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Title

New York State Executive Advisory Committee on Sentencing research, hearing, and study files

Series Number

12596

Summary

The Executive Advisory Committee on Sentencing was established by Governor Carey to evaluate the effectiveness of existing laws relating to imprisonment, probation, and parole in achieving sentencing goals, and to study and evaluate alternatives for change. The series consists of meeting agendas and minutes; correspondence; written testimony and testimony given before the committee; consultants' reports; and research materials pertaining to sentencing, parole, probation, and plea bargaining.

Creator

• New York (State). Executive Advisory Committee on Sentencing

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.

Title

Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan records

Series Number

22455

Summary

The Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan (SCORP) is designed to provide statewide policy direction for recreation and preservation in state parks and historic sites, as well as an overall guideline for recreation resource preservation, planning, and development. Records in this series include copies of the SCORP report, as well as various background materials used in its preparation, including environmental impact statements, surveys, public comments, and reports.

Creator

• New York (State). Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Planning Unit

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.

Title

Eliot Spitzer correspondence index

Series Number

B1971

Summary

This series consists of a database created to index and track the incoming (1999-2006) and outgoing (2002-2006) paper correspondence of Attorney General Eliot L. Spitzer. The database consists of two discrete tables, one tracking incoming correspondence and the other tracking outgoing correspondence.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of Law

Access Restrictions

Designated records may contain information that is exempt from disclosure pursuant to state or federal statute or common law. Requests for access to designated records are reviewed by staff of the State Archives and the Office of the Attorney General (Dept. of Law). In certain circumstances, designated records or portions of records may be withheld.

Title

Governor press releases

Series Number

13688

Summary

Executive Chamber staff maintained these records as a central file of governor's press releases concerning all aspects of state government. Most are standard press releases publicizing appointments, new legislation, issues of concern to the governor, the governor's activities, or ceremonial occasions. Occasionally a press release will include, or consist entirely of, the text of a piece of legislation, a statement by the governor, an Executive Order or proclamation, or a government report.

Creator

• New York (State). Governor

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.

Title

Motion picture film

Series Number

L0225

Summary

This series consists of motion picture films collected or maintained by the Assembly Radio-Television Photography Unit. Subjects of the films are typically activities of the legislature or social issues including gambling, rent control, and teenage drinking. Of particular interest are two editions of "Eye On Albany" that deal with the issue of rent control in the early 1960s.

Creator

• New York (State). Legislature. Assembly. Majority Radio-Television and Photography Unit

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.

Title

Saratoga County tax assessment rolls

Series Number

A4712

Creator

• Saratoga (N.Y. : County)

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.

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Original colonial laws

Series Number

A0212

Summary

This series contains bills passed by the colonial legislature and signed into law. Each engrossed bill contains the text of the bill, signatures of the Assembly speaker and Governor, dates of passed and signed, bill number, a short title, date bill was sent to the Council, and notes by the Council secretary to the Council relating to dates of first and subsequent readings, of any amendments and commitments, and of final approval.

Creator

• New York (Colony). Council

Access Restrictions

Original records are restricted: published versions are first use copies.

Title

Interstate basin commission administration files

Series Number

A1118

Summary

The series documents New York's participation in several interstate sanitary and water pollution control commissions including those related to following draingage basins: boundry waters, Delaware River, Susquehanna River, Ohio River Valley, and Great Lakes. The files include correspondence, memoranda, minutes of meetings and hearings, transcripts, analytical data, and investigation studies. Maps, diagrams, and some photographs are also present, most often in copies of commission reports, promotional literature, or special research projects.

Creator

• New York (State). Division of Water

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.

Title

Willard Drug Treatment Campus inmate case files

Series Number

W0058

Summary

Willard Drug Treatment Campus, located in Seneca County, N.Y., is a drug treatment center for male and female felons. Inmate case files describe in great detail the family and social background, arrest, confinement, and release/parole of confined men and 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.

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Printer's receipt book

Series Number

L0083

Summary

The series records the date that the Convention printer, J.B. Lyon Co., received an order from the Convention Secretary to print amendments, journals, calendars, and other materials. For each item to be printed, the volume indicates: date printing order received; introductory numbers of amendments to be printed; dates of journals, calendars, and other documents to be printed; and signature showing receipt of the order by the printer.

