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Title

Register of outgoing mail

Series Number

A1996

Summary

This series consists of the following information for each item mailed: date; type of mailing, e.g. "Children's letter", "Notice to parent", "Notice of commitment", "Parole circular", "Parole orders", "For Mr. Haas", and "Dept. of Discipline"; addressee's name, address, city, and state; and notation if the mailing was returned. Some records may be restricted.

Creator

• New York (State). State Industrial School

Access Restrictions

Restricted in part 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

Audio recordings of programs about the Thruway

Series Number

B0593

Summary

This series consists of audio disks of programs about the Thruway. Programs include "Four Hundred Miles of Progress," A Documentary on the New York State Thruway Narrated by Alan Cole/Danny Fusco; and "Thruway Discussion, Citizen's Committee." Records are restricted subject to approval by conservation supervisor regarding playback equipment.

Creator

• New York State Thruway Authority. Department of Public Information and Business Promotion

Access Restrictions

Restricted:Subject to approval by conservation supervisor regarding playback equipment.

Title

New York State Governor Malcolm Wilson index to central subject files of Governor Wilson

Series Number

B1855

Summary

This series indexes accrections 13682-78A and 13682-96B, Central Subject and Correspondence Files of Governor Malcolm Wilson, 1973-1974.

Creator

• New York (State). Governor (1973-1974 : Wilson)

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Vouchers and accounts of Commissioners of Quarantine, New York City

Series Number

A1028

Summary

Vouchers for supplies and services for the office of commissioners of Quarantine and for its tug boat, "State of New York"; transmittal letters of the president of the Board of Commissioners of Quarantine; and a statement of money disbursed for repairs and maintenance, 1904-1905. Also included is a schedule of outstanding accounts for the Quarantine Station on Staten Island for 1924.

Creator

• New York (State). Comptroller's Office

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Description of New York State Militia by location

Series Number

A4150

Summary

These two volumes describe New York State Militia units by location during the 1840s and 1850s. It is likely that a portion of the series was generated in response to Chapter 270 of the Laws of 1846, which stipulated that all able-bodied white male citizens between the ages of eighteen and forty-five in the state be enrolled in the militia by the commanding officer of the company district in which they resided.

Creator

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

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Division of Human Rights Office of Counsel subject and correspondence files

Series Number

19281

Summary

This series consists of correspondence, memoranda, meeting minutes, reports, manuals, bulletins, training materials, complainant information sheets, staffing records, and other records which document the division's general policies, positions, strategies, and interaction with other agencies. Many records document a class action suit in which the division was ordered to clear a fourteen-year backlog of discrimination cases.

Creator

• New York (State). State Division of Human Rights

Access Restrictions

Records pertaining to discrimination cases are restricted in part. Disclosable documents include the initial complaint and the final determination. Other documents will be disclosed as permitted by the New York State Freedom of Information Law (Public Officers Law Art. 6).

Title

Volunteer relief payroll of the Joint Volunteer Relief Committee of Albany

Series Number

A4144

Summary

This series consists of two folio-sized volumes containing records of relief payments made by the Joint Volunteer Relief Committee of Albany, otherwise known as the Military Relief Committee, a charitable organization which provided monetary assistance to needy families of men from Albany who had volunteered for service during the Civil War.

Creator

• New York (State). Bureau of Military Statistics

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Orders for publication of statutes and notices in newspapers

Series Number

A0322

Summary

The series consists of publication orders and related material sent to newspapers by the Secretary of State requesting public printing of documents filed with the department. Records include lists of newspapers designated to publish notices, a mailing log; and printed copies of the published notices. Documents to be printed include session laws, vetoed senate and assembly bills; concurrent resolutions; orders amending rules of county clerks and the Supreme Court; and notices of special elections and certifications of voting returns.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of State

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Publications and newsletters

Series Number

B1699

Summary

The series consists of scattered single issues of publications and newsletters pertinent to the field of mental retardation. They were probably retained based on the presence of articles relating to the school's programs or facilities, or to staff development. Included are copies of "Mental Hygiene News" (1942-1952); "New York State Personnel News" (1950-1954); "Youth Board News" (1957); "Mental Hospitals" (1953, 1960); and "The Psychiatric Aide" (1946, 1951).

