New York State Superintendent of Public Works Index to Unidentified Middle Division Barge Canal Contracts B1880

New York State Superintendent of Public Works Index to Unidentified Middle Division Barge Canal Contracts

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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 a card index to unidentified contract files. The index seems to refer to expenses, correspondence, maps, and field books primarily of the Middle Division. This is not a working index and is retained for internal use only.

Creator:

New York (State). Superintendent of Public Works

Title:

Index to unidentified Middle Division Barge Canal contracts

Quantity:

1.7 cubic feet

approximately 9000 index cards

Inclusive Dates:

1870-1918

Series Number:

B1880

Arrangement

B1880-05: Arrangement is uncertain.

B1880-06: Arranged roughly by contract number.

Scope and Content Note

This series consists of a card index to several unidentified contract files. The index seems to refer to expenses, correspondence, maps, and field books primarily of the Middle Division. It is unknown exactly what group or groups of records are indexed by this series. This is not a working index and is retained for internal use only.

Custodial History

The index was most likely transferred by the Department of Transportation to the State Archives in 1985 along with numerous other canal-related records that had been stored at the Syracuse Canal Museum but somehow became alienated from the initial transfer. The index was subsequently identified and accessioned by State Archives staff in 2005 and 2006 as part of a project to integrate or describe estrayed or unidentified records.