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Title

Love canal records

Series Number

B2828

Creator

• New York (State). Legislature. Assembly. Assemblyman (1975-1992 : Maurice D. Hinchey)

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Local war council and subordinate agencies card file

Series Number

A4342

Summary

This series contains index cards recording information about local war councils, and the agencies assisting them with local home front programs. The cards served as a central reference file for quick reference on program status and local program needs. Some cards list local war council officers and often social welfare and agricultural agencies involved with their activities, while other cards contain a brief description of the war's impact on the area.

Creator

• New York State War Council. Office of Civilian Mobilization

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Research files, meeting minutes, and reports of the Commission of Legislative and Judicial Salaries

Series Number

12878

Summary

The bulk of this series includes materials gathered from other states concerning salaries paid to legislative and judicial officials and employees. The files also contain minutes of commission meetings, public hearing testimony, and drafts of internal reports.

Creator

• New York (State). Counsel to the Governor

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Tax assessment roll for Town of Rochester, Ulster County

Series Number

B0959

Summary

This series is a copy of the original tax roll for the town of Rochester, filed in the Comptroller's office. Entries give the name of the taxable, assessed valuation, and the amount of tax.

Creator

• New York (State). Comptroller's Office

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Committee correspondence, minutes, hearing transcripts, and propositions file

Series Number

L0113

Summary

The series contains records produced or received by committees considering the large number of propositions referred to committee by the Convention. Records include correspondence, meeting minutes, hearing testimony, draft propositions, position papers, legislation from other states, committee staff reports, and printed material. Records pertain to state and local government officials, business, educators, law enforcement officials, and representatives from a wide variety of business, professional, religious, and civic organizations.

Creator

• New York (State). Constitutional Convention, 1967

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Partial index to Western Division field books, monthly estimates, structures, and other documents

Series Number

A4424

Summary

This series consists of a card file, apparently incomplete, that indexes Barge Canal contract work and related documents. Almost all cards have a contract number at the top, along with an unidentified number at the left corner, which may be a field book or other type of document number.

Access Restrictions

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

Title

New York House of Refuge daily journal of the city office

Series Number

A2055

Summary

Maintained by the clerk in the Manhattan office of the Society for the Reformation of Juvenile Delinquents, the daily entries include description of the weather; names of persons requesting passes with name of person visited; names of persons requesting information about inmates; and delivery of correspondence and reports listing names of the sender and receiver but not contents.

Creator

• House of Refuge (New York, N.Y.)

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Workers' Compensation Board archived websites

Series Number

B2196

Summary

This series consists of archival copies of the publicly accessible website of the New York State Workers Compensation Board.

Creator

• New York (State). Workers' Compensation Board

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Card file index to field books of Erie Canal construction and enlargement

Series Number

A4430

Summary

This series consists of a card file indexing field books of Erie Canal construction and enlargements. Cards show date; type or location of work; and a reference to the book number(s) and its location. There are headings in the index for the following: canal enlargements and repairs; lengthening of locks; second canal enlargement; court of claims surveys; canal improvement; monthly estimates; and work on specific structures such as aqueducts, bridges, locks, walls.

Creator

• New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Convention Secretary's accounts for staff expenses

Series Number

L0107

Summary

The series documents payment from the Secretary of the Convention to Convention staff. Of the 21 total volumes, 13 contain payment stubs with warrant (authorization of payment) number, payee name, number of days attendance at Convention, job title, daily rate of pay, and total paid. The remaining 8 volumes contain warrant receipts with name of payee, date payment received, amount received, warrant number, and signature of Convention officer.

Creator

• New York (State). Constitutional Convention, 1938

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Education Department Commissioner's Office scrapbooks of newspaper clippings

Series Number

A2041

Summary

This series consists of scrapbooks of clippings from New York State newspapers related to New York State Education Department activities and various educational concerns. A group of five scrapbooks contains clippings from 1911 to 1916, pertaining to the following subjects: the Capitol fire of 1911, the construction and dedication of the State Education building in Albany, the selection of Commissioner of Education John H. Finley, and military instruction in public schools. A second group of eight binders contain clippings related to the activities of Commissioner of James E. Allen, Commissioner of Education for New York State, from 1955 to 1965. Topics documented by the clippings include school desegregation, school funding and state aid, the passage of the federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act, New York City school governance, the expansion of the State University of New York, and school district centralization.

