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Title

Assembly progress records of bills passed by Senate

Series Number

L0055

Summary

This series is the primary record of the receipt and subsequent progress of bills passed in the Senate and sent to the assembly. It contains information from introduction to final disposition including date received, by whom introduced, title, readings, amendments, when passed, sent to governor, chapter number and remarks.

Creator

• New York (State). Legislature. Assembly. Clerk of the Assembly

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

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Proceedings regarding the authorization of payment of claims incurred in raising troops during the Civil War

Series Number

A4204

Summary

This series consists of proceedings recording the Military Board's decisions to authorize payment of claims to individuals for expenses incurred while raising troops during the Civil War. Information may include date and meeting place, name of claimant, claim number, and amount authorized to be paid. In addition, the proceedings also contain information regarding the purchase of arms by the state.

Creator

• New York (State). Military Board

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

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Register of individual and depository bonds guaranteed by surety companies

Series Number

A1354

Summary

This series contains information on bonds and the surety companies that guarantee them. A numerical list of bonds includes bond number; name of the Surety Company; individual or depository; amount; and date filed. An alphabetically listing by name of individual or depository includes department number; name of individual or depository; official title; department or institution; fund covered; amount of bond; rate of interest; name of surety; date executed; surety company number; date filed; certificate of release issued; and remarks.

Creator

• New York (State). Comptroller's Office

Access Restrictions

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

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Lists of teachers employed in New York City schools

Series Number

A3225

Summary

This series contains lists of teachers employed in New York City during school year 1918-1919. Included are lists of teachers employed in evening schools, exclusively in elementary schools, exclusively in high schools. Each lists gives name, license type, number of hours or days taught, grade taught or amount paid.

Creator

• New York (State). Education Department. Administration Division

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

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Motion Picture Division annual financial statements

Series Number

A1432

Summary

This series consists of reports containing monthly tabulations of the revenue received from the issuance of seals, permits, and licenses for original and duplicate copies of 35 and 16 mm films. The statements also provide monthly and yearly totals of the number of seals issued by the Division.

Creator

• New York (State). Motion Picture Division

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

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Health Planning Commission subject files

Series Number

A0738

Summary

This series documents the 1975 reorganization of area Health Systems Agencies, the selection process for membership on state health councils, and the formation and initial activities of the State Health Planning Advisory Council and the State Advisory Council on the Handicapped. The records concern legislation, administrative structure, and political factors affecting organization of viable agencies; executive action creating the Advisory Councils; and structure and membership of state health councils.

Creator

• New York State Health Planning Commission

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

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Second report ("Depression taxes and economy through reform of local government")

Series Number

A3231

Summary

This series contains the Commission for the Revision of the Tax Laws' second report, submitted in 1933. The report, coming in the wake of the Depression wiping out the state budget surplus, recommended several new taxes on personal income, businesses, and insurance, as well as for commodities such as vehicle licenses, gas, soft drinks, medicine, and cosmetics. It also outlined recommendations for restructuring local tax codes.

Creator

• New York (State). Commission for the Revision of the Tax Laws

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

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Joint Legislative Committee on Industrial and Labor Conditions public hearing testimony files

Series Number

L0069

Summary

The series consists of testimony given at several public hearings held by the Committee to gather information on issues relating to industrial and labor relations in the State. Hearing topics included wages, unemployment insurance, picketing, minimum wage legislation, job training, unemployment insurance, and women and minors in the labor force.

Creator

• New York (State). Legislature. Joint Committee on Industrial and Labor Conditions

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

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Health and hospital resources files from the Adjutant General's Office

Series Number

A4238

Summary

With the declaration of World War I, the State Department of Health placed its organization and resources at the disposal of the New York State Defense Council and the Adjutant General's Office. This series consists of correspondence, memoranda, lists and reports, census data, and some bulletins and newspaper clippings on work undertaken by the Council to inventory and apply the state's medical resources to aid troop mobilization and the casualties of war.

Creator

• New York State Defense Council. Division of Health and Hospitals

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

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Contract cost estimates

Series Number

21476

Summary

This series from the Design and Construction includes contract price estimates (contractor bids) for proposed work on New York state-run institutions, primarily state run hospitals but also prisons and other facilities. Information may include institution name, section of building under construction, bid date, contractor name, equipment and supplies used, specifications for hospital additions and patient and staff capacity estimates.

Creator

• New York (State). Office of General Services. Design and Construction

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

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Albion State Training School Office of the Warden correspondence, memorandums, and subject files

Series Number

B1283

Summary

This series consists primarily of correspondence, memoranda, reports, and clippings from the files of Albion's warden relating to the administration of the institution. Much of the material consists of memoranda about new legislation, policies and procedures affecting Albion. Subjects include hiring, dismissal, job performance, training, and explanation of new policies and procedures. Also included are daily lists of inmates transferred to Bedford Hills when Albion was closed in 1971.

Creator

• Albion State Training School (Albion, N.Y.). Office of the Warden

Access Restrictions

Restricted to protect personal privacy.Access may be permitted under certain conditions upon application to and approval by the State Archives.

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List of assignments and satisfactions of mortgages

Series Number

A1340

Summary

This series contains lists of satisfactions of mortgages and assignments of mortgages arranged in separate lists. There is no indication of what specific mortgages these lists relate to or to what legislation they are relevant.

Creator

• New York (State). Comptroller's Office. Land Tax Bureau

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

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Governor's Office of Employee Relations Legal Division grievance arbitration files (litigated)

Series Number

16231

Summary

Records in this series from the Legal Division pertain to contract-related grievances that have reached the arbitration stage. Topics include work conditions and hours; non-competitive appointments; workforce deployment; job requirements; and promotions or other hiring actions. Files contain correspondence; statements of proceedings; evidence; arbitrator's notes; issues reports; accident and incident reports; and arbitrators' opinions and awards.

Creator

• New York (State). Governor's Office of Employee Relations. Legal Division

Access Restrictions

Access to attorney-client privileged correspondence, attorney work-product, settlement drafts, and certain inter-agency correspondence is restricted pursuant to Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) Section 87(2)(g). State Archives staff will review requests for specific records and disclose in accordance with FOIL.

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Declarations and motions before 1830

Series Number

J0010

Summary

This fragmentary series contains declarations, writs of inquiry and inquisitions, motion papers of all kinds, cognovits, stipulations, exceptions, demurrers, and other miscellaneous documents.

Creator

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

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

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State Cemetery Board meeting files

Series Number

B2761

Summary

This series consists of meeting files generated by the state's Cemetery Board. Files contain lists of attendees, minutes, correspondence with cemetery administrators, schedules of prices and estimates for expenses for cemetery services, requests for permission to adjust prices for services, and orders approving changes to price schedules. Also present are vandalism reports, requests for funds, and orders allocating funds to repair vandalism damage.

Creator

• New York (State). State Cemetery Board

Access Restrictions

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

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Records of payments received

Series Number

B2007

Summary

This series consists of photocopies of payments by check or money order received for services (largely duplication orders) provided to researchers by New York State Archives Research Services staff. Also included are statements confirming receipt of the payments by State Archives administrative staff responsible for depositing the payments.

Access Restrictions

Restricted to protect personal privacy.

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Printed amendment filing log

Series Number

L0082

Summary

The series records when amendments were filed with the Convention Secretary after printing. The volume includes: amendment print number; amendment introductory number; date when printed copy was placed on file; and name of amendment introducer.

Creator

• New York (State). Constitutional Convention, 1915

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

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Attorney General's Office register of railroad cases

Series Number

B0610

Summary

This series consists of a register documenting legal papers served and filed, and other proceedings in actions brought by the people of the State of New York against railroad corporations. All complaints were sent to sheriffs for service on February 8-9, 1853. The volume also contains entries for cases handled by attorney Anthony Ten Eyck of Albany between 1845 and 1853.

Creator

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

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

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Railroad grade crossing elimination payment registers

Series Number

B0604

Summary

This series contains registers of summary data on grade crossing elimination projects from start to finish. Data includes Public Service Commission case number; names of participating municipalities and railroads; bonds issued (with interest rates); location of grade crossing; dates of Public Service Commission orders authorizing work; names of contractors' work covered by contracts, and amounts to be paid; complete record of payments, giving dates, amounts, and purposes; and distribution of costs (railroad, state, and county shares).

Creator

• New York (State). Department of Audit and Control

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

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Newspaper clipings file

Series Number

L0096

Summary

The series contains approximately fifty articles and editorials relating to the Convention clipped from the New York Times and several Albany newspapers. The clippings cover the period from April 5 to May 12, 1938.

Creator

• New York (State). Constitutional Convention, 1938

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