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Title

Joint Legislative Committee on Charitable and Philanthropic Agencies and Organizations report

Series Number

A0181

Summary

This is the second report produced by the Joint Legislative Committee on Charitable and Philanthropic Agencies and Organizations. It focused on clandestine communist influence in charitable organizations. The Civil Rights Congress and the American Committee for the Protection of Foreign Born were analyzed as examples.

Creator

• New York (State). Legislature. Joint Legislative Committee on Charitable and Philanthropic Agencies and Organizations

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Department of State executive pardons

Series Number

B0042

Summary

The first state constitution of 1777 empowered the governor to grant reprieves and pardons to persons convicted of crimes other than treason or murder. Each pardon in this series contains the name and place of the court where the convicted person was tried, crime convicted of, sentence, place where sentenced to be served or serving, name of convicted person, date of pardon, name of governor issuing the pardon, and where applicable, conditions upon which the pardon is contingent.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of State

Access Restrictions

Microfilm is not available for duplication or inter-library loan.

Title

Accounts, notes on damages, and survey computations for enlargement of the Erie Canal

Series Number

B0724

Summary

This series consists of records related to the enlargement of the Erie Canal and includes summaries of valve gates and fixtures; notes related to land damage; certified accounts settled; and computations for several sections 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

Lake George Park Commission archived websites

Series Number

B2133

Summary

This series consists of archival copies of the publicly accessible websites of the Lake George Park Commission.

Creator

• New York (State). Lake George Park Commission

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Evans town board minutes

Series Number

A4481

Creator

• Evans (N.Y. : Town)

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Office of Probation and Correctional Alternatives archived websites

Series Number

B2127

Summary

This series consists of archival copies of the publicly accessible website of the New York State Office of Probation and Correctional Alternatives, which was created within the State Division of Criminal Justice Services in June 2010, and its predecessor entity, the Division of Probation and Correctional Alternatives.

Creator

• New York (State). Office of Probation and Correctional Alternatives

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Kent records

Series Number

A4495

Summary

Microfilmed records include town board minutes and hearing proceedings; planning board minutes; local laws and ordinance books containing local laws, rules, regulations, ordinances, resolutions, proclamations, and court orders; zoning board minutes; zoning maps; zoning decisions and changes; and police department blotters.

Creator

• Kent (N.Y. : Town)

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Engineers' field books pertaining to the construction of the State's canal system

Series Number

B0730

Summary

This series consists mainly of field books compiled in the field while surveying, constructing, or maintaining the State's canal system. Topics addressed include land ownership and property valuations; property monuments; topography; proposed layouts; bridge inspections; highway locations; daily progress; property deeds; and town and state boundary line surveys. In addition to notes and measurements, many of the field books contain inventories; reports and observations; sketches of various areas and building measurements; property valuations; and deed descriptions.

Creator

• New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor

Access Restrictions

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

Title

New York State Supreme Court of Judicature (New York) record of wills proved at New York

Series Number

J2041

Summary

This series consists of microfilm copies of two volumes of recorded wills and probates (summary of proceedings to determine authenticity of will) made from originals held in the New York County Clerk's Office.

Creator

• New York (State). Court for the Trial of Impeachments and Correction of Errors

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Special occupational health studies research files

Series Number

B1348

Creator

• New York (State). Division of Industrial Hygiene

Access Restrictions

Access to personal health-related information is restricted pursuant to New York State Public Health Law Section 18 and the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act. State Archives staff will review requests for specific documents and disclose pursuant to New York State Freedom of Information Law.

Title

Records

Series Number

A0195

Summary

This series consists of descriptive lists, correspondence, extracts of courts martial, discharges, furloughs, special orders, general orders, receipts, invoices, quarterly returns of ordnance stores, and muster out rolls. Most of these documents deal with Company B of Regiment 2 of the Militia Volunteers. Contained within the series is one pre-war letter (1856) written from Joseph B. Hazen, who later served as a captain with Company B, to his father.

