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New York State Department of Audit and Control Exhibit Material Used by the Office of the State Comptroller


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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 documents the State Comptroller's role in administering accounts of the state, paying bills and payrolls, and auditing records, accounts, and financial and management practices of state agencies. The Office of the State Comptroller used this material in exhibitions to highlight key agency functions. Records include indentures; contracts; published reports and pamphlets analyzing audit functions and interpreting cases and contracts; examples of contracts and vouchers; and accounts and appropriation ledgers from the Department of Public Works and the Prison Department.
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Department of Audit and Control exhibit material used by the Office of the State Comptroller
Quantity:

3.7 cubic feet

Inclusive Dates:
1870-1962
Series Number:
B1809

Arrangement

Roughly chronological.

Scope and Content Note

This series documents the State Comptroller's role in administering accounts of the State, paying bills and payrolls, and auditing records, accounts, and financial and management practices of State agencies. The Office of the State Comptroller used this material in exhibitions to highlight key agency functions. Documents in the series include indentures, contracts, published reports and pamphlets analyzing audit functions and interpreting cases and contracts, examples of contracts and vouchers, and accounts and appropriation ledgers from the Dept. of Public Works and the Prison Dept.

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Custodial History

This series was transferred to the State Archives in September 2001 and accessioned in March 2002. Two volumes that were part of the transfer were accessioned separately as B0921-02, Abstracts and vouchers for Barge Canal and terminal expenses, 1922-1923.

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