New York State Archives

Logo of the New York State Archives

The New York State Archives is a unit of the Office of Cultural Education within the New York State Education Department, with its main facility located in the Cultural Education Center on Madison Avenue in Albany, New York, United States. The New York State Library and the New York State Museum are also located in the Cultural Education Center.

## Organization

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The New York State Archives was established in 1971 to preserve and make accessible recorded evidence documenting New York State's history, governments, events, and peoples from the 17th century to the present. Full operations began in 1978 when the organization's storage and research facility opened in the Cultural Education Center.

## Collections

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The Archives preserves and provides access to over 270 million documents dating from the period of Dutch and British colonial rule during the 17th and 18th centuries through the modern day. The State Archives preserves records from the legislative, judicial, and executive branches of state government. Topics covered in those records include relations with Native Americans, the Erie Canal and westward expansion, industrial development, labor, the rise of the modern social welfare system, public education, public health, the environmental movement, and New York State citizens' participation in numerous military conflicts. The collection includes nearly 13,000 documents relating to the administration of the colony of New Netherland. In addition, the archives maintains the records of the construction of the Erie Canal and New York State Barge Canal including maps, engineering drawings and glass plate negatives. Finally, the collection includes over 50,000 motion picture film scripts from the 1920s to the 1960s. There is an online, searchable index to the film scripts available through the Archives' web site. The Archives' web site provides online access to over 100,000 digital images of maps, photographs and other materials of interest as well as an on-line catalog and online finding aids with descriptions of all records in the collection.

## Statewide programs

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In 1987 the New York State Archives assumed the responsibility for overseeing management and disposition of state government records, including operation of the State Records Center in Albany. Legislation in 1988 created the Documentary Heritage Program that provides technical advisory services and competitive grants to historical societies, museums, libraries, and other nonprofit organizations holding historical records. Technical advisory services and training are now provided, free of charge, through the Archives' Documentary Heritage and Preservation Services for New York (DHPSNY) program. A local government records law in 1987 required the appointment of records management officers in 4300 local governments, including every county, city, town, village, and school and special district. A Local Government Records Management Improvement Fund was established in 1989 to support technical advisory services and competitive grants to local governments to help them develop and maintain records management programs. Through this program the State Archives provides archives and records management advice and technical support to every area of the State. Over $250 million in grant funds have been distributed since the program's inception.

The New York State Archives serves students and teachers, scholars and community researchers, government officials, the legal and business community, and the general public. It encourages students through awards, grants, and internships; helps teachers use historical documents as primary source material in the classroom; and offers stipends for research using State Archives’ records. The annual Student Research Award provides a cash award to New York State students in grades 3-5, 6-8 and 9-12 for projects that use historical records. The Archives maintains an online resource for teachers to support use of primary sources in the classroom. The Consider the Source online system contains thousands of images of primary sources as well as curriculum support resources developed by teachers. The Hackman Research Residency program provides travel grants to scholars to come to Albany to use the resources of the State Archives to conduct research and develop new knowledge using primary source materials. The nonprofit New York State Archives Partnership Trust, established in 1992, provides support for preservation of and access to the treasures of the State Archives, educational projects that make historical records available to teachers and students and programs that promote New York State’s archives and history and publishes a quarterly magazine New York Archives with articles and photographic essays on New York state history.

## New York State Archives Partnership Trust

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The New York State Archives Partnership Trust is a New York State public-benefit corporation located within the Cultural Education Center whose mission is to create an endowment to preserve archival records.[1] The Archives Partnership Trust is governed by a board of trustees and supports a wide variety of preservation, education and outreach programs in support of the work of the State Archives. It is not listed within the 2018 New York State Authorities Budget Office report.[2]

## See also

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* Albany Convention Center
* Capital District Transportation Authority
* The Egg, Albany
* Port of Albany-Rensselaer

## References

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1. ^ "NYSOSC General Data Document on the NYSAPT" (PDF). November 4, 2018.
2. ^ "NYSABO 2018 Report" (PDF). November 5, 2018.

* Roe, Kathleen. “New York State Archives,” The Encyclopedia of New York State, Editor Peter Eisenstadt, Syracuse University Press, 2005; ISBN 0-8156-0808-X
* New York State Archives

## External links

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* Official website
* State Education Department
* New York State Archives Partnership Trust
* New York State Archives/Library Catalog
* State Archives services for researchers

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Officers of the state of New York

Current offices|

* Governor
* Lieutenant Governor
* Speaker of the Assembly
* Temporary President of the Senate
* Secretary of State
* Attorney General
* State Comptroller
* Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals
* Associate Judge of the Court of Appeals
* Clerk of the Court of Appeals
* Clerk of the State Assembly

Defunct offices|

* Chancellor (1777–1847)
* State Treasurer (1776–1926)
* State Engineer (1846–1926)
* Canal Commissioner (1810–1878)
* Superintendent of Public Works (1877–1967)
* Inspector of State Prisons (1848–1877)
* New York Superintendent of State Prisons (1877–1926)

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New York state government departments