Creator

• New York (State). Constitutional Convention, 1915

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.

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Facility program operation review files

Series Number

17648

Summary

The series consists of draft and final program review reports, correspondence, and a variety of other program materials relating to facilities providing substance abuse services. The files contain information about the operation and certification of certified, non-certified, and closed alcoholism facilities, alcoholism outpatient facilities, and community residences operating in hospitals or as regional or county programs.

Creator

• New York (State). Division of Substance Abuse Services. Program Review Unit

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.

Title

Research correspondence files

Series Number

B2006

Summary

This series consists of written inquiries received by the State Archives Researcher Services unit related to the collections of the State Archives and to historical and genealogical research.

Access Restrictions

Restricted to protect personal privacy.

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Labor union survey files

Series Number

L0068

Summary

The series contains two groups of survey forms sent by the Committee in examining labor unions. Surveys solicited information from labor unions and from employers regarding experiences with independent unions. Also included is correspondence, copies of contracts, union constitutions and by-laws and a card file of with name and address of labor leaders and labor unions in New York.

Creator

• New York (State). Legislature. Joint Committee on Industrial and Labor Conditions

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.

Title

First checks issued to claimants of unemployment insurance

Series Number

A3230

Summary

This series consists of checks issued on January 29, 1938 to the first claimants of unemployment insurance. The Unemployment Insurance Law became effective January 1, 1938. Checks are numbered 029-0001 through 029-00055.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of Labor. Division of Placement and Unemployment Insurance

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.

Title

Correspondence from the Commissioner of the Conservation Commission

Series Number

A0739

Summary

The Conservation Commission was authorized to purchase forest lands in state parks. This series consists of correspondence from the Commissioner of the Conservation Commission to the Commissioners of the Land Office relating to proposals for the purchase of forestlands for state parks. Most correspondence is concerned with the acquisition of land for the Adirondack and Catskill Forest Preserves. Some maps, vouchers, and survey notes are included.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of State

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.

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Distributor and exchange correspondence files

Series Number

A1427

Summary

These files contain correspondence between the Motion Picture Division Director's Office and film distributors or exchanges. The majority of the correspondence concerns the licensing of films, issuance of seals, requests for scripts and cutting continuities for foreign films, requests for license applications, notification of change of film titles, payment of license fees, requests for copies of film transcripts, and the ownership of film rights.

Creator

• New York (State). Motion Picture Division

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.

Title

Notices of local assessments of state property for local improvements

Series Number

A1341

Summary

By a law of 1894, a person, body, or board in a locality was authorized to assess lands for local improvements and file a written notice with the comptroller. These notices were then audited by the comptroller and paid out through the treasurer. These records consist of notices of local assessments on state property made for the purpose of local improvements on state land.

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

Yearly statistical summaries of the inmate population

Series Number

B1282

Summary

This series consists of statistical summaries of Albion's inmate population. The yearly summaries compare various crimes and sentences with categories of inmate background and characteristics such as age, marital status, children, mental and physical disabilities, race, country of birth, English fluency, length of employment, literacy, education, religious education, and previous crimes, convictions, and incarceration. Also included is a summary of the movement of the inmate population with numbers of inmates in custody, admitted, transferred, discharged, and by race.

Creator

• Albion State Training School (Albion, N.Y.)

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.

Title

Project summary ledgers

Series Number

21477

Summary

This series provides brief summaries of construction work carried out by the Department of Public Works and includes only the name and number of the project, the name of the contractor, description of the work, and a date (it is unclear if the date refers to the date of entry in the ledger, the date of bid, or the date the project was either begun or completed).

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.

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United States Public Service Reserve correspondence files

Series Number

A4239

Summary

The series consists primarily of original correspondence sent to the New York State Defense Council regarding service in the U.S. Public Service Reserve, and copies of responses sent to the applicants. The state U.S. Public Service Reserve worked in cooperation with the New York State Defense Council to recruit men to fill needs of ship building yards and for other services. Also included are data on inductions and labor needs, a few supply invoices, and publicity material.

Creator

• New York State Defense Council

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.