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Title

Annual reports of adult immigrant education (Americanization) classes

Series Number

A3047

Summary

The series consists of reports of Americanization classes filed by city, village, and union free school district boards of education. There are usually separate reports for each participating school in a district. Information includes teachers' names, subjects taught, type of license, number of hours and days or evenings teaching, and annual salary; number and location of classes; number and length of sessions; number of male and female teachers; and attendance of male and female students.

Creator

• New York (State). Education Department. Bureau of Statistical Services

Title

Copy of the Charter of the City of New York

Series Number

A1888

Summary

This series contains the provincial secretary's file copy of the New York City Charter; the original charter is located in New York City. Known as the Montgomerie Charter, the charter granted land and governmental authority to the city, organized the city government, and appointed city officials.

Creator

• New York (Colony). Secretary

Access Restrictions

Closed to use because of severe burn damage.

Title

Department of Law Tobacco Institute records

Series Number

B1793

Summary

This series consists of printout copies of electronically scanned images of documents related to the operation of the Tobacco Institute. The records were received as part of the Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement. The records were created by the Scientific Affairs Division of the Institute and primarily consist of material collected from or presented at scientific and medically related conferences and publications. A wide variety of topics related to tobacco production, use, advertising, and marketing as well associated heath issues and concerns are included in the series. Records are restricted.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of Law

Access Restrictions

Restricted in part. Personnel records are restricted to protect personal privacy.

Title

Weigh Masters' annual statements and inventory and weekly abstracts

Series Number

A1136

Summary

The annual statement from the Office of the Auditor of the State Canal gives monthly totals of the number and weights of cargoes at weigh locks on the Erie Canal. The weekly abstract includes the number of loaded boats weighed and/or bound for various destinations, and the poundage of cargoes weighed every day. The inventory lists furniture, laws, regulations, and directives found in the weigh masters' offices.

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

Accounts of bank deposits and withdrawals

Series Number

A1453

Summary

This series consists of monthly accounts of monies deposited with the Manhattan Company and with other banks across the state. Each account states the total amount of deposits and withdrawal during the preceding month, and the debit and credit columns are balanced.

Creator

• New York (State). Comptroller's Office

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Treasurer's receipts and certificates of receipt

Series Number

A0981

Summary

This series from the Comptroller's Office consists of certificates of receipt of money by the Treasurer, and some actual receipts. Information includes payor, payment date and amount; the reason for payment (state taxes, interest on mortgages held by the state, vendue duties, etc.). Included are some letters to the Treasurer; notes on redemption of lands sold by taxes; and bonds.

Creator

• New York (State). Comptroller's Office

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Sudden death, accident, and escape reports

Series Number

B1584

Summary

This series consists of carbon copies of typed reports of sudden deaths, accidents, injuries, escapes, and returns from escapes. The printed form of the report varies over time but typically includes date of report; name of patient; identification number; date of admission; ward number; mental diagnosis; age; and physician's signature. Escape reports include a narrative description of how the escape was accomplished and the law enforcement officials notified.

Creator

• Mohawk Valley Psychiatric Center

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

Cancelled checks

Series Number

A1447

Summary

This series consists of checks drawn on various Albany banks. Information includes check and warrant numbers, signatures of canal auditor or comptroller and the treasurer, name of payee, date and amount.

Creator

• New York (State). Comptroller's Office

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Bills for expenditures

Series Number

B0842

Summary

This series consists of bills sent for payment to the State Fire Marshal, with transmittal correspondence for checks paid to vendors for accounts rendered. Bills are typically for expenses such as office supplies; stationery; newspapers; printing; telephone; messenger; delivery services; office equipment repair; and firefighting equipment, apparently purchased for testing purposes.

Creator

• New York (State). Fire Marshal

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Scrapbook on dedication of Father Isaac Jogues Memorial, Lake George

Series Number

L0008

Summary

Joseph J Early compiled and presented to the Governor and Legislature this scrapbook at the dedication of the Father Isaac Joques Memorial in 1939. It contains clippings, photographs, brochures, and other items relating to Joques' career and the dedication of his memorial at Fort George State Park.

Creator

• New York (State). Legislature. Legislative Library

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Industrial School parole badge book

Series Number

A3250

Summary

This series contains information used to track male and female inmates eligible or under consideration for parole. Inmates earned badges and parole eligibility through consecutive weeks of good behavior. Information may include inmate name and number; badges earned; address; religion; name and occupation of parent or guardian, disposition/parole; age; credit including number of badges earned; parole occupation and notations such as "go to school" or "to work in shoe shop". Records are restricted.

Creator

• New York (State). State Industrial School

Access Restrictions

Restricted in accordance with Executive Law, Section 501-c(1)(b), relating to confidentiality of individuals in custody of the Division for Youth (now Office of Children and Family Services).

Title

Travel expense accounts ledger

Series Number

A4259

Summary

This series consists of travel expense accounts for State Fire Marshal inspectors. Information includes expenses for meals, lodging, telegrams, telephone calls, and/or transportation fares. Includes an alphabetic name index.

