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Displaying 6074 Finding Aids
Title
- Background and investigation files of the New York City Commission to Investigate Allegations of Police Corruption and the City's Anti-Corruption Procedures
Series Number
- 16012
Summary
- The Knapp Commission was charged with identifying "patterns of corruption" within the New York City Police Department and investigating administrative procedures and operations for dealing with corruption. Records in this series include hearing transcripts, interview notes, complaint forms, questionnaires, subject and correspondence files, tape recordings, and minutes. Topics include specific types of criminal activity and on police involvement in them, relations between the police and citizens in black and Hispanic neighborhoods, and the work habits and culture of NYC police.
Creator
- New York (State). Office of the Special Prosecutor for Investigation of the New York City Criminal Justice System
Access Restrictions
- Partly restricted by Freedom of Information Law sect. 87.2(a), (b), (e), (f), and (g). Statutes restricting access to certain materials pursuant to Freedom of Information Law sect. 87.2(a) are Criminal Procedure Law sect. 700.65 (communications intercepted by authority of an "eavesdropping" warrant); Penal Law sect. 250.20 (prohibits disclosure of information about the existence of a specific eavesdropping warrant); Penal Law sect. 215.70 (grand jury testimony); Civil Practice Law and Rules sect. 3101(b) (confidential attorney-client communications); and Criminal Procedure Law sect. 240.10(2) (confidential attorney work product or material prepared for litigation).
- Public hearing transcripts are available for public inspection and copying.
Title
- Financial records relating to maintenance of Clinton Prison
Series Number
- A1153
Summary
- This series consists of the Clinton prison agent's monthly estimates of money required for payroll, prisoner maintenance and operation of the prison iron works. Also included are abstracts of vouchers accompanied by original receipted vouchers submitted for audit; and inventories of prison property including the iron works.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Office of Youth Development county files
Series Number
- 18782
Summary
- Office of Youth Development programs provide counties with a wide range of social, recreational, and educational community-based programs to foster positive development in youths up to twenty-one years, and support local programs through grants-in-aid contracts with county or municipal youth bureaus as well as not-for-profit youth service agencies. This series contains the annual progress reports of various resource allocation packages for counties throughout New York State. Additionally, the reports contain correspondence that is generated throughout the approval process.
Creator
- New York (State). Office of Children and Family Services
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Factory Investigating Commission Press releases concerning commission hearings or statements
Series Number
- A3022
Summary
- This series consists of Factory Investigation Commission press releases addressing labor law recodification, fire hazards in stores, wage legislation, issues related to enforcing laws, and business owners' complaints.
Creator
- New York (State). Factory Investigating Commission
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Files for staff study on inequality of opportunity in higher education
Series Number
- A3036
Summary
- The Temporary Commission on the Need for a State University created these files in producing "Inequality of Opportunity in Higher Education: A Study of Minority Group and Related Barriers to College Admission." The study's main subject was discrimination against Jews and African Americans in admission to undergraduate study and medical, dental, and nursing schools but it also examined general admission practices of colleges and universities in New York. Records include outlines and drafts of chapters, notes, working papers, a preliminary report, and meeting minutes.
Creator
- New York (State). Temporary Commission on the Need for a State University
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- New York Colony Court of Assizes minutes
Series Number
- A0271
Summary
- These records document the settlement of civil and criminal cases by the governor and council sitting as the Court of Assizes. The court tried appeals of lower court decisions and served as an equity court in cases to which no specific legal provisions applied. Cases concerned: land title and/or inheritance disputes; unpaid debts; illegal liquor sales; and attempted murder. Records include warrants; lists of petitions and appeals; and summaries of trial proceedings. Records have burn damage.
Creator
- New York (Colony). Court of Assizes
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- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Cash books for survey and sale of state lands
Series Number
- A4017
Summary
- This series consists of payments made and monies received by the Surveyor General and State Engineer and Surveyor including payments for sale of state land. One volume recording payments and receipts includes date; voucher number; to whom paid or from whom received; and amount paid or received. Other volumes recording land sale payments include payment date; voucher number; lot number; number of acres; location, tract, or village; purchaser; amount for which sold; and amount paid.
Creator
- New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Senate Mental Hygiene Committee records
Series Number
- L0246
Summary
- This series consists of correspondence, memorandums, requests, hearings, reports, and proposed bills compiled by the Senate Committee on Mental Hygiene when Senator Manfred Ohrenstein was chairman. The records cover such topics as the organization and operation of committee proposals; hearings and investigations; narcotics; mental hygiene facilities; and legislative bills relating to mental hygiene.
