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Displaying 6074 Finding Aids
Title
- Senator Vincent L. Leibell archived websites
Series Number
- B2235
Summary
- This series consists of archival copies of the official website of Senator Vincent L. Leibell.
Creator
- New York (State). Legislature. Senate. Senator (1995-2010 : Vincent L. Leibell)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Governor's Office of Employee Relations Division of Contract Negotiations and Administration arbitration grievance files settled/withdrawn and Step Three grievance files
Series Number
- 18748
Summary
- This series consists of grievances that were settled or withdrawn prior to arbitration or begun at the agency level and then appealed. Records may include initial grievance statements, response by the Governor's Office of Employee Relations (GOER), a disposition memorandum, background material, notices of review, correspondence, grievance forms, and exhibits. Types of grievances include out-of-title work; leave, time absent, and scheduling disputes; discriminatory practices; and harassment.
Creator
- New York (State). Governor's Office of Employee Relations. Division of Contract Negotiations and Administration
Access Restrictions
- State Archives staff will review requests for specific records and disclose information pursuant to New York State Freedom of Information Law (FOIL).
Title
- Transcripts of docket of judgments in U.S. District and Circuit Courts
Series Number
- J0222
Summary
- This volume contains entries of judgments against parties to actions in the U.S. District and Circuit Courts in New York State. Each entry gives names of judgment debtor and creditor; how the judgment was obtained; amounts of debt, damages, and costs; time of filing and docketing judgment; name of filing attorney; name of court in which judgment was obtained (U.S. District Court, Northern or Southern District of New York; or U.S. Circuit Court); and date of satisfaction, if any.
Creator
- New York (State). Supreme Court of Judicature
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Rome Developmental Disabilities Services Office patient case files
Series Number
- B2553
Summary
- This series consists of clinical case files for clients of Rome Developmental Center and its predecessor institutions. Case files contain documentation of court commitment or voluntary admission; patient mental health history at time of admission; subsequent progress or regress; medical treatment; transfers to and from residential units; disciplinary measures; family contacts; and discharge by release, transfer, or death.
Creator
- New York (State). Rome Developmental Disabilities Services Office
Access Restrictions
- 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 for People with Developmental Disabilities.
Title
- New York State Law Revision Commission meeting minutes
Series Number
- 19330
Summary
- This series documents commission meetings and summarizes the various actions and decisions of the commissioners, including progress on studies currently underway and possible topics and areas for future studies. These minutes also present in summary fashion the major operations of the commission, such as projected budget requests, the status of agency spending, and other managerial activities and decisions.
Creator
- New York (State). Law Revision Commission
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Ledgers pertaining to engineering appropriations
Series Number
- B0344
Summary
- This series consists of abstracts of vouchers created by the Superintendent of Public Works for engineering work on the Barge Canal System. Each abstract lists the date of expense; voucher number; names; description of expense; the canal or waterway to which expense relates; subtotals; and totals.
Creator
- New York (State). Superintendent of Public Works
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Comptroller's Office form for engineers' field notes to be filed with Comptroller
Series Number
- A1199
Summary
- This "Form for entering field notes, quantities, etc. for a book of records to be deposited in the Comptroller's office" provides sample field notes for natural ground and for excavations of various types, along with diagrams and formulas for computing the cubic footage of excavation.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Abstracts of muster rolls for substitutes unassigned to any unit during the Civil War
Series Number
- B0813
Summary
- This series consists of printed abstracts that partially describe the military service of substitutes from New York who were mustered into service but never assigned to either a federal or a state unit. Information includes name; date and place of enlistment; age; length of enlistment; date mustered in; grade; birthplace; occupation; eye and hair color; complexion; height; congressional district number; and name and residence of the man who furnished the substitute.
Creator
- New York (State). Bureau of Records of the War of the Rebellion
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Handbooks of laws, rules, and regulations
Series Number
- A1416
Summary
- This series consists of pocket-size pamphlets that reprint New York State laws, rules and regulations regarding the review and licensing of motion picture films. Handbooks are present for many but not all of years between 1927 and 1963.
Creator
- New York (State). Motion Picture Division
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Industrial property appraisal files
Series Number
- 15085
Summary
- The Industrial Cost and Appraisal Unit makes cost appraisals of complex industrial/utility properties for market value survey and advisory purposes. The market values generated are transferred to the Property Valuation Bureau for use in developing equalization rates, and to municipalities for tax roll purposes. These records consist of equalization appraisals of taxable real property owned by corporations submitted to the Division of Equalization and Assessment to regulate tax assessment and assist local governments in administering the real property tax.
