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Title

Commission on Judicial Conduct archived websites

Series Number

B2068

Summary

This series consists of archival copies of the publicly accessible website of the New York State Commission on Judicial Conduct.

Creator

• New York State Commission on Judicial Conduct

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Register's and Assistant Register's reports to State Assembly

Series Number

J7076

Summary

This series consists of draft reports on the Chancery Fund submitted to the State Assembly. These reports were occasionally requested from the Register and Assistant Register by legislative resolution. The informational content of each report varies depending on what was requested.

Creator

• New York (State). Court of Chancery. Chancery Fund

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Audited accounts of Onondaga Commissioners

Series Number

A0964

Summary

Audited accounts for services by Onondaga Commissioners and for advertising their meetings and publishing the joint resolution of the Senate and the Assembly regarding titles to land in the Counties of Onondaga and Cayuga.

Creator

• New York (State). Comptroller's Office

Access Restrictions

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

Title

New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets Division of Marketing consumer information reports

Series Number

13440

Summary

This series consists of official retail price market reports on meats, poultry, fruits, vegetables, eggs, and grocery items and contains weekly reports from the Albany (1973-1978) and Rochester (1975-1976) areas. Reports generally provide price information for all types of meats, poultry, fruits, vegetables, and eggs, and suggest reasonably priced items for the week.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of Agriculture and Markets. Division of Marketing

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Annual financial reports of towns

Series Number

13326

Summary

The General Municipal Law requires that the chief financial officer of every municipality report its financial condition annually to the state comptroller. Each report in this series contains a statement of financial transactions of the town, broken down according to type of fund (general, library, highway, water, sewer, etc.).

Creator

• New York (State). Department of Audit and Control. Bureau of Municipal Research and Statistics

Title

Local government applications for state aid under railroad tax abatement program

Series Number

B1207

Summary

State aid was available to local governments to replace real property tax revenue lost under a railroad tax abatement program. Local governments were required to apply for the 50 percent tax relief. This series consists of state aid applications, which include payee's name and address; total and percentage of taxes levied; adjusted base year tax levy; and requested amount of state aid.

Creator

• New York (State). Bureau of Equalization Rates

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Annual reports

Series Number

B0119

Summary

This series consists of annual reports of Clinton Prison submitted by the Warden to the Commissioner of Corrections. Reports usually include summary statistics on inmate population and finances and reports from various units of prison administration such as commissary, school, library, hospital, chaplains, psychiatrist, and industries.

Creator

• Clinton Prison (Dannemora, N.Y.)

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Treatment services and therapies records

Series Number

12038

Summary

This series documents treatment services and therapies provided to individuals. Such services include adolescent services, alcoholism, chaplains, community service, occupational therapy, psychology, and rehabilitation programs. Documents in this series include reports, evaluations, and plans. This series does not include materials that make up patient case files.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of Mental Hygiene

Access Restrictions

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 of Mental Health.

Title

Elmira Reformatory admission registers

Series Number

B0131

Summary

This series consists of 11 volumes of registers containing summary information on incarcerated individuals at the time of their admission to Elmira. The registers cover the period from May 24, 1877 to December 27, 1950 and consecutive numbers from 1 to 51274. Registers covering the period from October 14, 1886 to December 4, 1891 and consecutive numbers 2399 to 4973 are missing. Registers provide consecutive number; name of incarcerated individual; date of admission; date of sentence; maximum sentence; crime; county of sentencing; court; judge; age; height; weight; complexion; eye color; hair color; state or country of nativity; nationality; temperate or intemperate; and religion.

Creator

• Elmira Reformatory

Access Restrictions

Summary information on adult incarcerated individuals is disclosable under law. State Archives staff will review records containing probation, parole, medical, and juvenile criminal history data and disclose information pursuant to the Freedom of Information Law and Personal Privacy Protection Law. The identity of victims of sex crimes is not disclosable. Unless a specific law forbids disclosure indefinitely, all records must be disclosed after 75 years.

Title

Governor's media releases

Series Number

A4294

Summary

This series contains press releases, bulletins, telegrams, radio address transcripts, correspondence, and meeting minutes released by the Governor Lehman's office to inform the public of War Council (and its predecessor, the Council of Defense) activities. Tthe Governor's involvement in these activities included production rates; appointments to the War Council; wartime housing; security; agriculture; labor disputes and strikes; civil defense; scrap metal drives; tire and gasoline shortages; venereal disease prevention programs; labor shortages; savings bonds; physical fitness; and training programs.

