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Title

State Engineer and Surveyor engineers' diaries

Series Number

B0725

Summary

This series consists of work diaries of engineers employed by the New York State Engineer and Surveyor's office.

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 Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services Communications and Community Relations Unit public education campaigns files

Series Number

18467

Summary

This series contains records created by Public Education Bureau staff related to the development and implementation of annual "Safe Summer" campaigns. The Safe Summer Program was developed to provide safe, drug and alcohol free activities for children while promoting awareness of the dangers of alcohol and drug abuse. The Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services works closely with governmental units at all levels to assure such cooperative educational programming.

Creator

• New York (State). Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services. Communications and Community Relations Unit

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Map and architectural drawings of the Hudson River State Hospital for the Insane

Series Number

B1413

Summary

This series consists of a site map and 11 architectural drawings of details of the Hudson River State Hospital for the Insane at Poughkeepsie, New York. The working drawings which include full scale details of windows were apparently drawn by Frederick Clarke Withers of Vaux Withers & Co. of New York City. The map is a contour map of the hospital building site.

Creator

• New York (State). Office of Mental Health

Access Restrictions

Closed to research due to fragility pending completion of conservation treatment.

Usage Restrictions

Items may not be reproduced through scanning or copying.

Title

Letters of appointment by the governor

Series Number

13254

Summary

This series includes appointments, removals, notices, summons, investigations, orders to county officials to take action(s), and duplicate originals of proclamations for special elections.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of State. Bureau of Miscellaneous Records

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Fiscal records relating to state court expense taxes and to court employee retirement funds

Series Number

B1375

Summary

This series consists of correspondence from the state comptroller to chief financial officers of cities and counties concerning the collection and disbursement of the court expense tax as well as lists the names, titles, pay rates, and deposit amounts for all personnel in the state's judicial districts participating in the Supreme Court Employees Retirement Fund.

Creator

• New York (State). Comptroller's Office

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Routine fiscal records of selected Moreland Commissions and a crime conference

Series Number

10985

Summary

These records, primarily related to travel, purchases, and office expenses, document the day to day operations of various Moreland Commissions and the Governor's Crime Conference in 1936. The Moreland investigations pertain to workmen's compensation, Creedmore Hospital, insurance, racing, corrections, judicial action on administrative agencies, and the State Banking Department regarding City Trust Company.

Access Restrictions

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

Title

State Wildlife Pathologist site investigation files

Series Number

B2668

Summary

This series consists of environmental site investigations conducted by State Wildlife Pathologist, Ward Stone. Investigations relate to a wide variety of environmental issues and sites. Records include correspondence, email, memorandums, toxicology reports and data sheets, contracted test results, maps, specimen chain of custody sheets, newspaper clippings, and color photographs and 35mm slides.

Creator

• New York (State). Bureau of Wildlife

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Moreland Commission on Welfare correspondence and subject files

Series Number

10991

Summary

The commission's correspondence and subject files document citizen concern about public assistance programs and the examination of practices, procedures, and costs. Administrative files include budget data, studies, reports, minutes, transcripts, news clippings, and press releases. Correspondence, mostly routine, documents communication with the governor's office, public and private social welfare officers, civic groups, and citizens. Studies, reports, statistics, and articles contain information on public assistance, provided by social welfare organizations and experts in New York and other states.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of Transportation

Access Restrictions

All investigative materials in Moreland Act commission records are indefinitely restricted pursuant to Executive Law sect. 6 and 63.8 and Civil Rights Law sect. 73.8. Requests for access to such materials are referred to the Governor's Office.

Title

Masters' bonds

Series Number

J5061

Summary

This series consists of bonds for the performance of duties executed by Masters in Chancery. A law of 1833 required Masters to execute and deliver to the Chancellor or Vice Chancellor a bond with sufficient surety or sureties for the amount of $5,000 or, if he served in New York City or County, $10,000.

Creator

• New York (State). Court of Chancery

Access Restrictions

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

Title

New York State Permanent Commission on Public Employee Pension and Retirement Systems transcripts of public hearings on changes to public pension and retirement systems

Series Number

B1361

Summary

This series consists of transcripts of public hearings conducted by the commission prior to issuing reports of studies recommending changes in the state's public pension and retirement systems. The records document public reaction to the commission's recommendations and include hearing transcripts often with handwritten notes; written statements; lists of scheduled witnesses; order of testimony; letters clarifying testimony; correspondence expressing opinions; acknowledgment/transmittal letters to correspondents; notices of hearings, especially on public employee disability retirement problems; commission meeting schedules; and press clippings.

