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Displaying 6074 Finding Aids
Title
- Population census of Indian reservations
Series Number
- A1832
Summary
- This volume contains the 1845 population schedules for all the Indian reservations in New York (except the reservations on Long Island). Census schedules are present for the following reservations or groups: Oneida, Onondaga, Tuscarora, Buffalo [Creek], Seneca of Cattaraugus, Cayuga of Cattaraugus, Seneca of Allegany, Tonawanda, and St. Regis [Mohawk]. Data collected is similar to the general population census but does not include voting, citizenship, or militia service.
Creator
- New York (State). Secretary of State
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Institution for the Blind statements sent to the Comptroller
Series Number
- B0437
Summary
- This series consists of annual, quarterly, and monthly financial statements sent to the State Comptroller by the Institution for the Blind. The statements provide summary information on receipts from the state treasury, counties, and sales of products manufactured at the institution; and disbursements for wages, salaries, supplies, and equipment. Also included are monthly reports of accounts arranged under various headings: cash; state treasurer; farm; broom shop; provisions; miscellaneous sources; merchandise; beadworks; and counties.
Creator
- New York State Institution for the Blind
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- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Administrative reports of Barge Canal Lock No. 22
Series Number
- B1729
Summary
- This series consists of daily and weekly reports and logs documenting the operation of Barge Canal Lock No.22 (Sylvan Beach). Daily reports contain detailed information on the number of daily lockages including time, direction of lockage, name or number of tugboat, and registration number. Weekly reports summarize the number of lockages, number of freight and pleasure crafts, and water elevations. Station logs include daily temperatures and generator usage while the daily logs note events that occurred at the lock.
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- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- New York State Supreme Court of Judicature (New York) special bail pieces
Series Number
- JN508
Summary
- These special bail pieces were filed by the clerk of the Supreme Court of Judicature at New York City. The bail piece states the names of the parties and the surety for satisfaction of the judgment if the plaintiff prevailed.
Creator
- New York (State). Supreme Court of Judicature (New York)
Access Restrictions
- Use and reproduction of fragile documents may be restricted.
Title
- Senator Charles J. Fuschillo, Jr. archived websites
Series Number
- B2220
Summary
- This series consists of archival copies of the official website of Senator Charles J. Fuschillo, Jr..
Creator
- New York (State). Legislature. Senate. Senator (1998-2013 : Charles J. Fuschillo, Jr.)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Common rule books
Series Number
- JN520
Summary
- Common rule books contain a record of common rules (or orders) entered by the clerk upon motion by the attorney for the plaintiff or defendant. Rules prior to July 1, 1847, were entered by the clerk of the Supreme Court of Judicature in New York City. Starting July 1, 1847, rules were entered by the clerk of the city and county of New York. Each entry contains the case title, date of rule, and rule granted.
Creator
- New York County (N.Y.). Clerk's Office
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- Use and reproduction of fragile documents may be restricted.
Title
- Senator Darrel J. Aubertine archived website
Series Number
- B2208
Summary
- This series consists of an archival copy of the official website of Senator Darrel J. Aubertine.
Creator
- New York (State). Legislature. Senate. Senator (2008-2010 : Darrel J. Aubertine)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Photographic display panels of college activities
Series Number
- B1067
Summary
- This series consists of photographic display panels that depict forestry students, faculty, classrooms, and buildings in Syracuse: the Ranger School at Wanakena, the Charles Lathrop Pack Experimental Forest at Warrensburg, and the Salamanca Forest Experiment Station at Red House.
Creator
- New York State College of Forestry at Syracuse University
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- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Maps, plans, details, and drawings of structures and locations for work on the Erie, Genesee Valley, Chemung, and Oswego canals
Series Number
- B0379
Summary
- This series documents the planning and estimating work done to various structures along the state's canals. The records include maps and plans of locations and structures for work done on the Erie (Middle and Western divisions only), Genesee Valley, Chemung, and Oswego canals, and at least one sheet relating to the Cayuga and Seneca Canal. The records date from the first canal enlargement through to the start of the canal improvements that became known as the Barge Canal system.
Creator
- New York (State). Executive Department
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- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Nutrition Watch Committee meeting agendas, minutes, and briefing books
Series Number
- B1073
Summary
- This series contains plans, presentations, agendas, meeting minutes, and reports of the Nutrition Watch Committee. This committee was formed in 1982 at the request of Governor Hugh L. Carey in order to monitor the "nutritional status" of the citizens of New York State, and to educate them about proper nutrition. The records reflect the cooperation of state and federal government officials in this effort.
Creator
- New York (State). Nutrition Watch Committee
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- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Records of predecessor agencies
Series Number
- 18761
Summary
- This series consists of transcripts of public hearing testimony gathered by two commissions in the course of investigating illegal activities. These records were forwarded to the New York State Temporary Commission of Investigation for retention.
Creator
- New York (State). Temporary Commission of Investigation
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- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- New York State Casino Gambling Study Panel hearing, research, and report files
Series Number
- 13634
Summary
- The Casino Gambling Study Panel was established to make recommendations concerning the economic, social, and employment impact of casinos; the ways that casino gambling might be used for economic development; how the industry might be taxed, and its potential revenue; and if casinos should be publicly operated or privately operated under government supervision. The series consists of public hearing transcripts and written testimony; research studies and reports; and staff data files pertaining to taxation, regulations, economic impact, and regional unemployment.
Creator
- New York (State). Casino Gambling Study Panel
Title
- Correspondence of Belle L. Moskowitz
Series Number
- B1715
Summary
- This series consists of 8 items of original and duplicate correspondence and related attachments between Governor Alfred E. Smith and Mrs. Belle L. Moskowitz of the Democratic Publicity Bureau. The documents pertain to such subjects as government reorganization, mortgages, bond issues, and housing.
Creator
- New York (State). Governor (1923-1928 : Smith)
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- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Application for license for private detective business
Series Number
- B1926
Summary
- This series consists of the original application and a bond for $3,000 from the Pinkerton Detective Agency requesting a license to work in New York State. The application was filed with the Office of the State Comptroller.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
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- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Colesville tax assessment rolls
Series Number
- A4745
Creator
- Colesville (N.Y. : Town)
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- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- State Assembly legislative files concerning the Emergency Contraception Bill
Series Number
- L0272
Summary
- This series consists of the legislative records of Assemblymember Amy Paulin in relation to her authorship of the Emergency Contraception Bill, 2003-2005. Records include correspondence, memorandums, news clippings and articles, and pamphlets concerning the bill itself, as well as bills, letters, press releases and reports documenting the evolution of the legislation.
Creator
- New York (State). Legislature. Assembly
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- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- New York State School for the Blind student health ledgers
Series Number
- B2591
Summary
- This series consists of ledgers describing physical conditions and health of students. Documentation changes over time and includes name, age, height, weight, general health and appearance, temperament, and degree and cause of blindness of students. Series also includes lists of students vaccinated and records of diseases.
Creator
- New York State School for the Blind
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- Access to records is administered according to provisions of the Freedom of Information Law.
Title
- New York State Engineer and Surveyor drawings of state boundary monuments
Series Number
- A4023
Summary
- These volumes contain waterpaint drawings of individual boundary monuments and the surrounding landscape marking New York's borders with Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Connecticut. They were produced in conjunction with the State Engineer and Surveyor's triennial examination of previously established boundary markers in 1900. The State Engineer was directed by law to restore or replace damaged or missing markers and to set new ones, if lacking, where the state boundary was intersected by highways or town or county boundaries.
Creator
- New York (State). Executive Department
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- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Log of committee action on amendments
Series Number
- L0106
Summary
- The series consists of a one-volume summary of committee action on amendments referred to individual committees by the Convention. For each amendment considered by each committee, the volume contains the following information: introduced by; date of introduction in Convention; introductory number; print number; title; date of consideration by committee; action by committee (i.e., roll call of vote); date of report; and character of report (e.g., favorably, defeated, died in committee, changed committee, no action, to make no report).
Creator
- New York (State). Constitutional Convention, 1938
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- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Records relating to diverse parts of the state's canal system
Series Number
- A4431
Summary
- This series consists of materials produced from work done on the state's canal system including the Cayuga and Seneca Canal, the Auburn Extension, and the Erie, Oswego, and Champlain Canals. Records include information for contracts relating to maintenance of terminals; blueprints of land to be appropriated for canal use in Cayuga County (Montezuma); daily journal of work on the Auburn Extension Survey; field books of data (Cayuga County); draft survey descriptions on assessed property values; and weekly observations of river heights.
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- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.