New York State Superintendent of Public Works Card Index of Locations of Documents Relating to the Barge Canal A4422

New York State Superintendent of Public Works Card Index of Locations of Documents Relating to the Barge Canal

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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:

The series references storage locations of documents relating to the Barge Canal era. Included are maps and plans associated with the Oswego Canal (or River) and the areas of Fulton, Phoenix, and Minetto, New York. References to canal structures and documents as well as a few place names and proper names are also included. The 3" x 5" cards describe the item referenced and a case letter, drawer number, and what may be an item or document number.

Creator:

New York (State). Superintendent of Public Works

Title:

Card index of locations of documents relating to the Barge Canal

Quantity:

0.25 cubic feet

(circa 400 cards)

Inclusive Dates:

circa 1905-1915

Series Number:

A4422

Arrangement

Alphabetical.

Scope and Content Note

The series consists of a small card file which apparently references storage locations of documents relating to the Barge Canal era. It is not known who originally prepared the file, but it would logically have been maintained by the Superintendent (later Department) of Public Works in the course of administering canal work, perhaps serving as a historical record of work on certain sections of the canal.

The bulk of the references are to maps and plans, the majority of which appear to concern the Oswego Canal (or River) and the areas of Fulton, Phoenix, and Minetto, New York. There are references to many canal structures and documents (e.g. details, cross sections, culverts, dams, feeders, profiles, etc.) as well as a few place names and proper names (perhaps of property owners).

The 3" x 5" cards generally give a very brief description of the item referenced and a case letter, drawer number, and what may be an item or document number. A few cards include dates and/or contract numbers. Some tracings and blueprints referred to in the file date in the 1820s, 1830s, and 1870s, but the majority of the cards seem to refer to material from the period 1909-1915.