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Title

Hudson River-Black River Regulating District archived websites

Series Number

B2116

Summary

This series consists of archival copies of the publicly accessible website of the Hudson River-Black River Regulating District.

Creator

• Hudson River-Black River Regulating District (N.Y.)

Access Restrictions

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

Title

New York State Museum Colonial Albany Social History Project files

Series Number

B2670

Summary

This series consists of reference material documenting resources for research on Colonial Albany. There are no original documents included among these materials. The series was created in support of various projects and publications with which Stefan Bielinkski of the New York State Museum was involved.

Creator

• New York State Museum

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Meeting transcripts and reports

Series Number

10989

Summary

The Governor's Electric Power Committee was appointed in 1967 to evaluate the growing electrical power needs of the state. The committee was charged with defining the future power requirements of New York and available resources, and recommending the organizational and financial mechanisms necessary to assure future power needs at the lowest practical cost. The series consists of transcripts of the commission's meetings and reports of its subcommittees on growth forecasts, power requirements, systems, economic studies, and organization and finance.

Creator

• New York (State). Governor's Electric Power Committee

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Management Confidential benefits programs files

Series Number

16320

Summary

The series consists of copies of financial information; RFP (Request for Proposal) agreements; correspondence, brochures and other descriptive information; meeting minutes; and marketing and implementation plans for Management Confidential drug, vision, hearing, life, IPP, and other programs not funded through negotiated agreements. The records document decisions and actions of the Governor's Office of Employee Relations (GOER) as participant in the Health Insurance Council, which has policy oversight in such areas.

Creator

• New York (State). Governor's Office of Employee Relations. Employee Benefits Management Division

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Auburn Prison registers of male inmates received

Series Number

B0067

Summary

This series records basic information about incarcerated individuals admitted to the prison. Information includes class, consecutive and register numbers, name, crime, sentence, dates received and sentenced, county, court, former trade or occupation; employment status; if could read or write; if married; age, color, weight, height, habits, nativity, and data on previous incarcerations (crimes, which prison/jail; duration, discharge dates, and how and when discharged). Bulks of the records are from 1876-1891. Gaps exist.

Creator

• Auburn Prison

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Abstracts of expenditures for engineering

Series Number

B1379

Summary

This series documents expenditures for the construction of the Erie, Champlain, and Oswego Canals. Headings include name of division engineer, geographical division, name of canal, voucher number, date, to whom paid, contract number, amount of voucher, position of payee, services or equipment paid for, subtotals, and totals.

Creator

• New York (State). Comptroller's Office

Access Restrictions

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

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New York State Athletic Commission boxing and wrestling event (show) files

Series Number

B2499

Summary

These files document boxing and wrestling events or shows conducted in New York. The files contain various documents concerning the particular events. Many of the records are fiscal and document attendance at the events and the State Athletic Commission's receipt of taxes based on tickets sold and other revenue sources. Also included are summary sheets listing event participants and the results of their matches, score cards, contracts, and permits.

Creator

• New York (State). State Athletic Commission

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo archived websites

Series Number

W0113

Summary

This series consists of archival copies of the publicly accessible websites maintained by the Office of the Governor during the administration of Andrew M. Cuomo (2011-2021).

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Entry documentation from New York and Erie Railroad

Series Number

B1190

Summary

This series documents the activities of the New York and Erie Railroad. Most of the documents are affidavits, bills, certificates of charter, and certificates of acceptance. Also included are progress reports, money deposits, correspondence, lists, and records of stocks. Canal records can also be found in this series.

Creator

• New York (State). Comptroller's Office

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Auctioneer records

Series Number

B1184

Summary

This series consists of documents regarding appointments and activities of auctioneers including applications to the governor and Council of Appointments; certificates of goods sold and taxes returnable; and descriptions of locations of lands.

Creator

• New York (State). Comptroller's Office

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Education Department Commissioner Thomas E. Sobol subject files

Series Number

W0107

Summary

This series includes correspondence, meeting agenda and minutes, and reports documenting State Education Commissioner Thomas E. Sobol's administration. Records document the daily operations of the commissioner's office, the functions of the Department's major program areas, and the Department's positions on federal education policies and proposed state and federal legislation. Of note are "A New Compact for Learning," a policy statement designed to shift responsibility to the local level, and "One Nation, Many Peoples," a controversial revision of the social studies curriculum.

