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Displaying 6074 Finding Aids
Title
- Certificate for deputy comptroller to sign warrants and audit accounts
Series Number
- A1366
Summary
- These standardized forms provide copies of certificates authorizing the Deputy Comptroller and Second Deputy Comptroller, to sign warrants or to audit accounts when the Comptroller is out of town. Included are the names of the Deputy and Second Deputy Comptroller, the period of time for which the authorization is valid and the signature of the Comptroller.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Institution for the Blind treasurer's cash book
Series Number
- B0434
Summary
- This series documents the institution's cash disbursements and receipts. Information includes the date, description, check number, and transaction amount. Cash receipts include those from the school superintendent, the state, and various counties. Disbursements include those for salaries, food, and medical household supplies. Also included is a list of the institute's five treasurers and the dates of the beginning of their respective tenures.
Creator
- New York State Institution for the Blind
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Senator Joseph A. Griffo archived website
Series Number
- B2223
Summary
- This series consists of an archival copy of the official website of Senator Joseph A. Griffo.
Creator
- New York (State). Legislature. Senate. Senator (2007- : Joseph A. Griffo)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Department of Transportation Division of Waterways Maintenance subject files
Series Number
- B2545
Summary
- This series contains subject files pertaining to canal administration, including correspondence, studies, reports, drawings, and photographs.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Transportation. Division of Waterways Maintenance
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- State Engineer and Surveyor ledger, cash books, journal, and trial balance books
Series Number
- B0352
Summary
- This series contains financial information relating to construction and repairs of the Barge Canal. Each volume includes individual ledger, cash book, and journal sections.
Creator
- New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Photographic prints and negatives of fossil tentaculitids
Series Number
- B1058
Summary
- This series consists of photographic prints and negatives used to illustrate an article titled "Small Conoidal Shells of Uncertain Affinities," written by State Paleontologist Dr. Donald W. Fisher. The article deals with fossil tentaculitids and other fossil creatures found throughout the U.S., Canada, Europe, and Antarctica. The article appears in the "Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology, Part W," which was compiled in the late 1970s but remained the standard reference work in the field for 20 years.
Creator
- New York State Science Service
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Ledgers for canal related accounts
Series Number
- B0346
Summary
- This ledgers in this series contain account information, in tabular format, related to canals in New York. The expenses are for construction and repair of canals, as well as related work such as road improvement; surveys; production of blueprints; and construction of bridges. The accounts contain the type of expense (such as reservoir improvement, bridge construction, etc.); date; and the itemized and total amount of expense.
Creator
- New York (State). Superintendent of Public Works
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Executive Director's Subject and Correspondence Files
Series Number
- B2551
Summary
- The Lake George Park Commission is a New York State planning, environmental, and public safety agency with special responsibilities for water quality and lake recreation. This series contains subject and correspondence files of the Commission's executive director documenting managerial and administrative oversight of the agency and its activities.
Creator
- New York (State). Lake George Park Commission. Executive Director
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Register of certifications of official examiners of title
Series Number
- J0220
Summary
- This series consists of a register used by the State Board of Law Examiners to the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court to record certifications of official examiners of title. Only eleven certifications were recorded. Included are stubs listing the certificate number, licensee name; residence; office address; date when examined by Board of Law Examiners; place where examination took place; date certificate issued; judicial department that issued certificate; and in some cases, date when certificate was mailed.
Creator
- New York (State). Supreme Court. Appellate Division
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- New York State School for the Blind student academic records
Series Number
- B2596
Summary
- This series consists of a student grade book arranged by by year and records of Regents diplomas awarded. Records pertaining to Regents diplomas document student applications and diplomas received, as well as student examination grades.
Creator
- New York State School for the Blind
Access Restrictions
- Identified students medical information is exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Law, Personal Privacy Protection Law, and other statutes. Archivist must review records to identify disclosable information.
