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Displaying 241 Finding Aids
Title
- Entry documentation concerning the estate of Abraham De Peyster
Series Number
- A1261
Summary
- These records were created to assist with the recovery of unpaid duties from DePeyster's tenure as treasurer. The series contains list of bonds and notes, a maps of lots owned by DePeyster and then sold by his executors which list location, purchaser, sale terms, and the date; and accounts of sale that provide scattered inventory of what was bought from the DePeyster Estate.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Jamestown tax registers, architectural maps, and sewer maps
Series Number
- A4494
Creator
- Jamestown (N.Y. : City)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- State highway planning maps
Series Number
- B1349
Summary
- This series consists of maps of highways and other cultural and natural features in New York State counties outside New York City. Maps record state and county highways; construction contract numbers for state highways; Public Service Commission railroad grade elimination project numbers; dates of abandonment of state highways to counties, towns, or villages; courses of abandoned state highways and county boundaries. Some maps include additional information such as the projected routes of the Thruway and other limited access highways.
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Detailed estimates and location maps for proposed construction of gun boat locks on the Western Division of the Erie Canal
Series Number
- B0675
Summary
- This is a series of location maps and illustrated estimates of raw materials and quantities of excavated material for proposed construction of gun boat locks on the western division of the Erie Canal. The maps show the location of proposed locks; the new and existing canal channels; towpath; existing canal structures; properties, bodies of water, or buildings near the canal; state-owned land; property boundaries; names of land owners; and acreage.
Creator
- New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Wildlife management maps
Series Number
- B2704
Summary
- This series consists of a wide variety of maps and overlays of New York State's wildlife management areas, used by various units within the Department of Environmental Conservation's Bureau of Wildlife.
Creator
- New York (State). Bureau of Wildlife
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Adirondack Mountain Authority legal and administrative files
Series Number
- 11263
Summary
- The series consists primarily of legal and administrative files dealing with the two major recreational ski areas in Warren (Gore Mountain) and Essex (Whiteface Mountain) counties. The authority worked closely with the Conservation Department, and the records relate to the authority's continuation of development begun under preceding authorities and commissions and new development financed by a succession of legislative appropriations.
Creator
- New York (State). Adirondack Mountain Authority
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Historical abstracts concerning lands of western division, Erie Canal
Series Number
- A1469
Summary
- These historical abstracts concern lands in the Erie Canal's western division. The series consists of transcripts or abstracts of deeds, printed legislative documents, petitions to the Canal Board, a resolution of the Canal Board, statutes, and blueprint copies of maps of lands of the western district.
Creator
- New York (State). Office of the Division Engineer (Erie Canal : Western Division)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Copies of survey maps of lands acquired for John Boyd Thacher Park
Series Number
- A3242
Summary
- This series consists of copies of survey maps of lands acquired for John Boyd Thacher Park by the State Engineer and Surveyor.
Creator
- New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Assistant State Paleontologist's correspondence, research, and publication files
Series Number
- B1596
Summary
- This series consists of correspondence, publications drafts, research, and photographs compiled by Lawrence V. Rickard, Assistant New York State Paleontologist. Much of the material concerns the preparation and publication of articles written for a variety of State Museum publications, Topics include descriptions of strata, classifications, and descriptions of fossil flora and fauna; geology of specific New York localities; tectonics; and geological nomenclature. Also included are published copies of geological publications prepared by State museum Geological Survey staff.
Creator
- New York State Geological Survey
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
New York State Department of Transportation Map Information Unit Index Maps and Aerial Photo Indices
Title
- Index maps and aerial photo indices
Series Number
- B2314
Summary
- This series consists of map and photographic print indexes created or collected by the Department of Transportation and its predecessor agencies. Although many of the projects associated with this series are identified, none of the records indexed by the series are held by the New York State Archives. Record types chiefly consist of aerial photographs and annotated maps showing flight paths and numbers identifying photographs taken at each point in the flight.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Transportation. Map Information Unit
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Property maps
Series Number
- B1813
Summary
- This series consists of two large maps depicting the buildings and grounds of the Craig Colony for Epileptics as it appeared in 1895. The larger of the two maps depicts the entire 1500 acre farm including clearings, woods, creeks, town lines, railroads, and existing Shaker buildings. The smaller map shows a 587 acre section of the property including existing Shaker buildings.