Creator

• New York (State). Education Department. Commissioner Thomas E. Sobol

Access Restrictions

This series may contain material to which access is restricted. Archives staff will review requested documents and disclose information pursuant to New York State Freedom of Information Law (FOIL).

Title

Panama Central School District records

Series Number

A4659

Summary

The series includes meeting minutes of school boards and municipal boards in the towns of Leon, Ripley, Ellicott, and Busti and the Village of Cuba, in Chautauqua County. School board records are from Watts Flats School No. 16; Watts Flat School No. 2; Niobe School No. 8; Ashville School No. 3; Panama School No. 6; Panama Central School, Board of Education; Busti School District No. 2; Union Free School District No. 3, Towns of Busti and Ellicott at Celoron; Union Free School District No. 1, Town of Busti, called Lakewood High School; and Southwestern Central School. Town and village board records are from the towns of Ripley and Leon and the village of Cuba.

Creator

• Panama Central School District (N.Y.)

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Reports of inmate conduct and punishments for offenses

Series Number

A3136

Summary

This series provides information on inmate conduct, and punishments for misconduct. Inmate conduct reports include date; name and number of inmates; offense or an indication of good or improved behavior, and by whom reported. Punishments for misconduct reports include date; name and number of inmates; and punishments for reported offenses. Institution bylaws required a misconduct report be filed in a "Complaint Book" before any inmate could be punished for an offense. Records are restricted.

Creator

• New York (State). State Industrial School

Access Restrictions

Restricted in accordance with Executive Law, Section 501-c(1)(b), relating to confidentiality of individuals in custody of the Division for Youth (now Office of Children and Family Services).

Title

Lodi town board meeting minutes

Series Number

A4671

Creator

• Lodi (N.Y. : Town)

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Training reports and manuals and miscellaneous files

Series Number

14084

Summary

This series consists of publications, manuals, and other records relating to employee training and development produced by the Training Section of the Personnel Services Division and its predecessor, the Training Division. It includes course outlines, training presentations, annual and special reports, correspondence, and memorandums.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of Civil Service. Personnel Services Division. Training Section

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Library charter and registration files

Series Number

B1812

Summary

This series documents the chartering and registration of municipal, school, and free association libraries. The records are arranged alphabetically by town and include application forms, reports, questionnaires, and copies of the provisional and absolute charters.

Creator

• New York State Library. Division of Library Development

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Annual reports of stage coach and omnibus companies, and other common carriers

Series Number

12393

Summary

These annual reports submitted by stage coach and omnibus companies provide detailed information pertaining to the identity of each company and its financial condition.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of Transportation. Regulation Division

Title

Assorted records

Series Number

A4117

Summary

The New York State Soldiers Depot was established to be a place of rest and relief for sick, sounded, furloughed, and discharged New York soldiers during the Civil War. This series includes correspondence, descriptive rolls for individual soldiers, receipts for claims, inventories of the depot's kitchen and dining room, discharge papers, receipts for official records received from the Adjutant-General's Office, certificates of enlistment, matron's reports, list of depot expenditures, receipts for work performed at the depot, and furloughs.

Creator

• New York State Soldiers' Depot

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Register of Chancery and Vice-Chancery decrees docketed in New York City

Series Number

JN399

Summary

Volume contains summary information about decrees in the Court of Chancery circuits throughout the state that were docketed in the office of the Assistant Register in New York City, if the decree required a money payment by the losing party. The register was compiled after abolition of the Court of Chancery effective July 1, 1847.

Creator

• New York County (N.Y.). Clerk's Office

Access Restrictions

Use and reproduction of fragile documents may be restricted.

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Inspector General's Office copies of correspondence forwarded from the Governor's Office

Series Number

A4103

Summary

This series consists of copies of incoming correspondence directed to Governor Edwin D. Morgan, originally found in Inspector General's administrative correspondence files. The Executive Chamber probably forwarded these copies to the Inspector General in order to keep him informed of current events or because they dealt with matters which required his attention. One of the Inspector General's major responsibilities was to attend to the organization of the militia, which is what the bulk of this correspondence is concerned with.

Creator

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

Access Restrictions

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