This series contains lecture transcripts, syllabi, correspondence, memoranda, maps, and a test with answer key documenting the Office of Civilian Protection's two-day training institutes held statewide to instruct war industry plant managers in basic defense procedures to avoid damage from enemy attacks. Issues include: training personnel in emergency response; reducing work place hazards; preventing espionage and sabotage; fighting fires from incendiary and other bombs; protection from gas attacks; building camouflage; and in-plant bomb shelters.
Creator
New York State War Council. Office of Civilian Protection
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There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
This series contains copies of correspondence between the Office of Civilian Protection's (OCP) deputy directors and individuals and organizations involved in civil defense work. The copies were sent to the OCP's director to keep him informed of activities and programs.
Creator
New York State War Council. Office of Civilian Protection
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There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Local war council volunteer participation information and statistics
Series Number
A4387
Summary
This series contains carbon copies of monthly report forms compiled by the state and local war councils. The state and local report forms are both entitled "Civilian Defense Report," and include volunteer participation information and statistics. The forms were sent to the Office of Civilian Protection, which compiled the totals for a consolidated report, and then sent the originals to the United States Office of Civil Defense Statistics Section.
Creator
New York State War Council. Office of Civilian Protection
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There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Eastern and western district deputy directors' local war council correspondence and directives
Series Number
A4308
Summary
The Office of Civilian Protection divided the state into three districts: Eastern District; Western District; and Metropolitan New York City and Long Island. The deputy directors of each district acted as supervisors and liaisons between the federal and state directors of civil defense activities and local war councils. This series contains the Eastern and Western District deputy directors' local war council correspondence, memoranda, telegrams, directives, and informational releases documenting the directors' supervision of and assistance to local war councils.
Creator
New York State War Council. Office of Civilian Protection
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There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Director's correspondence with local civilian protection organizations
Series Number
A4300
Summary
This series contains correspondence between the Director of the Office of Civilian Protection and officers of local civilian protection organizations concerning the administration of civil defense programs in order to coordinate the protection of life and property from possible bomb attacks. The letters address procedural and organizational issues. Also included are local directors' monthly reports detailing their unit activities.
Creator
New York State War Council. Office of Civilian Protection
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There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Civil defense issues correspondence with other states
Series Number
A4383
Summary
This series contains material exchanged between the Office of Civilian Protection and other states' civil defense organizations in order to share information on operations, regulations, and issues such as blackouts and airplane spotting. A collection of civil defense newspapers from various states constitutes a large part of the series. Also found are civil defense annual or special reports, newspaper clippings about civil defense activities, and correspondence, memoranda, pamphlets and maps.
Creator
New York State War Council. Office of Civilian Protection
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This series documents the Director of the Office of Civilian Protection's work in coordinating defense preparations. Contained in the series are correspondence, pamphlets, and posters sent between the director and local, state, and federal organizations involved in civil defense. Topics covered by the records include: air raids; blackouts; evacuation plans and procedures; insignia for volunteers; and medical contingencies.
Creator
New York State War Council. Office of Civilian Protection
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There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
War Council Office of Civilian Protection Director's general administrative files
Series Number
A4311
Summary
This series documents the director's administration and coordination of the Office of Civilian Protection with local and private agencies involved in civil defense work, particularly the initial organization of the Office and the materials required for civil defense activities. Included in this series are correspondence, memoranda, publications, regulations, and photographs. Agencies represented in this series include: American Red Cross, Boy Scouts, Emergency Medical Service, Highway Repair and Debris Clearance Committee, and the federal Office of Civilian Defense.
Creator
New York State War Council. Office of Civilian Protection
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
War plant blackout practice exemption and inspection correspondence
Series Number
A4388
Summary
This series contains correspondence received by the Office of Civilian Protection (OCP) from war plants requesting exemptions from blackout practices and correspondence from the U.S. War Department listing which plants the OCP was responsible to inspect for civil defense purposes. The OCP shared industrial plant inspection with the War Department, usually reviewing the facilities of smaller, less sensitive plants for civil defense readiness which included blackout procedures and equipment, camouflage, and evacuation plans.
Creator
New York State War Council. Office of Civilian Protection
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There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Local water companies survey and equipment inventory
Series Number
A4389
Summary
This series contains surveys of local water companies detailing personnel, equipment, supplies, and facilities. This information was collected by the Office of Civilian Protection to prepare for the needs caused by possible enemy bombing including fires and the destruction of water supplies.
Creator
New York State War Council. Office of Civilian Protection
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There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Correspondence with the federal Office of Civilian Defense
Series Number
A4409
Summary
This series documents the Office of Civilian Protection's work in coordinating defense preparations. It contains correspondence, pamphlets, bulletins, manuals, and posters sent between the Office of Civilian Protection and the federal Office of Civilian Defense. Topics include: air raids; blackouts; evacuation plans and procedures; fire defense; industrial plant protection; insignia for volunteers; medical contingencies; practice drills; rescue squads; traffic control; and volunteer training and appraisal.
Creator
New York State War Council. Office of Civilian Protection
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There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
War Council Office of Civilian Protection awards committee case files
Series Number
A4385
Summary
This series contains correspondence and other materials sent to the Office of Civilian Protection's Committee on Awards from local volunteers who nominated individuals for letters of commendation in recognition of actions taken during emergencies. The case files contain letters, memoranda, photographs, and newspaper clippings.
Creator
New York State War Council. Office of Civilian Protection
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There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
This series contains materials relating to the procedures and operation of the fingerprint identification program. Because civil defense was considered a national security issue, civil defense volunteers were required to be fingerprinted. The Office of Civilian Protection screened for criminals, and fingerprint identification was conducted by the New York State Department of Correction's Division of Identification. The series includes correspondence, monthly reports, and memoranda.
Creator
New York State War Council. Office of Civilian Protection
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There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
This series contains newspaper clippings documenting the activities of the Office of Civilian Protection (OCP) in its efforts to instruct people on civil defense procedures to be used in the event of enemy attack. The clippings discuss: air raids (drills and results); blackouts (notices of practice and results); county war council civil defense issues; and OCP administrators' meetings with civilians to discuss civil defense issues.
Creator
New York State War Council. Office of Civilian Protection
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There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
This series documents the Office of Civilian Protection's (OCP) efforts to establish and monitor adequate civil defense measures for New York State. The series includes correspondence with local war councils documenting personnel, activities, and equipment inventory; monthly reports from deputy directors on local war councils' civil defense organization and status; and bulletins, regulations, and memoranda from the OCP's director to local civil defense directors.
Creator
New York State War Council. Office of Civilian Protection
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There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.