Finding Aid Search
- Education (34)
- Mental health facilities--New York (State) (21)
- Education--Finance (20)
- Governmental investigations (20)
- Canals--New York (State) (16)
- Correctional institutions--New York (State) (16)
- Canals (15)
- Finance, Public--New York (State) (14)
- World War, 1939-1945--Social aspects--New York (State) (14)
- World War, 1939-1945--War work--New York (State) (14)
- Civil defense (13)
- People with mental disabilities--Institutional care--New York (State) (13)
- Women--Health and hygiene (13)
- Public health (12)
- Civil service (11)
- Environmental policy (11)
- Criminal justice, Administration of (10)
- Executive advisory bodies (10)
- Hazardous waste sites (10)
- Legislation--New York (State) (10)
- Mentally ill--Care--New York (State) (10)
- Psychiatric hospital patients--New York (State) (10)
- Psychiatric hospitals--New York (State) (10)
- Public welfare (10)
- Civil service--New York (State) (9)
- Crime--New York (State) (9)
- Education--New York (State) (9)
- Government accountability (9)
- Juvenile delinquents--Rehabilitation (9)
- Juvenile detention homes (9)
- Prison administration--New York (State) (9)
- Public health--New York (State) (9)
- Water quality management (9)
- Canals--Maintenance and repair (8)
- Courts (8)
- Juvenile corrections (8)
- Juvenile delinquency (8)
- Juvenile delinquents (8)
- Reformatories (8)
- Consumer protection (7)
- Diseases--Reporting (7)
- Environmental health (7)
- Intellectual disability facilities (7)
- Labor (7)
- Pollution (7)
- State universities and colleges (7)
- Vocational education (7)
- Budget--New York (State) (6)
- Civil rights--New York (State) (6)
- Conservation of natural resources (6)
- Educational law and legislation (6)
- Educational planning (6)
- Education and state--New York (State) (6)
- Employee-management relations in government--New York (State) (6)
- Finance, Public--New York (State)--Accounting (6)
- Gambling--New York (State) (6)
- Governors--New York (State) (6)
- Health insurance (6)
- Institutional care (6)
- Legislation (6)
- Mental illness--Treatment--New York (State) (6)
- Mentally ill--Commitment and detention (6)
- Mentally ill--New York (State) (6)
- Prisons--New York (State) (6)
- Psychiatric hospital patients (6)
- Psychiatric hospitals (6)
- Psychiatric hospitals--Employees--New York (State) (6)
- Reformatories for women--New York (State) (6)
- Social service (6)
- Substance abuse--New York (State) (6)
- Water--Pollution (6)
- Women--Legal status, laws, etc. (6)
- World War, 1939-1945--Equipment and supplies (6)
- Affirmative action programs--New York (State) (5)
- Archives--New York (State) (5)
- Attorneys general--New York (State) (5)
- Child welfare (5)
- Civil rights (5)
- Constitutional conventions (5)
- Courts--New York (State) (5)
- Criminal justice, Administration of--New York (State) (5)
- Developmentally disabled--Institutional care--New York (State) (5)
- Environmental protection--New York (State) (5)
- Female offenders (5)
- Finance, Public (5)
- Habitat conservation (5)
- Higher education and state (5)
- Housing--New York (State) (5)
- Insurance companies--New York (State) (5)
- Labor policy--New York (State) (5)
- Legislators (5)
- Parks--New York (State) (5)
- Parole--New York (State) (5)
- Political ethics (5)
- Public health administration--New York (State) (5)
- Recreation and state--New York (State) (5)
- Recycling (Waste, etc.)--New York (State) (5)
- State-local relations (5)
- Women--Employment (5)
- Women educators (5)
- New York (State). Department of Mental Hygiene (50)
- New York (State). Executive Department (50)
- University of the State of New York (37)
- New York (State). Education Department (35)
- New York (State). Department of Environmental Conservation (30)
- New York (State). Department of Transportation (30)
- New York (State). Office of Mental Health (27)
- New York (State). Department of Correctional Services (26)
- New York (State). Department of Audit and Control (25)
- New York (State). Department of Health (23)
- New York (State). Department of Correction (20)
- New York (State). Governor (1955-1958 : Harriman) (14)
- New York (State). Governor (1959-1973 : Rockefeller) (11)
- New York (State). Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities (10)
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office (8)
- New York (State). Conservation Department (8)
- New York (State). Office for People with Developmental Disabilities (8)
- New York (State). Civil Service Commission (7)
- Willard State Hospital (N.Y.) (7)
- World Trade Center (New York, N.Y.) (7)
- Attica Correctional Facility (6)
- New York (State). Attorney General's Office (6)
- New York (State). Department of Labor (6)
- New York (State). State Agricultural and Industrial School (6)
- New York (State). Court of Appeals (5)
- New York (State). Division of Criminal Justice Services (5)
- New York (State). Legislature (5)
- New York (State). Public Service Commission (5)
- Society for the Reformation of Juvenile Delinquents in the City of New York (5)
- Syracuse Developmental Center (5)
- Auburn Correctional Facility (4)
- Democratic Party (N.Y.) (4)
- Empire Blue Cross and Blue Shield (N.Y.) (4)
- Middletown Psychiatric Center (N.Y.) (4)
- New York (State). Department of Civil Service (4)
- New York (State). Department of State (4)
- New York (State). Department of Transportation. Division of Waterways Maintenance (4)
- New York (State). Division for Youth (4)
- New York (State). Governor (1973-1974 : Wilson) (4)
- New York (State). State Board of Charities (4)
- New York (State). State Lunatic Asylum (4)
- New York (State). Superintendent of Public Works (4)
- New York (State). Surveyor General (4)
- United States. Works Progress Administration (4)
- University of the State of New York. Board of Regents (4)
- Utica State Hospital (N.Y.) (4)
- Bedford Hills Correctional Facility (3)
- Central Islip State Hospital (3)
- Civil Service Employees Association (N.Y.) (3)
- Gowanda State Hospital (3)
- Hooker Chemicals and Plastics Corp. (3)
- Kings Park State Hospital (3)
- Long Island Lighting Company (3)
- New York (State). Adjutant General's Office (3)
- New York (State). Department of Financial Services (3)
- New York (State). Department of Public Service (3)
- New York (State). Division of Equalization and Assessment (3)
- New York (State). Education Department. Division of Vocational and Extension Education (3)
- New York (State). Military Department (3)
- New York (State). State Commission in Lunacy (3)
- New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor (3)
- New York (State). Temporary Study Commission on the Future of the Adirondacks (3)
- New York State Museum and Science Service (3)
- New York State Thruway Authority (3)
- New York State Training School for Boys (3)
- New York State Urban Development Corporation (3)
- Rome Developmental Center (N.Y.) (3)
- Rome State Custodial Asylum (N.Y.) (3)
- South Mall (Albany, N.Y.) (3)
- Westfield State Farm (3)
- Willard Asylum for the Insane (3)
- Albion Correctional Facility (2)
- Binghamton State Hospital (2)
- Craig Colony (Sonyea, N.Y.) (2)
- Delaware River Basin Commission (2)
- Highland State Training School for Boys (2)
- Hoch Psychiatric Center (N.Y.) (2)
- Hudson River State Hospital (Poughkeepsie, N.Y.) (2)
- Lake Ontario Ordnance Works (Lewiston, N.Y.) (2)
- Manhattan State Hospital (2)
- Matteawan State Hospital (2)
- New Hampton State Training School for Boys (2)
- New York (N.Y.). Department of Investigation (2)
- New York (State). Advisory Board of Consulting Engineers (2)
- New York (State). Bureau of Child Welfare (2)
- New York (State). Canal Commissioners (2)
- New York (State). Commissioners of the Land Office (2)
- New York (State). Commission on the Adirondacks in the Twenty-First Century (2)
- New York (State). Constitutional Convention, 1967 (2)
- New York (State). Department of Economic Development (2)
- New York (State). Department of Health. Division of Laboratories and Research (2)
