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Displaying 56 Finding Aids
Title
- Campus design and construction files
Series Number
- B0621
Summary
- This series consists of files documenting design and construction projects on the state-operated campuses of the State University of New York (SUNY) system. Included are master plans for campus construction; project specifications; work plans; project cost reports; contract proposals and evaluations; correspondence; memorandums; reports; brochures; booklets; newspaper clippings; press releases; speeches; hearing testimony; annual reports; and excerpts from minutes of the Board of Trustees. Also included are photographs, transparencies, maps, sectional drawings, designs, and floor plans.
Creator
- New York State University Construction Fund. Office of the General Manager
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Oneonta property maps, plans and drawings
Series Number
- A4619
Creator
- Oneonta (N.Y. : City)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- State park and campsite wastewater disposal files
Series Number
- A1123
Summary
- This series from the Division of Water and predecessor units consists of files on the planning and development of sewage waste disposal and treatment systems, and testing done to determine water pollution or contamination at state parks and campsites. The records include memorandums, correspondence, plans, maps, specifications, contract drawings, reports, permits, construction applications, technical reviews of plans, test results, brochures, and complaint letters about existing park conditions.
Creator
- New York (State). Division of Water
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Department of Mental Hygiene facility plans
Series Number
- B1975
Summary
- This series consists of plans pertaining to three New York State-operated mental health facilities on Long Island: Kings Park State Hospital, Pilgrim State Hospital, and Central Islip State Hospital. Plans are generally grouped by building and facility. The majority of the plans are blue prints on paper; some are microform copies mounted on aperture cards.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Mental Hygiene
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Subject and meeting files and World's Fair exhibit design and building plans
Series Number
- A0569
Summary
- The series consists of the files of the World's Fair Commission, together with contractors' plans and drawings prepared under the authority of the commission for the New York State exhibit at the 1939-1940 World's Fair. Along with commission subject files and general correspondence, these files include meeting minutes, contracts, bonds, bids and estimates of contractors for exhibit work, accident and insurance reports, photographs, and publications. The records also include blueprints, pencil drawings, and artwork.
Creator
- New York (State). World's Fair Commission
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Canal construction permit files
Series Number
- 10970
Summary
- This series contains maps, drawings, plans, blueprints, copies of permits, and what appear to be pages torn from the rough minutes of meetings of the Board of Canal Commissioners. The files pertain to the issuance of permits by the Board of Canal Commissioners (later the Office of the Superintendent of Public Works) allowing the construction of buildings, gas lines, sewers, cuts, piers, basins, and other facilities on, adjacent, or in proximity to New York State's canal system.
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Sewage treatment works construction planning grants files
Series Number
- 11460
Summary
- The series consists of project files for sewage treatment works in state municipalities for which state planning aid was requested. The records include correspondence, memoranda, discharge permits, certificates of expenditures, engineers' field reports, and applications for state grants to fund preliminary and detailed plans for public sewer systems or treatment works. Typical projects include construction of sanitary sewers, truck sewer extensions, garbage incinerators, outfall sewers, and new disposal plants or proposed additions and alterations to existing sewage treatment plants.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Health
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Department of Law Litigation Bureau landmark case files
Series Number
- 19352
Summary
- This series consists of landmark case files from the Department of Law. Files must meet at least one of these criteria: the files document cases that resulted in landmark decisions, rulings, or orders and therefore provide evidence of precedents; pertain to notorious figures or organizations that are likely to be the subject of ongoing research; involve prominent individuals who will likely be the subject of future research; define a shift or are illustrative of a major department policy or initiative.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Law. Litigation Bureau
Access Restrictions
- Designated records may contain information that is exempt from disclosure pursuant to state or federal statute or common law. Requests for access to designated records are reviewed by staff of the State Archives and the Office of the Attorney General (Department of Law). In certain circumstances, designated records or portions of records may be withheld.
Title
- Department of Public Works drawings, plans, and correspondence relating to state facilities
Series Number
- B1426
Summary
- This series consists of blueprint plans, estimates, and drawings for state facilities including state hospitals, buildings, and schools; Eastern Division of the canal; and state armories and barracks. Many plans document construction of roads, walkways, water supply systems, and drainage and sewage disposal systems. Also included are contract proposals, specifications, and support documents such as weekly engineer's reports, receipts for material delivered, estimates, contract books, and unidentified rolled plans and blueprints.