Creator

• New York (State). Fire Marshal

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Payment book to state agencies and officials

Series Number

A1321

Summary

This series contains payments made to state agencies and officials by the Comptroller's Office in keeping with its responsibility for paying bills and maintaining state financial records. Information includes payment date and amount paid to the following agencies and officials: infantry brigade inspectors; canal appraisers; constables; clerks; division inspectors; foreign poor in the New York City; New York Hospital; state prison inspectors; state library; orphan asylum; State Hall; sheriffs for attendance at Supreme Court; and newspapers for state advertisements.

Creator

• New York (State). Comptroller's Office

Access Restrictions

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

Title

War Council Committee on Fire Defense correspondence, bulletins and minutes

Series Number

A4271

Summary

This series contains files pertaining to the War Council Committee on Fire Defense's efforts to establish a plan to organize a state-wide administrative framework that would allow for quick and efficient mobilization of firemen, fire equipment and fire-fighting resources of the state in times of war emergencies. The series contains correspondence, minutes, bulletins, press releases, fire equipment lists, and digital images of the original county resource inventory.

Creator

• New York State War Council. Committee on Fire Defense

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Comptroller's subordinate ledgers

Series Number

A1309

Summary

This series consists of Comptroller's account ledgers with county loan officers and individuals related to loans, with auctioneers for duties, and for stock shares. The second ledger also includes information on New Military Tract lots (location, lot number, acreage, purchaser); accounts of persons who provided services to the state including Hartford Convention delegates, supporters of aged or sick slaves, surveyor Benjamin Ellicott; and Indian agents and commissioners; certificates of receipt of arrears of quit rents; and accounts with various colleges.

Creator

• New York (State). Comptroller's Office

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Minutes, hearing and subject files

Series Number

14484

Summary

The principal mandate of the Temporary State Commission on Workers' Compensation and Disability Benefits was to "examine the efficiency" of the workers' compensation and disability benefits system in New York State. This series contains correspondence, reports, hearing transcripts, meeting minutes, contract documents, clippings, and other published material generated by the Commission in carrying out its functions. Included are copies of the Commission's published research papers and preliminary and final reports.

Creator

• New York (State). Temporary State Commission on Workers' Compensation and Disability Benefits

Access Restrictions

Some correspondence may be restricted to protect personal privacy.

Title

Lottery correspondence and regulations

Series Number

15942

Summary

A 1966 amendment to the State Constitution permits the operation of a State lottery. Enabling legislation in 1967 gave the Department of Taxation and Finance responsibility for administering the lottery and created a State Lottery Commission (appointed by the Governor) to serve in an advisory capacity. This series consists primarily of correspondence and memorandums concerning legal cases involving the Division of the Lottery, along with documentation concerning the Division's creation in 1976.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of Taxation and Finance. Law Bureau

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Commissioner to Examine and Investigate the Management and Affairs of the Office of the Fiscal Supervisor of State Charities, the State Board of Charities, the Sites, Buildings and Grounds Commission, the Building Improvement Commission, and the Salary Classification Commission investigation correspondence, transcripts, and printed materials

Series Number

A0017

Summary

This series contains Charles H. Strong's records of his investigation of the State Board of Charities and children's institutions. Strong was to investigate charges made by John A. Kingsbury, Commissioner of the New York City Department of Public Charities, in his annual report to Mayor John Purroy Mitchel, that poor conditions were allowed to persist in many private child care institutions because of the negligent supervision and inspection practices of the State Board of Charities.

Creator

• New York (State). Commissioner to Examine and Investigate the Management and Affairs of the Office of the Fiscal Supervisor of State Charities, the State Board of Charities, the Sites, Buildings and Grounds Commission, the Building Improvement Commission,

Access Restrictions

All investigative materials in Moreland Act commission records are indefinitely restricted pursuant to Executive Law sect. 6 and 63.8 and Civil Rights Law sect. 73.8. Requests for access to such materials are referred to the Governor's Office.

Transcripts of wiretap (eavesdropping) surveillance: Restricted; confidential; Criminal Procedure Law, Section 700.65.

Title

Joint Legislative Committee on Consumer Protection public hearing and subject files

Series Number

L0020

Summary

This series contains information, gathered by the Joint Legislative Committee on Consumer Protection, from individuals, consumer groups, government agencies, business associations, civic organizations, and others for its examination of consumer protection issues. The files consist primarily of correspondence, public hearing testimony, and printed materials relating to packaging, nutrition, food prices, and trading stamp practices. There is also printed material from consumer protection agencies in other states, including regulations and sample legislation.

Creator

• New York (State). Legislature. Joint Legislative Committee on Consumer Protection

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Cheektowaga tax assessment rolls and building permit files

Series Number

A4517

Summary

Microfilmed records include those created by both the Building Department and Tax Assessor's Office of the Town of Cheektowaga. Building records (1969-1994) include permits and related documents for new residential buildings, commercial buildings, and apartment buildings as well as permits for alternations and extensions to existing buildings. Tax records include assessments (1975-1992) for property within the town and school tax rolls (1976-1993) for property within each school district located within the town.

Creator

• Cheektowaga (N.Y. : Town)

Access Restrictions

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