Finding Aid Search
- Courts (5)
- Legislation--New York (State) (5)
- Legislative bodies--New York (State) (4)
- American loyalists (2)
- Boundaries, State (2)
- Canals (2)
- Canals--New York (State) (2)
- Debtor and creditor (2)
- Education--New York (State) (2)
- Finance, Public--New York (State)--Accounting (2)
- Insanity (Law) (2)
- Insanity (Law)--New York (State) (2)
- Mentally ill--Care (2)
- Mentally ill--Commitment and detention--New York (State) (2)
- Psychiatric hospital patients--New York (State) (2)
- Accreditation (Education)--New York (State) (1)
- Agriculture--Economic aspects (1)
- Allotment of land (1)
- Annexation (Municipal government) (1)
- Apples--Marketing (1)
- Armed Forces (1)
- Bankruptcy (1)
- Banks and banking (1)
- Boundary disputes (1)
- Boundary stones (1)
- Building laws--New York (State) (1)
- Bus lines--New York (State) (1)
- Canals--Design and construction (1)
- Children--Legal status, laws, etc. (1)
- Cities and towns--New York (State) (1)
- Civil service (1)
- Conservation of natural resources--Government policy (1)
- Conservation of natural resources--New York (State) (1)
- Court records (1)
- Court Records Project (1)
- Crime (1)
- Criminals (1)
- Decedents' estates (1)
- Defense industries--New York (State) (1)
- Education (1)
- Education, Cooperative (1)
- Education--Finance (1)
- Education and state (1)
- Education and state--New York (State) (1)
- Electric power production--New York (State) (1)
- Employee-management relations in government (1)
- Energy policy (1)
- Environmental health (1)
- Extradition--New York (State)--Cases (1)
- Farm produce--Marketing (1)
- Finance, Public (1)
- Finance, Public--New York (State) (1)
- Fire prevention--Law and legislation (1)
- Forfeiture--New York (State) (1)
- Geology--Research--New York (State) (1)
- Governors--New York (State) (1)
- Guardian and ward (1)
- Hydraulic fracturing (1)
- Incorporation--New York (State) (1)
- Indians of North America (1)
- Indians of North America--Land tenure--New York (State) (1)
- Indians of North America--New York (State) (1)
- Insurance companies--New York (State) (1)
- Labor disputes (1)
- Land grants--Delaware (1)
- Land grants--New York (Colony) (1)
- Land grants--New York (State) (1)
- Land grants--Pennsylvania (1)
- Land grants--Vermont (1)
- Land settlement--New York (State) (1)
- Local government--State supervision (1)
- Marcellus Shale (1)
- Marketing--New York (State) (1)
- Mental health facilities--Admission and discharge (1)
- Mental health facilities--Admission and discharge--New York (State) (1)
- Mentally ill--Commitment and detention (1)
- Military supplies (1)
- Municipal incorporation--New York (State) (1)
- Natural resources (1)
- Printing, Public (1)
- Psychiatric hospitals--Law and legislation (1)
- Psychiatric hospitals--Records--New York (State) (1)
- Public service commissions (1)
- Public utilities (1)
- Public utilities--New York (State) (1)
- Real property (1)
- Salt deposits (1)
- School boards (1)
- School districts (1)
- School management and organization (1)
- Schools--Centralization (1)
- Schools--New York (State) (1)
- Shale gas (1)
- Surveying (1)
- Universities and colleges--New York (State) (1)
- Village communities--New York (State) (1)
- Villages (1)
- Vocational education--Administration (1)
- War and emergency legislation (1)
- Women educators (1)
- New York (State). Department of Mental Hygiene (4)
- New York (State). Court of Appeals (3)
- New York (State). Department of Audit and Control (3)
- New York (State). Office of Mental Health (3)
- New York (State). Supreme Court of Judicature (3)
- University of the State of New York (3)
- New York (State). Department of Transportation (2)
- New York (State). Surveyor General (2)
- Bronx Coordinating Committee for Child Care (1)
- Columbia College (New York, N.Y.) (1)
- Columbia College (New York, N.Y.). College of Physicians and Surgeons (1)
- Council of Appointment of the State of New York (1)
- Middletown Psychiatric Center (N.Y.) (1)
- New York (Colony). Governor (1)
- New York (State). Adjutant General's Office (1)
- New York (State). Attorney General's Office (1)
- New York (State). Auditing Board (1)
- New York (State). Auditor General (1)
