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Title

Electric generating plants and environmental policy hearing transcripts and reports

Series Number

A0166

Summary

Established in 1970, the commission was organized to formulate uniform procedures to regulate site selection of electrical generating plants. This series contains transcripts of the commission's public hearings held to gather public opinion for its reports to the legislature; transcripts of the senate debate on the commission's findings; the interim and final reports of the commission; and memorandums of understanding and agreement between the governor and the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission or the State legislature.

Creator

• New York (State). Temporary State Commission on the Environmental Impact of Major Public Utility Facilities

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Register of dates of occupation on lands appropriated for the Barge Canal

Series Number

A1278

Summary

This register lists parcels of lands appropriated for use on each contract. It provides land parcel number; reputed owner; and date occupied by the State. It also includes accompanying correspondence from the Special Deputy Secretary State Engineer to the Secretary of the Canal Board.

Creator

• New York (State). Canal Board

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Certificates of appointment and general and special orders

Series Number

A0172

Summary

This series consists of printed copies of general and special orders issued by the Adjutant General's Office between 1861 and 1862. The series also contains a small quantity of certificates of enrollment issued to state militia officers in 1864. Finally, this series contains a small quantity of correspondence of Adjutant General William Fuller dating between 1823 and 1824.

Creator

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

Access Restrictions

Restricted due to fragile condition resulting from burn damage. Use under supervision of an archivist.

Title

Commission on Government Integrity litigation files

Series Number

15827

Summary

These state and federal court records document litigation that resulted from the Commission's investigation of state and local political party committees and political action committees. Documents include pleadings; notices; motions; affidavits; briefs; memoranda of law; transcripts of proceedings; and orders. Litigation concerned efforts to vacate, cancel, or quash subpoenas requiring testimony before the Commission or the submission of documents to the Commission; to change court venue; or to file an appeal or support motions for a stay pending appeal.

Creator

• New York (State). Commission on Government Integrity

Access Restrictions

Restricted in accordance with Civil Rights Law, Section 73.8, and other statutes. Public hearing transcripts, press releases, published material, and other records that have been previously available to the public are available without restriction. Access to other information is permitted only by permission of the commission or the Governor's office.

Some items in "correspondence" folders might be subject to attorney-client privilege; archivist will review to determine access.

Title

New York State Geological Survey seismograms

Series Number

20644

Summary

The State Museum's Geological Survey operates portable seismographs at various locations in upstate New York (Adirondack Community College, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Fulton-Montgomery Community College, and other locations). The seismograms in this series record major worldwide seismographic events and earth movements in New York and the northeast. Each seismogram records a six-month period.

Creator

• New York State Geological Survey

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Information coordination correspondence with state and war council agencies

Series Number

A4314

Summary

This series contains mostly routine correspondence between the War Information Service and other agencies involved in war work as part of the office's duty to coordinate information about home front programs. The correspondence discusses information to be included in annual reports or information which the office was to disseminate in press releases. Some carbon-copy letters exchanged between agencies, requests to federal agencies for various materials, and a small amount of material relating to publicity strategy are also found.

Creator

• New York State War Council. War Information Service

Access Restrictions

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

Title

New York State Legislature Assembly Program and Committee Staff Office of Research and Analysis correspondence and subject files relating to television commercials for food products aimed at children

Series Number

L0145

Summary

In response to the growing concern that many Americans did not receive a nutritionally balanced diet, the Assembly Program and Committee Staff, Office of Research and Analysis sought input from individuals and groups interested in health and nutrition. This series includes hearing and symposium testimony, published and unpublished reports, correspondence, press clippings, draft legislation and memorandums in support thereof, handwritten notes, and press releases. Advertising material includes transcripts and storyboards of television commercials and film containing examples of commercials for children's food products.

Creator

• New York (State). Legislature. Assembly. Program and Committee Staff. Office of Research and Analysis

Access Restrictions

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

Title

U.S. Deposit Fund appraisal reports on mortgaged property

Series Number

14469

Summary

This series consists of accounts and files of the U.S. Deposit Fund. Records include mortgage case files, reports, title searches, accounts, and a register of foreclosed mortgages.

Creator

• New York (State). Comptroller's Office. Land Tax Bureau

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Petitions to the attorney general to restrict access to defense installations

Series Number

A4288

Summary

This series contains petitions and supporting materials from defense installations to the War Council (and its predecessor, the Council of Defense) requesting that certain streets adjacent to the defense facilities be closed to public access, or that signs be posted restricting access to areas surrounding facilities. Factories involved in supplying war materials requested the limits in order to prevent monitoring of shipments and deliveries, while other facilities such as water and power plants sought to protect themselves from sabotage.

Creator

• New York State War Council

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Empire State Plaza construction management daily diaries

Series Number

15763

Summary

These records consist of engineers' daily project diaries and inspectors' daily reports concerning the construction of Empire State Plaza in Albany. Records identify projects by contract number, specification number, and contractor and contain descriptions of work performed and inspected.

