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Displaying 30 Finding Aids
Title
- Empire State Plaza (South Mall) construction progress photographs
Series Number
- 15727
Summary
- This series consists of slides, negatives, and photographic prints documenting construction of the Empire State Plaza (South Mall) in Albany, New York. The images depict construction from overall aerial shots of the site and surrounding vicinity to closeups of construction details; progress on concrete structures; work on office buildings; as well as non-typical events such as accident sites, repairs, a discovery during excavation of human remains, and a visit to the construction site by Governor Nelson Rockefeller.
Creator
- New York (State). Office of General Services
Access Restrictions
- Records 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
- Education Department Division of Visual Instruction photographic prints from lantern slide negatives
Series Number
- B1713
Summary
- This series of photographs, made from negatives found in Division of Visual Instruction Series A3045, depicts street scenes in Manhattan during May 1916. Photos measure approximately 6 x 8 inches. All are captioned in pencil on verso.
Creator
- New York (State). Education Department. Division of Visual Instruction
Access Restrictions
- Restricted due to fragility. Use only under supervision of State Archives staff.
Title
- Syracuse Developmental Center audiovisual history files
Series Number
- B1639
Summary
- These files include photographs, slides, audio and videotapes, brochures, and scrapbooks that depict operations at Syracuse Developmental Center and its predecessor, the Syracuse State School. Included are images of Special Olympics; celebrations and achievements of patients and employees; educational health programs produced by staff for the public; and promotional and fundraising materials. Efforts to improve services for the developmentally disabled at Syracuse Developmental Center are documented, as well.
Creator
- Syracuse Developmental Center
Access Restrictions
- Access is restricted in part 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.
- Subseries 9, Motion Picture Films of SDC Events and Residents, is restricted due to fragility, pending reformatting.
Title
- Syracuse Developmental Center exhibit materials
Series Number
- B1692
Summary
- These materials depict children and staff in various therapeutic, educational, and recreational settings, classrooms, buildings, and grounds of the Syracuse State School. Also include are a history of the Syracuse State Institution for Feeble-Minded Children, a portrait of Dr. Hervey Wilbur, and records of the observance of the 125th of the opening of the Syracuse Developmental Center.
Creator
- Syracuse Developmental Center
Access Restrictions
- Records depicting students are 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.
- Records are also restricted due to fragility, pending treatment. Use with supervision of archivist.
Title
- Syracuse Developmental Center historic prints and negatives
Series Number
- B1691
Summary
- These historic photographs were collected and displayed by Syracuse Developmental Center staff in the facility's museum. Most images date from the 1920s when the institution was the Syracuse State Institution for Mental Defectives; half of them are student portraits.
Creator
- Syracuse Developmental Center
Access Restrictions
- Access to items depicting patients is restricted in accordance with Section 33.13, Mental Hygiene Law, relating to confidentiality of clinical records. Access permitted under certain conditions upon approval by the Office for People with Developmental Disabilities.
Title
- Willard Psychiatric Center School of Nursing records
Series Number
- B1445
Summary
- This series consists primarily of black-and-white photographs depicting students and facilities of the Willard State Hospital School of Nursing. Venues and activities include classroom, laboratory, and operating room instruction; commencement ceremonies; study; formal group photos of classes, by year; interaction with patients; and recreation activities. Most individuals are unidentified. Also included are handbooks, commencement programs, yearbooks, course catalogs, news clippings, and other material related to the history of the school or nursing history in general.
Creator
- Willard Psychiatric Center (N.Y.)
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.
Title
- Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation photographic files
Series Number
- B2743
Summary
- This series consists of black-and-white/color photographs, slides, and negatives that document community development and the construction of urban housing and structures on Roosevelt Island.
Creator
- Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation
Access Restrictions
- Photographs in two folders of Box 10 cannot be viewed due to severe water damage.
Title
- Sing Sing Prison photographs
Series Number
- B1514
Summary
- This series consists of approximately 50 black-and-white photographs related to Sing Sing Prison. Included are images of incarcerated individuals, officials, buildings, cell interiors and exteriors, automobiles, the chapel, prison money, cemetery and the electric chair. Several photos are copies of early prints. Photographs are not captioned and neither people nor groups are identified.
Creator
- Sing Sing Prison
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Grand Army of the Republic Department of New York records
Series Number
- B1706
Summary
- The Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) records in this series (with numerous sub-series) include state-level records of the Department of New York and records of most of the over 600 local posts, which were sent to department headquarters in Albany as posts disbanded.
Creator
- Grand Army of the Republic. Department of New York
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.