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Title

Daybooks of tax payments

Series Number

B1608

Summary

This series of daybooks ("tax diaries") documents daily receipts of delinquent taxes paid to the comptroller during the grace period prior to the sale of the property for unpaid taxes. Each entry shows the years taxes are owed; name and address of person paying tax; county and lot or tract; date and amount paid, by type and total; and the page number on which the amount owed is recorded in series B0848, Registers of Unpaid Taxes on Non-Resident Lands.

Creator

• New York (State). Comptroller's Office

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Organization rosters of military officers

Series Number

13729

Summary

The organization rosters of commissioned officers in the New York State Militia and National Guard for (cavalry, infantry and artillery) include officer name, appointment date, rank, and name of person replaced. The tables of contents contain cross references between county and brigade or regiment number. Also included are lists of resignation; and a roster of officers commissioned, to serve in the Mexican War.

Creator

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

Title

Photographs of activities and facilities

Series Number

A1913

Summary

The series consists of black and white photographs depicting children and staff of Thomas Indian School at work and recreation in such activities as school exercises, team sports, farming and gardening, and Indian Boy and Girl Scouts.

Creator

• Thomas Indian School

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Engineers' estimates of costs for constructing public highways

Series Number

B0270

Summary

This series consists of forms recording cost estimates for road construction. Information includes road number; petition number; county; name of road; brief description of section of road to be improved; quantities of various materials needed; unit and total price of each material; total estimated cost; cost per mile and date.

Creator

• New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Press releases

Series Number

B2467

Summary

This series consists of press releases issued by the Office of the State Comptroller during the tenure of State Comptroller Arthur Levitt (1956-1976). The series contains news articles and press releases issued by the agency to the media to inform the public about the comptroller's activities, accomplishments, and pronouncements.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of Audit and Control

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Canal Fund account book

Series Number

A1085

Summary

This volume is a ledger accounts of Commissioners of the Canal Fund for Erie and Champlain Canal Fund and stock, and for stock of the Cayuga and Seneca, Crooked Lake, Chenango, Oswego, and Black River canals. There are also accounts with the Canal Commissioners, Superintendents of Repairs, and banks in New York City, Albany, and elsewhere in which tolls and canal loans premiums were deposited.

Creator

• New York (State). Comptroller's Office

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Wills and petitions for probate

Series Number

J1020

Summary

This series contains original wills and documents relating to proof of the wills that were filed in the Utica office of the Supreme Court. Documents relating to proof include the petition for proof of will in Supreme Court; testimony or affidavits of witnesses attesting to the competency of the testator and the authenticity of his signature; notices to next of kin of proof of the will; and appointment of legal guardian for minor heirs.

Creator

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

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Subject files for the New York State Fair

Series Number

B2329

Summary

This series consists of correspondence, memoranda, notes, flyers, press releases, minutes, booklets, schedules, lists, and other records relating to the New York State Fair. Many of these records relate to the booths, exhibits, and demonstrations put on by the Office of the Consumer Counsel at the Fair and other exhibits and demonstrations at the Fair which were of interest to the consumer.

Creator

• New York (State). Consumer Counsel to the Governor

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Register of occupied lands in Erie County sold as non-resident lands in tax sales of 1826-1885

Series Number

B1620

Summary

This volume was apparently created by the Erie County Guaranteed Search Company and submitted to the State Comptroller. An accompanying memorandum indicates that the volume documents occupied or resident lands in Erie County mistakenly sold as unoccupied or non-resident lands for unpaid taxes in the tax-sales of 1826-1885. The memorandum further indicates that the signers wish to make application to the comptroller for redemption of all lots listed that had not already been cancelled or redeemed.

Creator

• New York (State). Comptroller's Office

Access Restrictions

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

Title

American Revolution Bicentennial Commission Executive Director's subject and correspondence files

Series Number

B1634

Summary

In addition to general correspondence and memorandums, this series includes articles, histories, publications, illustrations, and background material about New York and the American Revolution; publications from other state bicentennial agencies; commission members biographies; grant proposals; press releases; contracts; financial information; speeches; photographs and slides of reenactments, historic sites, and commission activities; essays; meeting minutes; committee information; and audio tapes.

Creator

• New York State American Revolution Bicentennial Commission

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Measurements, calculations, and estimates for construction of Chenango Canal

Series Number

A1091

Summary

This series consists of 3 volumes of measurements, calculations, and estimates for construction of the Chenango Canal. For each survey station (approximately three chains apart), there are calculations of cubic footage of excavation, embankment (towpath, berme, etc.), and lining, with comments and totals. For each section of the canal there is an abstract of the account for that section, listing work done, extra material used, pay rate, total amount due, date, and contractor's name.

