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Displaying 6074 Finding Aids
Title
- Transcripts of docket of judgments
Series Number
- J1141
Summary
- This is a fragmentary series of transcripts of judgments docketed by the clerk of the Supreme Court at Albany. Each entry gives the following information: name of party against whom judgment has been obtained, name of party in whose favor judgment has been obtained, amount of debt, amount of damages and costs, date of filing judgment roll, name of attorney for plaintiff, and date of satisfaction (usually blank).
Creator
- New York (State). Supreme Court of Judicature (Albany)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Asylum baseball and basketball club account book
Series Number
- B1755
Summary
- This series consists of itemized information regarding Middletown State Homeopathic Hospital's staff baseball and basketball teams. Information includes game dates; teams played; scores; tickets sold; gates proceeds; railroad tickets; travel expenses; equipment; equipment repair and telegram costs. Players' names are frequently noted.
Creator
- Middletown State Homeopathic Hospital (N.Y.)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Inventories of state war-related agency records
Series Number
- A3081
Summary
- Amendment to the War Emergency Act provided for this inventory to be conducted by War Council staff to assure proper care, control and custody of records. This series consists of inventories of records generated by the State War Council, its subdivisions, and other state agencies. Information includes: creating agency and subdivision; agency and custody; title; brief description; inclusive dates; existence of other copies; frequency of use; method of filing; form and size of material; container type; persons interviewed; and disposition.
Creator
- New York State War Council. Division of Records
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Resignations of New York State Militia and National Guard officers
Series Number
- B0463
Summary
- This series consists of routine records that usually provide the resigning officer's name; rank; unit to which presently attached; reason(s) for resignation; statement of indebtedness; date; and signature. The disposition of the request is usually noted on either the bottom of the form or its reverse. The series is incomplete; only documents for last names starting with letters A-K are present.
Creator
- New York (State). Adjutant General's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Supreme Court summonses and subpoenas
Series Number
- A1866
Summary
- This series consists of Supreme Court subpoenas ordering the Secretary of State to produce records from his office and summonses served on his staff. Documents identify the case name, location, and type of court session. The subpoenas identify records requested and specify the time and place the records must be delivered. The summonses contain the defendants' names, a copy of the plaintiff's complaint which outlines the reasons for filing suit, and length of time allotted defendants to answer plaintiff's complaint.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of State
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- State land overlay maps
Series Number
- B2274
Summary
- This series consists of overlay maps corresponding to United States Geological Survey (USGS) quadrangle maps showing locations of state lands in the Adirondack region (mostly eastern Adirondacks). The maps also depict survey patents. Maps are 1:24,000 scale and contain extensive pencil and color-coded notations and additions. Some camera negatives are included.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Transportation. Map Information Unit
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Banking Department Legal Division correspondence files
Series Number
- B2512
Summary
- This series consists of internal memorandums, directives to staff, and letters and memorandums providing legal advice or opinions on routine matters.
Creator
- New York (State). Banking Department. Legal Division
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- New York State Commission on State-Local Fiscal Relations subject and meeting files
Series Number
- B0305
Summary
- This series consists of commission agendas, meeting schedules, legislative bills, correspondence, memorandums, financial reports and studies, projections, newspaper clippings, meeting minutes, and miscellaneous printed material accumulated and generated by the Temporary State Commission on State-Local Fiscal Relations. Topics documented include federal aid, education aid, welfare aid, highway aid, public health aid, water resources, per capita aid, State Aid impact analyses, local revenue resources, fiscal needs, fiscal projections, and school district financial analyses.
Creator
- New York (State). Commission on State-Local Fiscal Relations
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Photographic prints and negatives of Department of Health officials, facilities, and activities
Series Number
- 14655
Summary
- Records consist of photographs created by the Photography Unit that were used in Department of Health publications, exhibits, training aids, news releases, annual reports, and presentations. Topics covered by the photographs include department operations and public health activities in the state including clinics, other public health services, medical procedures and equipment, department laboratories and offices, facilities, special events, and "medical defense" (relating to medical procedures in the event of a nuclear attack).
