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Title

Records of the Albany City lottery to dispose of public lands

Series Number

A0878

Summary

The city of Albany was authorized to release its debt burden by selling vacant public land in a lottery. This series relates to the Albany City Lottery of 1822 and includes correspondence and notes on the approval and conduct of the lottery, descriptions and valuations of bonds sold, and a hand written folio detailing the priority of awards for winning tickets.

Creator

• New York (State). Comptroller's Office

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Office of Higher Education Archived Websites

Series Number

B2174

Summary

This series consists of archival copies of the publicly accessible website of the Office of Higher Education, which is part of the State Education Department.

Creator

• New York (State). Education Department. Office of Higher Education

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Public Service Commission archived websites

Series Number

B2160

Summary

This series consists of archival copies of the publicly accessible websites of the New York State Public Service Commission.

Creator

• New York (State). Public Service Commission

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Minutes of causes

Series Number

J2006

Summary

The series consists of chronological log books which record the following information about appeals: appellant and respondent names; motions filed; date filed; date argued; date remittitur returned; and decision.

Creator

• New York (State). Court of Appeals

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Willard State Hospital visitation and inspection records

Series Number

B1469

Summary

This series consists of reports documenting formal inspections and official visits by Department of Mental Hygiene personnel to Willard Asylum for the Insane (later Willard State Hospital). Included are meeting minutes; observation notes on buildings and grounds tours as well as visitations with staff and patients; recommendations; and requests for changes, improvements, and repairs. Some reports give detailed individual reports for each building. Most recent reports contain printed checklists and fewer narratives. Records are restricted.

Creator

• Willard State Hospital (N.Y.)

Access Restrictions

Records identifying patients are 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

Minutes and meeting files

Series Number

20175_00

Summary

This accretion consists of the meeting minutes of the State Board for Public Accountancy from its first meeting in October 1896, as the "State Board of Examiners of Public Accountants" until the November 1976, meeting. Minutes typically document Board consideration and/or actions regarding admissions to the CPA examination; proposed revisions of the commissioner's regulations; admissibility of out-of-state education and experience; and disciplinary cases.

Creator

• New York (State). Education Department. State Board for Public Accountancy

Access Restrictions

Disciplinary cases are restricted to protect personal privacy. Access may be permitted under certain conditions upon application and approval by the State Archives.

Title

Commissions for notaries public

Series Number

B0011

Summary

This series consists of copies of commissions of notaries public; originals are held by county or municipal clerks. Records include a copy of the commission and a list of all the notaries public appointed by day. Carbon copies of the commissions are arranged alphabetically by county and then name. The commission provides the date of the appointment, length and expiration date of term, governor's name, and the names of the deputy secretary and secretary of state.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of State

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Subject and correspondence files

Series Number

19065

Summary

The series consists of records from the Temporary State Commission on Constitutional Revision documenting work on plans for the 1997 ballot questions: should a constitutional convention be held, what issues should be examined, and what rules and procedures should be followed. Included are meeting agendas and minutes; interim and final reports; transcriptions and testimony from public hearings; correspondence; study reports; press releases; briefing book; script of a video presentation for public television; speeches; and news clippings.

Creator

• New York (State). Temporary State Commission on Constitutional Revision

Access Restrictions

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 station operational and deliverable files

Series Number

B2606

Summary

This series contains records of operational monies paid to each New York State public broadcasting station. It also contains statute-required reports from each station. The records consist of correspondence, between the Office of Educational Television and Public Broadcasting and each station, that document the amount of operational monies paid out to each station and document and verify the proper application of the disbursed funds.

Creator

• New York (State). Education Department. Office of Educational Television and Public Broadcasting

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Commission to Study, Examine and Investigate State Agencies in Relation to Pari-Mutuel Harness Racing card indexes to harness racing associations and stockholders, witnesses, and commission records and staff

Series Number

B1327

Summary

This series indexes the people and organizations examined by the commission, commission staff, and some of the records generated by the commission in the course of its investigation. The series also serves as a central reference file to names of people and organizations studied. Separate groups of cards index various categories of information. Each card provides the name and address or location of the individual, company, or harness racing association, along with additional information depending on the category.

Creator

• New York (State). Commission to Study, Examine and Investigate State Agencies in Relation to Pari-Mutuel Harness Racing

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.

