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Title

Commission of Immigration typescript of report to the governor

Series Number

A0491

Summary

This is a carbon typescript of the Commission of Immigration's report to the governor, which was later published. Legislation of 1908 empowered the governor to appoint a nine-member Commission of Immigration to investigate the "condition, welfare, and industrial opportunities of aliens" in New York State. The report discusses these issues, and includes various legislative measures recommended by eight members of the commission.

Creator

• New York (State). Commission of Immigration

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Press clippings and background files concerning the Board of Regents literacy test

Series Number

A0063

Summary

This series consists of newspaper clippings, memorandums, notes, and pamphlets documenting the State Education Department's response to changes in voting requirements, including the introduction and administration of the Regents literacy test. Background files discuss immigrant, adult, and rural education. The bulk of the series consists of a scrapbook of clippings, extracted from local newspapers, documenting the literacy test program.

Creator

• New York (State). Education Department. Division of Adult Education and Library Extension

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Alien deposition fee registers

Series Number

A1871

Summary

This series records fees paid by aliens for depositions. The two volumes list names of deponents and fees paid to the Secretary of State. The information contained in the series includes only the name of deponent, date deposition was filed in the office of the Secretary of State, and the amount of fee paid.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of State

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Supreme Court (First Judicial District) record of naturalizations

Series Number

B0078

Summary

Court clerks were required to file an annual return to the Secretary of State's office containing the full names and residences of naturalized citizens, along with the date of their naturalization. This series consists of the names of persons naturalized from 1896-1906 in the New York State Supreme Court, First Judicial District (New York City). Information includes the name, residence, and naturalization date.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of State

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Joint Legislative Committee to Investigate Seditious Activities Rand School seized files

Series Number

L0028

Summary

The Joint Legislative Committee to Investigate Seditious Activities (known as the "Lusk Committee" for its chairman Clayton R. Lusk) seized these records in raids on the Rand School of Social Science in New York City. The committee tried unsuccessfully to use the records to revoke the charter of the American Socialist Society, the Rand School's parent organization. Records include correspondence, bulletins, and lists relating to home study courses, lectures, publications, and school activities. The records also include material relating to political and organizational activities of the Socialist Party.

Creator

• New York (State). Legislature. Joint Legislative Committee to Investigate Seditious Activities

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Report of the Erie County Clerk of naturalizations

Series Number

B0080

Summary

This series consists of a volume containing the names of persons naturalized in Erie County. Information includes names and residences of naturalized citizens, date of naturalization, and court granting naturalization.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of State

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Abstracts of alien depositions

Series Number

A1870

Summary

This series is composed of thirty three volumes of information abstracted from the original depositions of resident aliens (series A1869). The information from the original deposition was apparently transferred into this standardized format, which indicates the names of deponent and certified officials, place in which the deposition was signed, and date on which the deposition was filed in the office of the Secretary of State.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of State

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Index to alien depositions

Series Number

A1872

Summary

This series consists of one volume entitled "Certificates and Alien Depositions" (February 5, 1880-January 20, 1890) that contains information under the following headings: Date, Grantor, Commissioner, Name, and Address. The contents of the volume do not indicate the purpose for which the register was kept.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of State

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Joint Legislative Committee to Investigate Seditious Activities investigation subject files

Series Number

L0039

Summary

This series of records generated or collected by the committee, known as the "Lusk Committee" for its chairman Clayton R. Lusk, includes correspondence, pamphlets, leaflets, testimony, news clippings, and other records on individuals and organizations. Topics center on anarchism, birth control, African-American activities, the 1919 Steel Strike, and the investigation of Socialist Party members elected to the State Assembly.

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

Registers of Kings County Clerk of naturalizations

Series Number

B0079

Summary

This series consists of volumes containing the names of persons naturalized in Kings County. Information includes full names and residences of naturalized citizens and date of naturalization.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of State

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Alien depositions of intent to become U.S. citizens

Series Number

A1869

Summary

This series consists of ninety two volumes of bound depositions of resident aliens affirming their intentions to become naturalized U.S. citizens. Arranged in loose chronological order by the date on which they were received in the Department of State, the depositions include: name of alien and place of residence (later years sometimes list address); alien's signature or mark; and occasionally the country of origin and/or occupation of the resident alien.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of State

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Joint Legislative Committee to Investigate Seditious Activities newspaper clippings files

Series Number

L0035

Summary

This series consists of newspaper articles and editorials on topics such as labor, socialism, radicalism, immigration, and unrest in the United States. The clippings were compiled by the Joint Legislative Committee to Investigate Seditious Activities, known as the "Lusk Committee" for its chairman Clayton R. Lusk, and document several thousand events and activities involving individuals and organizations suspected of radical activity in New York State, the United States, and the world.

Creator

• New York (State). Legislature. Joint Legislative Committee to Investigate Seditious Activities

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Index to abstracts of alien depositions of intent to become U.S. citizens

Series Number

A1898

Summary

This series consists of indexes to abstracts of alien depositions (series A1870) made by the Secretary of State's office from the original, signed depositions (series A1869).

Creator

• New York (State). Department of State

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Annual reports of adult immigrant education (Americanization) classes

Series Number

A3047

Summary

The series consists of reports of Americanization classes filed by city, village, and union free school district boards of education. There are usually separate reports for each participating school in a district. Information includes teachers' names, subjects taught, type of license, number of hours and days or evenings teaching, and annual salary; number and location of classes; number and length of sessions; number of male and female teachers; and attendance of male and female students.

Creator

• New York (State). Education Department. Bureau of Statistical Services

Title

New York State Commissioner of Social Services César Perales Subject and Correspondence Files

Series Number

16034_99

Summary

This accretion, which forms part of the larger Department of Social Services commissioner's subject and correspondence files, consists of the executive office files of César Perales. As commissioner, Perales served on the Governor's Task Force on AIDS and as chair of the Governor's Interagency Task Force on Immigration Affairs, which monitored the implementation of the federal Immigration Reform Act of 1986. The accretion consists of reports, legislative bills, clippings, correspondence, memoranda, daybooks, and other materials.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of Social Services. Commissioner's Office

Access Restrictions

Restricted in part to protect confidentiality of client correspondence; 8NYCRR Sect. 357.

Title

Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance Commissioner's subject and correspondence files

Series Number

16034

Summary

This series consists of subject and correspondence files and related administrative records created by the office of the commissioner of the Department of Social Services and its successor agency, the Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance. Topics documented by the records include child and family services; the consolidated services plan (CSP); health and long term care; housing and adult services; field operations; and the 1991-1992 departmental reorganization.

Creator

• New York (State). Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance

Access Restrictions

Restricted in part to protect confidentiality of client correspondence; 8NYCRR Sect. 357.

Title

Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance archived websites

Series Number

B2186

Summary

This series consists of archival copies of the publicly accessible websites of the New York State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance.

Creator

• New York (State). Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance

Access Restrictions

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