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Title

Indian education tuition and transportation files

Series Number

11748

Summary

These files document aid to school districts for expenses related to the education of Indian children living on reservations including operating and maintenance costs of reservation schools; off reservations tuition payments; and transportation costs. Documents include correspondence; memoranda; tuition aid calculation worksheets; contracts with school districts for the education and transportation of Indian children; annual budgets from reservation schools; and censuses of Indian students (including name, date of birth, sex, age, one parent's name) at school districts and reservation schools.

Creator

• New York (State). Education Department. Bureau of Educational Management Services

Title

Education Department Office of Communications press releases

Series Number

16769

Summary

This series consists of press releases created by the Office of Communications, then called the Office of Public Information. Topics frequently covered in the releases include adult education; legislative budget recommendations; the creation of Regents Competency Tests; scheduling of professional examinations and Regents External Degree exams; museum events and chartering of new cultural heritage organizations; school integration; Regents meetings and regional conferences; and international programs.

Creator

• New York (State). Education Department. Office of Communications

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.

Title

Commissioner's addresses and articles

Series Number

A2098

Summary

This series consists of addresses by Education Department Commissioners. Included are addresses, drafts and notes by Andrew S. Draper. Many of which were presented at school commencements and before community organizations. Topics include education trends, the role of American Universities, the functioning and purpose of schools, school curricula, New York's role in education and historical topics, such as the settlement of the Alabama claims, the presidency of Ulysses S. Grant, and the Civil and Revolutionary War.

Creator

• New York (State). Education Department. Commissioner's Office

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.

Title

Exhibits of public school students' work

Series Number

A0300

Summary

These exhibit records consist of public school students' work from the 1893 Columbian Exposition. Sample student work came from New York City, Buffalo, and Plattsburgh public school systems. Other items included are photographs of school buildings, pamphlets, and art work.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of Public Instruction

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.

Title

Correspondence files of the Supervisor of Public Records and the Secretary of the Advisory Committee on the Commemoration of the Sullivan Campaign

Series Number

B0566

Summary

This series primarily consists of correspondence relating to the State's observance of the 150th anniversary of the punitive expedition led by General John Sullivan and General James Clinton against the Iroquois tribes in 1779. The records were compiled by Peter Nelson, Secretary of the Advisory Committee on the Commemoration of the Sullivan Campaign, a Committee established by the legislature in 1928.

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

School for the Blind ledger accounts of supplies and special appropriations

Series Number

B0438

Summary

This series consists of ledger accounts for supplies and expenditures funded by special legislative appropriations to the State School for the Blind. Accounts are for food and other supplies, and special appropriations such as musical instruments, building repairs, typewriters, library books, and grounds maintenance.

Creator

• New York State School for the Blind

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.

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Correspondence and research files concerning the oil and natural gas industries in New York state

Series Number

A4210

Summary

This series consists of correspondence, newspaper clippings, notes, reports, surveys, well logs, and maps mostly relating to oil and natural gas location and production in New York State. Most of the files were created by two Geological Survey geologists whose specialties were "economic geology." Included is information on the identification and location of oil and natural gas fields; commercial development; assessments and production. The records also document the dissemination of information to oil and natural gas firms, other scientists, and landowners.

Creator

• New York (State). Division of Science and State Museum

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.

Title

Lists of teachers employed in New York City schools

Series Number

A3225

Summary

This series contains lists of teachers employed in New York City during school year 1918-1919. Included are lists of teachers employed in evening schools, exclusively in elementary schools, exclusively in high schools. Each lists gives name, license type, number of hours or days taught, grade taught or amount paid.

Creator

• New York (State). Education Department. Administration Division

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.

Title

Motion Picture Division annual financial statements

Series Number

A1432

Summary

This series consists of reports containing monthly tabulations of the revenue received from the issuance of seals, permits, and licenses for original and duplicate copies of 35 and 16 mm films. The statements also provide monthly and yearly totals of the number of seals issued by the Division.

Creator

• New York (State). Motion Picture Division

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.

Title

Monthly petroleum production statements,

Series Number

B1532

Summary

This series consists of U. S. Bureau of Mines' statements summarizing statistical and economic surveys of crude petroleum and refined petroleum products. The statements include narratives on daily production output and demand for crude petroleum, daily barrels of refined product, the price index for petroleum and related products, and crude oil capacity; comparative analysis of supply and demand of fuel oils; and tables on production and stocks.

Creator

• New York State Geological Survey

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.

