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Displaying 6074 Finding Aids
Title
- Transcripts of docket of judgments (New York)
Series Number
- J0132
Summary
- This series consists of transcripts of judgments docketed by the Clerk of the Supreme Court at New York City. Information includes name of party against whom judgment has been obtained, name of party in whose favor judgment has been obtained, amount of debt, amount of damages and costs, date and hour of filing judgment roll, name of attorney for losing party, and date of satisfaction, if any.
Creator
- New York (State). Supreme Court of Judicature (Albany)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Female inmate identification file
Series Number
- B0054
Summary
- This series consists of a Bertillon ledger with summary identification information on residents of the Women's Prison at Auburn. Data includes inmate's name; identification number; color; aliases; term; date of sentence; county; crime; reception date; residence; criminal act; height; Bertillon measurements related to facial and body characteristics; age; nativity; occupation; hair color and texture; complexion; weight; build; marks, scars, moles, deformities, etc.; criminal history; date examined; and doctor examining.
Creator
- New York State Prison for Women
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
- Unfiled correspondence and other records relating to appointments, charges and complaints against public officials, extraditions, and proclamations
Series Number
- A0197
Summary
- This fragmentary series is comprised of documents removed from, or never filed into, other series of governors records. Much of the series consists of routine appointment records, including letters recommending or opposing appointments; letters of application for positions; letters tendering resignations from positions; and certificates of commission. The series also includes documents concerning charges of misconduct and malfeasance against county district attorneys, extradition documents regarding fugitives from other states, and copies or drafts of proclamations.
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Register of incorporated companies
Series Number
- A1289
Summary
- This series contains a listing of incorporated gas, insurance and railroad companies and banks (both state and national). Entries include the name of the corporation, chief officer(s)' name, place where to direct communications amount of authorized capital stock; and , for some gas companies the amount actually paid in. Only the entries for insurance and railroad companies are filled in completely.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Insurance company bonds and reports of agents
Series Number
- A0829
Summary
- Agents of Fire Insurance Companies were to make annual reports of all premiums received, pay 10% of these to the state treasury, and were required to deliver on demand to the comptroller a bond declaring intent to do so or pay a $1,000 penalty. This series, which documents this requirement, contains premium reports and bonds of agents. Also included are lists of stockholders and annual financial reports of various companies.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Index to records of wills and probates
Series Number
- J2043
Summary
- This series consists of a name index to testators in series J0043-92, Record of Wills and Probates from the Prerogative and later Probate Courts, and J1043-92, New York County Surrogate Court Record of Wills and Probates. Information includes last and first names of the testator; year, month, and day the will was proved or recorded and the liber and page reference. Volumes for letters I-L are missing.
Creator
- New York (State). Surrogate's Court (New York County)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Preliminary estimates of quantities and costs for Barge Canal contracts
Series Number
- B0732
Summary
- This series consists of preliminary estimates of quantities and costs for various Barge Canal contracts.
Creator
- New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Rensselaer City School District Administration Office personnel and financial records
Series Number
- A4497
Summary
- Microfilmed records include school district personnel and financial records. Personnel records consist of an employee civil service directory (1954-1993) showing school district employees' names, addresses, and titles. Financial reports (1964-1992) consist of certified annual reports, and detail the revenues and expenditures for each school year as required and audited by the New York State Comptroller's Office.
Creator
- Rensselaer City School District (N.Y.). Administration Office
Access Restrictions
- Personnel directories: Restricted in part; State Archives staff will review requests for specific records and disclose in accordance with New York State Freedom of Information Law (FOIL).
Title
- State Transportation Master Plan records
Series Number
- 19746
Summary
- This series consists of the State Transportation Master Plan, created in 1987, which was a twenty-year guide for transportation policy in New York State. It provides goals and action steps to reach a desired level of transportation statewide.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Transportation
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Regents charter and incorporation files
Series Number
- 18458
Summary
- Education Law, section 216, empowers the State Board of Regents to incorporate colleges, schools, libraries, museums, and other education corporations. The incorporation document is called a charter. This series documents the incorporation and/or dissolution of educational corporations formed by the Regents. Typically a file contains a petition for a provisional or absolute charter, a copy of the Regents resolution granting or revoking a charter, and correspondence and amendments to a charter.