Creator

• New York (State). Permanent Commission on Public Employee Pension and Retirement Systems

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Concurrent resolutions of the State Legislature

Series Number

13240

Summary

This series consists of legislative resolutions adopted by both the New York State Senate and Assembly.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of State. Bureau of Miscellaneous Records

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Field books for surveys by James Frost of New York State lands

Series Number

B1407

Summary

The series consists of 34 field books created by James Frost as he surveyed lands for individuals to help settle disputes over property boundaries or for appraisal. Frost was also hired by New York State for similar purposes where he worked under the direction of the State Surveyor General. These volumes contain survey notes and topographical sketches and provide information on the reason the survey was conducted, who requested it; survey location; date; and names of any assistants to Frost.

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

New York State Task Force on Equalizing Educational Opportunity consultant contract and administration files

Series Number

13526

Summary

The Task Force on Equalizing Educational Opportunity was the direct result of a U.S. Supreme Court decision declaring unconstitutional New York's then-current system of school finance. The task force was directed to examine the educational and financial issues arising for city school districts from various litigation. The series consists primarily of materials relating to contracts with, and/or reports of, various consultants engaged by the task force to gather and analyze data on then-current and alternative school aid formulas.

Creator

• New York (State). Task Force on Equalizing Educational Opportunity

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Selected audited accounts of state civil and military officers

Series Number

A0802

Summary

The series includes vouchers, accounts, contracts, correspondence, and related documents of various state civil and military officers including Commissioners of Highways, Commissioners of Fortifications, Commissary of Military Stores, Council of Appointment, Pay Master General, agents of New York State with the United States, Commissioners of Indian Affairs, Indian agents, s, Adjutant General, and Quarter Master General. The series also contains financial documents and claims relating to "detached" militia companies that were placed under Federal command during the War of 1812.

Creator

• New York (State). Comptroller's Office

Access Restrictions

Photocopying is restricted because most of the documents are fragile and many of them are pasted in overlapping sets on a folio page.

Title

Resident Engineer's ledger of expenses for the enlargement of the Eastern Division of the Erie Canal

Series Number

B0719

Summary

This series consists of engineering expense records for engineers working on the Eastern Division of the Erie Canal.

Creator

• New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Energy project review files

Series Number

B2481

Summary

This series documents and analyzes projects including Indian Point, Arthurkill, and a State Integrated Energy Resource plan and their environmental impact on local fish and wildlife. Types of records include correspondence, water quality certifications, impact statements, policy reports, committee meeting minutes and data sheets.

Creator

• New York (State). Division of Fish and Wildlife ( -1995)

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Letter book

Series Number

A4133

Summary

This volume contains mainly outgoing correspondence from the Inspector General's Office. There are also special and general orders, some incoming correspondence, and reports directed to or issued by the Inspector General's Office. Of particular concern was the inspection of armories, arsenals, and military storehouses; the inspection of military property issued to National Guard units; and the auditing of accounts. This letter book pertains to matters dealing with the state's National Guard rather than volunteer units raised during the Civil War.

Creator

• New York (State). Inspector General's Office

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Hearing files relating to Staten Island

Series Number

A0355

Summary

This series from the Department of State includes complete hearing files relating to a proposed garbage reduction plant to be erected on Staten Island. In addition, there are partial records of an earlier hearing relating to an application by Richmond County residents for the abatement of a public nuisance, namely emissions from industry operating at Constable Hook, city of Bayonne, State of New Jersey.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of State

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Board of Railroad Commissioners minutes of meetings

Series Number

B0296

Summary

This series consists of original minutes of meetings of the New York State Board of Railroad Commissioners. The minutes document recommendations and decisions made and actions taken by the board. Subjects dealt with by the minutes include complaints regarding discrimination in rates of freight; excessive passenger and freight rates; insufficient accommodations; dangerous crossings; violations of contracts; competition between railways and waterways; inspection of railways; investigation of accidents; promotion of safety procedures; and legislation to promote and regulate railways.

Creator

• New York (State). Board of Railroad Commissioners

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Correspondence relating to appointment of various state officers

Series Number

B1188

Summary

This series consists primarily of correspondence to the State Comptroller notifying his office of appointments of various public officers and changes in salaries. Positions included are librarians and assistant librarians of the State Library, secretaries of the Board of Regents, director and assistants of the State Museum, and various employees of the office of the State Engineer and Surveyor. Also included are a few descriptions of unsold state lands compiled by the State Engineer and Surveyor.

Creator

• New York (State). Banking Department

Access Restrictions

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