- New York (State). Department of Law (2)
- New York (State). Department of Social Services (2)
- New York (State). Department of Social Welfare (2)
- New York (State). Division of Chronic Disease Services (2)
- New York (State). Division of Coastal Resources (2)
- New York (State). Division of Housing and Community Renewal (2)
- New York (State). Division of Military and Naval Affairs (2)
- New York (State). Division of the Budget (2)
- New York (State). Education Department. Assistant Commissioner for Secondary Education (2)
- Abrams, Robert, 1938- (4)
- Bingham, Jonathan B. (4)
- Harriman, W. Averell (William Averell), 1891-1986 (4)
- Spitzer, Eliot. (4)
- Brawley, Tawana. (3)
- Lefkowitz, Louis J. (3)
- Moynihan, Daniel P. (Daniel Patrick), 1927-2003. (3)
- Vacco, Dennis C. (3)
- Webb, Arthur Y. (3)
- Wilson, Lois. (3)
- Allen, James E., Jr., 1911-1971 (2)
- Barba, James J. (2)
- Burdge, Howard G. (2)
- Burstein, Karen S. (2)
- Campbell, Persia Crawford, 1898-1974. (2)
- Chapman-Smith, V. (2)
- Clinton, George, 1739-1812 (2)
- Cuomo, Andrew M., 1957- (2)
- Davis, H. Jackson, Jr., Dr. (2)
- Dearstyne, Bruce W. (Bruce William), 1944- (2)
- Donovan, James H., 1923-1990 (2)
- Hackman, Larry J. (2)
- Hinchey, Maurice D. (2)
- Keppel, Francis, 1916-1990 (2)
- Koppell, G. Oliver (2)
- Lanford, Oscar E. (2)
- Lankler, Roderick C. (2)
- Lanza, Joseph, 1904-1968. (2)
- Leavy, William. (2)
- Lehman, Orin, 1920-2008 (2)
- Liman, Arthur L. (2)
- Martinez, Julio. (2)
- Moses, Robert, 1888-1981. (2)
- Rockefeller, Nelson A. (Nelson Aldrich), 1908-1979. (2)
- Ronan, William J. (2)
- Williams, Frank M. (2)
- Wilson, Lewis A. (2)
- Abate, Catharine. (1)
- Aldrich, J. Winthrop. (1)
- Allee, Dennis H. (1)
- Andre, John, 1751-1780. (1)
- Aponte, Angel R. (1)
- Arnold, Benedict, 1741-1801. (1)
- Ash, Carol. (1)
- Astor, John Jacob, 1763-1848. (1)
- Axelrod, David, 1935-1994. (1)
- Batista, Jorge L. (1)
- Berens, Donald P. (1)
- Bergan, Francis, 1902-1998. (1)
- Bergen, Joseph. (1)
- Berry, Charles Scott. (1)
- Biggs, Hermann M. (1)
- Bobrowitz, I.B., M.D. (1)
- Bouchard, Robert W. (1)
- Brandt, Arthur. (1)
- Brennan, J.C. (1)
- Briggs, Franklin H. (1)
- Bruce, David. (1)
- Burke, John. (1)
- Burns, Louis A. (1)
- Burt, Friend N. (1)
- Butcher, Donald G. (1)
- Cahalane, Victor Harrison, 1901- (1)
- Cahill, Kevin, M.D. (1)
- Castro, Bernadette. (1)
- Chapin, William H. (1)
- Chavez, Aaron D., M.D. (1)
- Cheney Donaldson, Michelle (1)
- Chu, Roderick G. W. (1)
- Claessens, August, 1885-1954. (1)
- Clark, Rhea Eckel. (1)
- Clarke, H. W. (1)
- Cohen, Jeffrey. (1)
- Conkling, F.A. (1)
- Conroy, James. (1)
- Conway, E. Virgil. (1)
- Cotter, William D. (1)
- Crotty, Erin M. (1)
- Culpepper, Carmen A. (1)
- Cuomo, Matilda. (1)
- Davidson, Joan K. (1)
- Davis, William E. (1)
- Dayton, Edwin W. (1)
- Dean, Arthur D. (1)
- Debs, Eugene V. (Eugene Victor), 1855-1926 (1)
- Delafield, Charles B. (1)
- De Peyster, Abraham, d. 1768? (1)
- Detlefson, Bruce. (1)
- DeWitt, Samuel A. (1)
- Di Benedetto Snyder, Patricia (1)
- Donati, Alfred Jr. (1)
- Dunnigan, John J., 1883- (1)
- Fenton, Joseph, Ed. D. (1)
- Ferry, William H. (1)
- Finch, Roy G. (Roy George), 1884- (1)
- Fink, Stanley, 1936- (1)
- Finletter, Thomas K. (Thomas Knight), 1893-1980. (1)
- Finley, John H. (John Huston), 1863-1940. (1)
- Fisher, Harold L. (1)
- Fite, Emerson D. (1)
Displaying 671 Finding Aids
Title
- South Mall project site acquisition and clearance files
Series Number
- 16209
Summary
- This series contains correspondence, memorandums, weekly inspection reports, contract specifications, and engineering drawings and plans related to the South Mall (Empire State Plaza) project site. The records document the interaction of the New York State Division of Housing and Community Renewal, Department of Public Works, and Office of General Services in acquiring land and property for the South Mall site, and in overseeing the demolition of buildings at the site.
