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Title

Banking Department law bulletins

Series Number

B0623

Summary

This series consists of official copies of law bulletins published by the Banking Department to note principal amendments and changes in the Banking Law. Each bulletin contains the text of sections of the Banking Law pertaining to a particular type of banking institution. Types of institutions and topics covered by the bulletin articles include state, savings, and institutional banks; trust and investment companies; credit unions; common trust funds; licensed lenders; private bankers; and savings and loan associations.

Creator

• New York (State). Banking Department

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Certificates and correspondence relating to fish net bounties

Series Number

A0938

Summary

This series consists of the Comptroller's correspondence with county treasurers regarding bounties paid for destruction of illegal fishnets. Included are certificates signed by town supervisor describing seized nets, giving their type, size, and value and a receipt for bounty payment. Also included is a list of certificates with number, person issued to, amount, dates issued and paid, and witnesses' and/or recipients' names. Most of the bounties appear to have been paid in the Finger Lakes area for illegal fish nets.

Creator

• New York (State). Comptroller's Office

Access Restrictions

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

Title

State Engineer's maps of highway rights of way and estimates of value

Series Number

A1398

Summary

This series consists of folio volumes containing blueprint maps of land to be acquired for improved state highways. Maps show right of way, courses and distances, names of property owners, property lines; and a detailed description of the property. Also included are tables of estimated land value which include name, number, and location of highway; map or parcel number; name of owner; acreage; assessed value per acre and total value.

Creator

• New York (State). Comptroller's Office

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Case files of incarcerated individuals sentenced to electrocution

Series Number

B0145

Summary

This series consists of case files of incarcerated individuals sentenced to electrocution at Sing Sing Prison. Files contain warrants of execution; investigation reports (personal and criminal history); receipts for, and replies to, notice of appeal (if filed); correspondence regarding writing and visiting privileges; FBI records of past offenses; Sing Sing admission forms, including medical examination and psychologists' examination reports; certifications of execution of death sentence, including post-mortem reports; and outgoing reports with detailed information on the remains of the executed individual.

Creator

• Sing Sing Prison

Access Restrictions

Series is partially restricted; records exempted from disclosure by specific statutes have been identified and filed separately.

Title

Photographs of facilities, staff, and patients at mental health institutions

Series Number

19131

Summary

The series consists of photographic prints, negatives, and a small number of slides depicting staff and facilities of the Office of Mental Health and the people it serves. Included are images of various state hospitals (interiors and exteriors); staff at work (budget preparation, admission procedure); individual and group portraits of officials, staff, and clients in various work (remedial reading, group psychotherapy) and recreational (state fair, Special Olympics) settings; and representations of exhibits and other special projects or events (centennial observances, employee recognition day, laying of cornerstones, patient discharge).

Creator

• New York (State). Office of Mental Health. Public Affairs Office

Access Restrictions

Patient identification photographs are 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 of Mental Health.

Title

State wildlife pathologist subject and correspondence files

Series Number

B2752

Summary

This series consists of correspondence, published and unpublished reports, memorandums, field notes, survey data, program proposals, and policies and procedures relating to the functions of the Department of Conservation's Wildlife Pathology Unit and state wildlife pathologist Ward Stone (1969-2010). Records primarily contain information regarding the evolution of ecological standards across New York State and its impact on wildlife management. Records also document Stone's tenure with the department and highlight the numerous environmental issues he raised while leading the Wildlife Pathology Unit.

Creator

• New York (State). Wildlife Pathology Unit

Access Restrictions

Restricted in part. State Archives staff will review requests for documents and disclose information pursuant to the State Freedom of Information Law.

Title

Copies of pleadings furnished to Circuit Courts

Series Number

J0023

Summary

This series contains records of the pleas, issue, trial, and verdict in civil causes in Circuit Courts. Each record has the following parts: the placita, which gives the names of the parties; the memorandum; the subsequent pleadings by both defendant and plaintiff; the imparlance, or allowance to the defendant of time to plead; the award of jury process in Circuit Court; and the continuances, or postponements, if any in the cause.

Creator

• New York (State). Supreme Court of Judicature (Utica)

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Department of Economic Development tourism photographs

Series Number

19125

Summary

This series consists of color slides, black and white prints, and black and white negatives created to supplement the Department of Economic Development's tourism promotional programs. Most depict outdoor landscapes, scenic areas, cultural activities, historic sites, land and water recreation, sports, industrial tours, fairs, expositions, buildings, and cityscapes.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of Economic Development. Bureau of Media Services. Photo Unit

Access Restrictions

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

Title

County and town highway expenditure records

Series Number

B2746

Summary

This series contains expenditure reports and other related records generated by the Department of Public Works Division of Highways pertaining to the construction and maintenance of county and town highways. Also included are booklets created by the County Highway Superintendents Association.

