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Displaying 360 Finding Aids
Title
- Correspondence and subject files
Series Number
- 14189
Summary
- This series consists of correspondence, memoranda, reports, circulars, publications, and sample blank forms concerning the development and promulgation of general policy for and administration of the Education Department's Urban Education Program. These records contain information on the following subjects: Commissioner's regulations; application procedures; urban education guidelines (policy); legislation; legal opinions of counsel regarding legislation; funding history; budget and work plans; staff activities; projects completed; legislative reports; and background and policy revisions.
Creator
- New York (State). Education Department. Assistant Commissioner for Compensatory Education. Division of Urban Education
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Letters of commendation for WPA programs
Series Number
- A0123
Summary
- Series includes letters of commendation written to the Service and Operations Divisions for art, music, adult education programs, and infrastructure projects sponsored by the "Works Progress Administration of New York State," under auspices of the State Education Department. They contain considerable information about WPA cultural and educational programs in New York State (outside of New York City). There are separate county indexes for both divisions showing correspondent and title, institution, address, and subject. Operations Division index also shows project number.
Creator
- New York (State). Education Department. Division of Vocational and Extension Education
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Commissioner's election certificates
Series Number
- A2046
Summary
- This series consists of the two election certificates of Andrew S. Draper as the first Commissioner of Education. The Unification Act of 1904 creating the State Education Department, and f the Education Law of 1909 specified that the Commissioner be elected by the legislature until 1910; subsequently the Board of Regents would appoint the Commissioner. The 1904 certificate was certified by the Secretary of State; the 1910 certificate was certified by the Board of Regents.
Creator
- University of the State of New York. Board of Regents
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- New York State Historical Records Survey institution forms
Series Number
- A0137
Summary
- Following the entrance of the United States into World War II, the federal government took steps to safeguard the nation's cultural resources against potential destruction. This series consists of Historical Records Survey forms used to record storage information of institutions in New York State that were custodians of public records, art objects, museum artifacts, books, manuscripts, or other library materials.
Creator
- Historical Records Survey (N.Y.)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Bureau chief's public employee training program files
Series Number
- A4379
Summary
- This series primarily contains the correspondence, memoranda, program schedules, and syllabi of Albert H. Hall, chief of the Bureau of Public Service Training. The bureau provided instruction to state employees on subjects related to their vocations. Though it was part of the Education Department, it served all state agencies.
Creator
- New York (State). Education Department. Bureau of Public Service Training
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Maps of central school districts proposed by district superintendents
Series Number
- 14214
Summary
- This series contains the records generated by an early attempt to plan for the establishment of central school districts. School district superintendent noted on these quadrangle maps: boundaries of existing central school districts, sites of school-building and number of teachers, suggested boundaries for central school districts, suggested annexations of districts, schools to be kept open after centralization for grades K-6, and hard surfaced roads suitable for year round use. Many files include narratives of conditions affecting centralization.
Creator
- New York (State). Education Department. Rural Education Bureau
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Minutes and meeting files
Series Number
- B1408
Summary
- This series consists primarily of minutes of the State Board of Nursing. Also included are agendas, memoranda, reports, and other records compiled by the board. The State Board of Nursing oversees the licensed practical nursing and registered professional nursing professions in New York State. The board also certifies nurses seeking employment in the state. Minutes document overall administration of the board and its predecessor, the Board of Nurse Examiners, and they reveal the policies and activities of the board.
Creator
- New York (State). Education Department. Board of Nursing
Access Restrictions
- Restricted: Minutes containing references to disciplinary actions or professional misconduct are restricted except upon court order. Use only after review by archivist.
Title
- Published study guides and lists of educational lantern slides
Series Number
- A3135
Summary
- Lantern slides were compiled, mostly between 1911 and 1939, as instructional aids for the public school curriculum. More than 20,000 unique images dating from 1856-1939 document a wide variety of subjects, including New York State, North American and world geography, history, natural sciences, fine arts, trades, industries, education, and schools. This series consists of copies of printed lists, studies, and catalogs for ordering and using educational lantern slides loaned by the Division of Visual Instruction to educators.
Creator
- New York (State). Education Department. Division of Visual Instruction
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Celebrations file
Series Number
- 13918
Summary
- This series consists of correspondence, memoranda, reports, meeting agenda, minutes, clippings, press releases, and promotional literature concerning historical celebrations in which the Division of Archives and History participated. Includes Fort Ticonderoga Bicentennial (1955); East Greenbush Centennial (1955); Constitution Day (1957); Fort Stanwix Day (1957); 300th Anniversary of the Flushing Remonstrance (1957); Alexander Hamilton Bicentennial (1957); Theodore Roosevelt Centennial (1958); Year of History (1959); and Hudson-Champlain 350th Anniversary Celebration (1959) and information on exhibits, activities, contests, and statewide and local events.
