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Displaying 6074 Finding Aids
Title
- Legal documentation relating to state sales tax on land
Series Number
- A1376
Summary
- This series consists of correspondence, forms, and legal notices relating to various aspects of the state's sales tax on land. The documentation contains information on: cancellation of sales tax for state land; nonresident taxes; applications to vacate, annul and set aside certain cancellations of tax sales and certificates; judgment rolls; referee reports; and notice, motion and proposed orders on specific cases.
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
- Ledgers relating to the education, labor, and conduct of incarcerated individuals
Series Number
- B0140
Summary
- Under the Elmira system, each incarcerated individual's release was determined by good behavior and the accumulation of marks for school achievement, labor productivity, and adherence to institutional rules. This series consists of volumes recording the "credits" and "debits" used in this marking system. Each page contains the record of a single incarcerated male and each person's record was maintained until they were paroled or had served their maximum sentence.
Creator
- New York State Reformatory (Elmira, N.Y.)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Investigation case files
Series Number
- 19134
Summary
- This series consists of investigation files created by the Office of State Inspector General in response to complaints received such as employee theft, waste or misuse of State resources, extortion, larceny, official misconduct, conflict of interest, bid rigging, bribery, program mismanagement, and time and attendance abuses. Case Files include complaints, complaint summary sheets, and various investigatory records such as depositions, hearing transcripts, subpoenas, clippings, investigators' notes, progress reports, correspondence, and related items.
Creator
- New York (State). Office of the State Inspector General
Access Restrictions
- Restricted pursuant to Freedom of Information Law (Public Officers Law Art. 6).
Title
- Supreme Court Appellate Division Third Department registers of causes
Series Number
- J0026
Creator
- New York (State). Supreme Court. Appellate Division. Third Department
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Office for the Aging annual reports
Series Number
- B2757
Summary
- This series consists of annual reports generated by the New York State Office for the Aging. These reports contain messages from directors, a brief summary of the history and activities of the department, accomplishments for the year, profile of clients served, demographics, activities of volunteers, data for each county, revenue, programs and services, and proposed future goals and activities.
Creator
- New York (State). Office for the Aging
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- State Police scrapbooks
Series Number
- B2031
Summary
- These scrapbooks consist of news clippings documenting the activities of the Division of State Police. The clippings also document some notable crimes and activities of law enforcement agencies in neighboring states. The first two scrapbooks primarily contain articles documenting the activities of the Pennsylvania State Police and the issues surrounding the creation of the New York Department of State Police.
Creator
- New York (State). Division of State Police
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Office of Children and Family Services Executive Deputy Commissioner's files
Series Number
- 19652
Summary
- This series consists of copies of outgoing correspondence of Office of Children and Family Services Executive Directors and Executive Deputy Commissioners; copies of original, incoming correspondence are often attached. The correspondence covers a wide range of subjects relating to the administration and management of various Division programs, policies, and procedures, personnel matters, facilities, and facility inmates (including inmate complaints and requests to redress grievances).
Creator
- New York (State). Office of Children and Family Services. Executive Office
- New York (State). Division for Youth. Executive Director's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Union, N.Y. building permits and plans
Series Number
- A4583
Creator
- Union (N.Y. : Town)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Highway development planning and progress files
Series Number
- B0626
Summary
- This series documents the Department of Transportation's planning and implementation of federal and state highway legislation. The Correspondence and Planning Information Files relate to implementation of Federal-Aid Highway Acts; development of the interstate highway system; urban transportation systems and routes; highway construction and other projects. The Construction Status and Cost Files document work on arterials, expressways, and interstates. The Planning Reports and Publications relate to highway planning including interstates interchanges; new toll roads; and plans for specific projects.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Transportation. Office of Planning and Development
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- New York State Court for the Trial of Impeachments and Correction of Errors draft judgments and decrees
Series Number
- J2157
Summary
- During the time period in which these records were created, the Court for the Correction of Errors (Court of Errors) handled only cases from the State's principal courts of law (Supreme Court) and equity (Chancery Court). The records consist of draft judgments rendered by the Court of Errors in law cases appealed from the Supreme Court and draft decrees issued by the court in equity cases appealed from the Court of Chancery.
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 this material.
Title
- Board of visitors' visiting book
Series Number
- B1538
Summary
- This series consists of a sign-in register for the Board of Managers (later Board of Visitors) of Marcy State Hospital (later Marcy Psychiatric Center). Each entry typically records only date and signature of each manager. Purpose or occasion of visit is rarely given.
