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Displaying 6074 Finding Aids
Title
- Putnam Continental Artillery, Company C minute book
Series Number
- A0164
Summary
- This series consists of minutes of business meetings and accounts of the company. These records are restricted due to severe burn damage.
Creator
- New York (State). Adjutant General's Office
Access Restrictions
- Restricted due to severe burn damage. Use under supervision of an archivist.
Title
- Annual reports and war agency directories
Series Number
- A4302
Summary
- This series contains four annual reports of the New York State War Council and a report from the War Council's predecessor, the Council of Defense, which were assembled and circulated in order to inform all concerned parties of the war work undertaken by the council's many agencies. These reports explain the organization's divisions and the divisions' responsibilities and programs, and list senior personnel. Also included are two directories of federal, state, and "semi-official" agencies involved in the war work.
Creator
- New York State War Council
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Long Island State Park Commission meeting minutes
Series Number
- B2868
Summary
- This series documents the board proceedings of the Long Island State Park Commission and several closely related bodies: Bethpage Corporation, Bethpage Park Authority, Jones Beach State Parkway Authority, Long Island State Park and Recreation Commission, and New York State Council of Parks. Also included are the published minutes of the New York State Board of Commissioners of the Land Office. Summarized information regarding the creation, maintenance, and management of state parks and parkways, in addition to many other issues, can be found in this series.
Creator
- Long Island State Park Commission
Title
- Entry documentation for dedication of Education Building fund
Series Number
- A2015
Summary
- These series documents expenditures from the fund established for the 1912 dedication ceremonies of the Education Building in Albany. The records include itemized, receipted vouchers from vendors and summary statements of amounts paid to vendors.
Creator
- New York (State). Education Department. Administration Division
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Constitutional Convention, 1967 committee reports published as convention documents
Series Number
- L0153
Creator
- New York (State). Constitutional Convention, 1967
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Southern Tier West Regional Planning and Development Board city, town, and village clerk's minute and record books
Series Number
- A4464
Summary
- The series includes city, town, and village clerk's record and minute books from several municipalities located in Allegany, Cattaraugus, and Chautauqua counties.
Creator
- Southern Tier West Regional Planning and Development Board (N.Y.)
Access Restrictions
- Select vital records: Restricted; Use with assistance of archivist.
Title
- New York State Governor registers of titles of bills signed by the governor
Series Number
- A0602
Summary
- This series consists of registers used to track legislative bills signed by the governor. For each entry, the volumes provide date signed; Senate or Assembly printed bill number or introductory number; and title of bill. A few entries from 1869-1870 indicate the governor's veto or "disapproval" of the bill and the date vetoed.
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Governor's town meeting files
Series Number
- B0919
Summary
- This series consists of files of "Town Meetings" held by Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller. Information includes meeting agenda; economic and political background brief on the area where meeting was held; and summaries of facts relating to state and regional issues on which the governor was likely to be questioned. Also included are letters on matters discussed at meetings and carbon copies of the governor's replies. The files occasionally include copies of statements made by citizens.
Creator
- New York (State). Division of the Budget
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Governor inter-government activity report transmittal and acknowledgment files
Series Number
- A0616
Summary
- These files consist mainly of correspondence transmitting reports to the governor's office or acknowledging receipt of reports by the governor's office. A few files also include the reports themselves. Most files document New York State agencies' interactions with other government jurisdictions, including federal, state, and local. Some files include small amounts of correspondence and other materials relating to agency activities. A few files contain only these other materials and no transmittal or acknowledgement correspondence.
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Assault registers
Series Number
- A1508
Summary
- These series contains brief descriptions of assaults made by patients housed at Matteawan State Hospital. Each volume contains accounts of occurrences in a particular ward. Each description provides the date, time, name of patient(s) involved, at whom the assault was directed, and name of the officer witnessing the assault. Records are restricted.
Creator
- Matteawan State Hospital
Access Restrictions
- Restricted in accordance with Section 33.13, Mental Hygiene Law, relating to confidentiality of clinical records. Access permitted under certain conditions upon application to and approval by the Office of Mental Health.
Title
- Minutes of meetings
Series Number
- 14285
Summary
- This series consists of Adirondack Park Agency (APA) meeting minutes. Records include adopted meeting minutes, as well as committee reports and memoranda submitted at each meeting. Minutes from 1979 forward also include meeting agendas for both the full agency and individual committees within the agency. Records reflect drafting and amending of APA rules and regulations, drafting and amending of public and private land use and development plans, and agency decisions and responses to litigation.
Creator
- Adirondack Park Agency (N.Y.)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Teachers' institute registers of attendance and accounts of expenses
Series Number
- A2001
Summary
- This series of unbound records consists of standardized forms providing detailed information on attendance and expenses of teachers' institutes. Teachers' institutes during this period were usually two week sessions organized and conducted at the county level for the purpose of instructing common school teachers in subject matter and teaching methods.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Public Instruction. Office of the Superintendent
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- LeRoy town and village records
Series Number
- A4470
Summary
- Microfilmed records include the official meeting minutes of several town and village administrative and governing bodies. Minutes document the activities, decisions, discussions, and votes of the bodies represented.
Creator
- LeRoy (N.Y. : Village)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- New York State Assembly transcript of Assembly debate on rent control
Series Number
- L0147
Summary
- The series consists of a verbatim transcript of the May 26, 1971 New York State Assembly floor debate on Assembly bill #7078. The bill, which was passed by both houses of the legislature and signed into law as Chapter 371 of the Laws of 1971, extended state emergency housing rent control for a two-year period and provided for decontrol of those apartments left voluntarily by the occupant.
Creator
- New York (State). Legislature. Assembly
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Official bulletin coordination files
Series Number
- A4316
Summary
- This series contains correspondence and mailing lists related to the publication of the War Council's Official Bulletin, published to keep informed all War Council agencies, local war councils, and other agencies involved in war work. Records from the War Information Service director and the Official Bulletin's editor contain the minutia of running a monthly publication. The majority of the files contain mailing lists and subscribers' correspondence, which provide information on the changing personnel of local war councils.
Creator
- New York State War Council. War Information Service
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Commission on Government Integrity typed and original transcripts of commission meeting minutes
Series Number
- 15825
Summary
- This series consists of the minutes of commission meetings and a minute book that also includes copies of subpoenas, affidavits of service, and advisory letters to the attorney general sent by the commission. The minutes document the development of policy for the identification of projects to be undertaken by staff and the process of decision-making relating to the commission's investigation into violations of ethical or legal standards of conduct by public officials and employees.
Creator
- New York (State). Commission on Government Integrity
Access Restrictions
- Restricted in accordance with Civil Rights Law, Section 73.8, and other statutes. Public hearing transcripts, press releases, published material, and other records that have been previously available to the public are available without restriction. Access to other information is permitted only by permission of the commission or the Governor's office.
Title
- Stenographer's notes of minutes
Series Number
- A0170
Summary
- This series apparently consists of notes taken by stenographer William Lowell, Junior. It is closed to research due to severe burn damage.
Creator
- New York (State). Legislature. Assembly
Access Restrictions
- This series is closed to research due to severe burn damage.
Title
- Hospital daily statistical summary
Series Number
- B0058
Summary
- This series consists of a daily statistical record of inmates. Daily entries include the number of inmates on state work; sick in hospital; excused from labor; in punishment; new men received; miscellaneous; total in prison; discharged; and remarks.
Creator
- Auburn Prison
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Medical reference file
Series Number
- B1346
Summary
- This series contains information about diseases contracted by workers at industrial sites, organized by type or cause of disease. Medical histories list occupations; symptoms; medical test results and diagnosis. Other records include lists of industrial sites with statistical analyses of medical problems; correspondence; proposed revisions to state codes on worker safety; public and private agency pamphlets on workplace safety and hazards; case studies; reports; surveys and reviews of literature concerning industrial diseases. Records are restricted.
Creator
- New York (State). Division of Industrial Hygiene
Access Restrictions
- Personal medical histories arerestricted for 75 years to protect personal privacy.
Title
- Mortgage statements of county commissioners of the U.S. Deposit Fund
Series Number
- A1285
Summary
- This series consists of statements of mortgages submitted to the State Comptroller by county commissioners of the U.S. Deposit Fund. Each statement lists name of mortgagor; residence; town or ward in which mortgaged premises is located; acres of land mortgaged; date and amount of mortgage; amount of interest paid to the commissioners; compensation and expenses of the commissioners; and interest paid to the Treasurer.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office. Land Tax Bureau
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.