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Displaying 19 Finding Aids
Title
- Education Department Commissioner James E. Allen subject files
Series Number
- W0104
Summary
- Commissioner James Edward Allen's subject files consist of correspondence, memoranda, meeting materials, reports, clippings, speeches, press releases, and other materials documenting the activities of the New York State Education Department (NYSED). Topics addressed include administration and financing of school districts, racial desegregation, state aid, consolidation of school districts, state and federal legislation related to education, elementary and secondary education curricula, educational television, the adjudication of teacher disputes, teacher certification, vocational education, professional education, civil defense, and health education.
Creator
- New York (State). Education Department. Commissioner James E. Allen
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Education Department Commissioner Ewald B. Nyquist subject files
Series Number
- W0105
Summary
- This series contains correspondence, agendas, meeting minutes, speeches, reports, proposals, and other documents relating to Nyquist's tenure as Commissioner of Education from 1969 to 1977. Files document the Education Department's efforts to influence legislation both in the New York State Legislature and the United States Congress. Other subjects covered in the series include school desegregation, busing, capital construction projects, and campus unrest.
Creator
- New York (State). Education Department. Commissioner Ewald B. Nyquist
Access Restrictions
- This series may contain material to which access is restricted. Archives staff will review requested documents and disclose information pursuant to New York State Freedom of Information Law (FOIL).
Title
- Education Department Commissioner Gordon M. Ambach subject files
Series Number
- W0106
Summary
- This series of subject files, compiled by the office of Gordon M. Ambach (1934- ), documents his tenure as New York State Commissioner of Education during the period 1977-1987. Files are often grouped under major subject headings such as Higher Education, State Agencies, or Speeches, and then broken down into more specific headings. The bulk of the material is correspondence on these and related subjects exchanged between Ambach and relevant constituents and government officials, as well as speeches that Ambach delivered in his role as commissioner.
Creator
- New York (State). Education Department. Commissioner Gordon M. Ambach
Access Restrictions
- This series may contain material to which access is restricted. Archives staff will review requested documents and disclose information pursuant to New York State Freedom of Information Law (FOIL).
Title
- Education Department Commissioner Thomas E. Sobol subject files
Series Number
- W0107
Summary
- This series includes correspondence, meeting agenda and minutes, and reports documenting State Education Commissioner Thomas E. Sobol's administration. Records document the daily operations of the commissioner's office, the functions of the Department's major program areas, and the Department's positions on federal education policies and proposed state and federal legislation. Of note are "A New Compact for Learning," a policy statement designed to shift responsibility to the local level, and "One Nation, Many Peoples," a controversial revision of the social studies curriculum.
Creator
- New York (State). Education Department. Commissioner Thomas E. Sobol
Access Restrictions
- This series may contain material to which access is restricted. Archives staff will review requested documents and disclose information pursuant to New York State Freedom of Information Law (FOIL).
Title
- 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.
Title
- Statewide higher education study files
Series Number
- A0614
Summary
- These files from the Temporary Commission on the Need for a State University and its Committees contains routine correspondence and memoranda, hearing transcripts, reports by the commission and its committees, and reimbursement forms. Topics reflected in the subject files include medical, dental, and nursing education and fiscal studies on the commission's recommendations and barriers to minority group participation in higher education.
Creator
- New York (State). Temporary Commission on the Need for a State University
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Education Department Commissioner Lewis A. Wilson subject files
Series Number
- W0103
Summary
- The series includes correspondence, reports, meeting materials, press releases, and draft legislation related to Lewis A. Wilson's tenure as commissioner, 1950-1955. Records document the Education Department's role in broader social and political issues, including civil defense and military preparedness; anticommunism and moral education; proposed creation of centralized school districts in rural areas; and promotion of the educational use of television.
Creator
- New York (State). Education Department. Commissioner Lewis A. Wilson
Access Restrictions
- Commissioners in Schools Files: Restricted to protect personal privacy. Access may be permitted under certain conditions upon application to and approval by the State Archives.
Title
- Maps of lands appropriated by state agencies for building sites
Series Number
- A3326
Summary
- This series contains maps of land to be appropriated by state agencies for building sites (state hospitals, colleges, and armories) and for construction of the Troy-Menands Bridge. Maps include full descriptions including map and parcel numbers, reputed owners, and acreage. Also included are several incorporation maps, maps of extended boundaries annexed to villages, and plot maps of unappropriated county lands.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of State
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Gordon M. Ambach education policy papers
Series Number
- B1829
Summary
- The majority this series documents Gordon Ambach's efforts as Executive Director of the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) to influence federal education policy. Also included are records from advisory boards of education consortiums, the Harvard Seminar on Equality of Educational Opportunity Report (SEEOR) and records related to the Yonkers desegregation. Ambach's personal papers detail his personal biography, his work outside of NYSED and the CCSSO, and his relationships with various contacts and colleagues.
Creator
- Ambach, Gordon M.
