New York State War Council Office of War Training Training Programs Subject Files

Arranged by topic.

This series contains correspondence, memoranda, annual reports, field reports, pamphlets, tests, and speeches and lectures relating to the office's work training civilians for possible war time emergencies. Programs represented in this series include fire fighting and auxiliary police training, school bus drivers training, gas identification and response training, and public service training.

Much of this series details routine aspects of the programs (travel, attendance reports, payroll, requests for materials, and personnel issues). Other materials, such as annual and field reports relating to the instructors' supervisors and the supervisors' staff, document activities, plans, goals, and policies of the programs. Pamphlets, speeches, and tests detail the information which the office wished to convey in the training programs.

Folder list is available at the repository.

This series was originally accessioned as boxes 175-178 and part of box 183 of old collection #77, accession -71.

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.