New York State War Council Office of Physical Fitness Field Representatives' Reports and Support Materials
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Overview of the Records
Repository
- New York State Archives
222 Madison Avenue
Albany, NY 12230
Summary
- This series contains correspondence, field reports, and pamphlet distribution lists held by the director of the Office of Physical Fitness as part of his role to supervise and assist the office's field representatives as they promoted, developed, and assisted the Physical Fitness Program. While much of the material relates to routine office administration, several folders contain field reports or supplemental field reports from field representatives.
Title
- Field representatives' reports and support materials
Quantity
- 2 cubic feet
Inclusive Dates
Series Number
- A4368
Creator
Arrangement
Alphabetical by topic.
Scope and Content Note
This series contains correspondence, field reports, and pamphlet distribution lists held by the office's director as part of his role to supervise and assist the office's field representatives as they promoted, developed, and assisted the Physical Fitness Program. While much of the material relates to routine office administration, several folders contain field reports or supplemental field reports from field representatives.
These reports provide: city or county; date; field representative's name; agency; persons interviewed and title (if any); number of children participating, divided by gender and sometimes age; number of persons involved in the program; reason for the field trip; and observations (in supplemental field reports) - number of playgrounds, number of supervisors, source(s) of financing, and number of teams and types of activities.
While most field reports are written on standardized forms, some are in narrative form.
Related Material
A4369Series A4369, Director's Program Administration Subject Files, and
A4371Series A4371, Director's Office Administration Files, contain additional field representatives reports.
Other Finding Aids
Folder list is available at the repository.
Processing Information
This series was originally accessioned as boxes 194 and 195 of old collection #77, accession -71.
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Access Terms
Geographic Name(s)
Subject(s)
- World War, 1939-1945--Health aspects--New York (State)
- Health
- Exercise
- World War, 1939-1945--Children--New York (State)
- World War, 1939-1945--Social aspects--New York (State)
- Physical fitness--New York (State)
- Physical education and training--New York (State)
- Public health--New York (State)