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Title

Grantee index to state patents

Series Number

A4685

Summary

This series contains a name index of people who were granted land by the state government of New York after the American Revolution.

Creator

• New York (State). Division of Science and State Museum

Access Restrictions

Microfilm is not available for duplication or interlibrary loan.

Title

Bank mergers and bank holding companies subject files

Series Number

B2337

Summary

This series consists of the subject files of the Counsel to the Governor's office which relate to the merging of banks in New York State and to legislation regulating bank holding companies. The Counsel was responsible for various duties, which included making recommendations on proposed legislation; negotiating interstate or international agreements; clearing all contracts; and advising the Governor on many policy and program matters. Records include correspondence, memoranda, notes, reports, and newspaper clippings.

Creator

• New York (State). Counsel to the Governor

Access Restrictions

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

Title

State Athletic Commission financial records and reports

Series Number

A0385

Summary

The State Athletic Commission licenses boxers, wrestlers, and supporting participants in these sports; oversees boxing and wrestling matches held in the state; and collects taxes on revenue generated by such events. The records in this series reflect the daily activities of the commission during its early years of operation. While most of the records are financial in nature, they also document individual participation in boxing and wrestling, as well as the many venues in which these sporting events took place.

Creator

• New York (State). State Athletic Commission

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Various records filed with the Office of the State Engineer and Surveyor

Series Number

B0246

Summary

This series consists of records filed with the Office of State Engineer and Surveyor's Office including property assessments; contractors' bids; inventories of records lent to state commissions; a bridge company annual report; a list of companies navigating state lakes and rivers; one bill; bridge company schedules; agreements; correspondence; newspaper clippings and notices of public sales of forfeited lands.

Creator

• New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Executive deputy commissioner's subject and correspondence files

Series Number

B2451

Summary

This series consists of correspondence, speeches, reports, and other administrative records of Nancy Palumbo, Deputy Commissioner/Executive Deputy Commissioner for Administration and Fiscal Affairs, and Christopher M. Pushkarsh, Deputy Commissioner for Downstate Operations and Concessions Management and later Executive Deputy Commissioner.

Creator

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

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Employee benefits negotiation files

Series Number

16319

Summary

The series consists of negotiations notes, recommendations, background information, and benefit utilization data created by the Division of Health Benefits Management to assist the state in contract negotiations with the public employee unions. CSEA, PEF, and Council 82 are represented in the series. Records include draft copies of contract articles; state and union demands; reports by the Legislative Commission on Expenditure Review; statistical summaries of benefits; negotiation subcommittee meeting notes; and agency briefing material.

Creator

• New York (State). Governor's Office of Employee Relations. Employee Benefits Management Division

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Department of Public Works drawings, plans, and correspondence relating to state facilities

Series Number

B1426

Summary

This series consists of blueprint plans, estimates, and drawings for state facilities including state hospitals, buildings, and schools; Eastern Division of the canal; and state armories and barracks. Many plans document construction of roads, walkways, water supply systems, and drainage and sewage disposal systems. Also included are contract proposals, specifications, and support documents such as weekly engineer's reports, receipts for material delivered, estimates, contract books, and unidentified rolled plans and blueprints.

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Legal documentation for sale of unappropriated land

Series Number

A0823

Summary

The series consists of records of transactions and legal business concerning land: deeds; mortgage bonds; state claims; sales and purchases; surveys and maps; tax receipts; foreclosures; correspondence; and other land records. There are also some records concerning the transfer of Indian lands to the state.

Creator

• New York (State). Comptroller's Office. Land Tax Bureau

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Board of Real Property Services hearing transcripts

Series Number

15176

Summary

The series consists of transcripts and hearing officer reports and agendas documenting formal hearings on complaints objecting to state or county equalization rates, special and class ratios, railroad ceilings, special franchises, agricultural ceilings (prior to 1983), and oil and gas production unit values.