Creator
- Marcy Psychiatric Center (N.Y.)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Lieutenant Governor central subject and correspondence files
Series Number
- B0632
Summary
- The central correspondence files of the lieutenant governor's office contain incoming and outgoing letters, memorandums, state agency reports, and printed material documenting state government policies, operations, and issues of public concern. The records reflect the diverse functions of state government and the lieutenant governor's broad administrative responsibility for supervising certain of these functions as assigned by the governor. This series documents the administrations of Herbert Lehman (1929-1932) and Alfred Del Bello (1983-1985).
Creator
- New York (State). Office of the Lieutenant Governor
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Selected documents relating to French spoliation claims
Series Number
- B2025
Summary
- This series consists of documents containing evidence of the ownership and registry of vessels, most having their homeport at New York City, other places in New York, or in a nearby state. Documents include certificates of registry, bills of sale, and affidavits of ownership. They document claims from loss of vessels or cargoes to privateers acting for the governments of France, Spain, and the Netherlands. The United States government assumed such claims.
Creator
- U.S. Customs Service
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Senator Elizabeth O'C. Little archived websites
Series Number
- B2237
Summary
- This series consists of archival copies of the official website of Senator Elizabeth O'C. Little.
Creator
- New York (State). Legislature. Senate. Senator (2003-2020 : Elizabeth O'Connor Little)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Petitions, correspondence, and reports relating to cities
Series Number
- A1825
Summary
- These are petitions, mostly from New York City, seeking land grants or confirmation of title to land or seeking authority to carry out various actions: amend the city charter; pass or amend legislation for poor relief; change plans for or regulations concerning improvements to city streets or structures; establish prisons; improve the court system; reduce pay of certain city officials; and impose taxes. Series also includes correspondence and reports of legislative committees supporting or rejecting the petitions.
Creator
- New York (State). Legislature. Assembly
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- New York County Clerk's Office receipt book for satisfaction of judgments
Series Number
- JN537
Summary
- This volume contains attorneys' receipts for monies paid by judgment debtors to the sheriff of the city and county of New York in full or partial satisfaction of money judgments. Each entry contains the name of the court, title of the case, amount of payment, name of prevailing party's attorney, and his signature. There are entries for cases in both the Supreme Court of Judicature and the Court of Common Pleas for the City and County of New York.
Creator
- New York (Colony). Prerogative Court
Access Restrictions
- Use and reproduction of fragile documents may be restricted.
Title
- Photostats of New York "Records of Indian Affairs" in the National Archives of Canada
Series Number
- B1716
Summary
- This series consists of photostatic copies of records pertaining to Indian affairs in Colonial New York that are in the custody of the National Archives of Canada. Many of the reproductions were published in The Papers of Sir William Johnson but a sizeable number of them remain unpublished.
Creator
- New York (State). Education Department. Division of Archives and History
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- "Empire County" radio series
Series Number
- B1070
Summary
- This series consists of the "Empire County" radio drama series produced to emphasize preventive health care and the benefits of a full-time county public health program. Topics include child and infant care, heart disease, cancer, diabetes, immunization, alcoholism, blood banks, diphtheria, fluoridation, medical defense against atomic radiation, narcotics, obesity, polio, rheumatic fever, tuberculosis, undulant fever, and water pollution. The series "Community Controversy," presents the public hearing as a lesson about community about decision-making in a democracy.
Creator
- New York (State). Division of Public Health Education
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Patient case books
Series Number
- B2579
Summary
- This series documents patients of several facility branches, wards, and asylums. Extent of coverage is sometimes uncertain. Typical information includes names, dates of admission, ages, origins, and physical conditions of patients as well as observations of behavior, treatment procedures, and other notes.
Creator
- Manhattan State Hospital
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 of Mental Health.
Title
- Orders and decrees
Series Number
- J0208
Summary
- This series consists of orders and decrees issued by the judge of the Court of Probates. Examples include decrees and orders reversing or sustaining the decision of a surrogate's court, appointing or dismissing a guardian or an administrator, requiring the appearance of an individual before the court, setting a hearing date, requiring an administrator to pay money to the court or to exhibit his accounts, distributing the estate of a decedent, and requiring the sale of a decedent's property.
Creator
- New York (State). Court of Probates
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.