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• Full Finding Aid
• Arrangement
• Scope and Contents
• Other Finding Aids
• Alternate Formats
• Access Restrictions
• Custodial History
• Access Terms
• Detailed Description

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Columbia County (N.Y.) County Clerk's Office Supreme Court and County Court Records and Hudson (City) Common Council Records

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Overview of the Records

Arrangement

A3344-92: Chronological by date of proceeding.

A3344-95: Arranged by record type and therein chronological or numerical.

Scope and Content Note

A3344-92: Microfilmed records are case files of civil actions and special proceedings in Supreme Court and criminal proceedings in County Court. Most of the files are civil actions, which are distinct from special proceedings.

A3344-95: This accretion consists of two distinct series: additional civil and criminal case files of the Supreme Court and County Court (96 rolls); and minutes of the common council of the City of Hudson and of a private association (24 rolls). The private association called Proprietors of the City of Hudson operated ca. 1784-1810.

Alternate Formats Available

microfilm: 343 rolls; 16 and 35 mm. Local Government Records Management Improvement Fund Grant Project Microfilm.

Other Finding Aids

Available at Repository

A3344-92: Microfilm index giving case number, date, and/or roll number is available at the repository.

A3344-92: Roll list giving inclusive index numbers per roll is available at the repository.

Location of Originals

Originals held by local government.

Custodial History

This microfilm was produced by a grant awarded and administered by SARA's Local Government Records Bureau for the 1992 and 1993 grant cycles. Grantees submitted two copies of each roll of project film: a silver copy for secure storage at the State Records Center; and a duplicate copy, containing only non-restricted records, for public use at the State Archives research room.

Use copies of rolls containing restricted records are not maintained by the Archives, and are withdrawn from public use at time of accessioning. Security copies of such rolls are held at the State Records Center and are subject to restrictions under law. However, not all restricted records were weeded at accession, and some use copies, such as rolls containing post-1976 criminal cases concluded in favor of the defendant (acquital or dismissal), are restricted.

A3344-92:Restricted film was so marked and use copies were weeded at time of accession; 205 rolls of master negatives (security copy) were sent to the State Records Center (TL 92-5).

A3344-95:Restricted film was so marked and use copies were weeded at time of accession; 204 rolls of master negatives (security copy) were sent to the State Records Center (TL 95-101, 102).

Access Restrictions

Criminal case files: Restricted; Use with assistance of archivist.

Access Terms

Detailed Description