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Assorted administrative files


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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 consists of various files of the Canal Corporation related to water control, canal structures and contracts. Included are contract materials, memoranda, correspondence, reservoir and lake water elevations, power house manuals, canal permits, water reports, emergency action plans, Barge Canal and Terminal estimate books, transportation progress reports, and assorted plans and ledgers.
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Assorted administrative files
Quantity:

19 cubic feet

Inclusive Dates:
1846-1995
Series Number:
B1798

Arrangement

Roughly by file type, in no discernable order.

Scope and Content Note

This series is comprised of a disparate group of records relating to water control, canal structures, and contracts. More specifically, the series contains miscellaneous land and water files, materials relating to Barge Canal contracts, memoranda and correspondence, reservoir and lake water elevations, power house manuals, canal permits, water control reports, structural insepection and condition reports, emergency action plans, water intake and hydroelectric reports, Barge Canal and Terminal estimate books, transportation progress reports, and assorted plans and ledgers.

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