Finding Aid Search Results
1
Creator:
New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
Title:
Series:
B0366
Dates:
1905
Abstract:
This series consists of a volume monthly estimate forms that outline estimated costs for the construction of the Barge Canal..........
Repository:
New York State Archives
2
Creator:
New York State Canal Corporation
Abstract:
This series consists of various files of the Canal Corporation related to water control, canal structures and contracts. Included are contract materials, memoranda, correspondence, reservoir and lake water elevations, power house manuals, canal permits, water reports, emergency action plans, Barge Canal .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
3
Creator:
New York (State). Superintendent of Public Works
Abstract:
This series consists of a card index to unidentified contract files. The index seems to refer to expenses, correspondence, maps, and field books primarily of the Middle Division. This is not a working index and is retained for internal use only..........
Repository:
New York State Archives
Abstract:
This series consists of a card file index divided into two complete alphabetical sections (A-Z) that are apparently part of an unidentified main index or cross reference file from the Barge Canal period. The file appears to refer to subject files kept by the Department of Public Works. Subjects include .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
5
Creator:
New York (State). Superintendent of Public Works
Abstract:
This series consists of a card file that apparently indexes documents relating to building and/or maintenance of the Oswego Canal, which ran from Syracuse to Oswego, New York. Most cards are undated and are pre-printed with the title "Barge Canal Field Books," They give canal name, contract number, .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
Title:
Series:
A4424
Dates:
1909-1936
Abstract:
This series consists of a card file, apparently incomplete, that indexes Barge Canal contract work and related documents. Almost all cards have a contract number at the top, along with an unidentified number at the left corner, which may be a field book or other type of document number..........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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
8
Creator:
New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
Abstract:
This series contains printed requisition forms used by the Western Division Engineer's office. These forms were used to request items and supplies from the office of the New York State Engineer and Surveyor for work on the Barge Canal as well as routine office work. The forms list the type and amount .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
9
Creator:
New York State Canal Corporation
Abstract:
This series consists of black and white aerial photographs that depict the entire New York State Barge Canal System. The photographs are indexed by State Archives series B2315, Index to Barge Canal aerial photographs..........
Repository:
New York State Archives
10
Creator:
New York (State). Superintendent of Public Works
Title:
Series:
B1354
Dates:
1914-1915
Abstract:
none
Repository:
New York State Archives
11
Creator:
New York (State). Department of Transportation. Division of Waterways Maintenance
Abstract:
none
Repository:
New York State Archives
12
Creator:
New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Title:
Series:
B1846
Dates:
1827-1880
Abstract:
This series indexes bundled expenditure records in Series A0013, Abstracts, Check Rolls, and Vouchers for Canal Expenditures. The index is arranged by canal, then by year, and then by name of superintendent of repairs..........
Repository:
New York State Archives
13
Creator:
New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Abstract:
This series consists of index cards, apparently related to State Comptroller's canal records transferred to the State Archives by the New York State Library. The records indexed by the cards were subsequently divided into separate series rendering this index obsolete..........
Repository:
New York State Archives
14
Creator:
New York State Canal Corporation
Title:
Series:
B1909
Dates:
circa 1900-1996
Abstract:
The bulk of this series consists of photographs and negatives taken to document the construction and operations of the Barge Canal. Many of the photographs document the Utica Region of the canal from Amsterdam to Oneida Lake, the Black River Canal, and the Northern and Southern Reservoir Systems. Photos .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
15
Creator:
New York (State). Department of Transportation. Division of Waterways Maintenance
Title:
Series:
B2295
Dates:
[circa 1920-1979]
Abstract:
This series documents the Waterford office's primary status in the Barge Canal's eastern region. Records include water gauge reports, bridge logs, daily lockage reports, correspondence, and administrative files such as payroll and personnel records. The records provide an excellent sampling of the diverse .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
Abstract:
This series contains maps, drawings, plans, blueprints, copies of permits, and what appear to be pages torn from the rough minutes of meetings of the Board of Canal Commissioners. The files pertain to the issuance of permits by the Board of Canal Commissioners (later the Office of the Superintendent .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
17
Creator:
New York (State). Superintendent of Public Works
Title:
Series:
A4422
Dates:
circa 1905-1915
Abstract:
The series references storage locations of documents relating to the Barge Canal era. Included are maps and plans associated with the Oswego Canal (or River) and the areas of Fulton, Phoenix, and Minetto, New York. References to canal structures and documents as well as a few place names and proper .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
18
Creator:
New York (State). Department of Transportation. Map Information Unit
Abstract:
This series indexes the aerial photographs depicting the Barge Canal System (series 22424), and was created to provide a current inventory of canal property..........
Repository:
New York State Archives
19
Creator:
New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
Title:
Series:
B0224
Dates:
1906
Abstract:
These are reports, tables, charts, and estimates for a proposed canal. The records concern the feasibility of the proposed canal project, its estimated costs, which route would be most efficient, and the type and amount of work required for such a project. Also included are detailed reports on subjects .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
20
Creator:
New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
Abstract:
These reports submitted to the State Engineer and Surveyor by division and senior assistant engineers document weekly progress on construction projects in progress or begun in 1921. The reports detail work done in offices and bureaus; surveying, mapping, and planning; canal maintenance and repairs; .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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