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Title

Washington County county, town, village, and school records

Series Number

A4474

Summary

Microfilm reproduces records of the Washington County courts, the Washington County board of supervisors, and several towns and villages in Washington County.

Creator

• Washington (N.Y. : County)

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Affidavits relating to loss of teaching certificates

Series Number

A2005

Summary

This series consists of affidavits submitted by teachers in application for replacement of state teaching certificates that were lost or destroyed. Most affidavits are on standardized forms providing date and location of completion of work under the uniform system of examination, date and location in which teaching certificate was issued, the grade of the certificate, and date and manner in which the original certificate was lost or destroyed.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of Public Instruction. Office of the Superintendent

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Attorney General's Office index to office registers

Series Number

B0909

Summary

This volume is an alphabetical index to cases in which the Attorney General's Office was involved, as of January 1, 1884. Within each letter of the alphabet, case names are listed with corresponding page number entries entered to the right in columns for Register 12, Register 13, and Register 14.

Creator

• New York (State). Attorney General's Office

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Governor appointment and other correspondence files

Series Number

A0612

Summary

This series documents the governor's power to appoint or nominate for appointment certain officials, as authorized by the State Constitution and numerous legislative acts. The correspondence consists mainly of letters from persons requesting appointment; letters and petitions recommending persons for appointment; and copies of letters from the governor or his staff acknowledging receipt of application or recommendation letters.

Creator

• New York (State). Governor

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Matteawan State Hospital special watch logs

Series Number

A1518

Summary

This series consists of volumes reporting guard's observation on inmates at Matteawan who have suicidal tendencies. Observations are recorded usually at half hour intervals, twenty four hours a day. Entries typically provide the patient's name and number, the officer assigned the special watch, relieving officer, and actions made by the inmate or taken by the officer.

Creator

• Matteawan State Hospital

Access Restrictions

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

Governor appointment letter books

Series Number

A0606

Summary

The governor's appointment clerk maintained these letter copybooks to document correspondence regarding appointments or nominations made by the governor. Most letters concern appointments of notaries public, who were nominated by the governor and confirmed by the senate. Occasionally, letters concern other offices or positions to which the governor made appointments or nominations, such as judges; commissioners of deeds; wardens of the Port of New York; county loan commissioners; railway policemen; managers of state hospitals or other institutions; and delegates to conferences.

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

Title

Cambridge Central School District annual financial reports and school budgets

Series Number

A4460

Summary

Microfilmed records of the Cambridge Central School District consist of annual final fiscal reports which document the financial status of the district at the end of each school year, and official copies of annual budgets which record the district's estimated revenues and expenses for the school year.

Creator

• Cambridge Cental School District (N.Y.)

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Approvals of requests for expenditures for acquisition and improvements of land by the Conservation Department, Division of Parks

Series Number

L0157

Summary

This series consists of copies of approvals and related documentation allowing the Conservation Department's Division of Parks to acquire new land or make improvements on existing park land. Records pertaining to specific parks are bound together. These include a copy of the approval, description of the project, estimates of costs, and blueprints of improvements.

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

Richmond County school commissioner's incoming correspondence

Series Number

A2011

Summary

This series consists of circulars, blank forms, reports, correspondence, and copies of legislation. Subjects found in the circular and blank forms include uniform examinations for teaching certificates; Cornell University scholarship examinations; admissions to normal schools; school funds apportionment; teachers' institutes; interpretation of school laws; and the National Education Association. The subjects of the reports, correspondence, and legislation include teacher certification; appeals to the Superintendent of Public Instruction; school funds apportionment; teacher's institutes and funding for school libraries.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of Public Instruction

Access Restrictions

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

Title

New York City regional office administration and correspondence files

Series Number

A4306

Summary

This series contains correspondence, pamphlets, and other materials documenting the activities which promoted physical fitness in one region supervised by the Office of Physical Fitness. The records of New York City Regional Supervisor Boris Von Arnold and Ethel T. Kohlberg, Principal Supervisor, Women's Industrial Program, constitute the bulk of this series. Information on women's exercises and activities is featured throughout the series.

Creator

• New York State War Council. Office of Physical Fitness

Access Restrictions

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

Title

State Legislature petitions

Series Number

A0160

Summary

This series may have originally been part of Series A0204, Legislative Petitions. Extreme burn damage precludes item-level identification or further description of the series. Records are restricted due to the burn damage.

