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Title

Certified abstracts of title of Forest Preserve lands

Series Number

B2057

Summary

The Forest Preserve Board was created to acquire land for the State of New York. This series consists of original abstracts of title and Comptroller's tax searches related to lands sold by the State Comptroller for unpaid taxes to be acquired by the State of New York.

Creator

• New York (State). Comptroller's Office

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Joint Commission on Public Ethics archived websites

Series Number

B2043

Summary

This series consists of archival copies of the publicly accessible websites of the Joint Commission on Public Ethics and its predecessor entities, the Temporary State Commission on Lobbying, the State Ethics Commission, and the Commission on Public Integrity.

Creator

• New York (State). Joint Commission on Public Ethics

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Annual and supplemental debt statements of housing and urban renewal authorities

Series Number

A0797

Summary

This series consists of annual and supplemental debt statements of housing and urban renewal authorities for the fiscal year 1969. Most of the statements are supplemental, although there are a few annual debt statements included. Some of the statements contain letters of transmittal, certificates of the chief financial officer relating to the issuance of urban renewal notes, and other memorandums.

Creator

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

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Final accounts and estimates for Genesee Valley Canal and Ischua Feeder

Series Number

B0654

Summary

This series consists of an account book relating to work completed on the Genesee Valley Canal and Ischua feeder. The accounts in this volume list the station, how much work was done, type and cost of work completed, and the total cost of the project.

Creator

• New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Discharge register

Series Number

B0132

Summary

This series consists of summary information of inmates discharged from the Eastern New York Reformatory. Information includes name; date discharged; county where convicted; conviction date; name of court; judge's name; crime; sentence length; former trade or occupation; employment status; color; age; birth place; literacy; height and weight when discharged; previous confinements; type of discharge, transfer information; pardon information; temperate or intemperate; health when admitted and discharged; and religion.

Creator

• Eastern New York Reformatory

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

Title

World War II home front activity information preservation file

Series Number

A4297

Summary

This series contains publications about home front activities such as salvage, child care, education, and collection and preservation of war records. These records were kept as part of the organization's efforts to document the war effort on the home front. The series includes a nearly complete run of the <emph render="italic">Yonkers Home News</emph>, several issues of the <emph render="italic">Ossining Courier</emph>, and a pamphlet entitled "Organizing Your Community For War Records Work," published by the National Jewish Welfare Board.

Creator

• New York State War Council. Division of Records

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Director's subject and correspondence files

Series Number

B2725

Summary

This series consists of records maintained by D. David Brandon, who served as director of the Office of Planning Coordination between 1969 and 1971. Records include correspondence, speeches, articles, maps, and reports. Topics addressed include conservation of rural farmlands and open spaces, development of the corridor linking Buffalo and Amherst, and urban renewal projects.

Creator

• New York (State). Office of Planning Coordination

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Register's register of guardians, committees, and receivers

Series Number

J0054

Summary

Chapter 12 of the Laws of 1788 gave the Court of Chancery the responsibility for overseeing the well being and property of persons deemed idiots or lunatics and infant trustees (persons under the age of 21 whose person and estate are under the care of a trustee of guardian). This series is a listing of information on cases in which a guardian, committee, or receiver was appointed by the Chancellor.

Creator

• New York (State). Court of Chancery

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Eastern and western district deputy directors' local war council correspondence and directives

Series Number

A4308

Summary

The Office of Civilian Protection divided the state into three districts: Eastern District; Western District; and Metropolitan New York City and Long Island. The deputy directors of each district acted as supervisors and liaisons between the federal and state directors of civil defense activities and local war councils. This series contains the Eastern and Western District deputy directors' local war council correspondence, memoranda, telegrams, directives, and informational releases documenting the directors' supervision of and assistance to local war councils.

Creator

• New York State War Council. Office of Civilian Protection

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Engineers' accounts

Series Number

A1270

Summary

This account book documents expenses of canal engineers. Columns on each page include received, salary, travel, stationery, postage, office rent, miscellaneous, and dollar amount.

