Correspondence, memoranda, reports and copies of maps received or sent by the Committee on Geographic Names (formerly Board of Geographical Names) about the designation of or changes in the official names of physical features, political subdivisions, and other places in the state. Information includes requests for and/or support for or against changes in or establishment of place names; historical background of place names; approval or disapproval of proposed names; and the background, functioning, and membership on the state board/committee.
Creator
State University of New York at Albany
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Register of school district establishment, consolidation, and centralization
Series Number
B0494
Summary
These school district registers include district numbers, names, and dates of organization for union free, town, consolidated, central high school and central rural school districts. This information was compiled after a fire in the State Capitol destroyed many school district records in 1911. Not all union free schools established before 1911 are included.
Creator
New York (State). Central New York Developmental Disabilities Services Office
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Architectural drawings of additions and alterations to public schools
Series Number
B0916
Summary
This microfilm contains copies of floor plans, framing plans, plot plans, and elevations of school buildings being built or altered. These plans were submitted to the Education Department for approval pursuant to law. Plans are unarranged and un-indexed.
Creator
New York (State). Education Department. Administration Division
Access Restrictions
Documents relating to existing facilities may be withheld under FOIL sect. 87.2(f) ("if disclosed could endanger the life or safety of any person").
State Education Department war programs correspondence and field reports
Series Number
A4319
Summary
This series contains correspondence detailing the Education Department's involvement with war-time programs related to educating citizens on defense matters. Under the auspices of the War Council, the department organized several programs including the Civilian Defense Training Program. A series of pamphlets produced with the Departments of Health, Labor, Mental Hygiene, and Social Welfare for the War Council to educate the general public are included, as are field reports from Education Department personnel who visited statewide war programs.
Creator
New York (State). Nursing Council for War Service
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Photographs and plans of Roberts Hall, East Roberts Hall, and Stone Hall, Cornell University
Series Number
B0926
Summary
This series of photographs and plans documents interiors and exteriors of Roberts Hall, East Roberts Hall, and Stone Hall, the original buildings of the New York State College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Cornell University. Binders contain information on the history of the three buildings and the complex. Also included are chronological history tables, floor plans, and elevations.
Creator
New York (State). Education Department. Division of Educational Facilities Planning
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Incoming correspondence of the Assistant State Paleontologist, State Paleontologist, State Geologist, and State Museum Director
Series Number
A4208
Summary
This series consists mostly of correspondence received by John M. Clarke, paleontologist and geologist while employed by the State Museum. Also included are a few letters to James Hall; letters received by "Professor Rupert Jones"; and notes and maps of amateur paleontologist Olof O. Nylander concerning paleontological research done in Maine.
Creator
New York (State). Education Department. Division of Visual Instruction
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
This series contains instruction manuals published by the State Education Department for the Vocational Education Program for National Defense Industries to help prepare citizens for the increasingly complex nature of warfare and the increased demand for skilled workers in defense industries. The manuals cover metal work, carpentry, machine work, and other skills related to manufacturing, and were distributed to vocational and high schools to assist in the technical training of students.
State Librarian's Office plans and subject files concerning the Education Building
Series Number
A3285
Summary
This series consists primarily of plans, contracts, and other documentation of alterations and renovations to the New York State Education Building in Albany. Also included is published material and newspaper clippings related to the history of the building.
Creator
New York (State). Quartermaster General's Office
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Correspondence and administrative files of Project Redesign
Series Number
11501
Summary
This series contains correspondence, memoranda, reports, grant applications, and other files related to Project Redesign, a New York State Education Department effort to foster wide-reaching change and innovation in New York education. Files include correspondence and memoranda, progress reports, grant proposals, budgets, meeting minutes and agenda of the Executive Redesign Council, and copies of contracts with consultants. Also included is a group of files of the Prototype Coordinator for Greece Central School District #1.
Two panoramic photographs of Albany's Empire State Plaza, or"South Mall," under construction. Photographs were taken in February and December of 1966. Photographs are mounted on mat board.
Creator
New York (State). Department of Public Instruction. Office of the Superintendent
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Education Department Commissioner's Committee on Inquiry into Charges of Waste and Extravagance in the Construction of School Buildings in New York City correspondence and subject files
Series Number
A2044
Summary
This series provides information on the Education Department inquiry into the planning, design, and construction of schools in New York City during the 1950s. Included are correspondence, published and unpublished reports, press releases, news clippings, memorandums, meeting minutes, notes, charts, statistical tables, and blueprints of school plans and construction details compiled by the committee in its investigation.
Creator
New York (State). State Board of Charities
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
This series contains files relating to programs intended to provide opportunities for higher education to the educationally and economically disadvantaged. These programs provide funds for screening potential enrollees; remedial courses; tutoring, counseling, and guidance for enrollees; and supplemental financial aid for enrollees' expenses.
Creator
New York (State). Department of Environmental Conservation. Bureau of Real Property
Access Restrictions
Restricted: The portions of annual reports or any other documents naming participating students are restricted to protect personal privacy. No legal limitation on restrictions. Other records are open.
Negatives of portraits of delegates to the 1915 Constitutional Convention
Series Number
A4198
Summary
Series includes three black and white photographic prints (16" x 20") of an unidentified man, presumably a representative to the 1915 Convention, which are stored separately from the negatives. The negative from which the prints were produced is not present in the series, and is presumed lost.
Creator
New York (State). Education Department. Division of Archives and History
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.