Creator

• Syracuse State School

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Questionnaires on hospital accommodations of county poorhouses

Series Number

A1982

Summary

Questionnaires provide information on medical facilities and conditions in poorhouse hospitals: amount of space; amount and type of facilities, including special facilities; names and salaries of medical personnel; dietary practices and kitchen facilities; sanitary conditions; heating, plumbing, and other utilities; number of patients in the previous year; number of deaths and the causes; number of recoveries; and number currently being treated and their illnesses.

Creator

• New York (State). State Board of Charities

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Education Department departmental long range plan

Series Number

B0587

Summary

This series consists of a general planning statement and individual planning statements for major program or administrative areas in the Education Department including Center on Innovation; Vocational Rehabilitation; Research and Evaluation; Cultural Education; Higher and Professional Education; Science and Technology; Intercultural Relations in Education; Elementary, Secondary and Continuing Education; and Regents Examination and Scholarship Center.

Creator

• New York (State). Education Department

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Card file to case files of charges and complaints against public officials

Series Number

B1841

Summary

This is apparently the original, incomplete card file that partially indexes charges, complaints and investigations in Series A0531, Investigation Case Files. The case files relate to investigations, conducted by the governor or by commissioners appointed by the governor, into charges of misconduct in office or neglect of duty by state and local government agencies and officials.

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Livingston County tax assessment rolls

Series Number

A4622

Creator

• Livingston (N.Y. : County)

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Letters patent issued to Philip Embury and others

Series Number

B2390

Summary

Original letters patent documenting the grant of 8000 acres of land in Albany County to Philip Embury and others.

Creator

• New York (Colony). Secretary

Access Restrictions

Restricted due to fragile condition of the material.

Title

Abstracts of leases by the state

Series Number

B1869

Summary

This series contains abstracts of leases of lands in the Onondaga Salt Springs Reservation. Each entry provides the following information: lot name and number, blotter number, date, names of parties involved, and description of lease.

Creator

• New York (State). Secretary of State

Access Restrictions

This microfilm was produced by the Genealogical Society of Utah. It is not available for interlibrary loan or reproduction for any purpose.

Title

Inventory of local school records

Series Number

A3165

Summary

The commissioner of education requested all boards of education and school administrators to complete an inventory of their official records. School districts completed forms recording data on the extent and location of: meeting minutes of trustees or boards of education; enrollment, attendance, grade, and graduation records; district organization papers, financial reports, payrolls and any other existing records. Most responses also include the founding dates of schools, and information on record storage conditions and previous losses of records.

Creator

• New York (State). Education Department. Division of Archives and History

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Manuals, bibliographies, and indexes published by the Works Progress Administration

Series Number

A4178

Summary

This series contains catalogs, indexes, and bibliographies produced by the Works Progress Administration. The subjects of these publications are quite varied. Generally they are bibliographies or indexes of WPA studies or surveys. Guides include, but are not limited to, the following studies: records survey; real property survey; real estate activity; land use; dwelling survey; pedestrian traffic volume; suggestions for local government administration; and guidelines for preparing written materials.

Creator

• United States. Works Progress Administration (N.Y.)

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Pressbook copy of payroll

Series Number

A3171

Summary

This series consists of press copies of bi-weekly payrolls for workers employed on the new State Capitol building construction project. Each entry in the payroll contains a worker's name, an identification number, wages paid, and the worker's signature. At the end of each two-week period is a recapitulation listing the total amount of wages for each page and the total for the two-week period.

Creator

• New York (State). New Capitol Commission

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Copies of releases to the state

Series Number

A0478

Summary

This series contains recorded copies of releases to the state entered in chronological order by date of recording. Most, if not all, of the releases in books 1 and 3 are recorded copies of the originals found in Series A0451, Original Releases to the State. Releases from the Attorney General and the Commissioners for Loaning Money are grouped together in book 2. The whereabouts of original releases referenced in book 2 is unknown.

Creator

• New York (State). Secretary of State

Access Restrictions

Microfilm is not available for duplication or inter-library loan.

Title

Education Department Bureau of Business and Distributive Education school surveys and studies files

Series Number

B0550

Summary

This series consists of correspondence, memorandums, and printed reports concerning studies and surveys of community school systems and individual schools conducted by the Education Department or local school officials. Most surveys and studies relate entirely or in part to business education or vocational education programs and opportunities in the subject area.

Creator

• New York (State). Education Department. Bureau of Business and Distributive Education

Access Restrictions

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