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Title

Department of Corrections and Community Supervision daily prison population/capacity reports

Series Number

19129

Summary

The series consists of reports documenting the daily capacity and inmate population for each correctional facility managed by the Department of Correctional Services. The reports are the official source for such statistics, which are used to calculate the rate of occupancy of the prisons in New York State. A typical report contains the following data for each facility; designed general confinement capacity of the facility; actual general confinement population; designed capacity for restricted housing; actual number in restricted housing; total capacity; number in hospital; number furloughed; and number of unusable cells.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of Corrections and Community Supervision. Division of Program Planning, Research and Evaluation

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Survey data on lands relating to state facilities

Series Number

B1525

Summary

This series consists of maps, plans, deeds, correspondence, field notes, survey data, descriptions of lands, statements of water power, and other related working notes apparently created to analyze the condition and ownership of lands related to state facilities. Facilities include the Schuyler Mansion; Auburn Prison; Delhi Agriculture School; State Camp at Peekskill; John Boyd Thatcher Park; Port Jefferson Harbor; and Ogdensburg State Hospital.

Creator

• New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Accounts of receipts and taxes paid by athletic clubs

Series Number

A0934

Summary

A law of 1911 required all athletic clubs to pay a tax of 7.5 percent on gross proceeds of boxing or sparring matches and submit statements of the proceeds and tax to the State Comptroller. Money was used to pay expenses of the State Athletic Commission, established in 1911. Each typewritten carbon account gives name of club, date of contest (boxing match), gross receipts, and tax paid.

Creator

• New York (State). Comptroller's Office

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Wartime petroleum production records

Series Number

B1531

Summary

This series consists primarily of press releases, but also includes limitations orders, certificates and directives, preference ratings and conservation orders, and hearing testimony and statements issued by the Office of Petroleum Coordinator for the National Defense. The press releases discuss appointments to subcommittees and industry district committees, progress on activities to aid in transport, and weekly reports on inventories.

Creator

• New York State Geological Survey

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Budget request files

Series Number

B2038

Summary

This series consists of the Department of Law's final budgets submitted to the State Division of the Budget (DOB). Series also includes supporting materials documenting communication between the department, DOB, and the State Legislature regarding budget negotiations and subsequent review of submitted budget requests.

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Precepts and precipes

Series Number

J7026

Summary

This series contains precepts and precipes from the Supreme Court of Judicature. The precept is a writ commanding a sheriff to arrest a judgment debtor and imprison him until he pays the costs of an action for which he has been taxed and has refused to pay. Precipes are instructions to a court clerk to make out a writ. These are short statements of the title of a cause, kind of writ required, and the form of action.

Creator

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

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Division of the Budget Executive Offices Director's subject and correspondence files

Series Number

16568

Summary

The series consists of administrative subject and correspondence files of Directors and Deputy Directors of the Division of the Budget. Also included are correspondence, day books, speeches, and publications. These records document the Division's policies, management, and operations; its working relationship with Executive Department officials and the Legislature; and its involvement in state fiscal and budgetary policy development.

Creator

• New York (State). Division of the Budget. Executive Offices

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Highway design project correspondence, plans, and reports

Series Number

13376

Summary

Long-range highway planning originates at the Department of Transportation (DOT) headquarters in Albany. Records include correspondence and plans pertaining to design of highways by outside consulting firms that contracted with DOT to do projects prior to and after construction. Most project files are for highways, or plans for bridges, parking facilities, or other associated projects. Files may span ten years from the initial design contract to final project acceptance.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of Transportation. Facilities Design Division. Design Bureau

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Western House of Refuge for Women Superintendent's daily journal

Series Number

B1257

Summary

The Superintendent's daily journals contain brief notations about activities involving inmates and staff of the Western House of Refuge for Women. Entries document daily institutional life in some detail and contain remarks on the weather and assessments of morale. Information includes inmates admitted, discharged, disciplined, sick; absent staff; educational classes; visitors; construction and repairs to buildings; and special events such as concerts, plays, or class presentations.

Creator

• Western House of Refuge for Women (Albion, N.Y.)

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

Entry documentation relating to draining of the Cayuga Marshes

Series Number

A1394

Summary

This series consists of oaths of office of Commissioners for Draining the Cayuga Marshes; vouchers and bills for labor and materials; letters to the Comptroller; contracts of Liberty L. Lowell and William Baldwin with the Canal Commissioners for Draining the Cayuga Marshes; abstracts of expenditures submitted to the Comptroller; and miscellaneous accounts and receipts.

Creator

• New York (State). Comptroller's Office

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Letters and invitations

Series Number

J5157

Summary

This series consists of letters from officers of public and private institutions inviting the members of the Court of Errors to visit or attend special ceremonies. Also included are letters from municipal officials inviting the court to hold future sessions in their cities.