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Engravings of plans, profiles, and maps accompanying the annual report of the State Engineer and Surveyor
Series Number
- B0248
Summary
- This series consists of fifteen printed engravings compiled under the direction of State Engineer and Surveyor, Van R. Richmond by S.H. Sweet, Resident Engineer. The engravings illustrate the "standard models from which are built the important structures on the New York State Canals." The engravings depict timber locks, road bridges, aqueducts, truss bridges, dams, bulkheads, double locks, composite locks, farm bridges, waste weirs, culverts, and discharge pipes.
Creator
- New York (State). Executive Department
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Blueprint plans, drawings, and specifications for proposed expansion of Great Meadow Prison
Series Number
- A3315
Summary
- The series consists of a set of blueprint plans, specifications, diagrams, and drawings for a proposed expansion of the Great Meadow Prison at Comstock, New York. The blueprints depict cage area; laundry and bathhouse; powerhouse; punishment prison; and mess hall and kitchen building. They show locations of current buildings, proposed prison walls, building construction, areas for excavated material, and space for future buildings. Also included are sewer profiles and details; connecting corridor plans and profiles; engineering details; and area plans.
Creator
- New York (State). State Architect
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").
Title
- Buoy boat drawings and specifications
Series Number
- B1749
Summary
- This series consists of plans, drawings, and specifications used in building the state's buoy boat fleet at the Syracuse Canal Shops. Buoy boats were used to maintain and refuel kerosene lighted buoys on the state's canal system. Also included are typed and handwritten lists of labor, materials, equipment, and costs incurred to construct various numbers of boats.
Creator
- New York (State). Division of Canals and Waterways. Syracuse Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Health Department offfice and laboratory buildings plans and drawings
Series Number
- B1826
Summary
- This series consists of sets of design and "as-built" drawings of the former Health Department office and laboratory buildings, located on New Scotland Avenue in Albany. The drawings date from approximately 1918 to 1970 and show the design of and modifications to those buildings. Included are construction drawings, floor plans, engineering plans, and other aspects of the buildings. The buildings depicted no longer exist.
Creator
- New York (State). Office of General Services. Design and Construction
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Map and plan books of the location and construction of the state's canal system
Series Number
- B0292
Summary
- These volumes address the enlargement of the Erie and Champlain canals; building of the Oswego, Cayuga and Seneca, Chenango, Black River, and Genesee Valley canals; and appropriation of lands for canal use. They contain drawings, maps, diagrams, tracings, and profiles of much of the State's canal system and its related structures and provide detailed information concerning the location, dimensions, specification, and construction of related canal structures.
Creator
- New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Survey maps and plans for projected canal alterations
Series Number
- A0800
Summary
- The maps in this series appear to have been created by the Office of Surveyor General in compliance with legislation of 1827 requiring a complete map and field notes. Most of the maps depict specific sections of the Erie Canal and show locks; bridges; railroad bridges across canals; locations of canal alterations and improvements; aqueducts; and reservoirs and feeders. The series also includes maps relating to the Chemung, Chenango, Sodus, Oneida Lake, Champlain, and Cayuga and Seneca canals.
Creator
- New York (State). Canal Commissioners
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Unidentified maps, plans, and drawings of New York State canals
Series Number
- B1023
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- State Librarian's Office plans and subject files concerning the Education Building
Series Number
- A3285
Summary
- This series consists primarily of plans, contracts, and other documentation of alterations and renovations to the New York State Education Building in Albany. Also included is published material and newspaper clippings related to the history of the building.
Creator
- New York (State). Quartermaster General's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Building plans and drawings for the New York State Idiot Asylum
Series Number
- B1643
Summary
- An 1851 law provided for the state to undertake the care and teaching of "idiots" (the contemporary term for people with certain developmental disabilities). The New York State Asylum for Idiots, with a capacity for 100 residents, was completed on August 10, 1855. The series consists of 19th century watercolor renderings and pencil and ink drawings of the original building. The asylum was the first public facility in the nation for the care and treatment of persons with mental retardation.
Creator
- Syracuse State Institution for Feeble-Minded Children
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- General highway maps
Series Number
- B1905
Summary
- This series consists of detailed maps of Nassau and Suffolk Counties created for highway planning.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Transportation. Map Information Unit
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Office of Model Cities Program Services program files
Series Number
- 14193
Summary
- This series contains correspondence, memoranda, reports, instructional guides, field reports narratives of projects within each city and action plans concerning the Department's provision of services to model cities: Binghamton; Buffalo; Cohoes; Mount Vernon; New York City - Central Brooklyn, Harlem-East Harlem, and South Bronx; Poughkeepsie; Rochester; and Syracuse. Projects documented in this series deal with educational issues such as desegregation, occupational education, multicultural education, and continuing education.
Creator
- New York (State). Education Department. Office of Model Cities Program Services
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.