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Displaying 671 Finding Aids
Title
- Department of Law Executive Office National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) records
Series Number
- 18568
Summary
- The National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) is an organization comprised of attorneys general from 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the American protectorates. It sponsors legal education seminars and publishes a newsletter covering litigation which affects the powers and duties of state attorneys general, federal legislation, and association activities. The series consists of minutes, correspondence, and publications documenting the activities of NAAG and the participation of the New York State attorney general in its activities.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Law. Executive Office
Access Restrictions
- 18568-07: Designated records may contain information that is exempt from disclosure pursuant to state or federal statute or common law. Requests for access to designated records are reviewed by staff of the State Archives and the Office of the Attorney General (Dept. of Law). In certain circumstances, designated records or portions of records may be withheld.
Title
- Published record of selected Convention reports and proceedings
Series Number
- L0090
Summary
- The series consists of 53 printed documents issued by the Convention ranging from a list of committee assignments (Document #1) to procedures for presenting the proposed Constitution to voters (Document #53). Included are Convention rules, committee reports relating to specific amendments, committee minority reports, addresses by Convention President Elihu Root, and hearing testimony of special significance such as that by ex-President William Howard Taft on the Executive budget.
Creator
- New York (State). Constitutional Convention, 1915
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- New York State Merchant Marine Academy supervision files
Series Number
- A3037
Summary
- This series contains correspondence, memoranda, reports, clippings, and meeting minutes relating to the departmental investigation of management at the New York State Merchant Marine Academy; selection of the school's Superintendent and Commanding Officer; controversy over the training and experience of the faculty; preparation of annual reports; routine administrative supervision; and plan of Fort Schuyler (1927).
Creator
- New York (State). Education Department. Special Schools Bureau
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- State Ethics Commission report in the Matter of Comptroller Alan G. Hevesi
Series Number
- B1939
Summary
- In 2006, New York State Comptroller Alan G. Hevesi (in office 2003-2006) was investigated by the New York State Ethics Commission for alleged inappropriate use of state employees to provide transport for his wife. This series consists of transcripts of testimony and accompanying exhibits from the investigation. Also included is the commission's Notice of Probable Cause.
Creator
- New York State Ethics Commission
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Office of Model Cities Program Services program files
Series Number
- 14193
Summary
- This series contains correspondence, memoranda, reports, instructional guides, field reports narratives of projects within each city and action plans concerning the Department's provision of services to model cities: Binghamton; Buffalo; Cohoes; Mount Vernon; New York City - Central Brooklyn, Harlem-East Harlem, and South Bronx; Poughkeepsie; Rochester; and Syracuse. Projects documented in this series deal with educational issues such as desegregation, occupational education, multicultural education, and continuing education.
Creator
- New York (State). Education Department. Office of Model Cities Program Services
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Senator Janet Hill Gordon Senate and Assembly records
Series Number
- L0245
Summary
- This series consisting of the Assembly and Senate records of Janet Hill Gordon concentrates heavily on the topics of matrimony, adoption, juvenile delinquency, family courts, divorce, child custody, and social agencies working with families and children. They also reflect the various committees on which Janet Hill Gordon served while in the New York State Senate and Assembly. Included are publications, bills, correspondence, memoranda, and minutes.
Creator
- New York (State). Legislature. Senate. Senator (1959-1962 : Janet Hill Gordon)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Applications for land grants
Series Number
- A0272
Summary
- The series consists of applications for grants of unappropriated land by letters patent from New York Colony and State. Along with the applications are related reports, surveys, maps, warrants for surveying lands and drafting of letters patent, objections to title, and letters.
Creator
- New York (State). Secretary of State
Access Restrictions
- A0272-19: Map is fragile and should be handled under the supervision of an archivist.
Title
- Historical background and research files
Series Number
- B1440
Summary
- This series consists of various records considered to be historical that were collected or retained by the Willard Asylum for the Insane (later Willard State Hospital and Willard Psychiatric Center). Records include chapel books; hospital rules and regulations; patient and staff handbooks; orientation material; histories of Willard facilities; biographies of founders and officials; training materials; legal documents and photographs of groups and activities. Also included are early reference works on psychoanalysis, demonic possession, hysteria epidemics, and double consciousness.
Creator
- Willard Psychiatric Center (N.Y.)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Manhattan State Hospital night officers' report book
Series Number
- B2613
Summary
- This series documents the observations and actions of the night officers or watchmen in an unidentified ward or branch of Manhattan State Hospital housing male patients.
Creator
- Manhattan State Hospital
Access Restrictions
- 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
- Rome Developmental Disabilities Services Office historical background files
Series Number
- B2388
Summary
- This series contains reports, correspondence, memorandums, policy documents, manuals, newsletters, and other publications that were collected or retained by several entities at the Rome State School (later Rome Developmental Center). The records were assembled for their historical interest, to provide information to the public, or for research value in the areas of treatments and conditions, patient life, staff training, facility expansion, and infrastructure repair and improvement.
