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
- Deputy Commissioner for Environmental Management correspondence and subject files
Series Number
- B1882
Summary
- This series consists of files created by the Deputy Commissioner for Environmental Management and relate to the state's response to federal water-quality legislation. The files which contain information gathered at meetings of the Great Lakes Basin Commission and other federal-state water-protection bodies, help to document the department's role in safeguarding drinking water supplies, coastal and estuarine areas, and the Hudson River. Other files concern efforts to protect the Catskill and Adirondacks Forest Preserves.
Creator
- New York (State). Division of Environmental Management
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Division of Human Rights executive subject and correspondence files
Series Number
- 19280
Summary
- The Division of Human Rights is empowered to prevent and eliminate practices of discrimination because of race, creed, color, national origin, sex, marital status, or physical disability. These records, which include correspondence, inter-agency memorandums, reports, meeting minutes, and policy material, reflect division activities. Records may be restricted.
Creator
- New York (State). State Division of Human Rights
Access Restrictions
- Restricted in part. Series contains copies of documents relating to discrimination cases. Disclosable documents among these include the initial complaint and the final determination. Other documents will be disclosed as permitted by the New York State Freedom of Information Law (Public Officers Law Art. 6).
Title
- Special reports to the Executive Committee
Series Number
- A2093
Summary
- These volumes contain correspondence and related items submitted by the Superintendent to the Executive Committee. The documents were reviewed at the Committee's weekly meetings and formed the basis for many actions and decisions. Topics include employee salaries and salary classification issues; legislation, progress of construction, repair, or maintenance work; estimates and summaries of expenditures; hiring, firing, and resignation of employees; and special disciplinary cases (e.g. inmate assaults on employees).
Creator
- New York House of Refuge
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- New York State Commission of Highways Bureau of Maintenance and Repairs correspondence and reports
Series Number
- B0747
Summary
- This series contains a variety of highway repair and maintenance records created or compiled by Cortland County Assistant Engineer Raymond "Ray" Mott. Mott reported to State Commission of Highways, Sixth Division Engineer William Acheson. The series includes inventories; repair cost estimates; labor, material, and supplies requisitions; highway condition reports; injury and accident reports; correspondence; and traffic censuses.
Creator
- New York (State). Commission of Highways. Bureau of Maintenance and Repairs
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Volunteers fingerprint identification correspondence files
Series Number
- A4384
Summary
- This series contains materials relating to the procedures and operation of the fingerprint identification program. Because civil defense was considered a national security issue, civil defense volunteers were required to be fingerprinted. The Office of Civilian Protection screened for criminals, and fingerprint identification was conducted by the New York State Department of Correction's Division of Identification. The series includes correspondence, monthly reports, and memoranda.
Creator
- New York State War Council. Office of Civilian Protection
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Office of the Chancellor external general files
Series Number
- B2636
Summary
- This series includes subject and correspondence files relating to organizations outside of the State University system. Records include correspondence with the chancellor, memorandums, reports, presentations, faculty appointment letters, grievance cases, resumes, salary schedules, newspaper clippings, publications, audits, meeting agendas and minutes, strategic plans, and progress reports. The records document local and statewide events influencing the development of policies within the SUNY system, as well as the involvement of organizations in various meetings and activities.
Creator
- State University of New York. Office of the Chancellor
Access Restrictions
- Certain records in this series contain information that may be restricted to protect personal privacy. State Archives staff will review requests for specific records and disclose in accordance with New York State Freedom of Information Law (FOIL).
Title
- Superintendent of Repairs' reports of inspection of materials and tools
Series Number
- A1177
Summary
- Each report provides name of contractor; date and expiration of contract; the quantity, kind, description, and value of materials delivered or rejected; and amounts and value materials delivered or still do.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Reports on petitions for bounty lands for Revolutionary War service
Series Number
- A1822
Summary
- Revolutionary War soldiers and individuals who provided material support during the war were eligible to receive bounty lands from the state. Assembly ad hoc and later standing committees reviewed petitions for bounty lands and made recommendations upon which the Assembly acted. The reports in this series contain committee recommendations regarding such petitions and Assembly resolutions approving recommended action.
Creator
- New York (State). Legislature. Assembly
Access Restrictions
- This series suffered minor burn damage in the 1911 New York State Capitol fire. Microfilm copy of series should be consulted initially and original records used under supervision if necessary.
Title
- Files related to Revolutionary War claims and other subjects
Series Number
- A4682
Summary
- This series consists of documents created or collected by the New York State Assembly prior to 1830 and transferred to the office of the secretary of state for preservation. The bulk consists of Revolutionary war soldiers claims for services rendered, supplies furnished, or damages incurred. Other topics include: public grievances; mechanical inventions; chambers of commerce; canal construction (including the 1816 for the creation of the Erie Canal); and compensation and transfer of property.
Creator
- New York (State). Legislature. Assembly
Access Restrictions
- Restricted in part due to severe burn damage. Use with assistance of archivist.
Title
- Apartment registration statements
Series Number
- 13057
Summary
- The series consists of apartment registration statements for municipalities in Westchester County for the years 1944-1981. These records were generated as a result of the passage of the Federal Emergency Price Control Act of January 30, 1942. The apartment registration statements contained in this series are for those municipalities that are no longer subject to regulation under the Emergency Housing Rent Control Law of 1950.
