New York State War Council Organizational History Research File
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Overview of the Records
Repository
- New York State Archives
222 Madison Avenue
Albany, NY 12230
Summary
- This series contains records from a wide array of War Council agencies detailing major events in the agencies' formation, the execution of their duties, or appointment of officers. They were apparently culled from other records to document significant aspects of the council's history. Document types include monthly reports, meeting minutes, correspondence, resolutions, programs, pamphlets, sample forms, and memoranda-of-understanding. Subjects include: child care; fire protection; labor safety; nutrition; physical fitness; police reports; production; rationing; salvage; transportation; victory gardens; and vocational training.
Title
- Organizational history research file
Quantity
- 1 cubic foot
Inclusive Dates
Series Number
- A4344
Creator
Arrangement
Arranged by topic.
Scope and Content Note
This series contains records from a wide array of War Council agencies detailing major events in the agencies' formation, the execution of their duties, or appointment of officers. They were apparently culled or collected from other records to document significant aspects of the council's history. Document types include monthly reports, meeting minutes, correspondence, resolutions, programs, pamphlets, sample forms, and memoranda-of-understanding.
Agencies or subjects represented in this series are: child care; New York State Division of Commerce; New York State Department of Health; New York State Department of Labor; Discrimination in Employment Committee; Farm Manpower Service; fire protection; Housing Division; labor safety program; Mutual Aid Water Supply; nutrition; New York State Employment Service; Office of Civilian Mobilization; physical fitness; police reports; production; rationing; salvage; State Traffic Commission; transportation; victory gardens; vocational training; War Information Service; War Training Program; and War Emergency Dispensation Act.
Processing Information
This series was originally accessioned as boxes 460 and 461 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)
- World War, 1939-1945--Manpower--New York (State)
- World War, 1939-1945--Economic aspects--New York (State)
- World War, 1939-1945--Children--New York (State)
- World War, 1939-1945--Social aspects--New York (State)
- World War, 1939-1945--War work--New York (State)
- Discrimination in employment--New York (State)
- Civil defense
Genre(s)
- Resolutions (administrative records)
- Resolutions (administrative records)
- Minutes (administrative records)
- Reports
- Correspondence