Creator
- New York (State). Office of General Services. Office of South Mall Construction
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Assembly action logs and roll call votes
Series Number
- L0051
Summary
- This series records the activity of each Assembly committee during legislative sessions and action taken on each bill referred to it. Information for each bill includes: standing committee action (approved, killed, referred); introductory and print number; bill title; introducer; bill number companion bill in the Senate or assembly; and roll call vote.
Creator
- New York (State). Legislature. Assembly. Clerk of the Assembly
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Subject files related to interaction with Hooker Chemical Corporation and others
Series Number
- 22573
Summary
- This series consists of documents on various topics relating directly to Hooker Chemical Corporation and other entities potentially connected to the Love Canal hazardous waste site, as well as general information about solid waste and wastewater disposal. Several of the files appear to contain detailed, original documentation and reports on various aspects of the Love Canal event.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Environmental Conservation
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Tuberculosis (TB) case and contact register
Series Number
- B2392
Summary
- This series was created to document individual tuberculosis cases and to provide statistical and census information for the entire state.
Creator
- New York (State). Bureau of Communicable Disease Control (1982- )
Access Restrictions
- Restricted to protect personal privacy.
Title
- 1980 Winter Olympics security files
Series Number
- 15122
Summary
- Series consists of records related to security operations of the 1980 Winter Olympics, which were held at Lake Placid, New York. The records include reports, manuals, maps of the area, security plans, budget files, emergency disaster plans, search and rescue procedures, communications plans, personnel assignments and slides used in security briefings.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Environmental Conservation. Division of Law Enforcement
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding the access to or use of the material.
Title
- Custodial Asylum for Feeble-Minded Women Board of Managers visitation reports
Series Number
- B2620
Summary
- This series consists of copies of monthly reports made to the Governor and the State Board of Charities. Information may be either specific or general in nature. Topics include facilities conditions, plans and progress of construction and remodeling projects, purchase and installation of new equipment, significant financial items, and staffing changes.
Creator
- New York State Custodial Asylum for Feeble-Minded Women
Access Restrictions
- Restricted permanently in accordance with Section 33.13, Mental Hygiene Law, relating to confidentiality of clinical records and the Personal Privacy Protection Law. Access permitted under certain conditions upon application to and approval by the Office of Mental Health.
Title
- Assistant Director's correspondence files
Series Number
- B0584
Summary
- This series consists of correspondence, meeting minutes, reports, drafts of scientific publications, manuals/bulletins on state parks, research notes, field work expenses and results, and publication clippings. The records document the public and private activities of the assistant directors.
Creator
- New York State Museum
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Administrative records and manuals relating to military training enrollments and the Farm Cadet Corps
Series Number
- A4436
Summary
- This series contains general administrative records of the Military Training Commission, including enrollments of boys, related correspondence, and documentation of cooperation with federal efforts to increase the labor pool of farm workers which had been depleted by service in World War I. Also included are manuals for physical training, health, athletics, and citizenship (e.g. standards of discipline and deportment); reports on the Farm Cadet Corps; and correspondence and administrative records of the Commission Secretary.
Creator
- New York (State). Military Training Commission
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Senator Karen Burstein women's issues files
Series Number
- L0101
Summary
- These records, created or collected by Senator Karen Burstein, provide information on the development of leadership strategies by women's movement advocates. Include are correspondence, memorandums, reports, conference materials, press clippings, and other materials from state agencies, advocacy organizations, and individuals relating to abortion; childcare; displaced homemakers; women in prisons; International Women's Year; and the National Women's Conference (1977). Many records, representing both sides of the issue, relate to the passage of the Equal Rights Amendment in New York State.
Creator
- New York (State). Legislature. Senate. Senator (1973-1978 : Karen Burstein)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Organizational history research file
Series Number
- A4344
Summary
- This series contains records from a wide array of War Council agencies detailing major events in the agencies' formation, the execution of their duties, or appointment of officers. They were apparently culled from other records to document significant aspects of the council's history. Document types include monthly reports, meeting minutes, correspondence, resolutions, programs, pamphlets, sample forms, and memoranda-of-understanding. Subjects include: child care; fire protection; labor safety; nutrition; physical fitness; police reports; production; rationing; salvage; transportation; victory gardens; and vocational training.
Creator
- New York State War Council
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Commissioner's subject and correspondence files
Series Number
- 19095
Summary
- Files consist of records of commissioners of the Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services and of its predecessor divisions. Files include correspondence, reports, minutes, fiscal materials, planning documents and other materials relating to the operation of the agency, its programs, and cooperative efforts with other agencies.
Creator
- New York (State). Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services. Office of the Commissioner
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- New York House of Refuge committee reports to the Board of Managers
Series Number
- A2053
Summary
- This series consists of reports of standing and special committees appointed by the New York House of Refuge Board of Managers. Series includes reports for indenturing, insurance, theater, school, classification, special, and building committees. The volumes contain reports of three special committees established to influence pending legislation: 1868 - to support an augmented appropriation to replace burned workshops; 1882 - to oppose diversifying theater license revenues to an actors' fund; and 1883 - to oppose prohibition of contract labor and visitation rights for Catholic priests.
Creator
- House of Refuge (New York, N.Y.)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Petitions, correspondence and reports relating to Indians
Series Number
- A1823
Summary
- These are correspondence and petitions from claimants to land purchased from or granted to Indians; reports on legal issues in Indian land claims; petitions from Indians to the State concerning permission to convey land, confirmation of land titles, sale of liquor; and persons appointed to hear grievances; petitions to repeal laws banning liquor sales to Indians; abstracts of and reports on discussions and negotiations between Indians and State and Federal officials; and reports and maps concerning land petitions.
Creator
- New York (State). Legislature. Assembly
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Superintendent of Repairs' reports of locktenders employed by contractors for repairs
Series Number
- A1176
Summary
- These monthly reports provide name and section of canal, number or name of lock, and names of locktenders.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Research files and background materials on various temporary state commissions
Series Number
- A0526
Summary
- The series consists of reports, memorandums, copies of proceedings, meeting minutes, and assorted related materials pertaining to several temporary state commissions. Included are various materials pertaining to proceedings of the New York State Constitutional Convention of 1967; Temporary State Commission on the Revision and Simplification of the Constitution (1959); Temporary Commission on the Fiscal Affairs of State Government (1952-1955); Temporary Commission on City Finances (1961); and Joint Hospital Survey and Planning Commission (1959).
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Bear management program subject and correspondence files
Series Number
- B2754
Summary
- This series consists of subject, correspondence, and administrative records regarding bear population tracking and management in regions of New York State including the Allegany State Park, the Catskill Mountains, the Adirondack Mountains, and Western New York.
Creator
- New York (State). Bureau of Wildlife
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Reports of commissioners to partition lands
Series Number
- J0019
Summary
- This series consists of documents relating to the partition of lands held by joint tenants or tenants in common. Each file contains some or all of the following documents: petition to Supreme Court seeking a rule appointing commissioners to partition lands held jointly or in common; affidavit of publication of notice of petition in cases where the identity or residence of some or all of the tenants was unknown; report of commissioners; and court rule appointing the commissioners.
Creator
- New York (State). Supreme Court of Judicature (Albany)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Division of Solid & Hazardous Materials rulemaking records
Series Number
- B2813
Summary
- This series consists of records documenting the changes to rules for the development and intent of the Department of Environmental Conservation's rules and regulations, including normal, emergency, and consensus rulemaking.
Creator
- New York (State). Division of Solid & Hazardous Materials
- New York (State). Department of Environmental Conservation
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- New York State Archivist State Historical Records Advisory Board files
Series Number
- 19042
Summary
- This series documents the work of the state archivist/assistant commissioner as chair of the State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB). It contains membership and project files, correspondence, grant applications, administrative records, annual and special reports, and board meeting files containing agenda, notes, and background material. Chairs have included Larry J. Hackman, Bruce Dearstyne, and V. Chapman-Smith, State Archivist, 1996-2002.
Creator
- New York State Archives and Records Administration. State Archivist
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- New York State Education Department Office of Educational Television and Public Broadcasting subject and correspondence files
Series Number
- B2621
Summary
- This series contains subject and correspondence files of the directors and staff of the office, including Bob Reilly, Bill Hirschen, and William Halligan.
Creator
- New York (State). Education Department. Office of Educational Television and Public Broadcasting
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.