Creator
- Craig Colony for Epileptics (Sonyea, N.Y.)
Access Restrictions
- Restricted: Maps are fragile and may not be photocopied. Use under supervision of an archivist.
Title
- Interstate water quality standards files
Series Number
- A1119
Summary
- This series contains files on the establishment of enforceable water quality standards for interstate and coastal waters. The Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1965 required each state to adopt water quality standards applicable to interstate waters within or on its borders. The Department of Health's Division of Pure Waters drafted the New York standards. Files include reports, hearing summaries, correspondence, memorandums, and maps.
Creator
- New York (State). Division of Pure Waters
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Assorted New York State Barge Canal System maps
Series Number
- B1794
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Transportation. Division of Waterways Maintenance
Access Restrictions
- Series is closed to research pending processing and arrangement.
Title
- Maps, plans, and sketches for improvement and development of parks and parkways on Long Island
Series Number
- A3320
Summary
- This series documents the Long Island State Park Commission's responsibilities to oversee the state of parks and parkways on Long Island. Consisting primarily of maps and plans, the series also includes sketches of parks, recreational areas, and other facilities; conveyances for realignments of roads; aerial surveys of the south shore of Long Island; and sanitation survey application data for Suffolk County.
Creator
- Long Island State Park Commission
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Roll maps and plans of the Middle Division of the Erie Canal
Series Number
- B0729
Summary
- This series consists of roll survey maps for the enlargement of the Middle Division of the Erie Canal. Maps show red lines; blue lines; sectional divisions; old and new channels; profiles; existing structures; names of property owners; and adjacent roads, streets, and buildings. The series also includes approximately 70 linen tracings of earlier maps. These tracings show the relative positions of the Erie Canal and the later Enlarged Canal, and include names of property owners.
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Typescript of cooperative South Mall construction project agreement
Series Number
- A3321
Summary
- This is an original typescript of an agreement among New York State, Albany County, and the City of Albany to undertake the cooperative public improvement project known as the South Mall (later Empire State Plaza). The project was devised to provide space for state offices and related facilities as part of a plan for development of the county and city, recognizing the clear effect of state government growth on the physical and economic development of the area.
Creator
- New York (State). Office of General Services
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Maps and descriptions of western division lands permanently appropriated for use of the state canals
Series Number
- B0674
Summary
- The series consists of blueprint maps and descriptions of lands permanently appropriated for use of state canals. The blueprints, arranged by district, are tracings of maps of land appropriations along the Erie Canal in Wayne County (District No. 3) and Monroe and Orleans counties (District No. 4). Each map provides name of person from whom land was appropriated; town and county where located; symbols indicating gas pipe monuments; and a written survey description of the appropriated land.
Creator
- New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Indexes to historical aerial photographs
Series Number
- B2711
Summary
- This index consists primarily of mosaic aerial photographic prints depicting individual aerial photographs found in Series , Department of Transportation Historical Aerial Photographs. Also included are a printed index by name of municipality; other mosaic maps (some unidentified) that may be related to other unknown map series; and lists of other maps and printed annotated maps which appear to be related to the areas covered by the index.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Transportation
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Survey maps of the Northern and Southern Reservoir Systems
Series Number
- B1542
Summary
- This series was created by the Canal Corporation of the Thruway Authority to establish state property boundaries adjacent to the Northern and Southern Reservoir Systems. It consists primarily of maps and structure drawings of the Northern and Southern Reservoirs of the Barge Canal. Most maps relate to either the Northern or Southern Reservoir System in whole or part; some relate to the entire reservoir system, and others relate to feeders and other reservoirs.
Creator
- New York State Canal Corporation
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- State land overlay maps
Series Number
- B2274
Summary
- This series consists of overlay maps corresponding to United States Geological Survey (USGS) quadrangle maps showing locations of state lands in the Adirondack region (mostly eastern Adirondacks). The maps also depict survey patents. Maps are 1:24,000 scale and contain extensive pencil and color-coded notations and additions. Some camera negatives are included.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Transportation. Map Information Unit
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.