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Displaying 6074 Finding Aids
Title
- 1938 Constitutional Convention records of William S. Bennet
Series Number
- L0256
Summary
- This series consists of William Stiles Bennet's records from the 1938 Constitutional Convention. The records include correspondence, proposed amendments and bills, miscellaneous literature, and pamphlets regarding changes to the Constitution.
Creator
- New York (State). Constitutional Convention, 1938
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Binghamton State Office Building cleanup files
Series Number
- 22426
Summary
- This series documents the effectiveness of decontamination cleanup efforts related to the complex and extensive accidental PCB contamination of the Binghamton State Office Building, which occurred as the result of an intense fire on February 5, 1981. Records chiefly consist of technical information and scientific analysis information, press releases, and correspondence documenting the cleanup, decontamination, and reoccupancy of the building.
Creator
- New York (State). Center for Environmental Health
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- New York State Urban Development Corporation reports and indexes to files
Series Number
- A0507
Summary
- This series contains project files, reports, memorandums, and indexes to files created by the Urban Development Corporation. Pertinent subjects include, but are far from limited to the Wilson Task Force; housing management; development and regulation; affirmative action; and legal issues.
Creator
- New York State Urban Development Corporation
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- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- State Museum exposition award certificates
Series Number
- B1902
Summary
- This series consists of certificates awarded to the New York State Museum for exhibitions representing New York State in international expositions including the Pan-American Exposition (1901), the Universal Exposition/Louisiana Purchase Exposition (1904), the Panama-Pacific International Exposition (1915), and the World Colombian Exposition (1893). Most prizes relate to exhibitions and publications in geology and paleontology.
Creator
- New York (Colony). Governor (1668-1673 : Lovelace)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Tax levy reports
Series Number
- B1916
Summary
- This series consists of tax levy reports submitted to the Department of Audit and Control by school districts. Information for each district includes names of municipalities in district, total assessed value, total amounts of levy, and tax rate per $1,000 of assessed value.
Creator
- New York (State). Division of Municipal Affairs. Bureau of Research and Statistics
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Senate session transcripts
Series Number
- L0242
Summary
- This series consists of transcripts of regular sessions of the New York State Senate. Each transcript is dated and gives names of the Senate President or Acting President and the Secretary of the Senate.
Creator
- New York (State). Legislature. Senate
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- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Alabama (N.Y.) minutes
Series Number
- A4775
Creator
- Alabama (N.Y. : Town)
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- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Report and abstract of sales of land forfeited to New York State by Roger Morris and claimed by John Jacob Astor
Series Number
- A4013
Summary
- These records were generated because of a claim by John Jacob Astor to lands forfeited by Roger Morris and wife Mary Philipse. Included are abstracts of sales of land by the commissioners of forfeitures giving descriptions of lands; acreage; purchaser's names; purchase date and price paid. Also included is a report prepared for the surveyor general providing information on certain lots in Morris' estate.
Creator
- New York (State). Surveyor General
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- State population census schedules (1915)
Series Number
- A0275
Summary
- This series consists of the 1915 statewide census of population administered through the Secretary of State's office. Each page provides the block number (if any), election district number, ward number (if any), municipality, assembly district number, and county. Categories of information include: address, name and relationship of each person in family as of June 1, 1915, color or race, sex, age, nativity, occupation, and residence of persons in institutions. Records are restricted due to fragility.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of State
Access Restrictions
- Restricted due to fragility of census schedules.
Title
- Knox Trail historical marker files
Series Number
- 22354
Summary
- The markers documented in this series were created by a special initiative to commemorate the route that General Henry Knox used to conduct an artillery train and supplies from Fort Ticonderoga to Boston in the winter of 1775-1776. Record types include applications, articles, correspondence, and other records concerning the Knox Trail markers.
