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Displaying 6074 Finding Aids
Title
- Court of Admiralty minutes and case papers
Series Number
- A3296
Summary
- This series consists of admiralty claims cases filed within the jurisdiction of New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut. Claims relate to prize cases; seamen's wages and treatment; salvage; evasion of customs regulations; insubordination; attempted mutiny; and passenger assault. Files may contain libels, monitions, claims and answers, interrogatories, depositions, and court orders. Prize cases are most common and include libels, processes, pleadings, court decrees, condemned property sales, bills of cost, muster rolls, ship owner's instructions, invoices of goods laden, and certificates of clearance.
Creator
- New York (State). Court of Admiralty
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Survey maps of the Northern and Southern Reservoir Systems
Series Number
- B1542
Summary
- This series was created by the Canal Corporation of the Thruway Authority to establish state property boundaries adjacent to the Northern and Southern Reservoir Systems. It consists primarily of maps and structure drawings of the Northern and Southern Reservoirs of the Barge Canal. Most maps relate to either the Northern or Southern Reservoir System in whole or part; some relate to the entire reservoir system, and others relate to feeders and other reservoirs.
Creator
- New York State Canal Corporation
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- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Record of Sheppard-Towner funds
Series Number
- A0774
Summary
- The Sheppard-Towner Act funded a variety of activities to upgrade maternal and childcare in local communities. This series includes an accounting of State and Federal funds expended under the act as well as budget estimate, fund balances, and cash balances.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Health. Division of Maternity, Infancy, and Child Hygiene
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- New York State Department of Commerce Central File Division legislative files
Series Number
- 10181
Summary
- This series contains correspondence, memorandums, reports, copies of legislative bills, transcripts of statements and testimonies, publications, and newspaper clippings. The files were compiled by the Central File Division of the Commerce Department and include a substantial amount of records directed to and generated by the Commissioner's Office. The files deal with proposed federal and state legislation as well as enacted legislation. They are concerned primarily with the effects of proposed bills on New York State's commerce.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Commerce. Central File Division
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- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Carmel records
Series Number
- A4512
Summary
- Microfilmed records include town clerk's record and minute books, property assessment cards, tax assessment rolls, zoning board of appeals files, general ledgers, and other historical town records.
Creator
- Carmel (N.Y. : Town)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Division of Canals and Waterways water elevation records
Series Number
- B1796
Summary
- This series documents efforts to quantify canal water levels. Records include mean daily elevations of water surfaces at specified gages; mean daily discharges of water surfaces; and quarterly reports, which display similar information in a slightly different format. The information in the series is typically presented through charts.
Creator
- New York (State). Division of Canals and Waterways
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Brockport village board minute books
Series Number
- A4705
Creator
- Brockport (N.Y.: Village)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Certificates of election
Series Number
- L0232
Summary
- The Committee was responsible for canvassing and estimating the votes for governor, lieutenant governor, and senators. These certificates of election were filed with the Senate for the years 1790, 1796, and 1798. Each signed certificate authenticates committee canvassing and estimation of ballots and declares individuals as elected office holders.
Creator
- New York (State). Legislature. Joint Legislative Committee on Regulating Elections
Access Restrictions
- Restricted: Material is fragile;Use under supervision of an archivist.
Title
- Council on the Arts Chairperson's subject and correspondence files
Series Number
- 18912
Summary
- The series includes correspondence between the chairperson and organizations inquiring about grants, as well as other groups interested in the council's work; inquiries from U.S. and state legislators concerning grant applications; copies of meeting minutes and supporting material; copies of budgets and program allocation plans; statements made by the chairperson to the New York State Assembly Ways and Means Committee; copies of council mailings; and correspondence and internal memorandums relating to particular programs of interest to the commissioner.
Creator
- New York State Council on the Arts
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Monthly minutes of board meetings
Series Number
- B1966
Summary
- This series consists of minutes of the Workers' Compensation Board (1945-1987), minutes of the earlier Industrial Board (1920-1945), and minutes of the State Civil Defense Commission (1958-1968).