Access Restrictions
- There are restrictions to accessing some of the files in this series. These files are labeled "[restricted]" in the folder list.
Title
- Education Department Commissioner Francis T. Spaulding subject files
Series Number
- W0102
Summary
- This series reflects Francis T. Spaulding's tenure as President of the University of the State of New York and Commissioner of Education of New York State from 1946 to 1950. Included are correspondence, reports, meeting materials, press releases, and other materials related to New York State higher education, especially the State University of New York; to the creation of and laws governing the State University of New York; and to various interdepartmental committees and commissions on which Commissioner Spaulding served.
Creator
- New York (State). Education Department. Commissioner Francis T. Spaulding
Access Restrictions
- Commissioners in Schools Files: Restricted to protect personal privacy. Access may be permitted under certain conditions upon application to and approval by the State Archives.
Title
- Education Department Commissioner David M. Steiner subject files
Series Number
- W0109
Summary
- The subject files of Commissioner David M. Steiner document the daily operations of the commissioner's office, including communications with the Board of Regents, major program areas of the Education Department, school boards, lawmakers, government agencies, and educational organizations. Major topics documented in the files include the Race to the Top; public school assessments; teacher and principal performance standards and assessment; charter schools; consortium schools; and bilingual education.
Creator
- New York (State). Education Department. Commissioner David M. Steiner
Access Restrictions
- This series may contain material to which access is restricted. Archives staff will review requested documents and disclose information pursuant to New York State Freedom of Information Law (FOIL).
Title
- Education Department Commissioner's interim subject files
Series Number
- B0444
Summary
- This series consists of subject files maintained by Commissioners Ewald B. Nyquist and James E. Allen'. Included in these files are correspondence, reports, texts commissioner's decisions, and proposals related to desegregation orders. Also included are records documenting the creation of decentralized "demonstration" school districts in New York City and the impact on New York schools of federal legislation, particularly the Elementary and Secondary Education Act.
Creator
- New York (State). Education Department. Office of the Commissioner
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Campus planning and publication materials
Series Number
- 16330
Summary
- This series consists of various campus plans, site plans, and publications promoting the expansion of State University of New York campuses across the state in the 1960s. It also contains of a 16 mm sound motion picture entitled "Making Facilities Accessible to the Physically Handicapped," which documents the proceedings of a seminar featuring presentations by national authorities, the exchange of ideas, and discussion of experience with respect to physical requirements for educational facilities for the physically handicapped.
Creator
- New York State University Construction Fund. Project Control and Initiation Unit
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government Project 2000 report and research files
Series Number
- B1369
Summary
- The New York State Project 2000 was a planning project of the Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government of the State University of New York. It examined current conditions, future implications, and costs across critical public policy areas affecting New York State. This series contains draft and published reports, correspondence, memoranda, research notes, reports, meeting materials, and other records generated by Project 2000 staff and associated advisory panels. Other Rockefeller Institute projects worked on by Jeryl Mumpower are also included.
Creator
- Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Education Department Commissioner George D. Stoddard subject files
Series Number
- W0101
Summary
- The collection consists of correspondence, publications, reports, meeting minutes, and other materials related to the operation of the New York State Education Department under Commissioner of Education George D. Stoddard. Included are records relating to efforts of the State Education Department to deal with specific challenges facing education during World War II and post-World War II period including vocational and higher education for returning soldiers, increased funding for teachers colleges, and extension programs for library and archives services.
Creator
- New York (State). Education Department. Commissioner George D. Stoddard
Access Restrictions
- Commissioners in Schools Files: Restricted to protect personal privacy. Access may be permitted under certain conditions upon application to and approval by the State Archives.
Title
- Commission on Higher Education archived websites
Series Number
- B2067
Summary
- This series consists of archival copies of the publicly accessible website of the New York State Commission on Higher Education, which submitted its final report to the Governor in June 2008.
Creator
- New York (State). Commission on Higher Education
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Program and audit case files
Series Number
- 13223
Summary
- 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.
New York State University Construction Fund Design Management Unit Campus Master Plan Update Reports
Title
- State University Construction Fund campus master plan update reports
Series Number
- 16390
Summary
- This series contains individual SUNY campus plans that describe both present and proposed campus environments in addition to recommended campus development plans. These plans are found in bound report form and contain narratives, charts, graphs, maps, and drawings that frame the master plans for the various SUNY campuses.
Creator
- New York State University Construction Fund
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Files for staff study on inequality of opportunity in higher education
Series Number
- A3036
Summary
- The Temporary Commission on the Need for a State University created these files in producing "Inequality of Opportunity in Higher Education: A Study of Minority Group and Related Barriers to College Admission." The study's main subject was discrimination against Jews and African Americans in admission to undergraduate study and medical, dental, and nursing schools but it also examined general admission practices of colleges and universities in New York. Records include outlines and drafts of chapters, notes, working papers, a preliminary report, and meeting minutes.
Creator
- New York (State). Temporary Commission on the Need for a State University
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.