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Creator:
New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
 
 
Title:  
 
Series:
A0273
 
 
Dates:
1711-1913
 
 
Abstract:  
These are maps of surveys made for landholders, for partitioning of land, and for disposition of as yet unappropriated state lands. The Surveyor General and his successor State Engineer and Surveyor produced these maps in keeping with his responsibilities for surveying and mapping state lands. A number .........
 
Repository:  
New York State Archives
 

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Creator:
New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
 
 
Title:  
 
Series:
A0855
 
 
Dates:
1825
 
 
Abstract:  
These maps and profiles from the Surveyor General were produced for a report to the legislature suggesting the best route for a road never built. Field notes document surveys of a proposed route between Lake Erie and the Hudson River and include brief descriptions of the land at each survey point. Maps .........
 
Repository:  
New York State Archives
 

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Creator:
New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
 
 
Title:  
 
Series:
A4276
 
 
Dates:
1821-1822
 
 
Abstract:  
This survey map of the village of Geddes, Onondaga County, was created by Deputy Surveyor John Randel, Jr. on the orders of Surveyor General Simeon DeWitt..........
 
Repository:  
New York State Archives
 

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Creator:
New York (State). Surveyor General
 
 
Title:  
 
Series:
A4019
 
 
Dates:
1668-1848
 
 
Abstract:  
This is a series of surveys of unappropriated state lands or, in a few cases, land being resold. Many volumes contain surveys of land in the New Military Tract, the Totton and Crossfield Purchase, or George Scriba's patent. Volumes generally provide survey notes; name of surveyor; name and/or number .........
 
Repository:  
New York State Archives
 

5
Creator:
New York (State). Legislature. Joint Legislative Committee on Legislative Practices and Procedures
 
 
Title:  
 
Series:
L0023
 
 
Dates:
1958
 
 
Abstract:  
This series consists of four-page questionnaires completed by each joint legislative committee in existence in 1958. The questionnaire was used by Joint Legislative Committee on Legislative Practices and Procedures in examining the operation, staffing, and effectiveness of joint legislative committees .........
 
Repository:  
New York State Archives
 

6
Creator:
New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
 
 
Title:  
 
Series:
A0244
 
 
Dates:
circa 1770-1920
 
 
Abstract:  
This series compiled by the State Engineer and Surveyor documents the appraisal, surveying, purchase, and sale of lands within the state. Records include land tract sales, land appraisals, surveys and descriptions of tracts, reports (such as land boundaries and state canals); correspondence (including .........
 
Repository:  
New York State Archives
 

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Creator:
New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
 
 
Title:  
 
Series:
A4035
 
 
Dates:
1870-1939
 
 
Abstract:  
These 48 blueprint maps were produced in compliance with the legal requirement for villages applying for incorporation to have a survey and survey map of the village made. The maps show name of village; name of county; date surveyed; name of surveyor; village corporation boundary lines and measurements; .........
 
Repository:  
New York State Archives
 

8
Creator:
New York (State). Commission to Investigate Provision for the Mentally Deficient
 
 
Title:  
 
Series:
A4233
 
 
Dates:
1914-1915
 
 
Abstract:  
This series consists of blank survey forms used by the Commission to Investigate Provision for the Mentally Deficient to examine statewide needs and current programs for the care and training of mentally deficient persons. Most forms relate to surveys sent to schools and custodial institutions in the .........
 
Repository:  
New York State Archives
 

9
Creator:
New York State War Council. Division of Records
 
 
Title:  
 
Series:
A4245
 
 
Dates:
1945-1946
 
 
Abstract:  
Amendment to the War Emergency Act authorized the War Council to provide a uniform method for the care, custody, control, and disposition of records maintained by the 108 local war councils in New York State during World War II. This series contains the correspondence and standardized Inventory of Records .........
 
Repository:  
New York State Archives
 

10
Creator:
New York (State). Legislature. Joint Committee on Industrial and Labor Conditions
 
 
Title:  
 
Series:
L0066
 
 
Dates:
1940-1942
 
 
Abstract:  
The series contains information gathered by the Committee to determine the nature and extent of course offerings at United States colleges and universities on labor relations and related topics (e.g. business administration, economics, government, and sociology). The series consists of correspondence, .........
 
