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Title

Index to insolvency papers

Series Number

B2437

Summary

This series consists of records indexing Series J0156, New York State Supreme Court of Judicature (Utica) Insolvency Papers. They consist of datasheets that contain box and folder information, name of insolvent, county, city or town, occupation (if apparent), and date of filing. Copies of these datasheets are interfiled in series J0156, at the beginning of each insolvent's filing.

Creator

• New York State Archives and Records Administration

Access Restrictions

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

Title

New York State Historical Records Survey biweekly payroll

Series Number

A4185

Summary

This series consists of payroll sheets for administrative, field, and support staff of the Historical Records Survey. Each payroll covers a two week period, and each page indicates whether the employees listed were "certified" (drawn from relief rolls) or "non-certified" (non-relief). Records list employee name; address; title; sex; WPA identification number; employment classification (supervisory, professional, skilled, intermediate, unskilled); number of hours worked; wage rate; and amount paid.

Creator

• Historical Records Survey (N.Y.)

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Canal contract final accounts

Series Number

B0220

Summary

This series contains final contract accounts; explanations of extra work; receipts; and resident assistant and division engineers' affidavits to final accounts. Data includes name of contracting firm; date of contract; description of construction project; authorizing legislation; description of items purchased or services performed; quantities and cost of materials; partial payments made to contractors; reasons for alterations; and explanations regarding extra work.

Creator

• New York (State). Superintendent of Public Works

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Assorted documents relating to grant, sale, or mortgage of lands by the state

Series Number

A1016

Summary

This series consists of a diverse array of documents, including certificates of land sales and other legal documentation of lands sold by the State Comptroller for unpaid taxes.

Creator

• New York (State). Comptroller's Office

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Department of Law special investigation files

Series Number

11185

Summary

This series documents the Attorney General's investigation into the State Bank of Binghamton and financial affairs of the City of Binghamton, and subsequent prosecutions, convictions, and appeals. Special investigations and prosecutions were conducted by the Attorney General's Office upon orders of the Governor, which superseded investigations conducted by local officials.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of Law

Access Restrictions

Appellate court records and briefs, copies of final court filings, and the State Comptroller's report of examination of the Binghamton City Comptroller's Office are available for research. Disclosure of all other records is prohibited as applicable by Executive Law section 63.2 (attorney general investigative records), Banking Law section 36.10 (bank examination reports), Criminal Procedure Law section 190.25(4) (grand jury materials) and section 240(10)(2) (attorney work product), Civil Practice Law and Rules section 3102(d)(2) (materials prepared for trial), and other statutes.

Title

Dexter (N.Y.) board of trustees meeting minutes, maps, and tax assessment rolls

Series Number

A4608

Summary

Microfilmed records include minutes of the village board of trustees (1855-1995), official maps (1891-1995), and tax assessment rolls (1859-1995).

Creator

• Dexter (N.Y. : Village)

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Education Department Division of Archives and History historical research working files

Series Number

A3167

Summary

This series contains correspondence, unpublished historical articles, notes, clippings, photographs, posters, and a few original or photostatic copies of historical documents collected by the State Historian in the course of research on historical topics. The subjects of these files vary widely, but a significant portion of the series deals with New York's participation in military conflicts.

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.

Title

Directory of prospective workers

Series Number

A3173

Summary

This series consists of names of prospective workers on the new State Capitol building construction project. Included are the person's name and position for which they are being considered, and, in most cases, their address. Information about relevant employment experience, desirability as an employee, and references are sometimes noted. Comments referring to the applicant's personal and familial circumstances may be included.

Creator

• New York (State). New Capitol Commission

Access Restrictions

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

Title

South Mall project claims records

Series Number

16198

Summary

This series consists of materials used by the legal staff of the Office of General Services to negotiate and/or litigate claims by South Mall (Empire State Plaza) project contractors and consultants which could not be settled under the Equitable Adjustment Act of 1969.

Creator

• New York (State). Office of General Services. Office of Counsel

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Adirondack Park Agency Regulatory Programs Committee monthly agency meeting reports

Series Number

21734

Summary

The Regulatory Programs Division is responsible for review of all projects undertaken in the Adirondack Park that fall within the Adirondack Park Agency's (APA) jurisdiction and for coordinating and administering all permit related activity associated with review of the projects. This series consists of master microfilm copies of reports, draft minutes, agendas, preparatory materials, draft and approved permits, and related material. No use copy of this microfilm is available. Researchers should contact APA for access.

