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Title

Education Department Division of Visual Instruction negatives and positive transparencies of instructional photographic images

Series Number

A3134

Summary

Lantern slides were compiled as instructional aids for the public school curriculum. More than 20,000 unique images dating from 1856-1939 document a wide variety of subjects, including New York State, North American and world geography, history, natural sciences, fine arts, trades, industries, education, and schools. This series consists of glass plate negatives and positive transparencies, plus a few film negatives, which were collected and reviewed for the possible use in the production of educational lantern slides.

Creator

• New York (State). Education Department. Division of Visual Instruction

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.

Title

Aerial photographs of state university campuses

Series Number

15592

Summary

These aerial photographs of State University of New York (SUNY) college and university campuses provided the Project Control and Initiation Unit with visual information necessary for capital plans and surveying. Taken at approximately five year intervals between 1962-1981, the photos are of individual campuses and the SUNY Central Administration Building in Albany. In addition, a series of aperture cards depicting construction drawings and schematics of the buildings and grounds is available for the majority of school sites.

Creator

• New York State University Construction Fund. Project Control and Initiation Unit

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.

Title

Photographic prints, negatives, and slides

Series Number

B1008

Summary

This series consists of about 255 color slides, 200 color and black-and-white prints, and 200 negatives. The images include exterior and interior shots, as well as inmate activities and facilities at Albion including religious services, classes (sewing, cooking, etc.), recreational activities, and medical care.

Creator

• Albion State Training School (Albion, N.Y.)

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.

Title

Inmate identification files

Series Number

A1501

Summary

Records contain fingerprints, photographs and negatives, DCI or NYSIIS criminal record, FBI criminal record, Bertillion Records, other non-probationary criminal records. Files are only for inmates sent to Matteawan. These records are related to inmate case files.

Creator

• Matteawan State Hospital

Access Restrictions

Restricted in accordance with Section 33.13, Mental Hygiene Law, relating to confidentiality of clinical records. Access permitted under certain conditions upon application to and approval by the Office of Mental Health.

Rap sheets and fingerprints found in this series are restricted.

Title

Inmate commitment files

Series Number

A1502

Summary

These files contain certificates of recovery, statements of transfer, negatives of photographs, inventories of inmates' possessions, applications for writs of habeas corpus, inmate correspondence, newspaper clippings, and orders for withdrawal of writs of habeas corpus. These files were generated by the officials at Dannemora State Hospital, who decided to separate inmates' commitment records from the main case files. The majority of the files contain only statements of transfer, inventories of inmates' possessions, and certificates of recovery.

Creator

• Dannemora State Hospital

Access Restrictions

Restricted in accordance with Section 33.13, Mental Hygiene Law, relating to confidentiality of clinical records. Access permitted under certain conditions upon application to and approval by the Office of Mental Health.

Title

Land Use and Natural Resources Inventory and Land Related Information System aerial photographs

Series Number

B1052

Summary

These aerial photographs were taken to produce overlay maps for the LUNR and LRIS projects as part of a natural resource inventory in New York State. The base maps for the overlays were United States Geological Survey/New York State Department of Transportation quadrangle maps. The photographs document general and specific use of land for analysis by government and private planning, development, and conservation agencies. Discernible features include agricultural land, forest land, waterways, residential developments, commercial/industrial developments, buildings, and roads.

Creator

• New York (State). Office of Planning Services

Access Restrictions

B1052-88: Photonegatives closed for research. Photographs are use copy.

Title

Negative photographs of State institutions, Barge Canal locations and structures, and highways

Series Number

B0223

Summary

These negative photographs were taken for use in settling Court of Claims litigation such as State contracts for the construction of highways, buildings, and other structures; appropriation of land and water; employee negligence; damages due to defects in the State's highway system. The negatives are filed in jackets with the Court of Claims number, negative number, name of facility, institution or location, direction of view, by whom taken, date, and pertinent remarks written on each jacket.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of Public Works. Division of Engineering

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.

