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Displaying 38 Finding Aids
Title
- Payments journal
Series Number
- B0977
Summary
- This series consists of accounts of payments for expenses of state departments, commissions, officers, schools, hospitals, funds, and other aspects of state government. Each entry gives date, amount of payment, and category of payment (such as salaries, expenses, construction, etc.).
Creator
- New York (State). Treasurer's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Journal of receipts and disbursements
Series Number
- B0104
Summary
- This series consists of a daily account of receipts and expenditures at Clinton prison. Receipts include state appropriations and returns due to overcharges. Expenditure entries include voucher number; payee; itemized account of goods or services furnished; and total payment. Moneys were disbursed for monthly payroll, expenses of the prison, materials for the mining and manufacture of iron, transportation of convicts, and other expenditures.
Creator
- Clinton Prison (Dannemora, N.Y.)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Governor's Office of Employee Relations Executive Division subject files
Series Number
- 16243
Summary
- These records document policy decisions and actions of the division and information received from other Governor's Office of Employee Relations (GOER) entities. The files contain informational memos; background material and general correspondence regarding agency programs; administrative records; correspondence and policy memos from the Executive Chamber; and Director and Executive Director day books. Topics include contract negotiations, attendance and leave, wage comparability, day care, civil service reform, barriers to advancement, minority training, employee drug testing, and retirement incentives.
Creator
- New York (State). Governor's Office of Employee Relations. Executive Division
Access Restrictions
- 16243-11A: Partially restricted to protect personal privacy.
Title
- Board of Inspector's journal and meeting minutes
Series Number
- B0071
Summary
- This series documents the administrative activities of the member of the Board of Inspectors who was designated as the inspector of Auburn Prison. Information includes a brief description of the activities of inspectors such as accepting resignations; inspecting prison facilities, operations, and inmates; granting inmate's permission to write family members, lawyers, and government officials; recording attendance at religious services; and reporting meetings of the Board of Inspectors. Also included are board meeting minutes.
Creator
- New York (State). Board of Inspectors
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Work diary for Forestport operations and maintenance shop
Series Number
- B1400
Summary
- This series consists of a journal of work activities kept by staff at Forestport, a workshop that operated and repaired reservoirs and feeder canals in the Adirondacks. This record of maintenance activities is particularly useful in understanding and interpreting the historic operations of the reservoirs and waterways. Sites at which work is recorded include the Black River; Nine Mile feeders; Hinckley and Sand Lake dams; Woodhull Lake; North Lake; Trenton Falls; and Boonville.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Transportation. Division of Waterways Maintenance
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Principal Keeper's daily journal of infractions and complaints
Series Number
- B0093
Summary
- This series records infractions of the rules by officers or inmates, and inmates' complaints. Kept by the assistant superintendent, information recorded includes the date; inmate number (if applicable); name; whether an officer or inmate; whether there were former offenses or complaints; the offense or complaint; action or penalty imposed; days lost; and compensation not earned for the month.
Creator
- Albion State Training School (Albion, N.Y.)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Empire State Plaza construction management daily diaries
Series Number
- 15763
Summary
- These records consist of engineers' daily project diaries and inspectors' daily reports concerning the construction of Empire State Plaza in Albany. Records identify projects by contract number, specification number, and contractor and contain descriptions of work performed and inspected.
Creator
- New York (State). Office of General Services
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Journals, ledgers, and registers of receipts and payments by the state
Series Number
- A0005
Summary
- This series of over 800 volumes provides a comprehensive view of the financial structure of New York State from 1775 to 1925. Included are Receipts and Deposits (1862-1924), Journals (1784-1894), Treasurer's Payments (1857-1907), Record of Correspondence Received (1875-1917), Day Books (1798-1848), Payment Journals (1882-1921), Appropriations (1890-1915) as well as numerous ledgers, checkbooks, journals, tax records and property records.
Access Restrictions
- Many of the volumes in this series are fragile. Use under supervision of archivist.
Title
- Journals for Western Division accounts
Series Number
- B0688
Summary
- This series is comprised of 10 volumes of accounts of the Western Division Engineers Department dating from 1870-1905. These volumes list accounts, payments, mileage, and other expenses for the various contractors and engineers working for the department.
