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Displaying 6074 Finding Aids
Title
- Fines and chirographs
Series Number
- J1011
Summary
- Records of court agreements settling legal actions concerning conveyance of real property include writs of convenant, licenses to agree, concords, the note of the fine summarizing the writ of covenant and the concord, and the foot of the fine conveying the property. Other documents in the series include warrants of attorney, writs of dedimus potestatem, and affidavits of newspaper publication.
Creator
- New York (State). Supreme Court of Judicature (Albany)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Administrative protest review case files
Series Number
- 13056
Summary
- This series contains landlord and tenant protest of decisions by local rent administrators regarding recovery of possession and maximum rent, and the orders and opinions of the Commissioner and State Rent Administrator filed with the predecessor Temporary State Housing Rent Commission. The files contain affidavits and supplementals of the tenant's protest and original signed copies and carbon copies of the order and opinion of the commissioner.
Creator
- New York (State). Temporary State Housing Rent Commission
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Monthly progress reports and record of petitions for work on highways
Series Number
- B0269
Summary
- This series consists of a monthly progress report with monthly highway construction statistics including miles surveyed; miles under contract not completed; miles completed and accepted; expenses for surveys, maps, construction, and maintenance; and amount paid by state and county for construction work. Also include is a record of petitions for highway construction work within each county which includes miles covered in original petition; miles surveyed; county share of the cost of the work; contract date and price; and date completed road was turned over to the county.
Creator
- New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Registers of quit rents, payments, commutations, sales, redemptions, and conveyances
Series Number
- B1611
Summary
- These volumes were created by the comptroller's office to record information related to quit rents on patents granted by the colony, including payments of arrears, quit rent sales, redemptions, and conveyances. Information is grouped by patent. Each patent has a separate heading that gives register number; docket number; name of patentees; county; total number of acres granted; date granted; quit rent rate per hundred acres per annum; when payment was last made; and a description of the property location.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Crime Victims Board meeting minutes
Series Number
- B2318
Summary
- This series of meeting minutes documents the State Crime Victims Board's efforts to provide financial services and support to victims of crime.
Creator
- New York (State). Crime Victims Board
Access Restrictions
- Access to records in this series containing information on claimants and claims is restricted. Access to that information is governed by Executive Law, Section 633 and Freedom of Information Law (FOIL). State Archives staff will review requests for specific records and disclose according to applicable laws.
Title
- Registers of non-resident lands sold in tax sales by county treasurers
Series Number
- B1605
Summary
- In 1850, the state legislature transferred the function of selling and conveying land for unpaid taxes to the county treasurers. The comptroller continued to receive copies of lists of unpaid non-resident taxes and of lands redeemed and finally conveyed. In 1855, the legislature restored the former system of sale of non-resident lands by the comptroller. The records in this series were created during the brief periods in the 1850s and 1890s when the county treasurers, rather than the state comptroller, conducted non-resident tax sales.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Enlistment Roll of the Third Battery, Second Division
Series Number
- 13724
Summary
- The Enlistment Roll contains signatures, ages, residences, and dates of enlistment for members of the Third Battery of Artillery, Second Division, New York National Guard, headquartered in Brooklyn.
Creator
- New York (State). National Guard
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Department of Law Legislative Bureau legislative program bill files
Series Number
- 15433
Summary
- These files document the Department of Law's own program bills, from initial conception to final action. Program bills initiated by the department cover a wide range of issues, including consumer finance, hazardous products and substances, environmental protection, housing codes, and civil and criminal procedure.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Law. Legislative Bureau
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Descriptive Roll of the Howitzer Battery, Eleventh Brigade, National Guard
Series Number
- 13725
Summary
- This series consists of a listing of officers and privates in the Howitzer Battery of the Eleventh Brigade, New York National Guard. Information about commissioned and non-commissioned officers include name; date of election or appointment; and remarks on promotion, discharge, or other changes in status. The alphabetical register of privates includes name, age, enlistment information, birthplace, occupation, and remarks on change in status.
Creator
- New York (State). Adjutant General's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Registers of unpaid taxes on resident lands in the Forest Preserve
Series Number
- B1604
Summary
- These registers were compiled by the comptroller's office from reports received from county treasurers regarding unpaid taxes on resident lands (belonging to state residents) in the Forest Preserve. Information recorded includes county and town; lot number; name and/or description of tract; name of owner; number of acres; valuation; amount of tax plus five percent; and remarks and explanations.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Outgoing correspondence regarding land matters
Series Number
- B0268
Summary
- This series consists of letters from the State Engineer and Surveyor regarding applications for land grants, usually lands under water, by individuals, businesses, or towns; scheduling and requests to publish notices of land sales; hearings notices on applications to work mines; requests for copies of maps, sales, and survey records; State Engineer and Surveyor requests for maps, memorandums, receipts, or other records; and instructions on preparing maps to be submitted with land grant applications.
Creator
- New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Apartment registration statements
Series Number
- 13057
Summary
- The series consists of apartment registration statements for municipalities in Westchester County for the years 1944-1981. These records were generated as a result of the passage of the Federal Emergency Price Control Act of January 30, 1942. The apartment registration statements contained in this series are for those municipalities that are no longer subject to regulation under the Emergency Housing Rent Control Law of 1950.
Creator
- New York (State). Division of Housing and Community Renewal. Office of Rent Administration
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Reports and administrative plans relating to aerial photography
Series Number
- B2319
Summary
- This series contains reports on such topics as a proposed aerial mapping survey of the state and automation of the base mapping program, generated by the New York State Department of Transportation's Base Mapping Unit.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Transportation. Base Mapping Unit
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Maps of undivided tracts and of tracts sold by the comptroller for unpaid taxes
Series Number
- B1610
Summary
- These maps were collected and/or created by the Office of the State Comptroller for the purpose of identifying land to be sold for unpaid taxes. The maps depict land in every area of the state, and especially in the Adirondack, Catskill, and western regions. Many maps are extremely detailed and frequently show names of owners of individual lots and parcels.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Audit and Control
Access Restrictions
- Restricted: May not be photocopied due to fragility. Use with assistance of archivist.
Title
- Inventory of records and files in the Office of the Secretary of State
Series Number
- A4683
Summary
- This inventory was made under the direction of John Van Ness Yates, Secretary of State. Inventory lists records in custody of the Secretary of State, giving information about records arrangement, quantities, and date spans. The original title of the volume was "Annalium Thesaurus" ("Treasury of the Annals").
Creator
- New York (State). Board of Appraisers
Access Restrictions
- Microfilm is not available for duplication or inter-library loan.
Title
- Assistant Secretary for Reports subject and correspondence files
Series Number
- B2331
Summary
- This series consists of subject and correspondence files created by Assistant Secretary for Reports to Governor W. Averell Harriman, Daniel P. Moynihan. The records document the two major functions of the Assistant Secretary for Reports: to bring the State Government closer to the people and to keep the Governor informed on the developments and activities within the State departments and agencies. Many files concern the public relations and public informational aspects of New York State government.
Creator
- New York (State). Governor. Assistant Secretary for Reports
Access Restrictions
- Income tax file in Box 6 is restricted to protect personal privacy.
Title
- Department of Financial Services Banking Division examination reports
Series Number
- B1638
Summary
- The Banking Division within the State Department of Financial Services (and its predecessor the State Banking Department) conducts examinations of financial institutions operating within the state, scrutinizing their overall financial status, financial practices, and organizational structure. This series consists of reports of examinations of domestic commercial banks; savings and loan banks, savings banks, and credit unions; foreign-owned domestic banks and investment companies; foreign branches and agencies; and mortgage banks and brokers.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Financial Services. Banking Division
Access Restrictions
- Reports in the State Archives' possession are: Restricted for fifty years from the report date and are unavailable for review or publication by anyone other than Banking Department personnel.Banking Department personnel seeking access must produce written authorization bearing a signature of a Deputy Superintendent of Banks and the seal of the Banking Department.
- After the aforementioned secured retention period of fifty years: Access to reports in the State Archives' possession will be granted upon the approval of the Superintendent of Banks, or his designee. With such approval, access will be administered in accordance with Archives' established procedures for Administering Access to Confidential Records.
Title
- Card index to the commission's administrative files
Series Number
- B0240
Summary
- This series consists of 3" x 5" index cards that serve as the index to the Administrative files of the Rockaway Beach Commission (Series B0237). The index provides the following information: the date, name of correspondent or subject, number (if correspondence), letter (if exhibit), a brief description of content, and whether it was received or sent.
Creator
- New York (State). Commission on Acquisition of Land for Public Defense at Rockaway
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities Office of Counsel legal files
Series Number
- B2457
Summary
- The records in this series are legal files from the Counsel's office which provide advice to the agency on the legal implications of programs, policies, and operations. The series includes, but is not limited to, all legal documents that pertain to the agency, proposed legislation, and correspondence.
Creator
- New York (State). Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities. Office of Counsel
Access Restrictions
- Restricted in part in accordance with Section 33.13, Mental Hygiene Law, relating to confidentiality of clinical records. Access to restricted records permitted under certain conditions upon application to and approval by the Office for People with Developmental Disabilities.
Title
- Surrogate Court (New York County) probated wills
Series Number
- J1038
Summary
- This series consists of probated wills filed and maintained by the clerk of the Surrogate Court (New York County). Each will provides for the disposition of the testator's real and personal property and designates an executor. Wills are signed and witnessed by three persons. The name of the testator and date of the will are noted on the reverse. Records are restricted due to fragility.
Creator
- New York (State). Surrogate's Court (New York County)
Access Restrictions
- Restricted due to fragility. Use with supervision of archivist.