Creator
- New York (State). Rome Developmental Disabilities Services Office
Access Restrictions
- Records identifying patients are restricted permanently 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
- Daily administrative lock reports
Series Number
- A4410
Summary
- This series consists of daily reports on the operation of locks on the Erie and Champlain Barge Canals. These reports document day-to-day traffic on the canal as well as specific information on the lock. Records consist primarily of daily lockage reports; weekly operation work force logs; records of rainfall and snowfall; river and climatological observations; phone logs; station logs; and status logs.
Creator
- New York State Canal Corporation
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- New York City Watershed subject and correspondence files
Series Number
- B2808
Summary
- This series consists of a wide range of subject and correspondence files resulting from the Department of Environmental Conservation's (DEC) participation in the development and the subsequent implementation of the New York City Watershed Agreement.
Creator
- New York (State). Bureau of Watershed Management
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Policies and procedures files
Series Number
- 19058
Summary
- The series consists of administrative policies and procedures of the New York State Archives local government records program, and background material on the history of archival records programs in the state. Records include information on the Local Government Records Advisory Council of the early 1950s; proposals for the establishment of the state archives; a report on the office of the state historian, comments on the Wicks Commission Records Management Bill of 1948, and letters to local officials.
Creator
- New York State Archives and Records Administration. Local Government Records Services
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Uniform Crime Reporting Index printouts of crimes by month
Series Number
- 18581
Summary
- The Division of Criminal Justice Services maintains statistics on crime as part of its responsibility to conduct research and provide advisory services to localities to improve the administration of criminal justice statewide. The series consists of computer printouts indexing crimes over two-year reporting periods. The printouts show, on a month-by-month basis, two-year comparisons of key offenses arranged according to crime, county, and reporting agency within the county, as well as for the state as a whole.
Creator
- New York (State). Office of Justice Systems Analysis
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- New York State Division of the Budget Education Unit Local Assistance Section reports on public education administration and finance
Series Number
- 14146
Summary
- This series consists of reports submitted to the Education Unit of the Division of the Budget by the Office of Education Performance Review. The Office of Education Performance Review evaluates the finance and management of public education in New York State. Reports deal with vocational education, school district finance, driver education, student counseling services, teacher absenteeism in New York City, the effectiveness of school district administration, and other subjects.
Creator
- New York (State). Division of the Budget. Education Unit. Local Assistance Section
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- New York State Department of Taxation and Finance Commissioner's subject files
Series Number
- 19338
Summary
- This series contains subject files generated by commissioners of the Department of Taxation and Finance. Records document the range of agency policies and activities in which the Commissioner was involved, and include correspondence, memorandums, reports, and meeting notes. Much of the correspondence is between the Commissioner, the New York State Legislature, the Governor's Office, and the federal government.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Taxation and Finance. Commissioner's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Albion Correctional Facility administrative files
Series Number
- B1734
Summary
- This series consists of a time payroll book for working inmates; a census of the prison infant population; an inmate and parolee census; daily guard reports; a log of suspended sentences; and reports and logs of behavior infractions and inmate offenses. Information typically includes inmate name, crimes and sentences, and inmate prison jobs. The series also includes two 16 mm. color films and photographs depicting classroom scenes and the exterior of the facility.
Creator
- Albion Correctional Facility
Access Restrictions
- Parts of this series are restricted pursuant to the Personal Privacy Protection Law.
Title
- 1967 Constitutional Convention records of Harold Fisher
Series Number
- L0253
Summary
- Harold L. Fisher, a delegate to the convention, served as chairman of the Committee on Economic Development. This series consists of administrative records of that committee, including meeting agendas, reports, statements, memoranda, drafts, and notes. The series also includes reports and propositions of other committees during the Convention; records relating to the development of Convention proposals; a complete set of final printed drafts of proposals; correspondence from special interest groups; and correspondence between the delegates at the Convention.
Creator
- New York (State). Constitutional Convention, 1967
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Governor's/White House Conference on Aging files
Series Number
- 22351
Summary
- This series documents both the Governor's Conference on Aging and the White House Conference on the Aging, particularly New York's delegation to the latter conference. Records include presentations; planning and priority documents; records documenting processes and discussions; and publications, reports, and related records. Records document aging in specific groups, such as women, African Americans, and Hispanic Americans, as well as the implications of aging on the national economy.
Creator
- New York (State). Office for the Aging. Director's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- New York State Joint Legislative Committee on Crime, Its Causes, Control and Effect on Society tape and transcript of "Voices of Organized Crime" report
Series Number
- L0247
Summary
- The committee investigated organized crime, the illegal use of narcotics, the publication of obscene material, juvenile delinquency, and the control of firearms. This recording of "The Voices of Organized Crime: An Education Tape," features secretly recorded conversations of members of organized crime compiled in April 1968. The conversations pertain to assault, extortion, murder, and numerous other crimes.
Creator
- New York (State). Legislature. Joint Legislative Committee on Crime, Its Causes, Control and Effect on Society
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.