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Abstract:
This scrapbook contains newspaper clippings, magazine articles, legislative bills, programs, reports and correspondence dealing with the transformation of Albany into a world port through the deepening of the Hudson River, and the construction of a terminal..........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
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Series:
B0375
Dates:
1863-1892
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This series consists of proceedings, financial statements, and correspondence of the Board of Commissioners appointed for the improvement of the Hudson River..........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York (State). Hudson-Fulton-Champlain Quadricentennial Commission
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Series:
22343
Dates:
2004-2010
Abstract:
This series documents the functions, policies, and day-to-day business of the New York State Hudson-Fulton-Champlain Quadricentennial Commission. Records include subject and correspondence files and activities reports submitted to the Commission. Some records document collaboration with Vermont's Lake .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York (State). Surveyor General
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Series:
A4006
Dates:
1820-1830
Abstract:
This series contains a map drawn by engineer John Randel, Jr. showing the Hudson River from Troy south to New Baltimore. The map includes river depth; adjacent cities; some street names and buildings; nearby waterways; and route of a proposed canal alongside part of the river. Also included is a certification .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York (State). Education Department
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Series:
B2298
Dates:
1910
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This series consists of documents from individual schools received by the Education Department acknowledging receipt from the department of wooden plaques bearing bronze impressions of the seal issued by the Hudson-Fulton Celebration Commission, and giving assurances that the plaques and medals would .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
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This series consists of maps, mostly of the Hudson River and New York Harbor and connecting rivers and bays, drawn by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to ensure the waterways remain navigable. Maps show: pier headlines; bulkhead lines; location of platforms, retaining walls, streets, bridges, buildings, .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York (State). Division of Science and State Museum
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Series:
A4696
Dates:
1717-1973
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Series 12943, Letters Patent; Series A0464, Original Deeds and Title Papers; and Series 12945, Miscellaneous Deeds and Title Papers are partially indexed by this series. The series indexes additional records that are held by the Office of General Services..........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York (State). Commissioners of the Land Office
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Series:
B0243
Dates:
1899-1913
Abstract:
This series consists of petitions; notices; legal memoranda, correspondence, maps, sketches; tracings; notices of application; Attorney General's opinions; transcripts of testimony; and briefs and affidavits that were submitted to the Commissioners of the Land Office. Most records deal with the applications .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York (State). Department of Environmental Conservation. Bureau of Real Property
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Series:
B1407
Dates:
1811-1838
Abstract:
The series consists of 34 field books created by James Frost as he surveyed lands for individuals to help settle disputes over property boundaries or for appraisal. Frost was also hired by New York State for similar purposes where he worked under the direction of the State Surveyor General. These volumes .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York (State). Hudson-Fulton-Champlain Quadricentennial Commission
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Series:
22341
Dates:
2004-2010
Abstract:
This series documents the New York State Hudson-Fulton-Champlain Quadricentennial Commission's work with localities, individuals, and partner institutions to prepare celebrations of the 2009 anniversaries of the endeavors of Samuel de Champlain, Henry Hudson, and Robert Fulton. Record types include .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York (State). Hudson-Fulton-Champlain Quadricentennial Commission
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Series:
22342
Dates:
2003-2010
Abstract:
This series documents the New York State Hudson-Fulton-Champlain Quadricentennial Commission's marketing efforts to increase public awareness of the Quadricentennial and its commemoration. The records document fundraising and other business conducted between corporate sponsors and the Commission. Record .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York (State). Hudson-Fulton-Champlain Quadricentennial Commission
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Series:
22347
Dates:
2003-2010
Abstract:
This series documents the mission, organization, planning, and policy-making activities of the Hudson-Fulton-Champlain Quadricentennial Commission. Records include meeting minutes, resolutions, and planning reports from the Commission and various sub-committees..........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York (State). Treasurer's Office
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Series:
A0853
Dates:
1866
Abstract:
These maps and plans show proposed improvements along the Hudson and Champlain Canal. They depict bridges; culverts; waste weirs; locks; dams; waterway profiles; property owners; lot sites; and streets of towns and cities bordering the canal..........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
United States. National Park Service
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The series of photographs and transparencies depict the Hudson River highlands surveyed by the National Park Service in the 1960s. Scenes of the Hudson River include the Storm King Highway, views of Storm King Mountain, Pollepel Island, Breakneck Point, Little Stony Point, Iona Island, the Bear Mountain .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
Hudson River-Black River Regulating District (N.Y.)
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Series:
B2116
Dates:
2006, 2008, 2010, 2017, 2019
Abstract:
This series consists of archival copies of the publicly accessible website of the Hudson River-Black River Regulating District..........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York State Library. Manuscripts and History Section
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This series consists of a calendar covering Volumes 5 and 6 and pages 1-90 of Volume 8 of the "Assembly Papers." Entries include date of document; addressee; names of petitioners or other persons involved; summary, sometimes very detailed, of document; number of pages; and volume and page number(s) .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York (State). Temporary Study Commission on the Future of the Adirondacks
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Series:
10984
Dates:
1967-1971
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This series contains mainly correspondence, reports, studies, and project proposals involving the temporary commission. The studies and recommendations of the commission led directly to the creation of the Adirondack Park Agency in 1971. Topics that appear repeatedly in recommendations, proposals, and .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York (State). Water Supply Commission
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Series:
B0242
Dates:
1904-1911
Abstract:
This series consists of unpublished reports, submitted to or compiled by the State Water Supply Commission, regarding waterpower development on the Genesee River. Records include information on waterpower development; proposed reservoir construction; property owners affected by the proposed improvement; .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York (State). Bureau of State Publicity
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Series:
A3324
Dates:
1939
Abstract:
This series consists of materials prepared for the Bureau of State Publicity by the Barlow Advertising Agency of Syracuse to promote nationwide attendance of the World's Fair of 1939-1940, specifically to encourage out-of-state travel to and from the fair through New York State rather than through Pennsylvania. .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York (State). Hudson River Valley Commission
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Series:
A1115
Dates:
1965-1979
Abstract:
The series consists of the correspondence and subject files of the Hudson River Valley Commission, which was set up by order of Governor Rockefeller in 1965 for the purpose of conducting a study of the scenic and cultural resources of the Hudson River Valley. The series includes project review logs, .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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