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New York (State). Governor

 

 

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Executive Chamber staff maintained these records as a central file of photocopies of gubernatorial proclamations. The original proclamations were filed with the Secretary of State in accordance with legislation of 1892 and 1951 requiring all documents issued under the great seal of New York State to .........

 

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New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

New York (State). Governor

 

 

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Executive Chamber staff maintained these records as a central file of governor's press releases concerning all aspects of state government. Most are standard press releases publicizing appointments, new legislation, issues of concern to the governor, the governor's activities, or ceremonial occasions. .........

 

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New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

New York (State). Governor

 

 

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These photographic images were used as public relations vehicles for New York's governors. The photographs helped to publicize their official, and occasionally unofficial, activities. Most of the images reveal the routine activities that the governors' photographers were assigned to photograph. Records .........

 

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New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

New York (State). Governor

 

 

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These registers track gubernatorial appointments to various state and local offices and positions: state engineer and surveyor; attorney general; judge; commissioner (various); inspector (various); Indian agent; notary public; county coroner; and justice of the peace. Information provided varies but .........

 

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New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

New York (State). Governor

 

 

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This series is comprised of oversized, folded tabulations on columnar paper showing numbers of votes for candidates for various local and statewide offices and for electors for president and vice-president of the United States in the general election of November 8, 1904. They were submitted by county .........

 

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New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

New York (State). Governor

 

 

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This series serves as a central record of applicants for offices to which the Governor made appointments or nominations. The volumes generally provide the name of the office or position at the top of each page and then list, for each applicant name; date application filed; residence (town and/or county, .........

 

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New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

New York (State). Governor

 

 

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This series consists of the Governor's justifications for approving or vetoing bills. Each document provides the chapter or veto number, reference to the bill number, the governor's rationale, and signature..........

 

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New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

New York (State). Governor

 

 

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This series consists of reports and minutes of meetings submitted to the governor by boards of managers of state institutions documenting their visitation and inspection of these institutions as required by law. The reports provide information on the condition of the facilities, financial and administrative .........

 

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New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

New York (State). Governor

 

 

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This series documents successive governors' authority to investigate the management, operations, and affairs of state and local government officials, agencies, and institutions. Records include correspondence, documents specifying charges, answers to charges, transcripts of testimony before the governor .........

 

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New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

New York (State). Governor

 

 

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Staff of the governor's office maintained these volumes to facilitate access to information about legislative bills recorded in Series A0595, Registers of Titles of Bills Received by the Governor. For each bill, the index volumes include subject of the bill; explanation; Senate or Assembly printed bill .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

New York (State). Governor

 

 

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The case files in this series document the process of application for and granting of pardons or commutations of sentences by the Governor. Convicts and their families, friends, and attorneys applied to have sentences reduced or terminated and, for convicted felons, to have citizenship rights restored. .........

 

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New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

New York (State). Governor

 

 

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These registers report summary information on incarcerated individuals committed to state correctional institutions and selected county penitentiaries each month. Information is handwritten in columns on preprinted pages which were later bound into volumes for each year. Monthly reports from each institution .........

 

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New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

New York (State). Governor

 

 

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This series consists of the monthly reports sent to the governor from each prison indicating incarcerated individuals eligible for discharge by commutation. The reports from all prisons for each year were bound into volumes. Each monthly report from each prison provides the following information: name; .........

 

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New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

New York (State). Governor

 

 

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This series documents the governor's power to appoint or nominate for appointment certain officials, as authorized by the State Constitution and numerous legislative acts. The correspondence consists mainly of letters from persons requesting appointment; letters and petitions recommending persons for .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

New York (State). Governor

 

 

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This series consists of archival copies of the publicly accessible websites maintained by the Office of the Governor during the administration of Governor David A. Paterson (2008-2010)..........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives