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Displaying 6074 Finding Aids
Title
- Abstracts of Spanish-American War, Philippine-American War, and China Relief Expedition military and naval service
Series Number
- B0809
Summary
- This series consists of cards containing military and naval service abstracts and basic personal data for New Yorkers who served in the U.S. Regular Army, Navy, and Marines during the Spanish-American War (1898); Philippine-American War, or "Philippine Insurrection" (1899-1902); and China Relief Expedition against the "Boxer Rebellion" (1900-1901). The cards were procured by the New York Bureau of War Records from the federal government pursuant to Chapter 75 of the Laws of 1919.
Creator
- New York (State). Adjutant General's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Register of bills sent to the Secretary of State by the Legislature
Series Number
- A0074
Summary
- This series, which consists of a register of bills sent to the Secretary of State by the Legislature, has been missing since at least the year 2000, when a major shelf inventory project was conducted.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of State
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Letterpress copies of decisions in appeals to the commissioner
Series Number
- A4212
Summary
- These volumes contain press copies of the commissioner's decisions in appeals submitted to him. This series includes the last 30 decisions prior to the 1911 Capitol Fire and all subsequent decisions to 1937.
Creator
- New York (State). Education Department. Law Division
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Registers of letters received concerning military affairs
Series Number
- A4206
Summary
- These registers describe the contents and disposition of letters pertaining to military affairs received by the governor's office. Volume one records all incoming correspondence received by Governor Edwin D. Morgan between June 4, 1862 and August 25, 1862. Volume two records correspondence received by the governor's office from March 28, 1865 through October 17, 1870. The majority of the correspondence pertains to recommendations for promotion of officers; requests for transfers, passes, commissions, etc.; resignations; discharges; and other routing administrative matters.
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Files relating to the Martin Van Buren Historic Site ("Lindenwald")
Series Number
- A0060
Summary
- This series contains correspondence, background reports (including drafts), notes, clippings, printed programs, and articles concerning efforts to preserve Martin Van Buren's Kinderhook home, Lindenwald, as a public historic site. The site was not acquired by the state, but eventually was purchased by the Federal government.
Creator
- New York (State). Education Department. Division of Archives and History
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Transcripts of minutes and public hearings of public authorities
Series Number
- A0706
Summary
- This series contains minutes of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and the Atomic and Space Development Authority. Also included are transcripts of hearings of the Power Authority of New York State and some printed proposed contracts between the Power Authority and potential customers. The governor's office maintained these files to monitor activities of public authorities and to exercise the governor's power to approve or veto decisions made at meetings of public authorities.
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Motion Picture Division license application case files
Series Number
- A1418
Summary
- This series consists of approximately 73,000 motion picture case files, one for each film submitted to the Division of Motion Picture for review and licensing. Each case file contains the following: an license application(s); copies of initial and duplicate licenses; a copy of the filmscript; examiner's report; amended film transcript if changes were made; and receipts for seals issued. Some case files also contain correspondence, newspaper clippings, transcripts for non-English films, and promotional ephemera.
Access Restrictions
- Filmscripts (dialogue scripts, cutting continuities, etc.) for motion pictures licensed by the State Education Department Motion Picture Division are covered by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U.S. Code). The State Archives will provide copies of filmscripts upon receipt of a signed request form (form is available at online index page referenced in "Other Finding Aids" section of this finding aid).
Title
- Statistical tables of real property exempt from taxation
Series Number
- 14395
Summary
- These records contain statistical tables of quantity, value, and use of real property wholly or partially exempt from taxation. Included are annual statistics on the value and use of exempt property in each county; shifting municipal tax burden resulting from partial tax exemption for aged persons; and statistics for various categories of partially exempt property in each town and city in the state (property to be sold for unpaid taxes, railroads, housing projects, aged, paraplegic, schools, clergy).
Creator
- New York (State). Division of Equalization and Assessment
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Assembly bill progress registers
Series Number
- L0057
Summary
- These registers contain information used to track the progress of assembly bills through the legislative process. The books document each bill's introduction; first, second, and third reading; and ultimate disposition.
