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Title

Library War Bond Campaign files

Series Number

A2013

Summary

This series consists of correspondence files of and reports received by Dr. Tolman, Director of the Division of Adult Education and Library Extension, relating to his service as State Library Campaign Chairman of the Library War Bond Campaign. The Campaign was an effort to involve local libraries in the Sixth and Seventh War Bond Drives during World War II. These records provide information on the administration of the Campaign and reports of bonds sold in New York State.

Creator

• New York (State). Education Department. Division of Adult Education and Library Extension

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.

Title

Assembly Sub-committee on Casino Gambling hearing transcripts and subject files

Series Number

L0019

Summary

These records were created or received by the Assembly subcommittee investigating the possibility of new legislation legalizing casino and other forms of gambling in New York. Records include hearing testimony, supporting statements, reports, correspondence, memorandums, press releases, newspaper clippings, gambling legislation from other states, and promotional material from the gaming industry. Also included is a 30-minute videotape of a 1981 debate on legalized gambling between Assemblywoman Gerdi Lipschutz and journalist Bruce Detlefson.

Creator

• New York (State). Legislature. Assembly. Sub-committee on Casino Gambling

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.

Title

Research residency award files

Series Number

21406

Summary

Since 1996, the Archives Partnership Trust has sponsored the annual Larry J. Hackman Research Residency Program. This program supports advanced work in New York State history, government, or public policy by covering research expenses for visiting scholars using records at the State Archives. This series includes materials announcing the annual awards, successful applications, notices of awards, final reports from visiting residents, and information on publications and public presentations resulting from research at the State Archives.

Creator

• New York State Archives. Archives Partnership Trust

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.

Title

Legal opinion files

Series Number

B2513

Summary

This series consists of formal, written reports by attorneys on specific cases or legal problems. Each report outlines the attorney's understanding and analysis of the facts basic to the case or problem, implication of applicable laws, and a suggested course of action.

Creator

• New York (State). Banking Department

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.

Title

Albany County Alms House daily reports of admissions and discharges

Series Number

A3154

Summary

This series consists of standard forms, submitted daily, recording inmates admitted to or discharged from the Almshouse or its hospital. Entries include inmate's name; address or city/town; and date admitted, readmitted, or discharged. Deaths are recorded under "Discharged".

Creator

• New York (State). State Board of Charities

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.

Title

Report and minutes of hearing and proceedings by the Commission to Investigate the Public Service Commission, First District

Series Number

A1031

Summary

The Moreland Act of 1907 empowered the Governor to appoint special commissions to investigate the management and affairs of any state agency, in this instance the Public Service Commission. This series consists of minutes of hearings, accompanying exhibits, a list of formal proceedings or hearings of the commission, a table of application before the commission for approval of bond and stock issues, and a report to the governor of findings of the commission.

Creator

• New York (State). Comptroller's Office

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.

Title

Willard State Hospital visitation and inspection records

Series Number

B1469

Summary

This series consists of reports documenting formal inspections and official visits by Department of Mental Hygiene personnel to Willard Asylum for the Insane (later Willard State Hospital). Included are meeting minutes; observation notes on buildings and grounds tours as well as visitations with staff and patients; recommendations; and requests for changes, improvements, and repairs. Some reports give detailed individual reports for each building. Most recent reports contain printed checklists and fewer narratives. Records are restricted.

Creator

• Willard State Hospital (N.Y.)

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

Subject and correspondence files

Series Number

19065

Summary

The series consists of records from the Temporary State Commission on Constitutional Revision documenting work on plans for the 1997 ballot questions: should a constitutional convention be held, what issues should be examined, and what rules and procedures should be followed. Included are meeting agendas and minutes; interim and final reports; transcriptions and testimony from public hearings; correspondence; study reports; press releases; briefing book; script of a video presentation for public television; speeches; and news clippings.

Creator

• New York (State). Temporary State Commission on Constitutional Revision

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 station operational and deliverable files

Series Number

B2606

Summary

This series contains records of operational monies paid to each New York State public broadcasting station. It also contains statute-required reports from each station. The records consist of correspondence, between the Office of Educational Television and Public Broadcasting and each station, that document the amount of operational monies paid out to each station and document and verify the proper application of the disbursed funds.

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 the material.

Title

Copies of federal government documents relating to toxic contamination in the Niagara Falls region

Series Number

L0132

Summary

These documents were gathered in the investigation of alleged dumping of contaminated wastes into the Love Canal by the United States Army and its contractors. Most documents pertain to the production, storing, and disposal of radioactive materials at four major facilities: Lake Ontario Ordnance Works, Lewiston; Electrometallurgical Co., Niagara Falls; Hooker Chemical and Plastics Corporation, Niagara Falls; and Linde Air Products Co., Tonawanda. Most records were created by the Army, the Atomic Energy Commission, or the Department of Energy.

Creator

• New York (State). Legislature. Assembly. Task Force on Toxic Substances

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.

