New York State Museum and Science Service Assistant Commissioner's Files Relating to the Commissioner's Committee on Museum…
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Overview of the Records
Repository
- New York State Archives
222 Madison Avenue
Albany, NY 12230
Summary
- The Commissioner's Committee on Museum Resources was established to study museum needs statewide and the feasibility of and requirements for state aid to museums. Questionnaires were sent to museums requesting information on educational services performed. This series consists of meeting minutes, reports, statistical tabulations, mailing lists, and working papers relating to the committee. Statistical tabulations from the questionnaires are included, but not the questionnaires themselves.
Title
- Assistant Commissioner's files relating to the Commissioner's Committee on Museum Resources
Quantity
- 1 cubic foot
Inclusive Dates
Series Number
- B0585
Creator
Arrangement
Arranged by type of record (e.g. minutes, reports, etc.).
Scope and Content Note
Minutes of meetings, reports (including drafts), statistical tabulations, mailing lists, and working papers relating to the Commissioner's Committee on Museum Resources, meetings of which were attended by the assistant commissioner as a representative of the Education Department.
The Committee was established by the Commissioner of Education in 1961 to study statewide museum needs and the feasibility of and requirements for state aid to museums. Questionnaires were sent to museums around the state requesting information on educational services performed. Included in the records are tabulations of statistics from these questionnaries, but not the actual questionnaries.
Custodial History
Originally accessioned as part of old series number 503, accession number -309.
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.