- New York (State). Banking Department (1)
- New York (State). Commissioners of the Land Office (1)
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office. Land Tax Bureau (1)
- New York (State). Court of Claims (1)
- New York (State). Department of Public Service (1)
- New York (State). Department of State (1)
- New York (State). Department of State. Codes Division (1)
- New York (State). Division of Corporations and State Records (1)
- New York (State). Division of Housing and Community Renewal (1)
- New York (State). Division of Military and Naval Affairs (1)
- New York (State). Education Department (1)
- New York (State). Governor (1)
- New York (State). Governor (1853-1855 : Seymour) (1)
- New York (State). Governor (1859-1862 : Morgan) (1)
- New York (State). Governor (1865-1868 : Fenton) (1)
- New York (State). Inspector General's Office (1)
- New York (State). Land Office (1)
- New York (State). Legislature (1)
- New York (State). Legislature. Senate. Committee on Finance (1)
- New York (State). Military Board (1)
- New York (State). Military Department (1)
- New York (State). Office of Canal Appraisers (1)
- New York (State). Office of General Services. Bureau of Land Management (1)
- New York (State). Secretary of State (1)
- New York (State). Supreme Court of Judicature (Utica) (1)
- New York Military Agency (1)
- New York State Soldiers' Depot (1)
- Tri-State Transportation Commission (1)
- Willard Psychiatric Center (N.Y.) (1)
- Hillhouse, Thomas, 1816-1897 (2)
- Batcheller, G.S. (1)
- Burt, Friend N. (1)
- Burt, S. W. (Silas Wright), 1830-1912. (1)
- Clinton, George, 1739-1812 (1)
- Conkling, F.A. (1)
- Doty, Lockwood L. (Lockwood Lyon), 1827-1873 (1)
- Fenton, Reuben E. (Reuben Eaton), 1819-1885 (1)
- Ferry, William H. (1)
- Morgan, Edwin D. (Edwin Denison), 1811-1883 (1)
- Morgan, George W. (1)
- Read, John Meredith, 1837-1896. (1)
- Robinson, Lucius. (1)
- Vanderpoel, Isaac, 1821-1868 (1)
Displaying 46 Finding Aids
Title
- State Legislature petitions
Series Number
- A0204
Summary
- These petitions submitted by localities, citizens, organizations, and businesses, request legislative action on topics such as women's suffrage; liquor licensing and prohibition; division of counties; banking practices; and manufacturing duties. Access to records is restricted due to extensive burn damage.
Creator
- New York (State). Legislature
Access Restrictions
- Records are extensively burned and fragile. Due to their extreme fragility and the lack of access tools, the records are closed.
Title
- Claims of Spanish-American War volunteers
Series Number
- A1255
Summary
- State employees who voluntarily enlisted in the United States service during the Spanish-American War were entitled to pay as public employees from enlistment time until honorable discharge. This series consists of petitions and claims from State employees to the Comptroller's Office for pay due them. Records contain certified statements verifying the claimant's time and state employment, the name of the unit with which the claimant served and may include a statement of amount allowed the claimant.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Petitions and other records
Series Number
- A0161
Summary
- This series may have originally been part of Series A0204, Legislative Petitions. Extreme burn damage precludes item-level identification or further description of the series. Records are restricted due to their condition.
Creator
- New York (State). Legislature
Access Restrictions
- Restricted indefinitely due to extreme burn damage, which precludes any definitive identification or description.
Title
- Adjutant General's Office correspondence and petitions
Series Number
- B0462
Summary
- This series consists of mostly routine and administrative correspondence, memoranda, petitions, orders, and transmittal letters. There are also a significant number of items of noteworthy historical interest.While most of the records were from military personnel, there is a significant amount of from private citizens; federal and state officials; adjutant generals from other states; New York State legislators; and representatives of military manufacturing firms.
