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Displaying 671 Finding Aids
Title
- New York State Governor's Office of Employee Relations Employee Benefits Management Division Management Confidential benefits programs files
Series Number
- 18744
Summary
- The Employee Management Division represents New York State in contract negotiations over health and insurance benefit programs. It participates in Labor/Management Committee deliberations on benefits issues, and since 1989, administers Management Confidential (M/C) employee benefits. The series consists of financial reports and analyses, audits of claims, correspondence, program descriptions, minutes, and marketing plans for benefit options for employees classified as M/C.
Creator
- New York (State). Governor's Office of Employee Relations. Employee Benefits Management Division
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Public Service Commission subject, correspondence, and utility files
Series Number
- 19738
Summary
- These records document Harold A. Jerry's service as a member and later chairman of the Public Service Commission. The files consist of three record types: subject files, correspondence files, and utility files.
Creator
- New York (State). Public Service Commission
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Statistical reports of the Classification Clinic
Series Number
- B1687
Summary
- This series consists of statistical reports documenting activities of the Clinton Prison Classification Clinic. Reports give the numbers of: classified inmates, unclassified inmates, inmates interviewed for purposes other than classification or parole, inmates interviewed by psychiatrist for preparation for parole, inmates under observation, inmates transferred to state hospital on account of insanity, inmates placed in observation during month on account of peculiar conduct, inmates transferred to Napanoch and to Albion, and of reports done for parole, clemency, and selective service.
Creator
- Clinton Prison (Dannemora, N.Y.)
Access Restrictions
- Summary information on adult inmates is disclosable under law. State Archives staff will review records containing probation, parole, medical, and juvenile criminal history data and disclose information pursuant to the Freedom of Information Law and Personal Privacy Protection Law. The identity of victims of sex crimes is not disclosable. Unless a specific law forbids disclosure indefinitely, all records must be disclosed after 75 years.
Title
- Register's and Assistant Register's reports of balances, bonds, and mortgages
Series Number
- J4076
Summary
- This series consists of draft and file copies of account balance sheets and lists of bonds and mortgages held by the Register and Assistant Register. Balance sheets note, for each case monies, on deposit with the court. Bond and mortgage lists include names of mortgagor or obligor; and original receiver of bond or mortgage; date received; penalty; amount and conditions of the loan; title of suit or fund used as surety; and to whom loan interest is paid.
Creator
- New York (State). Court of Chancery. Chancery Fund
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- New York State Temporary State Commission on Constitutional Tax Limitations subject files
Series Number
- 11038
Summary
- The Temporary State Commission on Constitutional Tax Limitations was directed to review the constitutional and statutory tax limitations of political subdivisions and make recommendations to provide adequate means for financing the local share of current expenses of municipal and school district operations. The series consists of the commission's subject files, interim and final reports, and research data. There are also approximately 20 cassette recordings present in the series.
Creator
- New York (State). Temporary State Commission on Constitutional Tax Limitations
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Factory Investigating Commission research files on contract prison labor
Series Number
- A3025
Summary
- These letters, reports, articles, notes, and government documents provide information about the prison contract labor system for the manufacture of shoes and shirts in other states and countries. The series includes correspondence comparing prison labor to free labor in the shoe industry; questionnaires recording productivity and convicts' earnings; and legislation, hearings, and reports for and against contract prison labor.
Creator
- New York (State). Factory Investigating Commission
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Sacandaga Reservoir storage reports and bond offering bill
Series Number
- A1168
Summary
- The Hudson River Regulating District was formed in part to construct, maintain, and operate reservoirs within the drainage area of the Hudson River above the Albany-Greene County line and regulate the flow of streams in the district to regulate the Hudson River and its principal tributaries. This series includes statements of assessment of cost for building the Sacandaga Reservoir; reports on the effect of the Sacandaga storage; and bond issues notices to fund construction of the reservoir.
Creator
- Hudson River Regulating District (N.Y.)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Foster care/voluntary agency files
Series Number
- 18988
Summary
- This series consists of inspection reports, correspondence, and related material documenting the monitoring and oversight of foster care agencies, including institutional homes for children and orphanages. Files prior to the 1920s consist almost exclusively of inspection reports of private institutional homes for children prepared by the State Board of Charities. After the late 1920s, the files contain increasing amounts of administrative correspondence and less detailed reviews of physical facilities, client care, and management and operations.
Creator
- New York (State). Board of Social Welfare
Access Restrictions
- Series is restricted in part to protect the personal privacy of individuals who are mentioned in the files.
Title
- Health Planning Commission subject files
Series Number
- A0738
Summary
- This series documents the 1975 reorganization of area Health Systems Agencies, the selection process for membership on state health councils, and the formation and initial activities of the State Health Planning Advisory Council and the State Advisory Council on the Handicapped. The records concern legislation, administrative structure, and political factors affecting organization of viable agencies; executive action creating the Advisory Councils; and structure and membership of state health councils.
Creator
- New York State Health Planning Commission
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Second report ("Depression taxes and economy through reform of local government")
Series Number
- A3231
Summary
- This series contains the Commission for the Revision of the Tax Laws' second report, submitted in 1933. The report, coming in the wake of the Depression wiping out the state budget surplus, recommended several new taxes on personal income, businesses, and insurance, as well as for commodities such as vehicle licenses, gas, soft drinks, medicine, and cosmetics. It also outlined recommendations for restructuring local tax codes.
