New York State Industrial School Financial Records of the Institution A3129

New York State Industrial School Financial Records of the Institution

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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 payment records made by the State Industrial School to employees and to businesses or individuals who supplied goods or services. Records include pay roll information including name and position; invoices listing items or services purchased; and abstracts of accounts for the preceding month which contains to whom paid or purpose (e.g. pay roll; company name) and for what paid (e.g. salaries; coal; meat).

Creator:

New York (State). State Industrial School

Title:

New York State Industrial School financial records of the institution

Quantity:

0.3 cubic feet

Inclusive Dates:

1884-1893

Bulk Dates:

bulk 1890-1893

Series Number:

A3129

Arrangement

Chronological; also numeric by office-assigned number.

Scope and Content Note

These are records of payments made by the institution to employees and to businesses or individuals who supplied goods or services.

The series contains three types of records: 1. Pay Rolls providing voucher number, name of employee, position (e.g. superintendent, teacher. chaplain, physician), signature of employee indicating receipt of payment, amount paid, and total paid to employees listed; 2. Invoices providing voucher number, date of purchase of each item or service, items or services purchased, total amount paid, date invoice paid, and name of business or individual paid; and 3. Abstracts of accounts (summaries of expenses for the preceding month) providing month, voucher number, to whom paid or purpose (e.g. pay roll; company name), for what paid (e.g. salaries; coal; meat), total paid on each voucher,

and total paid for the month. Bylaws of the institution required the Business Department to keep records of all expenditures.