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Title

Registration statements and annual financial reports of charitable organizations

Series Number

13011

Summary

This series consists of annual financial reports (pre-1992) and registration statements of charitable organizations that were "closed" (registrations cancelled or expired). Archives staff will not search unarranged accretions (post-1984 filings) except in response to a judicial order. File number listings and records remain open for searching by researchers.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of Law. Charities Bureau

Access Restrictions

Restricted: Archives staff will not search unarranged accretions (post-1984 filings) except in response to a judicial order. File number listings and records remain open for searching by researchers.

Title

Syracuse Developmental Center clipping files

Series Number

B1656

Summary

The series consists of clipping files and a small amount of publicity material tracing the history and development of the Syracuse Developmental Center. The files were likely kept by the institution's museum.

Creator

• Syracuse Developmental Center

Access Restrictions

Restricted due to fragility. Use with assistance of archivist.

Title

Recognizance rolls

Series Number

J0002

Summary

The recognizance roll is a record of the undertaking of bail, made before a justice of the Supreme Court of Judicature. The roll contains the same information as is found in the plaintiff's declaration, followed by a statement of the obligation of the bail. The recognizance roll was the formal record upon which a plaintiff could bring an action against the defendant's bail.

Creator

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

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Office of Mental Health Office of Counsel legal files

Series Number

12045

Summary

These files were generated by the Department of Mental Hygiene's Office of Counsel, which acts as such to both the Commissioners of Mental Health and People with Developmental Disabilities. The bulk of the files document claims, legal suits, and grievances filed against the state and/or the department and contracts and agreements entered into by the department. Records include claim documentation, motion papers, affidavits, opinions, orders of dismissal, releases, grievances, contracts and agreements.

Creator

• New York (State). Office of Mental Health. Office of Counsel

Access Restrictions

Restricted in part in accordance with Section 33.13 of the New York State Mental Hygiene Law relating to confidentiality of clinical records. Access to restricted records is permitted under certain conditions upon approval by the Office of Mental Health.

Title

Typhoid fever case report cards

Series Number

B0164

Summary

Physicians across the state were required to report each case of designated communicable diseases to the State Department of Health. This series consists of data on victims of typhoid fever, paratyphoid fever, salmonella, and (after 1950) salmonella carriers. Personal data includes patient's name; address; occupation; age; sex; color/race; national origin; household composition; and type of residence. Medical data includes diagnosis; probable infection source; food and water sources; sanitary condition; and precautions taken against spread of disease. Records are restricted pursuant to state and federal laws.

Creator

• New York (State). Bureau of Epidemiology and Communicable Disease Control

Access Restrictions

Restricted by New York Public Health Law sect. 18 and New York Code of Rules and Regulations part 10, sect. 50-4; by New York Freedom of Information Law (Public Officers Law Art. 6) sect. 87.2(b); by New York Personal Privacy Protection Law (Public Officers Law Art. 6-A) sect. 96; and by the U.S. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Acct (HIPAA), 42 U.S. Code sect. 1320d-6, and -7.

Title

Governor's Office of Employee Relations state employees strike hearing and determination files

Series Number

11558

Summary

As the agency responsible for administering the Public Employees' Fair Employment Act (Taylor Law) for New York State, the Governor's Office of Employee Relations (GOER) coordinated hearings and disciplinary measures resulting from the strike by the Civil Service Employees Association on April 1 and 2, 1972. This series documents GOER's role in disciplining striking employees and hearing claims of those objecting to GOER's conclusion that they had participated in the strike.

Creator

• New York (State). Governor's Office of Employee Relations

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Pathology/Necropsy Related Index Cards and Registers

Series Number

B2767

Creator

• New York (State). Temporary Commission on Dioxin Exposure

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Records on appeal remitted from the Supreme Court, General Term, Supreme Court, Appellate Division, First Department, and Court of Appeals

Series Number

J0016

Summary

This series consists of criminal cases, most of which were appealed to the Appellate Division (First Department), and several of which went to the Court of Appeals. The earlier volumes contain many records on appeal from the Supreme Court General term. In addition, there are original court papers such as notices of argument on appeal, signed and sealed appellate court orders affirming or reversing the decision of the lower court, and a few bills of exceptions and decisions.

Creator

• New York County (N.Y.). Court of General Sessions of the Peace

Access Restrictions

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

Title

New York National Guard service cards

Series Number

B2001

Summary

This series consists of summary service records of members of New York National Guard units. Information typically includes name, date of birth, place of birth, home address, date of enlistment, unit enlisted into, date of separation, how separated (honorable discharge, etc.), and dates of reenlistment.

Creator

• New York (State). Division of Military and Naval Affairs

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Log of amendments ordered to a third reading

Series Number

L0084

Summary

This series contains a volume used to track all proposed amendments to the state constitution ordered to a Third Reading. Before being voted upon by delegates, amendments were required to have a Third Reading before the Convention. The volume contains the following information for each of the 36 amendments ordered to a Third Reading: date ordered to a Third Reading; Third Reading number; introductory number; printer's number; introducer; dates sent to committee for revision, reported out of committee, and passed; and remarks.