Title

Certified copies of election returns from boards of county canvassers

Series Number

B0039

Summary

This series consists of certified copies of election returns submitted by the county board of commissioners. Information includes county, date board met "to canvass and estimate the votes," date and type of election held, office being canvassed, votes cast, candidates' names, votes received by each, number of ballots marked for identification or rejected, and names of board members, attestation, and date signed. Records are closed for research due to burn damage.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of State

Access Restrictions

Closed for research due to burn damage.

Title

Calendars of enumerated motions

Series Number

J1241

Summary

This series consists of calendars of enumerated motions argued before the Supreme Court of Judicature. Enumerated motions were those made to arrest judgment; those arising on a "case" in Circuit Court or agreed upon without trial; those arising on a special verdict, a demurrer, a writ of error, a bill of exceptions, or a writ in the nature of a writ of error; and those made to set aside a verdict, an inquisition or report of damages, or a non-suit.

Creator

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

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Olympic Regional Development Authority archived websites

Series Number

B2148

Summary

This series consists of archival copies of the publicly accessible websites of the Olympic Regional Development Authority.

Creator

• New York (State). Olympic Regional Development Authority

Access Restrictions

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

Title

New York State Commission in Lunacy medical certificates of lunacy

Series Number

B1441

Summary

The State Commission in Lunacy licensed, regulated and investigated public and private institutions that provided care of the state's mentally ill. This series consists of one volume of medical certificates for persons admitted to mental health facilities. Information includes patient name, sex, nativity, color, occupation, cause of illness, relevant family history, basis for insanity certification, institution name, and admission date. Records are restricted.

Creator

• New York (State). State Commission in Lunacy

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

Department of Taxation and Finance lists of state lands

Series Number

B0987

Summary

This series consists of lists of land acquired by the state at comptroller's tax sales. Most of the lots are within the Adirondack Forest Preserve. Information usually includes a description of the parcel acreage; date of sale; source of acquisition; person to whom the parcel was sold; and (sometimes) redemption or cancellation of sale. These lists may have been used as hearing or trial exhibits.

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Documentation photographs of Comstock Hall, Cornell University

Series Number

B1455

Summary

The binder in this series contains photographs of Comstock Hall, part of the New York State College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Cornell University. The binder also contains historical information about the building, along with floor plans and related key.

Creator

• New York State University Construction Fund. Physical Plant Support Services

Access Restrictions

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

Title

State Engineer and Surveyor's maps of the Onondaga Salt Springs Reservation

Series Number

A0850

Summary

This series from the Commissioners of the Land Office consist of colored maps of the Onondaga Salt Springs Reservation. The volume is divided into sections depicting: farm lots; fine salt lots; Syracuse; Salina; fifteen acre leased lots at Salina; Geddes (now Syracuse); Village of Liverpool; and Reclaimed lots. This volume is very similar to the "Geddes Maps" depicting various New York canals.

Creator

• New York (State). Commissioners of the Land Office

Access Restrictions

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

Title

U.S. Deposit Fund county commissioners' bonds

Series Number

B0993

Summary

This series consists of bonds of U.S. Deposit Fund county commissioners, promising payment of specified sums of money if they failed to perform their duties according to law. Attached to the bonds are Bradstreet or other credit reports on the financial solvency and personal integrity of the obligors.

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

War plant blackout practice exemption and inspection correspondence

Series Number

A4388

Summary

This series contains correspondence received by the Office of Civilian Protection (OCP) from war plants requesting exemptions from blackout practices and correspondence from the U.S. War Department listing which plants the OCP was responsible to inspect for civil defense purposes. The OCP shared industrial plant inspection with the War Department, usually reviewing the facilities of smaller, less sensitive plants for civil defense readiness which included blackout procedures and equipment, camouflage, and evacuation plans.

Creator

• New York State War Council. Office of Civilian Protection

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Docket book

Series Number

B1333

Summary

This series consists of a single, incomplete docket book compiled by clerks of the Public Service Commission First District. For reasons unknown, only selected First District cases are docketed in the volume. The vast majority of cases included in the volume involve gas, electric, and steam utilities.

Creator

• New York (State). Public Service Commission. First District

Access Restrictions

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