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Displaying 6074 Finding Aids
Title
- Comptroller's Office search certificate form books
Series Number
- B0971
Summary
- This series consists of a book of sample blank forms relating to tax title searches, tax sales, record searches, etc. The forms were used in the Division of Taxation, Department of Taxation and Finance.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Annual reports of the New York Institution for the Instruction of the Deaf and Dumb
Series Number
- A3363
Summary
- The series is a partial set of published annual reports produced by the New York Institution for Instruction of the Deaf and Dumb, prepared by its directors and submitted to the legislature. Included with the reports are some separate reports "in relation to the Deaf and Dumb" prepared by the secretary of state in his capacity as superintendent of common schools. The three volumes of reports were apparently gathered for purposes of historical reference.
Creator
- New York State School for the Deaf at Rome
Title
- Department of Taxation and Finance strategic planning records
Series Number
- B2800
Summary
- This series consists of records relating to strategic planning at the Department of Taxation and Finance. Records consists of strategic and operational plans; policy documents; correspondence; background material; and information on agency redesign, mission, goals, and initiatives.
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- List of receipts relating to land patents
Series Number
- A1212
Summary
- This series from the Land Tax Bureau consists of lists of patents and their value. The lists appear to have been compiled by a county official and then submitted to the Auditor-General's Office. Information includes patent owners' name, value of patents and certificates and interest. The receipt is dated and includes the name of the person who compiled the list.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office. Land Tax Bureau
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Principal Keeper's discipline summary card file
Series Number
- B0150
Summary
- This series consists of summary information on inmate discipline at Adirondack Correctional Treatment and Evaluation Center. Information includes inmate's name and number; original institution; alias; jail time; date eligible for parole; maximum expiration date; crimes; criminal act; value of money or goods; if goods were recovered; place act committed; arrest date; arresting agency; names and locations of accomplices; birth date; physical characteristics such as hair and eye color; religion; color or nationality; education; employment; and transfer information.
Creator
- Adirondack Correctional Treatment and Evaluation Center
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
- Inventory of wills, administration papers and inventories transferred from the Secretary of State to the Court of Probates
Series Number
- J0036
Summary
- This series consists of one volume, containing an inventory of the records of the provincial (colonial) Prerogative Court transferred from the Secretary of State to the Court of Probates. The inventory is divided into five sections: wills probated before the Revolution in 1776; wills probated behind British lines by the provincial Prerogative Court between 1776 and 1783; inventories and accounts exhibited before 1776; inventories and accounts exhibited behind British lines between 1776 and 1783; and administration granted before 1776.
Creator
- New York (State). Court of Probates
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- State University of New York University Faculty Senate meeting files
Series Number
- B2747
Summary
- Summary of proceedings of meetings typically include agendas; list of attendees; chancellor's report; president's report; committee reports; and minutes. Topics include academic programs, policies, and research; student life; programs and awards; finance; general operations; and governance.
Creator
- State University of New York. University Faculty Senate
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Ontario County deed books
Series Number
- A4593
Summary
- This series consists of microfilm copies of Ontario County recorded deeds, arranged chronologically in consecutively numbered libers.
Creator
- Ontario (N.Y. : County)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Visitor passes
Series Number
- B2021
Summary
- This series consists of appointment cards or visitor passes issued by the superintendent of an unnamed (presumably) correctional facility authorizing interviews or visits between inmates and visitors. Slips provide name of inmate and brief relationship to visitor and are signed by the clerk of the "cage and guard room office" and by the supervising officer.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Correction
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- New York State Department of Health microfilm log book of contagious diseases
Series Number
- B1528
Summary
- This series consists of a log of microfilmed contagious diseases records produced by the Department of Health. The log shows a type and year of communicable disease outbreak, apparent reel numbers, and date sent for filming. Scattered throughout the log are notes on outcomes of film processing, such as records obliterated, missing, or mistakes in filming. There is no textual or statistical information about diseases included in the log.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Health
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Register of payments made to Spanish-American War volunteers
Series Number
- B0636
Summary
- This series consists of a ledger recording payments made to Spanish-American War veterans of New York National Guard infantry and cavalry units. Each ledger entry lists: regiment and company, soldier's grade, name, dates of service in 1898, number of days served, U.S. pay rate, deduction for pay date of muster (if applicable), refund amount, when claim was filed, when voucher was forwarded, payment information (includes check number and date paid), and remarks (if applicable).
Creator
- New York (State). Adjutant General's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Brant (N.Y.) police blotters
Series Number
- A4587
Creator
- Brant (N.Y. : Town)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Press releases
Series Number
- B2035
Summary
- This series consists of press releases issued by the Division of the Budget during the tenure of Director Carol E. Stone.
Creator
- New York (State). Division of the Budget. Executive Offices
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Copies of pleadings furnished to circuit courts
Series Number
- J0022
Summary
- This series contains records of the pleas, issue, trial, and verdict in civil causes in Circuit Courts. Each record has the following parts: the placita, which gives names of the parties; the memorandum, which gives the name of the court, the term, the names of plaintiff and defendant, and the plaintiff's initial declaration; the subsequent pleadings by both defendant and plaintiff; the imparlance; the award of jury process in Circuit Court; and the continuances.
Creator
- New York (State). Supreme Court of Judicature (Albany)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Records
Series Number
- A0087
Summary
- Records of the 51st Regiment include correspondence, general orders, medical discharges, furloughs and leaves of absence, quarterly returns, inventories, invoices, receipts, requisitions, muster rolls, and payrolls. Included is one microfilm reel of letters from Captain Henry W. Francis to his wife, 1861-1864.
Creator
- New York (State). Militia Volunteers. Regiment, 51st
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Maps, drawings, and blueprints related to state waterways and canals
Series Number
- 10448
Summary
- This series contains maps, profiles, tracings, sketches, plans, drawings, blueprints, and a small quantity of related charts and correspondence relating to the State's canals, feeders, and/or various waterways. Included are profiles of canals and rivers; cross sections of actual and proposed canal and railroad lines; and canal section sketches of the location of canals and drainage patterns.
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Love Canal records
Series Number
- B2569
Summary
- This series includes records from activities relating to the initial investigation of the Love Canal site, the development and implementation of the "decision on habitability" and revitalization efforts, and the follow-up health study.
Creator
- New York (State). Center for Environmental Health
Access Restrictions
- Resident health questionnaires and medical records are restricted in accordance with Public Health Law § 206 (l)(j), Personal Privacy Protection Law § 96 2 (b) and the Health Information Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). State Archives staff will review remaining documents and disclose information pursuant to the Freedom of Information Law.
Title
- Supreme Court (New York County) judgment books for mortgage foreclosures
Series Number
- J0218
Summary
- This series consists of mortgage foreclosure judgments brought before the New York County Supreme Court.
Creator
- New York (State). Supreme Court (New York County)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Register of licensed midwives
Series Number
- B1074
Summary
- This series consists of a single bound register titled, "Official Register of Licensed Midwives," created by the Department of Health. The volume presents a listing of midwives from across New York State with their corresponding license number. Notes are included regarding the granting of licenses.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Health
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Upland application files
Series Number
- 13633
Summary
- This series consists of upland application files documenting grant, easement, lease, permit, transfer of jurisdiction, and license transactions of state lands during the years 1799-1916 and 1954-2001. Other transactions documented in this series include state surplus real property; gold, silver, mineral, and fossil deposits on state lands; and leases and transfers of unappropriated lands to the federal government and cessions of jurisdiction to the United States. Documents relating to individual applications are either bundled or filed together in discrete folders.
Creator
- New York (State). Office of General Services. Bureau of Land Management
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.