Finding Aid Search Results
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Creator:
Clinton Correctional Facility
Abstract:
This series consists of record cards which summarize the background and prison disciplinary record of inmates of Clinton Correctional Facility (known earlier as Clinton Prison). Most cards include a front-facing and profile photograph of the inmate. Inmate numbers extend from 12879 (inmate received .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
Albion State Training School (Albion, N.Y.)
Abstract:
This series consists of about 255 color slides, 200 color and black-and-white prints, and 200 negatives. The images include exterior and interior shots, as well as inmate activities and facilities at Albion including religious services, classes (sewing, cooking, etc.), recreational activities, and medical .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
Sing Sing Prison
Abstract:
This series consists of volumes used to track events relating to inmates scheduled for execution at Sing Sing. Logs contain inmate's name and number; county of sentencing and date received; name and address of family; spiritual advisor and attorney; dates of receipt, appeal, respite, or commutation; .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York (State). Division of Correctional Industries
Title:
Series:
B2125
Dates:
2006, 2008, 2011, 2015
Abstract:
This series consists of archival copies of the publicly accessible website of the Department of Correctional Services's Division of Correctional Industries, which uses the marketplace name Corcraft..........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
Sing Sing Prison
Abstract:
This series contains the only existing volumes of the daily journal that was maintained by Sing Sing Prison's Principal Keeper. The journal provides a daily summary of information on the inmate population and the prison staff. Volume One covers September 11, 1917 to July 7, 1918 while Volume Two covers .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
Auburn Prison
Abstract:
The series is a daily account of financial transactions taking place at Auburn State Prison. Chapter 169 of the Laws of 1817 required the agent for each state prison to keep a regular and correct account of the monies received and disbursed. This daybook, or journal, is part of the agent's account for .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York (State). Division of Science and State Museum
Abstract:
This series indexes Series A0451, Original Releases to the State; Series A0464, Original Deeds and Title Papers; Series A0478, Copies of Releases to the State; and Series 12945, Miscellaneous Deeds and Title Papers..........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York (State). Division of Science and State Museum
Abstract:
This series indexes maps found in Series A0453, Record of Deeds; A0464, Original Deeds and Title Papers; 12945, Miscellaneous Deeds and Title Papers; A0451, Original Releases to the State; and A0461, Town Boundary Establishment and Alteration Reports. The series also indexes maps in several groups of .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York (State). Division of Science and State Museum
Title:
Series:
A4698
Dates:
approximately 1960
Abstract:
Location descriptors in Series A4686, Location Index to Colonial Patents; A4687, Location Index to State Patents; and A4690, Location Index to Deeds and Other Miscellaneous Documents Recorded or Filed by the Secretary of State and Office of General Services, are indexed by this series..........
Repository:
New York State Archives
10
Creator:
New York (State). Department of Correction
Abstract:
This series consists of issues of the official publication of the New York State Department of Corrections, the magazine "Correction"..........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York State Reformatory (Elmira, N.Y.)
Abstract:
This volume contains entries from February 1, 1923, to January 31, 1924. Reports are listed monthly on fines imposed on incarcerated individuals of an unidentified residential facility, probably Elmira Reformatory. Information is present for the following: consecutive number, name, class (1 or 2, probably .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
12
Creator:
New York State Committee on Sentencing Guidelines
Title:
Series:
14508
Dates:
1983-1986
Abstract:
These files contain correspondence, publications, draft or working documents, unpublished reports, and related material. Correspondence concerns the solicitation of input to the Committee's work, requests for information from the committee, comments on the committee's reports and work, and requests .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
13
Creator:
New York House of Refuge
Title:
Series:
A2090
Dates:
1829, 1831, 1834-1932
Abstract:
The Annual Reports to the Legislature also included reports on rules and regulations, acts of incorporation, by-laws, statutes and decisions; Building Committee's final report; Bylaws of Board of Managers; and proceedings of first and second conventions of Managers of Houses of Refuge and Schools of .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
14
Creator:
New York (State). Board of Appraisers
Abstract:
This series contains geographical indexes to lands conveyed by the State of New York by letters patent. Information includes: lot number; acreage; name of patentee; date of patent; and volume and page number reference to the patent in series 12943, Letters Patent..........
Repository:
New York State Archives
15
Creator:
New York House of Refuge
Abstract:
This series consists of information used to track expenditures for construction of new buildings for the House of Refuge on Randalls Island including a school, dining rooms, and a "female house." For each building, information includes payment date; to whom or for what payment was made; payment amount; .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
16
Creator:
New York House of Refuge
Abstract:
This series consists of transcripts of one inmate's incoming correspondence. Since the institution's superintendent held the originals; it is unlikely that the inmate received the letters. The letters which discuss his and other youths' activities may have been used to help make a parole decision and/or .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
17
Creator:
New York (State). Superintendent of State Prisons
Title:
Series:
A3265
Dates:
1916-1921
Abstract:
These annual reports prepared by various project engineers summarize work done by State prison inmates on construction and maintenance projects on State, county, and town roads during the period 1916 to 1921. Often attached to the report are photos depicting roads, bridge construction, and inmates from .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
18
Creator:
New York (State). Board of Appraisers
Title:
Series:
A4683
Dates:
1818
Abstract:
This inventory was made under the direction of John Van Ness Yates, Secretary of State. Inventory lists records in custody of the Secretary of State, giving information about records arrangement, quantities, and date spans. The original title of the volume was "Annalium Thesaurus" ("Treasury of the .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
19
Creator:
New York (State). Division of Science and State Museum
Abstract:
This series contains a name index of people who were granted land by the state government of New York after the American Revolution..........
Repository:
New York State Archives
20
Creator:
New York (State). Division of Science and State Museum
Abstract:
This series partially indexes Series 12943, Letters Patent and Series A0480, Indexes and Translations of Dutch Patents..........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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