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Title

State Museum Director's, State Geologist's, and State Paleontologist's lecture files

Series Number

A3294

Creator

• New York State Museum

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Department of Health Commissioner's Office subject files

Series Number

13307

Summary

These subject files contain correspondence, memorandums, newspaper clippings, printed materials, reports, press releases, speeches, legislative and grant proposals, and hearing testimony. The files deal with such health related issues such as abortion, care for the disabled and handicapped, substance abuse, public health education, and rising medical costs. Files also document health-related research projects and the various commissioners' relationships with health care organizations.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of Health. Commissioner's Office

Access Restrictions

13307-09: Use of originals is restricted; consult photocopies of letters in master file.

Title

Auburn Prison contractor bid files relating to the purchase of food, equipment, and supplies

Series Number

B1226

Summary

This series consists of records used to select contractors for food, equipment, and supplies for Auburn Prison, the prison farm, and the prison's road camps. Most records are specifications and proposal compiled by contractors bidding on supplies. They detail items to be purchased, quantity required, contract period and directions regarding price, payment, and delivery. Also included are lists that include conditions of individual contracts and names and addresses of winning bidders.

Creator

• Auburn Prison

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Daily log relating to guard duty

Series Number

B0138

Summary

The volumes in this series were used to record the daily activities and work assignments of guards at Elmira Reformatory. Assignments are listed for up to eighty locations in the institution. Volumes also include remarks regarding unusual events, incidents, disciplinary measures, and staff absences.

Creator

• Elmira Reformatory

Access Restrictions

Portions of the series are restricted to protect personal privacy. Access may be permitted under certain conditions upon approval by the State Archives.

Title

Temporary Commission on the Courts working card file

Series Number

B2707

Summary

This series consists of a working card file of the Temporary Commission on the Courts, chaired by Harrison Tweed. The file serves an index to the correspondence, legal authorities, and addresses associated with the records in Series A0002, Temporary Commission on the Courts records.

Creator

• New York (State). Temporary Commission on the Courts

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Annual statements of accounts of Register, Assistant Register, and Clerks

Series Number

J0076

Summary

This series consists of annual financial statements made by the Register, Assistant Register, and Clerks of the Chancery Circuits pursuant to the 127th rule of the court. These statements were submitted to an Injunction or Taxing Master who was required to audit them, certify to their accuracy, and file them with the Chancellor or the appropriate Vice Chancellor. Each statement contains a listing by suit or matter of funds in possession of the court.

Creator

• New York (State). Court of Chancery. Chancery Fund

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Book of general and special orders

Series Number

B0110

Summary

This series consists of copies of general and special orders from Agent and Warden of Clinton State Prison concerning the duties of keepers and guards, rules for prisoners, and other administrative procedures.

Creator

• Clinton Prison (Dannemora, N.Y.)

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Engineer's formula book also containing specifications and drawings

Series Number

B0676

Summary

This series is an engineer's book containing mathematical formulas, geometric drawings, design specifications, and costing methods for canals and related engineering work.

Creator

• New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Map of National Guard placements

Series Number

B1568

Summary

This series consists of a Department of Commerce color map of New York counties annotated to show where units of the New York National Guard were stationed in military districts of the state. The map was probably used for civil defense planning and readiness activities of the State War Council.

Creator

• New York State War Council

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Central New York Transportation Authority archived websites

Series Number

B2061

Summary

This series consists of archival copies of the publicly accessible Web site of the Central New York Transportation Authority.

Creator

• Central New York Transportation Authority

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Index to Region 2 field books

Series Number

B2075

Summary

This series indexes field books held in the Canal Corporation Region 2 Office in Syracuse, New York. Field books referenced in the index document the construction and maintenance of the Chenango Canal, Black River Canal, the Northern and Southern Reservoirs and Oneida Lake portions of the Barge Canal.

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Local government files

Series Number

16525

Summary

These records were generated or received by Division of the Budget executive offices and examination units to document their monitoring and review of agency operations concerning local aid fund expenditure. The series contains correspondence, memos, reports, press releases and other records concerning state assistance to local governments, including local aid to cities, urban clean-up programs, federal revenue sharing and other subjects.

Creator

• New York (State). Division of the Budget

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Index to Western Division proposals received at Albany

Series Number

B0662

Summary

This volume is an alphabetical index to propositions for canal work on the Western Division, which were received at the letting at Albany, November 18, 1851. Each entry provides the number of the proposal, name of the bidder, and type of work (e.g. sections, locks, aqueducts, culverts, bridge abutments).

Creator

• New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Comptroller's reports to the legislature

Series Number

A0979

Summary

This series consists of reports and statements made by the Comptroller at the request of the legislature. Most reports are replies to petitions about land purchases, taxes and claims against the state. Also included are reports to the Legislature and resolutions concerning state revenues and expenditures for specific purposes; reports on monies received and/or expended; and statements of grants, funds or services.

Creator

• New York (State). Comptroller's Office

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Journal of receipts and disbursements

Series Number

B0104

Summary

This series consists of a daily account of receipts and expenditures at Clinton prison. Receipts include state appropriations and returns due to overcharges. Expenditure entries include voucher number; payee; itemized account of goods or services furnished; and total payment. Moneys were disbursed for monthly payroll, expenses of the prison, materials for the mining and manufacture of iron, transportation of convicts, and other expenditures.

Creator

• Clinton Prison (Dannemora, N.Y.)

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Governor's Office of Employee Relations Executive Division subject files

Series Number

16243

Summary

These records document policy decisions and actions of the division and information received from other Governor's Office of Employee Relations (GOER) entities. The files contain informational memos; background material and general correspondence regarding agency programs; administrative records; correspondence and policy memos from the Executive Chamber; and Director and Executive Director day books. Topics include contract negotiations, attendance and leave, wage comparability, day care, civil service reform, barriers to advancement, minority training, employee drug testing, and retirement incentives.

Creator

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

Access Restrictions

16243-11A: Partially restricted to protect personal privacy.

Title

Herpetological atlas subject and correspondence files

Series Number

B2713

Summary

This series documents the ten-year duration of the Amphibian and Reptile Atlas Project, as well as other smaller-scale surveys of amphibian and reptile populations occurring outside the time frame of the project. Records include correspondence, photos, field notes, and survey data collection forms.

Creator

• New York (State). Bureau of Wildlife

Access Restrictions

Access to records which identify habitats of rare, threatened, or endangered species is restricted in accordance with Environmental Conservation Law Sections 3-0301(2)(r) and 11-0539(4).

Title

Index to enrolled decrees, in re papers and other case files

Series Number

J0062

Summary

This series is an alphabetical index by last name of complainant or subject of a petition to Enrolled Decrees, In Re Papers, and other Case Files created by the Court of Chancery (records found in Series J0061). All entries contain the names of the complainant and defendant (for In Re cases only the name of the subject of the petition is provided).

Creator

• New York (State). Court of Chancery

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Temporary State Commission on the Water Supply Needs of Southeastern New York meeting, hearing, and correspondence files

Series Number

10975

Summary

The Temporary State Commission on the Water Supply Needs of Southeastern New York was created in 1969. Its mandate was to study the future water supply needs of the southeastern portion of the state; the relationship of these needs to the water resources available; alternative methods for constructing, financing, and administering the needed water supply facilities; and to make recommendations on how to meet future water needs. Records consist of meeting summaries, reports, studies, publications, public hearing transcripts, and correspondence.

Creator

• New York (State). Temporary State Commission on the Water Supply Needs of Southeastern New York

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board archived website

Series Number

B2854

Creator

• New York (State). Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board