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Displaying 671 Finding Aids
Title
- Safe Affordable Housing for Everyone executive director files
Series Number
- B2750_
Summary
- This series contains records that document Joseph Pennisi's tenure as Executive Director of Safe Affordable Housing for Everyone, Inc. (SAHE) and as Deputy Commissioner (Administration) at Division of Housing and Community Renewal (DHCR). Records include correspondence; development proposals; master plan updates; residential lease files; information pertaining to other housing and community projects; and predecessor agency files.
Creator
- Safe Affordable Housing for Everyone, Inc.
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
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
- Meeting minutes of regional mental health facilities directors
Series Number
- B1503
Summary
- This series consists of minutes of meetings of directors of regional mental health facilities. Minutes typically include memoranda; budget information; statistical tables; resolutions; agendas; plans and reports; and narratives of discussions. Topics include interpretation and impact of regulations; relationships between the local facilities and other government entities; staffing and salaries; outside contracting of services; deinstitutionalization of patients; budgets and funding; physical facilities; and centralization of services.
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Wholesale price and arrival reports
Series Number
- 13436
Summary
- This series consists of wholesale price reports for fresh fruits and vegetables, eggs, butter, cheese, and poultry. These records were created to provide information for agricultural traders and for use by those who made decisions relating to production and marketing.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Agriculture and Markets. Market Services
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Reports of client deaths in methadone treatment programs
Series Number
- 13350
Summary
- These files contain reports of deaths of clients in various methadone treatment programs located throughout New York State. The reports provide a small, concentrated body pertaining to the medical histories of heroin addicts. Records are restricted.
Creator
- New York (State). Division of Substance Abuse Services. Medical Services Unit
Access Restrictions
- Restricted to protect personal privacy pursuant to U.S. Public Law 92-255, Sect. 408 relating to confidentiality of patient records.
Title
- Daily reports of infractions and punishments
Series Number
- B1271
Summary
- This series consists of a daily log listing infractions of prison rules committed by individuals incarcerated at Auburn and corrections officers and penalties imposed. A few entries relate to complaints by incarcerated individuals. Information recorded daily includes name and consecutive number; number of previous offenses or complaints; name of officer making report; offense or complaint (e.g., fighting, smoking, refusing work, improper sick leave); action or penalty imposed (e.g., counseled, confined, reprimanded); and number of days lost.
Creator
- Auburn Correctional Facility
Access Restrictions
- Restricted to protect personal privacy. Access may be permitted under certain conditions upon application to and approval by the State Archives.
Title
- Central New York snap bean volume and price reports
Series Number
- A0721
Summary
- This series consists of printed copies of wholesale reports depicting the volume of snap beans for Central New York. The records were generated by the Market and Consumer Information Service of the Department of Agriculture, and were used to help determine production and marketing policies regarding snap beans. The series contains information on the price and volume of snap beans as well as weather conditions.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Agriculture and Markets
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Meeting minutes, reports, and working files
Series Number
- A0223
Summary
- The Joint Legislative Committee on Fire Laws studied and recommended changes to laws about volunteer firefighters and fire protection codes in localities and fire districts. Records include draft and final copies of the committee's interim and final reports; press releases; form letters; organizational meeting materials; meeting agenda and minutes; and related correspondence. Issues included fire department officer qualifications, disability benefits and school fire safety.
Creator
- New York (State). Legislature. Joint Committee on Fire Laws
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- New York State Theatre Institute responses to Inspector General's report
Series Number
- 22470
Summary
- This series contains financial statements, vouchers, internal memorandums, and correspondence that were gathered in preparation of the New York State Theatre Institute's response to the 2010 New York State Inspector General's Office report that alleged improper conduct by director Patricia Snyder. A copy of the report is also included.
Creator
- New York State Theatre Institute
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Weekly statements of canal shipments to or from tide water
Series Number
- A1172
Summary
- Toll collectors submitted weekly statements of merchandise and produce shipped via the Erie Canal through the ports of New York, Albany, West Troy, and Waterford to the Comptroller. Statements give the quantities of merchandise (sugar, coffee, nails, iron, etc.) cleared to, and of produce (wheat, flour, ashes, beef, pork, etc.) left from the Erie and Champlain Canals.
