Naturalization and related records help document New York's ethnically and racially diverse population over the past three centuries. The records are useful for family history, because they indicate when immigrant ancestors arrived in America and became naturalized. Since 1790 naturalization proceedings have been a function of the federal government, which may be performed by either a state or federal court.
The New York State Archives must respect the copyright owner's statutorily-protected interest. Section 106 of the Copyright law defines exclusive rights granted to a copyright owner:
by Richard Andress
In addition to the case files that were established for each film reviewed by State censors, the Archives also holds a variety of other records related to the Motion Picture Division and its activities. These include the following:
The most important of the censorship records at the New York State Archives are the case files that were established for each film reviewed by State censors. The case files contain the following information.
The New York State Archives preserves the largest collection of film scripts in the world. These scripts can be used to research the history of censorship in New York State and trace the shifting of American attitudes toward sex, religion and morality over the period.
Search the Motion Picture Division Film Script Index (1921-1965)
You can download copies of the annual IMF by clicking on the links below.
Each file was compressed using WinZip.
Appendix D contains examples of the data forms that were completed by individual district, school, and BOCES officials. The information collected from the forms was used to create the IMF. This section does not contain a complete set of forms for the 1967-1981 IMF, but rather samples of the forms used to collect the data in the IMF. However, the forms which reflect the most common questions and formats used to collect IMF data. The forms are arranged in the following order:
Appendices A-C contain the physical file layouts and coding information for each record type included in the IMF. The sections are separated according to record type and then arranged in chronological order: Appendix A describes district records, Appendix B describes school records (public and non-public), and Appendix C describes intermediate district (Board of Cooperative Educational Services--BOCES) records.
You may use the table below to download individual sections of Appendices A-C in Word format. The sections range in size from 12 to 68 kb.
The State Archives reference staff will assist the researcher with locating the requested information and printed code books and will provide other necessary advice. The State Archives presently provides the following services to allow access to electronic records:
The New York State Archives is part of the Office of Cultural Education, an office of the New York State Education Department.