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Displaying 6074 Finding Aids
Title
- Department of Transportation Graphic Arts Unit transportation and state facilities related photographs and photo logs
Series Number
- 17672
Summary
- These photographs, slides, and logs document the state transportation system, its structures, and state facilities created by the Department of Public Works (1923-1967) and its successor agency, the Department of Transportation. Images depict bridge and highway construction, canals repair and maintenance, and construction of state facilities. Some show employees and officials or landscapes and historic sites. Album pictures depict bridges, waterways, grade crossings, accidents, highways, hospitals, prisons, and schools. Some images document construction progress on the South Mall Project.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Transportation. Graphic Arts Unit
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Railroad valuation maps
Series Number
- 18541
Summary
- The series primarily consists of reproductions of blueprint maps showing the right of way of railroads that owned real property in New York State. Generally, the maps depict not only the meets and bounds of the railroad right of way, but also public and private roads, bridges, and sewer lines that cross the right of way. In addition, the maps show town, village and county boundary lines, and often show adjacent structures and names of adjacent property owners.
Creator
- New York (State). State Board of Equalization and Assessment
Access Restrictions
- Restricted in part due to fragile physical condition; use with assistance of archivist.
Title
- Inspection documentation
Series Number
- B1535
Summary
- The series consists of a scattered collection of plans, specifications, and black-and-white photographs documenting various buildings inspected by the State Fire Marshal. The inspections apparently were undertaken after buildings sustained fire damage, or as a result of applications to install equipment or construct additions to buildings. State and local laws regulated construction, alteration or repair of any building to prevent fires.
Creator
- New York (State). Fire Marshal
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Address notifications and absentee ballot application cards
Series Number
- B1521
Summary
- This series consists of records received from service men and women seeking to vote in the 1944 general election. The bulk of the records are post cards requesting absentee ballots or notifying the commission of a change in military address. The series also includes envelopes in which official election war ballots were mailed to the commission (or to county boards of election). No actual ballots are present in the series.
Creator
- New York (State). Temporary State War Ballot Commission
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- State Athletic Commission general bulletins
Series Number
- B2028
Summary
- This series consists of bulletins issued by the State Athletic Commission covering all aspects of boxing and wrestling rules and regulations such as duties of managers, referees, judges, timekeepers, announcers, and physicians; distribution of tickets; weight limits; scoring procedures; costumes; eligibility of boxers, wrestlers, and officials; inspection of facilities; and exams before and after bouts.
Creator
- New York (State). State Athletic Commission
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Voucher register
Series Number
- B1247
Summary
- The Clinton Prison voucher register provides a chronological list of all vouchers paid by the prison agent in response to invoices received from contractors. Information includes the sequential number of the voucher; the name of the issuing agent; the names of the contractors being paid; and a description of the goods and services supplied. Also included is a running total of voucher amounts paid.
Creator
- Clinton Prison (Dannemora, N.Y.)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Correspondence relating to the publication of notices of lands sold for taxes and unredeemed
Series Number
- A1384
Summary
- This series consists of routine correspondence of the Comptroller's office with newspapers published in Forest Preserve counties, relating to publication of notices of lands sold for taxes and unredeemed.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Unpublished typescript of "Papers of Colonel Israel Keith"
Series Number
- A0071
Summary
- This typescript, compiled by the State historian, contains a biography of Keith, highlighting his activities as aide-de-camp and deputy adjutant general to Major General William Heath, 1776-1778. Also included are extracts and transcripts of letters to and from Keith compiled by the State historian from various sources.
Creator
- New York (State). Division of History
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Liability insurance survey files
Series Number
- A4217
Summary
- This series consists of completed questionnaires on liability insurance coverage costs and loss experience gathered as evidence on ways to improve the system of providing liability insurance benefits to volunteer firefighters killed or injured in the line of duty filled out by village officials. Also included are statements, listing nature of injuries and payments made, from county officials on workmen's compensation payments made to volunteer firefighters.
Creator
- New York (State). Temporary State Commission on Fire Laws
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Otsego County records
Series Number
- A4571
Creator
- Otsego (N.Y. : County)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Legislative files of Assemblyman Edward Amann
Series Number
- L0250
Summary
- Assemblyman Amann's records include correspondence with constituents, invitations, memoranda, news clippings, pamphlets, and telegrams concerning issues discussed in the Assembly during 1966; as well as bills, letters, press releases, reports, salary schedules and vouchers of the Joint Legislative Committee on Unemployment Insurance and the Claims Committee. The series is divided into three subseries: General Correspondence, Joint Legislative Committee on Unemployment Insurance, and Claims Committee. Topics addressed include education, insurance, taxes, water pollution, and the 1966 New York City transit strike.