Creator

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

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Psychiatric examination case files

Series Number

B0149

Summary

This series consists of case files for inmates who received psychiatric examinations at Dannemora State Hospital. Information includes name; number; ethnic background; age; birthdate; birthplace; religion; marital status; date of admission; number of previous admissions to Dannemora; place transferred from; term of sentence; crime; diagnosis; previous admission to mental hospitals; results of psychological testing; family, personal, marital, military, and criminal history; and signature of the social worker completing the form. Also included are clinical summaries; social service contact reports and notes. Records are restricted.

Creator

• Dannemora State Hospital

Access Restrictions

Restricted in accordance with Section 33.13, Mental Hygiene Law, relating to confidentiality of clinical records. Access permitted under certain conditions upon application to and approval by the Office of Mental Health.

Title

New York State Provincial Congress credentials of delegates

Series Number

A0115

Summary

These statements verify the election of representatives to the first and second Provincial Congress. They provide the name of the delegate(s) elected; scheduled date, location, and purpose of congress to which elected; signature of town clerk or other official; and sometimes the date signed. These records are in fragile condition due to burn damage.

Creator

• New York (State). Provincial Congress

Access Restrictions

Records are in fragile condition due to burn damage and use is restricted. Microfilm is first use copy.

Title

Awards, Recognition, and Social Events

Series Number

B2819

Access Restrictions

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

Title

School bus drivers' training program administration and certification files

Series Number

A4373

Summary

To help conserve resources for the war effort, the War Council required all school bus drivers to be certified in the safe and efficient operation of buses. The Education Department was assigned to this task, while the Office of War Training administered the program. This series contains correspondence, memoranda, lists, manuscript drafts, and certification exams documenting the School Bus Drivers' Training Program, as well as correspondence from the War Production Training Office addressing requests for pamphlets, manuals, and information.

Creator

• New York State War Council. Office of War Training

Access Restrictions

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

Title

New York House of Refuge inmate case histories

Series Number

A2064

Summary

The New York House of Refuge was the first juvenile reformatory in the United States. During its existence from 1825 to 1935, the institution implemented many innovative programs for the detention, education, and rehabilitation of juvenile delinquents. This series contains detailed information, including personal, family, and criminal history, regarding each inmate (male and female) admitted to the institution.

Creator

• New York House of Refuge

Access Restrictions

Inmate case records are generally disclosable 75 years after date of discharge, but some information in case records of any date may be exempt from disclosure pursuant to Freedom of Information Law, or FOIL (Public Officers Law, Article 6), sect. 84-90; and Personal Privacy Protection Law, or PPPL (Public Officers Law, Article 6-A), sect. 91-99. For this reason, microfilm containing case records less than 100 years old is not available through interlibrary loan.

Title

Printer's receipt book

Series Number

L0122

Summary

The series consists of a one volume record indicating the date that the Convention printer received an order from the Convention Secretary to print amendments, journals, calendars, and other materials. For each item to be printed, the volume includes: date printing order was received; introductory number of amendments to be printed; dates of journals, calendars, and other documents to be printed; and initials indicating receipt of order by the printer.

Creator

• New York (State). Constitutional Convention, 1967

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Estimates for canal enlargements at Little Falls

Series Number

A4415

Summary

This series consists of estimate about the Erie Canal enlargements near or at Little Falls, New York. Computations usually have headings of the section surveyed and a description of the structure or site for which measurements are given. Also included are small drawings/cross-sectional diagrams of lining ditches behind the canal wall throughout the records. Information typically includes station number; sounding measurements of river; distances from/to canal (longitudinal and transverse) and water levels at river.

Creator

• New York (State). Surveyor General

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Register of lands sold by Surveyor General

Series Number

B0968

Summary

This series consists of register lists of lands acquired by mortgage foreclosure, escheat, and conveyances and sold by the Surveyor General. Each entry gives sale date; name of obligor of mortgage bond; location of lands sold; acreage; payment date; amount paid; amount of bond to state; date of delivery of deed; name of previous obligor of reverted lands; date of reversion; and amount of mortgage principal due at time of reversion.

Creator

• New York (State). Comptroller's Office

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Parole Agents' daily reports

Series Number

A2070

Summary

The Visiting Agent visited the homes of new inmates and paroled inmates' employer to ensure appropriate placement. Information in the daily reports includes name and number of parolee visited; city and/or home address of parolee; relatives' comments on parolee's progress; name and location of employer and employer's comments concerning parolee and descriptions of parolee crimes or misbehavior. Some entries provide information on parole agent activities such as taking inmates to court; helping find employment; and arrests while on parole visits.

Creator

• New York House of Refuge

Access Restrictions

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