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Displaying 34 Finding Aids
Title
- State Paleontologist's photographs
Series Number
- B0577
Summary
- These photographs and postcards depict geologic formations; fossil specimens; collection site maps; models and exhibits; charts, texts, diagrams, and illustrations; and portraits of geologists and paleontologists. Many were assembled from State Museum publications.
Creator
- New York State Science Service
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Willard Psychiatric Center documentary images
Series Number
- B1442
Summary
- This series consists of photographic materials such as prints, slides, postcards, and film from Willard Psychiatric Center. Images span the institution's history providing extensive visual documentation of most daily activities. Images of staff and patients, both in groups and individually, include therapies and rehabilitation; meetings; and treatments. Recreational scenes include parties, sports, dining; ceremonies; receptions; holidays; and entertainment. This series includes images of the buildings and grounds.
Creator
- Willard Psychiatric Center (N.Y.)
Access Restrictions
- Patient identification photographs and other images depicting patients 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 of Mental Health.
Title
- Assistant Director's correspondence files
Series Number
- B0584
Summary
- This series consists of correspondence, meeting minutes, reports, drafts of scientific publications, manuals/bulletins on state parks, research notes, field work expenses and results, and publication clippings. The records document the public and private activities of the assistant directors.
Creator
- New York State Museum
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- State Museum exhibition photographs and slides
Series Number
- B2768
Summary
- This series contains photographs, slides, negatives, and contact sheets that were produced as part of staff research in developing and designing New York State Museum exhibits. These records depict state agriculture, industry, the natural environment, transportation, educational institutions, and historic sites. Images also document museum staff, exhibit design and construction, and important public events involving the museum such as the opening the Cultural Education Center in 1976.
Creator
- New York State Museum
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- New York State Newark Developmental Disabilities Services Office Facilities photographic images
Series Number
- B2634
Summary
- This series consists of photographic images collected by the Newark State School (later Newark Developmental Center). The images document daily activities of staff and patients, as well as special occasions.
Creator
- New York (State). Newark Developmental Disabilities Services Office
Access Restrictions
- Images that include recognizable consumers are restricted pursuant to Mental Hygiene Law, Section 33.13 and Public Officers Law (Freedom of Information Law), Section 87.2.
Title
- Aerial photographs and index to aerial photographs of state highways
Series Number
- 10700
Summary
- This series consists of aerial photograph negatives and prints and corresponding photographic indexes depicting the state's roads and highway system. The aerial photography which forms the basis for the index was contracted by the Department of Public Works and its successor, the Department of Transportation, to document the statewide infrastructure for planning and construction purposes. A relatively small number of images depict state institutions, such as state university campuses, and other geographic features.
Creator
- New York (State). Public Employment Relations Board. Office of Public Employment Practices and Representation
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Governor public information photographs
Series Number
- 13703
Summary
- These photographic images were used as public relations vehicles for New York's governors. The photographs helped to publicize their official, and occasionally unofficial, activities. Most of the images reveal the routine activities that the governors' photographers were assigned to photograph. Records tend to be arranged by gubernatorial administration for the following governors: Thomas E. Dewey, W. Averell Harriman, Nelson A. Rockefeller, Malcolm Wilson, Hugh L. Carey, Mario M. Cuomo, and Eliot Spitzer.
Creator
- New York (State). Governor
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Glass plate negatives of new facility
Series Number
- A3120
Summary
- These negative photographs depict the New York State Agricultural and Industrial School's new facility at Industry, New York, which was completed in 1907. Most negatives provide views of: farm land; grounds; building interiors; physical facilities; and inmates, school officers, and visitors.
Creator
- New York (State). State Agricultural and Industrial School
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Aerial photographic prints and negatives of New York State sites
Series Number
- B1598
Summary
- This series consists of photographic negatives and positive prints of low-altitude, oblique aerial views of a variety of New York State sites, produced by the New York office of Fairchild Aerial Surveys (a commercial firm) during the years 1946-1949, 1951, and 1957. The reason the photography was done is not known, but the firm's work was used to produce maps for the U.S. Geological Survey, among others. Images depict locations statewide, with the New York City metropolitan area predominating.
Creator
- Fairchild Aerial Surveys, inc. New York office
Access Restrictions
- The State Archives makes digital copies of images from Series B1598 available under the "fair use" provision of the US Copyright Act. However, the images may be protected by copyright and responsibility for determining the copyright owner or agent, and for obtaining any needed permissions to publish the images rests with the user.
Usage Restrictions
- Images in this series may be protected by U.S. Copyright. Consult with archivist to obtain currently available information on copyright owner or agent.
Title
- Rome Developmental Center photographs
Series Number
- B2683
Summary
- This series includes photographs, negatives, videocassettes and slides produced by or specifically for the Rome Developmental Center and its predecessors.
Creator
- Rome Developmental Center (N.Y.)
Access Restrictions
- Photographs depicting patients 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.
