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Title

Erie Canal Museum records inventory

Series Number

B1899

Summary

This series consists of records either transferred to the State Archives or retained by the Erie Canal Museum. Records include correspondence; records inventories; indexes; and other finding aids.

Creator

• Erie Canal Museum

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Daily census and activity registers

Series Number

B1641

Summary

The series consists of daily registers that record the population and activities of patients at the Syracuse State School and its predecessors. Starting in 1883, the asylum purchased and remodeled farm buildings at which older students were placed to learn farming and to produce crops. By 1931 the Syracuse State School had fifteen such "colonies" (eight junior boys' colonies, three senior boys' colonies, and four girls' colonies) and the work activities noted in these registers reflect that system.

Creator

• Syracuse State School

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 for People with Developmental Disabilities.

Title

Minutes of return of writs by sheriffs

Series Number

J3130

Summary

This volume contains minutes of the return of writs by sheriffs (or by coroners, in cases of attachments against sheriffs), with notes of motions and orders for proper execution of writs which had been returned only partially executed. The most frequent entries are for writs of capias ad respondendum (abbreviated "capias"), fieri facias ("fi.fa."), and capias ad satisfaciendum ("ca.sa.").

Creator

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

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Exhibit map of Taggarts Paper Company land claim

Series Number

A0488

Summary

This "Map of the Taggarts Paper Co Land on Township 2 Brown's Tract Herkimer County N.Y." was used as an exhibit in the Court of Claims case, the Taggarts Paper Company Claim No. 10335. The map is an annotated copy of a topographic map and shows natural features of land and water, as well as trails, roads, lumber camps, and lot and range numbers. The meaning of the annotations or the significance of the sequestered land blocks depicted is unknown.

Creator

• New York (State). Court of Claims

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Vouchers and purchase estimates

Series Number

B1655

Summary

The series consists of a small amount of contingent account vouchers (1854-1859) from the State Asylum for Idiots, and special fund estimates (1920-1923) from the Syracuse State School. These are probably only a small part of a larger (unknown) group of institutional finance or purchase records. The estimates are for office stationery items, rubber footwear, coal, and other commodities approved for purchase by the State Department of Purchase.

Creator

• Syracuse State School

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Town and city registers of men who served in the Civil War

Series Number

13774

Summary

These registers of officers, soldiers, and seaman who served during the Civil War were completed by town and city clerks throughout New York State. They provide: name, residence, date and place of birth; rank, regiment and company; dates of enlistment muster and rank; place and length of enlistment; race; bounty paid, marital status; previous occupation; parents' names; and dates of promotions, resignations, discharges, and death. Often listed are engagements fought in, date killed, and burial place.

Creator

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

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Record of hours worked

Series Number

A3181

Summary

This series consists of records documenting hours worked by employees hired for construction of the new State Capitol building. Information includes the worker's name; starting dates of the work period; and a mark representing each eight-hour shift worked. Entries for some employees note employee had been paid or transferred to another job on the construction site.

Creator

• New York (State). New Capitol Commission

Access Restrictions

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

Title

State Directors' correspondence and reports files

Series Number

A4188

Summary

This series contains administrative files of the State Director of the Federal Writers' Project mostly from District Number 2 (Albany, Rensselaer, Greene, and Ulster Counties). Records include correspondence about administrative issues; WPA personnel record forms which include name, address family members, educational and work history; and daily time reports for the Troy office.

Creator

• Writers' Program of the Work Projects Administration in the State of New York

Access Restrictions

Personnel Record Forms are restricted to protect personal privacy for55 years after creation of form.

Title

Court of Chancery (1st Circuit) decrees

Series Number

JN312

Summary

This series constitutes a full record of the judicial proceedings in such equity matters as foreclosure (the majority of cases), divorce, marital separation, dower rights, partitions of real property, injunctions against the performance of certain acts, and the settlement of legacies. Typical documents in addition to decrees and final orders include bills of foreclosure, answers to charges, reports of the Masters in Chancery, and subpoenas.

Creator

• New York (State). Court of Chancery

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Manhattan State Hospital medical certificates of lunacy (commitment)

Series Number

B2412

Summary

The series consists of a relatively small number of medical certificates, petitions, lunacy orders, and other forms containing patient information which document the process used to commit patients for care at the New York City Asylum for the Insane (and its successor, the Manhattan State Hospital).

