Research

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Creator:

New York (State). State Historian

 

 

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This series consists of appointment/account books created by the State Historian to track activities, through brief journal entries, and expenses of the office. Both journal and account entries frequently refer to the indexing and publishing projects in which the office was engaged, while journal entries .........

 

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New York State Archives

 

2

Creator:

State University of New York at Albany

 

 

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Correspondence, memoranda, reports and copies of maps received or sent by the Committee on Geographic Names (formerly Board of Geographical Names) about the designation of or changes in the official names of physical features, political subdivisions, and other places in the state. Information includes .........

 

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New York State Archives

 

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New York State War Council. Division of Records

 

 

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This series contains correspondence between State Historian Albert Corey and numerous county and local historians regarding the disposition of home front war records. This operation was undertaken as part of the State Historian's role to help preserve the State's heritage. The letters discuss the appointment .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

New York (State). State Historian

 

 

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This series consists of booklets, pamphlets, and other ephemera on topics related primarily to New York State history, local history, historic sites and buildings, historic preservation, historiography, or other subjects of interest to the state historian. Topics include archaeology, church histories, .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

New York (State). Office of the State Historian

 

 

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The markers documented in this series were created by a special initiative to commemorate the route that General Henry Knox used to conduct an artillery train and supplies from Fort Ticonderoga to Boston in the winter of 1775-1776. Record types include applications, articles, correspondence, and other .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives