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Title

New York State Committee on Sentencing Guidelines correspondence and subject files

Series Number

14508

Summary

These files contain correspondence, publications, draft or working documents, unpublished reports, and related material. Correspondence concerns the solicitation of input to the Committee's work, requests for information from the committee, comments on the committee's reports and work, and requests for agency assistance with research, data collection, and data analysis. Publications and reports address such criminal justice topics as determinate sentencing and probation.

Creator

• New York State Committee on Sentencing Guidelines

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Office of Emergency Management archived websites

Series Number

B2129

Summary

This series consists of archival copies of the publicly accessible website of the New York State Office of Emergency Management and its predecessor entity, the State Emergency Management Office, which was merged into the new State Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services in June 2010.

Creator

• New York (State). Office of Emergency Management

Access Restrictions

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

Title

New York State Supreme Court of Judicature (Albany) bills of costs taxed by court officers

Series Number

JN601

Summary

This volume contains bills of costs in civil court proceedings taxed (approved) by a judge or court clerk. Each entry includes the name of court, title of case, itemized costs of the proceeding (whether it went to trial or not) allowed by statute, total costs, name of the defendant's attorney, and signature of the judge or court clerk. Most cases were determined in the Supreme Court of Judicature, others in the Mayor's Court in New York City and the Mayor's Court in Albany.

Creator

• New York (State). Supreme Court of Judicature (Albany)

Access Restrictions

Use and reproduction of fragile documents may be restricted.

Title

Entry documentation for building and maintenance of government facilities

Series Number

A0825

Summary

This series contains records of repairs and other work done on government buildings. By the 1797 law appointing a state comptroller, state officials and agencies were to account to the comptroller for any state money they spent, and to make compensation for money they owed to the state.

Creator

• New York (State). Comptroller's Office

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Deeds, abstracts, and agreements relating to railroad easements

Series Number

B1420

Summary

This series consists of legal papers apparently relating to agreements with railroad companies. Included are deeds, abstracts, indentures, abstracts of title, and various contracts and other papers covering modifications to easements and other agreements to which railroad companies were a party.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of Environmental Conservation. Bureau of Real Property

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Warrants for payments to government officials and legislators

Series Number

A0831

Summary

The warrants for payment in this series generally include: payee's name; office held or reason for payment; sum to be paid; date; name of treasurer and comptroller; and a certificate of the payee's account, signed by the President of the Senate, Speaker of the Assembly, or Comptroller.

Creator

• New York (State). Comptroller's Office

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Annual reports of state commissions and institutions overseeing the mentally ill

Series Number

B1434

Summary

This series consists of published annual reports of commissions and institutions with management oversight of those deemed to be mentally deficient. The volumes were maintained at the Willard Psychiatric Center library, most likely for research purposes and later as historical references. Also included is an 1888 photograph of resident officers of the Willard Asylum for the Insane.

Creator

• Willard State Hospital (N.Y.)

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Land acquisition case files

Series Number

B2883

Summary

This series contains case files related to the state's acquisition of real property, either by purchase, appropriation, or court judgment. Files include sale contracts, final deed or court award, title and lien histories, correspondence, maps, etc. Files document acquisition of lands for purposes such as state facilities, Forest Preserve, Barge Canal, state highways, flood control, railroad grade crossing elimination, Thruway, Empire State Plaza, etc.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of Audit and Control

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Indian (Native American) student tuition aid files

Series Number

B1352

Summary

The series consists of tuition records and associated files concerning financial aid to Native American post-secondary students. The bulk of the records are student listings that typically show student name, reservation, home address, school, date of birth (sometimes), percentage of aid used, and grant amounts (by semester). Also include are administrative financial records of the Native American Unit, including budgets, state fund encumbrances, and financial program requests. Records are restricted.

Creator

• New York (State). Education Department. Native American Education Unit

Access Restrictions

Restricted under the Freedom of Information Law (personal privacy) and FERPA. The restrictions of non-directory student information under FERPA last for 100 years unless a student or parent has signed and filed a waiver allowing disclosure of the record.

Box 6 contains pre-redaction original documents containing restricted personal information (see Processing Statement below). Redacted photocopies have been substituted in place of the restricted originals (and annotated as such).

Title

List of companies chartered in New York State

Series Number

A1291

Summary

Corporations were individually chartered by acts of the legislature. This series is a list of companies chartered in New York State. Information is given on title of company; date of charter; limitation; location; amount of capital; and object (e.g. a marine insurance co). The index lists 14 categories of manufacturing companies.

Creator

• New York (State). Comptroller's Office

Access Restrictions

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

Title

New York State Department of Health Bureau of Environmental Radiation Protection radioactive waste site records

Series Number

20691

Summary

This series documents the State's efforts to identify, decontaminate, track, and monitor radioactive and nuclear-manufacturing sites, exclusive of nuclear power plants regulated by other offices or agencies. Records include assessment plans, feasibility studies, contracts, survey reports, lab analyses, correspondence, and photographs. Particularly noteworthy are records relating to the cleanup of the former site of EAD Metallurgy, Inc. in the town of Tonawanda.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of Health. Bureau of Environmental Radiation Protection

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Court of Appeals certificates of commencement of clerkships

Series Number

J0102

Summary

This series consists certificates of commencement of clerkships.

Creator

• New York (State). Court of Appeals

Access Restrictions

Access to records in this series is restricted in accordance with New York State Judiciary Law, Section 90.10. Prior permission of the Court of Appeals is required.

Title

Energy Research and Development Authority legislative proposals

Series Number

B2673

Summary

This series documents the legislative program of the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA), which focuses on legislation impacting New York State's energy production and consumption. Records include comments on proposed legislation and copies of relevant bills. Topics of note include feasibility of coal power, management of hazardous waste, energy efficiency standards for household appliances, and tax credits promoting the purchase of fuel-efficient vehicles.

Creator

• New York State Energy Research and Development Authority

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Parole Board ledgers of applicants to be considered for parole

Series Number

B0064

Summary

This series consists of lists of inmates who were to be considered for parole. The records list number and name of inmate; crime; date received; sentence; minimum and maximum expiration dates; jail time; punishments; days lost; minimum expiration with lost time added; remarks; and whether an initial applicant, re-applicant, parole violator re-applicant, parole violator returned, or women's prison applicant.

Creator

• Auburn Prison

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

Financial and administrative records of canals

Series Number

A0819

Summary

These records document the operation of canals, including: rough tallies of cargo loaded on canal boat "Sovereign" at various ports; auditor's warrants for payments from Canal Fund through the Manhattan Company; and section contracts for enlargement of the Cayuga and Seneca canal, 1859; inventory of furniture in possession of collector of canal tolls at Lockport, 1866; and statements of publication of notices by Commissioners of the Canal fund.

Creator

• New York (State). Canal Commissioners

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Application files pertaining to public water supply systems

Series Number

20653

Summary

This series documents the regulation of public water supply systems that are owned and operated by municipalities, as well as private companies, organizations and individuals. The series include water supply application files and maps. The application files reflect the process of applying for and receiving permits for proposed public water supply systems. The application maps contains maps, blueprints, profiles and drawings depicting the location of main water lines, reservoirs, aqueducts, water basins, dams, tunnels and related water works structures.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of Environmental Conservation. Division of Water. Bureau of Water Permits

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Long Island State Park Commission bound reports

Series Number

B2869

Summary

This series consists of digital surrogates of 24 volumes of bound annual reports, including reports of various New York State government agencies and reports from other states obtained for use as reference materials.

Creator

• Long Island State Park Commission

Title

Executive secretary's correspondence with local war councils

Series Number

A4303

Summary

The bulk of this series consists of correspondence between the War Council's Executive Secretary, coordinator of all Council activities, and various officers of local war councils. The letters dealt with specific issues and not routine contact with local organizations and the Secretary. Topics include a number of home front issues such as: child care; civil defense; civilian mobilization; food preservation; labor issues; physical fitness; rationing; recreation; transportation; war nutrition; and victory gardens.

Creator

• New York State War Council

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Kings County election returns

Series Number

A0165

Summary

This series consists of election returns recorded following contests for county and state offices in Kings County. The series suffered substantial burn damage in the New York State Capitol fire of 1911 and significant portions of most pages were lost. Surviving documents are extremely fragile and must be used under supervision of State Archives staff.

Creator

• New York (State). State Board of Elections

Access Restrictions

The series suffered substantial burn damage in the New York State Capitol fire of 1911 and significant portions of most pages were lost. Surviving documents are extremely fragile and must be used under supervision of State Archives staff.

Title

Commission on Government Integrity general information files

Series Number

15830

Summary

This series served as a general reference file for commission activities. Records document Commission activities related to the investigation of corruption, campaign financing, judicial selection, and patronage, as well as activities promoting efficiency in government and personnel reforms. Included are background information on state legislators; charts on ethics training in New York City agencies; invitation lists; hearing records; budgets; press releases; correspondence; and commission history, minutes, and reports. Also included are reference materials regarding subpoenas, legislative authority, jurisdiction, FOIL, and issues of confidentiality.

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.