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Displaying 56 Finding Aids
Title
- Court of Appeals building plans and drawings
Series Number
- B1659
Summary
- This series consists of architectural and mechanical drawings of the 1915 renovation of the "State House" building, located on Eagle Street in Albany, New York, for use by the New York State Court of Appeals. The plans show structural alterations; additions; and heating, sanitary, and electrical modifications.
Creator
- New York (State). Office of General Services. Design and Construction
Access Restrictions
- Documents relating to existing facilities may be withheld under FOIL sect. 87.2(f) ("if disclosed could endanger the life or safety of any person").
Title
- Planning and promotional records for the opening of the New York State Museum
Series Number
- A4611
Summary
- This series contains planning and promotional documents for the grand opening celebration of the New York State Museum (July 1-4, 1976) at its new location at the Cultural Education Center in the Empire State Plaza, Albany, New York. Included are Museum Opening Committee agendas and meeting minutes, press releases, transcripts of speeches, invitations and programs, posters, pamphlets, and other promotional materials, plans for various events, exhibit planning notes, and black and white photographic prints.
Creator
- New York (State). Education Department
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- South Mall project specifications
Series Number
- 16195
Summary
- Architectural project specifications define the procedural and administrative requirements for a project, as well as the materials, equipment, products, systems, and standards of workmanship required for the project's completion. This series contains specifications relating to all components of the South Mall construction project.
Creator
- New York (State). Office of General Services
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- State Engineer and Surveyor's maps and plans for the Hudson and Champlain Improvement survey
Series Number
- A0853
Summary
- These maps and plans show proposed improvements along the Hudson and Champlain Canal. They depict bridges; culverts; waste weirs; locks; dams; waterway profiles; property owners; lot sites; and streets of towns and cities bordering the canal.
Creator
- New York (State). Treasurer's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- New York City subway contract drawings and plans
Series Number
- A0414
Summary
- The series consists of sets of contract drawings of New York City subway system routes and facilities in Brooklyn from 1907 and 1908. Each set includes several portfolios of drawings, plans, maps, details, and sectional drawings. They are arranged chronologically by year and therein by route number and alphanumeric contract drawing number.
Creator
- New York (State). Public Service Commission
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Plans, blueprints, and drawings relating to the operation and maintenance of the Barge Canal
Series Number
- B1353
Summary
- This series consists of working copies of contract plans used by the Operations and Maintenance Division of the Department of Public Works and predecessor units. These "office copies" include attachments in the form of maps and plans detailing revisions and updates to original plans. Included are hydrologic data; maps and charts for lake elevations; buoy locations; hydrographs of the Oneida, Seneca, and Oswego rivers; charts of Cayuga and Oneida Lake elevations; and plans and related material for Barge Canal contracts.
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Application files pertaining to public water supply systems
Series Number
- 20653
Summary
- This series documents the regulation of public water supply systems that are owned and operated by municipalities, as well as private companies, organizations and individuals. The series include water supply application files and maps. The application files reflect the process of applying for and receiving permits for proposed public water supply systems. The application maps contains maps, blueprints, profiles and drawings depicting the location of main water lines, reservoirs, aqueducts, water basins, dams, tunnels and related water works structures.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Environmental Conservation. Division of Water. Bureau of Water Permits
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Joint Legislative Committee on Lake George Water Conditions exhibit files
Series Number
- B1822
Summary
- The Joint Legislative Committee on Lake George Water Conditions compiled these exhibits while conducting public hearings and research. Exhibits include a map of all locations of International Paper Company mills at Ticonderoga; an engineering plan detailing International Paper Company's old and new dams at Ticonderoga; diagrams showing variations in Lake George's height, draft, and accumulated precipitation at Ticonderoga; photographs and blueprint survey maps of islands in Lake George; and legal documents from the suit filed by the state against System Properties Inc.
