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New York (State). Insurance Department. Corporate Affairs Bureau

 

 

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This series consists of documents prepared by insurance companies (now inactive) that applied for licenses to do business in New York State. Companies include domestic companies domiciled in New York and U.S. branches of foreign companies. Records include permits, company by-laws, reinsurance agreements, .........

 

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New York State Archives

 

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New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor

 

 

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This volume contains recorded permits that were compiled by the office of the Western Division Engineer (Rochester). Maps or plans related to particular permits are included. The permits were issued by the Superintendent of Public Works..........

 

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New York State Archives

 

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Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation

 

 

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This series consists of the subject and correspondence files of the former program manager of the Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation (RIOC). Topics reflect the duties of the program manager, who was responsible for issuing permits, waivers, and licenses for film productions, theatrical presentations, .........

 

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New York State Archives

 

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Red Hook (N.Y. : Town)

 

 

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Microfilmed records of the Town of Red Hook include town histories (1748-1889), zoning permits and maps (1970-1996), planning board meeting minutes (1967-1998), and water board meeting minutes (1988-1998)..........

 

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New York State Archives

 

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New York (State). Superintendent of Public Works

 

 

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This series consists of canal ice permits, which allowed people to extract ice from canals during the seasonal navigational suspension period. Mostly permits are from the Capital District, particularly Watervliet, Green Island and Cohoes. Many were individual men, though a few women and several industries .........

 

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New York State Archives

 

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New York (State). State Athletic Commission

 

 

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These files document boxing and wrestling events or shows conducted in New York. The files contain various documents concerning the particular events. Many of the records are fiscal and document attendance at the events and the State Athletic Commission's receipt of taxes based on tickets sold and other .........

 

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New York State Archives

 

 

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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

 

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New York (State). Motion Picture Division

 

 

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The Motion Picture Division required film distributers in New York State to obtain permission to screen films. This series consists of applications for permits to exhibit motion pictures in New York State. Many of the files apparently relate to newsreels, educational and training films, and entertainment .........

 

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New York State Archives

 

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New York (State). Banking Department

 

 

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These photographs were included in applications submitted to the Superintendent of Banks for authorization to establish or alter branch offices in accordance with State Banking Law. Subjects depicted include existing banking sites; proposed sites; building entrances; shopping centers; shopping malls, .........

 

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New York State Archives

 

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New York (State). Department of Transportation. Division of Waterways Maintenance

 

 

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This series consists of inactive revocable permits for the temporary use of canal lands and waters filed with the Waterways Maintenance Division and its predecessor agencies. Permits became inactive as authorized uses were outmoded or new permits were issued. Files usually include permit applications; .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

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New York (State). Department of Transportation. Division of Waterways Maintenance

 

 

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This series consists of permits and related materials for conveyances of real property within canal lands to individuals. This material apparently superseded functions covered by revocable permits issued by the Division of Waterways Maintenance (Series B1789). Permits in this series are generally for .........

 

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New York State Archives

 

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New York (State). Department of Health

 

 

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The series consists of project files for sewage treatment works in state municipalities for which state planning aid was requested. The records include correspondence, memoranda, discharge permits, certificates of expenditures, engineers' field reports, and applications for state grants to fund preliminary .........

 

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New York State Archives

 

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New York (State). Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation

 

 

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The Adirondack Park Agency (APA) is responsible for insuring that all building in the Park is compatible with the natural character of the land, and has a minimum adverse affect on the environment. The Operations Division, now the Regulatory Programs Division, is responsible for the review of all projects .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

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New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor

 

 

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These files, arranged by name of municipality where lands were located, consist of maps, correspondence, memorandums, reports, resolutions, descriptions of lands, appraisers' reports of encroachments, revised land appraisals, permits, and records pertaining to "blue line" surveys. Also included is financial .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

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New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor

 

 

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These files document the duties and functions of the State Engineer and Surveyor. Topics covered include personnel matters; supply inventories, equipment purchases; Barge Canal construction and maintenance projects; joint topographical survey of the state with the U.S. Geological Survey; state and local .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

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New York (State). Division of Canals and Waterways

 

 

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This series consists of records of the superintendent of Section 6 of the Barge Canal at Lyons, New York, and lock operator's records for Lock 28B in Newark, near Lyons. The records document the work routine and environment along this section of the canal system and the working relationships among the .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

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New York (State). Division of Water

 

 

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The series consists of waste water sewage disposal files, including records on state inspection and regulation of sewage treatment facilities and projects and efforts to control water pollution resulting from unsanitary disposal of waste by corporate and private entities..........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

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New York (State). Division of Water

 

 

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This series from the Division of Water and predecessor units consists of files on the planning and development of sewage waste disposal and treatment systems, and testing done to determine water pollution or contamination at state parks and campsites. The records include memorandums, correspondence, .........

 

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New York State Archives