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Displaying 6074 Finding Aids
Title
- Taconic Developmental Disabilities Services Office annual reports
Series Number
- B2793
Summary
- This series consists of annual reports published by the Taconic Developmental Disabilities Services Office and its predecessor facility, the Wassaic Developmental Center. These reports provide information on the center/DDSO's functions, activities, and events.
Creator
- New York (State). Taconic Developmental Disabilities Services Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- State highway planning and maintenance maps
Series Number
- A3228
Summary
- This series consists of sections of U.S. Geological topographic map sheets containing notations representing highway planning or maintenance. The maps use standard topographic symbols to show features which include cities, towns, and villages; county, state, and national boundaries; contour lines and figures of land elevation; bodies of water, marsh and swamp lands; bridges, roads, mines, and railroad lines; and schools and dwellings.
Creator
- New York (State). State Commission of Highways
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Public Service Commission tariff approvals not resulting from formal cases
Series Number
- 19696
Summary
- These files document Public Service Commission decisions not to suspend tariffs, but instead to allow them to become effective. For each approved tariff, the records include a staff analysis and recommendation memo to the commission describing the background and rationale for the tariff and the reasons why it should be approved. The files may also include related correspondence between agency staff and utility company attorneys or others providing additional background and justification for the tariff.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Public Service. Administrative Management Section
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Joint Committee on Industrial and Labor Conditions workers' compensation subject files
Series Number
- L0070
Summary
- These files contain correspondence, memorandums, and reports on programs in New York, other states, and under Federal regulations. Approximately 500 cards contain summary information from the National Council on Compensation Insurance relating to workers' compensation losses and premiums in New York industries from 1934 to 1944. These cards provide name of industry (furniture assembly, hotels and boarding houses, laundries, rubber tire manufacturing, etc.); year; payroll amount; and losses and premiums.
Creator
- New York (State). Legislature. Joint Committee on Industrial and Labor Conditions
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Ontario-Seneca-Wayne-Yates-Cayuga Board of Cooperative Educational Services Board of Education meeting minutes
Series Number
- A4547
Summary
- Microfilmed records include minutes and proceedings of the board of education of the Lyons Central School District and its predecessor district (1917-1990) and the Seneca Falls Central School District (1969-1990).
Creator
- Ontario-Seneca-Wayne-Yates-Cayuga Board of Cooperative Educational Services (N.Y.)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Central New York snap bean volume and price reports
Series Number
- A0721
Summary
- This series consists of printed copies of wholesale reports depicting the volume of snap beans for Central New York. The records were generated by the Market and Consumer Information Service of the Department of Agriculture, and were used to help determine production and marketing policies regarding snap beans. The series contains information on the price and volume of snap beans as well as weather conditions.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Agriculture and Markets
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Writs of certiorari, error, and habeas corpus
Series Number
- JN591
Summary
- This series contains writs of error and related documents; writs of habeas corpus; and a single writ of certiorari. All of the writs of error were directed to the Court of Common Pleas for the City and County of New York. Several of the writs of habeas corpus concerned custody of minors. Two writs of habeas corpus post date the reorganization of the Supreme Court in 1847. A few of the writs include the return to the writ (the response of the lower court).
Creator
- New York (State). Supreme Court of Judicature (New York)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Gowanda State Hospital photographic album of occupational therapy activities
Series Number
- B1968
Summary
- This series consists of one loose leaf album containing thirty, 8 x 10 inch black-and-white photographs. The images document staff, patients, facilities, and activities related to occupational therapy. Captions frequently identify groups by condition, such as regressed, chronic, and senile.
Creator
- Gowanda State Hospital
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 of Mental Health.
Title
- Records of confirmation of gubernatorial appointments
Series Number
- L0214
Summary
- This series consists of material documenting confirmation by the Senate of gubernatorial appointees to a variety of positions on boards, corporations, councils, commissions, authorities, institutes, and committees. These records include the notifications and/or senate confirmations of gubernatorial appointments and index cards that show name of appointee; address; title appointed to; date of nomination; date of confirmation; date notification sent to Department of State; name of person succeeded; and other notes of legal citations and previous appointments.
Creator
- New York (State). Legislature. Senate
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Vestal Central School District board of education minutes
Series Number
- A4723
Creator
- Vestal Central School District
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Grievance Tracking System file
Series Number
- 16919
Summary
- The Grievance Tracking System (GTS) was a microcomputer-based system in the Governor's Office of Employee Relations (GOER), which collected information from all executive branch state agencies on grievances and grieved disciplines. Agencies were required to submit to GOER monthly reports on all new grievances and grieved disciplinary actions and related proceedings. The GTS files contain data on agency, employee name, bargaining unit, facility, charges filed, and decisions made at each step of the grievance or grieved discipline.
Creator
- New York (State). Governor's Office of Employee Relations. Division of Contract Negotiations and Administration
Access Restrictions
- Restricted: Personal identifiers eliminated for 30 years.
Title
- Long Term Care Ombudsman Program archived websites
Series Number
- B2291
Summary
- This series consists of archival copies of the publicly accessible websites of the New York State Long Term Care Ombudsman Program.
Creator
- New York State Long Term Care Ombudsman Program
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Assorted administrative files
Series Number
- B1798
Summary
- This series consists of various files of the Canal Corporation related to water control, canal structures and contracts. Included are contract materials, memoranda, correspondence, reservoir and lake water elevations, power house manuals, canal permits, water reports, emergency action plans, Barge Canal and Terminal estimate books, transportation progress reports, and assorted plans and ledgers.
Creator
- New York State Canal Corporation
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- New York City Board of Pharmacy registers of licensed pharmacists
Series Number
- B0486
Summary
- This series consists of lists of licensed pharmacists registered with the State. The following information is given for each registrant: registration number; date of registration; name; country of birth; business address; length of time in business; nature of credentials (diploma, license, certificate by examination); date and source of credentials; and although usually blank, a place for remarks.
Creator
- New York (State). Education Department. Board of Pharmacy
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- New Netherland Council Curacao records
Series Number
- A1883
Summary
- The Cura?ao records, in Dutch, document the West India Company's activities in the Caribbean during the seventeenth century; supply information about the administration of affairs on Cura?ao; and depict the commercial relationship between the islands and New Netherland. The series includes administrative records and correspondence, and business records relating to trade and shipping. The records were maintained by Petrus Stuyvesant, who served as director of Cura?ao and dependencies during the years 1642-1644, 1646-1664.
Creator
- New Netherland. Council
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Governor George E. Pataki Website files
Series Number
- B1940
Summary
- This series consists of copies of all of the files that comprised the official Web presence of the Office of the Governor (www.state.ny.us/governor) as of 29 December 2006, a few days before Governor George E. Pataki (1995-2006) left office. It contains the texts of Governor Pataki's State of the State Addresses, Budget Messages, and other significant speeches (1995-2006), copies of executive orders issued in the wake of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attack on the World Trade Center, and roughly 7,600 press releases and accompanying audio and video files.
Creator
- New York (State). Governor (1995-2006 : Pataki)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- New York State Theatre Institute posters, playbills, and brochures
Series Number
- 22464
Summary
- This series includes publicity material for most performances produced by the New York State Theatre Institute (NYSTI) and its predecessor bodies, the Empire State Youth Theatre Institute (ESYTI) (1974-1982) and the Empire State Institute for the Performing Arts (ESIPA) (1982-1992). The records consist of high-quality color posters, playbills, and general publicity brochures.
Creator
- New York State Theatre Institute
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Meeting minutes, reports, and working files
Series Number
- A0223
Summary
- The Joint Legislative Committee on Fire Laws studied and recommended changes to laws about volunteer firefighters and fire protection codes in localities and fire districts. Records include draft and final copies of the committee's interim and final reports; press releases; form letters; organizational meeting materials; meeting agenda and minutes; and related correspondence. Issues included fire department officer qualifications, disability benefits and school fire safety.
Creator
- New York (State). Legislature. Joint Committee on Fire Laws
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Resident and division engineers' monthly estimates
Series Number
- A1129
Summary
- These are monthly estimates of work done and materials reflect a variety of construction and repair work related to structures and excavation on particular canal divisions. Each estimate provides number of canal section; name of contractors; and quantity, type, value, and sometime unit price of materials and labor to be supplied. The series also contains abstracts of the monthly estimates which list the name of canal, date, and engineers' name.
Creator
- New York (State). Canal Commissioners
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Registers of storekeepers permits
Series Number
- B0492
Summary
- This series consists of information on stores selling drugs or poisons in rural areas where there is no pharmacist or druggist. These stores were required to register with the State Board annually. Information includes proprietor's name (individual or firm); address; county; registration number for each year; and remarks (e.g. "discontinued," "out of business," "destroyed by fire," "discontinued sale of prescribed drugs," name of successor or transferee).
Creator
- New York (State). Education Department. Board of Pharmacy
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.