Creator

• New York (State). Bureau of Canal Affairs

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Dutch Delaware River settlement administrative records

Series Number

A1878

Summary

This series contains letters, minutes, and other administrative documents, in Dutch, created by the West India Company during its struggle to dominate trade and establish trading posts on the South (Delaware) River. The records, generated in the Delaware region and sent to New Amsterdam, largely relate to Swedish activities in the region; the takeover of New Sweden in 1655 by the Dutch; and agreements and terms met during the struggle with Sweden for control over the region.

Creator

• New Netherland. Council

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

Title

Civil Service Commission meeting calendars

Series Number

14105

Summary

This series consists of agendas or "calendars" and background memoranda of the Civil Service Commission. Calendars contain a listing of items to be discussed by the Commission. Typically a calendar contains over one hundred items on topics such as jurisdictional classification, temporary and provisional appointments, leaves of absence, eligible list extensions, selective certification, examination appeals, waiver of requirements, and review of municipal civil service commission rule changes. Memorandums containing background information, recommendations and/or supporting documentation may be included with items.

Creator

• New York (State). Civil Service Commission

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Index to commissions for public offices

Series Number

A1850

Summary

This series appears to be an index to one of the earlier volumes in State Archives series A1852, Record of commissions by the Governor and the Senate, 1823-1927, that does not have an index.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of State

Access Restrictions

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

Title

War Service Scholarship Examination scores list

Series Number

B0455

Summary

This series consists of lists of scores for State War Service scholarships for veterans of World War I and II. Recipients could use their scholarships at any college, university, business, professional, vocational, technical, or trade school in New York State. Information includes city where examination was held; candidates' names; and total scores. The lists are annotated to indicate candidates who withdrew from the competition.

Creator

• New York (State). Education Department. Bureau of Examinations and Testing

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Index to registers of titles of bills received by the governor

Series Number

A0596

Summary

Staff of the governor's office maintained these volumes to facilitate access to information about legislative bills recorded in Series A0595, Registers of Titles of Bills Received by the Governor. For each bill, the index volumes include subject of the bill; explanation; Senate or Assembly printed bill number; and date signed.

Creator

• New York (State). Governor

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

Title

Municipal Assistance Corporation for the City of New York records of bonds purchased

Series Number

B1993

Summary

This series consists of documentation of mirror bonds issued by the City of New York and purchased by the Municipal Assistance Corporation.

Creator

• Municipal Assistance Corporation for the City of New York

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Senator Velmanette Montgomery archived websites

Series Number

B2242

Summary

This series consists of archival copies of the official website of Senator Velmanette Montgomery.

Creator

• New York (State). Legislature. Senate. Senator (1985-2013; 2019-2020 : Velmanette Montgomery)

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller central subject and correspondence files

Series Number

13682_78

Summary

The central subject and correspondence files of Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller relate to such issues as the Vietnam War; civil defense during the Cold War; the Attica Correctional Facility inmate uprising; race relations and civil unrest; inflation; public housing; and the construction of the South Mall (Empire State Plaza) in Albany, New York.

Creator

• New York (State). Governor (1959-1973 : Rockefeller)

Title

Toxic waste sites health assessments and investigations

Series Number

B2524

Summary

This series consists of files created by research scientists from investigations of residential areas around toxic waste sites for the purpose of assessing the health impact of the site on the community. Records include interview and consent forms, medical reports, biological test results, maps, health impact assessments, air and soil sampling results, correspondence, and reports.

Creator

• New York (State). Bureau of Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology

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Access to certain documents is restricted to protect personal privacy of individuals.

Title

New York State Commission to Investigate Canal Affairs list of summoned witnesses and accumulated receipts

Series Number

B0333

Summary

This series consists of a single volume used by the clerk of the New York State Commission to Investigate Canal Affairs to record information regarding witnesses summoned to appear before the commission. The back of the same volume was used by the clerk to record receipts for funds disbursed to the commission by its treasurer.

Creator

• New York (State). Commission to Investigate Canal Affairs

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