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Title

Original maps of surveys for the Erie Canal

Series Number

A0851

Summary

These survey maps show the proposed route for the Erie Canal was made by James Geddes in 1817. The area mapped extends from "Tonewanta Creek" east to the outlet of Mud Creek in the "Great Cayuga Marsh" (Montezuma). The maps show proposed line of the canal; roads; houses; mills; settlements; streams, ponds, and lakes; steep terrain; swamps and marshes; town and lot lines; and other features adjacent to the canal route.

Creator

• New York (State). Canal Commissioners

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Inventories, receipts, and transfer documentation for assorted land records

Series Number

B1454

Summary

This series consists of transfer documentation primarily concerned with land records transferred among offices of the Secretary of State, the Office of General Services (OGS), the Department of Transportation (DOT), and the New York State Library. Records include a list of maps, field books, inventories, acquisition receipts, memoranda and other records relating to records transferred from DOT to the State Library.

Creator

• New York State Library

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Commission docket books

Series Number

B1332

Summary

This series consists of Public Service Commission Second District and Unified Public Service Commission case docket books. Docket book entries for each case include case number; name of the party or parties involved; abstract of the matter under consideration; name of attorney for complainant or petitioner; and dated line entries documenting the progress and resolution of the case.

Creator

• New York (State). Public Service Commission

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Local water companies survey and equipment inventory

Series Number

A4389

Summary

This series contains surveys of local water companies detailing personnel, equipment, supplies, and facilities. This information was collected by the Office of Civilian Protection to prepare for the needs caused by possible enemy bombing including fires and the destruction of water supplies.

Creator

• New York State War Council. Office of Civilian Protection

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Policies and procedures files

Series Number

19058

Summary

The series consists of administrative policies and procedures of the New York State Archives local government records program, and background material on the history of archival records programs in the state. Records include information on the Local Government Records Advisory Council of the early 1950s; proposals for the establishment of the state archives; a report on the office of the state historian, comments on the Wicks Commission Records Management Bill of 1948, and letters to local officials.

Creator

• New York State Archives and Records Administration. Local Government Records Services

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Orders for appointment of guardian or next friend

Series Number

J5026

Summary

This series consists of petitions to a Supreme Court justice, commissioner, or judge of a court of common pleas for appointment of a guardian for an infant-defendant, or a next friend (prochein ami) for an infant-plaintiff (a minor could not appear in court).

Creator

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

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Minutes of proceedings of City of Buffalo Common Council

Series Number

A0714

Creator

• Buffalo (N.Y. : City)

Access Restrictions

The State Archives holds only master microfilm of this series. Duplication is available upon request.

Title

Division of Science and State Museum Director's speeches, articles, and essays

Series Number

A4214

Summary

This series contains texts of articles, speeches, and essays by John M. Clarke, director of the Division of Science and the State Museum. Most appear to be prepared for popular rather than scientific audiences. Included are newspaper articles and an essay on evolution; an unpublished essay, "The Content of Paleontology"; and essays on the history and geology of the Gaspe area of Quebec.

Creator

• New York (State). Division of Science and State Museum

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Register of court cases relating to trust funds

Series Number

A1344

Summary

This series documents money received through Court action. Information includes title of action or proceeding; court in which proceeding took place (Surrogate or Supreme); date received; and amount received. There is an index in the front, which arranges the information alphabetically by county. This information was apparently collected by the Comptroller in conjunction with his duty of overseeing the finances of the state.

Creator

• New York (State). Comptroller's Office

Access Restrictions

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

Title

New York State Commission to Recodify the Public Service Law transcripts of proceedings and public hearings

Series Number

A3235

Summary

This series contains transcripts of the initial organization meeting and forty-three days of public hearings held by the Commission to Recodify the Public Service Law. The transcripts document the examination of ninety-five witnesses, including all members of the New York State Public Service Commission and relevant commission staff; members of the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities; members of the Public Service Commission of Indiana; representatives of municipalities and civic organizations; technical experts and advisors; representatives of the utilities; and members of the public.