Creator

• New York (State). Militia Volunteers. Regiment, 2nd. Company B

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Register of deaths

Series Number

B0056

Summary

This series consists of two volumes created by the Auburn Prison physician for the purpose of documenting deaths of Auburn Prison inmates, as required by Chapter 382 of the Laws of 1889. Volume 1 (1888-1937) documents the deaths of approximately 500 inmates. Volume 2 (1896-1920) documents the disposition of the bodies of the prisoners.

Creator

• Auburn Prison

Title

General and special term minute books

Series Number

J0130

Summary

Minute books for 1797-1800 contain grand jury proceedings and minutes of trials and sentencing. The series also contains special rules or orders granted upon special motions, orders issued in real property proceedings, appointments of commissioners to screen candidates for attorney or counsellor in the Supreme Court, and general procedural rules.

Creator

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

Access Restrictions

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

Title

New York State Education Department Office of Educational Television and Public Broadcasting planning documents of the transition of public broadcasting stations to digital television

Series Number

B2641

Summary

This series documents the 2006 transition of public broadcasting stations from analog to digital television. Included in the series are reports from within the Office of Educational Television and Public Broadcasting of the system and financial requirements of this transition. Also included are a variety of grants written by the public broadcasting stations in New York State to obtain funding to support their transition to digital television.

Creator

• New York (State). Education Department. Office of Educational Television and Public Broadcasting

Access Restrictions

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

Title

State Education Department's resource management files

Series Number

A4318

Summary

This series contains a range of materials relating to the management of the State Education Department's resources as it administered its programs during war time. The records relate to automobile rationing procedures, funds for school construction, and the department's financial reports. Also included are newspaper clippings about department projects and a small number of bulletins and journals issued by the department.

Creator

• New York State War Council

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Battery Park City Authority archived websites

Series Number

B2053

Summary

This series consists of archival copies of the publicly accessible website of the Hugh L. Carey Battery Park City Authority.

Creator

• Hugh L. Carey Battery Park City Authority

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Thomas Asylum for Orphan and Destitute Indian Children statistical and financial reports

Series Number

B0644

Summary

This series consists of annual reports to the Board of Charities; quarterly reports to the State Comptroller; a report to the State Assembly; and a "Report to Government." The Board of Charities reports summarize receipts, expenditures, and student population changes. The Comptroller reports list receipts and expenditures by major category. The Assembly report contains narrative statements or statistics on asylum operation and population. The government report gives statistical information on teachers; employees; students; crops; livestock produced; and subjects taught.

Creator

• Thomas Asylum for Orphan and Destitute Indian Children

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Pre-parole case files

Series Number

B0122

Summary

This series consists of pre-parole case files of prisoners held at Adirondack Correctional Treatment and Evaluation Center and its predecessor, Clinton Diagnostic and Treatment Center. Files contain inmate's photograph, fingerprints, and summary personal and and criminal history data. Also included are a summary of the inmate's tenure at the institution; pre-parole interview transcript; employment offers; district attorney parole recommendation; and evaluation reports.

Creator

• Adirondack Correctional Treatment and Evaluation Center

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

Chief Planner subject and correspondence files

Series Number

B2735

Summary

This series contains the subject and correspondence files maintained by Diane Porter, as well as other materials used for reference in the planning of Roosevelt Island. Records include correspondence, memorandums, and statistical reports. Topics addressed in these records include the school system on Roosevelt Island, the planning of Franklin D. Roosevelt Four Freedoms Park, and the island's demography.

Creator

• Roosevelt Island Development Corporation

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Oaths of office of attorneys, solicitors, and counsellors

Series Number

J0044

Summary

The laws of 1788 required judicial officers (construed to include lawyers) to sign two oaths: one renouncing allegiance to any foreign king, prince, or potentate and swearing allegiance to the State of New York; and the other swearing to execute their office to the best of their ability. Later laws amended these oaths. This series consists of the signed oaths of office taken by attorneys of the Supreme Court of Judicature and by solicitors and counsellors in Chancery.

Creator

• New York (State). Court of Chancery

Access Restrictions

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