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Title

Local war council operating reports

Series Number

A4330

Summary

This series contains quarterly operating report forms sent to the Office of Civilian Mobilization (OCM) by local war councils detailing their home front activities, programs, and personnel. Information about the Volunteer Office, Division of Civilian War Services, the Block Plan, and Office of Civilian Protection, among others, is found. Each form lists the local war council's office address, officers, resignations, and appointments.

Creator

• New York State War Council. Office of Civilian Mobilization

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Photographs of Clinton Prison

Series Number

B0095

Summary

These photographs of Clinton Prison, mostly from 1932-1945, depict buildings and facilities, such as prison shop; barber shop; kitchen; mess hall; reservoir; athletic facilities; and hospitals. Also depicted are locations of accidents, assaults, suicides, and other special occurrences. Also included are prisoner art, prisoner identification documents, and aerial views circa 1969. There is an album of 1930s prison construction photographs and documents relating to prison administration.

Creator

• Clinton Prison (Dannemora, N.Y.)

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Reports by stock corporations

Series Number

A1248

Summary

This series consists of questionnaires sent by the Comptroller's office to corporations, joint stock associations, and navigation companies asking for their financial data. Information includes name of the corporation or association; place of principal business and office; amount of capital stock; capital stock paid in; number of stock shares and par value; actual value of capital stock per share; amount of funded debt, surplus funds, and sinking funds; net earnings; and taxes paid in 1867.

Creator

• New York (State). Comptroller's Office

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Department of Health Executive Deputy Commissioner subject files

Series Number

B1214

Summary

This series consists of correspondence, memoranda, clippings, printed materials, reports, press releases, speeches, and other records of the Executive Deputy Commissioner of the Department of Health. The files deal with such health related issues as abortion, child abuse, family planning, generic drugs, nuclear radiation, smoking, teenage pregnancy, toxic shock syndrome, hazardous waste, hospital and nursing home construction, legionnaire's disease, lead poisoning, Medicaid and Medicare, nutrition, and sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS).

Creator

• New York (State). Department of Health. Executive Deputy Commissioner

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Map and assessments prepared by commissioners for draining the swamp and marsh lands in the Town of Salina

Series Number

A0977

Summary

The series consists of maps, assessments, and certifications prepared for draining swampland near the village of Liverpool. Land Office commissioners were responsible for appraising marsh lots leased to the salt manufacturers in the town of Salina. Appraisals include probable expenses and benefits of draining the lands. Tract map shows farm, pasture, and marsh lot boundaries, and route of road and drain line. Newspaper clipping has notice of assessment and comptrollers statement provides information on sale of lots in the swamp.

Creator

• New York (State). Comptroller's Office

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Index to case files and transcripts

Series Number

B1572

Summary

The series consists of a card file index to numbered case files and transcripts of the Public Employment Relations Board (PERB) formerly held by the Labor-Management Documentation Center, New York State School of Industrial and Labor Relations, Cornell University. The index is divided into sections within these two categories. Each card shows a box number and an alphanumeric case/transcript code or range of codes. Box numbers are those assigned at Cornell, and do not correspond to State Archives box numbers.

Creator

• New York (State). Public Employment Relations Board

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Time book pertaining to locking procedures in the Western Division of the Erie Canal

Series Number

B0678

Summary

This volume is entitled "Record of Time Consumed in Lockage. Data, Water Supply Etc. Eastern and Western Division Erie Canal 1879." Entries track the timing of boats in canal locks according to various operations performed (e.g. lower gates shut; boat leaves lower jaws) for locks 58-59 and 62-66. Data is provided for "up boats" and "down boats." Calculations, drawings, and observations as to procedures and operations regarding the lock may also be included.

Creator

• New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Rome Developmental Center census and attendance records

Series Number

B2709

Summary

This series contains scattered attendance records for individual patients or students and summary statistical information, in the form of census rosters, for treatment units.

Creator

• Rome Developmental 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 for People with Developmental Disabilities.

Title

Ledger of fees paid by solicitors and counsellors

Series Number

J0078

Summary

This series is a record of fees paid by solicitors and counsellors to the Register. Each account contains the name and residence of a solicitor, counsellor, or law partnership and a listing of fees. Each entry in an account gives the date the fee was charged, the title of the case, the service provided (e.g., "filed bill," "entered in Rough Minutes"), and the fee. At the end of the account is the total amount of fees.

Creator

• New York (State). Court of Chancery. Chancery Fund

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Annual financial reports of fire districts

Series Number

13321

Summary

Annual financial reports of fire districts are generated pursuant to Article 3, Section 30 of the General Municipal Law that requires every fire district to make an annual report of its financial condition to the State Comptroller. Such reports are compiled and submitted by the treasurer of each fire district. Each report contains a statement of the financial transactions of the fire district, according to type of funds (such as general, capital, reserve, trust and agency).

Creator

• New York (State). Department of Audit and Control. Bureau of Municipal Research and Statistics

Title

Deputy Commissioner's subject and correspondence files

Series Number

B2721

Summary

This series consists of the subject and correspondence files of Eugene J. Leff, Deputy Commissioner for Remediation and Materials Management, and James M. Tierney, Assistant Commissioner for Water Resources. The records reflect the executive level decision and policy making of individuals in these positions in relation to the Marcellus Shale High-Volume Hydraulic Fracturing project.

Creator

• New York (State). Office of Environmental Quality and Remediation

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Clerk's minutes of foreclosure decrees

Series Number

J0050

Summary

This series contains copies of decrees issued by the Vice Chancellors of the 4th, 7th, and 8th Circuits authorizing the sale of land in mortgage foreclosure cases. Each decree contains the following information: date and location of the hearing during which the decree was issued; names of the complainant, defendant, and Master investigating the case; date the Master's report was filed; amount of the mortgage and, if partially paid, amount outstanding; and description of the land to be sold.

Creator

• New York (State). Court of Chancery

Access Restrictions

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

Title

War Council Civilian Training Program newspaper clippings

Series Number

A4293

Creator

• New York State War Council. Civilian Training Program

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Biographical register of men returned for parole violations

Series Number

B0136

Summary

This series consists of a register of men returned to Elmira for parole violations. Information includes name; age; initial crime; date first received at Elmira; date paroled; date returned; time on parole; trade taught at Elmira; situation during parole (employment, personal and social habits, arrest information); previous criminal history; family members employment and criminal history; incarcerated individual's statement on why he violated parole; brief parole officer report; brief reformatory physician report and short prognosis on ability to reform.

Creator

• Elmira Reformatory

Access Restrictions

Summary information on adult incarcerated individuals 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

Auburn Prison disbursement journal

Series Number

B1228

Summary

This series documents expenditures in prison accounts, mostly relating to prison industries (Hollow Ware, Iron Castings, State Industries, Women's State Industries, etc.). Information includes name of account, payment, date of entry, individual/company being paid, and amount paid.

Creator

• Auburn Prison

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Original and preliminary cross sections for 1895 survey of Erie Canal improvement

Series Number

B0650

Summary

This series consists of hand-drawn cross sections from an 1895 survey done for proposed canal improvements. Various colored lines represents the existing canal bed; proposed improvements; and water level of the canal. Measurements give changes in elevation for use in determining the amount of excavation or fill needed for the improvements. Represented are parts of the middle and western division of the Erie and Oswego canals, along with several prominent feeders.

Creator

• New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Department of Agriculture and Markets archived websites

Series Number

B2047

Summary

This series consists of archival copies of the publicly accessible websites of the Department of Agriculture and Markets.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of Agriculture and Markets

Access Restrictions

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

Title

New York State Commissioner of Social Services César Perales Subject and Correspondence Files

Series Number

16034_99

Summary

This accretion, which forms part of the larger Department of Social Services commissioner's subject and correspondence files, consists of the executive office files of César Perales. As commissioner, Perales served on the Governor's Task Force on AIDS and as chair of the Governor's Interagency Task Force on Immigration Affairs, which monitored the implementation of the federal Immigration Reform Act of 1986. The accretion consists of reports, legislative bills, clippings, correspondence, memoranda, daybooks, and other materials.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of Social Services. Commissioner's Office

Access Restrictions

Restricted in part to protect confidentiality of client correspondence; 8NYCRR Sect. 357.

Title

Shoreham Nuclear Power Facility litigation files

Series Number

19682

Summary

This series of legal pleadings, witness testimony, judicial decisions, and transcripts of proceedings is related to the public utility hearings held by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission concerning the investigation of nuclear power and the licensing of the Shoreham Nuclear Generating Station on Long Island.

Creator

• New York (State). Governor. Special Counsel to the Governor

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Ramapo minutes of meetings of the town board, planning board and zoning board of appeals

Series Number

A4553

Creator

• Ramapo (N.Y. : Town)

Access Restrictions

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