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Title

Legislative Task Force on Demographic Research and Reapportionment archived websites

Series Number

B2132

Summary

This series consists of archival copies of the publicly accessible website of the Legislative Task Force on Demographic Research and Reapportionment.

Creator

• New York (State). Legislature. Legislative Task Force on Demographic Research and Reapportionment

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Register of bonds of state and local officials

Series Number

A1331

Summary

This series consists of a volume listing bonds filed by a wide variety of state and local government officers. Each entry includes date of bond, file number, office holder's name, and office. (The original bonds are lost.) Offices include, but are not limited to, registers and clerks of the Court of Chancery, Indigenous agents and superintendents (by reservation), superintendents of the Onondaga Salt Springs Reservation, commissioners of military stores, paymasters general (military), state prison agents and clerks, commissioners of state roads and bridges, state lottery managers, Senate and Assembly clerks, and agents of "foreign" (i.e. out-of-state) insurance companies. County-level offices include commissioners of state loans, commissioners of the United States Deposit Fund, and county treasurers.

Creator

• New York (State). Comptroller's Office

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Accounts ledger for fires reported

Series Number

A4261

Summary

This series consists of ledger sheets containing information on the costs and credits to persons reporting fires. It is arranged alphabetic by name of person reporting on fire.

Creator

• New York (State). Fire Marshal

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Abstract of statement of monies received by the Clerk of the Supreme Court in the City of New York

Series Number

A1319

Summary

This series consists of booklets containing abstracts of fees and other monies received by the Clerk of the Supreme Court in the City of New York or his deputy. The abstracts were compiled and submitted to the Comptroller in pursuance of a law regarding compensation of Clerks of the Supreme Court. The statements give names of individuals and amounts.

Creator

• New York (State). Comptroller's Office

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Annual financial reports of municipalities' joint activities

Series Number

14494

Summary

The State General Municipal Law requires the chief fiscal officer of every municipal corporation to make an annual report of its financial condition to the State Comptroller. The annual reports consist of computer generated forms prepared by the Comptroller's Office and sent to the corporations for completion and return. Reports typically include a description of assets, appropriations, liabilities, and fund equities; a statement of indebtedness; a list of bond issues; and a certification statement signed by the corporation's chief financial officer.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of Audit and Control. Bureau of Municipal Research and Statistics

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Industrial Workers of the World seized files

Series Number

L0030

Summary

This series contains records seized during a raid on the New York City headquarters of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW). Records include applications for IWW membership, correspondence, minutes of district and national meetings, speeches, lists of IWW contributors, reports, and bulletins. The series includes reports, meeting minutes, and other records of the activities in particular of the Construction Workers Union, the Marine Transport Workers Union, and the Metal and Machinery Workers Union.

Creator

• New York (State). Legislature. Joint Legislative Committee to Investigate Seditious Activities

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Middletown City School District tax assessment rolls and board of education minute books

Series Number

A4507

Summary

Records microfilmed are minute books of the (private) Wallkill Academy board of trustees (1841-1866); and the minute books of the boards of education of the Middletown Union Free School District (1867-1888) and the Middletown City School District (1888-1993).

Creator

• Middletown City School District (N.Y.)

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Civilian Conservation Corps camp and personnel files

Series Number

A3268

Summary

Following passage of the Emergency Conservation Work Act in 1933, the federal government recruited and trained unemployed men ages seventeen to twenty-eight to develop forest lands and parks. In New York, the program commonly and later officially known as the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) focused on recreation, fishery, forestry, and pest control projects. The series consists of correspondence, reports, work plans, general orders, work applications, and personnel files related to New York's CCC camps.

Creator

• New York (State). Conservation Department

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District audit reports, budgets, and board of education minute books

Series Number

A4513

Summary

This series consists of audit reports of examination by the state comptroller; annual school budgets, form SBM-1 filed annually with the New York State Education Department; audited financial statements and supplemental reports, form ST-3; and Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District Board of Education minutes.

Creator

• Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District (N.Y.)

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Information file on joint legislative committees' staff

Series Number

L0024

Summary

The series consists of a card file on approximately 200 employees of each joint legislative committee in existence in 1958. The card file includes name, address, job title, and salary of each employee, and was used to study joint legislative committee hiring practices.

Creator

• New York (State). Legislature. Joint Legislative Committee on Legislative Practices and Procedures

Access Restrictions

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

Title

New York State Governor Hugh L. Carey press clippings

Series Number

13489

Summary

These clippings compiled by the Carey Administration track press coverage of the governor, his administration, policies, issues and events. The newspaper name and date of the article appear on each clipping. Major subject headings under which a subset of the clippings is organized include agriculture; business; prisons; education; elections; environment; judiciary; legislature and legislation; public utilities; and transportation. A second subset is arranged alphabetically by name and documents coverage of state and local government officials; Executive Chamber staff; business people and firms; organizations; politicians; and other prominent individuals.

