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Creator:
New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Abstract:
This report on the profitability of the Battle Island Paper Company, Fulton, relates to the company's claim for inadequate compensation for the appropriation of its water power rights during construction of the Barge Canal. The report includes a balance sheet; tables showing yearly balances; monthly .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
42
Creator:
New York (State). Legislature. Assembly
Title:
Series:
A1820
Dates:
1795-1829
Abstract:
These reports concern value of land; land claims and title disputes; errors in previous surveys; requests for unappropriated state land; surveys and sales of state land; grants of land to persons in the problematic military tracts; and requests for title to unappropriated lands settled and improved. .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
43
Creator:
New York (State). Legislature. Assembly
Abstract:
These are correspondence and petitions from claimants to land purchased from or granted to Indians; reports on legal issues in Indian land claims; petitions from Indians to the State concerning permission to convey land, confirmation of land titles, sale of liquor; and persons appointed to hear grievances; .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
44
Creator:
New York (State). Legislature. Assembly
Abstract:
These are petitions, mostly from New York City, seeking land grants or confirmation of title to land or seeking authority to carry out various actions: amend the city charter; pass or amend legislation for poor relief; change plans for or regulations concerning improvements to city streets or structures; .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
45
Creator:
New York (State). Legislature. Assembly
Title:
Series:
A1827
Dates:
1791-1830
Abstract:
These records relate to the defense of the state's northern and western frontiers; Onondaga Salt Springs; county clerks' reports to the secretary of state regarding court activity and incorporations; secretary of state activities of interest to the State Legislature; and school supervision..........
Repository:
New York State Archives
46
Creator:
New York (State). State Board of Charities
Title:
Series:
A1983
Dates:
1905-1906
Abstract:
This series contains transcripts of testimony, letters, and depositions of officials, employees, and inmates providing information on conditions and treatment of inmates at the Rensselaer County Almshouse. The testimony covers routine operations of the institution, conduct and efficiency of the staff, .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
47
Creator:
New York (State). State Board of Charities
Title:
Series:
A2044
Dates:
1949-1959
Abstract:
This series provides information on the Education Department inquiry into the planning, design, and construction of schools in New York City during the 1950s. Included are correspondence, published and unpublished reports, press releases, news clippings, memorandums, meeting minutes, notes, charts, .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
48
Creator:
New York (State). Factory Investigating Commission
Title:
Series:
A3000
Dates:
1912-1914
Abstract:
The General Wage Investigation data cards provide background information for reports and recommendations on wage legislation. The 70,000 cards compiled by field agents detail information about the wages and personal history of employees in four industries: department stores, shirt and collar factories, .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York (State). Factory Investigating Commission
Abstract:
Factory Investigation Commission staff recorded their assignments to conduct factory surveys on these appointment cards. The cards contain information on: the firm visited; owner's name, date of scheduled visit; and the field agent assigned to do the research..........
Repository:
New York State Archives
50
Creator:
New York (State). Factory Investigating Commission
Abstract:
Statistical tables based on data collected by field agents about factory employees from establishments studied 1912-1914. The tables provide statistics about factory workers such as: wages; age; sex; time worked; years worked; immigration status; occupation; and housing. The series contains background .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
51
Creator:
New York (State). Factory Investigating Commission
Title:
Factory Investigating Commission establishment financial analysis reports for the Wage Investigation
Series:
A3014
Dates:
1912-1913
Abstract:
Field agents of the Factory Investigation Commission prepared financial analysis reports for the Wage Investigation 1912-1913. These reports were compiled from interviews and factory records to determine ability to increase wages. The reports contain gross revenue; manufacturing costs; selling expenses; .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
52
Creator:
New York (State). Factory Investigating Commission
Title:
Series:
A3016
Dates:
1914
Abstract:
The cost of living report, draft and background notes were used to study the laboring class in New York City. This series contains data on cost of living for single women and men; cost of living for families; workers' living conditions; and workers' earnings and expenditures. The series also contains .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
53
Creator:
New York (State). Factory Investigating Commission
Abstract:
This series contains letters, memorandums, and telegrams of the Factory Investigation Commission regarding administrative activities, plans for and methodology of investigations, and proposed solutions. Correspondents include government agencies; businessmen and organizations; employee and civic groups; .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
54
Creator:
New York (State). Factory Investigating Commission
Title:
Series:
A3026
Dates:
1907-1914
Abstract:
This series contains correspondence, memorandums, notes, and other material concerning the New York City and Upstate Advisory Committees on Recodification of the Labor Law. The files include committee membership lists; meeting attendance lists; lists of individuals to receive recodification proposals; .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
55
Creator:
New York (State). Factory Investigating Commission
Title:
Series:
A3027
Dates:
1912-1914
Abstract:
These records document the commission's preparation of proposals to consolidate New York City building inspection agencies. The series contains a leaflet of questions regarding proposed legislation; a list of extracts of answers to a questionnaire regarding the establishment of a separate building inspection .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
56
Creator:
New York (State). Factory Investigating Commission
Title:
Series:
A3028
Dates:
1914
Abstract:
This series documents the Factory Investigating Commission's preparation of proposals and reports on fire hazards in stores. Included are letters, memoranda, lists of persons attending a hearing on the fire hazard, lists of stores inspected and store representatives seen, printed floor plans, reports, .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
57
Creator:
New York (State). Factory Investigating Commission
Title:
Series:
A3029
Dates:
1911-1912
Abstract:
These glass plate negatives and prints depict views of conditions inside factories, usually showing workers in chemical, food, glass, clothing, and other industries. The images show inadequate ventilation or exhaust systems; dirt and animals contacting food products; unguarded machinery; overcrowding .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
58
Creator:
New York (State). Commission for the Revision of the Tax Laws
Title:
Series:
A3231
Dates:
1933
Abstract:
This series contains the Commission for the Revision of the Tax Laws' second report, submitted in 1933. The report, coming in the wake of the Depression wiping out the state budget surplus, recommended several new taxes on personal income, businesses, and insurance, as well as for commodities such as .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
59
Creator:
New York (State). Commission to Recodify the Public Service Law
Title:
Series:
A3235
Dates:
1929-1930
Abstract:
This series contains transcripts of the initial organization meeting and forty-three days of public hearings held by the Commission to Recodify the Public Service Law. The transcripts document the examination of ninety-five witnesses, including all members of the New York State Public Service Commission .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
60
Creator:
New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
Abstract:
This series consists of correspondence and one blueprint map relating to title to real property in the city of Buffalo, New York. Buffalo attorney Willima H. Warhus contacted state officials on behalf of a client seeking title to land in the vicinity of present-day Albany Street, Normal Avenue, and .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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