The New York State Archives will be closed on Labor Day,  Monday, September 7. The research room will re-open on Tuesday, September 8th at 9:30 AM.

The New York State Archives will be closed on Memorial Day,  Monday, May 25th. The research room will re-open on Tuesday, May 26th at 9:30 AM.

Seats are still available for NYS Archives webinar, “Legal Discovery: the Role of Records Management,” held on March 19 at 10 AM. Register online today! #localgovernments #recordsmanagementhttps://ow.ly/jrG250XrUMC

The New York State Archives will be closed on George Washington's Birthday (Observed) ,  Monday, February 16th. The research room will re-open on Tuesday, February 17thth at 9:30 AM.

Seats are still available for NYS Archives webinar, “Your Role as State Agency Records Management Officer,” held on Feb. 26 at 10 AM. Register online today! #localgovernments #recordsmanagement ow.ly/s1mm50XrUCO

In 2025 State Archives' Records Advisors provided local governments with 550 significant consultations, responded to 7400 records questions, and averaged 100 site visits. What can we do for you?ow.ly/fT2s50XWf7p

In 2025 New York State Archives Local Government Records Advisory Services held 19 training events with over 800 participants.

In 2025 the State Archives’ Access Services Unit accessioned 28,438 digital files and 1,166.04 cubic feet of paper, microfilm and audiovisual records. ow.ly/Kgsi50XWfzZ

In 2025 New York State Archives Government Records Services held 14 webinars with over 1500 participants. ow.ly/j2YH50XWe7i

In 2025 the Documentary Heritage Program provided over $75,000 in grant funding for projects that improve access to historic records in NY State. ow.ly/yXIY50XWcI5

Many of our court records spent centuries trifolded. Our assistants unfold them by hand, but for a chonky packet like this, it's off to the conservation lab to be flattened. We’ll have to wait before we know what Levitt and Clark were beefing about. ow.ly/UuZi50XVOJX

Due to the severe weather,  The Research Room will be closed today, Monday, January 26th. The research room will re-open on Tuesday, January 27th at 9:30 AM.

Due to anticipated severe weather conditions, the State Records Center will be closed on Monday, January 26, 2026. Any urgent matters should be directed to the RECORDS@nysed.gov mailbox and staff will respond as promptly as possible. Thank you for your cooperation and stay safe!

The satirical story collection Agitaattori Rayhiisuu (Agitator Rayhasuu) by Hijoppi Rotilainen, aka Finnish-American labor agitator Moses Hahl.  This work was collected - or possibly seized - by the Lusk Committee, while investigating socialist agitation in 1920s New York.

Almost 500 people visited the research room shared by the State Archives and the State Library's Manuscript and Special Collections. Were you one of them? ow.ly/rJjR50XWflk

The top requested types of records for 2025: 1. Criminal records 2. Film scripts 3. Land records, 4. Military records 5. State Census records ow.ly/axat50XWj1L

In 2025 the New York State Archives scanned 60,293 pages for researchers and special projects. ow.ly/CY0x50XWgs6

Vegetable Soup was a 1970s era children’s TV series produced by the NYS Education Dept. Using innovative storytelling, puppetry, and animation, to help foster racial and cultural understanding among its young viewers. #NationalSoupMonth ow.ly/ajpl50XVPe4

In 2025 over 15,000 people have visited the Documentary Heritage and Preservation Services for New York (DHPSNY) website and taken advantage of the free resources it provides on preservation an collections management. dhpsny.org

Much of our legislative material was destroyed in the 1911 Capitol Fire, but this petition to the 1894 Constitutional Convention survived. Here women petitioned for the right to vote by listing the real estate they owned, and thus were taxed on. ow.ly/NXT150XVOP7