Title

Reports of goods imported (Manifest Books) to New York

Series Number

A3196

Summary

These reports of goods imported to New York Colony consist of single page reports containing the name and type of sailing vessel, name of captain, place from which shipment originated, and an itemized list of goods. Most entries document importation of rum but also shipments of cocoa, wine, gin, and brandy are recorded. Scattered reports document the importation of slaves primarily from the West Indies. Many volumes were severely damaged by the 1911 Capitol fire.

Creator

• New York (Colony). Treasurer's Office

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.

Title

Executive Advisory Commission on the Administration of Justice research, hearing, and study files

Series Number

13763

Summary

The Executive Advisory Commission on the Administration of Justice (Liman Commission) investigated prison overcrowding, jury selection reform, sentencing, parole and probation laws and procedures, and criminal justice information management. This series includes memos, correspondence, hearings, commission reports, and research, background, and study files.

Creator

• New York (State). Executive Advisory Commission on the Administration of Justice

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.

Title

Medical Inspector's reports

Series Number

B2377

Summary

These inspection reports on Rome State School colonies track the population census. Data represents the overall Rome population for most reports (wards and colonies). There are also some reports for individual colonies, but it is unclear whether all colonies were inspected individually on a routine basis.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of Mental Hygiene

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

Forest fire reports and documentation

Series Number

B2376

Summary

This series documents the Sunrise Fire in eastern Long Island, Suffolk County, in August 1995. Record types include correspondence, narrative reports on fire-fighting efforts and progress, assessments of fire damage, detail maps showing the location and spread of fires, and news clippings.

Creator

• New York (State). Division of Forest Protection and Fire Management

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.

Title

Counsel to the Governor records relating to investigations

Series Number

B2438

Summary

This series documents investigations on public officials, agency management, proper enforcement of laws and matters of public peace, safety, and justice. Records include correspondence, memoranda, hearings transcripts, testimonies and interviews, reports and findings of the Commission, court decisions and grand jury reports, and newspaper clippings. Notable investigations include the Mafia meeting at Apalachin, NY; parole of Joseph Lanza; a Ballston Spa murder; a Brooklyn cave-in; the Corning police chief; funeral homes and Westfield State Farm. Records are partially restricted.

Creator

• New York (State). Counsel to the Governor

Access Restrictions

Series B2438: Partially restricted by Laws of 1953, Chap. 887; Civil Rights Law, sect. 73.8; Civil Practice Law and Rules, sect. 3101(b), (c), and (d) and 4503(a); Freedom of Information Law, sect. 87.2(b), (e)(iii) and (iv), and (g). For further information, please contact the State Archives.

Title

Operating documents of the Fact-Finding Panel on the Shoreham Nuclear Power Facility

Series Number

18623

Summary

In 1983, Governor Mario Cuomo appointed a Fact Finding Panel to develop objective and reliable information on the economic costs and safety of the Shoreham nuclear power plant, then under construction. The records in this series document the work of the Shoreham Fact-Finding Panel and include materials maintained by the Special Counsel to the Governor. The records include primarily audio cassettes, transcripts, and meeting files of public hearings and meetings held by the panel.

Creator

• New York (State). Governor. Special Counsel to the Governor
• New York (State). Governor (1983-1994 : Cuomo)

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.

Title

Capitol restoration feasibility studies and reports

Series Number

B1864

Summary

This series consists of feasibility studies, budget plans, project reports, and historical background information relating to restoration projects proposed for or undertaken at the State Capitol building in Albany, New York. Projects include the restoration of third floor rooms; creation of additional office space; improvement of handicap accessibility; restoration of the Great Western Staircase masonry and lighting; restoration of the Great Western Staircase skylight and roof; and restoration of the skylights over the Assembly and Senate Staircases.

Creator

• New York State Commission on the Restoration of the Capitol

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.

Title

Unpublished annual report and typescripts of "Mexican War Papers" and State Historian's correspondence

Series Number

A3168

Summary

This series consists of a draft Historian's 1903/1904 annual report and two supplements to the report: "Mexican War Papers" and a selection of transcribed correspondence. The "Mexican War Papers" provides information on the organization and service of New York units during the war. The transcribed correspondence concerns genealogical questions principally relating to service in the Revolution, but also to colonial, state, and local history.

Creator

• New York (State). State Historian

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.

Title

Subject files

Series Number

09101

Summary

This series includes annual reports to the board of directors, minutes of annual meetings, architectural plans of cold storage facilities, publications, financial records, and other records of the Lower Hudson Regional Market Authority.

Creator

• Lower Hudson Regional Market Authority

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.

Title

Governor's Conference on Libraries conference arrangement and organization files

Series Number

13367

Summary

The Governor's Conference on Libraries was called by Governor Carey in recognition of the need for citizens to examine their library service needs within the state and in anticipation of the 1979 White House Conference on Libraries. The series consists largely of files reflecting the planning, arrangements, and logistical details surrounding the conference. Files include, but are not limited to, delegate biographical data; copies of resolutions presented and voting data; copies of speeches and other presentations; and the final report.

Creator

• Governor's Conference on Libraries (New York) (1978 : Albany, N. Y.)