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Town of Hempstead
Title Town of Hempstead Archives Description Furnishes series- or folder-level descriptions of historical town records maintained by the town clerk.

Oswego County
Title Archival Index of Oswego County Description The index contains a listing of historical records held by towns and villages in Oswego County, NY.

Albany County
Title Albany County Hall of Records Dept/Division Albany County Hall of Records Description The Hall of Records keeps records pertaining to the City and Countyof Albany. It holds court, business, census, tax, vital, land and election records.It has also created an online database that allows users to search the county index of naturalizations (1821-1991).

Westchester County
Title Index to Selected Series Dept/Division Westchester County Archives Description Furnishes links to indexes of: Declarations of Intention (1808-1927), Cemetery Records, Veterans (1775-1918) Court Records (1778-1885), Government Publications by Westchester County Departments (1915-Present), Historic Preservation Survey Records (1983), Incorporation Records (1876-1926), Incorporation Records: Personal Names Index (1848- 1906), Marriage Records (1910-1927), Naturalization Records (1808-1927), and School Reports (1828-1927).

University of Rochester
Title Department of Rare Books and Special Collections Description Furnishes a brief overview of the institution's holdings in British and American literature, history of women's suffrage agitation and other social reform movements, and American political history; item lists and registers for many collections are linked to the guide.

New York Public Library, The
Title Digital Library Collection Description More than 150 finding aids covering collections ranging from the correspondence of film stars Mary Pickford and Buddy Rogers to the records of the Mattachine Society of New York, an early gay rights group.

University at Buffalo
Title John Lord O'Brian Papers Dept/Division Law Library Description Guide to papers of prominent attorney and public servant who argued fifteen cases before the U.S. Supreme Court, served on the New York State Board of Regents, and taught law at the university. A searchable index is available.

New York State Archives
Title Preliminary Guide to Mental Health Documentary Sources Description Descriptions of mental health records held by the New York State Archives, the Office of Mental Health, Local Governments, and Historical Records Repositories in New York State and outside the state.

Title Records Relating to Women In the New York State Archives Description Describes legislative, court, and executive branch records dealing with the evolution of New York State's policies toward women and women's role in shaping State policy.

Title World War I Records: New York State Archives Description Guide for records created by agencies responsible for adminstering and documenting the military service and homefront actions by New Yorkers in World War I.

Title Records Relating to Criminal Trials, Appeals, and Pardons Description Records in the State Archives and elsewhere on criminal courts and cases, appeals from trial courts to appellate courts, executive clemency applications (pardon), and prisons.

Title Guide to Canal Records in the New York State Archives Description Guide to development, construction, maintenance and administration of New York's canal system from original Erie Canal to Barge Canal System.

Title Working Lives: A Guide to the Records of the New York State Factory Investigating Commission Description The New York State Legislature responded to the Triangle Waist Company factory fire by establishing the Factory Investigating Commission to study working conditions in a variety of industries and businesses. The Commission's records provide researchers with a detailed view of early twentieth century working life.

Title They Also Served: New Yorkers on the Home Front. A Guide to Records of the New York State War Council Description Contents to a guide to records of New York State War Council which was organized to coordinate homefront mobilization and civilian response during WWII

Ulster County
Title Database of Holdings Dept/Division Ulster County Archives Description Users can search the database for series descriptions by department, collection, record series title, date and keyword. Also available is database for indexes for the deeds and naturalization records.

Title Series Descriptions for Selected Series Dept/Division Ulster County Archives Description The Ulster County Archives, a program of the Ulster County Clerk's office, has series descriptions and indexes available on its website. Records indexed include early deed books and naturalization records.

Warren County
Title Series Descriptions and Indexes Dept/Division Warren County Records Storage Center & Archives Description Warren County's Archival Program has on-line information about its archival records, including series descriptions and sample images for selected series located in the county archives. The site also includes extensive indexes to the County's map collection.

Binghamton University Library
Title Josiah T. Newcomb Papers Dept/Division Special Collections Description Working papers of Newcomb, the second librarian of Harpur College/Binghamton University and Broome County Historian. Collection contains information on the history of Binghamton University and Broome County, ca. 1770-1990.

Marist College Library
Title Hudson River Valley Commission Collection: Records Relating to the Storm King Case, 1966-1967 Dept/Division Archives Description The Hudson River Valley Commission was a state government body established to coordinate land planning and development in the Hudson River valley. The collection consists of testimony, exhibits, legal documents, and other material concerning a proposal to construct a hydroelectric facility atop Storm King Mountain.

Fordham University
Title James R. Dumpson Papers, 1930-1992 Dept/Division Archives and Special Collections Description Guide to professional papers of Dumpson, a New York City social services administrator and Dean of Fordham's Graduate School of Social Services. Includes material relating to social welfare and public health policy, the criminal justice system, African-American activism, and child welfare; teaching material; and papers concerning Dumpson's work in Pakistan and Thailand.

Rockefeller Archive Center
Title Rockefeller Archive Center Collections Description Papers of Rockefeller family members and associates; records of Rockefeller University, the Rockefeller Foundation, the Rockefeller Foundation, the Rockefeller Brothers Fund, and other charitable and social research organizations established by or linked to the Rockefeller family. Topics best represented include business and finance, politics and public affairs, and philanthropy (with emphasis on education, the arts, physical and mental health, interracial relations, the natural and social sciences, and international affairs).

Teachers College Library
Title Finding Aids and Catalog Records for Archival and Manuscript Collections Dept/Division Special Collections Description Summary descriptions of and detailed guides to roughly 200 collections: papers of Teachers College faculty and other educators, and records of Teachers College academic departments and programs and various educational organizations. Subjects documented include: primary, secondary, collegiate, and special education; nursing education; psychology; social welfare and reform; and the New York City Board of Education and New York City public schools.