Creator

• New York State War Council

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Local municipal law and ordinance case files

Series Number

B2726

Summary

This series consists of complaints and decisions viewed by the Public Employment Relations Board to determine whether local municipal laws and ordinances were equivalent to the Public Employees' Fair Employment Act (New York State Civil Service Law, Article 14, Section 212). Cases were abbreviated as S case files. It appears that these case files were no longer compiled after 1995. It is unclear if this type of documentation was incorporated into a different case type after 1995.

Creator

• New York (State). Public Employment Relations Board

Access Restrictions

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

Title

In re papers

Series Number

J0057

Summary

This series document cases brought before the Chancellor by petition and in certain administrative matters. Most cases involved incompetency (i.e., lunatics, infants, drunkards); administration of estates; and insolvent corporate bodies (i.e., churches, banks, railroads). Files include petitions; reports; testimony transcripts; copies of orders; affidavits; inquisitions; bonds for performance of duties; property inventories; documentary evidence and exhibits. The files do not contain decrees. Cases often contain detailed information on the background, behavior, and financial state of individuals or corporations.

Creator

• New York (State). Court of Chancery

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation archived websites

Series Number

B2040

Summary

This series consists of archival copies of the publicly accessible websites of the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation and the publicly accessible website of the New York State Northeastern Queens Nature and Historical Preserve Commission, whose powers and duties were transferred to the Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation on April 1, 2009.

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

Journal of accounts

Series Number

A0794

Summary

This series consists of handwritten account journals documenting the disbursement of department funds for the suppression of the influenza epidemic (1918-1919). Types of accounts (as appropriated by the legislature) include "traveling expenses," fees for informational searches into vital statistics, care of typhoid carriers, cold storage in laboratories, equipment, etc. The volumes generally contain brief tables of contents.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of Health

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Division and Assistant Engineers' expense books regarding the Western Division

Series Number

B0657

Summary

These volumes are expense books of the Division Engineer and Assistant Engineers of the Western Division's Rochester office. Monthly expenses for each employee are accounted for on the last calendar day of the month. Each expense statement includes name of employee and title, date of statement, date of each expense, description of each expense, and amount of each expense.

Creator

• New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Survey and field notes of portions of the Allegany Indian Reservation

Series Number

B1549

Summary

This series consists of copies of a dependent re-survey of portions of the boundary of the Allegany Indian Reservation and portions of the village lines within the reservation at Cattauragus County, New York. Included are two copies of a survey map and a forty-four page duplicate copy of associated field notes. The city of Salamanca is located on land leased from the Indians. These records probably relate to a dispute which occurred when the long-term lease of that property ended.

Creator

• New York (State). Board of Geographic Names

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Daily punishment reports

Series Number

A0780

Summary

The series consists of daily reports describing punishments at Auburn Prison. Assistant keepers could punish those incarcerated at their discretion if they reported their actions in writing to the prison's agent or deputy keeper. The short narratives include date; name of assistant keeper; name of the punished; offense committed; location of offense; and punishment given. Occasionally, the reports also include a one-sentence description of significant events occurring at the prison such as fires, resignations of officials, and missing incarcerated persons.

Creator

• Auburn Prison

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Thomas Indian School ledger accounts

Series Number

B0643

Summary

This series constitutes a final record of financial transactions of the Thomas Indian School according to controlling and individual accounts. Controlling accounts include transactions involving clothing, fuel, freight and express, medicine, provisions, and wages. Individual accounts pertain to individual merchants and suppliers. Entries generally include date, amount, and nature of transaction (such as services, goods, labor, or cash).

Creator

• Thomas Indian School

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Accounts of county treasurers as public administrators of estates of persons dying without heirs

Series Number

A0958

Summary

County treasurers were designated public administrators of estates of persons who died without heirs. The accounts in this series include name of deceased, property value, expenditures by the administrator, and balance transmitted to the State Comptroller. Related letters of administration and other documents may be included.

Creator

• New York (State). Comptroller's Office

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Bridge Authority archived websites

Series Number

B2054

Summary

This series consists of archival copies of the publicly accessible website of the New York State Bridge Authority.

Creator

• New York State Bridge Authority

Access Restrictions

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