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Title

Board of Regents expense journal

Series Number

A2023

Summary

This journal contains entries related to Regents academic and professional examinations, teacher's classes in academies, and miscellaneous expenses.

Creator

• University of the State of New York. Board of Regents

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Chester records

Series Number

A4452

Creator

• Chester (N.Y. : Town)

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Bill files for bills signed or vetoed by the Governor

Series Number

L0165

Summary

This series contains copies of legislative bills and accompanying records relating to the consideration of legislative bills. Many bills relate to the Penal Law, Criminal Procedure Law, and Civil Practice Law. Included are copies and versions of the bill; record of committee action and votes; memoranda of support from other assembly members or staff; correspondence from supporters or opponents, from experts or officials, and from other states or the federal government; background material; and the veto memorandum from the governor.

Creator

• New York (State). Legislature. Assembly. Standing Committee on Codes

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Contracts

Series Number

A0634

Summary

This series consists of contracts for work relating to the duties of the Attorney General's Office. Most contracts of this type relate to printing of session laws and other state legal matters, as well as for work subcontracted to private law firms. Other contracts are for office space, primarily in New York City, bought or rented by the Attorney General's Office for government use. Some contracts contain handwritten notes and remarks from review by agency staff.

Creator

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

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Prison financial operating reports

Series Number

A0620

Summary

This series consists of monthly statements of receipts and expenditures maintained by the prison wardens of Auburn, Clinton, Great Meadow and Sing Sing prisons. Statements include receipts from the sale of goods manufactured at the prisons and records of the amount spent on items such as equipment, wages; and administrative expenses.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of Correction

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Term extension for state pupils in blind and deaf and dumb institutions

Series Number

A2037

Summary

This series contains forms documenting extensions of state pupil's terms in various institutions for the blind and deaf. Each form provides the date, name of the institution, names and appointment numbers of students, and date to which term is extended. Each volume is indexed alphabetically by first letter of student's last name.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of Public Instruction. Office of the Superintendent

Access Restrictions

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

Title

New York State Governor Charles Evans Hughes notary public appointment and re-appointment application cards

Series Number

A3329

Summary

This series is comprised of 3.5" x 8.25" card forms submitted to county clerks by persons applying to the governor for appointment or re-appointment as notaries public. The cards provide date; name; occupation; firm; line of business; residence (county, village or city, and street address); and by whom recommended.

Creator

• New York (State). Governor (1907-1910 : Hughes)

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Constitutional Convention, 1967 transcript of the minutes of a public hearing of the Subcommittee on Transportation and Highways

Series Number

L0171

Creator

• New York (State). Constitutional Convention, 1967

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Valhalla Fire District records

Series Number

A4446

Summary

Microfilmed records include active and inactive membership rolls and applications; annual fire district treasurers' reports; internal and state audit records; fire district minutes; and "fire records." Fire records include alarm book log entries; incident reports; chiefs' reports; service awards; and fire company records of alarms, drills, meetings, training, and other activities.

Creator

• Valhalla Fire District (N.Y.)

Access Restrictions

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

Title

State Education Department war programs coordinator's files

Series Number

A4320

Summary

This series contains correspondence and other materials relating to Dr. Albert Meredith's role as the Education Department's coordinator of war programs and liaison between the department and the War Council. Topics include: school lunch programs, adult education, citizen unity programs, physical education, child care, agricultural education, home economics education, the Youth Services Council, and the Civilian Defense Training Program. The records include exchanges with both federal and local governments concerning these programs.

Creator

• New York State War Council

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Bureau of Business Publicity newspaper clippings

Series Number

B2692

Summary

This series consists of scrapbooks of newspaper clippings collected and maintained by the Bureau of Business Publicity. The clippings relate to businesses and industries of New York State, documenting the bureau's mission to promote the state's economic resources. Topics covered include small businesses, the rise of suburban shopping centers, and the impact of urban planning on local businesses.

Creator

• New York (State). Bureau of Business Publicity

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Treasurer's receipts for payments of land purchased at Comptroller's tax sale of 1853

Series Number

A1258

Summary

This series consists of receipts issued by the Treasurer's Office for payment of land purchased at the Comptroller's Tax sale of 1853. Records contain the name of the individual who bought the land, the date of the receipt, the amount paid for the land, and the signatures of both the Comptroller and the Treasurer.

Creator

• New York (State). Comptroller's Office

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

Title

Psychological evaluation tests

Series Number

B0085

Summary

This series consists of materials and instructions for psychological testing of incarcerated individuals. Included are a variety of tests, blank test and score sheets; Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale Manual; completed written tests; instructions; test catalogues; psychologists' reports of incarcerated individuals' work in prison workshops; personality inventories; psychologists' examinations and charts of incarcerated individuals tested. Records are restricted.

Creator

• Auburn Prison

Access Restrictions

Summary information on incarcerated adult 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

Administrative surveys, studies, and reports on local law enforcement operations and services

Series Number

15620

Summary

The series consists of surveys, studies, and reports on police services and operations prepared by the Bureau for Municipal Police at the request of chief municipal law enforcement authorities. Records include administrative surveys of police operations; consolidation studies to determine the feasibility of (or to plan for) a unified law enforcement agency; personnel analysis studies of police operations and staff resources and deployment; reports on the organization and services of police or sheriff's departments; and operational plans for new public safety buildings

Creator

• New York (State). Bureau for Municipal Police

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Resident engineers' records for Section 3 of the Barge Canal

Series Number

B1370

Summary

This series documents the construction, maintenance, and expansion of Section 3 of the Barge Canal until it was abolished, and reveals the working relationships of state government and private contractors. Also of interest is documentation of the Oswego-Waterford enlargement program. Records include diaries of resident engineers and section superintendents; correspondence; inspectors' reports; time books; original construction contracts; terminal contracts; construction material estimates; office inventories; lock gage ledgers; and payroll records.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of Public Works. Office of the Superintendent

Access Restrictions

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

Title

New York State Department of State Bureau of Miscellaneous Records oaths of office of members of the Electoral College

Series Number

13251

Summary

By law, all public officers must take and file an oath of office before being entitled to enter upon the discharge of any official duties. Oaths are filed with the Secretary of State's office. Included in this series are oaths for New York's members of the Electoral College, who convene in Albany every four years following general elections to cast ballots for president and vice president as stipulated in the U.S. Constitution.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of State. Bureau of Miscellaneous Records

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Rough minutes

Series Number

J0108

Summary

This series consists of manuscript rough minutes compiled by the clerk of the original Court of Appeals during the period from July 1847 to June of 1870. Also included are rough minutes compiled by the clerk of the temporary Commission of Appeals during the period from July of 1870 to June of 1875. Rough minutes were typically used to generate the official, engrossed minutes of the court.

Creator

• New York (State). Court of Appeals

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Rome Developmental Disabilities Services Office Director's messages and letters

Series Number

B2679

Summary

This series includes messages relating to work placement opportunities for patients and letters written to the director of the Rome State School.

Creator

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

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Governor extradition case files

Series Number

B1416

Summary

This series consists of extradition case files for criminals in New York State for whom extradition has been requested by other states. Case files typically include original typed copy of extradition case control card; correspondence to extradition secretary from district attorneys; New York governor's warrant and authorization to return fugitive to requesting state; certificate that the requisition is honored and warrant issued; correspondence from extradition secretary of requesting state to New York governor; requisition and agent's authorization of requesting governor.

Access Restrictions

Restricted: Portions of the files are restricted under provisions of the Public Officers Law Art. 6 (Freedom of Information Law).

Title

Bank book

Series Number

A0813

Summary

This series, arrange chronologically, consists of entries for deposits and withdrawals in the account of the Commissioners of the Canal Fund in the Canal Bank.

Creator

• New York (State). Commissioners of the Canal Fund

Access Restrictions

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