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New York (State). Industrial and Cotton Centennial Exposition Commission

 

 

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This series records the names, addresses (usually city and state), and residence in New Orleans of individuals who visited the New York Building at the World's Industrial and Cotton Centennial Exposition held in New Orleans, Louisiana in 1884-1885. The register is dated from January 9, 1885 through .........

 

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New York State Archives

 

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New York (State). Education Department. Division of Vocational and Extension Education

 

 

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Series includes letters of commendation written to the Service and Operations Divisions for art, music, adult education programs, and infrastructure projects sponsored by the "Works Progress Administration of New York State," under auspices of the State Education Department. They contain considerable .........

 

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New York State Archives

 

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New York (State). Department of Public Instruction

 

 

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This series consists of circulars, blank forms, reports, correspondence, and copies of legislation. Subjects found in the circular and blank forms include uniform examinations for teaching certificates; Cornell University scholarship examinations; admissions to normal schools; school funds apportionment; .........

 

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New York State Archives

 

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House of Refuge (New York, N.Y.)

 

 

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This series consists of minutes of meetings and reports of weekly visits to the school by the committee. Responsibilities of the committee included: hiring and compensation of staff; ordering of supplies; provision of religious instruction; and record keeping, especially of pupil punishment by staff.........

 

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New York State Archives

 

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New York House of Refuge

 

 

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These cards document the school conduct and ability of inmates. They generally include: inmate name and number; birth date; name and location of school(s) previously attended; how long out of school; date entered class at House of Refuge; days present, absent and late each term; letter grades for conduct .........

 

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New York State Archives

 

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New York (State). Education Department. Division of Vocational and Extension Education

 

 

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This series consists of correspondence, memoranda, and statistical reports relating to the operations of the Syracuse Collegiate Center which provide relief for unemployed teachers and college courses for unemployed high school graduates. Correspondence, constituting the bulk of the series, mostly pertains .........

 

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New York State Archives

 

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North Warren Central School District (N.Y.)

 

 

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Microfilmed records consist of minutes of the boards of education of the North Warren Central School District and predecessor districts: Chestertown Central School District, Chestertown Union Free School District, Horicon Central School District, and Pottersville Central School District. Records of .........

 

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New York State Archives

 

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Allegany (N.Y. : Village)

 

 

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Microfilm reproduces records of five different jurisdictions located in three counties. Records include village of Allegany (Cattaraugus County) Board of Trustees minute books and Board of Water Commissioners minute books; town of Andover (Allegany County) Town Board minute books and Highway Commissioners' .........

 

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New York State Archives

 

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Copake-Taconic Hills Central School District (N.Y.)

 

 

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Microfilmed records include Roeliff Jansen Central School District Board of Education meeting minutes, annual budgets, and tax assessment rolls; Ockawamick Central School District annual budgets, Board of Education meeting minutes, and tax assessment rolls; and Taconic Hills Central School District .........

 

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New York State Archives

 

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Panama Central School District (N.Y.)

 

 

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The series includes meeting minutes of school boards and municipal boards in the towns of Leon, Ripley, Ellicott, and Busti and the Village of Cuba, in Chautauqua County. School board records are from Watts Flats School No. 16; Watts Flat School No. 2; Niobe School No. 8; Ashville School No. 3; Panama .........

 

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New York State Archives

 

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New York (State). Bureau of Wildlife

 

 

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This series contains the audiovisual records of the program areas of wildlife management and pathology. Records consists of a variety of formats including audio cassettes, VHS and U-matic videotapes, 16 mm film, and 8 mm videocassettes. Topics include animal reintroductions and sittings; diseases in .........

 

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New York State Archives

 

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New York State Commission on the Bicentennial of the United States Constitution

 

 

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This series consists of photographic prints, film negatives, color slides, and at least one videotape of materials produced by the New York State Bicentennial Commission to publicize/illustrate the celebration of the 200th anniversary of the U.S. Constitution. Images include portraits of notable persons; .........

 

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New York State Archives

 

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New York (State). Education Department

 

 

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These files consist of notarized copies of local school district censuses forwarded to the commissioner of education. School districts included Union Free School District 14 (operating as Draper High School) in the Town of Rotterdam; Union Free School District 6 (coterminous with incorporated villages .........

 

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New York State Archives

 

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Southern Tier West Regional Planning and Development Board (N.Y.)

 

 

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Microfilmed records include minutes of the boards of trustees of the villages of Cassadaga, Limestone, Portville, and Wellsville and minutes of the town board of Olean. Also microfilmed were minutes of the boards of education of the Andover Central School District and a predecessor district; the Scio .........

 

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New York State Archives

 

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New York State Reformatory (Elmira, N.Y.)

 

 

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Under the Elmira system, each incarcerated individual's release was determined by good behavior and the accumulation of marks for school achievement, labor productivity, and adherence to institutional rules. This series consists of volumes recording the "credits" and "debits" used in this marking system. .........

 

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New York State Archives

 

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New York State Geological Survey

 

 

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This series consists of correspondence, publications drafts, research, and photographs compiled by Lawrence V. Rickard, Assistant New York State Paleontologist. Much of the material concerns the preparation and publication of articles written for a variety of State Museum publications, Topics include .........

 

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New York State Archives

 

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New York State Geological Survey

 

 

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This series consists primarily of illustrations used in various New York State Museum publications on geological and paleontological subjects. Items include plates from State Museum Memoir 14 "Eurypterida," photographs of the reconstruction of the Cohoes Mastodon, cross sections of geological data from .........

 

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New York State Archives

 

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New York State Temporary State Commission to Study the Catskills

 

 

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"The Challenge to Our Catskills" was a half hour documentary film highlighting the major areas of the Catskill region and exploring the challenges of uncontrolled growth and changing patterns of land use. The film was produced by the Catskill Center for Conservation and Development, with a supporting .........

 

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New York State Archives

 

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New York (State). Department of Law

 

 

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This series consists of speeches given by New York State Attorney Generals. Some files include agendas for events and background information regarding the issues and audience of the speeches. Subjects include crime victims' rights, racism, antitrust laws, energy, commerce, environmental issues, bias .........

 

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New York State Archives

 

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New York (State). Nursing Council for War Service

 

 

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This series contains five black-and-white, 16mm films produced by the Department of Health singly or in conjunction with the New York State War Council. These films explain the programs of the Health Department or War Council which offered aid or advice to citizens. With these films, these government .........

 

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New York State Archives