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Displaying 6074 Finding Aids
Title
- Ledger of accounts of property acquired through foreclosure
Series Number
- A1286
Summary
- This series consists of ledgers of accounts for property acquired by county commissioners of the U.S. Deposit Fund through foreclosure of mortgage and sale of premises. Each account gives name of delinquent mortgagor; county of residence; amount due in principal, interest, and costs; amount of bid by the commissioners; and any deficiency.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office. Land Tax Bureau
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Daily report of moneys received by incarcerated individuals
Series Number
- B0073
Summary
- This series consists of carbon copies of reports detailing money sent to the incarcerated from outsiders. Reports include the date compiled, inmate number, name, name of sender and amount, and the date deposited.
Creator
- Auburn Prison
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Garden City building permits and certificates of occupancy
Series Number
- A4472
Summary
- Microfilmed records include building permits and certificates of occupancy, and related material such as surveys and plans.
Creator
- Garden City (N.Y. : Village)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Telegrams received
Series Number
- A2003
Summary
- This series consists of telegrams received by the Office of the Superintendent and copies of a few telegrams sent by that office. The telegrams relate to teachers' institutes; authority of and legality of actions by local school officials; apportionment of public money for schools; Indian students; and routine administrative activities.
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
- Statewide higher education study files
Series Number
- A0614
Summary
- These files from the Temporary Commission on the Need for a State University and its Committees contains routine correspondence and memoranda, hearing transcripts, reports by the commission and its committees, and reimbursement forms. Topics reflected in the subject files include medical, dental, and nursing education and fiscal studies on the commission's recommendations and barriers to minority group participation in higher education.
Creator
- New York (State). Temporary Commission on the Need for a State University
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Albany (N.Y. : County) city, town, and village records
Series Number
- A3335
Summary
- Microfilmed records include minutes and proceedings of city common councils and village boards of trustees, and minutes and other entries recorded by town clerks across Albany County.
Creator
- Albany (N.Y. : County)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Commissary register
Series Number
- A1522
Summary
- This series consists of items purchased by or issued to inmates at Matteawan State Hospital. The entries for a particular day record the patient's name (later entries include patient's number) and the type and number of supplies received. Entries are made every two weeks. Records are restricted.
Creator
- Matteawan State Hospital
Access Restrictions
- Restricted in accordance with Section 33.13, Mental Hygiene Law, relating to confidentiality of clinical records. Access permitted under certain conditions upon application to and approval by the Office of Mental Health.
Title
- Governor's Commission on Libraries public hearings files
Series Number
- B0927
Summary
- The Governor's Commission on Libraries was appointed by Governor Hugh Carey in 1976 to plan for the New York State Governor's Conference on Libraries, held in 1978. Prior to the Conference, the Commission held public hearings in Buffalo, New York City, Albany, and Syracuse. At these hearings, students, teachers, librarians, administrators, and others from public, private, school, and academic libraries expressed their concerns. The series contains transcripts of each day's hearings and written statements submitted to the Commission.
Creator
- New York (State). Governor's Commission on Libraries
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Register of hospital admissions (tubercular patients)
Series Number
- B0099
Summary
- This series consists of a listing of patients admitted to the Clinton prison hospital. The register contains inmate number; name; former residence; occupation; nationality; disease duration; infection source; family history; sanitary condition of former surroundings; status (apparently cured, improved, negative); and remarks. It appears this is a register of the tuberculosis hospital ward that cared for inmates transferred from other New York prisons.
Creator
- Clinton Prison (Dannemora, N.Y.)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- List of interest due on state stock
Series Number
- A1244
Summary
- This series consists of a list of interest due on state stock that was issued in order to pay the interest on and to redeem the principle of the state's canal debt that could not be paid by the sinking fund. Information includes certificate number, amount and in whose favor the stock was issued; when to be paid; interest paid; and who received the amount specified.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Justice Task Force archived website
Series Number
- B2856
Title
- Governor Approval and Veto Files
Series Number
- B2842
Summary
- This series consists of the Governor's justifications for approving or vetoing bills. Each document provides the chapter or veto number, reference to the bill number, the governor's rationale, and signature.