Creator
- New York (State). Office of the Auditor of the Canal Department
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Background report on Buffalo department stores employees strike
Series Number
- A3017
Summary
- This series consists of a background report on the 1913 department store worker strike in Buffalo, New York. The report deals mainly with wages, although in addition to higher wages, strikers were demanding Saturday night closing of stores, an eight-hour day, and better sanitary conditions. Packard's report recommended that the Factory Investigating Commission hold a public hearing on the issues raised by the strikers.
Creator
- New York (State). Factory Investigating Commission
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Office of Mental Health research studies
Series Number
- 11963
Summary
- This series documents research projects in areas pertaining to mental health and policy. One copy of each resesarch report is kept.
Creator
- New York (State). Office of Mental Health
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Interim report investigation of Joseph Lanza
Series Number
- B1933
Summary
- This report provides a detailed examination of the Department of Parole, the life of Joseph Lanza, and politics in New York City during the 1950s. The investigation resulted in a review of the parole system throughout the state.
Creator
- New York (State). Temporary Commission of Investigation
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Land appraisal, survey, and transaction records
Series Number
- A0244
Summary
- This series compiled by the State Engineer and Surveyor documents the appraisal, surveying, purchase, and sale of lands within the state. Records include land tract sales, land appraisals, surveys and descriptions of tracts, reports (such as land boundaries and state canals); correspondence (including about oyster lands), field notes and maps, leases and court records. Many records deal with boundary lines between New York State and the neighboring states and between various towns within the state.
Creator
- New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Training programs subject files
Series Number
- A4382
Summary
- This series contains correspondence, memoranda, annual reports, field reports, pamphlets, tests, and speeches and lectures relating to the office's work of training civilians for possible war time emergencies. Programs represented in this series include firefighting and auxiliary police training, school bus drivers training, gas identification and response training, and public service training. Much of this series details routine travel, attendance reports, payroll, requests for materials, and personnel issues.
Creator
- New York State War Council. Office of War Training
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- N.Y. City Lunatic Asylum female visiting book
Series Number
- B2618
Summary
- This series includes basic information regarding visitors to female asylum patients. Information typically includes name of patient, date visited, and name of visitor.
Creator
- N.Y. City Lunatic Asylum
Access Restrictions
- Records identifying patients are restricted in accordance with Mental Hygiene Law, Section 33.13, relating to confidentiality of clinical records. Access is permitted under certain conditions upon approval by the Office of Mental Health.
Title
- Willard Psychiatric Center Hospital chaplain's records
Series Number
- B1477
Summary
- This series consists of subject files documenting the work of Father Thomas J. Florack, Hospital Chaplain at Willard State Hospital (later Willard Psychiatric Center). A large portion of the series consists of sermons (homilies). Also included are memorandums from the Roman Catholic Diocese of Rochester; material from the Association of Mental Hospital Chaplains; administrative guidelines and policies; publications related to mental health, social counseling, and social issues; and monthly reports.
Creator
- Willard Psychiatric Center (N.Y.)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Farm Cadet Victory Corps Program administrative records and correspondence
Series Number
- A4355
Summary
- This series documents the insurance, training, housing and supervision of the cadets participating in the Farm Cadet Victory Corps Program, an effort to recruit, train, place, house, and employ several thousand high school students as seasonal farm laborers. It includes reports on the arrivals, departures, and performance of farm cadets; transcripts of radio programs relating to the Farm Cadet Victory Corps; and a sample of a questionnaire given to farmers to assist in providing statistics on farm labor.
Creator
- New York State War Council. Farm Manpower Service
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Hearing transcripts and investigation reports
Series Number
- B1660
Summary
- This series consists of typed transcripts of hearings and reports of investigations conducted by the State Commission on Lunacy (later the State Hospital Commission), which was responsible for inspecting mental health institutions. Subjects include alleged mistreatment of patients, theft of food, poor food quality, and unsanitary conditions at state hospitals.
Creator
- New York (State). State Hospital Commission
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Reports and supporting records regarding survey for proposed canal between the Barge Canal and Cayuga Lake
Series Number
- B0224
Summary
- These are reports, tables, charts, and estimates for a proposed canal. The records concern the feasibility of the proposed canal project, its estimated costs, which route would be most efficient, and the type and amount of work required for such a project. Also included are detailed reports on subjects such as the regulation of the water surface and Cayuga Lake.
Creator
- New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.