Title

Annual reports and handbooks

Series Number

A3152

Summary

This series consists of copies of the printed annual report of the Division of Visual Instruction, which summarize the division's activities during the previous year and include descriptions of new publications. Some reports provide background of the division and use of lantern slides. Also included are copies of a departmental Handbook that outlines the functions of the division, availability of lantern slides for loan, and photo prints depicting the Division of Visual Instruction's offices.

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

Reference file

Series Number

A2099

Summary

This series consists of pamphlets, reports, conference materials, newsletters, news clippings, press releases, and correspondence relating to vocational education programs. Most records pertain to adult education; apprenticeship programs; art education; commercial education; continuation schools; curriculum development; home economics education; vocational and trade schools; and vocational rehabilitation.

Creator

• New York (State). Education Department. Assistant Commissioner for Vocational and Extension Education

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.

Title

District superintendent county files relating to appointments and organization orders

Series Number

15671

Summary

This series documents the appointment of superintendents of supervisory districts and their official relations with the Education Department. "County Files" include copies of the commissioner's orders confirming appointments, and related correspondence; and background correspondence with superintendents pertaining to centralizations, school district boundary alterations, and redistricting of supervisory districts. More recent files may sometimes contain detailed studies of school district boundary changes, including maps.

Creator

• New York (State). Education Department. Bureau of School District Organization

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.

Title

Basic Educational Data Systems institutional master file

Series Number

18355

Summary

The Basic Educational Data Systems (BEDS) Institutional Master File contains data on each school district, public and private school, and BOCES in New York State. Data includes institution's name, location, and chief officer; enrollment statistics, and number and type of staff; and limited information on facilities. School and BOCES data records identify available special educational programs. Files and tapes are in standard-label EBCDIC and can be downloaded.

Creator

• New York (State). Education Department. Information Center on Education

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.

Title

Boards of Cooperative Educational Services new service proposals

Series Number

14209

Summary

All proposals for new shared services offered by Boards of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) had to be approved by the department. These applications for new services contain a proposal describing the service, target group, planning efforts, evaluation method, rationale, and magnitude of the service; correspondence and memoranda between bureau staff and local officials; and approval/disapproval form giving reasons and conditions. Also included for each BOCES is a sheet summarizing new service proposal activity each year.

Creator

• New York (State). Education Department. Bureau of School District Organization

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.

Title

Minutes and meeting files

Series Number

20175_12

Summary

This series consists of minutes of the State Board for Dentistry and its predecessors, the State Board of Dental Examiners, the State Board of Censors of the Dental Society of the State of New York, and the Dental Society of the State of New York. These entities were created to oversee, license, and regulate the dental profession, and to provide punishment for violations of the law.

Creator

• New York (State). Education Department. State Board for Dentistry

Access Restrictions

Disciplinary cases are restricted to protect personal privacy. Access may be permitted under certain conditions upon application and approval by the State Archives.

Title

Circular relating to common school celebrations

Series Number

B2199

Summary

This series consists of a circular issued to administrators, teachers, and town and district clerks by the acting superintendent of common schools. Clerks were charged with providing an accurate account of the celebrations in their districts to the acting superintendent of common schools. The document provides instructions and rationale for establishing common school celebrations in each town.

Creator

• New York (State). Superintendent of Common Schools

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There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.

Title

Eliminations bulletins from other states and countries

Series Number

A1430

Summary

This series contains printed or carbon copies of elimination bulletins issued by other states, the Canadian provinces, and foreign countries. Bulletins contain the following information: a list of pictures approved, the distributor of the film, number of reels, and a brief description of action or dialogue to be deleted. Most of these bulletins were issued monthly and were not distributed to the general public.

Creator

• New York (State). Motion Picture Division

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.

Title

Statistical summary of actions taken

Series Number

A1424

Summary

This series consists of statistical summaries of censorship activities of the Motion Picture Division. Daily and monthly totals include number of reels (original screening and re-screening); total reels; total number of pictures; and number of pictures, features, and shorts which were approved, approved with eliminations, rejected, and other.. At the bottom of each monthly entry are titles of films rejected by the Division.

Creator

• New York (State). Motion Picture Division

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.

Title

Letterpress copies of decisions in appeals to the commissioner

Series Number

A4212

Summary

These volumes contain press copies of the commissioner's decisions in appeals submitted to him. This series includes the last 30 decisions prior to the 1911 Capitol Fire and all subsequent decisions to 1937.

Creator

• New York (State). Education Department. Law Division

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.