Creator

• New York (State). Legislature

Access Restrictions

Restricted indefinitely due to extreme burn damage, which precludes any definitive identification or description.

Title

Auburn Prison inmate record cards

Series Number

B1222

Summary

This series consists of records of individuals released from Auburn Prison. Each card contains summary information on the incarcerated individual's background; criminal activity; behavior and progress during confinement, and release from Auburn. Information includes name and consecutive number; crime; date and place of birth; physical characteristics (color, height, weight); marital status; number of children; immediate relatives; religion; educational level; occupation; health; drug and alcohol use; citizenship; photograph; and prison activities.

Creator

• Auburn Prison

Access Restrictions

Summary information on adult incarcerated individuals 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

Division of Criminal Justice Services Commissioner's outgoing correspondence

Series Number

19148

Summary

This series consists of referral memoranda and file copies of outgoing correspondence created by the office of the Commissioner of the Division of Criminal Justice Services. Much of the correspondence was prepared at the request of the Executive Chamber in response to letters addressed to the governor by federal, state, and local government officials and private citizens. Correspondence addresses all aspects of the administration of criminal justice in New York State, as well as federal-state cooperation in crime reduction programs.

Creator

• New York (State). Division of Criminal Justice Services

Access Restrictions

19148-95: Restricted due to severe water damage. Use with assistance of archivist.

Title

Photographs of War Council agency activities

Series Number

A4299

Summary

This series contains over 300 black-and-white photographs (most 8 x 10) taken to document the activities of, and the individuals who worked for, the New York State War Council. Photographs depict: the Emergency Food Commission; salvage collection; the Physical Fitness Office; U.S. Cadet Nurses; the War Bond program; migrant labor camps; the Home Accident Prevention program; Chinese labor as part of the Farm Manpower Service; publicity activities; War Council officers and personnel; victory gardens; and child care institutions.

Creator

• New York State War Council

Access Restrictions

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

Title

State Archeologist's correspondence files on the New York Archaeological Council

Series Number

A3290

Summary

This series consists of correspondence used by the State Archeologist related to and documenting the activities of the New York Archaeological Council (N.Y.A.C.). Included in the series are meeting minutes, correspondence, official memoranda, NYAC paperwork related to salvage and construction projects, museum exhibition planning documents, and membership documentation. Additionally, it contains substantial information regarding the internal structure of the Council.

Creator

• New York State Museum and Science Service

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Issues of "Correction" magazine

Series Number

B1544

Summary

This series consists of issues of the official publication of the New York State Department of Corrections, the magazine "Correction".

Creator

• New York (State). Department of Correction

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Transmittal letters for revoked charters

Series Number

B1550

Summary

This series consists of transmittal letters sent to the New York State Library recording the revocation and subsequent surrender of approximately two dozen educational charters. These letters accompanied the charters or certificates of registration surrendered to the Regents upon revocation or termination. The letters typically state the name of the institution, status of the revoked charter (i.e., provisional, amended, recalled), and date of revocation and/or date the charter was initially granted by the Regents.

Creator

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

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

Title

Management reports, studies, and background files

Series Number

15000

Summary

The Organization and Management Unit (OMU)and its predecessor units carried out agency management, staffing and organization studies, budgeting and finance management analyses, and statewide management issue analyses designed to improve the coordination and management of state government programs. This series consisting of reports, studies, and background and research files, served as OMU's central research and report files for agency management and reorganization studies. The records provide significant information on the efficiency, organization, and administration of state government agencies and programs.

Creator

• New York (State). Division of the Budget. Organization and Management Unit

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Albany Common Council meeting minutes

Series Number

A3284

Summary

Established by the Dongan Charter in 1686, the Common Council consisted of aldermen elected from each of the wards of the city, their assistants, and the mayor or recorder. The governing body was responsible for enacting laws for the city. This series contains 104 volumes of Albany (City) Common Council Minutes and, in addition, Mayor's Court Minutes (1736-1737) and Minutes of the Executive Sessions (1870-1884).

Creator

• Albany (N.Y. : City). Common Council

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Capital Offender Office archived websites

Series Number

B2059

Summary

This series consists of archival copies of the publicly accessible website of New York State's Capital Defender Office.

Creator

• Capital Defender Office (N.Y.)

Access Restrictions

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