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Displaying 6074 Finding Aids
Title
- Maps of grants of lands under water
Series Number
- 19116
Summary
- The series consists of maps depicting grants of land under water made by the state from 1777 through the 1900s. Each map depicts the names of individuals to whom grants were made.
Creator
- New York (State). Office of General Services. Division of Land Utilization
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Cognovits
Series Number
- J0004
Summary
- The relicta et cognovit is the defendant's confession that he is liable for the debt or other damages alleged in the plaintiff's declaration, plus any costs and charges arising out of the action. The document gives the names of the parties and their attorneys and the amount of damages claimed. It is signed by the plaintiff's attorney.
Creator
- New York (State). Supreme Court of Judicature (Geneva)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Albany Convention Center Authority archived website
Series Number
- B2775
Summary
- This series consists of archival copies of the publicly accessible website of the Albany Convention Center Authority.
Creator
- Albany Convention Center Authority (N.Y.)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Tuberculosis case report cards
Series Number
- B0162
Summary
- State law required all physicians to notify the State Department of Health about specific cases of infectious, contagious, or communicable disease. This series consists of personal (name, sex, color/race, birth date or age, marital status, occupation, address) and medical data about victims of tuberculosis reported by physicians throughout the state. Medical data includes lab results; diagnosis (extent, activity, or change in diagnosis); reporting doctor's name and address; hospital name; and admitting and discharge dates. Records are restricted pursuant to state and federal laws.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Health. Bureau of 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; by New York Public Health Law sect. 2221; and by the U.S. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Acct (HIPAA), 42 U.S. Code sect. 1320d-6, and -7.
Title
- Statements of court-administered trust funds (New York and Kings counties) transferred to National Bank of Commerce in New York
Series Number
- A1397
Summary
- This series consists of statements of court-administered trust funds transferred to the National Bank of Commerce in New York. Most of these funds were apparently set up for the benefit of widows and orphans in New York City and Brooklyn. Some date back to before the Civil War, but most were established around the turn of the twentieth century.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Monthly petroleum production statements,
Series Number
- B1532
Summary
- This series consists of U. S. Bureau of Mines' statements summarizing statistical and economic surveys of crude petroleum and refined petroleum products. The statements include narratives on daily production output and demand for crude petroleum, daily barrels of refined product, the price index for petroleum and related products, and crude oil capacity; comparative analysis of supply and demand of fuel oils; and tables on production and stocks.
Creator
- New York State Geological Survey
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Comptroller's Office general specifications of purchasing committee for state institutions reporting to the Fiscal Supervisor of State Charities
Series Number
- A0937
Summary
- This series contains printed specifications and forms for purchasing foodstuffs, issued every three months.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Wheelerville Union Free School District board of education meeting minutes
Series Number
- A4589
Creator
- Wheelerville Union Free School District (N.Y.)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Records of the Council of Appointment
Series Number
- A1037
Summary
- These documents relate to official positions over which the Council of Appointment had the power of appointment. The documents include appointments; resignations; petitions of application or recommendation for appointments; and lists of officials.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Register of insane in county poorhouses
Series Number
- A1989
Summary
- Each county poorhouse physician completed and submitted to the Board a form listing the following information for each inmate: name; county of residence; age; country of birth; occupation; year insanity commenced; if the inmate remained at the poorhouse or died or was discharged during the year; and remarks on behavior, cause of disability, prognosis, and general health.
Creator
- New York (State). State Board of Charities
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Syracuse Developmental Center exhibit materials
Series Number
- B1692
Summary
- These materials depict children and staff in various therapeutic, educational, and recreational settings, classrooms, buildings, and grounds of the Syracuse State School. Also include are a history of the Syracuse State Institution for Feeble-Minded Children, a portrait of Dr. Hervey Wilbur, and records of the observance of the 125th of the opening of the Syracuse Developmental Center.
Creator
- Syracuse Developmental Center
Access Restrictions
- Records depicting students are restricted in accordance with Mental Hygiene Law, Section 33.13, relating to confidentiality of clinical records. Access is permitted under certain conditions upon approval by the Office for People with Developmental Disabilities.
- Records are also restricted due to fragility, pending treatment. Use with supervision of archivist.
Title
- Catharine (N.Y.) annual budgets
Series Number
- A4629
Creator
- Catharine (N.Y. : Town)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Chaplains' registers of inmate case histories
Series Number
- A3146
Summary
- Chaplains were required to keep records of inmates' background, behavior, and progress at the institution and to supervise their parole. Gathered by Protestant and Catholic Chaplains, the registers may include inmate's name and number; date received; division assigned; occupation(s), religion(s), economic status, habits; family structure and background; educational background; employment history; legal and institutional history; offense; parole date(s); occupation and conduct while on parole; date of escapes and return to the institution. Records are restricted.
Creator
- New York (State). State Industrial School
Access Restrictions
- Restricted in accordance with Executive Law, Section 501-c(1)(b), relating to confidentiality of individuals in custody of the Division for Youth (now Office of Children and Family Services).
Title
- Annual reports and handbooks
Series Number
- A3152
Summary
- This series consists of copies of the printed annual report of the Division of Visual Instruction, which summarize the division's activities during the previous year and include descriptions of new publications. Some reports provide background of the division and use of lantern slides. Also included are copies of a departmental Handbook that outlines the functions of the division, availability of lantern slides for loan, and photo prints depicting the Division of Visual Instruction's offices.
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
- Thomas Indian School children's daily diet logs
Series Number
- B0598
Summary
- This series consists of menus served to children at the school each day. The menus were submitted as documentation that the school was fulfilling its responsibilities to care for orphan and destitute Indian children. Usually the name of the person completing the report is also given, and occasionally the total number of meals served during the week.
Creator
- Thomas Indian School
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Psychiatric and psychological statistical reports
Series Number
- B1686
Summary
- This series consists of monthly reports documenting activities of Department of Mental Hygiene staff psychiatrists at Auburn State Prison. Reports give: number of inmates interviewed and receiving individual therapy; number of group therapy sessions; number of inmates in group therapy; number placed under psychiatric observation; number examined for classification purposes; number transferred for psychiatric reasons; and other notes, such as the dates the psychiatrist visited the prison.
Creator
- Auburn Prison
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.
Title
- Mueser, Rutledge, Wentworth, and Johnston South Mall project engineering and inspection files
Series Number
- 16191
Summary
- The records in this series document the engineering work and quality control inspections performed by the firm of Mueser, Rutledge, Wentworth, and Johnston on the Albany South Mall (Empire State Plaza) construction project. Documents pertain to review of contract bids, review and implementation of change order requests, contractors' claims for compensation for lost revenue, and orders for remedial work following unsatisfactory inspections.
Creator
- New York (State). Office of General Services
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Director's general correspondence files
Series Number
- A4173
Summary
- This series consists of correspondence concerning the administration of the Historical Records Survey in New York State. It contains: Subseries 1, correspondence with district supervisors; Subseries 2, correspondence with state and national officials; Subseries 3, correspondence concerning distribution of county inventories.
Creator
- Historical Records Survey (N.Y.)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Hempstead (N.Y.) records
Series Number
- A4615
Summary
- Microfilmed records from the Town of Hempstead include record and minute books of the town clerk (1644-1901 with gaps), including proceedings of town meetings, and notices of stray cattle, election returns, emancipated slaves, etc.; highway maps (1830-1958); survey maps (1797-1958); and maps of waterways (1891-1963).
Creator
- Hempstead (N.Y. : Town)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- New York-Connecticut boundary line maps
Series Number
- A0473
Summary
- This series maps the official boundary line between the states of Connecticut and New York. Maps begin at the northwest corner of Connecticut and end through Long Island Sound at the western boundary of Rhode Island. They depict the boundary line and the area on both sides for several hundred feet. The maps also show municipalities; land conditions (cultivated, orchard, meadow); natural and man-made features (rivers, ponds, highways, roads); civic structures (churches, tennis courts); and property owners and house locations.
Creator
- New York (State). Secretary of State
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.