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Displaying 20 Finding Aids
Title
- Exhibit map of Taggarts Paper Company land claim
Series Number
- A0488
Summary
- This "Map of the Taggarts Paper Co Land on Township 2 Brown's Tract Herkimer County N.Y." was used as an exhibit in the Court of Claims case, the Taggarts Paper Company Claim No. 10335. The map is an annotated copy of a topographic map and shows natural features of land and water, as well as trails, roads, lumber camps, and lot and range numbers. The meaning of the annotations or the significance of the sequestered land blocks depicted is unknown.
Creator
- New York (State). Court of Claims
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Statewide sewage disposal, water pollution, and discharge permit files
Series Number
- A1117
Summary
- The series consists of waste water sewage disposal files, including records on state inspection and regulation of sewage treatment facilities and projects and efforts to control water pollution resulting from unsanitary disposal of waste by corporate and private entities.
Creator
- New York (State). Division of Water
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- New York State Board of Equalization and Assessment Hurricane Agnes flood maps
Series Number
- 14473
Summary
- The State Board of Equalization and Assessment used these maps indicating flooded areas as reference sources in their inspection of, and determination of tax abatement or state assistance for, flood-damaged areas resulting from the hurricane. In addition to noting flooded areas, the maps show land contours, waterways, and a few man-made features such as schools, hospitals, roads, and railroads. Annotations on the maps indicate specific flooding problems such as "water over railroad bridge."
Creator
- Genealogical Society of Utah
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Interstate water quality standards files
Series Number
- A1119
Summary
- This series contains files on the establishment of enforceable water quality standards for interstate and coastal waters. The Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1965 required each state to adopt water quality standards applicable to interstate waters within or on its borders. The Department of Health's Division of Pure Waters drafted the New York standards. Files include reports, hearing summaries, correspondence, memorandums, and maps.
Creator
- New York (State). Division of Pure Waters
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Highway corridor maps
Series Number
- B1804
Summary
- This series consists of topographic maps created by the Department of Transportation and its predecessor agency, the Department of Public Works, for use in the planning and design of highway projects. The maps include all roads, with identifying route numbers and names; railroads; airports; transmission lines; individual buildings; hydrography; civil boundaries; fence lines; and, in some cases, property lines with property owners' names.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Transportation. Map Information Unit
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this series.
Title
- Hudson River Valley Commission correspondence and subject files
Series Number
- A1115
Summary
- The series consists of the correspondence and subject files of the Hudson River Valley Commission, which was set up by order of Governor Rockefeller in 1965 for the purpose of conducting a study of the scenic and cultural resources of the Hudson River Valley. The series includes project review logs, staff correspondence and subject files, minutes of commission meetings, transcripts of hearings, correspondence files concerning reviewed projects and those projects excluded from review, and a few publications.
Creator
- New York (State). Hudson River Valley Commission
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- State highway planning and maintenance maps
Series Number
- A3228
Summary
- This series consists of sections of U.S. Geological topographic map sheets containing notations representing highway planning or maintenance. The maps use standard topographic symbols to show features which include cities, towns, and villages; county, state, and national boundaries; contour lines and figures of land elevation; bodies of water, marsh and swamp lands; bridges, roads, mines, and railroad lines; and schools and dwellings.
Creator
- New York (State). State Commission of Highways
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- County district administration and supervision files
Series Number
- B0482
Summary
- "County files" were created by the assistant commissioner responsible for supervising district superintendents of schools and boards of cooperative educational services (BOCES). Files for district superintendents contain correspondence and memoranda concerning school district organization plans and proposals and building aid requested by schools recommended for reorganization. Information is available on school programs, facilities, local support for, and opposition to reorganization. Files for BOCES contain correspondence and reports concerning BOCES facilities and operations.
Creator
- New York (State). Education Department. Assistant Commissioner for District Organization and District Superintendents
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Maps and profiles relating to the Western Division of the Erie and Barge canals
Series Number
- B1211
Summary
- This series consists of maps, profiles, cross sections, description sheets, and other information documenting work proposed and carried out during the enlargement and improvement of the Western Division of the Erie Canal. Included is proposed work on sections of the lateral canals of the Barge Canal system, especially the Genesee Valley. Maps often note property lines and owners, cultivated land; and significant buildings/structures. Records are restricted due to fragility.
Creator
- New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
Access Restrictions
- Restricted due to fragile condition (brittle): use only with assistance of State Archives staff.
