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Title

Division of Coastal Resources local waterfront revitalization and regional control program project files

Series Number

19601

Summary

The Division of Coastal Resources is concerned with the development, review, implementation, and monitoring of local waterfront revitalization plans and regional coastal management programs. This series consists of draft and final Environmental Impact Statements (EISs); coastal assessment forms (CAFs); project descriptions; correspondence; memoranda; grant applications; final waterfront revitalization plans; local statutes, regulations, and annual reports; plan amendments; publications; maps; and related records.

Creator

• New York (State). Division of Coastal Resources

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Wildlife management maps

Series Number

B2704

Summary

This series consists of a wide variety of maps and overlays of New York State's wildlife management areas, used by various units within the Department of Environmental Conservation's Bureau of Wildlife.

Creator

• New York (State). Bureau of Wildlife

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Chancery forms

Series Number

J0075

Summary

This series consists of one volume of handwritten forms to be used as models for various types of orders, decrees, and writs issued by the Court of Chancery. A law of 1803 allowed the Court to determine and change the form of all orders, decrees, and process it issued. The elimination of or changes in a form is noted through annotations. These annotations often cite the date and the court rule mandating the change.

Creator

• New York (State). Court of Chancery

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Travel expense account of prison employees

Series Number

B0113

Summary

This series consists of a "Journal" kept by a prison employee at the Clinton State Prison. The account is for expenses of an employee who traveled frequently, escorting convicts, escapees, or parolees to prison, and investigating offers of employment for parolees, etc. Entries include expenditures for railroad and carfare, meals, hotels, and other travel expenses. Accounts are totaled monthly. There is no indication of the position or name of the employee.

Creator

• Clinton Prison (Dannemora, N.Y.)

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Hudson River Valley Greenway Communities Council archived websites

Series Number

B2117

Summary

This series consists of archival copies of the publicly accessible website of the Hudson River Valley Greenway Communities Council.

Creator

• New York (State). Hudson River Valley Greenway Communities Council

Access Restrictions

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

Title

New York State Assemblyman William B. Hoyt constituent and advocacy correspondence

Series Number

L0192

Summary

The series consists of outgoing correspondence, sometimes with incoming letter(s) attached. The series also includes some background material, memorandums, and copies of cover letters sent with transmittal of requested materials. Responses, which address issues ranging from abortion, to child welfare, to retail wine pricing, reflect the actions and positions of the Assemblyman.

Creator

• New York (State). Legislature. Assembly. Assemblyman (1974-1992 : William B. Hoyt)

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Plans and drawings pertaining to the construction of the State Capitol

Series Number

B0700

Summary

This series consists of roughly 1,200 architectural plans and drawings documenting the construction and subsequent renovation of the New York State Capitol building. The records include floor plans, interior and exterior elevations, alterations, proposed projects never completed, and details of stone carvings and the building's mechanical systems.

Creator

• New York (State). New Capitol Commission

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Payroll book for employees of state agencies

Series Number

B1378

Summary

This series consists of accounts of monthly salary payments to what appears to be all state agency employees for a given year, 1906-1907. Each page contains printed headings for name and position, month, totals, and remarks. Agency, office, name of employee, position, annual salary, amount paid by month and total for each employee are handwritten.

Creator

• New York (State). Comptroller's Office

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Registers of indefinite and definite sentences

Series Number

B0066

Summary

This series consists of indefinite and determinate sentence information on incarcerated individuals at Auburn prison. The four indefinite registers contain the person's name; residence; consecutive number; minimum and maximum sentence terms; date paroled; expiration date of maximum sentence; discharge date; and date of parole violation if applicable. The two determinate or definite registers contain the same information except there is an added notation citing number of days of jail time.

Creator

• Auburn Prison

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Correspondence, research, and report file

Series Number

10988

Summary

This series is the central file of correspondence, memoranda, and background materials maintained by the Citizens Committee on Reapportionment in carrying out its studies and producing its report. The records reflect the Committee's charge to study and make recommendations on questions relating to reapportionment. Includes are letters from government officials and citizens, meeting minutes, memos, clippings, Supreme Court decisions, and studies from other states.

