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Title

Buoy boat drawings and specifications

Series Number

B1749

Summary

This series consists of plans, drawings, and specifications used in building the state's buoy boat fleet at the Syracuse Canal Shops. Buoy boats were used to maintain and refuel kerosene lighted buoys on the state's canal system. Also included are typed and handwritten lists of labor, materials, equipment, and costs incurred to construct various numbers of boats.

Creator

• New York (State). Division of Canals and Waterways. Syracuse Office

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Annual reports to the governor and legislature

Series Number

A0580

Summary

This series contains reports from a wide variety of state agencies, offices, commissions, schools, hospitals, and other institutions as well as private organizations required to submit such reports to the governor. The series also includes a body of reports of "sundry commissions" not transmitted to the legislature by the governor's office.

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Municipal Assistance Corporation for the City of New York municipal worker files

Series Number

B1985

Summary

This series documents municipal workers, their productivity requirements under the Federal Credit Agreement of 1975, their pension systems' bond purchases, and the financing of severance pay for city workforce reduction programs.

Creator

• Municipal Assistance Corporation for the City of New York

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Index to Council of Appointment minutes

Series Number

A1846

Summary

This volume lists appointments of civil and military officers of the State of New York. It was prepared as an index to the first volume of the minutes of the Council of Appointment, which was destroyed in the Capitol fire of 1911. It provides the page number in the destroyed volume where the full citation was located, the name of the appointee, office, and date. Therefore, this surviving index volume actually acts as a record of appointments made by the council between 1777 and 1786.

Creator

• New York (State). Secretary of State

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Board of Regents audiotapes of convocations and Education Department functions

Series Number

B0443

Summary

This series consists of audio tape recordings of the proceedings of Convocations of the University of the State of New York and other selected Education Department functions. Included on these tapes are partial proceedings of convocations held between 1952 and 1970, a Regents legislative conference held in 1969, and the proceedings at Commissioner James E. Allen, Jr's. retirement dinner in 1969.

Creator

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

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Senator John L. Sampson archived websites

Series Number

B2254

Summary

This series consists of archival copies of the official website of Senator John L. Sampson.

Creator

• New York (State). Legislature. Senate. Senator (1996-2015 : John L. Sampson)

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Vocational training manuals

Series Number

A3089

Summary

This series contains instruction manuals published by the State Education Department for the Vocational Education Program for National Defense Industries to help prepare citizens for the increasingly complex nature of warfare and the increased demand for skilled workers in defense industries. The manuals cover metal work, carpentry, machine work, and other skills related to manufacturing, and were distributed to vocational and high schools to assist in the technical training of students.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of Correction

Title

New York State Office of Mental Health program planning and evaluation files

Series Number

B2532

Summary

This series contains studies and analyses of all facility programs with recommendations, studies of process of service delivery, and outcome of treatment intervention. It includes records on: program planning, program surveying and audits of effectiveness, and plans for correction. Included are records on local government mental health plans as well as client intake and discharge forms for the Task Force on Integrated Programs.

Creator

• New York (State). Office of Mental Health

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

Letters of instruction to Western Division engineers

Series Number

B0325

Summary

This series is comprised of letters of instruction to the Western Division Engineer's Office from the office of the State Engineer and Surveyor regarding the construction and repair of the Barge Canal. The letters contain instructions on surveying; repairs; requisitions; plans; estimates; contracts; reports; dealing with labor issues; and various other administrative aspects of constructing and maintaining the Barge Canal.

Creator

• New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Daily inmate and officer log

Series Number

B1013

Summary

This series consists of a daily record used to track the location of Westfield officers and inmates. The volumes list the names of officers on duty at various stations and names of inmates received, discharged, transferred, or placed in special locations within the institution (such as in segregation, hospital, kitchen, quarantine). Also included is a count of the inmate population for the day.

Creator

• Westfield State Farm

Access Restrictions

Restricted to protect personal privacy. Access may be permitted under certain conditions upon application to and approval by the State Archives.

Title

Wolf bounty affidavits

Series Number

B1775

Summary

This series consists of affidavits signed by town supervisors and justices of the peace certifying that the person named killed a wolf or wolves and is entitled to a ten-dollar bounty. Records contain the name of the Town Supervisor, Justice of the Peace, name of the Town and County, name of person collecting bounty, date of affidavit, date when bounty was paid, and the signature of the County Treasurer.

