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Title

Book of records of the Tax Commission

Series Number

B1780

Summary

This volume contains minutes of the Tax Commission. Information includes names of Commission members present at meetings, the Commission's recommendations, proposals and statements with regard to measures of the Senate, Assembly, and the Joint Legislative Committee on Taxation.

Creator

• New York (State). State Tax Commission

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Appointment application files

Series Number

B1958

Summary

This series contains applications to Governor W. Averell Harriman for appointments to state government positions. The applications include those transmitted by county government or other state political leaders, and applications sent directly to Governor Harriman. Also included are applications from lawyers for positions and applications for honorary positions. The records include applications, biographies of the applicants, criminal investigation reports of the applicants, and recommendations and correspondence from and about the applicants.

Creator

• New York (State). Governor (1955-1958 : Harriman)

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Assorted New York State Barge Canal System maps

Series Number

B1794

Creator

• New York (State). Department of Transportation. Division of Waterways Maintenance

Access Restrictions

Series is closed to research pending processing and arrangement.

Title

Theatre Institute educational materials

Series Number

22468

Summary

This series documents educational and outreach activities undertaken by staff members of the New York State Theatre Institute (NYSTI). The records include study guides for teachers, which NYSTI staff developed to extend each production into the classroom curriculum; slides and Power Point presentations that depict scenes from and preparations for productions; and schedules of educational programs, lesson plans, video and audio tapes, contracts, and correspondence received from students.

Creator

• New York State Theatre Institute

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Environmental Conservation budget files

Series Number

L0218

Summary

This series documents the budgeting process of the Department of Environmental Conservation when Assemblyman Hinchey was Chair of the Standing Committee of Environmental Conservation. Records includes budget hearings held by the senate finance committee and the assembly ways and means committee; assembly records of proceedings; copies of budget bills; handwritten notes; material relative to the Environmental Regulatory Fund; projected costs of programs; statistical tabulations; expected revenues; correspondence; memoranda; and other material relative to the budgeting process.

Creator

• New York (State). Legislature. Assembly. Assemblyman (1975-1992 : Maurice D. Hinchey)

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Chairman's outgoing correspondence files

Series Number

18938

Summary

This series consists of correspondence received from and copies of replies sent to citizens; environmental organizations; state legislators; and local and federal government officials, agencies, and commissions. Topics include development of site classification criteria; site certification; draft regulations; development of quality assurance guidelines and techniques; and selection of method and site to deal with the state's low-level radioactive wastes.

Creator

• New York (State). Low Level Radioactive Waste Siting Commission

Access Restrictions

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

Title

School supervision files

Series Number

A3040

Summary

These files contain field reports of visits by bureau staff to schools around the state. Also included are correspondence, memorandums, meeting programs, and other records. The records contain detailed information about the conduct of home economics classes in individual schools, provision of guidance to home economics educators, curricula, teacher training, equipment and facilities available, and professional conferences.

Creator

• New York (State). Education Department. Bureau of Home Economics Education

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Banking Board minutes

Series Number

18086

Summary

The series consists of meeting minutes of the New York State Banking Board that document place, time, and those in attendance. In addition, the minutes document policy discussions, the development and/or amendment of rules and regulations, and their impact on the banking industry. Appended to the minutes are the resolutions, regulations and amendments adopted by the board.

Creator

• New York (State). Banking Board

Access Restrictions

Partly restricted by Banking Law former section 13.4, making "reports and communications" by staff of the Banking Department to the Banking Board "confidential."

Title

Superintendents of Repairs' estimates of expenditures for repairs

Series Number

A1131

Summary

These estimates of proposed expenditures for canal repairs were submitted by Superintendents of Repairs to the Canal Commissioner responsible for specific division of the canal system. Each estimate provides the location of the work project, names of structures or work involved, and an estimated cost of labor and materials.

Creator

• New York (State). Canal Commissioners

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Contract documents for canal enlargement and repairs

Series Number

A1899

Summary

These records document execution and fulfillment of contracts for canal construction and repairs. Included are agreements for excavation of the canal, for construction of locks, bridges, and other structures, and for general repairs; detailed work specifications; bonds for performance of work and payment of wages; estimates or accounts listing labor employed and materials use; and affidavits of inspection or materials. Contract documents generally are labeled with contractor name, date, sequential number, and work location.

Creator

• New York (State). Canal Commissioners

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Aerial photographs and drawings of New York State buildings and sites

Series Number

B1782

Summary

This series consists of photographs and drawings of aerial views of New York State institutions. Most photographs document existing structures and planned construction. Some items include date of photography, flight height, camera used, lens focal length, and approximate index scale. Several photographs are unidentified.