Title
- Photographic negatives of state canal sites and structures
Series Number
- B1422
Summary
- The series consists of film (nitrate) negatives of canal sites and structures which represent the first general use of photography by the state's canal departments. The negatives were apparently prepared as part of a systematic documentation of structural problems with the canal, especially in the eastern division. The images are vital to the interpretation of the foundation materials and construction used for support of canal structures, especially at Schoharie Crossing.
Creator
- New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
Access Restrictions
- Restricted: Closed to research due to fragile physical condition. Pending conservation treatment.
Title
- Photographs of occupations, programs, and activities for the blind
Series Number
- A3309
Summary
- These photographs and text documenting blind persons in training, at work, and in recreation may have been intended to publicize training and vocational rehabilitation or demonstrate how the working lives and opportunities for the blind had changed. They show blind and visually impaired individuals working in office, sales, and factory settings; walking with seeing-eye dogs or canes; reading Braille; in classroom and training settings; and engaged in recreational activities such as roller skating, swimming, and card playing.
Creator
- New York (State). Commission for the Blind
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Aerial photographs and drawings of New York State buildings and sites
Series Number
- B1782
Summary
- This series consists of photographs and drawings of aerial views of New York State institutions. Most photographs document existing structures and planned construction. Some items include date of photography, flight height, camera used, lens focal length, and approximate index scale. Several photographs are unidentified.
Creator
- New York (State). Office of General Services. Design and Construction. Design Division
Access Restrictions
- B1782-17 and B1782-21: There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
- B1782-22: Folder 4 should be handled with assistance of an archivist. The item is oversized and may have a glass covering. It is currently secured with bubble wrap and tape.
Title
- Photographic prints and negatives of Department of Health officials, facilities, and activities
Series Number
- 14655
Summary
- Records consist of photographs created by the Photography Unit that were used in Department of Health publications, exhibits, training aids, news releases, annual reports, and presentations. Topics covered by the photographs include department operations and public health activities in the state including clinics, other public health services, medical procedures and equipment, department laboratories and offices, facilities, special events, and "medical defense" (relating to medical procedures in the event of a nuclear attack).
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Health. Bureau of Communications Production. Photography Unit
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- General negative files
Series Number
- 19127
Summary
- These black and white negatives provide images of historic sites and other tourist attractions statewide. Prints from the negatives have been used in public relations campaigns to foster economic development and tourism in all regional areas of the state. The negatives are housed in envelopes that are consecutively numbered, and there is no index available.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Economic Development. Bureau of Media Services
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Commission on the Bicentennial of the United States Constitution photograph file
Series Number
- 15912
Summary
- This series consists of photographic prints, film negatives, color slides, and at least one videotape of materials produced by the New York State Bicentennial Commission to publicize/illustrate the celebration of the 200th anniversary of the U.S. Constitution. Images include portraits of notable persons; historic structures, scenes, artifacts, and documents; illustrative and promotional materials; and program materials from special events.
Creator
- New York State Commission on the Bicentennial of the United States Constitution
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Council on the Arts photographs of Council-supported events
Series Number
- 18916
Summary
- The photographs in this series depict such arts events as theater, dance, and musical performances; exhibitions; poetry readings; art workshops; lectures; and craft demonstrations relating to or sponsored by the New York State Council on the Arts. Each photograph usually includes date, location, identity of individual or group, and name of work performed.
Creator
- New York State Council on the Arts
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Office of Mental Health photographic material
Series Number
- B1974
Summary
- These undated black-and-white photographs and negatives depict Long Island state mental hospital facilities, buildings, staff, and patients. The hospitals shown are Pilgrim State Hospital, Central Islip State Hospital, and Kings Park State Hospital.
Creator
- New York (State). Office of Mental Health
Access Restrictions
- Photographs and negatives depicting patients 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 of Mental Health.
Title
- Mohawk Valley Psychiatric Center photographic images of mental health patients, staff, and facilities
Series Number
- B1560
Summary
- Prints, slides, and photo albums provide extensive visual documentation of the daily activities at several central New York state mental health facilities. Scenes include parties; sports; field trips; dining; ceremonies; entertainment, patient therapy and treatments and interior and exterior of buildings. Staff, patients, and visitors are shown in committees; classes; meetings; therapy groups; nursing school, and other settings. Images include facilities and equipment, and patient art.
Creator
- Mohawk Valley Psychiatric Center
Access Restrictions
- Photographs depicting patients 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 of Mental Health.
Title
- Theatre Institute photographs
Series Number
- 22463
Summary
- This series includes slides, photographic prints, and photographic negatives created to publicize the New York State Theatre Institute's productions. Prints and slides are in both color and black and white, and generally depict scenes from various productions and close-up shots of actors in costume. The images were created by professional photographers hired under contract.
Creator
- New York State Theatre Institute
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Usage Restrictions
- Because these photographs were taken by professional photographers under contract, it is unclear who has the rights to them or if any restrictions may be required on their use or display.