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Displaying 6074 Finding Aids
Title
- New York State Theatre Institute board minutes and establishing legislation
Series Number
- B2365
Summary
- This series includes the minutes of the Board of Directors of the New York State Theatre Institute (NYSTI), spanning the period from 1999, when it was first established, to its dissolution in 2010 (with gaps). The series also includes copies of Chapter 824 of the Laws of 1992, which established the New York State Theatre Institute as a public benefit corporation.
Creator
- New York State Theatre Institute
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- New York State Supreme Court of Judicature (New York) clerk's register of attorney accounts
Series Number
- JN507
Summary
- Book contains entries by the court clerk of charges to attorneys for each document issued or filed. Amounts are computed in pounds, shillings, and pence. All accounts end with the word "copied," apparently referring to a successor book that does not survive.
Creator
- New York (State). Supreme Court of Judicature (New York)
Access Restrictions
- Use and reproduction of fragile documents may be restricted.
Title
- Compensation claim files for death and personal injury
Series Number
- 18752
Summary
- The series consists of microfilm copies of claims submitted to the Crime Victims Compensation Board and an index of cases of personal injury and death. The board hears and determines victims award claims related to the distribution of monies received as a result of commission of a crime.
Creator
- New York (State). Crime Victims Compensation Board
Access Restrictions
- All files are restricted. Access to files is governed by Executive Law, Sect. 633.
Title
- School for the Blind ledger accounts of supplies and special appropriations
Series Number
- B0438
Summary
- This series consists of ledger accounts for supplies and expenditures funded by special legislative appropriations to the State School for the Blind. Accounts are for food and other supplies, and special appropriations such as musical instruments, building repairs, typewriters, library books, and grounds maintenance.
Creator
- New York State School for the Blind
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- New York State Governor George E. Pataki Executive Chamber briefing files
Series Number
- B1726
Summary
- These files consist of briefing notes prepared for Governor George E. Pataki before he spoke at meetings, bill signings, dinners, and other public events. The notes pertain to business, government, religious, and community organizations and include background information on organizations, reasons for events, topics of possible disagreement, and recommended remarks or positions for 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
- Opinion of state agent for War of 1812 claims
Series Number
- A1183
Summary
- This opinion of Richard Crowley, State Agent for War Claims, reviews legislation for settlement of claims against the state arising from the War of 1812. It recommends that the state seek reimbursement for expenditures under the "Omnibus Claims Bill" passed by the U.S. Congress, March 4, 1905. The opinion also reviews possible claims arising from the Civil War and War with Spain and includes a bill introduced in U.S. Congress for reimbursement of expenditures in the War of 1812.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Miscellaneous motions
Series Number
- J1126
Summary
- This is a fragmentary series of "Motion Papers" arranged by attorney's name (1832: B-C and 1837: B, G only). Affidavits of motions state the grounds on which the court will be moved. There are motions for judgment as in case of non-suit; for change of venue; for taxation of a bill of costs; to set aside a judgment; to obtain writs of certiorari, error, and mandamus; and to refer a case to an outside party to determine amount of judgment.
Creator
- New York (State). Supreme Court of Judicature (Utica)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Index to cases transferred by Clerk of Eighth Circuit to Supreme Court
Series Number
- J0238
Creator
- New York (State). Court of Chancery
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Agency public information files
Series Number
- 18034
Summary
- This series consists of speeches, press releases, Governor's briefings, and scattered copies of the "OER News."
Creator
- New York (State). Governor's Office of Employee Relations. Executive Division
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- New York State Environmental Facilities Corporation board meeting files
Series Number
- B2549
Summary
- This series documents meetings of the State Environmental Facilities Corporation and its predecessor, the New York State Pure Waters Authority. Files include agendas, minutes, resolutions, reports, and discussions.
Creator
- New York State Environmental Facilities Corporation
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- New York State Department of Health Bureau of Epidemiology and Communicable Disease Control typhoid fever carriers case control cards
Series Number
- B1068
Summary
- This series consists of cards used to track and categorize chronic carriers of typhoid fever, their status, and reasons they received state aid. Information includes carrier's name; address; birth date or age at operation; occupation; and household census, indicating relevant medical history of others in the household, or the number of cases attributed to the carrier. Medical information includes origin of carrier status; surgeries; state financial aid; brief medical history; and cause of death. Records are restricted pursuant to state and federal laws.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Health. Bureau of Epidemiology and Communicable Disease Control
Access Restrictions
- Restricted by New York Public Health Law sect. 18 and New York Code of Rules and Regulations part 10, sect. 50-4; by New York Freedom of Information Law (Public Officers Law Art. 6) sect. 87.2(b); by New York Personal Privacy Protection Law (Public Officers Law Art. 6-A) sect. 96; and by the U.S. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Acct (HIPAA), 42 U.S. Code sect. 1320d-6, and -7.