Creator

• New York (State). Comptroller's Office

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Adjutant General's Office Examining Board proceedings

Series Number

A4102

Summary

This series consists of an annotated, manuscript copy of the minutes of meetings of the State Military Examining Board held between January 20 and February 28, 1874. Entries in the minutes provide name and rank of officer being examined, accusations against or other reasons for his appearance before board, any evidence or testimony taken, and the board's decision regarding the officer's commission.

Creator

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

Access Restrictions

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

Title

New York State Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt central subject and correspondence files

Series Number

13682_82A

Summary

During Franklin D. Roosevelt 's governorship, he administered the state's initial response to the Great Depression and advocated for social security benefits for the elderly, unemployment insurance, aid to the state's farmers, reform of utility rate-making policies, and development of the state's hydroelectric power resources. In addition to these topics, Roosevelt's subject and correspondence files document the governor's oversight of investigations of inefficiency, incompetence, and misconduct on the part of state and local government officials.

Creator

• New York (State). Governor (1929-1932 : Roosevelt)

Access Restrictions

Access to certain records documenting Moreland Act investigations is restricted. Records are subject to review by State Archives staff prior to disclosure.

Title

Otsego Northern Catskill Board of Cooperative Educational Services records

Series Number

A4664

Summary

This series contains microfilmed board of education minutes and other education records pertaining to a number of central school districts: Andes; Cherry Valley-Springfield; Cooperstown; Gilboa-Conesville; Hunter-Tannersville; Morris; Schenevus; South Kortright; Stamford; and Windham-Ashland-Jewett.

Creator

• Otsego Northern Catskill Board of Cooperative Educational Services (N.Y.)

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Task Force on Financing Higher Education research and report files

Series Number

A0402

Summary

This series is the central file of background and research materials maintained by the Task Force on Financing Higher Education in carrying out its study and producing its report. The series includes "staff papers" written for the Task Force; statements made or submitted by educators, education officials, and other government officials; discussion materials for Task Force meetings; meeting minutes and notes; and draft and final reports.

Creator

• New York (State). Task Force on Financing Higher Education

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Village/ hamlet atlases

Series Number

B1807

Summary

This series consists of village/hamlet planimetric atlases. The atlases provide large-scale coverage (one inch represents 800 feet) of smaller New York State communities not covered by the related series of urban area maps (Record Series B1806). Each atlas includes maps of villages and hamlets for a single county or for a region encompassing two or more counties. Map features include: roads, route identification, railroads, airfields, civil boundaries, community names, and water features.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of Transportation. Map Information Unit

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Civil Service Commission transcripts of conferences on possible constitutional change in civil service

Series Number

14091

Summary

These conferences were held prior to the 1967 State Constitutional Convention to solicit suggestions for changes in the State Constitution's civil service provisions. This series consists of audio tapes, stenographer's notes, and typed transcripts of conferences held by the Civil Service Commission with agency heads, consultants, and representatives of the Civil Service Employees Association, Personnel Council, and the American Society for Public Administration. All transcripts and most tapes and notes are identified as to date of conference and organization represented.

Creator

• New York (State). Civil Service Commission

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Property maps

Series Number

B1813

Summary

This series consists of two large maps depicting the buildings and grounds of the Craig Colony for Epileptics as it appeared in 1895. The larger of the two maps depicts the entire 1500 acre farm including clearings, woods, creeks, town lines, railroads, and existing Shaker buildings. The smaller map shows a 587 acre section of the property including existing Shaker buildings.

Creator

• Craig Colony for Epileptics (Sonyea, N.Y.)

Access Restrictions

Restricted: Maps are fragile and may not be photocopied. Use under supervision of an archivist.

Title

Minutes and scrapbooks

Series Number

14085

Summary

The State Legislature established experimentally in 1946 and permanently in 1948 a three-member State Employees' Merit Award Board to plan and administer awards programs for meritorious suggestions and accomplishments. This series consists of the Board's minutes, scrapbooks, and few miscellaneous files. The minutes contain each meeting's date and names of attendees, and a summary of Board actions. Most Board actions concern the disposition of suggestions and administrative matters.

Creator

• New York State Employees Merit Award Board

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Pelham tax assessment rolls

Series Number

A4670

Creator

• Pelham (N.Y. : Village)

Access Restrictions

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