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Displaying 6074 Finding Aids
Title
- Education Department commissioner's history file
Series Number
- B0460
Summary
- This series includes memoranda, correspondence, press releases, and reports, most of which were sent by the commissioner to Education Department administrators and staff members, members of the Board of Regents, local school officials, and state and national legislators. Series also contains Regents' statements and position papers, commissioner's statements, press releases, published reports, copies of legislation, and news clippings.
Creator
- New York (State). Education Department. Commissioner's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Commission on National and Community Service archived websites
Series Number
- B2277
Summary
- This series consists of archival copies of the publicly accessible website of the New York State Commission on National and Community Service.
Creator
- NYS Commission on National and Community Service
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Outgoing letter file of Superintendent
Series Number
- 17439
Summary
- This series contains outgoing letters from the Superintendent's office. Most letters pertain to pending applications and proceedings, usually related to general Banking Department administration or various other issues.
Creator
- New York (State). Banking Department
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Reports of commissioners to partition lands
Series Number
- J9913
Summary
- This series consists of documents relating to the partition of lands held by joint tenants or tenants in common. (Joint tenants were in possession of real property by the same title; tenants in common were in possession by distinct, different titles.) Records include petitions to appoint commissioners to partition lands, affidavits of publication of notice of petition, reports of commissioners, petitions and court rules for appointment of guardians for minor tenants, and guardians' pleas consenting to partition of lands.
Creator
- New York (State). Supreme Court of Judicature (Utica)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Chancellor's draft decrees and orders
Series Number
- J0089
Summary
- This series consists of draft decrees and orders used as entry documentation for the State Court of Chancery Common Order Book 1806-1830, Register's Minutes of Decrees 1830-1847, and Register's Minutes of Common Orders 1830-1847. Draft decrees appear in this series beginning in 1830. Occasionally a draft court rule or certificate of registry of a solicitor or counsellor appear. Within some court sessions some common orders, special orders, and decrees are bundled separately by court session.
Creator
- New York (State). Court of Chancery
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- State University of New York Board of Trustees Chairman's subject files
Series Number
- B2920
Summary
- This series consists of the subject files of Frank C. Moore, chairman of the State University of New York Board of Trustees from 1958 to 1965. Files include memorandums, correspondence, printed reports, charts, and press releases.
Creator
- State University of New York. Board of Trustees
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Deeds to lands sold for non-payment of taxes
Series Number
- A1332
Summary
- This series consists of draft or executed deeds for lands sold for unpaid taxes and not redeemed. Deeds cite specific laws authorizing tax sales but are otherwise in the standard form of a deed. A law of 1823 provided that when land taxes were unpaid for a period of two years the land would be sold. If the owner paid the taxes within one year after the sale, it reverted back to that person's ownership.
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
- Governor Hugh L. Carey travel briefing notebooks
Series Number
- B1597
Summary
- This series consists of travel briefing notebooks prepared for Governor Hugh Carey for trips to Onondaga and Monroe counties, including the cities of Syracuse, Rochester, and Binghamton; and to Broome, Chemung and Steuben counties. Material in the notebooks typically includes lists of appointments; local general election results; tables, statistics, and narratives concerning local economics; background information on issues likely to be discussed; and other information on a variety of topics of local concern.
Creator
- New York (State). Governor (1975-1982 : Carey)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Commissioners of the Canal Fund index of stockholders of Million Dollar Loan
Series Number
- A1454
Summary
- This series consists of an alphabetical index of stockholders in the state's "Million Dollar Loan." Names listed include those of private citizens, insurance companies, state officials, banks, trust funds, and colleges. The index refers to a "Ledger A" which is apparently no longer extant.
Creator
- New York (State). Commissioners of the Canal Fund
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Index to applications to redeem property from tax sales
Series Number
- B0851
Summary
- This series is an index to Applications to Redeem Property from Tax Sales, series B0847. The index lists names of persons redeeming lands sold for unpaid taxes; county; description of lands redeemed; year of tax sale; and box and document numbers of records in series B0847. The series is incomplete; some books are missing.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Ledgers for Western Division accounts
Series Number
- B0689
Summary
- The volumes in this series were used by the Western Division Engineer's Office of the New York State Canal System to record accounts and payments. The volumes document financial accounts relating to various people, projects, and organizations.
