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Displaying 114 Finding Aids
Title
- Westfield State Farm Prison Division register of parole applicants
Series Number
- B1016
Summary
- This series consists of records pertaining to inmates' parole eligibility. Included is a list of inmates entitled to a reduction in their minimum sentence based on good conduct and satisfactory performance of work duties; and a list of inmates who were approved to apply to the Board of Parole. Information includes inmate name; number; crime; date received; minimum and maximum sentence; days of jail time; and number of punishments.
Creator
- Westfield State Farm. Prison Division
Access Restrictions
- Summary information on adult inmates is disclosable under law. State Archives staff will review records containing probation, parole, medical, and juvenile criminal history data and disclose information pursuant to the Freedom of Information Law and Personal Privacy Protection Law. The identity of victims of sex crimes is not disclosable. Unless a specific law forbids disclosure indefinitely, all records must be disclosed after 75 years.
Title
- Education Department Board of Pharmacy registers of apprentices
Series Number
- B0490
Summary
- Legislation of 1900 established the first statewide board of pharmacy and required all persons employed as apprentices in pharmacies or drug stores to register with the board. This series consists of the names and registration numbers of apprentices who registered with the State Board of Pharmacy.
Creator
- New York (State). Education Department. Board of Pharmacy
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Register of prisoners received
Series Number
- A0775
Summary
- This series contains summary information on prisoners received into the State Prison of the City of New York (Newgate Prison). The register is divided into sections by gender and race and lists name, birthplace, crime, county of conviction, sentence, and date of sentence. Some entries include residence, occupation, skin complexion, hair color, height, and physical characteristics. Annual statistical summaries breakdown prisoners by crime, race, gender, place of birth, county of conviction, and length of sentence.
Creator
- New York State Prison (New York, N.Y.)
Access Restrictions
- Original volume is fragile. Digital and microfilm copies should be used.
Title
- Register of contracts, field and office books, and other matters relating to the Erie Canal enlargement
Series Number
- B0661
Summary
- This volume is a register of contracts, field and office books, and other matters related to the Erie Canal enlargement in Monroe County. It also contains abstracts of expenditures presented by engineers of the Western Division for work on the Erie and Genesee Valley Canals.
Creator
- New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Notaries public appointment registers and correspondence
Series Number
- A0600
Summary
- The bulk of this series consists of registers tracking individuals applying for or appointed to the position of notary public. The series also includes ten letter copybooks containing outgoing correspondence from the "notarial desk" of the governor's office, usually replying to inquires regarding vacancies, appointments, and application and appointment policies and procedures.
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Journals, ledgers, and registers of receipts and payments by the state
Series Number
- A0005
Summary
- This series of over 800 volumes provides a comprehensive view of the financial structure of New York State from 1775 to 1925. Included are Receipts and Deposits (1862-1924), Journals (1784-1894), Treasurer's Payments (1857-1907), Record of Correspondence Received (1875-1917), Day Books (1798-1848), Payment Journals (1882-1921), Appropriations (1890-1915) as well as numerous ledgers, checkbooks, journals, tax records and property records.
Access Restrictions
- Many of the volumes in this series are fragile. Use under supervision of archivist.
Title
- Index to register of fires of suspicious origin
Series Number
- A4249
Summary
- This series consists of an index to a register of fires of suspicious origins. Included for each fire listed is report number, date report filed, address, and locality, county, owner of building, occupant, and general remarks.
Creator
- New York (State). Fire Marshal
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Pathology/necropsy related index cards and registers
Series Number
- B2779
Summary
- Records consist of index cards with information related to wildlife necropsies (autopsies). Files appear to be the earliest Department of Environmental (DEC) records related to wildlife necropsies in New York State. Information consists of raw laboratory observations and data. Records document government efforts to document, track, and mitigate wildlife disease.
Creator
- New York (State). Bureau of Wildlife
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Register of incorporated companies
Series Number
- A1204
Summary
- This series from the Comptroller's Office contains a list of incorporated companies in New York State counties, arranged according to type of company (bank, insurance, turnpike, bridge, manufacturing, etc.). Incorporation date and information on capital stock are occasionally included.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Register of inspections, with no violations
Series Number
- A4253
Summary
- This series consists of a register of inspections where no violations were found. Information includes location, including city or village and county; owner, including name, classification, and address; and inspector, including date of inspection, date received, and remarks.
Creator
- New York (State). Fire Marshal
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Journal and voucher register for Barge Canal contracts
Series Number
- B0378
Summary
- This series is comprised of a volume of vouchers for Barge Canal contracts. The vouchers contain date of the contract; amount of expense; purpose of expense (such as payment to contractors, advertising, recovering appropriations, etc.); subtotals; and totals.
Creator
- New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Registers of bonds from the Supreme Court of Judicature (New York) and Supreme Court (New York County)
Series Number
- JN509
Summary
- Seven registers contain summary information about bonds filed in the New York County Clerk's Office, by parties to cases in the Supreme Court of Judicature, prior to July 1, 1847, and after that date in the Supreme Court (New York County). Entries in the earlier registers include the date of filing, surnames of the plaintiff and defendant or the petitioner, and the type of bond filed. Later registers include the full names of the parties, purpose of bond, by whom acknowledged, and the last name of the justice or other officer approving the bond. Bonds were filed by guardians, receivers, trustees, and other agents of the court, and to secure payment of court costs, obtain an injunction or an order of attachment, etc. Bonds were filed by the appellant who obtained a writ of error (before July 1, 1847) or appealed a judgment (after July 1, 1847); if the defendant appealed, his name appears first.
Creator
- New York County (N.Y.). Clerk's Office
Access Restrictions
- Use of fragile microfilm may be restricted.
Title
- New York State Lunatic Asylum visitors' book
Series Number
- B1489
Summary
- This series consists of a logbook of signatures of visitors to the State Lunatic Asylum. Date, name, and residence are recorded for each visitor. Brief notes concerning purpose of the visit are sometimes included. "With patient" indicates visitor was delivering patient for commitment.
Creator
- New York (State). State Lunatic Asylum
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
- Register of hearings and receivership cases
Series Number
- B0998
Summary
- This volume documents hearings before the Attorney General (1884-1892) and receivership cases in which the Attorney General was interested or which he prosecuted (ca. 1891-1902). Entries for hearings provide the names of the respondent, petitioner, and their attorneys; the date of receipt or filing; and case disposition. Entries for receivership cases provide case title and dates of service of papers, motions, adjournments, orders, final accountings, etc.
Creator
- New York (State). Attorney General's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Admission and discharge registers
Series Number
- B2368
Summary
- The registers in this series contain handwritten entries of admissions, discharges, and case observations, among other critical patient information. Data includes name, date of admission, age, county and/or municipality of origin, date of commitment, maintenance, and staff remarks. The indexes in this series record the patient's name, casebook volume and page number(s), existence of clinical records, burial record, autopsy record, or prescription record, or date of discharge.
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 for People with Developmental Disabilities.
Title
- Admission registers for incarcerated individuals to be executed
Series Number
- B0147
Summary
- This series contains volumes providing summary information on incarcerated individuals sentenced to be executed. Information includes but is not limited to name and aliases of incarcerated individual; crime; term out by commutation, expiration, or pardon; place of birth, age, and occupation; marital status and living relatives; physical description; education; religion; employment; residence when arrested; previous commitments; and statement of execution or commutation.
Creator
- Sing Sing Prison
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Certified copies of official registers of attorneys and counselors at law
Series Number
- J2030
Summary
- This series consists of published copies of registers of attorneys and counselors at law. Entries include name of attorney; residence; date oath or affirmation was filed; court where admitted and date and place of admission.
Creator
- New York (State). State Board of Law Examiners
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Prescription register
Series Number
- B1488
Summary
- This series consists of a register of medical prescriptions given to patients at the New York State Lunatic Asylum (later Utica State Hospital). Information includes patient name; date each prescription was commenced; discontinued and amount of medication prescribed. Records are restricted.
Creator
- Utica State Hospital (N.Y.)
Access Restrictions
- Restricted to protect personal privacy.Access permitted under certain conditions upon application and approval by the State Archives.
Title
- Register of applications of examiners of title
Series Number
- J2025
Summary
- This series documents applicants to the Board of Law Examiners to become certified examiners of title to real property. Information provided includes number of application, name of applicant, residence, office address, judicial department, date application received, age, where and when admitted to bar, nature of application (experienced or for examination), date and place of examination, date certificate issued, and remarks. The series documents 61 applicants.
Creator
- New York (State). State Board of Law Examiners
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Register of bonds for the Hudson and Berkshire Railroad Company
Series Number
- A1862
Summary
- This series consists of a register of bonds issued for the benefit of the Hudson and Berkshire Railroad Company. The register contains copies of the original bonds - each of which is countersigned, registered, and compared with the original bond and is signed by Archibald Campbell, Deputy Secretary of State. There are 175 entries in the register, all of which are for the amount of $1,000.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of State
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.