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Displaying 6074 Finding Aids
Title
- Nickname register
Series Number
- B0128
Summary
- This series consists of a record of nicknames used to identify certain incarcerated individuals.
Creator
- Elmira Reformatory
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- General ledger
Series Number
- B1236
Summary
- This series consists of Auburn Prison's general ledger which functioned as the principal record of final entry for all Auburn's financial transactions. The volume is arranged by accounts according to funds or vendor. The debit entries list date of transaction, description of transaction, and amount of transaction. The credit entries list date, amount, and the method of payment. The front of the volume contains an index to each account.
Creator
- Auburn Prison
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Annual financial reports of industrial development agencies
Series Number
- 13317
Summary
- This series consists of annual financial reports of industrial development agencies (IDAs), which are public benefit corporations created to facilitate economic development in specific localities. IDA annual financial reports specifically include data related to the number of jobs created or retained and the amount of all tax exemptions provided.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Audit and Control. Bureau of Municipal Research and Statistics
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- State Museum Division of Research and Collections History Department curatorial staff subject and correspondence files
Series Number
- B2717
Summary
- This series consists of the subject and correspondence files of curatorial staff of the History Department, part of the Division of Research and Collections of the New York State Museum. These records document the functional activities of curators concerning exhibit development; acquisitions and collections management, including conservation issues; museum public programs and conferences; public inquiries; department research projects; and general department administration.
Creator
- New York State Museum. Division of Research and Collections. History Department
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Index to enrolled decrees before 1800
Series Number
- J0066
Summary
- This series is an index by name of complainant to the enrolled decrees in Series J0065, New York State Court of Chancery Decrees and Papers Before 1800, 1684-1800. Each entry in this volume contains the name of complainant and defendant along with a file number. The majority of the decrees indexed were issued between 1787 and 1799. The volume does not index final orders in non-adversarial cases commenced by petition. Nor does it index other filed parchments and papers found in series J0065.
Creator
- New York (State). Court of Chancery
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Physician's register of inmates admitted
Series Number
- B0100
Summary
- This series consists of a listing of inmates admitted to Clinton prison and examined by physicians upon arrival. Information includes inmate number; name; date received; from where; county where convicted; crime committed; term of sentence; expiration of short time; physical description (age, color, weight, height); occupation; marital status; habits; vaccinated; general health; special ailments; deformities; address and name of relatives; and date discharged.
Creator
- Clinton Prison (Dannemora, N.Y.)
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
- Procedures manuals
Series Number
- B1578
Summary
- This series consists of copies of departmental procedures manuals and memoranda to field staff regarding changes to procedures, regulations, and practices pertaining to licensing for operation of motor vehicles. The manuals are detailed, extensive, and typically include information on department personnel and organization (including authorities in different states and provinces, and a list of county clerks); district office procedures; and section operations (e.g., complaints, statistical, hearing, finance, legal).
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Motor Vehicles
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Checklist of maps and list of Court of Claims awards regarding land appropriations
Series Number
- B0666
Summary
- This series consists of a Court of Claims list of appropriations and list of damage cases from January 1, 1900 to February 21, 1901, as well as a checklist to map numbers 1572 to 3536.
Creator
- New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Subject and correspondence files of the State Council of Parks
Series Number
- 19612
Summary
- The series contains correspondence unpublished reports, environmental board meeting minutes (1970-1971), policy statements, and annual reports of several regional state park commissions. Topics covered include criteria for proposed state parks; outdoor education activities; environmental planning; fees for park usage; environmental bond acts; recreational facilities related to the Barge Canal; and creation of the Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation
Creator
- New York (State). Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Capital projects files
Series Number
- 16521
Summary
- The Division of the Budget analyzes and reviews agency appropriations requests and coordinates state agency expenditures. This series consists of records relating to major and minor construction, repair, or improvement projects at various state facilities. Files may include correspondence, memoranda, reports, plans, agreements, copies of contracts, and contractors' applications for payment. The records document the construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation, and land acquisition involved in the projects; destruction or sale of obsolete facilities; and sale of land.
