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Title

Assorted archival records

Series Number

A0635

Summary

These are small amounts of unrelated archival materials from several sources. They were gathered and retained by the State Library but remained unprocessed prior to transfer to the State Archives as state government records.

Creator

• New York State Library

Access Restrictions

A0635-00:Restricted due to severe burn damage.Use with supervision of archivist.

Title

State budget hearing files

Series Number

L0164

Summary

This series pertains to public hearings held to discuss proposed State budgets. They include correspondence, hearing testimony, telegrams, lists of hearing speakers, and supplemental material. Speakers included representatives of educational and parent groups, labor unions, business associations, local governments, and civic and taxpayer groups. Topics addressed include increased State aid to education, especially childcare, kindergartens, and teachers' salaries; maintenance and improvement of the State's highways, tax reduction and economy in government, aid to localities, and increased salaries for State employees.

Creator

• New York (State). Legislature. Assembly. Committee on Ways and Means

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Town clerk's record and minute books

Series Number

A4453

Creator

• Hamptonburgh (N.Y. : Town)

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Incoming correspondence regarding convocations

Series Number

A2022

Summary

This series contains letters relating mostly to Convocation of the University of the State of New York which provided a forum for discussion within the State's educational establishment. Many letters are from officials of schools in New York State.

Creator

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

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Protestant Chaplain interview files from Dannemora State Hospital and state prisons

Series Number

A1503

Summary

This series consists of correspondence and forms compiled by Protestant Chaplains at other prisons while conducting interviews to determine religious affiliation for inmates who ultimately resided at Dannemora State Hospital. Many files contain a full-face photograph of the inmate as well as biographical information similar to the intake registers. The forms also include observational notes on the inmate's current behavior, prognosis and possible actions to be taken. Some files give more detail on religious beliefs. Records are restricted.

Creator

• Dannemora State Hospital

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

Professional papers of Annette R. Brown

Series Number

B2453

Summary

Annette R. Brown served as Director of Education at Rockland State Hospital from 1956-1968, and then as Associate Program Analyst at the central office of the New York State Office of Mental Health from 1968-1980. These records, which include photographs, correspondence, and speeches, document Annette Brown's career at the Office of Mental Health. Records pertaining to the Survey of Patient Characteristics undertaken by the Office of Mental Health (published in 1985) are also included.

Creator

• New York (State). Office of Mental Health

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Register of appointments

Series Number

A1099

Summary

This volume contains a copy of the act establishing the position of Auditor of the Canal Department, passed April 3, 1848; appointments of clerks and other employees of the Canal Department, giving names, dates, and salaries; and general orders adjusting salaries of Department employees. The label on the cover reads "Appointments and Regulations," but no regulations are included.

Creator

• New York (State). Office of the Auditor of the Canal Department

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Boundary line agreements and photographs

Series Number

B0244

Summary

This series consists of memoranda of agreements, drafts of legislative bills, tracings, and photographs of New York State and county boundary lines. The agreements provide exact location for boundary lines, the date of agreement and, in some cases, seals of offices involved with the agreement. The proposed legislative bills related to authorizing an appropriation for the surveying, mapping and monumenting of the New York-Pennsylvania boundary line. The photographs are images of boundary monuments.

Creator

• New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Board of Port Wardens records

Series Number

A0387

Summary

This series contains a variety of manuscript volumes used by the Board of Port Wardens of the port of New York to record daily business. Volumes document management of the board's finances, apprenticeships of Hell Gate pilots, and surveys of vessels and cargoes.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of State. Board of Port Wardens

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Judiciary subject files

Series Number

B2335

Summary

This series consists of the subject files of the Counsel to the Governor's office which relate to New York State courts. The Counsel's responsibilities advising the Governor on policy and program matters and making recommendations on proposed legislationand on all appointments to the judiciary. Records relate to the New York State Courts and the Temporary State Commission on the Courts, and focus on court organization and appointments, salaries and workloads of judges.

Creator

• New York (State). Counsel to the Governor

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Location index to state patents

Series Number

A4687

Summary

Series 12943, Letters Patent, is partially indexed by this series. In addition, this series also indexes locations of some colonial patents in present day New Jersey, Delaware, and Massachusetts.

Creator

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

Access Restrictions

Microfilm is not available for duplication or interlibrary loan.