Title
- Verplanck Colvin maps of the Adirondack wilderness
Series Number
- B1405
Summary
- Verplanck Colvin and his field assistants created this series using the field notes they compiled during their survey of the Adirondack wilderness of New York. The majority of the maps are topographical or cadastral maps and typically show elements of the natural and built environment (such as lakes, rivers, ponds, mountains, roads, and railroads) as well as names of property owners, lot numbers, and pertinent landmarks used in land surveying.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Environmental Conservation. Bureau of Real Property
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- State and federal institution wastewater disposal files
Series Number
- A1121
Summary
- The series consists of memorandums, reports, plans, and correspondence relating to the inspection, construction, and upgrading of sewage treatment plants and the establishment and monitoring of waste water pollution controls for various state and federal institutions.
Creator
- New York (State). Division of Water
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Topographical and geological highway and canal planning maps of New York
Series Number
- A4031
Summary
- This series contains topographical highway planning maps used for the preliminary location and planning of railroad lines and highway improvement; geological highway planning maps of the area north and west of Poughkeepsie used by the Highway Commission to test and analyze road surface materials; and topographical canal planning maps showing Cayuga, Seneca, Erie, and Champlain Canal routes used for planning canal enlargement.
Creator
- New York (State). State Highway Commission
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Sacandaga Reservoir proposed flow line maps
Series Number
- B0917
Summary
- This series consists of topographic survey maps made as part of a plan to build a proposed storage dam on the Sacandaga River at or near Conklingville, Saratoga County. The maps show the river and its watershed and details of the lands and property that would be affected by the damming and flooding. The maps show municipal boundary lines, land features, details of land and property, buildings, roads, and railroads.
Creator
- New York (State). Water Supply Commission
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- School district centralization files
Series Number
- B1104
Summary
- These files contain proposals for central school districts that were approved or rejected by voters. Files include: applications including statistical, financial, and narrative information; memoranda from the Bureau of Rural Administrative Services summarizing local sentiment and expressing the bureau's opinion on proposed centralization; petition requesting a special meeting to vote on the proposal; minutes of the special meeting laying out a central school district; and correspondence concerning the proposal.
Creator
- New York (State). Education Department. Office of Counsel
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- New York State Department of Transportation Map Information Unit planimetric and topographic quadrangle maps
Series Number
- B2020
Summary
- This series consists of planimetric maps showing the location and identification of the reference marker system of New York State highways. The marker system was established by the New York State Department of Transportation to provide unique identification of specific points along the state highway system.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Transportation. Map Information Unit
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- St. Lawrence-Eastern Ontario Commission project review files
Series Number
- 13405
Summary
- The St. Lawrence-Eastern Ontario Commission had responsibilities for the preservation, protection, development, and use of the unique natural resources of the St. Lawrence River Valley and the lands adjacent to Lake Ontario's eastern shores, an area bordering St. Lawrence, Jefferson, Oswego, and Cayuga counties. Project review files contain analysis of archaeological, ecological, and historical effects; local and regional economic impact; conformity with standards of other government agencies; and visual, olfactory, and auditory effects.
Creator
- New York (State). St. Lawrence-Eastern Ontario Commission
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- State highway planning and maintenance map books
Series Number
- A3227
Summary
- The series consists of annotated U.S. Geological Survey maps bound into two volumes. The printed topographic sheets are annotated with black and red lines representing some aspect of highway planning or maintenance. The arrangement is apparently by geographic quadrangle, with successive maps depicting adjacent areas ranging from west to east across the state. Volume 1 shows counties in western and central New York; volume 2 shows counties in eastern and southern New York.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Highways
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Harbor Commission bulkhead line, pierhead line and encroachment maps
Series Number
- B2570
Summary
- This series contains bulkhead line, pierhead line, and encroachment maps of New York Harbor as well as part of the Harlem River, East River, Westchester County, and the shores of Long Island and New Jersey.
Creator
- New York (State). Harbor Commission
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Berkshire Industrial Farm blueprints and maps
Series Number
- B2616
Summary
- This series consists of blueprint survey maps of the land on which Berkshire Industrial Farm was located.
Creator
- Berkshire Industrial Farm
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Barge Canal contract location maps
Series Number
- B0391
Summary
- The series consists of sections of an undated printed colored U.S. Geological Survey topographic map of New York State, annotated to locate the areas covered by Barge Canal contracts. Each of the three canal divisions and the separate canals in each division were divided into residencies, with work in each residency done under the direction of a resident engineer or an assistant engineer in charge. Residency and contract numbers, and names of contractors are included.
Creator
- New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.