Creator
- New York (State). Legislature. Senate. Committee on Mental Hygiene
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- New York State Department of Transportation Map Information Unit Region One highway project area photographs
Series Number
- B1912
Summary
- These 9 x 9 inch black and white aerial photos show highway planning and construction project areas in the Capital District involving Routes I-87, I-787, 146, 32 and 396, and 378. The photos are arranged by project. Besides highways, the photographs show islands in the Mohawk and Hudson Rivers, state canal locks, bridges, and railroad complexes. Some photos contain survey notations.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Transportation. Map Information Unit
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- New York State Department of Transportation Map Information Unit Legislative district maps
Series Number
- B1906
Summary
- At one time the Department of Transportation possessed very sophisticated cartographic equipment and techniques, which were utilized by state agencies to create maps not directly related to transportation functions. This series consists of detailed maps depicting assembly and senate election districts and congressional districts statewide. Districts are delineated on detailed urban area and statewide maps.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Transportation. Map Information Unit
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Local government provision implementation case files
Series Number
- 17499
Summary
- The series consists of legal files created by the Public Employment Relations Board (PERB) as it reviews and approves local laws and procedures established by "mini-PERBs" set up by local governments. These files have "I" case numbers, and include the petition application, and correspondence and memorandums relating to the investigation. The recommended board decision prepared by counsel, the final determination of the board, local laws and procedures, and questionnaires filled out by the mini-PERBs may also be included.
Creator
- New York (State). Public Employment Relations Board. Counsel's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Administrative records of the Temporary State Commission on State-Local Fiscal Relations
Series Number
- L0252
Summary
- This series consists of Lawrence Rulison's records regarding the Temporary State Commission on State-Local Fiscal Relations. Rulison was a member of the Commission from 1962 until 1965 when he left the State Senate. The records concentrate largely on the administration of the Commission and include committee reports, agendas, scope and review of studies, general background memoranda, state aid impact analyses, Commission reports and budgets, reports of fiscal problems, and notes and minutes of meetings of the Commission.
Creator
- New York (State). Commission on State-Local Fiscal Relations
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- New York State Engineer and Surveyor certificates and bonds for sales of state land
Series Number
- A4003
Summary
- The series consists of certificates and bonds for original land sales (sometimes including descriptions of lands purchased), conditional resale of lands, and for lands obtained after foreclosure of mortgages.
Creator
- New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Office of Mental Health Associate Commissioner subject and correspondence files
Series Number
- 11956
Summary
- This series contains general administrative subject and correspondence files of the Associate Commissioner of the New York State Office of Mental Health, and as such concern the direction and supervision of the department. Topics include developing long-range plans; supervision, direction, and control; and setting broad policy. Additionally, the series includes budgets, correspondence, memorandums and reports on both internal and external issues that affect the Office of Mental Health.
Creator
- New York (State). Office of Mental Health
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Field notes of Canal engineers
Series Number
- A1190
Summary
- These 3 volumes contain field notes and calculations of engineers employed on the canal system. One book was kept by C. E. Gray for work near Canajoharie; another is a level book kept on the middle division of the Oswego canal; and the third is a level book kept near Marcellus.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Impressions of state seals and signatures of state officials filed with the Secretary to the Governor
Series Number
- B1735
Summary
- This series consists of state seals and the signatures of the Governor, Secretary of State, and Secretary to the Governor from each of the United States submitted to Frank E. Pesly, Secretary to Governor Frank E. Higgins during 1905-1906.
Creator
- New York (State). Governor. Secretary to the Governor
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Council for Tobacco Research files
Series Number
- B1721
Summary
- This series consists of printouts of scanned documents relating to the operation of the Council for Tobacco Research (CTR) and the administration of its grants programs. These records were made available by CTR counsel via the NYS Attorney General's Office pursuant to subsection 9.3 of the CTR's Plan of Corporate Dissolution and Distribution of Assets. Personnel records are restricted.
Access Restrictions
- B1721-01: These records are restricted in accordance with Article 6-A of the New York Public Officers Law as stated in the 7/14/2001 Memorandum of Understanding between the Dept. of Law and the New York State Archives.
Title
- Senator Craig M. Johnson archived website
Series Number
- B2228
Summary
- This series consists of an archival copy of the official website of Senator Craig M. Johnson.
Creator
- New York (State). Legislature. Senate. Senator (2007-2010: Craig M. Johnson)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- State Engineer and Surveyor Barge Canal final accounts
Series Number
- B0359
Summary
- This series consists of final account forms related to work being done on the Barge Canal and other canals in New York State.
Creator
- New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Report of treasurer of Lake Champlain Tercentenary Commission
Series Number
- A1184
Summary
- This series consists of statements of receipts and disbursements with list of vouchers and original audited and receipted vouchers of members of the Lake Champlain Tercentary Commission and suppliers of goods and services.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.