Creator

• New York (State). Office of General Services. Design and Construction. Design Division

Access Restrictions

B1782-17 and B1782-21: There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.

B1782-22: Folder 4 should be handled with assistance of an archivist. The item is oversized and may have a glass covering. It is currently secured with bubble wrap and tape.

Title

Inspector's reports on conditions at the State Industrial School

Series Number

A3056

Summary

This series contains inspections reports of the State Industrial School by a State Board of Charities inspector. Information includes date of inspection, names of institution management and name of inspector. Reports may contain general or detailed discussion of buildings and grounds conditions, sanitary conditions, general health of inmates; disciplinary measures; number in solitary confinement; number sent to Elmira Reformatory; recreation; education; religious services; budgetary constraints and supply shortages; and number of inmates by gender, officers, and employees at the institution.

Creator

• New York (State). State Industrial School

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Odessa-Montour Central School District official minutes and hearing proceedings

Series Number

A4739

Summary

This series consists of microfilm copies of minutes and hearing proceedings of the Odessa-Montour Central School District and its predecessor districts including the Union Free District #5, District # 25, District #2, District #10, Odessa Central School District #1, and Odessa-Montour Central School District.

Creator

• Odessa-Montour Central School District (N.Y.)

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Edgecombe Correctional Facility inmate case files

Series Number

W0067

Summary

Edgecombe Residential Treatment Facility (formerly Edgecombe Correctional Facility), located in the New York City borough of Manhattan, is a minimum security correctional facility for female inmates and male inmates 18 years of age or older. Inmate case files describe in great detail the family and social background, arrest, confinement, and release/parole of incarcerated men.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of Correctional Services

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.

Title

New York State Contracting Board proposals and bonds for canal enlargement and repairs

Series Number

A1127

Summary

The Contracting Board received proposals and bonds for performance of work submitted by persons wishing to obtain contracts for construction or repair of canals. Series includes printed forms for locks, culverts, waste weirs, aqueducts, bridge abutments, reservoirs, iron superstructure, and general excavation. Proposals specify the cost of clearing, excavation, masonry, carpentry, lumber, stone, iron, cement, and additional labor or materials necessary to perform the work.

Creator

• New York (State). Contracting Board

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Military returns, Albany County

Series Number

A0239

Summary

These are primarily inspection returns and muster rolls of militia units in Albany County after the Revolutionary War. Also included are: copy of orders to Captain Jacob Lansing (1781) and account of expenses (1783); and bills on account of Captain Abraham Verplank (1783).

Creator

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

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Superintendents of Repairs' annual reports of structures or work completed or repaired

Series Number

A1133

Summary

Each annual report lists the number of locks, aqueducts, and waste weirs; weigh locks, bridges, scows, and buildings; and dams, repairs of breaches, and other works or structures completed or repaired during the preceding year, with the cost of new and repair work and total cost in each category. At the head of the report are given the name of superintendent, location of section, and date.

Creator

• New York (State). Comptroller's Office

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Historical sketches and photographs of school systems in cities and villages

Series Number

A3042

Summary

These historical sketches which include photographs were collected from school systems in 1916 to illustrate a report on the history of school systems in cities and villages. The sketches generally provide information on the establishment and location of the first school or school district in the city or village, and development of the school system's programs, facilities, administration, and geographic area. Photographs of school buildings, classrooms, facilities, students, and administrators accompany each sketch.

Creator

• New York (State). Education Department. Assistant Commissioner for Elementary Education

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Registers of applicants examined and licensed

Series Number

B0488

Summary

This series contains information identifying individuals applying for and taking pharmacist-licensing examinations. Applicant information includes application number; name; form number; dates application received, examined, and approved; dates examination given and approved; name of examiner and city where examination given; kind of examination; percentage; certificate number; form number; date certificate issued; and remarks (usually town, city, or village).

Creator

• New York (State). Education Department. Board of Pharmacy

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Compensation claims of former commissary general

Series Number

A1251

Summary

This series from the Comptroller's Office consists of correspondence and newspaper clippings concerning former Commissary General Storms and his efforts to obtain compensation for payments due for supplies of arms, military stores, and accoutrements to arsenals, members of the militia and brigades, and for services as agent for settling the demands of this state against the United States. Included is correspondence and newspaper clippings sent from General Storm to the Adjutant General's Office.

Creator

• New York (State). Comptroller's Office

Access Restrictions

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