Creator
- New York (State). Legislature. Assembly. Assemblyman (1951-1966 : Edward J. Amann)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Factory Investigating Commission staff daily work reports
Series Number
- A3008
Summary
- These work reports document the daily activities of Factory Investigating Commission employees. Field and office staff work cards list factory field visits; the type of work; and relevant staff expenses.
Creator
- New York (State). Factory Investigating Commission
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities case files of former Willowbrook consumers
Series Number
- 21101
Summary
- This series documents the admission, treatment, therapy, education, and progress of Willowbrook School consumers before and after their transfer to the Sunmount Developmental Disabilities Service Office in Tupper Lake. Records typically include admission sheets, admission/transfer records, psychological reports, school reports, results of physical examinations, social service notes, prescription and medication records, dental and weight charts, clothing lists, and correspondence from other institutions. Records are restricted.
Creator
- New York (State). Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities
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.
Title
- Correspondence concerning the field investigation in Upstate New York
Series Number
- A3020
Summary
- This series contains correspondence between field agents in Upstate New York and staff in the main office in New York City. The correspondence concerns data cards; instructions to agents; factories and stores under investigation; salaries, and supplies to study Upstate during the Wage Investigation. There is also correspondence between the Commission and establishments and businessmen concerning plans to investigate the establishments, and upcoming public hearings on wages.
Creator
- New York (State). Factory Investigating Commission
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Auburn Prison accounts and vouchers of agent and warden
Series Number
- A1151
Summary
- This series consists of vouchers and accounts submitted by the Auburn Prison agent to the Comptroller's Office. Each voucher lists date services or materials were provided, amount owed, name of payee, a receipt and the payee's affidavit that the amount is correct. Attached to the vouchers are original bills or invoices. Abstracts for each month list and total the enclosed vouchers.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Buffalo Correctional Facility inmate case files
Series Number
- W0011
Summary
- Buffalo Correctional Facility (closed in 2012), located in Erie County, N.Y., was a minimum security correctional facility for male felons. Inmate case files describe in great detail the family and social background, arrest, confinement, and release/parole of incarcerated men.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Correctional Services
Access Restrictions
- Summary information on adult inmates is disclosable under law. State Archives staff will review records containing probation, parole, medical, and juvenile criminal history data and disclose information pursuant to the Freedom of Information Law and Personal Privacy Protection Law. The identity of victims of sex crimes is not disclosable. Unless a specific law forbids disclosure indefinitely, all records must be disclosed after 75 years.
Title
- Specifications for work needed to improve roads
Series Number
- A4029
Summary
- This series consists of standard forms identifying specifications for road improvements put out for bid. Information includes road number; date work to be done by and/or year specification produced; width of road; length of section of road to be improved; materials to use; work procedures; and State Engineer's estimates of quantities of materials needed.
Creator
- New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Procedures
Series Number
- 21673
Summary
- This series consists of official procedures of the State Park Police and as such range from the routine (such as how to wear memorial ribbons on uniforms) to the very significant (such as how to deal with suicidal persons). Although a unit of the State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation, the State Park Police are a fully accredited law enforcement agency. Their responsibilities extend outside park boundaries and they work in cooperation with the State Police and county and municipal law enforcement agencies.
Creator
- New York (State). Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. State Park Police
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Attica Correctional Facility inmate case files
Series Number
- W0005
Summary
- Attica Correctional Facility, located in Wyoming County, N.Y., is a maximum security correctional facility for male felons. Inmate case files describe in great detail the family and social background, arrest, confinement, and release/parole of incarcerated men.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Correctional Services
- Attica Correctional Facility
Access Restrictions
- Summary information on adult inmates is disclosable under law. State Archives staff will review records containing probation, parole, medical, and juvenile criminal history data and disclose information pursuant to the Freedom of Information Law and Personal Privacy Protection Law. The identity of victims of sex crimes is not disclosable. Unless a specific law forbids disclosure indefinitely, all records must be disclosed after 75 years.
Title
- Cost account volumes for the Western Division of the Erie Canal and Genesee Valley Canal
Series Number
- B0398
Summary
- This series consists of monthly estimates relating to work to be done on the Erie and Genesee Valley Canals. Information includes the quantity of material or work to be done; type of materials delivered; work to be completed (grubbing, masonry, lining, etc.); item prices; and total cost.
Creator
- New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.