Creator

• New York (State). Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation

Title

State implementation plan planning files

Series Number

15491

Summary

Subject and correspondence files document the development, implementation, and monitoring of the State Implementation Plan, a state-level plan for air pollution abatement mandated by the federal Environmental Protection Agency through the Clean Air Act. Records contain correspondence and memos, state and federal statutes and regulations, hearing transcripts, reports on air monitoring and emissions, technical literature, newsletters, and minutes of meetings of various air pollution committees and commissions. Correspondents include private companies, local officials, the Environmental Protection Agency, and other DEC units.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of Environmental Conservation. Division of Air Resources. Bureau of Abatement Planning

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Commission Against Discrimination minutes

Series Number

19283

Summary

The minutes of the State Commission Against Discrimination contain reports of commissioner's activities such as educational outreach, speaking engagements, and correspondence. Records also include reports of committees; complaints received and proposed responses; updates on ongoing activities; and changes in memberships of local councils.

Creator

• New York (State). State Commission Against Discrimination

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Roster of officers of New York State Volunteer regiments

Series Number

A4152

Summary

This bound volume contains the names of officers of the First through Thirteenth Regiments of New York State Volunteers during the Civil War. The information is duplicated in Frederick Phisterer, <emph render="italic">New York in the War of the Rebellion, 1861-1865</emph> and in State Archives series 13775, Civil War muster roll abstracts of New York State Volunteers, United States Sharpshooters, and United States Colored Troops.

Creator

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

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Field Books

Series Number

A0452

Summary

These volumes include surveys of land in the State's New Military Tract granted to veterans for service during the Revolution. They generally provide date of the survey; surveyors' names; name of patent and/or a narrative description of the land surveyed; narrative description; acreage of each lot; and occasional maps and valuations of lots.

Creator

• New York (State). Secretary of State

Access Restrictions

Microfilm is not available for duplication or inter-library loan.

Title

Subject files related to interaction with Hooker Chemical Corporation and others

Series Number

22573

Summary

This series consists of documents on various topics relating directly to Hooker Chemical Corporation and other entities potentially connected to the Love Canal hazardous waste site, as well as general information about solid waste and wastewater disposal. Several of the files appear to contain detailed, original documentation and reports on various aspects of the Love Canal event.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of Environmental Conservation

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Index to central subject and correspondence files of Governor Mario Cuomo

Series Number

B1857

Summary

This series indexes Governor Mario M. Cuomo Central Subject and Correspondence Files accretions 13682-96D (microfilm, 1983-1989), 13682-00 (1983-1994), and 13682-97 (microfilm, 1988-1994).

Creator

• New York (State). Governor (1983-1994 : Cuomo)

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Photographs of custodial facilities in New York and other states

Series Number

A1994

Summary

These photographs depict public custodial facilities in New York, Massachusetts, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. They include: exterior building views; interior building views; facility grounds; institutional residents; and institutional staff. The photographs appear to have been gathered for a report on treatment of the mentally ill in other states, which was prepared by the New York State Commissioner in Lunacy.

Creator

• New York (State). State Board of Charities

Access Restrictions

Access to photographs depicting patients is restricted in accordance with Mental Hygiene Law, Section 33.13, relating to confidentiality of clinical records. Access is permitted under certain conditions upon approval by the Office for People with Developmental Disabilities.

Title

Files relating to the "Betterments" court case

Series Number

B0591

Summary

This series consists of correspondence, memorandums, drafts of promotional materials, and court documents concerning Court of Claims "Betterments" case. The case centered on the State Thruway Authority's claim that it was due a credit from the state for expenditures for improvements, or "betterments," to highway, parkway, and canal systems adjacent to the Thruway Corridor.

Creator

• New York State Thruway Authority. Department of Information and Commercial Affairs

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Rome Developmental Center colony food inventory

Series Number

B2386

Summary

This series includes inventories of standard food items and household products kept on hand and ordered on a regular basis by an unidentified colony at the Rome State School and later the Rome Developmental Center. Items and amounts are listed weekly or monthly.

Creator

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

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Herkimer County (N.Y.) case files of civil actions and special proceedings in Supreme Court and County Court

Series Number

A4634

Creator

• Herkimer (N.Y. : County)

Access Restrictions

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