Title

Files relating to the Commissioner's Museum Inquiry Committee and proposed State Museum building

Series Number

A3164

Summary

These files include records from departmental inquiries into the operation of the State Museum. Various reports, correspondence, photographs and background notes provide detailed information on the museum's functions and needs. Also included are planning documents, including plot and floor plans for a proposed new museum building in Albany (1930-1934). Photographs show birds, plants, mosses, and insects studied by State Museum staff; downtown Albany, State Education Building, State Capitol, and Alfred E. Smith State Office Building.

Creator

• New York (State). Division of Science and State Museum

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.

Title

Negatives and prints of Thruway interchanges and facilities

Series Number

B0592

Summary

This series includes film negatives and prints, grouped by Thruway Region, showing aerial, oblique views of Thruway interchanges and facilities. There are usually several views of each taken from different angles and distances

Creator

• New York State Thruway Authority. Department of Public Information

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.

Title

Education Department Division of Archives and History photographs of historic sites and structures

Series Number

A0245

Summary

This series contains film negatives and photographic prints of historic sites, buildings, bridges, statues, monuments, and a few persons of statewide or local significance. It apparently contains interfiled photographs resulting from several projects to document historic sites in New York State. The projects included a Federally sponsored historic sites survey (circa 1936-1939); preliminary work on the Historical Album of New York State (1941-1942); and a resurvey of historic sites conducted by the Division of Archives and History (circa 1947-1949).

Creator

• New York (State). Education Department. Division of Archives and History

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.

Title

Photographs of observances of the 150th Anniversary of the American Revolution

Series Number

B0567

Summary

This series consists of photographs of observances of the 150th anniversary of the American Revolution held throughout the state. The photographs show reenactments of battles, plays, and other pageantry; pageant organizers, participants, and spectators; placement of historical markers; scenes of pageant locations; and include photographs of Charles A. Lindbergh. These observances or pageants depicted were part of the statewide celebration of the 150th anniversary of events in 1776 and 1777, authorized by the Legislature in 1926 and 1927.

Creator

• New York (State). Education Department. Division of Archives and History

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.

Title

Photographic prints and negatives of Commissioner Gordon M. Ambach and Education Department staff

Series Number

B1054

Creator

• New York (State). Education Department. Commissioner's Office

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.

Title

Negatives and photographs of mineral producing facilities and geologic features

Series Number

A4213

Summary

Approximately 300 images depict mineral mines, quarries, cement plants, terra cotta factories, and stone crushing plants; natural features of specific communities; industrial development; geologic formations; and geological exhibits. Many were made by Geological Survey geologists to illustrate State Museum publications.

Creator

• New York (State). Division of Science and State Museum

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.

Title

Education Department Bureau of Publications publicity photographs negatives

Series Number

A0471

Summary

The photographic negatives in this series were created by the Education Department for department publications and to document departmental functions. Sample subjects include: Education Department staff; Board of Regents; visitors to the Education Department; materials held by the New York State Library; and the New York State Museum; schools, teachers, and school activities; and agricultural scenes.

Creator

• New York (State). Education Department. Bureau of Publications

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.

Title

Motion Picture Division censorship files

Series Number

A1428

Summary

These records were apparently generated by the Motion Picture Division in order to gather background data on the activities of other censorship boards on questionable films, on court opinions regarding freedom of expression, about various motion picture associations and unions that advocated freedom from censorship, and other subjects dealing with film censorship. The files contain records that document the Division's approach to sensitive film topics, such as burlesque, liquor, religion, sex, communism, crime, narcotics, prostitution, and birth control.

Creator

• New York (State). Motion Picture Division

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.

Title

Negatives and photographs of roads and road construction

Series Number

A4030

Summary

These photographs show damaged roads in eastern upstate New York; machinery used to construct or resurface roads; work in progress; roads before and after repair; various road surfaces like macadam or concrete; road signs; and automobile accidents. These were probably created by the Albany division office to plan highway projects for the division, to examine work done on the highways, and to inspect all state and county highways and report on them to the State Highway Commission when requested.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of Highways

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.