Creator
- New York (State). Education Department. Counsel's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Division of Correctional Industries archived websites
Series Number
- B2125
Summary
- This series consists of archival copies of the publicly accessible website of the Department of Correctional Services's Division of Correctional Industries, which uses the marketplace name Corcraft.
Creator
- New York (State). Division of Correctional Industries
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Employee position and salary roster of state agencies
Series Number
- A0801
Summary
- A typed carbon copy list of employees of the various State agencies. Each entry includes: title of position; incumbent's name; date when entered the service of the state; and date of entrance in the specific appointment in the agency.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Certificate appointing James A. Parsons as attorney general
Series Number
- B1404
Summary
- This series consists of an original certificate dated September 2, 1914, appointing James A. Parsons as attorney general of the State of New York. The office of attorney general is an elected position. The certificate credits an appointment which was apparently the result of the legislative authorization process to fill a vacancy prior to the next general election.
Creator
- New York (State). Executive Department
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- New York State Assembly Speaker's Office appointment books and selected outgoing correspondence files
Series Number
- L0188
Summary
- This series consists of appointment books related to the Assembly Speakers' daily meetings and functions he attended. Occasionally the books include trip and meeting itineraries; receipts; invitations; and memorandums. Also included is a small amount of correspondence with constituents, citizens, and interest groups pertaining to proposed legislation or pending bills.
Creator
- New York (State). Legislature. Assembly. Office of the Speaker
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Wadsworth Center journal publication files
Series Number
- 20689
Summary
- The Wadsworth Center of the Department of Health combines basic and applied research and education in biomedical and environmental sciences with a public health mission of clinical and environmental testing and quality assurance. This series consists of articles published in scientific journals by Wadsworth Center scientists relating to their research at the center's facilities. The series also includes pre-publication editorial memoranda related to scientific content, choice of journal, and adherence to procedures when experiments are conducted on humans or animals.
Creator
- Wadsworth Center for Laboratories and Research
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Hearing, research, and report files
Series Number
- 10992
Summary
- These files were compiled by commission member William J. Ronan, and include meeting minutes; correspondence; memoranda; newspaper clippings; journal articles; press releases; lists of convention delegates; draft reports; and background materials used in the preparation of reports. The records pertain to all of the various subject areas upon which the commission focused its investigations.
Creator
- New York (State). Temporary Commission on the Constitutional Convention
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- New York State Permanent Commission on Public Employee Pension and Retirement Systems budget request files
Series Number
- B1362
Summary
- This series consists of annual budget requests and justifications submitted to the Division of the Budget by the Commission on Public Employee Pension and Retirement Systems. Each request includes legal basis for funding; mission statement; commission goals and objectives; principal sources of funding and needs; summary of commission's work, pending legislation, and future projects; statistical breakdowns of staff positions, supplies, and materials and estimated travel expenses.
Creator
- New York (State). Permanent Commission on Public Employee Pension and Retirement Systems
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Village incorporation files and maps
Series Number
- 13243
Summary
- This series consists primarily of resolutions by county legislative bodies and responses to questionnaires filed with the Department of State relating to village incorporation and changes to the boundaries of incorporated villages. Related maps documenting village boundaries and boundary alterations are also included in the series but are filed separately from the other documents.
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
- Receipts and related documents for accounts with the Court
Series Number
- J5076
Summary
- This series consists of receipts, copies of orders and decrees, certificates of appointment of guardian, powers of attorney, and correspondence relating to money deposited with the court. Most of these funds were deposited with the court in cases involving guardianships and incompetencies (i.e., lunacy, habitual drunkeness), trusteeships, and disputes over estates. The receipts make up the bulk of the series.
Creator
- New York (State). Court of Chancery. Chancery Fund
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Auburn Prison registers of incarcerated male individuals discharged
Series Number
- B0068
Summary
- The volumes in this series document incarcerated individuals released from Auburn Prison. The amount and detail of information recorded varies over time, but typically includes name, age, date sentenced, term to which sentenced, and date and nature of discharge (parole, commutation, pardon, transfer, or death). Certain volumes contain detailed physical descriptions of incarcerated individuals, as well as personal and criminal history data.
Creator
- Auburn Prison
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.