Creator

• New York (State). Governor (1975-1982 : Carey)

Title

Register of prisoners received

Series Number

A0775

Summary

This series contains summary information on prisoners received into the State Prison of the City of New York (Newgate Prison). The register is divided into sections by gender and race and lists name, birthplace, crime, county of conviction, sentence, and date of sentence. Some entries include residence, occupation, skin complexion, hair color, height, and physical characteristics. Annual statistical summaries breakdown prisoners by crime, race, gender, place of birth, county of conviction, and length of sentence.

Creator

• New York State Prison (New York, N.Y.)

Access Restrictions

Original volume is fragile. Digital and microfilm copies should be used.

Title

Abstracts, check rolls, and vouchers for canal expenditures

Series Number

A0013

Summary

These monthly and bi-monthly abstracts, check rolls, and vouchers were submitted to the Canal Commissioners by Superintendents of Repairs. Arranged by canal starting with Erie, then chronologically by year, and alphabetical by name of Superintendent of Repairs, the records provide detailed information on labor performed (including laborers' names and wages) and expenditures on construction or repair projects on the Erie, Champlain, Oswego, Cayuga and Seneca, Chemung, Crooked Lake, Chenango, Genesee Valley, and Black River canals.

Creator

• New York (State). Comptroller's Office

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Tenured teacher disciplinary case hearing transcripts and exhibits

Series Number

15946

Summary

This series consists of transcripts and accompanying exhibits produced during tenured teacher disciplinary hearings. These case files often include graphic testimony about teacher performance, classroom situations, and education administration (particularly teacher supervision and efforts to identify and remove incompetent teachers). Transcripts provide information about workplace relations and working conditions, and on "social" labor relations in an adversarial context. Exhibits may include lesson plans, observation reports, and audio or videotapes of teachers in the classroom.

Creator

• New York (State). Education Department. Office of School District Employer-Employee Relations

Access Restrictions

Access to certain records in this series is restricted pursuant to New York State Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) section 87.2(a), relating to records specifically exempted from disclosure by state or federal statute: State Education Law section 2-d (unauthorized release of personally identifiable information); federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), 20 USC section 1232g; and State Civil Rights Law section 50-B (right of privacy for victims of sex offenses). Access to certain records is also restricted pursuant to FOIL sections 87.2(b) (unwarranted invasion of personal privacy) and 87.2(g) (inter- and intra-agency materials which are not statistical or factual tabulations or data, instructions to staff that affect the public, or final agency policy or determinations).

Title

General correspondence

Series Number

A4275

Summary

This series contains general correspondence files relating to the planning and implementation of the Mutual Aid Plan for Highway Repair and Debris Clearance in the event of a wartime emergency. The War Council's Highway Repair and Debris Clearance Committee developed a plan patterned after London's system which designated a site for a central pool of equipment and personnel that would be available on short notice to a stricken area.

Creator

• New York State War Council. Highway Repair and Debris Clearance Committee

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Charter school denied/withdrawn application files

Series Number

20916

Summary

This series contains applications submitted to the Regents to establish charter schools or to renew charters of existing schools. Also included are review materials, correspondence, comments on the applications and charter requests received from other State Education Department units which reviewed the applications, and documentation of the Regents' final actions to deny charters or notification from schools of their withdrawal of applications.

Creator

• New York (State). Education Department. Charter Schools Unit

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Auburn Prison correspondence and report file relating to inmate escapes and captures

Series Number

B1225

Summary

This series consists of records relating to the escape and capture of incarcerated individuals who had escaped from Auburn Prison and its various prison camps. Folders include correspondence, telegrams, and general releases notifying police departments, county sheriffs, and railroad police of the escape and asking for assistance in capture; memorandums describing circumstances of the escape; and reports explaining the escape and capture of the incarcerated individuals.

Creator

• Auburn Prison

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Records of commitments

Series Number

B1543

Summary

This series consists of petitions, certificates of lunacy, and orders of commitment (commitment papers) for patients admitted to Utica State Hospital. Information includes name and residence, information showing existence of insanity; and medical examiners statements concerning alleged insanity. Records are restricted.

Creator

• Utica State Hospital (N.Y.)

Access Restrictions

Restricted to protect personal privacy.Access permitted under certain conditions upon application and approval by the State Archives.

Title

Court of Admiralty case papers

Series Number

A3297

Summary

This series consists of process, pleadings, motion papers, evidence, and exhibits for cases brought before the Court of Admiralty. Over half of the cases are uncontested seizures of goods at customs.

Creator

• New York (State). Court of Admiralty

Access Restrictions

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

Title

National Guard regimental and brigade files of Brigadier General James Gibson

Series Number

A3283

Summary

This series consists of correspondence, special and general orders, morning reports, descriptive lists, and ordnance returns pertaining to commands held by Brigadier General James Gibson in the state's National Guard. The bulk of the series post-dates the Civil War and concerns Gibson's command of the 12th Brigade of the Third Division. The series also contains a small amount of material concerning Gibson's command of the 30th New York State National Guard between 1862 and 1865.

Creator

• New York (State). National Guard. Brigade, 12th

Access Restrictions

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