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Title

Incoming correspondence relating to teacher certification

Series Number

A2016

Summary

This series contains correspondence received by the Superintendent of Public Instruction relating to the certification of teachers. Most of the correspondence is from school commissioners and teachers requesting information about teacher certification examinations, examination results, or replacement of lost teaching certificates.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of Public Instruction. Office of the Superintendent

Access Restrictions

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

Title

List of employees of the State Education Department

Series Number

A3308

Summary

This series contains a list of State Education Department employees in 1909.

Creator

• New York (State). Education Department

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Appropriation requests submitted by state departments to the Division of the Budget

Series Number

L0150

Summary

This series consists of the Ways and Means Committee's copies of appropriation requests submitted to the Division of Budget by 12 state agencies. Records detail agency appropriation requests and expenditures. Requests are divided into personnel services, maintenance, and operation. Information includes position title, name of the person in the position, salary, additional staff requests, and a summary of personnel appropriations for the previous two years including travel expenses, office equipment, supplies, printing and communication, buildings and utilities.

Creator

• New York (State). Legislature. Assembly. Committee on Ways and Means

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Schoharie County tax assessment rolls and other records

Series Number

A4467

Summary

Microfilmed records include tax rolls for several towns and villages in Schoharie Mounty. Information typically includes name of property owner; location of property; amount of land; assessments, exemptions, amount and purpose of general taxes; special taxes; and date of payment. Some include tax warrant and tax schedule, and some have separate listings for non-residents and residents. Also microfilmed are county clerk's registers of marriages and returns of births, marriages, and deaths.

Creator

• Schoharie (N.Y. : County). Treasurer's Office

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Reports of deductions of sentences by prison agents, wardens, and superintendents

Series Number

A0601

Summary

Legislation of 1862 (Chapter 417) allowed convicts in state prisons and penitentiaries to earn commutation of part of their sentence for good conduct or labor performed. Reports in the series provide name of convict; county where convicted; crime; date sentenced; term; prison; date received at prison; months and days earned (in volume three, this column is labeled "commutation"); name of agent and warden making report; date deduction ordered; date writ mailed (rare in Volume 1; consistently appears beginning in Volume 2); and date received in prison (Volume 3 only).

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Ledger of salaries and expenses for state agencies

Series Number

A1279

Summary

This series consists of carbon copy forms regarding salaries. Information includes salary; time period covered; annual salary; retirement registration number; relevant law and chapter; title of position; rate of contribution; contribution amount; amount paid employee; and check number. In addition, for the Department of the State Engineer and Surveyor there are printed forms of schedule of accounts of the Canal Fund. These list appropriation; chapter and laws; claimant; voucher number and amount; requisition number and amount; and check number.

Creator

• New York (State). Comptroller's Office

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Unidentified election and court records

Series Number

A0167

Summary

The series consists of severely burned and unidentified election records and/or Supreme Court records.

Creator

• New York (State). Secretary of State

Access Restrictions

Series is closed to research due to severe burn damage.

Title

State and War Council agencies and local war councils general reporting files

Series Number

A4301

Summary

This series contains correspondence, bulletins, newsletters, and posters sent to the War Council's Executive Secretary reporting on activities of agencies involved in war work and local war councils. Many organizations are represented in this series, including: Emergency Food Commission; Nursing Council; Office of Civilian Mobilization; Office of Civilian Protection; and Salvage Division. Topics discussed include: civil defense; child care; housing; labor; rationing; salvage; and education and training.

Creator

• New York State War Council

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Special term minute books

Series Number

J0129

Summary

This series consists of minutes of special rules entered during the special terms of the Supreme Court held at Rochester each October between 1841 and 1846. Information includes names of the parties and of the attorney making the motion for the rule, and the ruling of the court on the motion. The minute books also contain rules appointing examiners of candidates for admission as attorneys; general court rules; and miscellaneous rules.

Creator

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

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Newark Developmental Disabilities Service Office publications

Series Number

B2658

Summary

This series consists of newsletters and publications produced to document facility activities, events, and services and to provide informational outreach to consumers, facility staff, and the general public. Newsletters include "The Quill"; "The Newsline Newark"; "Together"; and "The HRMO Report". Other publications include "The New York State School Bugle"; "The School Express: Newark State School"; "Newark State School News"; "Explore Education"; "News, Developments, Communication"; "Directions 1990s Bulletin"; and Affirmative Action Newsletter".