Departments|

* Agriculture and Markets
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* Economic Development
* Education
* Environmental Conservation
* Executive
* Family Assistance
* Children and Family Services
* Temporary and Disability Assistance
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* Labor
* Law
* Mental Hygiene
* Mental Health
* Addiction Services and Supports
* People With Developmental Disabilities
* Motor Vehicles
* Public Service
* State
* Taxation and Finance
* Transportation

| Defunct departments|

* Banking
* Insurance
* Public Works

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Non-departmental|

* Board on Electric Generation Siting and the Environment
* Commission on Judicial Conduct
* Joint Commission on Public Ethics
* Legislative Bill Drafting Commission
* New York State Financial Control Board
* New York State Law Revision Commission
* Public Authorities Control Board

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New York state public-benefit corporations

Oversight|

* New York State Authorities Budget Office, New York State Comptroller, New York State Financial Control Board, New York State Public Authorities Control Board

Class A
Statewide|

* Agriculture & New York State Horse Breeding Development Fund
* Dormitory Authority of the State of New York
* Empire State Development Corporation
* Homeless Housing & Assistance Corporation
* National Heritage Trust
* New York Job Development Authority
* New York Local Government Assistance Corporation
* New York State Affordable Housing Corporation
* New York State Archives Partnership Trust
* New York State Canal Corporation
* New York State Energy Research & Development Authority
* New York State Environmental Facilities Corporation
* New York State Foundation for Science, Technology and Innovation
* New York State Housing Finance Agency
* New York State Housing Trust Fund Corporation
* New York State Thoroughbred Breeding and Development Fund Corporation
* New York State Thruway Authority
* New York State Urban Development Corporation
* Power Authority of the State of New York
* State of New York Mortgage Agency
* State of New York Municipal Bond Bank Agency
* State University Construction Fund
* Tobacco Settlement Financing Corporation

| Defunct|

* New York State Theatre Institute Corporation

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Class A
Regional|

* Albany Convention Center Authority
* Albany Port District Commission
* Buffalo Fiscal Stability Authority
* Capital District Transportation Authority
* Central New York Regional Transportation Authority
* Development Authority of the North Country
* Erie County Fiscal Stability Authority
* Erie County Medical Center Corporation
* Hudson River Park Trust
* Hudson River–Black River Regulating District
* Hugh L. Carey Battery Park City Authority
* Long Island Power Authority
* Lower Manhattan Development Corporation
* Metropolitan Transportation Authority
* Municipal Assistance Corporation for the City of NY
* Municipal Assistance Corporation for the City of Troy
* Nassau County Interim Finance Authority
* Nassau Health Care Corporation
* Nelson A. Rockefeller Empire State Plaza Performing Arts Center Corporation
* New York Convention Center Operating Corporation
* New York State Bridge Authority
* Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority
* North Country Power Authority
* Olympic Regional Development Authority
* Overcoat Development Corporation
* Port of Oswego Authority
* Rochester-Genesee Regional Transportation Authority
* Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation
* Roswell Park Cancer Institute Corporation
* United Nations Development Corporation
* Utility Debt Securitization Authority
* Westchester County Health Care Corporation

| Defunct|

* Industrial Exhibit Authority

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Class B|

* Adirondack Park Agency
* New York Racing Association

Class C*|

* Green Island Power Authority
* New York City School Construction Authority

Class D#|

* Buffalo and Fort Erie Public Bridge Authority
* Niagara Falls Bridge Commission
* Ogdensburg Bridge and Port Authority
* Port Authority of New York and New Jersey

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Government archival agencies in the United States

Federal|

* National Archives and Records Administration

State|

* Alabama Department of Archives and History
* Alaska State Archives
* Arizona State Library
* Arkansas State Archives
* California State Archives
* Colorado State Archives
* Connecticut State Library
* Delaware Public Archives
* State Library and Archives of Florida
* Georgia Archives
* Hawaiʻi State Archives
* Idaho State Archives
* Illinois State Archives
* Indiana Archives and Records Administration
* State Historical Society of Iowa
* Kansas Historical Society
* Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives
* Louisiana State Archive and Research Library
* Maine State Archives
* Maryland State Archives
* Massachusetts Archives
* Archives of Michigan
* Minnesota Historical Society
* Mississippi Department of Archives and History
* Missouri State Archives
* Montana Historical Society
* History Nebraska
* Nevada State Library, Archives, and Public Records
* New Hampshire Archives and Records Management
* New Jersey State Archives
* New Mexico State Records Center and Archives
* New York State Archives
* State Archives of North Carolina
* State Historical Society of North Dakota
* Ohio History Connection
* Oklahoma Department of Libraries
* Oregon State Archives
* Pennsylvania State Archives
* Rhode Island State Archives
* South Carolina Department of Archives and History
* South Dakota State Historical Society
* Tennessee State Library and Archives
* Texas State Library and Archives Commission
* Utah Division of Archives and Records Service
* Vermont State Archives and Records Administration
* Library of Virginia
* Washington State Archives
* West Virginia Archives and History
* Wisconsin Historical Society
* Wyoming State Archives

Federal district|

* District of Columbia

Agencies within libraries or historical societies in italics.

Authority control databases

International|

* ISNI
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National|

* Germany
* United States
* Australia
* Israel

People|

* Trove

Other|

* SNAC
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