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New York State Office for People with Developmental Disabilities Division of Service Delivery Upstate Regional Office Prader-Willi Syndrome demonstration grant files

Series Number

B2429

Summary

Records document essential activities of the grant project. Record types include minutes; agendas; meeting files; and annual reports. Records also include survey responses and evaluations, photographs, and consent forms. The photographs document individuals who were the focus of this project, and events which took place during its course.

Creator

• New York (State). Office for People with Developmental Disabilities. Division of Service Delivery. Upstate Regional Office

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Court of Chancery register of bonds

Series Number

JN301

Summary

This register lists bonds filed with the Court of Chancery by guardians and other agents of the court. Register also contains a list of title deeds filed by order of the Court of Chancery, 1760-1804.

Creator

• New York (State). Court of Chancery

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Minutes of meetings of the Board of Regents

Series Number

17267

Summary

The Regents' Minutes of Meetings, aka The Regents' Journals, contain the official proceedings of the meetings of the New York State Board of Regents. Written from the Secretary's meeting notes, the minutes includes committee reports, communications from the Chancellor of the Board of Regents and the Commissioner of Education, approvals of charters and amendments, professional licensing actions, personnel changes, etc. The supplement folders include reports, press releases and correspondence mentioned in the official minutes.

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.

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Syracuse State School surgeon's daybook

Series Number

B1646

Summary

This series consists of a Syracuse State School's record of patient surgeries. Typical procedures include appendectomy, suturing, tonsillectomy. Entries include type of operation; date; patient name; surgeon; surgical assistant; anesthetist (sometimes), and nurse. Early listings note patient's sex; religion; type of anesthetic and time of the operation. For more complex cases, specific procedures are noted, along with surgical findings. Records are restricted.

Creator

• Syracuse State School

Access Restrictions

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.

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New York State Education Department Bureau of Statistical Services annual census and enrollment reports of school districts.

Series Number

B0558

Summary

These statistical reports indicate the numbers of minors residing in a school district, resident minors attending public or private schools in the district, resident minors attending school outside the district, resident minors legally exempted from attending school, and nonresident minors enrolled in the district.

Creator

• New York (State). Education Department. Bureau of Statistical Services

Access Restrictions

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

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Accounts of quit rents and commutations

Series Number

A3192

Creator

• New York (Colony). Treasurer's Office

Access Restrictions

Series is closed to research due to severe burn damage.

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Registers of audited bills

Series Number

A3186

Summary

This series documents expenses of the House of Refuge and were kept for the Executive Committee monthly audit of bills. Bills for each month included the following information: bill number; payee name; date and amount of bill; and total amount of bills for the month. Following the audit, a committee member signed an endorsement under the list of bills stating that they have been audited and a warrant issued for payment of the bills (no endorsements after August 1925).

Creator

• New York House of Refuge

Access Restrictions

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

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Register's and assistant register's reports to state assembly

Series Number

J8076

Summary

This series consists of draft reports on the Chancery Fund submitted to the state assembly. The reports were occasionally requested from the Register and Assistant Register by legislative resolution. Informational content of each report varies depending on what was requested.

Creator

• New York (State). Court of Chancery

Access Restrictions

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

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Syracuse Developmental Center Director's subject files

Series Number

B1652

Summary

Subject files of the director of Syracuse Developmental Center include staff meeting minutes, statistical charts on residents, monthly and annual departmental reports, manuals, handbooks, publications, and a small amount of general planning and administrative files. Of special interest is a small number of memorandums and reports on the school's education program.

Creator

• Syracuse Developmental Center

Access Restrictions

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.

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Court of Chancery filed papers and mortgage foreclosure decrees

Series Number

JN315

Summary

The first sub-series contains filed documents in cases that generally did not result in an enrolled decree, the final determination in a Chancery case involving a complainant and defendant. The second sub-series, including corporation cases, includes some decrees or draft decrees, mostly in mortgage foreclosure cases, as well as papers in cases that did not result in decrees. Most of the case papers in this series were filed by the Register (before 1802), Assistant Register (starting 1802), and Clerk of the First Circuit in New York City (1823-1847). Some of the cases were commenced in the Supreme Court, in Equity (New York County), and the papers were filed by the New York County Clerk (1847-1899).

Creator

• New York (State). Court of Chancery

Access Restrictions

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

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Index to minutes of the Canal Commissioners and Superintendent of Public Works

Series Number

B0202

Summary

The indexes allow both name and subject access to Series B0201, Canal Commissioner Minutes. Each index corresponds to a bound volumes of minutes. Unlike the Canal Commissioners Minutes, of which volumes 7-11 are lacking, all of the index volumes are extant.