Creator

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

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Tax Appeals Tribunal Division of Tax Appeals archived websites

Series Number

B2182

Summary

This series consists of archival copies of the publicly accessible websites of the New York State Tax Appeals Tribunal and Division of Tax Appeals.

Creator

• New York State Tax Appeals Tribunal. Division of Tax Appeals

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Farm Labor Program administrative and organizational records

Series Number

A4356

Summary

This series documents the activities of federal, state, and local agencies and organizations implementing the Farm Labor Program, which the Farm Manpower Service served to coordinate. It includes draft and final legislation regarding the program, as well as mission statements, meeting minutes, and annual reports. Plans for programs and campaigns to mobilize workers and news releases reflect worker mobilization efforts in response to the farm labor shortage.

Creator

• New York State War Council. Farm Manpower Service

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Victim and Witness Assistance Unit master grant contract administration files

Series Number

15695

Summary

The Victims and Witness Assistance Unit distributes grant funds, primarily from the federal Victims of Crime Act of 1984, and administers grants to local public service organizations involved in providing services in the areas of rape crisis, domestic violence, elderly victims, and witness protection. Series files typically include grant proposals with information on program goals and objectives; needs assessment; proposed clientele; services provided; other resources employed; past program history; staffing; and regular progress reports of approved projects.

Creator

• New York (State). Crime Victims Board. Victim and Witness Assistance Unit

Access Restrictions

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

Title

New York State Provincial Congress correspondence of the Provincial Congress, Provincial Convention, Committee of Safety, and Council of Safety

Series Number

A0118

Summary

This series contains mostly incoming correspondence received by the Provincial Congress from other revolutionary bodies or other persons, including local committees concerning defense measures, raising troops, etc.; other Committees of Safety, such as that in Philadelphia headed by Benjamin Franklin; New York delegates to the Continental Congress; imprisoned loyalists or suspected loyalists or their families requesting relief; and Quakers who refused to provide names of men of military age. The series also includes some printed broadsides.

Creator

• New York (State). Provincial Congress

Access Restrictions

Restricted due to burn damage. Published version is first use copy.

Title

Accountant ledger

Series Number

A1206

Summary

These compiled payment accounts include debits and credits made out and audited by the Comptroller. Information includes name, date, expenditure amounts, and totals. Accounts include payments to government officials (e.g., Simeon DeWitt, Martin Van Buren), contractors, and state facilities.

Creator

• New York (State). Comptroller's Office

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Preliminary estimates for Erie Canal enlargement

Series Number

A4418

Summary

The series consists of reports representing work histories estimating construction costs of the enlarged Erie Canal in the Western Division when construction resumed after a state fiscal crisis. Some estimates relate to contracting out repairs beginning in the 1850s or to feeder canals. Included are tables showing character of work; length; number of structures; engineer's estimate; estimate at contract prices; amount done; and amount remaining.

Creator

• New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Certified Public Accountant reports

Series Number

20148

Summary

This series contains audited annual financial statements and opinions, prepared by independent certified public accountants (CPAs), and submitted to the Insurance Department (and later to the Department of Financial Services) by companies. Along with providing the required fiscal data (summary data on company assets, liabilities, surpluses, income, and cash flow), each report also includes the CPA's opinion on the company's financial position, conclusions derived from the audit, and evaluation of the company's accounting procedures and internal control systems.

Creator

• New York (State). Insurance Division. Property Bureau

Title

New York House of Refuge parole registers

Series Number

A2069

Summary

These volumes contain summary information about discharge and parole/indenture ship history of inmates including: name and case number; discharge date; school division, class; religion; race; reason for or manner of discharge, occupation during previous indentures; and length of time served at the House of Refuge. Some years include date of original commitment; and dates of previous paroles.

Creator

• House of Refuge (New York, N.Y.)

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

Title

Returns of arrears of United States direct tax

Series Number

B0965

Summary

This series documents the non-payment of the 1815 U.S. direct tax on real property in the eastern part of New York. The tax was collected by local officials and paid by the Comptroller to the U.S. Treasury. Each entry states the name of the delinquent taxable; his residence; name of occupant; location and description of lands; description of buildings thereon (houses, barns, mills, etc.); acreage taxed; assessed valuation; and amount of tax due.

Creator

• New York (State). Comptroller's Office

Access Restrictions

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