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Displaying 6074 Finding Aids
Title
- New York State Division of the Budget Education Unit Local Assistance Section correspondence and memoranda
Series Number
- 14149
Summary
- This series consists of correspondence, memorandums, reports, tables, and other documents relating to public education finance compiled by the office of Lois J. Wilson, Deputy Chief Budget Examiner. Topics include pending legislation and appropriations; proposed modifications of school aid formulas; cost analysis of education; equalization and assessment of local taxes; special studies on school finance; and the Task Force on Maximization of Federal Funds for Handicapped Children.
Creator
- New York (State). Division of the Budget. Education Unit. Local Assistance Section
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Register's and clerks' reports of delinquent guardians, committees and receivers
Series Number
- J3076
Summary
- This series consists of reports listing court-appointed guardians, committees, and receivers who failed to file inventories and accounts with the court three months after the filing deadline. Entries include the title of the cause or matter (including the name(s) of the infant, idiot, lunatic, or habitual drunkard); the name of the delinquent; whether s/he is a guardian, committee, or receiver; and appointment date. Included are only reports filed by the Register and Clerks of the 3rd, 4th, and 5th circuits.
Creator
- New York (State). Court of Chancery. Chancery Fund
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Photostat reproductions of documents in the New York State Archives
Series Number
- B1707
Summary
- This series consists of positive and negative photo static copies of various records now in the custody of the State Archives, which maintains the copies for study and exhibit planning purposes. Reproduced documents include the Flushing Remonstrance, various constitutions, and other highly historically significant or intrinsically valuable records.
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Transcripts of dockets of judgments (Albany, Canandaigua, Geneva, Utica, and New York City)
Series Number
- JN526
Summary
- Transcripts of dockets of judgments were filed in the office of the clerk of the Supreme Court of Judicature in New York City by the other clerks of the court. Transcripts for the Albany office start 1790; Utica, 1807; Canandaigua (later Geneva), 1829. Each entry includes the name of the party against whom judgment was obtained (usually defendant); name of the party in whose favor judgment was obtained (usually plaintiff); amounts of debt, damages, and costs; date of filing judgment; name of attorney for losing party; and date of satisfaction, if any.
Creator
- New York (State). Supreme Court of Judicature
Access Restrictions
- Use and reproduction of fragile documents may be restricted.
Title
- Original drawings of fossil graptolites
Series Number
- B1061
Summary
- This series consists of original drawings of graptolites and other fossils including phyllocarids, arthropods, eurypterids, machaeridia, Hyolithes, Protoscolex and Lingula. Rudolf Ruedemann, State Paleontologist, prepared the drawings, many of which subsequently appeared in State Museum and other scientific publications.
Creator
- New York State Geological Survey
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Willard Psychiatric Center incident reports
Series Number
- B2540
Summary
- These reports describe "incidents" where dangerously unusual behavior was displayed by a patient or staff member. Reports are present from both the Nursing and Quality Assurance Offices. The Quality Assurance Office reviewed reports to ensure that staff were properly following policies and procedures; some reports (particularly those involving major injury or death) were additionally reviewed by the Board of Visitors for final response.
Creator
- Willard Psychiatric Center (N.Y.)
Access Restrictions
- Restricted in accordance with Section 33.13, Mental Hygiene Law, relating to confidentiality of clinical records. Access permitted under certain conditions upon approval by the Office of Mental Health.
Title
- Deputy and Assistant Deputy Commissioner's subject and correspondence files
Series Number
- 15519
Summary
- This series consists of correspondence, memoranda, legal briefs, and policy development files of the Deputy and Assistant Deputy Commissioners for Adult Services. The majority of these records deal with oversight of proprietary, family run, and other commercial facilities for the elderly.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Social Services
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- New York State Department of Public Works index to Barge Canal releases
Series Number
- B0357
Summary
- This single volume series is an alphabetical index to releases, or agreements in which private individuals or businesses relinquished the right to file claims against the State of New York for property damage associated with surveying or constructing the Barge Canal. Each entry in the volume lists release number, name of person or company that granted release to the State, town and county where property was located, and date release was filed.
Creator
- New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Institution for the Blind ledger accounts
Series Number
- B0431
Summary
- This series consists of ledger accounts for the Institute of the Blind, created while the institution's facilities in Batavia were under construction. Entries are listed under categories such as construction, steam heating apparatus, and furniture, as well as by individual company account names. Each entry includes date, description, and price.
