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Title

Photographs of phases of the Capitol restoration

Series Number

B2896

Summary

This series consists of photographs documenting the four phases of construction during the Capitol Restoration from 2000-2014. Most of the photographs document the restoration of the Great Western Staircase, the roof and skylight, and later, the Eastern Approach to the Capitol.

Creator

• New York State Commission on the Restoration of the Capitol

Access Restrictions

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

Title

New York State New Capitol Commission employee time books

Series Number

B0111

Summary

This series consists of booklets used to record the amount of time each employee worked on the construction of the New York State Capitol. Each booklet covers a two-week period and contains each employee's name; trade or job; hourly wage rate; number of hours worked each day during the two-week period; aggregate hours; and wages earned.

Creator

• New York (State). New Capitol Commission

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Blueprint plans, drawings, and specifications for improvements to state and municipal jails, penitentiaries, and public buildings

Series Number

A3317

Summary

This series consists of blueprints of city and county penal facilities prepared by municipal architects and departments of correction and submitted to the State Commission of Prisons for approval. Records include building plans, details, sections, and specifications for police stations, city jails, jail portions of office buildings, and county penitentiaries.

Creator

• New York (State). State Commission of Correction

Access Restrictions

Documents relating to existing correctional facilities and other facilities may be withheld under FOIL sect. 87.2(f) ("if disclosed could endanger the life or safety of any person").

Restricted: Certain items are extremely fragile. Use under supervision or with assistance of archivist due to fragile condition.

Title

Historic structures report for the Capitol

Series Number

L0001

Summary

This series consists of an unbound copy of the report created by the Temporary State Commission on the Restoration of the Capitol to facilitate preparation of a long range plan for the building's restoration and rehabilitation. Included are photo-prints showing both historical and contemporary views of the exterior and interior of the building. Prints depict views that span the period from about 1850 to 1982.

Creator

• New York (State). Temporary State Commission on the Restoration of the Capitol

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Plans and drawings pertaining to the construction of the State Capitol

Series Number

B0700

Summary

This series consists of roughly 1,200 architectural plans and drawings documenting the construction and subsequent renovation of the New York State Capitol building. The records include floor plans, interior and exterior elevations, alterations, proposed projects never completed, and details of stone carvings and the building's mechanical systems.

Creator

• New York (State). New Capitol Commission

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Commission on the Restoration of the Capitol Executive Director's subject and correspondence files

Series Number

B2895

Summary

This series consists of the correspondence files of former executive directors of the State Commission on the Restoration of the Capitol, Walter Mahoney and Andrea Lazaski. The correspondence covers a plethora of topics including major works of art to purchase for the Capitol, areas of current restoration, and the historical significance of the architecture. Expenses and topics of committee meetings are also included.

Creator

• New York State Commission on the Restoration of the Capitol

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Blueprints of state buildings and county courthouses

Series Number

A0199

Summary

This series contains blueprint drawings of state, county, and town buildings and courthouses in the State of New York, as well as some contract specifications for labor and material for the construction of public buildings. Some blueprints may be restricted due to their poor condition.

Creator

• New York (State). Comptroller's Office

Access Restrictions

Documents relating to existing facilities may be withheld under FOIL sect. 87.2(f) ("if disclosed could endanger the life or safety of any person").

Some blueprints may be restricted due to poor condition. Consult with reference archivist before use.

Title

Capitol construction progress photographs

Series Number

B0701

Summary

This series consists of photographs depicting the excavation and beginning construction of the present State Capitol in Albany, New York. Many of the images in accretion B0701-03 are duplicates of photographs contained in B0701-85, but some later photographs show partially completed first and second floor levels of the Capitol. The series also contains images taken by photographer Thomas Fuller and a landscape plan by Frederick Law Olmsted of the East Park (1898).

Creator

• New York (State). New Capitol Commission

Access Restrictions

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

Title

State Architect's Approvals of Special Fund estimates

Series Number

B0339

Summary

This single volume contains letterpress copies of approvals of special fund estimates submitted to the state architect for review as required by Section 65 of the State Insanity Law. All of the special fund estimates in the volume pertain to the construction, alteration, repair, or improvement of state hospital buildings and grounds.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of Architecture

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Oneonta building plans, maps, drawings, and figures

Series Number

A4546

Creator

• Oneonta (N.Y. : City)

Access Restrictions

Documents relating to existing facilities may be withheld under FOIL sect. 87.2(f) ("if disclosed could endanger the life or safety of any person").

