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Displaying 34 Finding Aids
Title
- American Revolution Bicentennial Commission publications and motion picture files
Series Number
- B1633
Summary
- This series consists of material related to the production of publications, television programs, and motion picture films by the New York American Revolution Bicentennial Commission. Records include subject and correspondence files of Dr. William A. Polf, director of publications, and Thomas E. Felt, director of film production; draft film scripts and comments; photographs, slides, and negatives; budgetary material; draft articles and publication manuscripts; motion picture films; audio tapes; and copies of publications produced by the commission.
Creator
- New York State American Revolution Bicentennial Commission
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- New York State American Revolution Bicentennial Commission New York Festival Barge files
Series Number
- B1632
Summary
- These photographic and other materials created by the New York State American Revolution Bicentennial Commission document the New York Festival Barge known as the "Bicentennial Barge." The images show the barge, crew members, visitors, exhibits, demonstrations, performances, displays, speakers, and entertainers during the barge's construction and tour of the state.
Creator
- New York State American Revolution Bicentennial Commission
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Taconic Developmental and Disabilities Services Office promotional and training material
Series Number
- B2820
Summary
- This series consists of photographs and videotapes created and used for promotional or training purposes. The images document mandated and optional training courses for employees; therapy sessions; occupational education classes; buildings and grounds; as well as living/working conditions.
Creator
- New York (State). Taconic Developmental Disabilities Services Office
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
- Newsletter photograph printer negatives
Series Number
- A4347
Summary
- This series contains over thirty-six printer's offset plate negatives set on woodblocks. The negatives were used in the publication of the Official Bulletin and Defense Digest, both published to keep volunteers and administrators informed of War Council activities. The reversed halftone images depict state and local war council members or members of the public involved in war work. Also found in this series are approximately 40 Civil Defense ribbons.
Creator
- New York State War Council. Division of Public Relations
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
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
- Hudson River State Hospital photographic images
Series Number
- B2330
Summary
- This series consists of black and white negatives, glass plate negatives, and glass lantern slides that depict Hudson River State Hospital facilities, patients, staff, and hospital activities.
Creator
- Hudson River State Hospital (Poughkeepsie, N.Y.)
Access Restrictions
- Photographs depicting identifiable 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
- Photographs of Clinton Prison
Series Number
- B0095
Summary
- These photographs of Clinton Prison, mostly from 1932-1945, depict buildings and facilities, such as prison shop; barber shop; kitchen; mess hall; reservoir; athletic facilities; and hospitals. Also depicted are locations of accidents, assaults, suicides, and other special occurrences. Also included are prisoner art, prisoner identification documents, and aerial views circa 1969. There is an album of 1930s prison construction photographs and documents relating to prison administration.
Creator
- Clinton Prison (Dannemora, N.Y.)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Photographs of facilities, staff, and patients at mental health institutions
Series Number
- 19131
Summary
- The series consists of photographic prints, negatives, and a small number of slides depicting staff and facilities of the Office of Mental Health and the people it serves. Included are images of various state hospitals (interiors and exteriors); staff at work (budget preparation, admission procedure); individual and group portraits of officials, staff, and clients in various work (remedial reading, group psychotherapy) and recreational (state fair, Special Olympics) settings; and representations of exhibits and other special projects or events (centennial observances, employee recognition day, laying of cornerstones, patient discharge).
Creator
- New York (State). Office of Mental Health. Public Affairs Office
Access Restrictions
- Patient identification photographs are 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 of Mental Health.
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
- Permanent exhibit planning and design files
Series Number
- B2772
Summary
- Series consists of records related to all phases of the design and construction of the New York State Museum's permanent galleries, including exhibit scripts, design concepts, production notes, audiovisual materials, floor plans, and exhibit layouts. Record types also include photographs, slides, artist concepts, correspondence, and expense reports.
Creator
- New York State Museum
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
- Conservation Department photographic prints and negatives
Series Number
- 14297
Summary
- The series consists of glass plate and film negatives and photographic prints compiled by the Forest, Fish and Game Commission, the Conservation Commission, and the Conservation Department. They illustrate activities of these predecessors of the Department of Environmental Conservation. The images document fish and game control; forest management and conservation; protecting the wilderness; maintaining historic sites and recreational areas; and wide-ranging locations and activities.
Creator
- New York (State). Conservation Department
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Photographic prints and negatives of fossil tentaculitids
Series Number
- B1058
Summary
- This series consists of photographic prints and negatives used to illustrate an article titled "Small Conoidal Shells of Uncertain Affinities," written by State Paleontologist Dr. Donald W. Fisher. The article deals with fossil tentaculitids and other fossil creatures found throughout the U.S., Canada, Europe, and Antarctica. The article appears in the "Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology, Part W," which was compiled in the late 1970s but remained the standard reference work in the field for 20 years.
Creator
- New York State Science Service
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Background and investigation files of the New York City Commission to Investigate Allegations of Police Corruption and the City's Anti-Corruption Procedures
Series Number
- 16012
Summary
- The Knapp Commission was charged with identifying "patterns of corruption" within the New York City Police Department and investigating administrative procedures and operations for dealing with corruption. Records in this series include hearing transcripts, interview notes, complaint forms, questionnaires, subject and correspondence files, tape recordings, and minutes. Topics include specific types of criminal activity and on police involvement in them, relations between the police and citizens in black and Hispanic neighborhoods, and the work habits and culture of NYC police.
Creator
- New York (State). Office of the Special Prosecutor for Investigation of the New York City Criminal Justice System
Access Restrictions
- Partly restricted by Freedom of Information Law sect. 87.2(a), (b), (e), (f), and (g). Statutes restricting access to certain materials pursuant to Freedom of Information Law sect. 87.2(a) are Criminal Procedure Law sect. 700.65 (communications intercepted by authority of an "eavesdropping" warrant); Penal Law sect. 250.20 (prohibits disclosure of information about the existence of a specific eavesdropping warrant); Penal Law sect. 215.70 (grand jury testimony); Civil Practice Law and Rules sect. 3101(b) (confidential attorney-client communications); and Criminal Procedure Law sect. 240.10(2) (confidential attorney work product or material prepared for litigation).
- Public hearing transcripts are available for public inspection and copying.