Creator

• New York (State). State Board of Real Property Services

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Superintendent of repairs' printed abstracts of expenditures for work on the Western Division of the Barge Canal

Series Number

B0738

Creator

• New York (State). Superintendent of Public Works

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Examples of state commissions issued to military officers

Series Number

A4112

Summary

This series consists of commissions utilized by northern states in commissioning general officers during the Civil War. The commissions are blank except for signatures of appropriate state officials (i.e., adjutant-general or governor) and the state seal. The commissions were collected by the Bureau of Military Statistics in 1865. The chief of the bureau, in his first annual report, announced that it would be the bureau's intention to seek for "every fact relating to the rebellion."

Creator

• New York (State). Bureau of Military Statistics

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Ogdensburg police blotters

Series Number

A4674

Creator

• Ogdensburg (N.Y. : City)

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Chapter 307 salary conversion, salary reports, position specifications, and miscellaneous files

Series Number

14081

Summary

Records in this series relate mostly to the Department of Civil Services salary reallocations and position reclassifications in accord with the 1954 salary schedule established by the legislature. Included are correspondence, memoranda, agency inquiries, requests for reallocations and reclassifications, salary schedules, lists of salary conversions and reclassifications, and an appointing officer's manual. Also included are annual salary reports, classification specifications, and miscellaneous general classification and compensation files.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of Civil Service. Classification and Compensation Division

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Willard State Hospital special therapies report

Series Number

B1817

Summary

This series documents the use of a variety of therapies and the number of patients receiving therapies each month at Willard State Hospital. Some reports are categorized by ward; some list patients by name; some categorize information by gender of patient. Types of therapies include tranquilizing drugs, convulsive therapy, insulin therapy, and psychotherapy. Extensive lists of tranquilizing drugs are given.

Creator

• Willard State Hospital (N.Y.)

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

World Trade Center collection and exhibit files

Series Number

22533

Summary

This series consists of photographs taken by New York State Museum curator Mark Schaming of the Fresh Kills facility, which was created to process World Trade Center site debris and identifying artifacts after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. The images depict the facility; the multi-stage debris sorting process; airplane parts, structural elements, vehicles, personal effects, and other artifacts considered as possible additions to the State Museum's collections; and law enforcement personnel, New York City Department of Sanitation employees, and other people who worked at the Fresh Kills site.

Creator

• New York State Museum. Division of Research and Collections

Access Restrictions

Identifying images of law enforcement personnel are restricted.

Title

World War I veterans' service data and photographs

Series Number

A0412

Summary

This series contains personal information, service data, newspaper clippings, and photographs of New York State veterans of World War I. Some accounts of home front activities in the state are also included. The series contains a small amount of material documenting the manner in which the State Education Department, the state's schools, faculty, and students contributed to the war effort.

Creator

• New York (State). Education Department. Division of Archives and History

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Statistical and special reports on State employment

Series Number

14095

Summary

This series contains the following statistical reports on State employment: Reports on Provisionally filled and Vacant Positions; Reports on Temporary Employment; Annual Provisional Reports; Reports on Distribution of New York State Positions by County and Agency; Statistics on State Positions; Position Summary and Turnover Reports; and Summary of positions in State Service.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of Civil Service

Access Restrictions

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

Title

McFarland-Johnson photo survey of canal structures

Series Number

B1803

Summary

This series consists of color photoprints, slides, and negatives documenting all aspects of canal structures including dams, locks, gates, sluices, walls, and bridges. This statewide survey was conducted in 1988 by a private firm under contract to the Dept. of Transportation's Division of Waterways Maintenance.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of Transportation. Division of Waterways Maintenance

Access Restrictions

Closed to research pending processing and arrangement.

Title

Williamson Central School District board of education meeting minutes

Series Number

A4660

Creator

• Williamson Central School District (N.Y.)

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Administrative correspondence and related records

Series Number

A4106

Summary

This series consists mainly of incoming correspondence to the Quartermaster General's office but also includes copies of special orders and resolutions of the Military Board, invoices, vouchers, receipts, cancelled checks, inspection reports, and samples of cloth to be used in manufacturing uniforms. Much of the series deals with the procurement, inspection, issuance, and payment of uniforms, rations and tents during the Civil War. There is also a large amount of correspondence directed to "Acting Assistant Quartermaster General" Chester A. Arthur.

Creator

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

Access Restrictions

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