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Title:
Series:
A4414
Dates:
1906-1929
Abstract:
This series consists of correspondence requesting information about the Oak Orchard Feeder at Medina. Most letters are to offices of the Western Division engineer, who had responsibility for its administration and maintenance. Subjects include location of contracts, deeds, and other records; power and .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
2
Creator:
New York (State). Executive Department
Title:
Series:
A4433
Dates:
circa 1834-1946
Abstract:
This series apparently originated in work of the State Engineer and Surveyor. There is no clear relationship among the records; neither is it known who brought the records together, or for what purpose. Included are statistical data from the Office of the State Engineer and Surveyor, field notes pertaining .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
3
Creator:
New York State Canal Corporation
Abstract:
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 .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
4
Creator:
New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Title:
Series:
B1846
Dates:
1827-1880
Abstract:
This series indexes bundled expenditure records in Series A0013, Abstracts, Check Rolls, and Vouchers for Canal Expenditures. The index is arranged by canal, then by year, and then by name of superintendent of repairs..........
Repository:
New York State Archives
Abstract:
This series consists of a card file index divided into two complete alphabetical sections (A-Z) that are apparently part of an unidentified main index or cross reference file from the Barge Canal period. The file appears to refer to subject files kept by the Department of Public Works. Subjects include .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
6
Creator:
New York (State). Superintendent of Public Works
Abstract:
The series consists of card files apparently indexing material (primarily correspondence and field books) relating to construction of the Barge Canal (contract numbers 42, 43, 50, 51, and 55, the majority of which seem to pertain to Oneida County). Headings pertain to canal surveys, structures, reports, .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York (State). Superintendent of Public Works
Abstract:
This series consists of a card file that apparently indexes documents relating to building and/or maintenance of the Oswego Canal, which ran from Syracuse to Oswego, New York. Most cards are undated and are pre-printed with the title "Barge Canal Field Books," They give canal name, contract number, .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
Title:
Series:
A4424
Dates:
1909-1936
Abstract:
This series consists of a card file, apparently incomplete, that indexes Barge Canal contract work and related documents. Almost all cards have a contract number at the top, along with an unidentified number at the left corner, which may be a field book or other type of document number..........
Repository:
New York State Archives
9
Creator:
New York (State). Department of Transportation. Division of Waterways Maintenance
Title:
Series:
B2295
Dates:
[circa 1920-1979]
Abstract:
This series documents the Waterford office's primary status in the Barge Canal's eastern region. Records include water gauge reports, bridge logs, daily lockage reports, correspondence, and administrative files such as payroll and personnel records. The records provide an excellent sampling of the diverse .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
10
Creator:
New York (State). Superintendent of Public Works
Title:
Series:
A4422
Dates:
circa 1905-1915
Abstract:
The series references storage locations of documents relating to the Barge Canal era. Included are maps and plans associated with the Oswego Canal (or River) and the areas of Fulton, Phoenix, and Minetto, New York. References to canal structures and documents as well as a few place names and proper .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
11
Creator:
New York State Canal Corporation
Title:
Series:
B1878
Dates:
1932-1990
Abstract:
These series documents activities carried out during the operation and maintenance of the canal. The record consist primarily of lock operator's weekly reports and includes construction and maintenance contract files, inventories, work reports, work schedules and reports, floating plant reports, gage .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
Abstract:
This series consists of daily and weekly reports and logs documenting the operation of Barge Canal Lock No.22 (Sylvan Beach). Daily reports contain detailed information on the number of daily lockages including time, direction of lockage, name or number of tugboat, and registration number. Weekly reports .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
13
Creator:
New York (State). Division of Canals and Waterways
Abstract:
This series consists of index cards created by the Division of Canals and Waterways and its predecessor agencies to itemize and index individual machinery patterns for canal operation. Arranged by location and structure type, patterns typically encompass a broad range of objects, from complete bridges .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
14
Creator:
New York State Canal Corporation
Abstract:
This series consists of a variety of traffic related forms and paperwork recording activities at a canal lock. Statistics derived from the forms were used for budgeting, planning, and determining staffing patterns. Records include daily reports of passages, boats, and lockages; weekly reports of detained .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
15
Creator:
New York (State). Department of Transportation. Division of Waterways Maintenance
Abstract:
This series consists of cards documenting inventories of equipment used in all operational aspects of the New York State Barge Canal System. Cards include specific details on item types, makes, models, where equipment was used on the canals, equipment life cycles, and dates of equipment operation..........
Repository:
New York State Archives
16
Creator:
New York (State). Division of Canals and Waterways
Abstract:
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 .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
17
Creator:
New York State Canal Corporation
Abstract:
This series consists of traffic-related reports, forms, and records maintained by Canal traffic agents. These reports provide documentation of day-to-day traffic on the canals. Records include origin and destination reports; tonnage reports; trip clearances; and other traffic related forms..........
Repository:
New York State Archives
18
Creator:
New York State Canal Corporation
Abstract:
This series consists of files documenting discussions of land permit and land abandonment issues throughout the Barge Canal System. Records consist chiefly of correspondence between the main canal office and Department of Transportation Regional Offices (later Canal Corporation Divisional Offices). .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
Title:
Series:
A4431
Dates:
circa 1907-1942
Abstract:
This series consists of materials produced from work done on the state's canal system including the Cayuga and Seneca Canal, the Auburn Extension, and the Erie, Oswego, and Champlain Canals. Records include information for contracts relating to maintenance of terminals; blueprints of land to be appropriated .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
Abstract:
This series consists of discharge data, tables of water levels, survey reports, and other hydrologic data gathered by the Superintendent (later Department) of Public Works to plan for canal improvements and related flood control. During the 1920s responsibility for flood and water control was vested .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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