Title
- Register's and Assistant Register's reports of balances, bonds, and mortgages
Series Number
- J4076
Summary
- This series consists of draft and file copies of account balance sheets and lists of bonds and mortgages held by the Register and Assistant Register. Balance sheets note, for each case monies, on deposit with the court. Bond and mortgage lists include names of mortgagor or obligor; and original receiver of bond or mortgage; date received; penalty; amount and conditions of the loan; title of suit or fund used as surety; and to whom loan interest is paid.
Creator
- New York (State). Court of Chancery. Chancery Fund
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Index to contractors whose proposals were accepted for projects on the Eastern Division of the Erie Canal Enlargement
Series Number
- B0376
Summary
- This slender volume lists names of contractors in rough alphabetical order by first letter of last name. Included with each name is the proposal number (referred to as "proposition"), the nature of the work to be completed (sections, culverts, aqueducts, bridge superstructures, locks, waste weirs, etc.), and a numeric reference to a related, but unidentified volume(s).
Creator
- New York (State). Surveyor General
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Jurisdictional determination maps and drawings
Series Number
- 20583
Summary
- The Jurisdictional Inquiry Unit provides advice and determinations to agency staff, local government officials, and the general public regarding permit requirements and procedures in the Adirondack Park. This series consists of maps and plans used to determine jurisdiction over projects built within the Adirondack Park.
Creator
- Adirondack Park Agency (N.Y.). Legal Division. Jurisdictional Inquiry Unit
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Supreme Court of Judicature (New York) index to returns of writs and executions
Series Number
- J0210
Summary
- This series consists of indexes to writs returned by sheriffs and other court officers to the clerks of the Supreme Court at New York City. Indexes to writs returned to the Supreme Court provide date of return, name of attorney, names of plaintiff and defendant, type of writ, and hour returned.
Creator
- New York (State). Supreme Court of Judicature (New York)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Senator James S. Alesi archived website
Series Number
- B2207
Summary
- This series consists of an archival copy of the official website of Senator James S. Alesi.
Creator
- New York (State). Legislature. Senate. Senator (1996-2012 : James S. Alesi)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- New York State Temporary State Commission on Constitutional Tax Limitations subject files
Series Number
- 11038
Summary
- The Temporary State Commission on Constitutional Tax Limitations was directed to review the constitutional and statutory tax limitations of political subdivisions and make recommendations to provide adequate means for financing the local share of current expenses of municipal and school district operations. The series consists of the commission's subject files, interim and final reports, and research data. There are also approximately 20 cassette recordings present in the series.
Creator
- New York (State). Temporary State Commission on Constitutional Tax Limitations
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Provincial Congress military returns
Series Number
- A1815
Summary
- These returns provide names and commission dates of militia officers elected by local committees, as well as numbers of troops in militia regiments. Also included are lists of enlisted men, lists of prisoners, minutes of the Provincial Congress concerning election returns, records of arms and ammunition on hand, and incoming correspondence of the Committee of Safety regarding orders carried out. Records are fragile due to burn damage.
Creator
- New York (State). Provincial Congress
Access Restrictions
- Records are fragile due to burn damage. Use is restricted. Microfilm is first use copy.
Title
- Journal of the proceedings of the State Convention to Consider Ratification of the United States Constitution
Series Number
- A1801
Summary
- This series consists of the journal of the proceedings of the convention to consider ratification of the proposed United States Constitution. Included are minutes of resolutions and votes by delegates on the proposed Constitution, the text of which is included in printed form. At the end of the proceedings are the signatures of the president of the convention, George Clinton, and of the other delegates.
Creator
- New York (State). Secretary of State
Access Restrictions
- Restricted: Published versions are first use copies.
Title
- Federal-aid secondary highway system county maps
Series Number
- 14154
Summary
- The series consists of maps of all the counties in New York, outside of New York City, annotated to show proposed and approved federal-aid secondary highways as of 1945. There are two maps present for each county: one indicates state and county highways that were not considered part of the federal-aid highway system; the other shows the state and county highways that were designated as part of the system.
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.