Creator
- New York (State). Governor (2011-2021 : Cuomo)
- New York (State). Governor
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- War Council Office of Civilian Mobilization volunteer participation conferences and meetings coordination correspondence and publicity files
Series Number
- A4328
Summary
- This series contains report forms completed by field directors for each local war council detailing their personnel, organization, and operations. The forms were used by the Office of Civilian Mobilization (OCM) to assess local councils and ensure they operated according to the State War Council's standards. Each form lists the local war council's address, territory, and population, and provides detailed information on the council and the OCM divisions operating in the council.
Creator
- New York State War Council. Office of Civilian Mobilization
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
New York State Comptroller's Office Documents Relating to Cancellations and Redemptions of Tax Sales
Title
- Documents relating to cancellations and redemptions of tax sales
Series Number
- B0933
Summary
- This series includes denied applications for cancellation of tax sales; comptroller's orders setting aside cancellations; motions and stipulations to set aside cancellations; and denied applications to redeem lands from tax sales. Also included are a few notices to occupants to vacate lands and legal documentation related to an application for cancellation of a tax sale of 760 acres in the Old Military Tract, Townships #1 and # 2 of Essex County.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Restoration of citizenship rights application ledgers
Series Number
- A0628
Summary
- Articles I and IV of the State Constitution authorize the governor to grant executive clemency to convicted criminals (Executive Law, Sections 15-19). Among the types of clemency offered is restoration of citizenship rights, by which the governor restores civil rights lost as a result of a conviction (such as right to vote, right to hold public office). These volumes were maintained to track the status of applications to the governor for restoration of citizenship rights.
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Certified copy of the Assembly journal
Series Number
- L0179
Summary
- These journals are the official record of Assembly proceedings. They summarize floor proceedings, including bill introductions, committee assignments and reports, floor actions on bills; and contain texts of bill amendments from the Senate and some resolutions. They do not contain debate transcripts or introduced documents.
Creator
- New York (State). Legislature. Assembly. Clerk of the Assembly
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Typescript of cooperative South Mall construction project agreement
Series Number
- A3321
Summary
- This is an original typescript of an agreement among New York State, Albany County, and the City of Albany to undertake the cooperative public improvement project known as the South Mall (later Empire State Plaza). The project was devised to provide space for state offices and related facilities as part of a plan for development of the county and city, recognizing the clear effect of state government growth on the physical and economic development of the area.
Creator
- New York (State). Office of General Services
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Division of Coastal Resources state consistency project review files
Series Number
- 19600
Summary
- These files from the Department of State's Division of Coastal Resources document the division's review of projects for which other state agencies have final decision-making authority but are reviewed for their consistency with the objectives of the State's Coastal Management Program and local waterfront revitalization plans. Files may contain detailed information on each proposed project and its potential impact on the local economy, fish, wildlife, agricultural lands, scenic resources, water resources and recreational opportunities for the public.
Creator
- New York (State). Division of Coastal Resources
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Office of Children and Family Services archived websites
Series Number
- B2063
Summary
- This series consists of archival copies of the publicly accessible websites of the New York State Office of Children and Family Services.
Creator
- New York (State). Office of Children and Family Services
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Maps and descriptions of western division lands permanently appropriated for use of the state canals
Series Number
- B0674
Summary
- The series consists of blueprint maps and descriptions of lands permanently appropriated for use of state canals. The blueprints, arranged by district, are tracings of maps of land appropriations along the Erie Canal in Wayne County (District No. 3) and Monroe and Orleans counties (District No. 4). Each map provides name of person from whom land was appropriated; town and county where located; symbols indicating gas pipe monuments; and a written survey description of the appropriated land.
Creator
- New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.