Creator

• Manhattan State Hospital

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

Index to permit books

Series Number

B0205

Summary

This series consists of indexes to permits issued by the Superintendent of Public Works. They contain information regarding what types of permits were issued and the nature of the work performed or action taken by the company to which the permit was issued. These are the only available volumes of a series which was at least eleven volumes total. There are no dates marked on the volumes but entries indicate they were probably compiled in the 1920s.

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Court of Appeals docket books

Series Number

J2212

Creator

• New York (State). Court of Appeals

Access Restrictions

Access to this series is restricted. Prior permission of the Court of Appeals is required as stipulated by State Judiciary Law, Section 90.10.

Title

Audio and video tapes of speeches and interviews of Commissioner Gordon M. Ambach

Series Number

B0563

Summary

This series consists of audio and video recordings of Commissioner Gordon Ambach. Included in the audio recordings are speeches and addresses given at colleges, universities, professional meetings, and Capitol Region call-in radio programs. Video recordings include television programs and portions of instructional programs intended for New York public television and for communications networks of school districts and BOCES; addresses at professional meetings; television interviews, public service announcements, and call in television programs.

Creator

• New York (State). Education Department. Office of the Commissioner

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Inmate rosters

Series Number

A1966

Summary

This series consists of annual lists of inmates present or on parole from the State Agricultural and Industrial School. These lists were used to compile statistics on inmates present, paroled, or escaped, for the institution's annual reports. Information includes admission date or date returned from parole; name; inmate number; division to which assigned (occasionally); and book and page number of Chaplain's Registers where inmate's history is recorded. Inmate's death, escape or discharge date may also be recorded. Records are restricted.

Creator

• New York (State). State Agricultural and Industrial School

Access Restrictions

Restricted in accordance with Executive Law, Section 501-c(1)(b), relating to confidentiality of individuals in custody of the Division for Youth (now Office of Children and Family Services).

Title

Syracuse Developmental Center closure files

Series Number

B2374

Summary

This series contains meeting minutes, memoranda, closure lists, planning documents, notes, and reports relating to the closure of the Syracuse Developmental Center. Also included are some Rome Developmental Center closure documents, which were used as a model on which to base the Syracuse closure.

Creator

• Syracuse Developmental Center

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Executive meeting and certification records

Series Number

B2360

Summary

This series consists of certification records, meeting minutes, memorandums, resolutions, and related material compiled by the executive secretaries of the State Board of Tax Commissioners, State Tax Commission, and the Commissioner of the Department of Taxation and Finance pursuant to Section 172 of the New York State Tax Law. It provides documentation of the decisions made by these entities through the meeting minutes and other executive-level records that are contained in each binder.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of Taxation and Finance. Commissioner's Office

Access Restrictions

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

Title

State Paleontologist's photographs

Series Number

B0577

Summary

These photographs and postcards depict geologic formations; fossil specimens; collection site maps; models and exhibits; charts, texts, diagrams, and illustrations; and portraits of geologists and paleontologists. Many were assembled from State Museum publications.

Creator

• New York State Science Service

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Administrative correspondence

Series Number

A1972

Summary

This series consists of chronological letter books and correspondence files of institution officials; and alphabetical name and subject files of institutional officials. Files include incoming and outgoing correspondence on subjects such as commitment procedures; inmate behavior and health; parole requests; the badge system; purchase of supplies; employee appointments; alleged inmate abuse; meeting and administrative matters; new facilities; personnel; Letters are with inmate parents and guardians; local judicial, police, administrative, and legislative officials; and various institution officials. Records are restricted.

Creator

• New York (State). State Agricultural and Industrial School

Access Restrictions

Restricted in part in accordance with Executive Law, Section 501-c (1)(b), relating to confidentiality of individuals in custody of the Division for Youth (now Office of Children and Family Services).

Title

Logbooks of residents and visitors

Series Number

B1669

Summary

The series consists of a group of logbooks that record visits to/from various institutional sites by residents, employees, state officials, and private citizens over a span of many years. The exact place for which visitation is monitored is not always specified.

Creator

• Syracuse Developmental Center

Access Restrictions

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

Title

History of the Main and Hamburgh Street Canal in the City of Buffalo

Series Number

B0211

Summary

This series consists of a handwritten account of construction of the Main and Hamburgh Street Canal in Buffalo, N.Y. The volume is a compilation of legislative acts, reports, conveyances, deeds, statements, petitions and advertisements.

Access Restrictions

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