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Title

Construction expense ledger

Series Number

B1495

Summary

This series consists of a ledger recording payments made to the accounts of construction suppliers, contractors, and individual workers for construction of the State Lunatic Asylum. Listed for each worker or company account are date, check number, amount paid, and nature of expense (work performed or materials furnished).

Creator

• New York (State). State Lunatic Asylum

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Registers of non-resident lands sold in tax sales

Series Number

B0953

Summary

This series consists of geographical registers recording the tax-sales of lands of non-residents and published volumes listing land to be sold for arrears of taxes. Information includes lot number, description of property, acreage, and information on payments and/or outstanding payments.

Creator

• New York (State). Comptroller's Office

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Admission, discharge, and parole registers

Series Number

B1481

Summary

This series consists of registers maintained by the State Lunatic Asylum (later Utica State Hospital) for the purpose of recording patient admissions, discharges, and paroles. Information includes patient name, date of admission or discharge, and county of residence. Additional data varies by volume and may include: gender; age; marital status; occupation; education; religion; habits; residence; cause, duration and form of disorder; length of parole , to whom the patient was discharged or paroled. Records are restricted.

Creator

• Utica State Hospital (N.Y.)

Access Restrictions

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 of Mental Health.

B1481-97: Box 1 contains a male and female register of patients, 1842-1849, which is closed to use due to severe water damage.

Title

New York State Education Department Bureau of Mass Communications videocassette of NBC TV's "Bicentennial Salute to New York"

Series Number

B0947

Summary

This series consists of two 3/4" video cassette tapes of the NBC TV show "Bicentennial Salute to New York," broadcast on May 14, 1976.

Creator

• New York (State). Education Department. Bureau of Mass Communications

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Photographs of military campaign medals and marksmanship badges

Series Number

A3355

Summary

The series consists of twelve black and white photographs of service medals and brief textual summaries on marksmanship badges, describing their significance and history. The summaries were apparently copies from published Adjutant General's reports or other unidentified sources. The photographs may date from the 1940s and 1950s. Medals represented in the photographs are examples of those awarded to National Guardsmen, to veterans of the Mexican Punitive Campaign, and to survivors of Southern prison camps during the Civil War.

Creator

• New York (State). Adjutant General's Office

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Theatre Institute archived websites

Series Number

B2188

Summary

This series consists of archival copies of the publicly accessible website of the New York State Theatre Institute, which ceased operations in December 2010.

Creator

• New York State Theatre Institute

Access Restrictions

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

Title

State Library social and environmental films

Series Number

B2836

Summary

These films were created by various New York State agencies and center on either social or environmental concerns. Some films are known to have been created by the New York State Human Rights Commission, the New York State Water Resource Commission, and the New York State Legislature.

Creator

• New York State Library

Usage Restrictions

Original media is no available for viewing and the material has not been reformatted.

Title

Applications and correspondence relating to liquor licenses for steamboats and railroad cars

Series Number

A1224

Summary

This series consists of correspondence, licenses, applications, reports and memoranda concerning the issuance and violations of liquor licenses issued to steamboats and railroad passenger cars by the Comptroller's Office. Most records concern the receipt of applications and memoranda dealing with legal questions and violations of liquor law. Liquor license applications include the name(s) of the vessel(s), amount paid, and expiration date of license and location of the company.

Creator

• New York (State). Comptroller's Office

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Typhoid fever case investigation files

Series Number

B0166

Summary

This series consists of medical and circumstantial evidence collected by State Department of Health epidemiologists to determine the source and type of reported cases of typhoid fever, plus medical information on the course of the illness. Documentation includes a case investigation form detailing vital statistics; history of typhoid fever occurrence and vaccinations; antibiotic treatment; possible sources of exposure to and further spread of typhoid; household and visitor census; and laboratory specimen culturing results. Also included is a narrative case history. Records are restricted pursuant to state and federal laws.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of Health. Bureau of Epidemiology

Access Restrictions

Restricted by New York Public Health Law sect. 18 and New York Code of Rules and Regulations part 10, sect. 50-4; by New York Freedom of Information Law (Public Officers Law Art. 6) sect. 87.2(b); by New York Personal Privacy Protection Law (Public Officers Law Art. 6-A) sect. 96; and by the U.S. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Acct (HIPAA), 42 U.S. Code sect. 1320d-6, and -7.