Creator
- New York (State). Legislature. Joint Legislative Committee on Lake George Water Conditions
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Blueprint plans, drawings, and specifications for improvements to state and municipal jails, penitentiaries, and public buildings
Series Number
- A3317
Summary
- This series consists of blueprints of city and county penal facilities prepared by municipal architects and departments of correction and submitted to the State Commission of Prisons for approval. Records include building plans, details, sections, and specifications for police stations, city jails, jail portions of office buildings, and county penitentiaries.
Creator
- New York (State). State Commission of Correction
Access Restrictions
- Documents relating to existing correctional facilities and other facilities may be withheld under FOIL sect. 87.2(f) ("if disclosed could endanger the life or safety of any person").
- Restricted: Certain items are extremely fragile. Use under supervision or with assistance of archivist due to fragile condition.
Title
- Statewide sewage disposal, water pollution, and discharge permit files
Series Number
- A1117
Summary
- The series consists of waste water sewage disposal files, including records on state inspection and regulation of sewage treatment facilities and projects and efforts to control water pollution resulting from unsanitary disposal of waste by corporate and private entities.
Creator
- New York (State). Division of Water
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Division of Canals and Waterways plans, maps, and specifications relating to various Barge Canal contracts
Series Number
- B1213
Summary
- These records relate to contracted work on the Barge Canal involving constructing or repairing dams, storage reservoirs, or canal terminals; channel excavation; or bridge improvement. A few maps and tracings of the Syracuse area show encroachment on the Erie Canal and state-owned land desired by private concerns. The plans, primarily blueprint copies, include profiles, cross sections, location maps, elevations, layouts, typical sections, or sectional drawings.
Creator
- New York (State). Division of Canals and Waterways
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Canal plans, drawings, and blueprints
Series Number
- B1567
Summary
- This series consists of drawings, blueprints, plans, diagrams, tracings, and maps relating primarily to the state's canal system. Virtually all the state's canals are represented, but the series is particularly strong with respect to the Barge Canal system. Also included is a map of the Genesee Valley Canal Extension from Olean to Mill Grove Pond apparently created by William Rumble from an earlier David Vaughan map. Records are restricted due to severe fire and water damage.
Creator
- New York (State). Superintendent of Public Works
Access Restrictions
- Restricted due to severe fire and water damage. Use only under supervision and with assistance of State Archives staff.
Title
- Plans and drawings for Barge Canal maintenance and capital projects, Section 3, District 2
Series Number
- B2076
Summary
- This series consists of plans of buildings and structures in the Fonda Section of the New York State Barge Canal System. Records include plans of locks, buildings, dams, and bridges. Also included are plans for the shop and office in Utica and the layout and design plans for the section shop in Fonda.
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
- 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
- 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
- Hudson River Valley Commission correspondence and subject files
Series Number
- A1115
Summary
- The series consists of the correspondence and subject files of the Hudson River Valley Commission, which was set up by order of Governor Rockefeller in 1965 for the purpose of conducting a study of the scenic and cultural resources of the Hudson River Valley. The series includes project review logs, staff correspondence and subject files, minutes of commission meetings, transcripts of hearings, correspondence files concerning reviewed projects and those projects excluded from review, and a few publications.
Creator
- New York (State). Hudson River Valley Commission
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Emergency Operations Center Activation Documentation Unit records
Series Number
- 21693
Summary
- This series consists of approximately 1,000 photocopies of floor plans of the World Trade Center. Plans measure approximately 19 x 27 inches. Types include concrete plans, floor plans, foundation plans, framing plans, loading plans, and drawing indexes. Areas covered by the plans include Tower A, Tower B, Northeast Plaza Building, U.S. Custom House, World Trade Center Hotel, and various zones.
Creator
- New York State Emergency Management Office. Planning Unit
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Blueprints and tracings of railroad grade crossing eliminations
Series Number
- A4432
Summary
- The State Comptroller's office responsibility includes oversight of state infrastructure planning and financing. This series consists of blueprints and tracings of maps and plans relating to projects paid for by state government bond issues for railroad grade crossing eliminations. The work sites depicted in the series are located in Suffern (Rockland County), Slingerlands (Albany County), Riverhead (Suffolk County), Sennett (Cayuga County), and Watertown (Jefferson County), New York.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.