Creator

• New York (State). Constitutional Convention, 1915

Access Restrictions

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

Title

New York State Supreme Court of Judicature (Geneva) common rule books for judgments on default

Series Number

J2167

Summary

This series contains common rules for interlocutory or final judgments when a defendant failed to enter a plea to the plaintiff's declaration and therefore was in default. The rules (or orders) were made on motion of the plaintiff's attorney. Most grant the plaintiff an interlocutory judgment and direct a county clerk to assess and report the damages due. Each entry gives the title of the cause, the rule granting the plaintiff interlocutory or final judgment, and the amount of award.

Creator

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

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Cash book

Series Number

B0616

Summary

This series consists of debit and credit entries of cash payments for postage and other miscellaneous office expenses, possibly for the Attorney General's branch office in New York City.

Creator

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

Access Restrictions

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

Title

New York State Banking Department photographs of proposed branch bank sites

Series Number

B1508

Summary

These photographs were included in applications submitted to the Superintendent of Banks for authorization to establish or alter branch offices in accordance with State Banking Law. Subjects depicted include existing banking sites; proposed sites; building entrances; shopping centers; shopping malls, residences, schools, businesses, and industries in proposed service areas; aerial views; transportation and parking facilities; and pedestrian traffic.

Creator

• New York (State). Banking Department

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Registers of arrears of taxes

Series Number

B0951

Summary

This series consists of registers recording accounts of taxes remaining unpaid for specific years. Information includes names of county, town, or tract; owner(s); description of the property; amount of tax due; date of payment; by who paid; and amount of payment.

Creator

• New York (State). Comptroller's Office

Access Restrictions

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

Title

List of pay certificates issued to New York Continental Soldiers by the U.S. Paymaster General

Series Number

A0892

Summary

These certificates, sometimes referred to as "Pierce's Certificates," were issued by U.S. Paymaster General John Pierce pursuant to a resolution of the Continental Congress adopted on July 4, 1783. They were issued to Continental Army soldiers and officers owed pay for service during the Revolution. This list gives voucher number; certificate number; name of recipient; date issued; principal amount of certificate; date interest began to accrue; and total amount of principal per voucher.

Creator

• New York (State). Auditor

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Utica State Hospital daybooks and journals

Series Number

B1497

Summary

This series consists of accounting journals of the State Lunatic Asylum (later Utica State Hospital). Series includes a steward's journal listing payments made for supplies, food, services, labor, and routine maintenance; a vendor specific journal recording accounts payable by companies and providers; and a daybook and journal recording payments for household stores, patients' expenses, miscellaneous expenses, provisions, farm, and petty expenses.

Creator

• Utica State Hospital (N.Y.)

Access Restrictions

Partially restricted in accordance with Mental Hygiene Law section 33.13, relating to confidentiality of clinical records. The daybook and journal for the period 1883-1891 includes accounts of individual patients, whose identity is restricted. Access is permitted under certain conditions upon approval by the Office of Mental Health.

Title

Wilmington records

Series Number

A3343

Summary

Microfilmed records include meeting minutes of the town board; burial records; chattel mortgages; election polls; government program records; entitlement program records; financial ledgers, annual budgets, and reports; fire district meeting minutes; and militia rolls (1850s).

Creator

• Wilmington (N.Y. : Town)

Access Restrictions

Entitlement program client data and payroll data: Restricted; Use with assistance of archivist.

Title

Taconic Developmental and Disabilities Services Office promotional and training material

Series Number

B2820

Summary

This series consists of photographs and videotapes created and used for promotional or training purposes. The images document mandated and optional training courses for employees; therapy sessions; occupational education classes; buildings and grounds; as well as living/working conditions.

Creator

• New York (State). Taconic Developmental Disabilities Services Office

Access Restrictions

Photographs depicting 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 for People with Developmental Disabilities.

Title

Miscellaneous unfiled documents

Series Number

J9813

Summary

This series consists of judgment rolls, declarations, and other documents which were never filed because the attorneys were delinquent in paying their accounts. Most of the papers are still enclosed in the original wrappers bearing notes in red ink as to the contents and the accounts not paid.

Creator

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

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Maps and assessment for the draining of Cayuga Marshes

Series Number

A1232

Summary

This series from the Comptroller's Office consists of maps depicting the number of acres of marsh, partial marsh, and swampland near Cayuga Lake. They usually depict one lot per township and are very detailed in their measurements. Also included is an assessment that includes land owner's name, number of lots and acres owned, price per acre, a brief description of the lots and subdivisions, the total number of acres of marsh, partial marsh, and swamp, and its total value.

Creator

• New York (State). Comptroller's Office

Access Restrictions

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