New York State Department of Transportation Division of Waterways Maintenance Subject Files B2545

New York State Department of Transportation Division of Waterways Maintenance Subject 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 contains subject files pertaining to canal administration, including correspondence, studies, reports, drawings, and photographs.

Creator:

New York (State). Department of Transportation. Division of Waterways Maintenance

Title:

Department of Transportation Division of Waterways Maintenance subject files

Quantity:

7.25 cubic feet

including circa 12500 photographic images

Inclusive Dates:

circa 1960-1990

Series Number:

B2545

Scope and Content Note

This series contains subject files documenting canal administration, particularly in regard to the Ship Canal, Hudson River to the Great Lakes Waterway, and the Canalization of the Genesee River. Correspondence with the National Trailways system (pertaining to the application for membership of the state canal system) and the State Council on the Waterways appears, as well as canal traffic reports, Section 3 movable dam data, and a map of Region 3. Of particular note are "personnel histories" of key Division staff who served ca. 1920-1960. Files contain correspondence, studies, reports, drawings, and photographs.