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Title

Cultural Education Center planning files

Series Number

B1876

Summary

This series consists of planning records of the Associate Commissioner of Education and Assistant Commissioner for State Museum and Science Service (later Associate Commissioner of Cultural Education). Included are records of Hugh M. Flick, and John G. Broughton. Records consist primarily of subject files, correspondence, memoranda, and reports. Also included are specifications, press releases, news clippings, blueprints, and floor plans. Topics include space allocation, security, parking, shelving, and exhibits.

Creator

• New York (State). Education Department. Associate Commissioner for Cultural Education

Access Restrictions

Restricted in part. Documents containing information on security systems are exempt from disclosure under the New York State Freedom of Information Law.

Title

Discharge registers

Series Number

B1862

Summary

The two volumes in this series document the discharge of incarcerated individuals from Elmira Reformatory. Entries include name, consecutive number, date of discharge, and manner in which discharged. Within certain categories of discharge, other information, like the location to which the incarcerated individual was discharged or paroled, is also included. Religious affiliation is listed for those who died in the institution.

Creator

• Elmira Reformatory

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Ledger of accounts with county treasurers

Series Number

B0995

Summary

This ledger contains state comptroller's accounts with the county treasurers for deficiencies in collections by local tax collectors (taxes of 1799 through 1809).

Creator

• New York (State). Comptroller's Office

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Canal Board rough minutes

Series Number

A0856

Summary

Rough minutes document the Canal Board's administration of the state canal system in accordance with legislation of 1826 and 1870. The series is comprised mainly of resolutions and financial statements concerning: issuing of stock; transfer of bank account; purchase of real estate; settlement of wages; estimates of canal repairs; and approval for the payment of monies to contractors for work performed.

Creator

• New York (State). Canal Board

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Newsletters

Series Number

B1453

Summary

This series consists of newsletters produced by the Willard State Hospital (later Willard Psychiatric Center) to document hospital activities and to provide information of interest to the local community as well as to patients and staff of the hospital. Newsletters contain articles, announcements, reports of meetings, advertisements for local businesses, and other contributions from various hospital departments, staff members, and patients.

Creator

• Willard Psychiatric Center (N.Y.)

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Reference file

Series Number

A2099

Summary

This series consists of pamphlets, reports, conference materials, newsletters, news clippings, press releases, and correspondence relating to vocational education programs. Most records pertain to adult education; apprenticeship programs; art education; commercial education; continuation schools; curriculum development; home economics education; vocational and trade schools; and vocational rehabilitation.

Creator

• New York (State). Education Department. Assistant Commissioner for Vocational and Extension Education

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Department of Health Office of Legal Affairs legislative bill files and correspondence and opinions of the Attorney General

Series Number

B1335

Creator

• New York (State). Department of Health. Office of Legal Affairs

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Commission to Study, Examine and Investigate State Agencies in Relation to Pari-Mutuel Harness Racing litigation files

Series Number

B1321

Summary

This series consists of legal documents and related records compiled by the commission during the course of litigation initiated by persons and corporations upon whom the commission had served subpoenas. The plaintiffs filed the court actions to quash or limit the subpoenas. The bulk of the series is comprised of files of legal documents for each case. It also includes correspondence, court orders, and court opinions.

Creator

• New York (State). Commission to Study, Examine and Investigate State Agencies in Relation to Pari-Mutuel Harness Racing

Access Restrictions

All investigative materials in Moreland Act commission records are indefinitely restricted pursuant to Executive Law sect. 6 and 63.8 and Civil Rights Law sect. 73.8. Requests for access to such materials are referred to the Governor's Office.

Title

District superintendent county files relating to appointments and organization orders

Series Number

15671

Summary

This series documents the appointment of superintendents of supervisory districts and their official relations with the Education Department. "County Files" include copies of the commissioner's orders confirming appointments, and related correspondence; and background correspondence with superintendents pertaining to centralizations, school district boundary alterations, and redistricting of supervisory districts. More recent files may sometimes contain detailed studies of school district boundary changes, including maps.

Creator

• New York (State). Education Department. Bureau of School District Organization

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Basic Educational Data Systems institutional master file

Series Number

18355

Summary

The Basic Educational Data Systems (BEDS) Institutional Master File contains data on each school district, public and private school, and BOCES in New York State. Data includes institution's name, location, and chief officer; enrollment statistics, and number and type of staff; and limited information on facilities. School and BOCES data records identify available special educational programs. Files and tapes are in standard-label EBCDIC and can be downloaded.

Creator

• New York (State). Education Department. Information Center on Education

Access Restrictions

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

Title

New York State Court for the Trial of Impeachments and Correction of Errors minutes

Series Number

J0159

Summary

This series is the official daily record of court proceedings. Recorded in the minutes are the date and the names of court members in attendance for each court session and the location for each term. The parties' names and what occurred are recorded for each case heard in a session. The series contains information on the progress of cases through the court, the court's method of operation, and the final determination of cases.

Creator

• New York (State). Court for the Trial of Impeachments and Correction of Errors

Access Restrictions

Volume 2 of this series is extremely fragile. Microfilm copy should be used instead.

Title

Newark Developmental Center facilities management files

Series Number

B2628

Summary

This series documents construction, development, and improvements to the grounds, buildings, and infrastructure of the center's facilities. Record types include survey books of campus buildings, grounds, and streets; contracts; remodeling documentation; specifications; and equipment, parts, and material purchased.

Creator

• Newark Developmental Center (N.Y.)

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Financial records

Series Number

J2028

Summary

This series consists of cashbooks created by the treasurer of the Board to record amounts of cash received and cash expended. Entries include dates, names and addresses, and amounts of cash received and dates, notations, and amounts of cash expended. Most entries for cash received appear to be fees for bar examinations. Balances and final statements are sometimes given at ends of fiscal years.

Creator

• New York (State). State Board of Law Examiners

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Boards of Cooperative Educational Services new service proposals

Series Number

14209

Summary

All proposals for new shared services offered by Boards of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) had to be approved by the department. These applications for new services contain a proposal describing the service, target group, planning efforts, evaluation method, rationale, and magnitude of the service; correspondence and memoranda between bureau staff and local officials; and approval/disapproval form giving reasons and conditions. Also included for each BOCES is a sheet summarizing new service proposal activity each year.

Creator

• New York (State). Education Department. Bureau of School District Organization

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Special funds ledger

Series Number

B0981

Summary

This series consists of a fragmentary record of receipts and disbursements for various state and federal special funds (e.g., Federal Rehabilitation Fund, Federal Cooperative Fire Protection Fund, State Insurance Fund, etc.).

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Memoranda books of documents, publications, and instruments received, delivered or recorded

Series Number

B1447

Summary

This series consists of memorandum books of filings, recordings, documents received and delivered and assorted lists; and a memorandum book relating to the distribution of state laws and other documents. Information on publications may be of interest for the history of bibliography and printing. Data on elections may complement or correct other sources. The lists of banks and railroads may be useful for business history. Other lists may index or provide access to land records.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of State

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Board of Regents archived websites

Series Number

B2166

Summary

This series consists of archival copies of the publicly accessible websites of the New York State Board of Regents.

Creator

• University of the State of New York. Board of Regents

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Supreme Court of Judicature (New York) insolvency papers

Series Number

J2000

Summary

This series includes documents relating to the assignment and sale of property of insolvent debtors who petitioned for relief, or the attachment and sale of property of "absconding, concealed, or non-resident debtors" in response to the petition of creditors. Most of the petitions were directed to the Recorder of the City of New York. Other petitions were directed to a justice of the Supreme Court of Judicature. Documents include petitions of debtors and their creditors requesting sale of property; affidavits of creditors; accounts of debts owed to creditors; orders for assignment of property to trustees for sale; and documents discharging the debtors from further liability. Most of the files related to debtors residing in New York City. Some files relate to debtors elsewhere in the state.

Creator

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

Access Restrictions

Most of the documents are fragile; use and copying may be restricted.

Title

Publicity files regarding the 1980 Winter Olympics

Series Number

14221

Summary

This series consists of correspondence and memorandums; press releases and newspaper clippings; legislative proposals; reports and studies; publications and brochures; and photographs and posters documenting the Department of Commerce's role in hosting the 1980 Winter Olympic Games at Lake Placid, New York.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of Commerce

Access Restrictions

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

Title

New York State Moreland Commission on the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law background files on alcoholic beverage regulation in other states

Series Number

B1309

Summary

This series consists of printed materials on alcoholic beverage control solicited from all forty-nine other states. The commission used these materials to assist in developing recommendations for legislative and regulatory changes in alcoholic beverage control administration in New York State. Files for each state typically contain annual reports of the alcoholic beverage control agency; laws, rules, and regulations regarding alcoholic beverage control administration; trade journals; and price lists and price policy information.

Creator

• New York (State). Moreland Commission on the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law

Access Restrictions

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