Repository:  
New York State Archives
 

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Creator:
New York (State). Legislature. Joint Committee on Industrial and Labor Conditions
 
 
Abstract:  
The series consists of records compiled in investigating the extent and causes of industrial migration to and from New York State from 1930 to 1942. The series contains completed survey forms and summary cards compiled by the committee from surveys sent to businesses in the state. The records provide .........
 
Repository:  
New York State Archives
 

12
Creator:
New York (State). Canal Commissioners
 
 
Title:  
 
Series:
A0851
 
 
Dates:
1817
 
 
Abstract:  
These survey maps show the proposed route for the Erie Canal was made by James Geddes in 1817. The area mapped extends from "Tonewanta Creek" east to the outlet of Mud Creek in the "Great Cayuga Marsh" (Montezuma). The maps show proposed line of the canal; roads; houses; mills; settlements; streams, .........
 
Repository:  
New York State Archives
 

13
Creator:
New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
 
 
Title:  
 
Series:
A3244
 
 
Dates:
1811, 1827, 1835
 
 
Abstract:  
This series consists of three blueprint copies of survey maps of East Oswego..........
 
Repository:  
New York State Archives
 

14
Creator:
New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
 
 
Title:  
 
Series:
A4012
 
 
Dates:
1798-1815
 
 
Abstract:  
The Holland Land Company was an association of Dutch banks and other investors speculating in American land in the 1700s. The company purchased over five million acres in central and western New York and Pennsylvania. This series consists of Holland Land Company survey notes and includes survey data, .........
 
Repository:  
New York State Archives
 

15
Creator:
New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
 
 
Title:  
 
Series:
A4024
 
 
Dates:
1850-1900
 
 
Abstract:  
These indexes were created by the State Engineer's office to gain control of their maps and surveys. The indexes generally provide: name of town, tract, lot(s), or owner; volume and page number (if a land survey or purchase record); map number (if a map); and map case or portfolio letter or number (if .........
 
Repository:  
New York State Archives
 

16
Creator:
New York (State). Bureau of Highway Planning
 
 
Title:  
 
Series:
A4034
 
 
Dates:
1945-1949
 
 
Abstract:  
In March 1940 the Department of Public Works began a two-part Statewide Highway Planning Survey comprised of a Traffic Study and a Road Inventory. Public highway maps for each county were produced as part of the Road Inventory to facilitate the study of highway planning problems. This volume of printed .........
 
Repository:  
New York State Archives
 

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Creator:
New York (State). Surveyor General
 
 
Abstract:  
Supervisors of towns bounded by the patents dividing line requested a survey be done to establish town boundaries. This series consists of a report containing survey course, marks and measurements; surveyors' certifications of accuracy; letters from town supervisors agreeing with the location of the .........
 
Repository:  
New York State Archives
 

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Creator:
New York (State). Commission to Investigate Provision for the Mentally Deficient
 
 
Title:  
 
Series:
A4222
 
 
Dates:
1914-1915
 
 
Abstract:  
The Commission undertook an extensive survey of the mentally deficient in New York State and held public hearings to gather additional evidence. This series contains correspondence, mostly from physicians, government officials, private charitable agencies, and school administrators, relating to the .........
 
Repository:  
New York State Archives
 

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Creator:
New York (State). Commission to Investigate Provision for the Mentally Deficient
 
 
Title:  
 
Series:
A4224
 
 
Dates:
1914
 
 
Abstract:  
This series consists of completed surveys from public school principals in New York providing information on students in classes for the mentally deficient. Information includes number of special classes, teachers, and students; special training received by teachers; and student personal information .........
 
Repository:  
New York State Archives
 

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Creator:
New York (State). Surveyor General
 
 
Title:  
 
Series:
B0264
 
 
Dates:
1750-1787
 
 
Abstract:  
Returns of surveys of state land in this series include name of governor or lieutenant governor; for whom land was surveyed; county and location of land; survey data; date of survey; and name of Surveyor General..........
 
Repository:  
New York State Archives
 

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