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Displaying 273 Finding Aids
Title
- Division of the Budget Executive Offices Director's subject and correspondence files
Series Number
- 16568
Summary
- The series consists of administrative subject and correspondence files of Directors and Deputy Directors of the Division of the Budget. Also included are correspondence, day books, speeches, and publications. These records document the Division's policies, management, and operations; its working relationship with Executive Department officials and the Legislature; and its involvement in state fiscal and budgetary policy development.
Creator
- New York (State). Division of the Budget. Executive Offices
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Highway design project correspondence, plans, and reports
Series Number
- 13376
Summary
- Long-range highway planning originates at the Department of Transportation (DOT) headquarters in Albany. Records include correspondence and plans pertaining to design of highways by outside consulting firms that contracted with DOT to do projects prior to and after construction. Most project files are for highways, or plans for bridges, parking facilities, or other associated projects. Files may span ten years from the initial design contract to final project acceptance.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Transportation. Facilities Design Division. Design Bureau
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Subject files
Series Number
- 14141
Summary
- This series consists of the subject files of the Division of Industrial Sciences and Technologies, which was responsible for coordinating activities and formulating policies in the New York State Department of Commerce relating to the development of environmental, energy, technology, and scientific industrial programs. The records cover a wide range of topics, including energy policy, resources, and providers; discharge of PCBs into the Hudson River by General Electric; proposed legislation; air, water, and thermal pollution; recycling; and water quality and supply.
Creator
- New York (State). Division of Industrial Sciences and Technologies
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- New York State Education Department Office of Educational Television and Public Broadcasting National Science Foundation grants materials
Series Number
- B2617
Summary
- This series consists of records from the planning, application, and production paperwork as well as resulting educational materials pertaining to National Science Foundation educational programming grants.
Creator
- New York (State). Education Department. Office of Educational Television and Public Broadcasting
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Minutes of meetings of the Board of Regents
Series Number
- 17267
Summary
- The Regents' Minutes of Meetings, aka The Regents' Journals, contain the official proceedings of the meetings of the New York State Board of Regents. Written from the Secretary's meeting notes, the minutes includes committee reports, communications from the Chancellor of the Board of Regents and the Commissioner of Education, approvals of charters and amendments, professional licensing actions, personnel changes, etc. The supplement folders include reports, press releases and correspondence mentioned in the official minutes.
Creator
- University of the State of New York. Board of Regents
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Rome Developmental Center closure files
Series Number
- B2373
Summary
- This series contains correspondence, meeting minutes, memorandums, reports, and other records pertaining to the closure of the Rome Developmental Center.
Creator
- New York (State). Rome Developmental Disabilities Services Office
Access Restrictions
- Names of patients that may be found in this series are restricted pursuant to Section 33.13, Mental Hygiene Law, relating to confidentiality of clinical records. Access to restricted records permitted under certain conditions upon application to and approval by the Office for People with Developmental Disabilities.
Title
- Dutch colonial administrative correspondence
Series Number
- A1810
Summary
- This series contains administrative correspondence, in Dutch, of Petrus Stuyvesant during his seventeen year term as director-general of the colony of New Netherland from 1647-1664. The bulk of the series consists of incoming letters from the directors in Amsterdam and the governors of neighboring colonies. The correspondence addresses matters relating to the defense, commercial interests, and prosperity of Dutch holdings in North America and the Caribbean.
Creator
- New Netherland. Council
Access Restrictions
- Retrieval of records from secure storage is subject to delay. Researchers are encouraged to use digitized versions and/or published translations.
Title
- Warren M. Anderson Senate records
Series Number
- L0244
Summary
- Senator Warren Anderson's records include files on committees of which Anderson was a member, and records related to the Home Rule and New York City schools. Records are divided into several sub-series: Political Activities; Correspondence; Legislation; Special Legislative Problems; Committees and Commission Files; and Assorted State Documents.
Creator
- New York (State). Legislature. Senate. Senator (1952-1988 : Warren M. Anderson)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- New York State School for the Blind subject and correspondence files
Series Number
- B2602
Summary
- This fragmentary series consists of a very small amount of assorted routine correspondence and ephemera, as well as various records documenting significant occasions.
Creator
- New York State School for the Blind
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Governor W. Averell Harriman central subject and correspondence files (microfilm version)
Series Number
- 13682_96
Summary
- The central subject and correspondence files of Governor W. Averell Harriman pertain to appointments of judges and members of government commissions; civil service; housing; rapid transit; Thruway Authority; commerce; conservation; flood control; education; fiscal revenues; harness racing, labor; legislation; personnel administration; public safety; public utilities; and welfare.
Creator
- New York (State). Governor (1955-1958 : Harriman)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Legislative files of Assemblyman Edward Amann
Series Number
- L0250
Summary
- Assemblyman Amann's records include correspondence with constituents, invitations, memoranda, news clippings, pamphlets, and telegrams concerning issues discussed in the Assembly during 1966; as well as bills, letters, press releases, reports, salary schedules and vouchers of the Joint Legislative Committee on Unemployment Insurance and the Claims Committee. The series is divided into three subseries: General Correspondence, Joint Legislative Committee on Unemployment Insurance, and Claims Committee. Topics addressed include education, insurance, taxes, water pollution, and the 1966 New York City transit strike.