Creator

• Newark Developmental Disabilities Service Office

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Gowanda Psychiatric Center Board of Visitors' reports

Series Number

B2880

Summary

These files generated by the Gowanda Psychiatric Center Board of Visitors include superintendent/directors' reports and Board of Visitors' meeting minutes. The reports document patient and staff health; accidents; staff promotion and activities; and fund allocations. They also include institutional department reports and statistics related to admissions, deaths, and discharges. The minutes record each member's activities, observations, inspections, and interviews.

Creator

• Gowanda Psychiatric Center

Access Restrictions

Names of patients are restricted in accordance with Mental Hygiene Law, Section 33.13, relating to confidentiality of clinical records. Access is permitted under certain conditions upon approval by the Office of Mental Health.

Title

Indian schools land acquisition correspondence files

Series Number

B1351

Summary

This series consists of correspondence, memorandums, and resolutions relating to the transfer of real property on Indian reservations for educational uses. Correspondence relates to both transfer of abandoned buildings owned by the state to Indian nations and the granting of easements to the state by Indian nations for the erection of new educational buildings.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of State. Bureau of Miscellaneous Records

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Account book of expenses for building Sing Sing Prison (Mt. Pleasant)

Series Number

A1292

Summary

This series consists of accounts submitted by the Commissioners for building a prison at Sing Sing (Mt. Pleasant) to the prison agent. Expenses are listed for a variety of items including building materials; foodstuffs; and wages for various services provided.

Creator

• New York (State). Comptroller's Office

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Gubernatorial inauguration files

Series Number

B1437

Summary

This series consists of correspondence, memorandums, and cost estimates relating to the inaugurations of Governors Franklin D. Roosevelt and Herbert Lehman. Records specifically pertain to the printing of invitations, the erection of a temporary platform in the Assembly Chamber, and the installation of a public address system. Sample invitations are also included.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of State

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Entry documentation submitted by the Indian Commissioners and Indian agents for annuities paid to Indians and for other expenditures

Series Number

A0832

Summary

This series consists of records of the commissioners of Indian affairs and of state Indian agents. A law of 1779 appointed commissioners to ensure the security of the people of the state against future hostilities, and to demand compensation from Indians for previous hostilities. The commissioners were to be compensated for expenses incurred in carrying out their duties.

Creator

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

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Roll maps and plans of the Middle Division of the Erie Canal

Series Number

B0729

Summary

This series consists of roll survey maps for the enlargement of the Middle Division of the Erie Canal. Maps show red lines; blue lines; sectional divisions; old and new channels; profiles; existing structures; names of property owners; and adjacent roads, streets, and buildings. The series also includes approximately 70 linen tracings of earlier maps. These tracings show the relative positions of the Erie Canal and the later Enlarged Canal, and include names of property owners.

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Randolph records

Series Number

A4498

Summary

Microfilmed records include assessment rolls (1884-1940); tax rolls (1978-1987); village board minutes (1867-1972); accounting records of general funds (1985-1992); and other administrative records including ordinances, oaths of office (1969-1985), enumeration (1902), and cash receipts/disbursements.

Creator

• Randolph (N.Y. : Village)

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Gubernatorial transition records

Series Number

B1423

Summary

This series contains various reports, plans, and campaign speeches from the Rockefeller and Carey administrations. These records may have been collected for use by transition teams in the Carey and/or Mario Cuomo administrations. Records include a report concerning sentencing of adult criminals, the history of sentencing, sentencing disparity, parole, probation, and other policies and practices; a group of reports from state agencies detailing contingency plans for an anticipated strike by state workers; and a handbook published by the Office of Legislative Services on the budget process.

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Entry documentation submitted by the Commissioners of Navigation to the Comptroller

Series Number

A0826

Summary

This series contains records submitted in support of raising funds and collecting voluntary contributions to fund the deepening of the Hudson River. The records include accounts, voluntary contributions and bonds, income and expense reports, receipts, and other related records. These records generally provide the date and names of commissioners, donors, or those who held accounts with the commissioners.

Creator

• New York (State). Comptroller's Office

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Division of the Budget subject heading index to general subject files

Series Number

B1345

Summary

These cards index the Division of the Budget general subject files (Series 16520). Each card provides name of the agency under which the matter is filed; description of the subject matter; the heading "General File"; and, if applicable, a cross reference(s) to other subjects under which the material is filed. Sometimes a physical location for the item (e.g. "RC" for State Records Center) may be listed as well. Cards are often filed in multiple sub-categories under a given agency.

Creator

• New York (State). Division of the Budget

Access Restrictions

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