Specifications of an index for searching records or books A1185

Specifications of an index for searching records or books

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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 from the Comptroller's Office contains an early example of "forms management". It contains an outline of an improved method of indexing books of judgments, deeds, mortgages, etc., devised by William Stebbins, and files by him in the U.S. Patent Office preparatory to taking out a patent.

Creator:

New York (State). Comptroller's Office

Title:

Specifications of an index for searching records or books

Quantity:

0.3 cubic feet

Inclusive Dates:

1831

Series Number:

A1185

Scope and Content Note

The document outlines an improved method of indexing books of judgments, deeds, mortgages, etc., devised by William Stebbins of New York City, and files by him in the U.S. Patent Office preparatary to taking out a patent. This copy was presumably filed by the Comptroller's office as a useful model for indexing its own records, and is an early example of "forms management".