Title
- Negatives and photographs of roads and road construction
Series Number
- A4030
Summary
- These photographs show damaged roads in eastern upstate New York; machinery used to construct or resurface roads; work in progress; roads before and after repair; various road surfaces like macadam or concrete; road signs; and automobile accidents. These were probably created by the Albany division office to plan highway projects for the division, to examine work done on the highways, and to inspect all state and county highways and report on them to the State Highway Commission when requested.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Highways
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- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Bayview Correctional Facility inmate case files
Series Number
- W0008
Summary
- Bayview Correctional Facility (1974-2012), located in New York City, was a medium security correctional facility for male and female felons. Inmate case files describe in great detail the family and social background, arrest, confinement, and release/parole of incarcerated women.
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
- Berkshire Farm Institute for Training and Research records
Series Number
- B2582
Summary
- This series contains reports to the board of directors; administrative and budget files; correspondence; program proposals; and Berkshire Farm training manuals, policies, and procedures. A description and history of two radio series are also included.
Creator
- Berkshire Farm Center and Services for Youth
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Contract plans relating to improvement of the Erie and Oswego canals
Series Number
- B0395
Summary
- Consisting mostly of maps, drawings, specifications, and related material, these plans show proposed work for which contracts were let during the "Nine Million Dollar Improvement" of the Erie and Oswego canals. In addition to particulars of a job site (elevations, structures, proposed improvements), the maps sometimes show boundaries of state-owned property, type of business (store, barber, mill, etc.), and name of businesses or property owners.
Creator
- New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Inspectors of State Prisons record book
Series Number
- B1935
Summary
- This series consists of notes from State Prison Inspectors about the Female Prison, Sing Sing, Clinton, and Auburn Prisons. Most entries deal with Sing Sing Prison. Topics include convict labor for hire, safety precaution measures, and the status of the staff including suspension and appointment of guards and keepers. Also included are newspaper clippings about convict labor for hire and a brief general summary of the Board of Parole meeting minutes. The volume is also available on microfilm.
Creator
- New York (State). Board of Prisons
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- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Schenectady City School District records
Series Number
- A4756
Summary
- Records found in this series include annual audits and reports; annual budgets; annual directories of officers and teachers; annual reports of the board of education; board meeting minutes; deeds and property sales; student census records; and tax rolls.
Creator
- Schenectady City School District (N.Y.)
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- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Minutes of commission meetings
Series Number
- 18941
Summary
- This series consists of meeting minutes of the New York State Low-Level Radioactive Waste Siting Commission. The minutes document actions, decisions, and policies made and developed by the commissioners at public meetings and in private sessions. Information includes staff reports, committee project status reports, discussion and review of proposed action plans and proposed regulations, and private citizens' presentations. The series also contains monthly project status reports, project summaries, agendas, and press releases.
Creator
- New York (State). Low Level Radioactive Waste Siting Commission
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- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- New York State Assemblyman Maurice D. Hinchey legislative files
Series Number
- L0261
Summary
- This series contains records of Maurice D. Hinchey as representative for the 101st New York State Assembly district. Records pertain primarily to environmental issues in Hinchey's own district, but since this focus draws in expansive geographic features such as the Hudson Valley, rivers, mountain ranges, and watershed areas, coverage also includes neighboring downstate counties and New York City.
Creator
- New York (State). Legislature. Assembly. Assemblyman (1975-1992 : Maurice D. Hinchey)
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- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Syracuse Collegiate Center files of the Emergency Adult Education Project
Series Number
- A3039
Summary
- This series consists of correspondence, memoranda, and statistical reports relating to the operations of the Syracuse Collegiate Center which provide relief for unemployed teachers and college courses for unemployed high school graduates. Correspondence, constituting the bulk of the series, mostly pertains to routine administrative matters, such as personal actions and travel arrangements. Statistical reports provide numbers of students, teachers, courses, classes, class size and other information about the schools run by the Syracuse Collegiate Centers.
Creator
- New York (State). Education Department. Division of Vocational and Extension Education
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- 1967 Constitutional Convention records of George Cornell
Series Number
- L0249
Summary
- George W. Cornell, a delegate to the Convention, served as vice-chairman of the Committee on Finance and Taxation and as a member of the Committee on Intergovernmental Relations. This series consists mostly of records dealing with the Committee on Finance and Taxation, including revisions of text in the constitutional articles and propositions for amendments in Cornell's handwriting. Also included are few examples of constituent responses.
Creator
- New York (State). Constitutional Convention, 1967
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- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.