Creator

• New York (State). Office of General Services

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Expenditure ledger

Series Number

B1233

Summary

This series documents expenditures of the State Prison for Women in categories including salaries of prison officers; rations, clothing, and bedding; discharge and transportation of convicts; and repairs. The ledger lists date, individual or company receiving payment, a description of goods or services purchased, and amount paid.

Creator

• New York State Prison for Women

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Inmate summary data card files

Series Number

B1555

Summary

This series consists of several card files relating to women confined to the Albion State Training School. Information in card sets varies and may include inmate name; number; date received; county; nationality; age; birth place; offense; sentence; marital status; education; occupation; religion; and previous commitments. Also included are a few newspaper articles on youth center news, appointments and resignations, and meetings.

Creator

• Albion State Training School (Albion, N.Y.)

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.

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Adirondack Mountain Authority legal and administrative files

Series Number

11263

Summary

The series consists primarily of legal and administrative files dealing with the two major recreational ski areas in Warren (Gore Mountain) and Essex (Whiteface Mountain) counties. The authority worked closely with the Conservation Department, and the records relate to the authority's continuation of development begun under preceding authorities and commissions and new development financed by a succession of legislative appropriations.

Creator

• New York (State). Adirondack Mountain Authority

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Rockland County docket of judgments and indexes to filed documents

Series Number

A4505

Summary

Microfilmed records include a docket of judgments, an index of maps, an index of certificates of incorporation, an index of certificates of partnership, and an index of assumed business names and partnerships.

Creator

• Rockland (N.Y. : County)

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Russian Soviet Bureau seized files

Series Number

L0032

Summary

The Russian Soviet Bureau was set up by the Bolshevik government to act as its representative in the United States. These files, seized in raids by the Joint Legislative Committee to Investigate Seditious Activities (known as the "Lusk Committee" for its Chairman Clayton R. Lusk) contain information on the activities of the bureau, correspondence between bureau head Ludwig C.A.K. Martens and bureau contacts, mailing lists of supporters and companies doing business with the Russian government, and transcripts of lectures given by Socialist supporters.

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

Journals, ledgers, and registers of receipts and payments by the state

Series Number

A0005

Summary

This series of over 800 volumes provides a comprehensive view of the financial structure of New York State from 1775 to 1925. Included are Receipts and Deposits (1862-1924), Journals (1784-1894), Treasurer's Payments (1857-1907), Record of Correspondence Received (1875-1917), Day Books (1798-1848), Payment Journals (1882-1921), Appropriations (1890-1915) as well as numerous ledgers, checkbooks, journals, tax records and property records.

Access Restrictions

Many of the volumes in this series are fragile. Use under supervision of archivist.

Title

Bookkeeping records

Series Number

A4263

Summary

This series contains accounts and bookkeeping records of the Fire Marshal. It includes salaries and expenses, moneys received for the storage of dynamite, boiler inspections, and abstracts of "sundry accounts" payable under appropriation bills. Also included are unsorted documents pertaining to finances, a memorandum book of supplies showing date ordered and received, a telephone service contract, and a copy of a financial report of appropriations and expenditures for the fiscal year ending October 1, 1913.

Creator

• New York (State). Fire Marshal

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Recruitment and classification files

Series Number

A4277

Summary

This series contains information on the War Council's efforts to attract women to the nursing profession in order to alleviate the acute shortage exacerbated by World War II, and to assist in the recruitment of nurses into the armed services by keeping a roster of nursing personnel. Included are minutes, correspondence, memoranda, monthly reports, press releases, form letters, and publicity materials. Classification forms collected by the Procurement and Assignment Committee contain a wealth of demographic data.

Creator

• United States. War Industries Board

Title

Commission on the Quality, Cost, and Financing of Elementary and Secondary Education records

Series Number

A0011

Summary

This series consists of correspondence, memorandums, transcripts, reports, press clippings, and printed pamphlets documenting the work of the Commission on the Quality, Cost, and Financing of Elementary and Secondary Education (Fleischmann Commission). Topics investigated include curriculum and instruction; urban education; teaching and teacher training; federal aid to education; handicapped and special needs students; school finance; drugs and violence in schools; racial integration; and ethnic groups represented among public school students and staff.

Creator

• New York (State). Commission on the Quality, Cost, and Financing of Elementary and Secondary Education

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Historical abstracts concerning lands of western division, Erie Canal

Series Number

A1469

Summary

These historical abstracts concern lands in the Erie Canal's western division. The series consists of transcripts or abstracts of deeds, printed legislative documents, petitions to the Canal Board, a resolution of the Canal Board, statutes, and blueprint copies of maps of lands of the western district.

Creator

• New York (State). Office of the Division Engineer (Erie Canal : Western Division)

Access Restrictions

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