Creator

• New York (State). Citizens' Committee on Reapportionment

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Energy Research and Development Authority state entity annual energy reports

Series Number

B2671

Summary

This series relates to the responsibilities conferred to New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) by Executive Order No. 111. Materials include correspondence soliciting reports from state entities, state entity annual reports submitted to NYSERDA, and statewide annual energy reports published by NYSERDA. Topics of note include the construction of energy-efficient buildings, usage of renewable energy sources, and alternative-fueled vehicles.

Creator

• New York State Energy Research and Development Authority

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Court of Appeals index to certificates of commencement of clerkships

Series Number

J0100

Summary

This series consists of indexes to certificates of commencement of clerkships.

Creator

• New York (State). Court of Appeals

Access Restrictions

Access to records in this series is restricted in accordance with New York State Judiciary Law, Section 90.10. Prior permission of the Court of Appeals is required.

Title

Theatre Institute audiovisual records

Series Number

B2665

Summary

This series consists of film, video, compact discs (CDs), and audio tapes of various New York State Theatre Institute productions. Notable film and videos document "The Wizard of Oz Goes to Moscow," "Raggedy Ann," and "A Tale of Cinderella." Also included are several audio recordings of other dramatizations of fairy tales and children stories intended for public distribution.

Creator

• New York State Theatre Institute

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Expenditures for broom, hollow ware, and iron castings industries

Series Number

B0072

Summary

This volume lists the expenditures for the broom, hollow ware and iron casting industries operated by labor of incarcerated individuals. Entries include the cash balance on hand at the beginning of each month, amount drawn from Prison Capital Fund and a listing of the type of expenditures and amount allotted for each month.

Creator

• Auburn Prison

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Complainant, defendant, and petitioner indexes to Chancery enrolled decrees, filed parchments and papers before 1800

Series Number

J2065

Summary

This series consists of indexes containing names of plaintiffs and defendants in Chancery cases that have case documents in Series J0065, Enrolled Decrees, Filed Parchments and Papers Before 1800. Each index entry includes the names of the litigants, one or more alphanumeric document file codes, and the filing date.

Creator

• Queens College (New York, N.Y.). Historical Documents Collection

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Revolving account book of Superintendent of Grain Elevators

Series Number

B0714

Summary

This account book was generated by the office of C.W. Austin, Superintendent of Grain Elevators. There are multiple lists which note companies, names of individuals, and numerical figures. Also recorded in this book is payroll information, including the names of employees and the salaries they received. Information on deposits, balances and "balance on hand" can be found.

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Office of General Services archived websites

Series Number

B2103

Summary

This series consists of archival copies of the publicly accessible website of the New York State Office of General Services.

Creator

• New York (State). Office of General Services

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Bill files

Series Number

L0186

Summary

This series consists of meeting and bill files of the Assembly Standing Committee on Environmental Conservation. The meeting files include clerk's reports; voting sheets; a final report summarizing action taken on all bills referred to the committee in 1989; and log and status sheets giving bill number, sponsor, subject, committee action, senate bill number and sponsor, and notes. Bill files typically include the bill; memorandum in support of legislation; committee bill and other legislative memoranda; and correspondence offering an opinion.

Creator

• New York (State). Legislature. Assembly. Committee on Environmental Conservation

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Audited accounts of payments made by overseers of the poor for support of children born to slaves

Series Number

A0827

Summary

Abandoned children of slaves were to be supported at the state's expense by the local overseers of the poor. This series contains accounts of expenses of overseers of the poor for the maintenance of children of slaves. The accounts include the name of the town and county; names of overseers of the poor; name of master; name and birth date of child; time period for which child was maintained; amount spent and date.

Creator

• New York (State). Comptroller's Office

Access Restrictions

Original documents are fragile. Digital images are first use copies.

Title

Photographic negatives of state canal sites and structures

Series Number

B1422

Summary

The series consists of film (nitrate) negatives of canal sites and structures which represent the first general use of photography by the state's canal departments. The negatives were apparently prepared as part of a systematic documentation of structural problems with the canal, especially in the eastern division. The images are vital to the interpretation of the foundation materials and construction used for support of canal structures, especially at Schoharie Crossing.

Creator

• New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor

Access Restrictions

Restricted: Closed to research due to fragile physical condition. Pending conservation treatment.