Creator
- New York (State). Division of Housing and Community Renewal. Office of Rent Administration
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Reports and administrative plans relating to aerial photography
Series Number
- B2319
Summary
- This series contains reports on such topics as a proposed aerial mapping survey of the state and automation of the base mapping program, generated by the New York State Department of Transportation's Base Mapping Unit.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Transportation. Base Mapping Unit
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Assistant Secretary for Reports subject and correspondence files
Series Number
- B2331
Summary
- This series consists of subject and correspondence files created by Assistant Secretary for Reports to Governor W. Averell Harriman, Daniel P. Moynihan. The records document the two major functions of the Assistant Secretary for Reports: to bring the State Government closer to the people and to keep the Governor informed on the developments and activities within the State departments and agencies. Many files concern the public relations and public informational aspects of New York State government.
Creator
- New York (State). Governor. Assistant Secretary for Reports
Access Restrictions
- Income tax file in Box 6 is restricted to protect personal privacy.
Title
- Department of Financial Services Banking Division examination reports
Series Number
- B1638
Summary
- The Banking Division within the State Department of Financial Services (and its predecessor the State Banking Department) conducts examinations of financial institutions operating within the state, scrutinizing their overall financial status, financial practices, and organizational structure. This series consists of reports of examinations of domestic commercial banks; savings and loan banks, savings banks, and credit unions; foreign-owned domestic banks and investment companies; foreign branches and agencies; and mortgage banks and brokers.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Financial Services. Banking Division
Access Restrictions
- Reports in the State Archives' possession are: Restricted for fifty years from the report date and are unavailable for review or publication by anyone other than Banking Department personnel.Banking Department personnel seeking access must produce written authorization bearing a signature of a Deputy Superintendent of Banks and the seal of the Banking Department.
- After the aforementioned secured retention period of fifty years: Access to reports in the State Archives' possession will be granted upon the approval of the Superintendent of Banks, or his designee. With such approval, access will be administered in accordance with Archives' established procedures for Administering Access to Confidential Records.
Title
- Administrative files on establishment and early planning of the Adirondack Park Agency
Series Number
- 18880
Summary
- This series consists of records created during the establishment and early planning phases of the Adirondack Park Agency (APA). Records document six major initiatives undertaken during this period: Temporary Study Commission on the Future of the Adirondacks; Harris Petition; APA Private Land Use and Development Plan; APA rules and regulations; Wild, Scenic and Recreational Rivers System (WSRRS) rules and regulations; and APA State Land Master Plan.
Creator
- Adirondack Park Agency (N.Y.)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- New York State Assistant Secretary to the Governor subject files
Series Number
- B2325
Summary
- This series consists of subject, political, county briefing, and national files created by the office of the Assistant Secretary to Governor W. Averell Harriman. These records served as a reference file and related to numerous subjects with which the Governor's Office was concerned and about which the Governor made public speeches and pronouncements. Significant topics covered in the records include agriculture, nuclear energy, education, health care, and economics.
Creator
- New York (State). Assistant Secretary to the Governor
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- State Commission on Extension of the Civil Service secretary's files
Series Number
- 14089
Summary
- A twelve-member legislative Commission on Extension of the Civil Service was created in 1939 to study the problems of extending civil service to local governments. The Commission's investigation resulted in the "Fite Law" which provided for the administration of civil service law and rules in all of New York's civil divisions. The Secretary's files document the development of legislation on local civil service administration and the attitude of local officials towards civil service extension and information on local public employment.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Civil Service
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Joint Legislative Committee to Inquire Into and Study Legislative Methods, Practices, Procedures, and Expenditures research and report files
Series Number
- L0149
Summary
- This series which concerns the Committee's analysis and reporting of legislative procedure and expenditure in New York, consist of correspondence, memorandums, reports, and completed questionnaires. Topics include the growing volume of bills; the concentration of legislative decisions toward the end of the session; the late introduction of bills; the role of Assembly and Senate Rules Committees; the organization and operation of standing committees; and the use of joint legislative committees and temporary commissions to assist the Legislature in its deliberations.
Creator
- New York (State). Legislature. Joint Legislative Committee to Inquire Into and Study Legislative Methods, Practices, Procedures, and Expenditures
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Local war councils' and field representatives' city and county activity reports
Series Number
- A4324
Summary
- This series contains correspondence and memoranda sent to the Office of Civilian Mobilization (OCM) by its field representatives or local war councils reporting on activities, personnel changes, and organizational issues. The OCM used the reports to monitor problems within the local councils. Topics include projected employment needs, women's role in the local labor market, child care needs, nursing recruitment, and volunteer recruitment.
Creator
- New York State War Council. Office of Civilian Mobilization
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Reports and special studies files of the Regents Inquiry into the Character and Cost of Public Education
Series Number
- A2027
Summary
- This series consists of preliminary, interim, and final reports and supporting documentation related to the Regents Inquiry into the Character and Cost of Public Education. The reports provide background information, current state, and recommend for future action. Many reports also include charts, statistical tables, and appendices. Subjects include school district organization, financial support for education, adult and vocational education, the use of motion pictures and radio programs for instructional purposes, population trends, school construction, and health education.
Creator
- University of the State of New York. Board of Regents
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Local war council operating reports
Series Number
- A4330
Summary
- This series contains quarterly operating report forms sent to the Office of Civilian Mobilization (OCM) by local war councils detailing their home front activities, programs, and personnel. Information about the Volunteer Office, Division of Civilian War Services, the Block Plan, and Office of Civilian Protection, among others, is found. Each form lists the local war council's office address, officers, resignations, and appointments.
Creator
- New York State War Council. Office of Civilian Mobilization
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.