Creator
- New York (State). Legislature. Assembly. Assemblyman (1951-1966 : Edward J. Amann)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Assembly records of George L. Ingalls
Series Number
- L0254
Summary
- These Assembly and personal records of George L. Ingalls relate to his activities as Majority Leader of the Assembly. They include bills; bill drafts and notes; legislative reports and memoranda; press releases; and Majority Leader remarks. There is also information and constituency opinions about issues relating to his district; personal correspondence; campaign materials including speeches, press releases, newspaper clippings, and maps of the Broome County voting districts.
Creator
- New York (State). Legislature. Assembly. Assemblyman (1953-1965 : George L. Ingalls)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
New York State Engineer and Surveyor Card Index to Correspondence of the State Engineer and Surveyor
Title
- Card index to correspondence of the State Engineer and Surveyor
Series Number
- 10482
Summary
- This series consists of index cards that act as a partial index to the correspondence files of the New York State Engineer and Surveyor, Series B0226.
Creator
- New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Robert Abrams personal papers and ephemera
Series Number
- B2818
Summary
- This series consists of personal and professional papers and ephemera associated with the life and career of New York State Attorney General Robert Abrams. The series documents his public service in the New York State Assembly, as Bronx Borough President, and as State Attorney General. Records include correspondence; speeches; photographs; videotapes; audiocassettes; scrapbooks; news clippings; and Department of Law annual reports, press releases, opinions, and accomplishments.
Creator
- Abrams, Robert, 1938-
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Consumer Counsel to the Governor State Advisory Committee records
Series Number
- B2649
Summary
- This series contains records relating to the creation and activities of the State Advisory Committee to the Consumer Counsel. The series contains documents relating to the establishment of the committee; lists, agendas, and summaries of the committee's meetings; and correspondence between Dr. Campbell and committee members. Subjects covered include protection for elderly consumers, consumer education, and the regulation of chemical additives in food.
Creator
- New York (State). Consumer Counsel to the Governor
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Deferred Compensation Board policy files
Series Number
- 17125
Summary
- The Deferred Compensation Board (DCB) establishes and administers deferred compensation plans for State and local government employees, as authorized by the Internal Revenue Code. This series consists of correspondence, memorandums, minutes of meetings, resolutions, testimony delivered at public hearings, state and model plans, by-laws, regulations, and background and research material.
Creator
- New York (State). Deferred Compensation Board
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Attorney General subject files
Series Number
- 18564
Summary
- This series consists of outgoing and incoming correspondence, memorandums, news clippings, published and unpublished reports, copies of draft legislation (federal and state), notices of appointments, and other materials created by the Attorney General and support staff for reference and to document activities.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Law
Access Restrictions
- 18564-07: Designated records may contain information that is exempt from disclosure pursuant to state or federal statute or common law. Requests for access to designated records are reviewed by staff of the State Archives and the Office of the Attorney General (Dept. of Law). In certain circumstances, designated records or portions of records may be withheld.
Title
- New York State Provincial Congress correspondence of the Provincial Congress, Provincial Convention, Committee of Safety, and Council of Safety
Series Number
- A0118
Summary
- This series contains mostly incoming correspondence received by the Provincial Congress from other revolutionary bodies or other persons, including local committees concerning defense measures, raising troops, etc.; other Committees of Safety, such as that in Philadelphia headed by Benjamin Franklin; New York delegates to the Continental Congress; imprisoned loyalists or suspected loyalists or their families requesting relief; and Quakers who refused to provide names of men of military age. The series also includes some printed broadsides.
Creator
- New York (State). Provincial Congress
Access Restrictions
- Restricted due to burn damage. Published version is first use copy.
Title
- Love Canal records
Series Number
- B2569
Summary
- This series includes records from activities relating to the initial investigation of the Love Canal site, the development and implementation of the "decision on habitability" and revitalization efforts, and the follow-up health study.
Creator
- New York (State). Center for Environmental Health
Access Restrictions
- Resident health questionnaires and medical records are restricted in accordance with Public Health Law § 206 (l)(j), Personal Privacy Protection Law § 96 2 (b) and the Health Information Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). State Archives staff will review remaining documents and disclose information pursuant to the Freedom of Information Law.
Title
- Moss Lake Indian lands negotiation files
Series Number
- A0726
Summary
- This series consists of memorandums, correspondence, maps, copies of deeds, newspaper clippings, publications, reports and cassette tapes generated as a consequence of an occupation of state-owned land at Moss Lake (Herkimer County) by a dissident group of Mohawk Indians who rejected the 1797 treaty by which the state acquired title. The Mohawks established a community they called Ganienkeh on the occupied land. Subsequent negotiation, supervised by the Secretary of State, led to the withdrawal of the Indians from Moss Lake and the move of Ganienkeh to two parcels of land in Clinton County.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of State. Division of Legal Affairs
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.