Creator
- New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor. Western Division Engineer's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Architectural drawings of state arsenal in New York City
Series Number
- A3243
Summary
- Chapter 270 of the Laws of 1846 authorized a suitable armory or place of deposit for the safekeeping of arms and camp equipment within the bounds of each military regiment. This series consists of four sheets of ink drawings, with few pencil annotations, and an architect watercolor design of floor plans and sections for an unnamed New York State Arsenal, presumably in New York City.
Creator
- New York (State). Military Department
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Randolph records
Series Number
- A4538
Summary
- Records microfilmed include town clerk's record and minute books; tax assessment rolls; register of real property transfers; register of town officers' bonds; general fund ledger; supervisor's annual financial reports; State Comptroller's audit reports; and assorted filed documents.
Creator
- Randolph (N.Y. : Town)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Charities regulation reference file
Series Number
- A3257
Summary
- This series contains reference copies of laws and regulations concerning the Board of Charities and the institutions under its supervision. Included are a copy of the 1927 amended State Charities Law, "Rules for the Control of State Institutions in the Department of Charities" and "Revised By-Laws of the State Agricultural and Industrial School" which lays out the powers and duties of the Board of Visitors, institution officers, Board of Classification, and standing committees as well as the classification of boys and parole of boys.
Creator
- New York (State). State Board of Charities
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Weekly census reports of veterans
Series Number
- B1583
Summary
- This series consists of approximately 490 weekly census reports of veterans of the United States armed forces who were patients at Utica State Hospital. Each weekly report form consists of a single, two-part, printed sheet. Table "A" shows categories for general, tuberculosis, and neuro-psych patients. These are carbon copies of the original forms which were apparently prepared for and submitted to the United States Veterans' Bureau for purposes of establishing benefit eligibility for hospitalized veterans.
Creator
- Utica State Hospital (N.Y.)
Access Restrictions
- Restricted in accordance with Mental Hygiene Law, Section 33.13, relating to confidentiality of clinical records. Access is permitted under certain conditions upon approval by the Office of Mental Health.
Title
- Incoming correspondence relating to canals
Series Number
- A1440
Summary
- Letters mostly concern canal contracts, tolls, bonds, and other financial matters and the petitions request that individuals be appointed to jobs in the canal system. Also included are letters complaining about the condition of the canals or the performance of canal employees.
Creator
- New York (State). Canal Commissioners
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Register of bids and payments for land sold for unpaid taxes
Series Number
- B0845
Summary
- This series documents money received for sale of land for unpaid taxes. Information includes names of successful bidders and the amounts bid for each parcel, by county. Totaled at the bottom of the column is the amount bid, the amount paid and date of payment. Starting with the 1859 tax sale the entries also state the date when the purchaser received the certificate of payment.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Fiscal reports and studies
Series Number
- A0038
Summary
- This series consists of commentary on fiscal reports and proposals, prepared by Paul Studenski for Division of the Budget Director John E. Burton. The reports, proposals, and Studenski's commentary pertain to a wide variety of matters in the realm of public finance.
Creator
- New York (State). Division of the Budget
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Outgoing correspondence relating to tax searches
Series Number
- A1326
Summary
- The Comptroller was responsible for selling land for payment of delinquent taxes. These records were apparently used in conducting tax searches for various individual title companies and lawyers. Each letters lists any taxes and tax sales and associated dates for the specific plot of land for which the request was submitted. Tax records that these letters relate to are readily apparent in State Archives holdings.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Printed reports
Series Number
- A0010
Summary
- This series contains printed reports either submitted by the State Board of Charities to the Legislature, or by special committees to the Board of Charities. Reports by the board include legal proceedings against specific charities, and statewide statistical analyses of charities. Other reports contain recommendations by subcommittees and experts in the field on topics such as the blind, the insane, the treatment of resident aliens, and the view of charities in other nations.
Creator
- New York (State). State Board of Charities
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.