Creator
- New York (State). Commission for the Revision of the Tax Laws
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Health and hospital resources files from the Adjutant General's Office
Series Number
- A4238
Summary
- With the declaration of World War I, the State Department of Health placed its organization and resources at the disposal of the New York State Defense Council and the Adjutant General's Office. This series consists of correspondence, memoranda, lists and reports, census data, and some bulletins and newspaper clippings on work undertaken by the Council to inventory and apply the state's medical resources to aid troop mobilization and the casualties of war.
Creator
- New York State Defense Council. Division of Health and Hospitals
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Albion State Training School Office of the Warden correspondence, memorandums, and subject files
Series Number
- B1283
Summary
- This series consists primarily of correspondence, memoranda, reports, and clippings from the files of Albion's warden relating to the administration of the institution. Much of the material consists of memoranda about new legislation, policies and procedures affecting Albion. Subjects include hiring, dismissal, job performance, training, and explanation of new policies and procedures. Also included are daily lists of inmates transferred to Bedford Hills when Albion was closed in 1971.
Creator
- Albion State Training School (Albion, N.Y.). Office of the Warden
Access Restrictions
- Restricted to protect personal privacy.Access may be permitted under certain conditions upon application to and approval by the State Archives.
Title
- Governor's Office of Employee Relations Legal Division grievance arbitration files (litigated)
Series Number
- 16231
Summary
- Records in this series from the Legal Division pertain to contract-related grievances that have reached the arbitration stage. Topics include work conditions and hours; non-competitive appointments; workforce deployment; job requirements; and promotions or other hiring actions. Files contain correspondence; statements of proceedings; evidence; arbitrator's notes; issues reports; accident and incident reports; and arbitrators' opinions and awards.
Creator
- New York (State). Governor's Office of Employee Relations. Legal Division
Access Restrictions
- Access to attorney-client privileged correspondence, attorney work-product, settlement drafts, and certain inter-agency correspondence is restricted pursuant to Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) Section 87(2)(g). State Archives staff will review requests for specific records and disclose in accordance with FOIL.
Title
- Psychiatric and psychological statistical reports
Series Number
- B1686
Summary
- This series consists of monthly reports documenting activities of Department of Mental Hygiene staff psychiatrists at Auburn State Prison. Reports give: number of inmates interviewed and receiving individual therapy; number of group therapy sessions; number of inmates in group therapy; number placed under psychiatric observation; number examined for classification purposes; number transferred for psychiatric reasons; and other notes, such as the dates the psychiatrist visited the prison.
Creator
- Auburn Prison
Access Restrictions
- Summary information on adult inmates is disclosable under law. State Archives staff will review records containing probation, parole, medical, and juvenile criminal history data and disclose information pursuant to the Freedom of Information Law and Personal Privacy Protection Law.
Title
- Reference file
Series Number
- A2099
Summary
- This series consists of pamphlets, reports, conference materials, newsletters, news clippings, press releases, and correspondence relating to vocational education programs. Most records pertain to adult education; apprenticeship programs; art education; commercial education; continuation schools; curriculum development; home economics education; vocational and trade schools; and vocational rehabilitation.
Creator
- New York (State). Education Department. Assistant Commissioner for Vocational and Extension Education
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Reports of referees
Series Number
- J0006
Summary
- This series consists of reports of referees who were appointed by rule of the court to report the amount of damages (if any) due to a plaintiff in an action which involved complex money accounts. Each report gives the title of the cause, the amount of damages awarded, the signatures of the three referees, and the date of the award.
Creator
- New York (State). Supreme Court of Judicature (Geneva)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Director's subject and correspondence files
Series Number
- 16227
Summary
- This series contains memorandums, reports, and correspondence pertaining to the 1969 election of unions for State employees.
Creator
- New York (State). Governor's Office of Employee Relations. Division of Contract Negotiations and Administration
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Article 28 hospital comprehensive survey files
Series Number
- 17887
Summary
- Article 28 of the Public Health Law requires the Department of Health to conduct a comprehensive hospital survey when a hospital's ten-year operating certificate expires; or more frequently, if a hospital implements new procedures or services, or has significant problems. The series consists of survey files divided into official documents and background documents. The files contain survey reports, statements of deficiencies, plans of correction, correspondence, reports, and background, surveillance, or informational material used to produce final survey reports.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Health. Bureau of Hospital Services
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Wholesale ornamental crop reports
Series Number
- 13439
Summary
- These reports on wholesale ornamental crops provide the date; weather conditions, time, temperature; general market condition; general supply and demand; general price increase or decrease; flowers by type; price for each type; numbers of each type received; number dumped; the same amounts received and dumped on the corresponding date of the previous year; and the reporter's name.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Agriculture and Markets. Division of Marketing
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Files relating to the Martin Van Buren Historic Site ("Lindenwald")
Series Number
- A0060
Summary
- This series contains correspondence, background reports (including drafts), notes, clippings, printed programs, and articles concerning efforts to preserve Martin Van Buren's Kinderhook home, Lindenwald, as a public historic site. The site was not acquired by the state, but eventually was purchased by the Federal government.
Creator
- New York (State). Education Department. Division of Archives and History
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.