Creator
- New York (State). Adjutant General's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Applications for land grants
Series Number
- A0272
Summary
- The series consists of applications for grants of unappropriated land by letters patent from New York Colony and State. Along with the applications are related reports, surveys, maps, warrants for surveying lands and drafting of letters patent, objections to title, and letters.
Creator
- New York (State). Secretary of State
Access Restrictions
- A0272-19: Map is fragile and should be handled under the supervision of an archivist.
Title
- Orders for appointment of guardian or next friend
Series Number
- J5026
Summary
- This series consists of petitions to a Supreme Court justice, commissioner, or judge of a court of common pleas for appointment of a guardian for an infant-defendant, or a next friend (prochein ami) for an infant-plaintiff (a minor could not appear in court).
Creator
- New York (State). Supreme Court of Judicature (Geneva)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Middletown State Homeopathic Hospital order and commitment books
Series Number
- B1753
Summary
- This series consists of certificates of lunacy, medical certificates, forms, petitions, and case histories documenting the process used to commit people to the Middletown State Homeopathic Hospital. Early commitment orders include name, case number, address or residence, occupation, and by whom brought. The physician's certificates include a brief statement of symptoms. Indigent patients are noted. Name indexes appear at the front of each volume. There is no information for 1890-1892. Records are restricted.
Creator
- Middletown State Homeopathic Hospital (N.Y.)
Access Restrictions
- 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
- Decisions on variance petitions
Series Number
- 18954
Summary
- The series consists of original decisions on variance petitions issued by the Department of State's Codes Division and by Regional Boards of Review. Files include summaries of grievances and relief sought; findings of fact; conclusions of law; and determinations. Also included are petition files produced by the Division of Housing and Community Renewal relating to property owners who had received citations for code violations.
Creator
- New York (State). Division of Code Enforcement and Administration
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Willard Asylum for the Insane record of commitments
Series Number
- B1465
Summary
- This series consists of transcripts of orders of admission and medical certificates (commitment papers) for patients admitted to Willard State Hospital. Records include patient's name; date admitted; and residence. Medical certificates include physician's observations and opinions concerning patient's behavior, mental condition, and cause of insanity.
Creator
- Willard Asylum for the Insane
Access Restrictions
- 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
- Files related to Revolutionary War claims and other subjects
Series Number
- A4682
Summary
- This series consists of documents created or collected by the New York State Assembly prior to 1830 and transferred to the office of the secretary of state for preservation. The bulk consists of Revolutionary war soldiers claims for services rendered, supplies furnished, or damages incurred. Other topics include: public grievances; mechanical inventions; chambers of commerce; canal construction (including the 1816 for the creation of the Erie Canal); and compensation and transfer of property.
Creator
- New York (State). Legislature. Assembly
Access Restrictions
- Restricted in part due to severe burn damage. Use with assistance of archivist.
Title
- Deputy Commissioner's subject and correspondence files
Series Number
- B2721
Summary
- This series consists of the subject and correspondence files of Eugene J. Leff, Deputy Commissioner for Remediation and Materials Management, and James M. Tierney, Assistant Commissioner for Water Resources. The records reflect the executive level decision and policy making of individuals in these positions in relation to the Marcellus Shale High-Volume Hydraulic Fracturing project.
Creator
- New York (State). Office of Environmental Quality and Remediation
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Petitions and correspondence regarding the New York-Vermont boundary dispute
Series Number
- A1826
Summary
- Records include petitions from New Yorkers requesting help in defending their land rights; minutes and resolutions of local and congressional committees concerning proposed solutions; correspondence of government officials and local committees regarding use of armed forces to protect New York's land claims, actions taken against New York by Ethan Allen's Green Mountain Boys, and Congressional response to the dispute; records regarding patents for land granted by New York State to compensate property holders for land lost; and lists of names of "Vermont sufferers" entitled to land.
Creator
- New York (State). Constitutional Convention, 1846
Access Restrictions
- Access to original records is restricted due to burn damage sustained in the 1911 New York State Capitol building fire.
Title
- Petitions and reports relating to colleges and schools
Series Number
- A1824
Summary
- These records reflect the Legislature's functions to incorporate schools and colleges and to appropriate funds and grant land for their operation. Included are petitions from entities seeking to incorporate a school; seeking assistance in establishing, maintaining, or expanding a school; seeking funding for use by schools; or seeking permission to sell land to raise money for a school. There are also Regents status reports and reports from colleges to the Regents.
