▁in ▁numerous ▁military ▁conflicts . ▁ ▁The ▁collection ▁includes ▁nearly ▁ 1 3 , 0 0 0 ▁documents ▁rel ating ▁to ▁the ▁administration ▁of ▁the ▁col ony ▁of ▁New ▁Nether land . ▁ ▁In ▁addition , ▁the ▁arch ives ▁maintain s ▁the ▁records ▁of ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁the ▁Er ie ▁Canal ▁and ▁New ▁York ▁State ▁Bar ge ▁Canal ▁including ▁maps , ▁engineering ▁draw ings ▁and ▁glass ▁plate ▁neg atives . ▁ ▁Finally , ▁the ▁collection ▁includes ▁over ▁ 5 0 , 0 0 0 ▁motion ▁picture ▁film ▁scripts ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 0 s ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s . ▁ ▁The ▁Archives ' ▁web ▁site ▁provides ▁online ▁access ▁to ▁over ▁ 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁digital ▁images ▁of ▁maps , ▁photograph s ▁and ▁other ▁materials ▁of ▁interest ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁an ▁on - line ▁catalog ▁with ▁descri ptions ▁of ▁all ▁records ▁in ▁the ▁collection . ▁ ▁State wide ▁programs ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁State ▁Archives ▁assumed ▁the ▁responsibility ▁for ▁over see ing ▁management ▁and ▁disposition ▁of ▁state ▁government ▁records , ▁including ▁operation ▁of ▁the ▁State ▁Records ▁Center ▁in ▁Alb any . ▁ ▁Legisl ation ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁created ▁the ▁Document ary ▁Heritage ▁Program ▁that ▁provided ▁for ▁technical ▁advis ory ▁services ▁and ▁compet itive ▁gr ants ▁to ▁historical ▁soci eties , ▁museum s , ▁libraries , ▁and ▁other ▁non pro fit ▁organizations ▁holding ▁historical ▁records . ▁ ▁A ▁local ▁government ▁records ▁law ▁in ▁ 1 9 8