Creator

• New York (State). Superintendent of Public Works

Access Restrictions

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

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New York State Court of Appeals index of attorney admission affidavits

Series Number

J4102

Summary

This series consists of a partial index to series J3102, Attorney admission affidavits. There are several gaps in the index where folders spanning several years of names are missing. Entries include the following data: attorney name, residence, date of filing, date of admission, court where admitted, and name of sponsoring attorney.

Creator

• New York (State). Court of Appeals

Access Restrictions

Restricted: No access without prior permission of Court of Appeals; Judiciary Law, Section 90.10.

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New York State Education Department Division of Research rural schools experiment audio recordings

Series Number

B2415

Summary

This series consists of phonograph records and accompanying documentation created by the Education Department for use as an education enrichment device in small, rural schools. The vast majority of the records pertain to nature or conservation related topics, which is partially reflective of the rural locations in which the educational recordings were likely to be employed.

Creator

• New York (State). Education Department

Access Restrictions

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

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Joint Labor/Management Committee policy files and executive committee agendas and minutes

Series Number

16623

Summary

Statewide Joint Labor/Management Committees approve projects and funding for implementing contractual benefits for public employee unions. Records include policy and/or procedures manuals; reports; correspondence; meeting minutes; and signed project authorizations. Projects include health insurance, tuition reimbursement, training, and health and safety programs. Joint labor/management committees documented include the Committee on Professional Development and Quality of Working Life; Employee Assistance Program; Committee on the Work Environment and Productivity; and United University Professionals.

Creator

• New York (State). Joint Labor/Management Committee

Access Restrictions

Some materials may be exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Law (FOIL), section 86.2(g) (inter- and intra-agency materials exemption).

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Rome Developmental Center closure files

Series Number

B2373

Summary

This series contains correspondence, meeting minutes, memorandums, reports, and other records pertaining to the closure of the Rome Developmental Center.

Creator

• New York (State). Rome Developmental Disabilities Services Office

Access Restrictions

Names of patients that may be found in this series are restricted pursuant to Section 33.13, Mental Hygiene Law, relating to confidentiality of clinical records. Access to restricted records permitted under certain conditions upon application to and approval by the Office for People with Developmental Disabilities.

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New York State Industrial School supplementary case files for paroled female inmates

Series Number

A1961

Summary

Files in this series contain contractual custody agreements, signed by guardians of paroled inmates; parole reports, containing information regarding paroled inmates' employment, education, habits, and associates; correspondence between parole agents and social services agencies, guardians, and inmates' families; and questionnaires used to evaluate the suitability of families to serve as guardians of paroled inmates.

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).

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Mineralogist's correspondence file

Series Number

B0570

Summary

This series consists of the State Museum mineralogist's correspondence with other scientists; private citizens; mineral collectors; mineral specimen suppliers; and the State Museum Director. Subjects include acquisition of mineral specimens, especially by exchange; identification and analysis of mineral specimens received; inquires about localities where specific minerals occur; mineralogy exhibits in the State Museum; and reports to the Museum Director of the mineralogist's activities and accomplishments. Also included are lists of mineral specimens in the Museum's collections and memorandums concerning accessioning procedures.

Creator

• New York (State). Division of Science and State Museum

Access Restrictions

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

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Photographs of inmates, staff, and facilities

Series Number

A1975

Summary

These photographs depict the New York State Agricultural and Industrial School's new facility at Industry, New York. The photographs, mostly mounted, provide views of: annual fairs; farm land; grounds; interiors of buildings; inmates, school officers and visitors; and physical facilities. A few of these photographs were published in the school's annual reports for the early 1900s.

Creator

• New York (State). State Agricultural and Industrial School

Access Restrictions

Restricted in part 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).

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Buffalo regional produce market reports

Series Number

A0717

Summary

Reports from the Division's Senior Marketing Representative record market prices for produce sales in wholesale quantities made by commission merchants and other original receivers. The reports describe daily trading volume, item opening and closing prices, sharp fluctuations in item price, and temperature and weather conditions for each day. Produce items are divided into fruit, vegetables, eggs and poultry. Reports also list car lot arrivals, truck receipts, and markets reviews.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of Agriculture and Markets. Division of Marketing

Access Restrictions

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

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Indexes to applications for redemption of lands from tax sales

Series Number

A1409

Summary

This series consists of name indexes to applications for redemption of lands from tax sales. Information includes name of applicant, county, and date. Also included are indexes to cancellations of tax sales giving location of parcel, a name (presumably owner or occupant), a date, and remarks about cancellation of tax sale or redemption of parcel.

Creator

• New York (State). Comptroller's Office. Land Tax Bureau

Access Restrictions

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