Creator
- New York (State). Office of the State Historian
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Federal Vocational Education Funds files
Series Number
- A3041
Summary
- These records document the expenditure of federal funds for vocational education in New York under the Vocational Education Act of 1917 and George-Deen Act of 1936. Included are correspondence; memoranda; appropriations estimates; certificates of approval for expenditures; appointments lists; salary schedules; payroll lists; supply requisitions; purchase orders; warrants for payment; vouchers for payment of federal funds; annual reports of trade and vocational schools; and appointment recommendations for extension vocational teacher trainer.
Creator
- New York (State). Education Department. Division of Vocational and Extension Education
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- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Assembly Office of the Minority Leader press releases
Series Number
- L0219
Summary
- Press releases issued by the assembly minority leader's office address a variety of topics including medicaid funding; educational funding; state aid for soil and water conservation districts; proposed upgrading of road, rail, and air travel facilities; special education programs; prevention of child abuse and neglect; effectiveness of state agency services; public sector management and productivity; development of rural resources; crime prevention; and tax reform. Series also includes summaries of bills, suggested radio scripts, and speeches.
Creator
- New York (State). Legislature. Assembly. Office of the Minority Leader
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- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Theatre Institute author interview videos
Series Number
- 22469
Summary
- This series consists of approximately one hundred original VHS and U-matic videocassettes containing interviews with the authors and set/costume designers of several plays performed by the New York State Theatre Institute (NYSTI). The series also includes videos pertaining to theater performance in general, NYSTI's activities, and other miscellaneous matters. These videos were generally used for instructional purposes as part of NYSTI's overall educational program.
Creator
- New York State Theatre Institute
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- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Canal equipment inventories
Series Number
- B1795
Summary
- This series consists of cards documenting inventories of equipment used in all operational aspects of the New York State Barge Canal System. Cards include specific details on item types, makes, models, where equipment was used on the canals, equipment life cycles, and dates of equipment operation.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Transportation. Division of Waterways Maintenance
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Resident and division engineers' abstracts and vouchers of expenditures
Series Number
- A1130
Summary
- This series from the Office of the Auditor of the Canal Department contains monthly abstracts of expenditures by resident and division engineers. Abstracts lists vouchers by number and include date; to whom and amount paid; for what purpose and location of the work. Receipted vouchers accompany the abstract.
Creator
- New York (State). Office of the Auditor of the Canal Department
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Camp Gabriels Correctional Facility inmate case files
Series Number
- W0064
Summary
- Camp Gabriels was a minimum security state correctional facility located in Franklin County, New York. The State of New York purchased the facility from Paul Smith's College in 1982 and operated it as a correctional facility until 2009. This series contains two case files for two inmates released from Camp Gabriels.
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
- Official policy and procedures releases to local social service offices and agencies
Series Number
- 11909
Summary
- The Local District Liaison Unit serves as the direct contact between the Department of Social Services and local social service districts and primary care agencies. This series functions as the official copy and record of distribution of new regulations, directives, manual bulletins, informational letters, and other communications sent by the Local District Liaison Unit and its predecessor units to the local districts and agencies.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Social Services. Commissioner's Office. Local District Liaison Unit
Title
- Videotapes of governors
Series Number
- B1959
Summary
- The New York Network was created in 1967 as a recording and broadcasting service of The State University of New York. This series consists of videotapes documenting a conference on the history of the Governor Hugh L. Carey administration entitled, "The Carey Years: Lessons for New York and the Nation." Also included are several tapes featuring news conferences and speeches by Governor Mario M. Cuomo.
Creator
- State University of New York. New York Network
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Ledger of expenditures and abstracts of vouchers for services and materials on Section No. 2, Champlain Canal
Series Number
- B1781
Summary
- This series consists of monthly expenditures for Section No. 2 of the Champlain Canal. While information recorded in the volume remains consistent over time, format varies slightly. At various times additional information such as itemized expenditures are listed for various canal structures; names and tasks of employees, and hours worked and wages paid are occasionally recorded.
Creator
- New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Nylink archived website
Series Number
- B2288
Summary
- This series consists of an archival copy of the publicly accessible website of Nylink, a State University of New York entity that provided cataloging and other services to libraries, archives, and other cultural heritage institutions in New York State.
Creator
- Nylink
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- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.