Creator
- New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor. Western Division Engineer's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Certified copy of the Assembly journal
Series Number
- L0179
Summary
- These journals are the official record of Assembly proceedings. They summarize floor proceedings, including bill introductions, committee assignments and reports, floor actions on bills; and contain texts of bill amendments from the Senate and some resolutions. They do not contain debate transcripts or introduced documents.
Creator
- New York (State). Legislature. Assembly. Clerk of the Assembly
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Matron's daily journals for the female department
Series Number
- A1905
Summary
- This series contains narrative journals recording daily institutional and inmate activity. Topics include staff and inmate illnesses or medical problems; special events such as holidays and entertainment; inmate behavior; contact with discharged inmates; and facility conditions. A weekly summary is usually entered on Saturday. Also included are printed holiday and entertainment programs, with readings and songs.
Creator
- New York (State). State Industrial School
Access Restrictions
- 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).
Title
- Central New York Institution for Deaf Mutes daybook of school accounts
Series Number
- A3361
Summary
- This series consists of a microfilm copy of one volume used to record daily journal entries of receipts and disbursements made at the Central New York Institution for Deaf Mutes, a privately owned institution that received state and local government funding to support deaf mute children. Expenses include medical; fuel; rent; insurance; stationery; postage; groceries and provisions; furniture and fixtures; clothing; labor; printing; salaries and wages. Also included are accounts for individual pupils and county accounts.
Creator
- Central New York Institution for Deaf Mutes
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- New York State House of Refuge girls' division daily journals
Series Number
- A2056
Summary
- The Matron of the Girls' Division kept this journal of daily entries which includes inmate's name, identification number, and notes on her background and crime for inmates admitted, indentured, or discharged. Visits of officials and other dignitaries and absence of staff are also noted.
Creator
- House of Refuge (New York, N.Y.)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Warden's daily journal
Series Number
- B0117
Summary
- This series consists of daily entries of prison events. Entries include the name of warden or principal keeper in charge; total number of inmates confined; names and numbers of prisoners admitted, discharged, or punished; and a note of events at the prison. Details for early narratives are very brief; they become more detailed with the advent of a new warden.
Creator
- Clinton Prison (Dannemora, N.Y.)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Journal of payments by the Department of Taxation and Finance
Series Number
- B1950
Summary
- This volume appears to be a journal of payments by the Department of Taxation and Finance, audited and approved by the Department of Audit and Control (State Comptroller's Office). Purposes of the payments include state payroll, unemployment insurance, state employees retirement system, and general checking account.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Audit and Control
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Abstracts of expenditures for Barge Canal maintenance
Series Number
- B1380
Summary
- This series documents expenditures made by the superintendent for routine maintenance of the Barge Canal. It consists of abstracts of expenditures created by the Superintendent of Public Works for the State Comptroller's Office.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- State Industrial School superintendent's daily journal
Series Number
- A1903
Summary
- This series consists of journals, or diaries containing brief daily entries. Typical daily entries may include information about inmate admissions and discharges; inmate escapes; institution population counts; holiday events; Board of Managers meetings; Board of Managers attendance at Sunday service; and special topics such as Civil War service enlistments of former inmates.
Creator
- New York (State). State Industrial School
Access Restrictions
- Restricted in part 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).
Title
- Board of Regents expense journal
Series Number
- A2023
Summary
- This journal contains entries related to Regents academic and professional examinations, teacher's classes in academies, and miscellaneous expenses.
Creator
- University of the State of New York. Board of Regents
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Resident engineers' records for Section 3 of the Barge Canal
Series Number
- B1370
Summary
- This series documents the construction, maintenance, and expansion of Section 3 of the Barge Canal until it was abolished, and reveals the working relationships of state government and private contractors. Also of interest is documentation of the Oswego-Waterford enlargement program. Records include diaries of resident engineers and section superintendents; correspondence; inspectors' reports; time books; original construction contracts; terminal contracts; construction material estimates; office inventories; lock gage ledgers; and payroll records.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Public Works. Office of the Superintendent
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Constitutional Convention, 1938 Journal of the Convention
Series Number
- L0170
Creator
- New York (State). Constitutional Convention, 1938
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.