Title

New York State Division of Fish and Wildlife Habitat Section urban wildlife habitat inventory maps

Series Number

16665

Summary

This series consists of maps of wildlife habitats in urban areas throughout the state. The series includes 107 Mylar overlays entitled "Urban Wildlife Habitat Inventory Overlay Maps," and 24 "Urban Area Enlargement" print maps (paper). Habitat areas are demarcated on the Mylar overlays by alphanumeric codes; no legend appears to explain these codes. The print maps cover the counties of Albany, Columbia, Dutchess, Greene, Orange, Putnam, Rensselaer, Rockland, Saratoga, and Westchester. These maps are apparently the base maps with which some of the overlays may be used.

Creator

• New York (State). Division of Fish and Wildlife. Habitat Section

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Records from the Comptroller's New York City office

Series Number

A0386

Summary

The series contains four volumes and one bank passbook documenting accounts managed by the State Comptroller's New York City office.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of State

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Opinions and abstracts of Attorney General's decisions

Series Number

B0245

Summary

A few of these opinions and decisions of the Attorney General deal with canal-related matters such as the validity of canal contracts and claims against the state arising from canal construction; others concern grants of land under water, city and village elections, the corrupt practices act, and the filing of marriage certificates. Each opinion or decision provides a brief discussion of the matter in doubt, citation and interpretations of acceptable laws, and the Attorney General's Final Statement.

Creator

• New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Estimates of work done and material delivered on Erie, Champlain, and Black River canals

Series Number

A1098

Summary

These booklets contain estimates submitted to the Canal Commissioners by the resident engineers for various improvements on Erie, Champlain, and Black River canal sections, locks, dams, docks and piers. Entries include location of improvement; quantity and value of material used; name of contractor; and labor performed.

Creator

• New York (State). Canal Commissioners

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Patient cartoons

Series Number

B2452

Summary

This series consists of 114 cartoons, in pencil, drawn by a patient at Middletown State Hospital in the late 1950s and early 1960s, depicting life at the hospital from the patient's perspective. The patient was assigned to a continued care, community-centered program at Middletown. The cartoons include reactions to major changes, such as women being permitted in men's wards. Also included are clinical notes pertaining to the patient.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of Mental Hygiene

Access Restrictions

Use photocopies are disclosable, as the patient's name has been redacted. However, clinical notes and the original cartoons found in the series are restricted in accordance with Section 33.13, Mental Hygiene Law, relating to confidentiality of clinical records. Access permitted under certain conditions upon application to and approval by the Office of Mental Health.

Title

Location index to colonial patents

Series Number

A4686

Summary

This series partially indexes Series 12943, Letters Patent and Series A0480, Indexes and Translations of Dutch Patents.

Creator

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

Access Restrictions

Microfilm is not available for duplication or inter-library loan.

Title

Authorities subject files

Series Number

B2334

Summary

This series consists of the subject files of the Counsel to the Governor's office which relate to New York State authorities. The Counsel's responsibilities included clearing all contracts that required the Governor's signature, making recommendations on proposed legislation, and advising on policy and program matters. Records include correspondence, memoranda, telegrams, reports, plans, press releases, copies of legislative bills and acts, and newspaper clippings relating to the administrative, legal, jurisdictional and legislative aspects of New York State authorities.

Creator

• New York (State). Counsel to the Governor

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Governor W. Averell Harriman central subject and correspondence files

Series Number

13682_07

Summary

W. Averell Harriman's single term as governor represents the only interlude during the period from 1943-1973 in which the Democratic Party held the governorship. Harriman's central subject and correspondence files document the governor's efforts to introduce new programs in the areas of mental health, aging, poverty relief, civil rights, consumer affairs, housing, highways, and aid to education. The records also document the governor's involvement in national politics, especially during the 1956 presidential election.

Creator

• New York (State). Governor (1955-1958 : Harriman)

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Department of Health photographs of laboratory research activities

Series Number

B1629

Summary

This series consists of photographs of health research operations. Some depict the Center for Laboratories and Research and an exhibit of herbals. Others show construction and evacuation processes during the work of the interagency task force handling the Love Canal disaster in Niagara Falls.

Creator

• New York (State). Executive Department

Access Restrictions

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