Finding Aid Search Results
1
Creator:
New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Title:
Series:
B0964
Dates:
1799-1831
Abstract:
Commissioners of the Land Office examined and settled claims against loyalists' lands confiscated and sold by the commissioners of forfeitures. Most claims were based on erroneous sales of land not subject to forfeiture, or the dower rights of widows of loyalists. These minutes locate and describe the .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
2
Creator:
New York (State). Department of State. Bureau of Miscellaneous Records
Abstract:
This series is comprised of certificates of election of members of the Board of Regents, as carried out according to provisions in Article 5, Section 202 of the State Education Law..........
Repository:
New York State Archives
3
Creator:
New York (State). Education Department. Commissioner Lewis A. Wilson
Title:
Series:
W0103
Dates:
1932-1965
Abstract:
The series includes correspondence, reports, meeting materials, press releases, and draft legislation related to Lewis A. Wilson's tenure as commissioner, 1950-1955. Records document the Education Department's role in broader social and political issues, including civil defense and military preparedness; .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
4
Creator:
University of the State of New York. High School Department
Abstract:
The Board of Regents has been required to administer examinations since 1877. These reports by school principals contain summary information on the number of students examined in each subject and the number of passing grades. Included is a list of students taking the examination giving each one's name, .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
5
Creator:
New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Abstract:
This series consists of ledgers containing entries of debits and credits for payments by and to county treasurers by and to the Comptroller. Most entries concern the state tax on real and personal property and the state's payment of taxes on lands to be sold for unpaid taxes..........
Repository:
New York State Archives
6
Creator:
New York (State). Education Department. Commissioner's Office
Title:
Series:
A2097
Dates:
1917
Abstract:
This series consists of a letter sent to each Regent about the amount subscribed by the Regent for Liberty Bonds. Also included are answers received by Commissioner of Education John H. Finley..........
Repository:
New York State Archives
7
Creator:
University of the State of New York. President of the University and Commissioner of Education
Title:
Series:
B1057
Dates:
1784-1787, 1852-1853
Abstract:
none
Repository:
New York State Archives
8
Creator:
New York (State). Education Department. Commissioner George D. Stoddard
Title:
Series:
W0101
Dates:
1939-1949
Abstract:
The collection consists of correspondence, publications, reports, meeting minutes, and other materials related to the operation of the New York State Education Department under Commissioner of Education George D. Stoddard. Included are records relating to efforts of the State Education Department to .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
9
Creator:
New York (State). Education Department. Commissioner Francis T. Spaulding
Title:
Series:
W0102
Dates:
1933-1952
Abstract:
This series reflects Francis T. Spaulding's tenure as President of the University of the State of New York and Commissioner of Education of New York State from 1946 to 1950. Included are correspondence, reports, meeting materials, press releases, and other materials related to New York State higher .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
10
Creator:
New York (State). Education Department. Commissioner James E. Allen
Title:
Series:
W0104
Dates:
1939-1976
Abstract:
Commissioner James Edward Allen's subject files consist of correspondence, memoranda, meeting materials, reports, clippings, speeches, press releases, and other materials documenting the activities of the New York State Education Department (NYSED). Topics addressed include administration and financing .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
11
Creator:
New York (State). Education Department. Commissioner Ewald B. Nyquist
Title:
Series:
W0105
Dates:
1950-1977
Abstract:
This series contains correspondence, agendas, meeting minutes, speeches, reports, proposals, and other documents relating to Nyquist's tenure as Commissioner of Education from 1969 to 1977. Files document the Education Department's efforts to influence legislation both in the New York State Legislature .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
12
Creator:
New York (State). Education Department. Commissioner Gordon M. Ambach
Title:
Series:
W0106
Dates:
1958-1989
Abstract:
This series of subject files, compiled by the office of Gordon M. Ambach (1934- ), documents his tenure as New York State Commissioner of Education during the period 1977-1987. Files are often grouped under major subject headings such as Higher Education, State Agencies, or Speeches, and then broken .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
13
Creator:
New York (State). Education Department. Bureau of School District Organization
Title:
Series:
14219
Dates:
1936-1969
Abstract:
Included are: Photostats of maps bound as a school district atlas, compiled by the Joint Legislative Committee on the State Education System in 1943 with some post-1943 consolidations or centralizations; political boundary maps showing municipal boundaries with a translucent overlay showing school district .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
14
Creator:
University of the State of New York. Board of Regents
Abstract:
This series documents the monthly meetings of the Board of Regents of the University of the State of New York. Included are materials sent to regents prior to the meeting, such as meeting agendas, monthly reports from the Commissioner of Education, budget recommendations, and proposed legislation. Also .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
15
Creator:
New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Title:
Series:
A1071
Dates:
1815-1845, 1895, 1900, 1924-1926
Abstract:
These registers from the Comptroller's Office provides geographic access to conveyances of non-resident lands sold for unpaid taxes. Information includes town name or ward number; lot number; tax year; description of parcel conveyed; acreage; payment date; payor; tax paid; total taxes; interest due; .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
16
Creator:
New York (State). Education Department. Office of Counsel
Title:
Series:
B0496
Dates:
1842-1904, 1911-2014
Abstract:
This series consists almost entirely of case files of appeals to the chief state school administrative officer by persons contesting the official actions of local school officials, school district meetings, or county treasurers. Each case file contains documents that correspond to the various stages .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
17
Creator:
New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Abstract:
This series provides summary information on cancellation of tax sales held to sell lands for unpaid taxes. While tax-sales for as early as 1800 are referred to, and a few cancellations are included for as late as 1946, the cancellations generally date from 1818-circa 1930. Usual causes for cancellation .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
18
Creator:
New York (State). Education Department. Office of the Commissioner
Abstract:
This series consists of subject files maintained by Commissioners Ewald B. Nyquist and James E. Allen'. Included in these files are correspondence, reports, texts commissioner's decisions, and proposals related to desegregation orders. Also included are records documenting the creation of decentralized .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
19
Creator:
New York (State). Education Department. Commissioner David M. Steiner
Title:
Series:
W0109
Dates:
2010-2011
Abstract:
The subject files of Commissioner David M. Steiner document the daily operations of the commissioner's office, including communications with the Board of Regents, major program areas of the Education Department, school boards, lawmakers, government agencies, and educational organizations. Major topics .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
20
Creator:
New York (State). Education Department. Chief Financial Officer
Title:
Series:
B2844
Dates:
2020 April - August
Abstract:
This series consists of reports documenting the policies and decisions made in response to the COVID-19 crisis by the New York State Board of Regents, the Interim Commissioner of Education, and the deputy commissioners of the State Education Department..........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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