Finding Aid Search Results
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Creator:
New York (State). State Board of Charities
Abstract:
This series contains forms submitted to the State Board of Charities by poorhouse officials from most counties in the state. Forms provide information regarding children transferred from poorhouses to orphanages, apprenticeships, or families willing to act as guardians. "General Inquiry" forms provide .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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New York (State). Department of Social Services. Division of Services and Community Development
Abstract:
These records document investigations of the deaths of children in foster care and those reported to the State Central Register..........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York (State). Comptroller's Office
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Series:
A0827
Dates:
1799-1820
Abstract:
Abandoned children of slaves were to be supported at the state's expense by the local overseers of the poor. This series contains accounts of expenses of overseers of the poor for the maintenance of children of slaves. The accounts include the name of the town and county; names of overseers of the poor; .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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New York (State). Commission on Relief for Widowed Mothers
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Series:
A3111
Dates:
1913-1914
Abstract:
This series consists of a partial log of activities of the office staff of the Commission on Relief for Widowed Mothers along with a tally of office expenses. Entry headings include work; phones (incoming and outgoing calls); calls or reports by staff; and notes of interviews, meetings, and conferences .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Berkshire Farm Center and Services for Youth
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Series:
B2572
Dates:
1887-1992
Abstract:
Berkshire Farm Center and Services for Youth Board of Directors minutes typically include board members' names and titles, budget reports, committee reports, and cases against the agency..........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
Berkshire Farm Center and Services for Youth
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Series:
B2575
Dates:
1924-1979
Abstract:
This series contains letters from the Berkshire Farm Center and Services for Youth executive secretary to potential members of the Board of Directors; news and updates relating to Berkshire Farms (details of fundraising successes, updates on staff and facility, and news on particular students); and .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
Berkshire Farm Center and Services for Youth
Abstract:
This series contains information about the day-to-day operation and finances of the Berkshire Farm Center. Included are copies of published budgets, annual financial statements, and audits. The audits specifically cover the operation of the Berkshire Farm for Boys, the Union Free School District, and .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York (State). State Board of Charities
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This series consists of examination records of children aged 2 -16 residing in county poorhouses and almshouses at the time of a special census. Examination form provides date; county in which facility is located; examination number(s); and answers to 26 questions on child identity, personal/family .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York (State). Legislature. Assembly. Assemblyman (1974-1992 : William B. Hoyt)
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Series:
L0192
Dates:
1975-1989
Abstract:
The series consists of outgoing correspondence, sometimes with incoming letter(s) attached. The series also includes some background material, memorandums, and copies of cover letters sent with transmittal of requested materials. Responses, which address issues ranging from abortion, to child welfare, .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York (State). Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance
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Series:
B2186
Dates:
2006, 2008, 2010, 2015, 2020-2021
Abstract:
This series consists of archival copies of the publicly accessible websites of the New York State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance..........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York (State). Commission on Relief for Widowed Mothers
Abstract:
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 .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York (State). Board of Social Welfare
Abstract:
This series consists of inspection reports, correspondence, and related material documenting the monitoring and oversight of foster care agencies, including institutional homes for children and orphanages. Files prior to the 1920s consist almost exclusively of inspection reports of private institutional .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York (State). Commission to Examine Laws Relating to Child Welfare
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Series:
A0018
Dates:
1922
Abstract:
The series consists of transcripts and correspondence of the Chair of the Commission to Examine Laws Relating to Child Welfare and reflects the commission's initiatives in investigating the operation and effect of laws relating to child welfare. Also included are statements of expenditures, staff salary .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York (State). Department of Social Services. Division of Legal Affairs
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Series:
B2829
Dates:
1967-1980
Abstract:
This series consists of proposed regulations which were prepared by various programs within the Department of Social Services and sent to central counsel's office for review and filing with the New York State Department of State..........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York (State). Office of Children and Family Services
Abstract:
This series consists of guidance, policies, and procedures from the leadership of the New York State Office of Children and Family Services to staff and those under their jurisdiction for handling day-to-day and special responsibilities during the COVID-19 pandemic. The files include protocols for staff, .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York (State). Legislature. Assembly. Assemblyman (1974-1992 : William B. Hoyt)
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These records document the origin, development, progress, and intent of bills, resolutions, and regulations sponsored by Assemblyman Hoyt. Topics include child abuse prevention, protecting the environment, developing energy resources, and promoting the state's historical and cultural heritage. Included .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York (State). Commission on Relief for Widowed Mothers
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Series:
A3106
Dates:
1913-1914
Abstract:
The series consists of typescript copies, with infrequent annotations, of testimony given to the commission and its subcommittees on the question of relief for widowed mothers caring for dependent children. The commission, as authorized by Chapter 588 of the Laws of 1913, called representatives of many .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York (State). Commission on Relief for Widowed Mothers
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Series:
A3107
Dates:
1913-1915
Abstract:
The series consists of administrative correspondence of the Secretary of the Commission on Relief for Widowed Mothers with state officials and representatives of charitable organizations relating to the commission's investigation and report. Subjects include information on efforts to provide relief .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York (State). Commission on Relief for Widowed Mothers
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Series:
A3110
Dates:
1910-1913
Abstract:
The series lists information on cases of children of widows in New York and Bronx counties who were committed to institutions by children's court justices. The extracts include information on children, mostly teenagers, who were committed for theft, assault, truancy, immorality, parental neglect, or .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York (State). Education Department. Division of Vocational and Extension Education
Abstract:
The series consists primarily of memoranda and preliminary subcommittee reports (often including statistical summaries and charts) produced by the Committee on Special Classes which made recommendations for future programs, examined, commented on and set provisions for the education of "exceptional" .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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