Research

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New York (State). Department of State

 

 

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This series from the Department of State includes complete hearing files relating to a proposed garbage reduction plant to be erected on Staten Island. In addition, there are partial records of an earlier hearing relating to an application by Richmond County residents for the abatement of a public nuisance, .........

 

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New York State Archives

 

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New York State Library

 

 

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This unpublished manuscript, prepared by Edward T. Corwin, was sent to the State Library. It contains an alphabetical list of clergy, their denomination, location, and birth and death dates; a citation to a biographical sketch; and a list of churches alphabetically by community noting their denomination, .........

 

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New York State Archives

 

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New York (State). Court of Admiralty

 

 

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This series consists of admiralty claims cases filed within the jurisdiction of New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut. Claims relate to prize cases; seamen's wages and treatment; salvage; evasion of customs regulations; insubordination; attempted mutiny; and passenger assault. Files may contain libels, .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

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New York (State). Division of Science and State Museum

 

 

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Series 12943, Letters Patent, is partially indexed by this series. In addition, this series also indexes locations of some colonial patents in present day New Jersey, Delaware, and Massachusetts..........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

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New York State War Council. Office of Civilian Protection

 

 

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This series contains material exchanged between the Office of Civilian Protection and other states' civil defense organizations in order to share information on operations, regulations, and issues such as blackouts and airplane spotting. A collection of civil defense newspapers from various states constitutes .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

New York (State). Division of Science and State Museum

 

 

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This series contains a name index of people who were granted land by the colonial government of New York prior to the American Revolution..........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

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New York (Colony). Secretary

 

 

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This series consists of the charter from Charles II, King of England, granting land to his brother James, Duke of York. The charter gave James the authority to send an armed force to compel the Dutch surrender of the New Netherland province to the English. It grants territory that now comprises most .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

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New York (State). Department of Transportation. Map Information Unit

 

 

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This series consists of transparent aerial photographic maps depicting southern New York State, western Connecticut, and northern New Jersey. The maps were created to facilitate landmark planning studies in the areas of rapid transit and the interstate highway system. Names of most streets and roads .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

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Adirondack Park Agency (N.Y.). Planning Division

 

 

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This series consists of indexes to aerial photographs created for the Tri-State Transportation Committee, Tri-State Transportation Commission, and Tri-State Regional Planning Commission, for use in regional highway planning. Areas covered include the southern portion of New York, western Connecticut, .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

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New York (State). Division of Pure Waters

 

 

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This series contains files on the establishment of enforceable water quality standards for interstate and coastal waters. The Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1965 required each state to adopt water quality standards applicable to interstate waters within or on its borders. The Department of Health's .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

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New York (State). Division of Water

 

 

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The series documents New York's participation in several interstate sanitary and water pollution control commissions including those related to following draingage basins: boundry waters, Delaware River, Susquehanna River, Ohio River Valley, and Great Lakes. The files include correspondence, memoranda, .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives