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Displaying 260 Finding Aids
Title
- Circular letters and bulletins issued
Series Number
- B0553
Summary
- This series consists of circulars; announcements and Bulletins sent to school superintendents, principals, teachers, and owners or directors of registered private business schools. The circulars and announcements offered services by the Bureau; suggested course offerings; provided booklists for courses; and discussed conferences or workshop programs and results. Bulletins provided advice on program offerings; information on syllabi; outlines for suggested courses; lists of registered private business schools and explanations of legislation affecting business or distributive education. Revised versions of Bulletins may be included.
Creator
- New York (State). Education Department. Bureau of Business and Distributive Education
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Governor's proclamation and concurrent resolution of the Senate and Assembly concerning the 175th anniversary of the Board of Regents
Series Number
- A0490
Summary
- The year 1959 marked the 175th anniversary of the 1784 establishment of the New York State Board of Regents. This series consists of a proclamation by Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller designating May 1, 1959 as "Board of Regents Day" and concurrent resolution of the Senate and Assembly memorializing 1794 [sic] in the educational history of the state.
Creator
- University of the State of New York. Board of Regents
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Education Department Bureau of Business and Distributive Education reports of field visits
Series Number
- B0552
Summary
- This series consists of reports of field visits by staff of the Bureau of Business and Distributive Education and its administrative predecessor, Vocational and Practical Arts Education and Guidance. Early reports provide detailed summaries of business or distributive education classes or programs offered at specific schools. Later field reports provide a review of staff visits to schools and attendance at meetings, workshops, and conferences.
Creator
- New York (State). Education Department. Bureau of Business and Distributive Education
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Education Department Bureau of School District Organization reference file of school district boundary maps
Series Number
- 14219
Summary
- Included are: Photostats of maps bound as a school district atlas, compiled by the Joint Legislative Committee on the State Education System in 1943 with some post-1943 consolidations or centralizations; political boundary maps showing municipal boundaries with a translucent overlay showing school district boundaries; and a miscellaneous maps of school districts.
Creator
- New York (State). Education Department. Bureau of School District Organization
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Audio and video tapes of speeches and interviews of Commissioner Gordon M. Ambach
Series Number
- B0563
Summary
- This series consists of audio and video recordings of Commissioner Gordon Ambach. Included in the audio recordings are speeches and addresses given at colleges, universities, professional meetings, and Capitol Region call-in radio programs. Video recordings include television programs and portions of instructional programs intended for New York public television and for communications networks of school districts and BOCES; addresses at professional meetings; television interviews, public service announcements, and call in television programs.
Creator
- New York (State). Education Department. Office of the Commissioner
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Higher Education Data System data collection forms
Series Number
- B0562
Summary
- The State Education Department serves as data collector for the Federal Higher Education General Information Survey. This series contains statistical reports and information for each public and private institution of higher education in the state. Reports contain data on degrees conferred; enrollment levels; student, faculty, and staff demographics; institutional finances; library collections; projected enrollment, degrees to be granted, staffing, and student tuition; and selected adult education activities.
Creator
- New York (State). Education Department. Bureau of Statistical Services
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- New York City proposed salary amendments
Series Number
- B1522
Summary
- This series consists of reports to the Board of Regents from the New York City Board of Education recommending amendment of its by-laws with reference to salaries of: principals of parental schools, teachers, substitutes of industrial subjects in trade schools for girls, principals of junior high schools, and schools for the deaf and crippled. Also included is one printed copy of minutes of a special meeting of the board.
Creator
- University of the State of New York. Board of Regents
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- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Education Department Division of Archives and History historical research working files
Series Number
- A3167
Summary
- This series contains correspondence, unpublished historical articles, notes, clippings, photographs, posters, and a few original or photostatic copies of historical documents collected by the State Historian in the course of research on historical topics. The subjects of these files vary widely, but a significant portion of the series deals with New York's participation in military conflicts.
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
- Temporary Emergency Relief Administration projects payroll records
Series Number
- A2047
Summary
- This series consist of payroll records from Temporary Emergency Relief Administration (TERA) projects in upstate New York as well as from the Emergency Nursery School Project and part-time Education Department clerical staff hired on TERA funds to work in Albany. The records include weekly payroll sheets with employee's name; sex; occupation; hours worked; wage rate; total earnings; and (occasionally) case number. Attached to payroll sheets are employee's time sheets, signed by the local supervisor certifying the time claimed.
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
- North Warren Central School District board of education meeting minutes and tax assessment rolls
Series Number
- A4595
Summary
- Microfilmed records consist of minutes of the boards of education of the North Warren Central School District and predecessor districts: Chestertown Central School District, Chestertown Union Free School District, Horicon Central School District, and Pottersville Central School District. Records of district meetings of two former common school districts in the town of Chester and tax assessment rolls for the North Warren Central School District and predecessor districts were also microfilmed.
Creator
- North Warren Central School District (N.Y.)
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- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Photographs
Series Number
- B0426
Summary
- These photographs were gathered for inclusion in Department publications. Subjects include: trees and vegetation; the Fairview Garden School in Yonkers, New York; orchards, fruit trees, and fruit, including a few pictures showing fruit pickers; Peckham's Pond, Harriman Road, and Central Valley Road; and clocks. Most photographs are labelled on the back, but few are dated.
Creator
- New York (State). Education Department. Bureau of Publications
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
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- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the 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
- 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
- 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
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- 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).
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
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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
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- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
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.