Title

Photographs of the new State Capitol during construction

Series Number

A1897

Summary

This series consists of a bound volume of photographs depicting progress of construction of the New State Capitol from 1869 through 1877. The photographs were produced for Thomas Fuller, the original architect of the New State Capitol, by photographer Eugene M. Haines and published in a limited edition. Each photograph is identified by date and either street location or structure, or both.

Creator

• New York (State). Board of New Capitol Commissioners

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Construction photographs of the Alfred E. Smith State Office Building submitted to the Appellate Division, Third Department as evidence in the case of Seglin Construction Co., et al. vs. New York

Series Number

A0536

Summary

This series consists of one volume of black and white photographic prints depicting construction of the Alfred E. Smith State Office Building in Albany, New York. The images span the entire course of the project from groundbreaking in February of 1927 to completion of the building in January of 1929. These prints were submitted to the Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Third Department as evidence in the case of Seglin Construction Co., et al. vs. the State of New York.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of Law

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Temporary State Commission on the Capital City report, meeting and hearing files

Series Number

10822

Summary

The Temporary State Commission on the Capital City was created for the purpose of cooperating with local officials and groups in developing recommendations for a realistic and fiscally sound program for the rehabilitation of the City of Albany. The series consists of commission staff files that document its various activities. Records include architects' proposals, consultant contracts, South Mall progress reports, reports to the State Legislature, meeting minutes, public hearings, and newspaper clippings. Also included are several dozen photographs and slides.

Creator

• New York (State). Temporary State Commission on the Capital City

Access Restrictions

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

Title

State Architect's letter books

Series Number

B0336

Summary

This series consists of copies of outgoing correspondence from the State Architect, Lewis F. Pilcher about the reconstruction and other improvements of the State Capitol following the 1911 fire. Addressees include the Trustees and Superintendent of Public Buildings, State Comptroller, heads of state agencies housed in the Capitol, contractors, building materials and furnishings manufacturers, and periodicals in which notices to contractors were published. Topics include contract specifications, bids, awarding and payment of contracts, progress and approval of completed work.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of Architecture

Access Restrictions

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

Title

State Librarian's Office plans and subject files concerning the Education Building

Series Number

A3285

Summary

This series consists primarily of plans, contracts, and other documentation of alterations and renovations to the New York State Education Building in Albany. Also included is published material and newspaper clippings related to the history of the building.

Creator

• New York (State). Quartermaster General's Office

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Plans of the new State Capitol

Series Number

A1874

Summary

This series contains architectural plans for the construction of the present State Capitol. Included are original plans and photographic reproductions that illustrate both interior and exterior views of the Capitol. Arranged roughly by building section.

Creator

• New York (State). New Capitol Commission

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Journals pertaining to state institutional buildings

Series Number

B0343

Summary

This series consists of journals documenting appropriations and expenditures for the design, construction, improvement, repair, and maintenance state institutional buildings such as state hospitals, buildings operated by the State Board of Charities, state prisons, state normal schools, armories, State Capitol, Executive Mansion and miscellaneous other public buildings. Entries document procurement of building materials and; supplies; payment of draftsmen; vendors; contractors; laborers; inspectors and other professionals.

Creator

• New York (State). Superintendent of Public Works

Access Restrictions

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

Title

New York State Office of General Services photographs of state facilities

Series Number

B2421

Summary

This series of photographs generally depicts state facilities constructed or renovated by the Office of General Services. Subjects include Albany Pumping Station; East Parking Garage (Empire State Plaza); State Records Center (Harriman State Office Campus); Department of Transportation garage (Harriman State Office Campus); and other unidentified facilities.

Creator

• New York (State). Office of General Services

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Register of bonds received

Series Number

B0615

Summary

This volume is a register of bonds received by the Attorney General's Office. The bonds appear to have been given by contractors for building of state facilities, such as prisons, schools, hospitals, etc. and by banks holding deposits of state funds. Each entry states the date of receipt, name of firm putting in bond, date bond was approved or not approved, and initials of person approving bond.

Creator

• New York (State). Attorney General's Office

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Department of Transportation Graphic Arts Unit transportation and state facilities related photographs and photo logs

Series Number

17672

Summary

These photographs, slides, and logs document the state transportation system, its structures, and state facilities created by the Department of Public Works (1923-1967) and its successor agency, the Department of Transportation. Images depict bridge and highway construction, canals repair and maintenance, and construction of state facilities. Some show employees and officials or landscapes and historic sites. Album pictures depict bridges, waterways, grade crossings, accidents, highways, hospitals, prisons, and schools. Some images document construction progress on the South Mall Project.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of Transportation. Graphic Arts Unit

Access Restrictions

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