Overview of the Records
Repository:
New York State Archives
New York State Education Department
Cultural Education Center
Albany, NY 12230
Summary:
This series consists of incoming correspondence and drafts of reports and outgoing correspondence compiled by the State Comptroller's
office. Most of the documents relate specifically to the management and disbursement of funds appropriated for educational
purposes and therefore under the oversight of the Board of Regents. Records document grants for establishment of libraries
and for other charitable purposes; management and appropriation of funds for common schools, colleges, and academies; status
of the finances of the Board of Regents; and funds raised by lotteries, especially as provided for in the Lottery Act of 1814,
and appropriated for educational purposes.
Creator:
Title:
New York State Comptroller's Office reports and correspondence relating to State Education Funds
Quantity:
0.1 cubic feet
Inclusive Dates:
1815-1842
Series Number:
A3207