Creator

• New York (State). Comptroller's Office

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Writs of venire facias juratores

Series Number

JN554

Summary

This series contains writs summoning jurors for trials at which a justice of the Supreme Court of Judicature presided. The writ of venire facias juratores commands the sheriff to summon individuals qualified to serve as jurors in the trial of a particular case. Almost all the writs were returned to the court by the sheriff of New York County. A very small number of the earliest writs are for trials in other counties. Starting in spring 1823, all the writs are for jury trials in the Circuit Court sitting in New York City and County. A few writs have an attached panel of jurors stating their names, residences, and sometimes occupations.

Creator

• New York (State). Supreme Court of Judicature (New York)

Access Restrictions

Use and reproduction of fragile documents may be restricted.

Title

New York State Department of Financial Services Banking Division weekly bulletins

Series Number

17426

Summary

This series consists of record copies of the <emph render="italic">Weekly Bulletin</emph>, a publication issued by the New York State Banking Department that is circulated widely in the banking industry (Banking Law, Section 42). The publication contains notices of applications for authorizations or licenses, for change in business location, and for opening branches; a record of all official actions taken by the Banking Board and the Superintendent of Banks; and filings of federally-chartered banking institutions in New York State.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of Financial Services. Banking Division

Access Restrictions

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

Title

New York Colony Council bills placed before the Provincial Legislature which failed to become law

Series Number

A1890

Summary

This series consists of bills passed by the General Assembly but not approved by the Council. Issues include administration of estates; taxation; trade regulations; payments to government officials and others providing service to the government; organization of the militia; relations with Indians; and regulations concerning slaves.

Creator

• New York (Colony). Council

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Annual reports

Series Number

B1953

Summary

These annual reports typically supply information concerning long term investigations; investigations in partnership with other agencies; criminal prosecutions of welfare fraud; staffing, budget, and caseload; resources; and affiliations with other agencies.

Creator

• New York (State). Office of the Welfare Inspector General

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Supreme Court of Judicature summaries of testimony given in circuit courts and courts of oyer and terminer

Series Number

J3011

Summary

This fragmentary series consists of summaries of testimony and proceedings in the Circuit Courts and Courts of Oyer and Terminer. At the head of each document are the names of the courts, the venue, the date, and the names of the presiding justices. Following are entries for each case (civil or criminal) heard by the justices.

Creator

• New York (State). Supreme Court of Judicature

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Willard Psychiatric Center burial and interment records

Series Number

B1760

Summary

This series consists of burial registers, cemetery plot maps, and administrative files and reports relating to the maintenance, operation, and administration of the Willard Psychiatric Center cemetery. More than 5,000 patients are buried in the Willard Psychiatric Center (formerly the Willard Asylum for the Insane) cemetery which included Jewish, Protestant, Catholic, and Civil War veteran sections. Burial registers include name; age; nativity; death and burial dates; and plot locations. Soldier's ranks, companies, and regiments are noted.

Creator

• New York (State). Office of Mental Health

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

Department of Civil Service Municipal Services Division local government grievance procedures

Series Number

21195

Summary

This series contains copies of local government grievance procedures filed with the New York State Department of Civil Service as required by Article 15-C of the state's General Municipal Law. The series consists predominantly of grievance procedures filed by counties, cities, municipal boards and authorities, boards of education, and school districts. Only a few documents relating to towns and villages are present.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of Civil Service. Municipal Services Division. Field Service Unit

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Senator George H. Winner, Jr. archived websites

Series Number

B2269

Summary

This series consists of archival copies of the official website of Senator George H. Winner, Jr.

Creator

• New York (State). Legislature. Senate. Senator (2005-2010 : George H. Winner, Jr.)

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Supreme Court of Judicature (New York) rolls of attorneys and counsellors and of solicitors in Chancery

Series Number

JN541

Summary

These rolls post-date the Revolutionary War. They include names of a few attorneys and counsellors who were admitted to practice before the war and who took the oath of allegiance to the State of New York after the war. Rolls contain names of attorneys and counsellors admitted to practice in the Supreme Court of Judicature and solicitors admitted to practice in the Court of Chancery. Each roll contains the signatures, or names of individuals written by a clerk, each with date of admission.

Creator

• New York (State). Court for the Trial of Impeachments and Correction of Errors

Access Restrictions

Use and reproduction of fragile documents may be restricted.