Creator
- New York (State). Industrial and Utility Valuation Bureau
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Treasurer's Office auditor's journal
Series Number
- A3201
Creator
- New York (State). Treasurer's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Incoming correspondence of the Assistant State Paleontologist, State Paleontologist, State Geologist, and State Museum Director
Series Number
- A4208
Summary
- This series consists mostly of correspondence received by John M. Clarke, paleontologist and geologist while employed by the State Museum. Also included are a few letters to James Hall; letters received by "Professor Rupert Jones"; and notes and maps of amateur paleontologist Olof O. Nylander concerning paleontological research done in Maine.
Creator
- New York (State). Education Department. Division of Visual Instruction
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Copies of outgoing telegrams
Series Number
- A1370
Summary
- This series contains copies of telegrams sent to individuals and state agencies by the Comptroller. The subject is primarily the financial transactions of the State. Information is extremely brief and it is very difficult to determine the exact nature of the message.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Outgoing correspondence from the Clerk of the Contracting Board
Series Number
- A1364
Summary
- Consisting of press copies of letters from the Clerk of the Contracting Board, topics addressed by the volume include contract awards; drafts and vouchers for contracts; and appointments to offices such as Superintendent of Canal Repairs.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Board of Estimate and Control report files
Series Number
- A3215
Summary
- Legislation of 1921 established a Board of Estimate and Control and directed it to conduct a survey of all state departments, offices, and institutions to determine where waste and duplication of effort existed. The Board was then to recommend improvements to each agency or recommend to the legislature that agencies or functions be consolidated or discontinued. This series consists mainly of typescript studies or "surveys" made by Board employees concerning particular state agencies or institutions.
Creator
- New York (State). Governor (1921-1922 : Miller)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Abstracts of muster rolls of the 26th Regiment, U.S. Colored Troops from New York State
Series Number
- B0807
Summary
- This series consists of abstracts describing the military service of New York men who served in the 26th Regiment, United States Colored Troops. Individual abstracts provide the following information: name; date and place of enlistment; age (in years); length of enlistment; date mustered in; grade; company and regiment; date left the organization; how (mustered out, discharged, deserted, etc.); in what grade; explanation (usually left blank); and remarks (only occasionally filled in).
Creator
- New York (State). Bureau of Records of the War of the Rebellion
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Check register, income tax account
Series Number
- A1402
Summary
- This series consists of a register of checks drawn by the Comptroller for distribution of tax monies to the various counties, or for transfer of tax funds to other banks. Monies came from the state income tax, the bank tax, and the motor fuel tax. Each entry in the register gives date, bank drawn on, payee, check number, amount, and remarks.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Audit and Control
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Collective bargaining survey files
Series Number
- L0065
Summary
- These surveys were used to determine the effectiveness and need for improvement in Federal and State labor relations laws. Approximately 400 businesses and 250 labor unions answered questions on the role of government in guaranteeing rights of collective bargaining, the need for changes in collective bargaining laws; and the role of mediation and arbitration in settling labor disputes.. Also included are examples, correspondence, lists of businesses and unions receiving questionnaires, and response statistics.
Creator
- New York (State). Legislature. Joint Committee on Industrial and Labor Conditions
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Yorktown (N.Y.) general ledgers
Series Number
- A4552
Creator
- Yorktown (N.Y. : Town)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Moreland Act Commission on the Returnable Container Act correspondence and research files
Series Number
- 19683
Summary
- The commission was charged with investigating and determining how well the Returnable Container Act was working; the adequacy of state enforcement; the costs of compliance; whether unclaimed deposits should be retained by industries or paid to the state; and recommendations for improvement. This series contains correspondence from interest groups as well as state and local agencies; research files; material from legislative assembly hearings; returnable container legislation from other states; press releases and clippings; and material documenting commission hearings.
Creator
- New York (State). Moreland Act Commission on the Returnable Container Act
Access Restrictions
- Restricted in accordance with Civil Rights Law, Section 73.8, and other statutes. Public hearing transcripts, press releases, published material, and other records that have been previously available to the public are available without restriction. Access to other information is permitted only by permission of the commission or the Governor's office.