Creator
- New York State Institution for the Blind
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Senator Shirley A. Huntley archived website
Series Number
- B2226
Summary
- This series consists of archival copies of the official website of Senator Shirley A. Huntley.
Creator
- New York (State). Legislature. Senate. Senator (2007-2013 : Shirley A. Huntley)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Senator Andrew J. Lanza archived website
Series Number
- B2232
Summary
- This series consists of an archival copy of the official Website of Andrew J. Lanza.
Creator
- New York (State). Legislature. Senate. Senator (2007- : Andrew J. Lanza)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Surveyor General's reports on petitions to the State Legislature
Series Number
- A1820
Summary
- These reports concern value of land; land claims and title disputes; errors in previous surveys; requests for unappropriated state land; surveys and sales of state land; grants of land to persons in the problematic military tracts; and requests for title to unappropriated lands settled and improved. Also included are survey maps; minutes and resolutions of the Commissioners of the Land Office; reports from the surveyor general; and affidavits supporting petitions.
Creator
- New York (State). Legislature. Assembly
Access Restrictions
- Access to original records is restricted due to burn damage sustained in the 1911 New York State Capitol building fire.
Title
- Assessment rolls of towns in which the state owns forest preserve land
Series Number
- A0280
Summary
- The series consists of individually bound property assessment rolls for towns, predominantly in the Adirondack Park, in which the state owned "wild or forest" lands. Each roll is divided into sections for taxable residents, lands of non-residents, and wild or forest lands belonging to the state.
Creator
- New York (State). Conservation Commission
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Journals pertaining to state institutional buildings
Series Number
- B0343
Summary
- This series consists of journals documenting appropriations and expenditures for the design, construction, improvement, repair, and maintenance state institutional buildings such as state hospitals, buildings operated by the State Board of Charities, state prisons, state normal schools, armories, State Capitol, Executive Mansion and miscellaneous other public buildings. Entries document procurement of building materials and; supplies; payment of draftsmen; vendors; contractors; laborers; inspectors and other professionals.
Creator
- New York (State). Superintendent of Public Works
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Department of Taxation and Finance Commissioner's speeches
Series Number
- 19337
Summary
- This series consists of copies of speeches delivered by Commissioners Joseph H. Murphy and Norman Gallman to various economic and political groups, associations, and executive institutes. It also contains copies of speeches of Commissioners Roderick G. W. Chu (1983-1988), James W. Wetzler (1988-1994), and Michael H. Urbach (1995-1999).
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Taxation and Finance. Commissioner's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- New York State Governor Eliot Spitzer central subject and correspondence files
Series Number
- 13682_08
Summary
- Eliot Spitzer's gubernatorial platform promised change. In his brief tenure as governor, Spitzer sought to reform the operations of state government, stimulate the upstate economy, and curb the influence of special interests. Records consist primarily of incoming correspondence from constituents, public officials, and private organizations seeking assistance or expressing opinions on policy issues.
Creator
- New York (State). Governor (2007-2008 : Spitzer)
Access Restrictions
- Partially restricted to protect personal privacy.
Title
- Financial Control Board minutes and meeting records
Series Number
- B2554
Summary
- This series consists of digital copies of paper meeting materials that document the board's review of City of New York financial plans and plan adjustments, bond issues, contracts, and collective bargaining agreements. Also present are the board's regulations and bylaws and materials created by the New York City Productivity Council.
Creator
- New York State Financial Control Board
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Mohawk Correctional Facility inmate case files
Series Number
- W0035
Summary
- Mohawk Correctional Facility, located in Oneida County, N.Y., is a medium security correctional facility for male felons. Inmate case files describe in great detail the family and social background, arrest, confinement, and release/parole of incarcerated men.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Correctional Services
- Mohawk Correctional Facility
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
- Annual statistical reports of cargoes cleared at various canal ports
Series Number
- A1175
Summary
- These tables submitted by canal toll collectors provided quantity (feet, pounds, barrels, etc.) of freight passing up or down the canal. Commodities included: lumber, timber, shingles, lime, beer, oats, wool, iron, brick, cheese, butter, flour, ashes, wheat, salt, and "sundries." Reports are fragmentary but cover Albany, Troy, Whitehall, Utica, and Rochester for 1830, and for 1832 for West Troy, Utica, Rochester, and Buffalo.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Card index to canal records
Series Number
- B1908
Summary
- This series consists of a card index to Series B0730, Engineers' Field Books Pertaining to the Construction of the State's Canal System; Series B0377, Final Estimates and Accounts; and Series B0729, Roll Maps and Plans of the Middle Division of the Erie Canal.
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.