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Title

Governor's correspondence with citizens on war issues

Series Number

A4291

Summary

This series contains correspondence from New York citizens to the Governor requesting assistance with war-related concerns, including draft board issues and problems; requests for exemptions from rationing; matters relating to home front activities such as civil defense; and family military concerns. The Governor, the nominal head of the War Council, responded as part of his role as the liaison between the public and the government. A copy of his (or an assistant's) reply often is attached to the correspondence.

Creator

• New York State War Council

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Clerk's docket of decrees

Series Number

J0052

Summary

This series consists of docket books recording final decrees issued by the Vice Chancellor at the request of any party involved in a case. The New York Revised Statutes of 1829 required the Clerks of various Chancery Circuits to maintain such a record and dictated its format. Information recorded includes name of the party against whom the decree was rendered; his county and place of residence; his title; trade or profession; amount of damage, debt, or cash decreed; date and time of docketing; names of all parties involved in the case; and when (if) decree was reversed, discharged, or vacated.

Creator

• New York (State). Court of Chancery

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Bald eagle program files

Series Number

B2723

Summary

This series documents the ten-year duration of the New York State Bald Eagle Restoration Program and the research efforts that led to the rehabilitation of New York's bald eagle population. Records also document the continuation of bald eagle monitoring following the completion of the initial ten-year program. Records include correspondence, photographs, field notes, survey data, memorandums, and observation reports.

Creator

• New York (State). Bureau of Wildlife. Endangered Species Unit

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Defense digests and official bulletins

Series Number

A4285

Summary

This series contains issues of the Defense Digest, initially published by the New York State Council of Defense, and retitled New York State War Council Official Bulletins in July 1942, when the Council's Office of War Information took over publication. Throughout format and publisher changes, similar issues were covered to keep council branches informed of each subgroup's activities: salvage collection, evacuation plans, vocational training, health field activities, recruitment, volunteer activities, civil defense issues, labor/work force issues, and rationing.

Creator

• New York State War Council. Division of Public Relations

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Register's minutes of common orders

Series Number

J0046

Summary

This series consists of copies of common orders (orders to which a party was entitled without having to show special cause) issued by the Chancellor. Court rules required that common orders issued by the Chancellor be entered by the Register in separate books. This series continues Series J0045, New York State Court of Chancery Common Order Book, 1806-1830.

Creator

• New York (State). Court of Chancery

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Investigation files

Series Number

B2737

Summary

This series consists of digital surrogates of paper records that the Temporary State Commission on Lobbying created or gathered as it investigated the anti-casino campaign funded by Trump Hotels and Resort Casinos, Ikon Public Affairs, and the New York Institute for Law and Society.

Creator

• New York Temporary State Commission on Lobbying

Access Restrictions

Account numbers included in copies of personal and corporate checks and bank and credit card statements are restricted in accordance with the Freedom of Information Law.

Title

Clinton Prison correspondence and subject files of the Warden

Series Number

B0120

Summary

Office files of the Clinton Prison Warden contain correspondence, memorandums, and printed forms. Subjects include accidents involving staff; aliens in custody; arms and ammunition; amusements; Champlain College; chaplains; commissary; contraband; duty chart; fires; grievance procedures; insurance; lands owned by Clinton Prison; and medical reports. The remainder of the files are not extant.

Creator

• Clinton Prison (Dannemora, N.Y.)

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Department of Social Welfare Division of State Institutions population reports of institutions

Series Number

B0646

Summary

This series contains statistical population reports submitted to the Department of Social Welfare by state youth facilities. Included are Weekly Population Reports, providing daily counts of children in the institution, and Monthly Statistical Reports of Children Under Care. Some monthly reports include number of admissions, discharges, and total children at the institution. Others contain detailed statistical breakdowns by type of intake or discharge, by whereabouts if paroled or absent, and by departmental regional district of origin.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of Social Welfare. Division of State Institutions

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Bindery and printing records

Series Number

B1558

Summary

This series consists of records relating to bindery and printing work done at the State Lunatic Asylum (later Utica State Hospital). It contains correspondence about articles for publication, printing accounts, order books for bindery services, instructions, lists of materials to be bound, and ledger books.

Creator

• Utica State Hospital (N.Y.)

