The Probate Records Leaflet identifies and discusses the various courts and offices that have filed, recorded, or maintained probate records in New York since 1665. It also describes probate records held by the State Archives and lists all known indexes and abstracts of those records.
The Name Index includes individual names appearing in the records of various state agencies whose records are held by the New York State Archives. The following record series are represented in the name index:
Finding Aids
Finding aids provide detailed information about individual record series held by the State Archives.
Digital Collections
Select items from our collections are available in our Digital Collections, which provides access to photographs, textual records, government documents, film, audio and other materials.
Name Indexes
The index includes individual names appearing in the records of various state agencies whose records are held by the New York State Archives.
Motion Picture Division Index
The Motion Picture Division index summarizes the information that exists in the case file for each film, and provides different ways of locating this information.
New York's first state constitution preceded and influenced the development of the United States Constitution. In drafting state constitutions prior to the ratification of the national constitution, New York and its fellow original states established a tradition of dual constitutionalism that endures to this day. In establishing the basic framework of state government and protecting the rights of individuals, state constitutions serve functions parallel to the national constitution. However, as is the case with New York, sta
The New York State Archives is part of the Office of Cultural Education, an office of the New York State Education Department.