New York State Education Department Division of Archives and History File Relating to the Purchase of Photostatic Copies of New York Colonial Council Minutes from the British Public Record Office 13914

New York State Education Department Division of Archives and History File Relating to the Purchase of Photostatic Copies of New York Colonial Council Minutes from the British Public Record Office

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Overview of the Records

Repository:

New York State Archives
New York State Education Department
Cultural Education Center
Albany, NY 12230

Summary:

This series contains notes, memorandums, and correspondence of the state historian regarding this purchase. Included are lists of colonial council minutes that survived the 1911 State Capitol fire, lists of similar minutes on file in the British Public Record Office (PRO), and list of photostats proposed to be ordered from the PRO. Also included are memorandums proposing the acquisition of photostats and a letter concerning French archival sources relating to New York State.

Creator:

New York (State). Education Department. Division of Archives and History

Title:

File relating to the purchase of photostatic copies of New York Colonial Council Minutes from the British Public Record Office

Quantity:

0.1 cubic feet

Inclusive Dates:

1921

Series Number:

13914

Scope and Content Note

This series contains notes, memoranda, and correspondence of the state historian regarding this purchase. Included are lists of colonial council minutes that survived the 1911 State Capitol fire, lists of similar minutes on file in the British Public Record Office (PRO), and list of photostats proposed to be ordered from the PRO. Also included are memoranda proposing the acquisition of photostats and a letter concerning French archival sources relating to New York State. Photostats of Council minutes for 1686-1726 eventually were obtained by the state historian.

Related Material

Series A1455, Photostats of Colonial Council Minutes, contains the actual records purchased.

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.

Access Terms

Corporate Name(s):

New York (Colony). Council

University of the State of New York

New York (State). Education Department

Geographic Name(s):

New York (State)--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775

Subject(s):

Acquisition of manuscripts

Function(s):

Researching

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