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Authorities Budget Office archived websites

Series Number

B2051

Summary

This series consists of archival copies of the publicly accessible website of the Authorities Budget Office and its predecessor entity, the Authority Budget Office.

Creator

• New York (State). Authorities Budget Office

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Interlocal agreements

Series Number

13242

Summary

Files in this series contain signed and sealed copies of intergovernmental agreements entered into by counties and municipalities within the State of New York. Files pertain to agreements between subdivisions of New York State and to those between subdividions of New York and subdivisions of neighboring states. Interlocal agreements pertain to issues such as fire protection and emergency ambulance services; water supply and sewer services; civil defense; parks and recreation; public transportation; public health; and solid waste disposal.

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

Superintendent and lock operator's records for Section 6 and Lock 28B of the Barge Canal

Series Number

B1363

Summary

This series consists of records of the superintendent of Section 6 of the Barge Canal at Lyons, New York, and lock operator's records for Lock 28B in Newark, near Lyons. The records document the work routine and environment along this section of the canal system and the working relationships among the state, commercial, and private sectors in the economy. Records include statistical summaries; reports; invoices; personnel records; permits; maps; incoming/outgoing correspondence; maintenance records; lock station sheets; navigation and weekly reports.

Creator

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

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Governor's Committee on Hospital Costs correspondence, research, and report files

Series Number

10993

Summary

This series is the central file of correspondence, background materials, and reports maintained by the Committee in carrying out its investigation and producing its final report. The Commission's investigation of the cost of hospitals includes input from physicians, hospital administrators, insurance providers, government officials, and interested individuals and organizations. The files address hospital operating costs; patient charges; insurance coverage; unnecessary medical procedures; service duplication; alternatives to hospitalization; regulatory oversight; and existing and proposed legislation.

Creator

• New York (State). Governor's Committee on Hospital Costs

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Register of County Treasurers and Commissioners of the U.S. Deposit Fund

Series Number

A1288

Summary

This volume is a register of county treasurers and commissioners of the U.S. Deposit Fund. Each entry gives date of appointment, name, post office address, and office to which appointed. Under a law of 1837, two commissioners were appointed by the Governor in each county to loan out monies apportioned to the counties from the U.S. Deposit Fund.

Creator

• New York (State). Comptroller's Office. Land Tax Bureau

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Register of female inmates discharged

Series Number

B0055

Summary

This series consists of a record of inmates discharged from Auburn Prison. Information includes name, number, discharge date; county where convicted; court; judge; crime; date convicted; sentence; nativity; age; height; color; trade or occupation; employment when arrested; weight when arrested; number of times previously prison terms; length of stay; habits; if could read or write; type of education; how discharged; date of pardon; by whom; single or married; parents; children; religion; state of health when committed and discharged.

Creator

• Auburn Prison

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Satisfaction pieces

Series Number

J0133

Summary

This series consists of satisfaction pieces, which are an acknowledgment by a winning party that a judgment in his favor has been satisfied. The acknowledgment is signed by the winning party in a cause (or his attorney) and acknowledged before a judge or commissioner of deeds. The series includes a few powers of attorney and certificates of satisfaction by the clerk of the Supreme Court. The Utica satisfaction pieces for 1846-1847 are missing.

Creator

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

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

Title

New York State Education Department Office of Educational Television and Public Broadcasting poster files

Series Number

B2642

Summary

This series consists of posters promoting the programs of the Office of Educational Television and Public Broadcasting. These posters were used to publicize educational television series, including <emph render="italic">New York Learns</emph> and <emph render="italic">Inquiry</emph>, that were created through the collaboration of local public television stations and the State Education Department.

Creator

• Newark State School (N.Y.)

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

Title

Career Mobility Office archived websites

Series Number

B2124

Summary

This series consists of archival copies of the publicly accessible website of the New York State Department of Civil Service's Career Mobility Office.

Creator

• New York (State). Career Mobility Office

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Annual statistical and financial reports of school districts and other school records

Series Number

A4496

Creator

• Tioga (N.Y. : County). Clerk's Office

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

Title

Accounts of costs and payrolls pertaining to Barge Canal contract 59

Series Number

B0733

Summary

This series consists of monthly estimates for contracts on 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.