Creator

• New York (State). Division of Highways

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Court minutes

Series Number

J0037

Summary

This series consists of bound volumes of minutes created by the clerk of the Supreme Court Appellate Division Third Department. Minutes typically include a listing of cases in which motions were submitted to the court and a listing, by calendar number, of cases argued before the court.

Creator

• New York (State). Supreme Court. Appellate Division. Third Department

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Executive office files

Series Number

B0151

Summary

This series consists of records and administrative materials from Adirondack Correctional Treatment and Evaluation Center and its predecessor facilities, Dannemora State Hospital and Clinton Diagnostic and Treatment Center. Files include hospital research; correspondence; progress reports; conference materials; college programs; grants reports; staff meeting materials; inspection reports; admission requests and reports; and transfer information. Also included is material related to the reorganization of Dannemora State Hospital and creation of Clinton Diagnostic and Treatment Center.

Creator

• Adirondack Correctional Treatment and Evaluation Center

Access Restrictions

Summary information on adult inmates 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

Atlas to accompany the official records of the Union and Confederate Armies

Series Number

B0637

Creator

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

Access Restrictions

Volume is fragile and should only be used under supervision of State Archives staff.

Title

Migrant labor and child care records of the Office of Economic Opportunity,

Series Number

B1529

Summary

This series consists of files of the state Office of Economic Opportunity pertaining to migrant farm labor, including the New York State Migrant Child Care Program. Records include annual reports of committees of migrant labor; proposed budgets; qualifications for staff; guidelines on operations; reports and correspondence from other states; records concerning Community Action Programs (CAP); and records relating to advisory councils, commissions, and interdepartmental programs on childcare, labor, and farms.

Creator

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

Access Restrictions

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

Title

New York State Department of Transportation Map Information Unit planimetric and topographic quadrangle maps

Series Number

B2020

Summary

This series consists of planimetric maps showing the location and identification of the reference marker system of New York State highways. The marker system was established by the New York State Department of Transportation to provide unique identification of specific points along the state highway system.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of Transportation. Map Information Unit

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Supreme Court of Judicature (Utica) naturalization papers

Series Number

J9013

Summary

This series consists of documents relating to the naturalization of aliens by the Supreme Court of Judicature or by justices presiding at Circuit Courts. The documents, mostly from Oneida County, include the declaration of intention, in which an alien states his intention to renounce allegiance to a foreign state and to become a citizen of the United States; and the petition for naturalization, stating the country of origin and length of residence, and requesting to be admitted to citizenship.

Creator

• New York (State). Supreme Court of Judicature (Utica)

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Ulster records

Series Number

A4592

Summary

Microfilmed records include town clerk's record and minute books (including minutes of the board of health) (1880-1991), planning board minutes (1954-1986), and several series of fiscal records (1935-1989).

Creator

• Ulster (N.Y. : Town)

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Office of Public Health subject files

Series Number

16570

Summary

This series contains agendas, bulletins, news clippings, correspondence, guidelines, memorandums, notes, pamphlets, press releases, reports, and speeches generated by the Office of Public Health. Topics include the onset of the AIDS epidemic; environmental toxicology; maternal and child health; New York City shelters; health manpower; and human experimentation. Some records may be restricted.

Creator

• New York (State). Office of Public Health

Access Restrictions

Portions of the series are restricted to protect personal privacy.

Title

Central New York Institution for Deaf Mutes audit book of school finances

Series Number

A3362

Summary

The series consists of entries accounting for bills audited and paid by the treasurer of the Central New York Institution for Deaf Mutes from December 1875 through October 1896. The audits were apparently internal; they were done at varying intervals over the years spanned by the volume. At their most organized, amounts appear under the following account categories: medical; fuel; rent and insurance; stationery and postage; provisions and groceries; furniture and fixtures; labor; salary; contingent expenses; and miscellaneous.

Creator

• Central New York Institution for Deaf Mutes

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Department of Taxation and Finance register of title searches

Series Number

B0970

Summary

This series consists of title searches undertaken by the Land Tax Bureau of the Comptroller's Office and its successor, the Department of Taxation and Finance. Information includes the date of receipt, name of person requesting search, description of property, search number, and date returned.

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Entry documentation for construction of Reformatory for Women at Bedford

Series Number

A1213

Summary

This series consists of agreements, special fund vouchers, certificates of construction, receipts, correspondence, and bills pertaining to the construction of the women's reformatory at Bedford, New York. The series contains detailed information on the construction costs of the various buildings for the reformatory. Most information pertains to costs of building materials, labor, and transportation costs. The Reformatory's Board of Managers submitted all costs proposals to Comptroller's office.

Creator

• New York (State). Comptroller's Office

Access Restrictions

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