Included are a copy of the 1927 amended State Charities Law, "Rules for the Control of State Institutions in the Department of Charities" and "Revised By-Laws of the State Agricultural and Industrial School" which lays out the powers and duties of the Board of Visitors, institution officers, Board of Classification, and standing committees as well as the classification of boys and parole of boys.
Creator
- New York (State). State Board of Charities
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Printed reports
Series Number
- A0010
Summary
- This series contains printed reports either submitted by the State Board of Charities to the Legislature, or by special committees to the Board of Charities. Reports by the board include legal proceedings against specific charities, and statewide statistical analyses of charities. Other reports contain recommendations by subcommittees and experts in the field on topics such as the blind, the insane, the treatment of resident aliens, and the view of charities in other nations.
Creator
- New York (State). State Board of Charities
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Joint Legislative Committee on Charitable and Philanthropic Agencies and Organizations report
Series Number
- A0181
Summary
- This is the second report produced by the Joint Legislative Committee on Charitable and Philanthropic Agencies and Organizations. It focused on clandestine communist influence in charitable organizations. The Civil Rights Congress and the American Committee for the Protection of Foreign Born were analyzed as examples.
Creator
- New York (State). Legislature. Joint Legislative Committee on Charitable and Philanthropic Agencies and Organizations
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Annual reports of incorporated charities
Series Number
- A1984
Summary
- This series contains reports submitted by orphan asylums, hospitals, shelters for the homeless, and other charitable institutions receiving state funding. Each report is divided into two sections: Schedule A contains financial data including the value of real and personal property, investments, indebtedness, receipts, expenditures, and cash on hand; and Schedule B contains statistical summaries on the number and sex of inmates, including admissions and discharges.
Creator
- New York (State). State Board of Charities
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- List of incorporated charities' officers' addresses
Series Number
- A3103
Summary
- The Commissioners of Public Charities required institutions run by incorporated charities to submit information on the names of the charitable organization's president, secretary and treasurer, and the officer in charge of the institution. The address of the institution is sometimes included.
Creator
- New York (State). State Board of Charities
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Investigation background files concerning the International Sunshine Society
Series Number
- A3155
Summary
- This series consists of hearing transcripts, correspondence, and printed items created or used by the Board's Special Committee to Investigate the Affairs and Management of the International Sunshine Society and its Branches and Affiliated Societies. Included are records from the Board's consideration of an application for extension of corporate purposes; records of the Society's application for approval of an amended certificate of incorporation; and records of the investigation following the 1913 hearing.
Creator
- New York (State). State Board of Charities
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Registration statements and annual financial reports of charitable organizations
Series Number
- 13011
Summary
- This series consists of annual financial reports (pre-1992) and registration statements of charitable organizations that were "closed" (registrations cancelled or expired). Archives staff will not search unarranged accretions (post-1984 filings) except in response to a judicial order. File number listings and records remain open for searching by researchers.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Law. Charities Bureau
Access Restrictions
- Restricted: Archives staff will not search unarranged accretions (post-1984 filings) except in response to a judicial order. File number listings and records remain open for searching by researchers.
Title
- Volunteer relief payroll of the Joint Volunteer Relief Committee of Albany
Series Number
- A4144
Summary
- This series consists of two folio-sized volumes containing records of relief payments made by the Joint Volunteer Relief Committee of Albany, otherwise known as the Military Relief Committee, a charitable organization which provided monetary assistance to needy families of men from Albany who had volunteered for service during the Civil War.
Creator
- New York (State). Bureau of Military Statistics
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Photographs and floor plans of charitable institutions
Series Number
- A1993
Summary
- These disbound volumes contain photographs and lithographs of state charitable institutions such as asylums, hospitals, dispensaries and orphanages. Images are mostly of building exterior views, with occasional floor plans and interior views. Most are captioned with the name and location of the institution. These photographs may have been used in reports required by the State Legislature for the Board of Charities to provide recommendations for improvements to charitable institutions in 1867 and 1873.
Creator
- New York (State). State Board of Charities
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Forms book
Series Number
- B1527
Summary
- This series consists of blank forms created for recording and reporting purposes by the State Board of Charities. Form types include certificates of incorporation, authorizations to conduct pharmacies, financial reporting forms, inmate case record forms, receipts, forms for official monthly reports, inventories, institutional censuses, warrants, and letterheads. Printed record envelopes, manuals, report covers, and rules are also included.
Creator
- New York (State). State Board of Charities
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Monthly reports and minutes of meetings of boards of managers of state institutions
Series Number
- A0283
Summary
- This series consists of reports and minutes of meetings submitted to the governor by boards of managers of state institutions documenting their visitation and inspection of these institutions as required by law. The reports provide information on the condition of the facilities, financial and administrative matters, and population of the institution. The minutes detail the organization of the board and election of officers, and provide similar information on the institution and its population as do the reports.
Creator
- New York (State). Governor
Access Restrictions
- Partially restricted in accordance with Executive Law, Section 501-c(1)(b), relating to confidentiality of individuals in custody of the Division for Youth (now Office of Children and Family Services).