Creator

• New York (State). Commission to Recodify the Public Service Law

Access Restrictions

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

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Record of films rejected or films approved with eliminations

Series Number

A1422

Summary

This series documents through those films rejected or approved with elimination, the Motion Picture Division's concern with sex, violence, and adult situations such as infidelity or abortion. Information includes film's serial number, title, applicant and manufacturer's name, changes/eliminations required for final approval, reel number of altered scene or dialogue, and the reason for the determination. For rejected films a plot summary, critique of acting, dialogue, plot, and reason(s) the film was not licensed are included.

Creator

• New York (State). Motion Picture Division

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Johnson-O'Malley Act project files

Series Number

A0728

Summary

This series consists of correspondence, memoranda, project reports, and state plan drafts concerning the education of New York State Indian children as mandated by the Johnson-O'Malley Act of 1934. Also present are correspondences showing the interaction between state and federal governments regarding the formulation of education policy.

Creator

• New York (State). Education Department. Native American Education Unit

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Forms and instructions in relation to accounts of collectors of tolls

Series Number

A1436

Summary

This volume contains sample forms and instructions for use by collectors of tolls on the canal system and cites relevant statutes.

Creator

• New York (State). Comptroller's Office

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Uniform Crime Reporting Index printouts of crimes by month

Series Number

18581

Summary

The Division of Criminal Justice Services maintains statistics on crime as part of its responsibility to conduct research and provide advisory services to localities to improve the administration of criminal justice statewide. The series consists of computer printouts indexing crimes over two-year reporting periods. The printouts show, on a month-by-month basis, two-year comparisons of key offenses arranged according to crime, county, and reporting agency within the county, as well as for the state as a whole.

Creator

• New York (State). Office of Justice Systems Analysis

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Teachers training school and training class attendance registers and annual reports

Series Number

A3221

Summary

This series contains registers of student attendance in teacher training classes and at training schools. Information includes school name and location; session dates; number of men and women enrolled; daily activity schedules; student attendance records; and teachers' names. Annual reports includes students' names, ages, date entered class, name of high school and date graduated, time spent in observation and practice teaching, and details about the training classes.

Creator

• New York (State). Education Department. Teacher Training Division

Access Restrictions

Restricted under the Freedom of Information Law (personal privacy) and FERPA. The restrictions of non-directory student information under FERPA last for 100 years unless a student or parent has signed and filed a waiver allowing disclosure of the record.

Title

Financial Clerk's accounts for delegate and staff expenses

Series Number

L0079

Summary

This volume records the expenses of Convention delegates and staff. For each individual, there is a record (divided into 18 pay periods) of mileage, number of days that expenses cover, amounts paid, and dates expenses paid.

Creator

• New York (State). Constitutional Convention, 1915

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Photographs of custodial institutions for the mentally deficient

Series Number

A4228

Summary

This series consists of several hundred black and white photographs illustrating conditions at custodial institutions for the mentally deficient in New York and other states. The photographs were gathered by the Commission to Investigate Provision for the Mentally Deficient to illustrate its final report. The photographs show a wide range of views including building exteriors, interior facilities and rooms, and patients working, eating, in classroom activities, and at play or rest.

Creator

• New York (State). Commission to Investigate Provision for the Mentally Deficient

Access Restrictions

Access to photographs depicting patients is 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

Case file of securities deposited in the Comptroller's Office

Series Number

A1350

Summary

This series consists of bound standard forms, identified as securities deposited in the State Comptroller's Office. Information includes the name of the person whose estate is being settled; a list of securities received (par value, description, denomination due, coupons due); the date of withdrawal; and witnessing by the Deputy Commissioner.

Creator

• New York (State). Comptroller's Office

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Fourth constitution of the State of New York

Series Number

A1807

Summary

The Constitution of 1894 was framed and adopted by a Convention held in Albany from May 8 through September 29, 1894. At the end of the document are the signatures of the officers of the Convention, a copy of the resolution of the Convention, that the proposed Constitution be submitted to the people for ratification, and the certificate of the Secretary of State, John Palmer, of receipt of the engrossed Constitution. Access restricted; published versions are first-use copies.

Creator

• New York (State). Secretary of State

Access Restrictions

Access to original records is restricted: digitized and published versions are first-use copies.

Title

Senator Rubén Díaz archived websites

Series Number

B2215

Summary

This series consists of archival copies of the official website of Senator Rubén Díaz.

Creator

• New York (State). Legislature. Senate. Senator (2003-2017 : Rubén Díaz)

Access Restrictions

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