Research

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New York State Geological Survey

 

 

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The State Museum's Geological Survey operates portable seismographs at various locations in upstate New York (Adirondack Community College, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Fulton-Montgomery Community College, and other locations). The seismograms in this series record major worldwide seismographic .........

 

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New York State Archives

 

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New York (State). Factory Investigating Commission

 

 

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This series of charts, graphs, and tables was prepared for publication in the Factory Investigation Commission's reports. These records provide statistics and trends in wages, hours, and employment practices in industries studied by the Commission such as the mercantile, shirt, paper box, confectionery, .........

 

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New York State Archives

 

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New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor

 

 

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This series consists of three blueprint copies of survey maps of East Oswego..........

 

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New York State Archives

 

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New York State War Council. Office of Civilian Mobilization

 

 

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This series contains tally lists of the number of volunteers working on various civilian mobilization programs within the local war councils. This information allowed the Office of Civilian Mobilization (OCM) to monitor the local organizations' successes or needs. Less than ten percent of the local .........

 

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New York State Archives

 

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New York (State). Secretary of State

 

 

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This series maps the official boundary line between the states of Connecticut and New York. Maps begin at the northwest corner of Connecticut and end through Long Island Sound at the western boundary of Rhode Island. They depict the boundary line and the area on both sides for several hundred feet. .........

 

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New York State Archives

 

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New York State War Council. Office of Civilian Mobilization

 

 

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This series contains charts enumerating the number of volunteers in each local war council who had been, or were being, trained for specific home front activities. Many, but not all, war councils reported these figures, which the Office of Civilian Mobilization (OCM) collected in order to track local .........

 

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New York State Archives

 

 

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This series consists of 64 charts and maps of the Erie Canal from Waterford to Buffalo, and of the Champlain, Oswego, and Cayuga-Seneca canals. They were seemingly prepared by the Department of Public Works to aid ships or boats in navigating canal waterways. Navigation charts are mixed with survey .........

 

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New York State Archives

 

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New York (State). Division of Canals and Waterways. Syracuse Office

 

 

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New York State Archives

 

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New York (State). Division of Canals and Waterways

 

 

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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 .........

 

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New York State Archives

 

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New York (State). Commission on Relief for Widowed Mothers

 

 

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The series consists of legislative summaries, reports, speeches, conference papers, articles, newspaper clippings, and other material gathered by the commission to aid its investigation into the issue of providing pension relief to mothers. Records include sample legislation and testimony from other .........

 

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New York State Archives

 

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New York (State). Commission on State-Local Fiscal Relations

 

 

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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 .........

 

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New York State Archives

 

12

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Syracuse Developmental Center

 

 

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Subject files of the director of Syracuse Developmental Center include staff meeting minutes, statistical charts on residents, monthly and annual departmental reports, manuals, handbooks, publications, and a small amount of general planning and administrative files. Of special interest is a small number .........

 

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New York State Archives

 

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New York (State). Legislature. Joint Legislative Committee on Discrimination in Employment of the Middle-Aged

 

 

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This series consists of correspondence, testimony, interviews, reports, charts, and draft legislation on a variety of topics including age discrimination, workers' compensation, health and life insurance, and employee accidents. The information was gathered from industries, labor unions, business organizations, .........

 

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New York State Archives

 

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New York (State). Division of Water

 

 

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The series consists of subject files documenting cooperative state and federal government efforts to monitor and control pollution and water resources development in New York State drainage basins. Each river basin's file contains information pertinent to locations (of towns or rivers) within that basin. .........

 

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New York State Archives

 

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Historical Records Survey (N.Y.)

 

 

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This series consists of printed half tones charts and maps, and negative photostats of maps prepared by the Historical Records Survey for publications. Included are half-tones of colonial and revolutionary era buildings; organization charts of the colonial and state court system and county government; .........

 

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New York State Archives

 

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New York (State). Department of Social Welfare

 

 

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This series contains correspondence, reports, project applications, proposals, news releases, articles, newspaper clippings, speeches, programs, publications, charts, maps, schedules, and other literature about public health in New York State. Most records which document public health, public assistance, .........

 

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New York State Archives