Creator
- New York (State). Division of the Budget
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Commission on Property Tax Relief archived websites
Series Number
- B2071
Summary
- This series consists of archival copies of the publicly accessible website of the New York State Commission on Property Tax Relief, which submitted its final report to the Governor in December 2008.
Creator
- New York State Commission on Property Tax Relief
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Commissioner's subject and correspondence files
Series Number
- 19606
Summary
- This series consists of the subject and correspondence files created by the commissioner of the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation. The commissioner creates, receives, and retains a variety of correspondence, memorandums, reference materials, draft and final policy statements, and budget materials related to all aspects of agency operations.
Creator
- New York (State). Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- New York State Governor's Office of Employee Relations Division for Development Services contract negotiating files relating to training provisions
Series Number
- 16535
Summary
- These records were created by Governor's Office of Employee Relations (GOER) program managers for the purpose of preparing for and negotiating training provisions in the contract agreements with various public employee unions. Records include documentation of negotiations; correspondence; reports; financial information; training and development contract language; position papers and memorandums of understanding; and cost estimates for funding training programs.
Creator
- New York (State). Governor's Office of Employee Relations. Division for Development Services
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Commission of Correction archived websites
Series Number
- B2065
Summary
- This series consists of archival copies of the publicly accessible website of the New York State Commission of Correction.
Creator
- New York (State). State Commission of Correction
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Warrants to sheriff of Ulster County to levy arrears of taxes
Series Number
- A0969
Summary
- This series consists of copies of warrants issued by the Ulster County Treasurer, commanding the sheriff to levy arrears of taxes on lands and chattels of collectors of taxes in the various precincts of the county, and to imprison them unless the taxes were paid. Each warrant gives the sum of taxes due from the collector. There is also a letter of transmittal from Christopher Tappen, County Treasurer, to the State Treasurer.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Work force account, contract, and estimates of expenses regarding Erie Basin and slips in Buffalo
Series Number
- B0672
Summary
- The accounts and statements in this volume document work on the Erie Basin and slips in Buffalo. They provide information on the number, type, and cost of canal workers employed on the Western Division; estimated and actual costs for work done and remaining to be done on various canal sections; work not under contract; repairs; excavation work; and amounts of raw materials delivered.
Creator
- New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Manufacturing department inmate employees time book
Series Number
- B0114
Summary
- This series consists of a book of inmate employees in the Manufacturing Department of the Clinton State Prison kept by or for the Principal Keeper. Each page lists employees in the department with job titles, and indicates their presence or absence each day of the month, the total days worked, rate of pay, and amount paid. Each page covers one month.
Creator
- Clinton Prison (Dannemora, N.Y.)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Endangered species research correspondence and subject files
Series Number
- B2703
Summary
- This series documents the history and development of the Endangered Species Unit. Records include correspondence; email; memorandums; articles/clippings; data and drafts of articles published in Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) publications and reports; pathology records; and photographs.
Creator
- New York (State). Bureau of Wildlife. Endangered Species Unit
Access Restrictions
- Access to records which identify habitats of rare, threatened, or endangered species is restricted in accordance with Environmental Conservation Law Sections 3-0301(2)(r) and 11-0539(4).
Title
- Register's minutes of causes
Series Number
- J0072
Summary
- This series contains a short chronological record of actions taken and documents filed in cases heard before the Chancellor. The names of the complainant and defendant, their attorneys' names, and a chronological listing of each action taken and corresponding date is recorded for every case reported in the series. In some cases, the actions taken by the attorneys of the complainant and defendant are listed in separate columns and in others they are listed together.
Creator
- New York (State). Court of Chancery
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- New York State Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities Litigation Support Services Willowbrook litigation support files
Series Number
- 21414
Summary
- In the early 1970s, the publicized conditions at Willowbrook led to a class action suit alleging civil rights violations (New York State Association for Retarded Children, Inc. v. Rockefeller). Willowbrook clients were deinstitutionalized or transferred to other state facilities. These records document the litigation over conditions at the facility, agency response to the litigation and its aftermath, and oversight of class members during and after the litigation. Included are correspondence, memorandums, reports, minutes, and audit reports. Records are restricted.
Creator
- New York (State). Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities. Litigation Support Services
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 for People with Developmental Disabilities.