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Title

Record of hours worked

Series Number

A3181

Summary

This series consists of records documenting hours worked by employees hired for construction of the new State Capitol building. Information includes the worker's name; starting dates of the work period; and a mark representing each eight-hour shift worked. Entries for some employees note employee had been paid or transferred to another job on the construction site.

Creator

• New York (State). New Capitol Commission

Access Restrictions

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

Title

New York State New Capitol Commission employee time books

Series Number

B0111

Summary

This series consists of booklets used to record the amount of time each employee worked on the construction of the New York State Capitol. Each booklet covers a two-week period and contains each employee's name; trade or job; hourly wage rate; number of hours worked each day during the two-week period; aggregate hours; and wages earned.

Creator

• New York (State). New Capitol Commission

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Monthly time books for work done on the Western Division of the Barge Canal

Series Number

B0693

Summary

This series consists of time books documenting expenditures for labor and materials used in fulfillment of contracts to adapt the Genesee River for use as a spur from the Barge Canal to Rochester, New York. Information usually includes dates, location and description of work performed; names and/or duties of employees; and amounts paid. Also included are field books of rock soundings data and contractor estimates for highway improvements in the Monroe County area.

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Employee time books

Series Number

B2382

Summary

This series documents employee time worked and pay rate at the Rome State Custodial Asylum, Rome State School, and Rome Developmental Center. Information includes employee's name, dates worked, pay rate, days and hours worked, and amount paid for period. Information for some patients who served as "de facto" employees at the School is also present.

Creator

• New York (State). Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities

Access Restrictions

Because these time books may include entries for patients informally serving as employees, these records are 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

Time book pertaining to locking procedures in the Western Division of the Erie Canal

Series Number

B0678

Summary

This volume is entitled "Record of Time Consumed in Lockage. Data, Water Supply Etc. Eastern and Western Division Erie Canal 1879." Entries track the timing of boats in canal locks according to various operations performed (e.g. lower gates shut; boat leaves lower jaws) for locks 58-59 and 62-66. Data is provided for "up boats" and "down boats." Calculations, drawings, and observations as to procedures and operations regarding the lock may also be included.

Creator

• New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Syracuse State School time books

Series Number

B1663

Summary

The volumes in this series record time and attendance of staff, presumably at the Syracuse State School (the time books carry no institutional designation). There are no records for the years 1940-1942, 1956-1958, 1963-1965, and information is missing from some months within the date span represented (1935-1969).

Creator

• Syracuse State School

Access Restrictions

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