Creator
- New York (State). Legislature. Assembly. Clerk of the Assembly
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Dutchess County Board of Cooperative Educational Services school district tax assessment rolls
Series Number
- A4560
Creator
- Dutchess County Board of Cooperative Educational Services (N.Y.)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Photographic prints and negatives of Commissioner Gordon M. Ambach and Education Department staff
Series Number
- B1054
Creator
- New York (State). Education Department. Commissioner's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Lists of powers of attorney under which transfers of stock were made
Series Number
- A1197
Summary
- This series from the Comptroller's Office consists of powers of attorney for stock transfer. Each quarterly list gives number of power of attorney and name of person or firm to whom it was issued by the stockholder.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Statistical summary of state census
Series Number
- A1829
Summary
- This series consists of a statistical abstract of returns of census marshals to the county clerks, submitted by the clerks to the Secretary of State. Information for each town or ward includes number of: males, females, eligible for military duty, able to vote, aliens, paupers, colored persons, marital status vs age, marriages and births occurring, agricultural and manufacturing data, factories, "deaf and dumb," blind, "idiots," and "lunatics". There are no summary tables for the entire state.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of State
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Office secretary's diary
Series Number
- B1732
Summary
- This series consists of a diary kept by an unidentified secretary in the Department of Public Works. Besides noting office attendance and departmental appointments, this volume includes clippings and other memoranda relating to the Canal Board, barges, and tugboats.
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Trial calendars, rough minutes, pleadings, and other papers
Series Number
- JN513
Summary
- This series includes trial calendars, rough minutes of trials and inquests, pleadings, and other documents relating to civil cases commenced in the Supreme Court of Judicature and noticed for trial in the Circuit Court for New York City and County (1st Circuit).
Creator
- New York (State). Circuit Court (1st Circuit)
Access Restrictions
- Use and reproduction of fragile documents may be restricted.
Title
- Department of Public Works right of way map tracings
Series Number
- 18552
Summary
- The records on this microfilm document land acquisitions required for all Department of Public Works construction projects as well as acquisitions completed on behalf of other state and municipal agencies. Types of acquisition projects may include those which are related to the Public Service Commission, state highways, or interstate ventures. Duplicate copies of the original records are filed with the Department of State, county clerk's offices, and Department of Transportation regional offices.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Public Works. Real Estate Division. Director's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Galley proofs of the Executive Mansion in Albany
Series Number
- B0638
Summary
- This series consists of galley proofs of the 1982 edition of "The Executive Mansion in Albany" by Isabelle Savell, produced by the Office of General Services as a 40-page booklet for visitors to the Executive Mansion. Included are photographs of the Mansion's interior and exterior, prints of governors' portraits, and photographs depicting scenes of governors with their families and with visitors to the Mansion.
Creator
- New York (State). Office of General Services. Public Information Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Records of a vocational guidance study for deaf and blind youth
Series Number
- B1526
Summary
- The series consists of correspondence and related survey materials concerning a study of the vocational guidance, training, and placement needs of the blind and deaf in New York State. The study was undertaken for the Committee on the Study of Vocational Guidance of the Deaf and Blind Records include sample copies of the survey forms; committee correspondence; progress reports and survey results for the New York School for the Deaf. Other survey results and final recommendations are not included.
Creator
- New York (State). Education Department. Division of Vocational and Extension Education. Physically Handicapped Children's Bureau
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Register of canal boats
Series Number
- A0923
Summary
- This series from the Office of the State Comptroller contains certified copies of registers of canal boats kept by the auditor. Information includes names of the boats; where they are from; boat tonnage; owner's names and the date; and a certificate of registry filed with collectors when the name of a boat was changed. Also included is a list of boats whose names were changed.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office. Canal Department
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Record of escapes
Series Number
- B1240
Summary
- This volume contains information on incarcerated individuals who escaped from Sing Sing Prison. Each entry includes the following: name, date received; crime and term; date escaped; date of capture; and remarks.
Creator
- Sing Sing Prison
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.