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New York (State). Comptroller's Office

 

 

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This volume from the Comptroller's Office lists payments of claim certificates for war services made to veterans of the War of 1812. Information includes claim number; claimant name and residence; certificate number; dollar amount of certificate; amount awarded on certificate; amount awarded under apportionment .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

2

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New York State Soldiers' Depot

 

 

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The New York State Soldiers Depot was established to be a place of rest and relief for sick, sounded, furloughed, and discharged New York soldiers during the Civil War. This series includes correspondence, descriptive rolls for individual soldiers, receipts for claims, inventories of the depot's kitchen .........

 

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New York State Archives

 

3

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New York (State). Bureau of Military Statistics

 

 

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This series consists of printed material collected by the Bureau of Military Statistics dealing with a variety of topics, including procedures to collect bounty payments, soldiers' relief funds, presidential politics, the duties of inspectors of elections, materials relating to the State of New Jersey .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

4

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New York (State). Adjutant General's Office

 

 

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This volume records the names of War of 1812 veterans (H-Z only) from New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New Hampshire, Vermont, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, Ohio, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia who received federal .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

5

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New York (State). Education Department. Bureau of Examinations and Testing

 

 

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State scholarships were established in 1936 for the children of deceased or disabled veterans of the armed services. Applications include applicant's name; address; birthdate; parent or guardian's address; veteran parent status (deceased or disabled); proposed examination site; choice of college and .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

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New York (State). Education Department. Examinations and Inspections Division

 

 

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This series consists of candidate lists for scholarships for soldiers, sailors, marines and nurses with military service, or the children of the same who died while in the service. Information includes name; address; age; examination scores in individual subjects; total score; order of merit; county .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

7

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New York (State). Division of Veterans' Affairs

 

 

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This series consists of records documenting the payment of state-awarded bonuses to World War I veterans and their beneficiaries. Included are microfilmed cards that record the veteran's name, service number, branch of service, period of service, address at time of entry into service, and other related .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

8

Creator:

New York (State). Division of Veterans' Affairs

 

 

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This series consists of records documenting the payment of state-awarded bonuses to World War II veterans and their beneficiaries. Included are copies of payments and rejected applications. These records were maintained to verify veteran's military service and for reviewing applications from veterans/beneficiaries .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

9

Creator:

New York (State). Division of Veterans' Affairs

 

 

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This series includes records of payments of readjustment allowances to unemployed veterans who served in World War II and the Korean War. These payments were authorized for up to fifty-two weeks by the Federal Readjustments Act of 1944 and subsequent state and federal laws. Each card includes veteran's .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

10

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Veterans Administration Home (Bath, N.Y.)

 

 

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This series consists of registers of disabled volunteer soldiers residing at the New York State Soldiers and Sailors Home, later known as the Veterans' Administration Home at Bath, NY. Registers are arranged numerically by member number and individual member entries are divided into the following sections: .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

11

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New York (State). Post Vietnam Coordinating Committee

 

 

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Records of the Post Vietnam Coordinating Committee clearly document its focus on the deescalation of the Vietnam War, but they also relate to other topics such as educational opportunities for returning veterans, establishment of public works projects, encouragement of labor unions to develop on-the-job .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

12

Creator:

New York (State). Education Department. Bureau of Examinations and Testing

 

 

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This series consists of lists of scores for State War Service scholarships for veterans of World War I and II. Recipients could use their scholarships at any college, university, business, professional, vocational, technical, or trade school in New York State. Information includes city where examination .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

13

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Grand Army of the Republic. Department of New York

 

 

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The Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) records in this series (with numerous sub-series) include state-level records of the Department of New York and records of most of the over 600 local posts, which were sent to department headquarters in Albany as posts disbanded..........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

14

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New York (State). Division of Military and Naval Affairs

 

 

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The New York Guard was created and later reactivated as a state defense force to replace the New York National Guard when the latter was mobilized into federal service during the two world wars. This series consists of service record cards for veterans of the New York Guard. Information varies but minimally .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

15

Creator:

New York (State). Division of Military and Naval Affairs

 

 

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This series consists of summary service records of members of New York National Guard units. Information typically includes name, date of birth, place of birth, home address, date of enlistment, unit enlisted into, date of separation, how separated (honorable discharge, etc.), and dates of reenlistm.........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

16

Creator:

New York (State). Adjutant General's Office

 

 

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This series consists of muster rolls for each division and brigade in the New York National Guard, as well as all organizations in the New York Naval Militia. Information provided generally includes: name; rank; whether present or absent at annual muster; date of rank; date and rank of original entry .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

17

Creator:

New York (State). Adjutant General's Office

 

 

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This series consists mostly of affidavits documenting a claimant's right to reimbursement from War of 1812 service in a New York militia or volunteer unit, as well as certificates issued to claimants after the Adjutant General's Office reviewed and adjusted their claims. The bulk of the series documents .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

18

Creator:

New York (State). Adjutant General's Office

 

 

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This series consists of claim applications submitted by, or on behalf of, War of 1812 veterans who fought in New York State militia and volunteer units. The records contain detailed information about claimants, both residents and non-residents of New York State, including name; age; residence; rank; .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

19

Creator:

New York (State). Adjutant General's Office

 

 

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The series consists of a group of clippings, photographs, training circulars, instructions, and maps, dating from the World War I period. The exact source and association of these records is unclear, although they may be from a collection of Franklin W. Ward, who was Adjutant General from 1926 to 1934. .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

20

Creator:

New York (State). Regents Examination and Scholarship Center

 

 

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This series consists of candidate lists for state scholarships for armed services veterans of World War I and II. Information includes name; address; county; examination score; acceptance, declination, or failure to reply; revocation or resignation; scholarship number; and college. Rank within county .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives