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Displaying 6074 Finding Aids
Title
- Joint Legislative Committee on Housing criminal investigation and prosecution files
Series Number
- L0184
Summary
- This series consists of correspondence and financial and legal documents, used in the prosecution of Robert P. Brindell and John T. Hettrick, and the criminal investigation into building trade and suppliers associations related to price-fixing and monopoly on construction labor. Financial documents include ledgers, checkbooks, cashbooks, contracts, bankbooks, and cancelled checks. Legal documents include subpoenas, court transcripts, grand jury evidence, and memorandums.
Creator
- New York (State). Legislature. Joint Legislative Committee on Housing
Access Restrictions
- Grand jury hearing transcripts: Restricted pursuant to Criminal Procedure Law, Sect. 190.25.4(a).
Title
- Financial Control Board archived websites
Series Number
- B2101
Summary
- This series consists of archival copies of the publicly accessible website of the New York State Financial Control Board.
Creator
- New York State Financial Control Board
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Minutes and meeting files
Series Number
- B1408
Summary
- This series consists primarily of minutes of the State Board of Nursing. Also included are agendas, memoranda, reports, and other records compiled by the board. The State Board of Nursing oversees the licensed practical nursing and registered professional nursing professions in New York State. The board also certifies nurses seeking employment in the state. Minutes document overall administration of the board and its predecessor, the Board of Nurse Examiners, and they reveal the policies and activities of the board.
Creator
- New York (State). Education Department. Board of Nursing
Access Restrictions
- Restricted: Minutes containing references to disciplinary actions or professional misconduct are restricted except upon court order. Use only after review by archivist.
Title
- Expenditures made for improvement and repair of the Middle Division of the Erie Canal
Series Number
- B0716
Summary
- This series consists of records of expenditures made for improvement and repairs of the Middle Division of the Erie Canal.
Creator
- New York (State). Canal Commissioners
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- New York State Department of State annual reports of name changes of corporations and individuals
Series Number
- B0070
Summary
- This series contains reports from county clerks to the secretary of state's office recording changes in names of individuals or corporations during the past year. The reports contain the date when it was compiled by the county clerk, his signature and name of county, the names of individuals or corporations which changed their name, date when court order was issued, date of filing, secretary of state's name, and occasionally the name of the court which authorized the change. Series does not include reports from New York County or Kings County.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of State
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Governor's Advisory Commission on Liability Insurance public hearing and background files
Series Number
- 14520
Summary
- This series is the central file of public hearing information and background and administrative materials maintained by the Commission in carrying out its study and producing its report. The records reflect the Commission's charge to study and make recommendations on issues relating to liability insurance. The series includes public hearing files, legislative background files, and administrative files.
Creator
- New York (State). Governor's Advisory Commission on Liability Insurance
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- New York State Energy Research and Development Authority annual reports
Series Number
- B2667
Summary
- This series includes annual, semi-annual, and quarterly reports produced by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA).
Creator
- New York State Energy Research and Development Authority
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Published study guides and lists of educational lantern slides
Series Number
- A3135
Summary
- Lantern slides were compiled, mostly between 1911 and 1939, as instructional aids for the public school curriculum. More than 20,000 unique images dating from 1856-1939 document a wide variety of subjects, including New York State, North American and world geography, history, natural sciences, fine arts, trades, industries, education, and schools. This series consists of copies of printed lists, studies, and catalogs for ordering and using educational lantern slides loaned by the Division of Visual Instruction to educators.
Creator
- New York (State). Education Department. Division of Visual Instruction
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Closed pollution/permit application hearing files
Series Number
- 16860
Summary
- This series consists of files relating to adjudication hearings on environmental permit applications and/or pollution cases. Files may include background material, briefs, hearing transcripts, decisions, correspondence, commissioner's orders, notices of hearing and complaint, stipulations of discontinuance, and inspection or complaint reports. Included are copies of the United States Atomic Energy Commission's public hearings on the Shoreham Nuclear Power Station.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Environmental Conservation
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Index to projected railroad centerline maps
Series Number
- B1839
Creator
- New York (State). Public Service Commission
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Celebrations file
Series Number
- 13918
Summary
- This series consists of correspondence, memoranda, reports, meeting agenda, minutes, clippings, press releases, and promotional literature concerning historical celebrations in which the Division of Archives and History participated. Includes Fort Ticonderoga Bicentennial (1955); East Greenbush Centennial (1955); Constitution Day (1957); Fort Stanwix Day (1957); 300th Anniversary of the Flushing Remonstrance (1957); Alexander Hamilton Bicentennial (1957); Theodore Roosevelt Centennial (1958); Year of History (1959); and Hudson-Champlain 350th Anniversary Celebration (1959) and information on exhibits, activities, contests, and statewide and local events.
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
- Public Service Commission annual reports
Series Number
- B0299
Summary
- This series consists of annual reports issued by the Public Service Commission containing detailed information concerning transportation companies and public utilities. Annual reports form this time period contain extensive detailed information concerning transportation companies and public utilities. Records document topics including rapid transit; amendments to the Public Service Law; transportation services and facilities; gas and electric company regulation; auditor's reports; resumes of commission proceedings; counsel opinions; commission orders; and statistics on light and power companies and railroads and street railways.
Creator
- New York (State). Public Service Commission
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Ledger of the repayment of the loan of 1808
Series Number
- A1044
Summary
- This series consists of a ledger from the office of the comptroller containing entries relating to the repayment of the loan of 1808. Entries are arranged by debtor and list payments of principal and interest.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Legal documentation relating to land from County Clerks
Series Number
- B1187
Summary
- The bulk of this series consists of documents from county clerks' offices that note various mortgages, land records, and U.S. Deposit Funds. Most of these documents have official seals and are stamped as "received by the New York State Comptroller's Office."
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Education Department Commissioner James E. Allen subject files
Series Number
- W0104
Summary
- Commissioner James Edward Allen's subject files consist of correspondence, memoranda, meeting materials, reports, clippings, speeches, press releases, and other materials documenting the activities of the New York State Education Department (NYSED). Topics addressed include administration and financing of school districts, racial desegregation, state aid, consolidation of school districts, state and federal legislation related to education, elementary and secondary education curricula, educational television, the adjudication of teacher disputes, teacher certification, vocational education, professional education, civil defense, and health education.
Creator
- New York (State). Education Department. Commissioner James E. Allen
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Bi-monthly accounts of monies received and disbursed
Series Number
- A4128
Summary
- These records consist of bi-monthly accounts of monies received and distributed by the Paymaster General's Office, 1883-1886.
Creator
- New York (State). Paymaster General's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Governor George E. Pataki archived websites
Series Number
- W0110
Summary
- This series consists of archival copies of the official website of the State of New York produced at the end of the administration of Governor George E. Pataki (1995-2006). Most of the information contained within these copies was created by the Office of the Governor.
Creator
- New York (State). Governor (1995-2006 : Pataki)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Geographical indexes to patents
Series Number
- A3121
Summary
- This series contains geographical indexes to lands conveyed by the State of New York by letters patent. Information includes: lot number; acreage; name of patentee; date of patent; and volume and page number reference to the patent in series 12943, Letters Patent.
Creator
- New York (State). Board of Appraisers
Access Restrictions
- A3121-15: Microfilm is not available for duplication or interlibrary loan.
Title
- Commission on Pensions minutes and memorandums
Series Number
- 14093
Summary
- This series documents the commission's work, retirement and pension legislation, issues concerning retirees and older workers, and the general development of public employee pensions and retirement systems in New York. The minutes document the commission's discussions and actions. Legislative memorandums list proposed or passed pension or retirement bills. General memorandums include routine announcements, correspondence, legal opinions, and detailed sub-committee and commission reports on various retirement and pension-related topics and issues (for example, extension of mandatory retirement age beyond seventy).
Creator
- New York (State). Commission on Pensions
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Civil Service Committee files
Series Number
- A0400
Summary
- This series from Civil Service Committee files consists of proposed amendments, studies, and correspondence pertaining mostly to civil service matters. Material on the Suffolk City Republican Committee is also included.
Creator
- New York (State). Constitutional Convention, 1938
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.