New York State Education Department Chief of the Bureau of Social Studies Subject and Correspondence Files

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Overview of the Records

Repository
New York State Archives
222 Madison Avenue
Albany, NY 12230
Summary
This series consists of subject and correspondence files relating to the development of New York States' Social Studies curriculum. Subject files include conferences materials, announcements, newsletters, Regents exams, and news clippings regarding Social Studies curriculum development. Correspondence from teachers, administrators and principals concerns Social Studies records development in school curricula in New York and other states. Also included are theses, speeches, and Education Department organizational records.
Title
Education Department Chief of the Bureau of Social Studies subject and correspondence files
Quantity
4 cubic feet
Inclusive Dates
Bulk Dates
Series Number
B1934
Creator
Arrangement

Arranged roughly chronologically.

Scope and Content Note

The bulk of this series consists of the subject files and correspondence of Mildred McChesney, Chief of the Bureau of Social Studies for the Department of Education, from 1934-1970. The subject files include notes, pamphlets, and agendas from professional conferences, announcements, newsletters, and copies of Regents exams over the years, and news clippings regarding the curriculum development of Social Studies during her tenure. Also included are records about the organization of the Education Department from the 1950s and 1960s. The correspondence files are from teachers, colleagues, and principals regarding the further development of Social Studies records in school curricula in New York and other state education departments.

Records regarding the Social Studies curriculum before 1934 and after 1970 are included as well as theses, speeches, news clippings, conference notes and agendas, and correspondence to former colleagues in the Education Department.

Processing Information

This accession resulted from a project by Archives staff in 2006 to accession or integrate estrayed or unidentified records.

Access Restrictions

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

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