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Title

Banking Department inactive institution files

Series Number

17427

Summary

The series consists of legal documents related to the licensing/regulation of banking institutions that became "inactive" by merging into another institution, surrendering their license, or otherwise leaving the supervision of the Banking Department. Such documents may include those associated with applications for institutional incorporation, name changes, licenses, organizational certification, and/or capital stock changes.

Creator

• New York (State). Banking Department

Access Restrictions

Partly restricted by Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) section 87.2(d) and 89.5(a)(1) making "trade secret" information exempt from disclosure; and by Banking Law former section 13.4, making "reports and communications" by staff of the Banking Department to the Banking Board "confidential."

Title

Precepts for circuit courts and Courts of Oyer and Terminer, Queens County

Series Number

B0318

Summary

This series consists of warrants related to circuit courts and Courts of Oyer and Terminer, Queens County. The warrants command the sheriff to summon freeholders to jury duty; to deliver prisoners to jail; and to notify various officers to appear at court. These documents were burned in the 1911 fire but are legible.

Creator

• New York (State). Supreme Court of Judicature

Access Restrictions

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

Title

"Revolutionary Thoughts and Liberation" scrapbook

Series Number

B1006

Summary

This scrapbook kept by an individual incarcerated in Auburn Prison, titled "Revolutionary Thoughts and Liberation," consists of clippings from magazines and newspapers related to political protests of the 1960s and 1970s, the Black liberation movement, police violence and war.

Creator

• Auburn Prison

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Daily ward log books

Series Number

B1012

Summary

This series consists of daily logs recording Ward activity at the Westfield State Farm. Included are inmate population counts, names of inmates not in cell during a count, name and purpose of visitors, reasons why specific cells were unlocked, names of officers and watch locations, and names of ward supervisors during a watch.

Creator

• Westfield State Farm

Access Restrictions

Summary information on adult inmates 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

Railroad fire map

Series Number

B1774

Summary

The Conservation Commission was charged with creating fire districts and appointing forest rangers to oversee each district. This map of the Adirondack Forest and Adjoining Territory indicates the location and extent of fires caused by locomotives. Locomotives' coal burning engines were blamed in 1913 for causing sixty fires in the Adirondacks that destroyed over two hundred acres.

Creator

• New York (State). Conservation Commission

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Empire State Games Director's files

Series Number

22488

Summary

Formerly a program of the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation, the Empire State Games were conducted as a series of annual Olympic-style competitions for amateur athletes from all over New York State. This series consists of the files of Fred Smith, the Empire State Games' last director. The records include correspondence and event planning materials.

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

Senator Diane J. Savino archived websites

Series Number

B2255

Summary

This series consists of archival copies of the official website of Senator Diane J. Savino.

Creator

• New York (State). Legislature. Senate. Senator (2005- : Diane J. Savino)

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Convocations files

Series Number

B0442

Summary

This series consists of files relating to the planning, arrangements, logistics and proceedings for convocations and special events of the University of the State of New York. Also included are stray consistuency correspondence. Events of note include commemoration of the two hundredth anniversary of the Board of Regents (1984), opening of the State Museum (1976), and 1977 convocation on cultural education.

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

Administrative files of the Council of Appointment

Series Number

A1847

Summary

These files contain petitions for appointments, proceedings of courts martial, military commissions, lists of appointed county officials, letters of recommendation, and a small quantity of financial records. The records are in fragile condition due to burn damage.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of State

Access Restrictions

Restricted due to severe burn damage.

Title

Municipal Assistance Corporation for the City of New York federal agreement files

Series Number

B1984

Summary

This series documents federal agreements crucial to the functioning of the Municipal Assistance Corporation, namely the Federal Credit Agreement of 1975 and the Federal Agreement to Guarantee of 1978.

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

Survey of discharges by businesses into state waterways

Series Number

12205

Summary

This series contains forms detailing the amount and type of effluence discharged into the state's rivers, lakes, and streams by various businesses in 1903. Businesses self-reported to the Department of Health, the location and nature of their business; the number of outlets discharging effluvia; processes which created the discharges; the kind, amount, and location of the discharge; and the amount of sewage within the discharge. The numbers of employees by gender, including children under 16 employed, are also listed.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of Health

Title

Industrial Commissioner speech files

Series Number

B0324

Summary

This series consists of draft and final speeches, broadcasts, background and statistical information, and hearing statements of Industrial Commissioners M. P. Catherwood and Isador Lubin. Topics include employment and labor conditions, industry, and safety.

Creator

• New York (State). Industrial Commissioner

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance annual reports

Series Number

B2533

Summary

This series consists of annual reports describing the functions, activities, and events of the New York State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance.

Creator

• New York (State). Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Assistant Clerk's letter book

Series Number

B0330

Summary

This series consists of a letter and account book kept by the assistant clerk of the Office of the Superintendent of Public Works. It mainly includes bills and correspondence related to construction of the Barge Canal.

Creator

• New York (State). Superintendent of Public Works

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Amendments to State Civil Service rules and regulations: approved and disapproved

Series Number

14106

Summary

The Civil Service Commission, subject to the governor's approval, establishes or amends civil service rules and regulations. This series consists of approved and disapproved resolutions amending these rules and regulations. Resolutions contain proposed amendments, date passed, and if approved, date signed. Amendments relate to jurisdictional classification of positions, civil service policy issues, and personnel policies.

Creator

• New York (State). Civil Service Commission

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Visitor register

Series Number

B1748

Summary

This series consists of names, home addresses, and dates of visit for groups and individuals visiting the Middletown State Homeopathic Hospital. Additional information describes the nature of the visit (visiting relative, curiosity, affiliated institution, excursion, or official ward visits).

Creator

• Middletown State Homeopathic Hospital (N.Y.)

Access Restrictions

Records identifying patients are 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

Scholarship winners lists

Series Number

B0456

Summary

This series consists of press release lists (1959) and other lists of winners of University Scholarships (1939), Regents College Scholarships (1965), War Service Scholarships (1947), Basic Nursing Scholarships (1965), and top county winners of Regents College Scholarships (1965). Also included are sample blank forms relating to the award of War Service Scholarships (1959). These lists provide all or part of the following information: winner's name; address; county; high school; examination score; and number of scholarships allotted per county.

Creator

• New York (State). Regents Examination and Scholarship Center

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Register of commissions sent to county clerks

Series Number

A1853

Summary

This series records what commissions have been transferred to the appropriate county clerk's office. Each entry records the date the commission was sent, how sent, commission type, number, and occasionally the last names of appointees. The volumes are arranged alphabetically by county.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of State

Access Restrictions

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

Title

County treasurers' correspondence and notices of lands to be sold for unpaid taxes

Series Number

B1990

Summary

This series consists largely of correspondence from county treasurers in the form of published notices clipped from local newspapers about upcoming sales of lands for unpaid taxes. Also included is correspondence notifying the comptroller of pending sales of land mortgaged to the Loan Commissioners. Other rare topics include cancellation of taxes and withdrawal of certain land from sales.

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 Governor registers of titles of bills received by the governor

Series Number

A0595

Summary

This series consists of registers used to track legislative bills sent to the governor by the legislature for approval. For each bill received by the governor, the volumes provide date received; from Senate or Assembly; bill number (usually the printed bill number); chapter number (if approved); title of bill (beginning in Volume 4, 1868); and date approved, vetoed, or became law without governor's signature upon expiration of ten day veto limitation.

Access Restrictions

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