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Displaying 6074 Finding Aids
Title
- Chancery Register's minute books
Series Number
- J0059
Summary
- This series consists of minute books which serve as a chronological record of the proceedings in the Court of Chancery, including cases initiated by complaint or by petition. The minutes contain summaries or full texts of motions, orders, decretal orders, and final decrees, as well as entries of other actions by the court. Series includes, for various time ranges, rough minutes, final minutes, engrossed minutes, and some loose sheets of minutes. The minutes were created and maintained by the Register.
Creator
- New York (State). Court of Chancery
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Warden's daily journal
Series Number
- B0117
Summary
- This series consists of daily entries of prison events. Entries include the name of warden or principal keeper in charge; total number of inmates confined; names and numbers of prisoners admitted, discharged, or punished; and a note of events at the prison. Details for early narratives are very brief; they become more detailed with the advent of a new warden.
Creator
- Clinton Prison (Dannemora, N.Y.)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Executive office capital construction files
Series Number
- 15759
Summary
- This series includes a wide variety of documents relating to the financing of state construction projects through local government bond issuances. The majority of the records concern financing for the Albany Empire State Plaza (South Mall) project, but there are also files on state office building construction projects in other cities including Binghamton, Utica, and Watertown.
Creator
- New York (State). Office of General Services
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Lists, reports, statistical printouts, and related materials on land affected by Hurricane Agnes floods
Series Number
- B1209
Summary
- The State Board of Equalization and Assessment determined the loss percentage for each parcel damaged by Hurricane Agnes. This series includes computer printouts listing statistical breakdowns of damages, detailed listings of flooded parcels, and statewide flood statistics by municipality and school district; loss reports of taxable real property and requests for evaluation; correspondence, transmittal logs, memorandums, and instructions on the emergency flood program; file maintenance reports; employees' time and salary reports; and administrative lists of municipalities reporting parcel damage.
Creator
- New York (State). State Board of Equalization and Assessment
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Historical aerial photographs
Series Number
- B2700
Summary
- These aerial photographs were created by various federal agencies prior to and during the Second World War. They were collected and annotated by the Department of Public Works and/or the Department for Transportation for use in design, remediation, and emergency repair purposes. Photos depict areas located in counties which comprised the former Department of Transportation Region 3.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Transportation
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Court of Chancery index to miscellaneous filed papers
Series Number
- J0071
Summary
- This series consists of an alphabetical index by last name of complainant to Series J0087, Miscellaneous Filed Papers, 1777-1847. Each entry in the index contains the names of complainant and defendant and a file number.
Creator
- New York (State). Court of Chancery
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Commission on Health Care Facilities in the 21st Century archived websites
Series Number
- B2066
Summary
- This series consists of archival copies of the publicly accessible website of the New York State Commission on Health Care Facilities in the 21st Century.
Creator
- New York (State). Commission on Health Care Facilities in the 21st Century
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Western Division Resident Engineer's annual report to Division Engineer
Series Number
- B0671
Summary
- This series consists of annual reports submitted to the Western Division Engineer, John D. Fay, by the Resident Engineer in Buffalo, William J. Keeler, on the progress of work on the Erie Canal enlargement in Sections 360-365. The reports include narrative descriptions of work under contract, progress of construction, and costs, as well as various statements. Most of the statements detail the respective sections of work, costs, work completed, and remaining work to be completed.
Creator
- New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Copies of maps of lands appropriated for enlargement of Erie Canal at Lyons and Palmyra
Series Number
- B0665
Summary
- This series consists of maps showing the appropriation of lands for the enlargement of the Erie Canal through the village of Palmyra and at or near the village of Lyons. These maps contain name of property owner and acreage of land appropriated.
Creator
- New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation meeting minutes of the State Council of Parks
Series Number
- 19611
Summary
- The State Council of Parks was established in 1924 (Chapter 189) to function as a statewide advisory body regarding all matters affecting parks, recreation, and historic preservation. Meeting minutes typically include roll call; reading and approval of minutes of previous meeting; resolutions; budget reports; regional reports; reports of historic preservation activities; reports on significant legislation; secretary's report; other reports on planning, activities, and meetings.
Creator
- New York (State). Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Asset appraisals
Series Number
- 10153
Summary
- This series consists of appraisals of various mental and psychiatric centers, state schools, and hospitals of the Department of Mental Hygiene done by an outside contractor, Joseph J. Blake and Associates. The purpose of these reports was to estimate the deprecation under Medicare/Medicaid regulation of all assets of the Department of Mental Hygiene. Included in these reports are definitions of terms, listings of assets appraised, plot/floor plans, and narrative descriptions of buildings.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Mental Hygiene
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Commission on Public Authority Reform archived website
Series Number
- B2072
Summary
- This series consists of one archival copy of the publicly accessible website of the New York State Commission on Public Authority Reform produced on April 11, 2007, shortly after Governor George E. Pataki (1995-2006) left office.
Creator
- New York State Commission on Public Authority Reform
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Herpetological atlas data cards
Series Number
- B2714
Summary
- This series consists of approximately 25,000 data cards which were used by Herpetological Atlas Project volunteers to record observations of herpetofauna (amphibians and reptiles). Information recorded on each card includes the names of species observed, the date and location of observation, and the contact information of the volunteer who submitted the card.
Creator
- New York (State). Bureau of Wildlife
Access Restrictions
- Records relating to the locations of species may be restricted under New York State Environmental Conservation Law §3-0301(2)(r) and §11-0539(4).
Title
- New York State Court of Chancery decrees and papers before 1800
Series Number
- J0065
Summary
- The series contains information on the particulars of cases, the results of court investigations, the content of testimony, and the determinations of the court. Records consist of decrees, bills of complaint, answers, testimonies, reports, and other documents filed in cases heard by the Chancellor. Files usually consist of one document or one type of document (e.g., testimonies of number of witnesses) and cannot be considered complete case files.
Creator
- New York (State). Court of Chancery
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- New York State Governor's Office of Employee Relations Executive Division employee relations officer memoranda
Series Number
- 16244
Summary
- The series consists of a copy of all policy statements or interpretive memorandums issued by the Governor's Office of Employee Relations and distributed to employee relations officers throughout New York State government.
Creator
- New York (State). Governor's Office of Employee Relations. Executive Division
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Ledgers of appropriations and disbursements
Series Number
- B0103
Summary
- This series consists of ledger accounts for appropriations received from the state. Cash Accounts have entries for state appropriations and prison sales on the debit side and entries to the credit of the prison, with monthly totals and running balances. Also included are separate accounts for Legislative appropriations such as prison enlargement, a new shoe shop, heating apparatus, exploration for iron on state lands, and books for the prison library. The accounts contain detailed entries for labor and supplies and give name of contractor, date of payment, and amount paid.
Creator
- Clinton Prison (Dannemora, N.Y.)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- New York State Comptroller's Office Land Tax Bureau register of buyers of state lands
Series Number
- A1335
Summary
- This volume is divided into three sections. The first is arranged geographically giving purchaser's name, date of purchase, lot, and account book number and page. The second section begins on page 370 and is arranged by book number of the account books of bonds and mortgages for sales of state lands. Information includes lot number, book number, purchaser's name, and the relevant page. The third section begins on page 425 and lists bonds delivered to the Surveyor General. It is arranged geographically and gives information on lot, purchaser, book number and page, and purchase amount and payment.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office. Land Tax Bureau
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Buffalo State Hospital Board of Managers quarterly meeting minutes
Series Number
- B2927
Summary
- This series contains meeting minutes documenting matters reported to Buffalo State Hospital's Board of Managers. Topics include resolutions passed, financial reports, discussions about conditions and improvements, and other business.
Creator
- Buffalo State Hospital
Access Restrictions
- Records identifying patients are restricted in accordance with Section 33.13, Mental Hygiene Law, relating to confidentiality of clinical records. Access is permitted under certain conditions upon approval by the Office of Mental Health.
Title
- New York Convention Center Operating Corporation archived websites
Series Number
- B2099
Summary
- This series consists of archival copies of the publicly accessible website of the New York Convention Center Operating Corporation, a subsidiary of the Empire State Development Corporation.
Creator
- New York Convention Center Operating Corporation
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Blueprint copies of survey maps of East Oswego
Series Number
- A3244
Summary
- This series consists of three blueprint copies of survey maps of East Oswego.
Creator
- New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.