Title

Minutes of monthly meetings

Series Number

B1278

Summary

This series consists of monthly meeting minutes held by the Boards of Visitors of the Albion State Training School and its predecessor institutions: Western Correctional Facility and Western Reformatory for Women. Subjects include physical plant improvements, developments in health and educational programs, emergencies, and special events. Also included is a list of inmates received and discharged; a census of inmates and infants and a count of inmates receiving dental and medical attention. Records are restricted to protect personal privacy.

Creator

• Albion State Training School (Albion, N.Y.). Board of Visitors

Access Restrictions

Restricted: pursuant to Personal Privacy Protection Law. Access may be permitted under certain conditions upon application to and approval by the State Archives.

Title

Taconic Developmental Disabilities Services Office newsletters and promotional materials

Series Number

B2771

Summary

This series contains copies of newsletters published by the Taconic Developmental Disabilities Services Office, and its predecessors, including the Wassaic State School and the Wassaic Developmental Center. These newsletters highlighted the activities of the patients and clients, as well as the staff, administration, and community.

Creator

• New York (State). Taconic Developmental Disabilities Services Office

Access Restrictions

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

Title

New York State Constitutional Convention, 1938 transcript of proceedings

Series Number

L0092

Summary

This series contains the published verbatim transcripts of the complete proceedings of the Convention from April 5 to August 26, 1938. The Convention Record, as it is known, is arranged numerically by number of session held by the Convention, with seventy-one in all. A Revised Record was published subsequently and contains the delegates' corrections and additions made to the original transcript.

Creator

• New York (State). Constitutional Convention, 1938

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Commission reports, briefs, and brochures

Series Number

B2017

Summary

The Commission on Local Government Efficiency and Competitiveness was charged with studying the structure and operations of New York local government; reducing costs and improving the effectiveness of local government operations; and reforming election laws and procedures. The commission issued its final report, entitled "21st Century Local Government," in April 2008. This series consists of reports and briefs to the commission, as well as local government brochures.

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Youth and Work Coordinator's subject and correspondence files

Series Number

B0600

Summary

This series includes meeting minutes and reports; administrative records; public relations materials; studies, professional journals; project proposals; manuals; field reports; and correspondence with Federal, State, and local government agencies, community service organizations and professionals in sociology and social work. Ersa H. Poston compiled the records as Regional Director and later Youth and Work Coordinator for the Division for Youth. The records directly reflect the Division's mission and functions. Topics include juvenile delinquency, anti-social behavior, high school dropouts, and community organization.

Creator

• New York (State). Division for Youth

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Register of corporation cases

Series Number

B0614

Summary

This series consists of summaries of proceedings in corporation cases. Most are quo warran to cases, in which public officials or corporations were sued for exceeding their legal mandates; actions to amend or annul corporation charters or grants of land by letters patent; and actions to dissolve corporations. Information includes cause; participant names; nature of proposed action; whether the application was granted, dismissed, or denied; and whether an Attorney General's opinion was prepared.

Creator

• New York (State). Attorney General's Office

Access Restrictions

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

Title

New York State Supreme Court of Judicature (Utica) common rule books

Series Number

J2165

Summary

Common rule books contain a record of common rules or orders of the court, entered by the clerk on motion made by an attorney for one of the parties to a cause. Motions for common rules were granted as a matter of course during a court term or in vacation between terms.

Creator

• New York (State). Supreme Court of Judicature (Utica)

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Engrossment Room amendment tracking log

Series Number

L0086

Summary

Engrossed amendments are amendments in their final printed form which were presented for a Third Reading before the entire Convention. This volume tracks the engrossment procedure.

Creator

• New York (State). Constitutional Convention, 1915

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Newsletters

Series Number

B2003

Summary

This series consists of newsletters created to inform the public about events, activities, and accomplishments of the State Division of Human Rights and its predecessor agencies, the State Commission Against Discrimination and the State Commission for Human Rights. Also included is a special newspaper edition of the New York Amsterdam News celebrating the twentieth anniversary of the agency in 1956.

Creator

• New York (State). State Division of Human Rights

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Writs of commission

Series Number

J0014

Summary

This series consists of writs of commission, issued under seal of the Supreme Court of Judicature, directed to commissioners appointed to take depositions under oath from witnesses residing in other states or countries. The return to the writ consists of the answers of the witness, transcribed by the commissioners and certified by them. Attached to the writ and the return are the interrogatories, and occasionally cross-interrogatories, submitted by attorney for parties to the action.

Creator

• New York (State). Supreme Court of Judicature (New York)

Access Restrictions

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

Title

General files

Series Number

B2765

Access Restrictions

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