Creator
- New York (State). Legislature. Assembly
Access Restrictions
- Access to original records is restricted due to severe burn damage sustained in the 1911 New York State Capitol building fire. Microfilm is first use copy.
Title
- New York State Superintendent of Public Works claims submitted by property owners for canal related damages
Series Number
- B0386
Summary
- This series consists of duplicate copies of statements of claims, bills of particulars, and blueprint property maps filed with the State Court of Claims by property owners seeking compensation from the State of New York. Most claimants seek compensation for damage to property caused during construction or operation of the state canal system, but claimants in some instances seek compensation for land appropriated by the State for canal purposes.
Creator
- New York (State). Superintendent of Public Works
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Legal files for establishment and alteration of school districts and vocational education and extension boards
Series Number
- B0554
Summary
- This series relates to the formation and alteration of central rural and high schools; enlarged city schools; village superintendencies; union free schools; consolidated districts; BOCES; and VEEBS. Documents include orders of the commissioner of education and district superintendents; petitions for school district meetings; and minutes of organizing meetings of school districts. Common school and union free school district legal files were destroyed in the 1911 State Capitol building fire.
Creator
- New York (State). Education Department. Division of Educational Finance
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- School district centralization files
Series Number
- B1104
Summary
- These files contain proposals for central school districts that were approved or rejected by voters. Files include: applications including statistical, financial, and narrative information; memoranda from the Bureau of Rural Administrative Services summarizing local sentiment and expressing the bureau's opinion on proposed centralization; petition requesting a special meeting to vote on the proposal; minutes of the special meeting laying out a central school district; and correspondence concerning the proposal.
Creator
- New York (State). Education Department. Office of Counsel
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Petitions, correspondence, and resolutions relating to estates of deceased persons
Series Number
- A1817
Summary
- Despite the establishment of the State Court of Probates in 1778 and the Surrogate's Court system in 1787, citizens continued to petition the State Legislature for assistance in settling estates of deceased persons. This series contains petitions to the legislature from heirs to estates and estate executors or administrators. The petitions address a wide variety of probate matters, including settlement of debts owed by or to estates and contested dispositions of estates.
Creator
- New York (State). Legislature. Assembly
Access Restrictions
- These records suffered minor burn damage in the State Capitol fire of 1911. Microfilm copy of series should be consulted initially and original records used under supervision if necessary.
Title
- Petitions and appeals to the Canal Board
Series Number
- A1140
Summary
- These records document the Canal Board's responsibilities for hearing damage claims and appeals, directing special repairs, administering disputed contracts, and other canal-related administrative matters. The series also contains appeals from decisions of the Board of Appraisers, Canal Appraisers, and Board of Claims. The Canal Board's decision regarding these appeals was considered final. The series consists mostly of filed petitions and appeals to the Board along with minutes of hearings, testimony, correspondence, and other accompanying documentation.
Creator
- New York (State). Treasurer's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Records of the Council of Appointment
Series Number
- A1037
Summary
- These documents relate to official positions over which the Council of Appointment had the power of appointment. The documents include appointments; resignations; petitions of application or recommendation for appointments; and lists of officials.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Supreme Court of Judicature (New York) insolvency papers
Series Number
- J2000
Summary
- This series includes documents relating to the assignment and sale of property of insolvent debtors who petitioned for relief, or the attachment and sale of property of "absconding, concealed, or non-resident debtors" in response to the petition of creditors. Most of the petitions were directed to the Recorder of the City of New York. Other petitions were directed to a justice of the Supreme Court of Judicature. Documents include petitions of debtors and their creditors requesting sale of property; affidavits of creditors; accounts of debts owed to creditors; orders for assignment of property to trustees for sale; and documents discharging the debtors from further liability. Most of the files related to debtors residing in New York City. Some files relate to debtors elsewhere in the state.
Creator
- New York (State). Supreme Court of Judicature (New York)
Access Restrictions
- Most of the documents are fragile; use and copying may be restricted.