Creator
- New York (State). Education Department. Division of Archives and History
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- State Museum Director's, State Geologist's, and State Paleontologist's lecture files
Series Number
- A3294
Creator
- New York State Museum
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Education Department Division of Visual Instruction negatives and positive transparencies of instructional photographic images
Series Number
- A3134
Summary
- Lantern slides were compiled as instructional aids for the public school curriculum. More than 20,000 unique images dating from 1856-1939 document a wide variety of subjects, including New York State, North American and world geography, history, natural sciences, fine arts, trades, industries, education, and schools. This series consists of glass plate negatives and positive transparencies, plus a few film negatives, which were collected and reviewed for the possible use in the production of educational lantern slides.
Creator
- New York (State). Education Department. Division of Visual Instruction
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
New York State Department of Public Instruction Office of the Superintendent Outgoing Correspondence
Title
- Department of Public Instruction Office of the Superintendent outgoing correspondence
Series Number
- A2000
Summary
- The volumes contain copies of letters sent by the Superintendent, Deputy Superintendent, and clerks in the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction to local officials and private individuals. Among the subjects addressed are: school taxes assessments; school officials disputes; apportionment of public funds for schools; filing of appeals with the Superintendent's Office; creation and consolidation of school districts; teachers certification and pay; Indian students and schools; student discipline; conditions of schools, and enforcement of compulsory education laws.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Public Instruction. Office of the Superintendent
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- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Knox Trail historical marker files
Series Number
- 22354
Summary
- The markers documented in this series were created by a special initiative to commemorate the route that General Henry Knox used to conduct an artillery train and supplies from Fort Ticonderoga to Boston in the winter of 1775-1776. Record types include applications, articles, correspondence, and other records concerning the Knox Trail markers.
Creator
- New York (State). Office of the State Historian
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Federal Vocational Education Funds files
Series Number
- A3041
Summary
- These records document the expenditure of federal funds for vocational education in New York under the Vocational Education Act of 1917 and George-Deen Act of 1936. Included are correspondence; memoranda; appropriations estimates; certificates of approval for expenditures; appointments lists; salary schedules; payroll lists; supply requisitions; purchase orders; warrants for payment; vouchers for payment of federal funds; annual reports of trade and vocational schools; and appointment recommendations for extension vocational teacher trainer.
Creator
- New York (State). Education Department. Division of Vocational and Extension Education
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- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Distributor and exchange correspondence files
Series Number
- A1427
Summary
- These files contain correspondence between the Motion Picture Division Director's Office and film distributors or exchanges. The majority of the correspondence concerns the licensing of films, issuance of seals, requests for scripts and cutting continuities for foreign films, requests for license applications, notification of change of film titles, payment of license fees, requests for copies of film transcripts, and the ownership of film rights.
Creator
- New York (State). Motion Picture Division
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- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- License application summary books for films sent to Albany
Series Number
- A1433
Summary
- Bound volumes contain information on films received and the actions taken on each film. Figures are totaled daily for the various categories of information, and totals are also entered at the end of each month. It is unclear why these films were sent to Albany.
Creator
- New York (State). Motion Picture Division
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- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Correspondence and reports concerning vocational teacher training and certification
Series Number
- A3224
Summary
- This series contains correspondence, memorandums, reports, and lists concerning vocational teacher training and certification. Much of the material consists of lists of teachers, librarians, nurses, and health teachers approved by the Education Department in fulfillment of school districts' quotas for specialized teachers required for the districts to receive special state aid. Also included is information on: certification of teachers of the handicapped; entrance requirements for colleges with home economics programs; home economics curricula; and training of home economics teachers.
Creator
- New York (State). Education Department. Teacher Training and Certification Bureau
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Correspondence and lists concerning fossils borrowed, loaned, or exchanged by the State Paleontologist
Series Number
- A4211
Summary
- This series consists of records of fossils borrowed, loaned, or exchanged by the state paleontologist James Hall in the course of his research. Also included are lists of sets of duplicated fossils donated to colleges and secondary schools and correspondence related to the disposition of these sets.
Creator
- New York State Museum of Natural History
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- State Archeologist's Office correspondence files
Series Number
- 15513
Summary
- This series contains the correspondence and memoranda of the State Archeologist. The files of the following individuals are included: Arthur C. Parker, 1906-1924 (assistant in archeology, 1904-1906); Noah Clarke, 1925-1949 (State Archeologist after 1933); William A. Ritchie, 1949-1971; and Robert E. Funk, 1972-1979. Most of the correspondence is with other archeologists or ethnologists, artifact dealers or collectors, members of New York Indian tribes, amateur archeologists, and other private citizens.
Creator
- New York State Museum. Division of Research and Collections
Access Restrictions
- Restricted to protect sensitive archeological site data; pursuant to Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Law Sect. 14.07.1(d) and 9 NYCRR Sect. 427.8.
Title
- Annual financial and statistical reports of school districts
Series Number
- 13638
Summary
- This series contains annual financial and statistical reports submitted by school districts to the New York State Education Department's Bureau of Statistical Services. Statistical reports generally provide information concerning the number and value of school facilities, the number of staff members and pupils, and miscellaneous information concerning specific state-mandated types of instruction given. Financial reports have statements of bond receipts and payments, school funds, district indebtedness, assessed valuation, and other revenue receipts and payments for expenses.
Creator
- New York (State). Education Department. Bureau of Statistical Services
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- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.