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Health. Bureau of Communications Production. Photography Unit
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Roster of medical staff of New York State volunteer regiments
Series Number
- B0311
Summary
- This series consists of a roster of surgeons and assistant surgeons in New York State Volunteer regiments. Information includes name; rank; date of rank; and remarks concerning promotions; resignations and other charges in status.
Creator
- New York (State). Adjutant General's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Lists of freeholders qualified to serve as jurors
Series Number
- J4011
Summary
- This fragmentary series consists of lists of freeholders qualified to serve as jurors in the trial of issues in the Supreme Court of Judicature, as returned by sheriffs or county clerks. Each list gives the names of freeholders, their places of abode, and their "additions" (occupations or ranks). Most of the lists were compiled and returned for the empanelling of struck juries.
Creator
- New York (State). Supreme Court of Judicature (Albany)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Report on inmates' medical treatment after the retaking of Attica Correctional Facility
Series Number
- B2506
Summary
- This series consists of a ten-page report by John L. Stainthorpe, containing detailed summaries of interviews with National Guard personnel and medical workers at the retaking of Attica Correctional Facility in 1971. The interviews focused on the subject of medical treatment of inmates after the event. Interviewees appear to have volunteered to talk, rather than be systematically selected. The report is labeled "Attica Brothers Trial Office."
Creator
- New York (State). Division of State Police
Access Restrictions
- Restricted to protect personal privacy of individuals.
Title
- Senator Malcolm A. Smith archived websites
Series Number
- B2260
Summary
- This series consists of archival copies of the official website of Senator Malcolm A. Smith.
Creator
- New York (State). Legislature. Senate. Senator (2000-2014 : Malcolm A. Smith)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Writs of commission
Series Number
- JN548
Summary
- This series contains writs of commission, court orders to obtain written testimony for a proceeding in the Supreme Court of Judicature. The writ appointed commissioners to depose a witness residing out of state or out of country. Accompanying the writ are interrogatories (questions to the witness) and, occasionally, the witness's deposition (answer to the questions).
Creator
- New York (State). Supreme Court of Judicature (New York)
Access Restrictions
- Use and reproduction of fragile documents may be restricted.
Title
- Personal service schedules
Series Number
- B1769
Summary
- This series consists of salary and wage estimates for resident officers and employees of Marcy State Hospital and Utica State Hospital. The volume pertaining to Marcy State Hospital also includes an index.
Creator
- Marcy State Hospital (N.Y.)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Education Department Bureau of School District Organization subject and administrative files
Series Number
- B0477
Summary
- These files document the Bureau's field activities and policy development relating to centralization and reorganization of school districts; district superintendents; legislative proposals; administration of programs specified in legislation; professional organizations; racial imbalance in elementary and secondary schools; state financial aid for education; vocational education. They also address procedures and departmental policy on the formation of central school districts, vocational education and enlarged city school districts.
Creator
- New York (State). Education Department. Bureau of School District Organization
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Index to alien depositions
Series Number
- A1872
Summary
- This series consists of one volume entitled "Certificates and Alien Depositions" (February 5, 1880-January 20, 1890) that contains information under the following headings: Date, Grantor, Commissioner, Name, and Address. The contents of the volume do not indicate the purpose for which the register was kept.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of State
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Empire State Games posters
Series Number
- 22495
Summary
- Formerly a program of the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation, the Empire State Games are conducted as a series of annual Olympic-style competitions for amateur athletes from all over New York State. This series consists of twelve professional quality posters designed to publicize the Empire State Games.
Creator
- New York (State). Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Abstracts of corporation reports
Series Number
- A1325
Summary
- This series contains abstracts of reports by corporations on their financial status. These reports were required to be filed with the Comptroller's Office for corporate taxation purposes. Reports include information on stocks; debts; loans; dividends and real estate holdings.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Audited accounts for new construction
Series Number
- A3254
Summary
- This series consists of information used to track expenditures for construction of new buildings for the House of Refuge on Randalls Island including a school, dining rooms, and a "female house." For each building, information includes payment date; to whom or for what payment was made; payment amount; and certification by member of Finance Committee that account is correct. Much of the writing in this volume has been obliterated by water damage.
Creator
- New York House of Refuge
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.