Creator
- New York (State). Workers' Compensation Board
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- National Guard records
Series Number
- A0563
Summary
- This series consists of a variety of records that relate mainly to the 14th New York State Militia; the 23rd New York National Guard; and the 12th New York National Guard. The bulk of the records post-date the Civil War but a significant portion, especially those pertaining to the 14th New York State Militia, document Civil War-related activities.
Creator
- New York (State). Adjutant General's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Books of entry
Series Number
- A0205
Summary
- This series documents duties paid on imports. Imports documented are chiefly rum and wine, occasionally cocoa, and more rarely, slaves. Records are restricted due to burn damage. Microfilm version is first-use copy.
Creator
- New York (Colony). Treasurer's Office
Access Restrictions
- Restricted due to burn damage. Microfilm version is first-use copy.
Title
- Teacher certification cards
Series Number
- 20533
Summary
- The series consists of microfilmed teacher certification cards. The cards provide summary information about individuals certified to teach in New York State. Information includes name; date of birth; gender; social security number; college(s); degrees; date awarded; certification type; field; issuance date; where sent; and date sent.
Creator
- New York (State). Education Department. Office of the Professions
Access Restrictions
- Original camera negative microfilm is restricted. Interested researchers should contact State Education Department Teacher Certification for use copy.
Title
- Proposed constitutional amendments passed by the 1938 Constitutional Convention
Series Number
- A0211
Summary
- A bound volume contains correspondence of officers of the Constitutional Convention of 1938 concerning publication of abstracts of the proposed amendments and their submission to the voters in the general election held November 8, 1938; copies of the abstracts; printed copies of the texts of the proposed amendments, with introductory and print numbers; and printed or typewritten copies of the proposed amendments bearing numerous strikeouts, additions, and corrections.
Creator
- New York (State). Secretary of State
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- State highway records
Series Number
- A0577
Summary
- This series contains invoices for funds expended by the state for supplies and labor used for the construction or maintenance of state highways. Each form contains the town and county, law under which funds were appropriated, date, name of supplier, a listing of the goods or services purchased, funds expended, the road that was serviced, and a contract number. Most invoices display a stamp stating that the expenditure was audited by the Commissioner of Transportation.
Creator
- New York (State). State Commission of Highways
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
New York State Senate Education Committee Subject Files Concerning State Financial Aid for Education
Title
- Subject files concerning state financial aid for education
Series Number
- L0226
Summary
- These files document Lois Wilson's work with education policy through the Task Force on Implementing Educational Reform; Commission on the Quality, Cost, and Financing of Elementary and Secondary Education (Fleischmann Commission, 1972); Task Force on State Aid to Elementary and Secondary Schools; and the Temporary State Commission on the Distribution of State Aid to Local School Districts. Included are reports; legal briefs, opinions, and decisions; statistics; written responses; pre-trial examinations; and files on court cases including Levittown v. Nyquist.
Creator
- New York (State). Legislature. Senate. Education Committee
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- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Southern Tier West Regional Planning and Development Board planning board minutes
Series Number
- A4711
Creator
- Southern Tier West Regional Planning and Development Board (N.Y.)
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- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Senator Kevin S. Parker archived websites
Series Number
- B2248
Summary
- This series consists of archival copies of the official website of Senator Kevin S. Parker.
Creator
- New York (State). Legislature. Senate. Senator (2003- : Kevin S. Parker)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Correspondence and subject files
Series Number
- B1741
Summary
- The Commission on Higher Education was established to study and make recommendations on how New York State conceives, organizes, and funds post-secondary education. This series consists of subject files for the Commission and its subcommittees, which include Tuition and Student Aid, Subcommittee on Finance, Subcommittee on Access, Quality and Student Flow, and Information Technologies. Also included are meeting minutes, cassette recordings of meetings, papers, reports, and incoming and outgoing correspondence.
Creator
- New York (State). Regents Commission on Higher Education
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- State Architect's Approvals of Special Fund estimates
Series Number
- B0339
Summary
- This single volume contains letterpress copies of approvals of special fund estimates submitted to the state architect for review as required by Section 65 of the State Insanity Law. All of the special fund estimates in the volume pertain to the construction, alteration, repair, or improvement of state hospital buildings and grounds.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Architecture
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.