Home front goals promotion and instruction audio-visual materials
Series Number
A4392
Summary
These instructional materials, including filmstrips, photographs, slides, posters, and phonograph records, were created to inform the public about home front goals during the Second World War. Goals of the council are represented, such as driver safety and automobile conservation; home canning; fighting discrimination in employment; civil defense; fire defense training; and communal and emergency feeding plans.
Creator
New York State War Council
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
War Council Committee on Discrimination in Employment minutes and investigations files
Series Number
A4278
Summary
In March 1941, the Committee on Discrimination in Employment was formed for the purpose of encouraging complete utilization in defense work of all individuals without consideration of race, color, creed, or national origin. This series contains minutes, correspondence, reports, memoranda, newspaper clippings, press releases, pamphlets, and a procedures manual for field workers (Labor Discrimination Representatives), all of which document the committee's efforts to investigate and discourage discrimination and promote fair employment practices.
Creator
New York State War Council. Committee on Discrimination in Employment
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.