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Displaying 56 Finding Aids
Title
- State and federal institution wastewater disposal files
Series Number
- A1121
Summary
- The series consists of memorandums, reports, plans, and correspondence relating to the inspection, construction, and upgrading of sewage treatment plants and the establishment and monitoring of waste water pollution controls for various state and federal institutions.
Creator
- New York (State). Division of Water
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Barge Canal plans
Series Number
- B1009
Summary
- The volume contains plates of plans, drawings, profiles and location maps relating to the improvement and enlargement of the Barge Canal. Locks, dams, and bridges are frequently represented. Generally the plates depict: typical channel sections, prism walls and the types of wall and bank protection employed; locks; power plants; fixed and movable dams and navigation aids. A list of plates in front of volume functions as an index.
Creator
- New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Plans of the new State Capitol
Series Number
- A1874
Summary
- This series contains architectural plans for the construction of the present State Capitol. Included are original plans and photographic reproductions that illustrate both interior and exterior views of the Capitol. Arranged roughly by building section.
Creator
- New York (State). New Capitol Commission
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Affirmative action plans and monitoring files
Series Number
- B0545
Summary
- This series consists of: State Agency Affirmative Action Plans, outlining how the agency will increase employment opportunity for minorities, women and the disabled; DHR Monitoring Files which include correspondence and memoranda about the development, implementation, problems with and progress of affirmative action plans; and Merit System Affirmative Action Office and Monitoring Bureau Monitoring Files which includes 1980 DHR Progress Report to the Governor's Executive Committee on Affirmative Action, and Monitoring Bureau goals and procedures materials.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Civil Service. Division of Affirmative Career Programs. Monitoring Bureau
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this 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
- Urban arterial highway route planning files
Series Number
- A0733
Summary
- The series consists of plans, correspondence, graphs, and maps relating to arterial highway planning in 38 cities throughout New York. It was the state's intention to integrate arterial highways in the state highway system and cost share with the federal government for the construction and maintenance of the system, with the remainder of costs for required rights of way assumed by the city. Files are organized by city.
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Original and preliminary cross sections for 1895 survey of Erie Canal improvement
Series Number
- B0650
Summary
- This series consists of hand-drawn cross sections from an 1895 survey done for proposed canal improvements. Various colored lines represents the existing canal bed; proposed improvements; and water level of the canal. Measurements give changes in elevation for use in determining the amount of excavation or fill needed for the improvements. Represented are parts of the middle and western division of the Erie and Oswego canals, along with several prominent feeders.
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, details, and drawings of structures and locations for work on the Erie, Genesee Valley, Chemung, and Oswego canals
Series Number
- B0379
Summary
- This series documents the planning and estimating work done to various structures along the state's canals. The records include maps and plans of locations and structures for work done on the Erie (Middle and Western divisions only), Genesee Valley, Chemung, and Oswego canals, and at least one sheet relating to the Cayuga and Seneca Canal. The records date from the first canal enlargement through to the start of the canal improvements that became known as the Barge Canal system.
Creator
- New York (State). Executive Department
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Survey records and estimates for proposed Chemung Canal reconstruction
Series Number
- B0390
Summary
- This series consists of maps, profiles, plans, survey documents, diagrams, estimates, the final report on the proposed improvement of the Chemung Canal. Also included are daily journals of Resident Engineer Louis A. Burns who was in charge of the project and prepared the final report. Also included are maps of Montour Falls and surrounding communities; plans and profiles of the proposed feeder, the proposed new channel; and diagrams of water levels and channel depth.
Creator
- New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- St. Lawrence-Eastern Ontario Commission project review files
Series Number
- 13405
Summary
- The St. Lawrence-Eastern Ontario Commission had responsibilities for the preservation, protection, development, and use of the unique natural resources of the St. Lawrence River Valley and the lands adjacent to Lake Ontario's eastern shores, an area bordering St. Lawrence, Jefferson, Oswego, and Cayuga counties. Project review files contain analysis of archaeological, ecological, and historical effects; local and regional economic impact; conformity with standards of other government agencies; and visual, olfactory, and auditory effects.
Creator
- New York (State). St. Lawrence-Eastern Ontario Commission
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Maps, blueprints, tracings, diagrams, plans, and cross sections of canal structures and sites
Series Number
- B0171
Summary
- These records primarily concern the Barge Canal system and its feeders. Series also contains items depicting the old Erie Canal and other canals such as the Black River Canal. Maps depict various canal structures such as bridges, diversion channels, dams, sewers, locks, culverts, stop gates, and aqueducts. Also shown are land patents, locations of towns and villages, land claims, towpath locations, roads, and streets in cities adjacent to canals.
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Highway design project correspondence and plans
Series Number
- 13377
Summary
- The series consists of files maintained by the DOT's Consultant Management Office. Records include correspondence plans, and an environmental impact statement pertaining to design of highways by outside consulting firms. Projects include Freeman's Bridge, South Park Avenue bridges, Hamilton Avenue Bridge in White Plains, New York State Thruway riverside ramps, work on Maurice Avenue to the Grand Central Parkway, sections of Rte. 74 and the Long Island Expressway.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Transportation. Facilities Design Division. Consultant Management Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Plans and drawings of museum facilities and exhibit cases
Series Number
- B0949
Summary
- This series includes blueprints showing the layout of exhibit cases of the Museum of Geology at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and the New York State Mining Exhibit at the Panama-Pacific Exposition in 1915; plans of exhibit cases for the State Museum; space allocation in the State Education Building; architectural plans for the Iroquois Exhibit in the State Museum, ca. 1902 and diagrams of the position of the figures and artifacts for the various cases.
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
- Maps, drawings, and blueprints related to state waterways and canals
Series Number
- 10448
Summary
- This series contains maps, profiles, tracings, sketches, plans, drawings, blueprints, and a small quantity of related charts and correspondence relating to the State's canals, feeders, and/or various waterways. Included are profiles of canals and rivers; cross sections of actual and proposed canal and railroad lines; and canal section sketches of the location of canals and drainage patterns.
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Department of Transportation Division of Waterways Maintenance subject files
Series Number
- B2545
Summary
- This series contains subject files pertaining to canal administration, including correspondence, studies, reports, drawings, and photographs.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Transportation. Division of Waterways Maintenance
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Contract plans relating to improvement of the Erie and Oswego canals
Series Number
- B0395
Summary
- Consisting mostly of maps, drawings, specifications, and related material, these plans show proposed work for which contracts were let during the "Nine Million Dollar Improvement" of the Erie and Oswego canals. In addition to particulars of a job site (elevations, structures, proposed improvements), the maps sometimes show boundaries of state-owned property, type of business (store, barber, mill, etc.), and name of businesses or property owners.
Creator
- New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.