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Displaying 260 Finding Aids
Title
- Incoming correspondence regarding convocations
Series Number
- A2022
Summary
- This series contains letters relating mostly to Convocation of the University of the State of New York which provided a forum for discussion within the State's educational establishment. Many letters are from officials of schools in New York State.
Creator
- University of the State of New York. Board of Regents. Secretary
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Otsego Northern Catskill Board of Cooperative Educational Services records
Series Number
- A4645
Summary
- Microfilmed records include Board of Education meeting minutes for Charlotte Valley Central School District and records of predecessor districts; Cooperstown Central School District and Cooperstown Union Free School District; Gilboa-Conesville Central School District; Morris Central School District and Morris Union Free School District; Andrew S. Draper Central School District; Hobart Union Free School District and records of several common school districts in the Town of Stamford; Stamford Central School District and records of predecessor districts; and Windham-Ashland-Jewett Central School District. Also microfilmed are minutes of Otsego-Delaware-Schoharie-Greene Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES); and record books of Middletown Common School District no. 14.
Creator
- Otsego Northern Catskill Board of Cooperative Educational Services (N.Y.)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Annual reports of vocational schools
Series Number
- A3049
Summary
- School districts operated many kinds of vocational schools, including general industrial, trade or technical, homemaking, continuation, evening vocational, agriculture, mechanical arts, apprentice training, and occupational extension schools. The reports of these schools provide information on teachers, subjects taught, enrollment, and sometimes individual students.
Creator
- New York (State). Education Department. Bureau of Statistical Services
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Correspondence and annual reports of adult education classes
Series Number
- B0497
Summary
- This series consists mostly of annual reports submitted to the Education Department by school districts on adult education classes. Information includes city, village, or school district name; county; director of adult education; school name, address, and principal; course title; teacher's name and license type; length and number of sessions held; and total number of students registered and attending. After 1945, there are summary reports of numbers of classes, teachers, periods, and students attending each type of class.
Creator
- New York (State). Education Department. Bureau of Adult Education
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Senate press releases
Series Number
- L0213
Summary
- This series consists of press releases from offices of state legislators in the senate and assembly; executive chamber governors Rockefeller, Lindsay, La Guardia; various state agencies; state committees; and private organizations. A wide variety of subjects are covered in the series, notably: commerce; workman's compensation; milk pricing; tax laws and reform; bond issues; civil rights; and Republican Party politics. Additional material includes speech and broadcast transcripts and weekly legislative newsletters.
Creator
- New York (State). Legislature. Senate
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- State Historian's teaching and research notes
Series Number
- A0224
Summary
- This series contains teaching and study notes, reading lists, examination questions, outlines and drafts of papers, a few graded examinations, and some correspondence of James Sullivan prior to his appointment as State Historian in 1916. Courses include American, European, economic, constitutional, legal, and political history. Also included in this series is 1916 correspondence of State Historian James A. Holden concerning distribution of published "Proceedings at the Unveiling of a Memorial to Horace Greeley at Chappaqua, New York February 3, 1914."
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
- Registers of pupils in the LeRoy Academic Institute
Series Number
- A2034
Summary
- LeRoy Academic Institute was chartered by the Board of Regents in 1864 and was private until 1891 when it apparently became the LeRoy Union School. Information for each student includes name, age, residence, parents' names, studies pursued, and tuition charged and paid. A list of the school's professional staff is included for most academic years.
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
- Board of Regents Secretary's correspondence files
Series Number
- B1373
Summary
- This series consists of correspondence between the Secretary of the Board of Regents and New York State school officials. Included are letters accompanying the submittals of annual reports from schools and school districts, requests for Regents'publications, responses to invitations to conventions and meeting, and requests for the Regents permission to teach certain courses.Additional records include agendas of Regents'meetings, Regents' committee agendas, monthly notices of action by the Regents, and monthly reports of the Commissioner of Education.
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
- Numerical lists of teacher certificates
Series Number
- B1438
Summary
- This series provides the certificate number and name of those granted a variety of teaching certificates by the Education Department based on teacher training, previous experience, examination, and post-secondary education.
Creator
- New York (State). Education Department. Bureau of Teacher Training and Certification
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Southern Tier West Regional Planning and Development Board town, village, and school district records
Series Number
- A4643
Creator
- Southern Tier West Regional Planning and Development Board (N.Y.)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Education Department Commissioner Richard P. Mills subject files
Series Number
- W0108
Summary
- This series contains correspondence, reports, meeting materials, speeches, and other materials documenting the tenure of Richard Mills as President of the University of the State of New York and Commissioner of Education of New York State. Included are materials from deputy-level offices of the State Education Dept., and from various task forces, advisory councils, and organizations. Well documented are Mills' efforts related to educational standards and assessments, including the establishment of the Regents' Exam as a requirement for high school graduation.
Creator
- New York (State). Education Department. Commissioner Richard P. Mills
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).
- W0108-10: Personnel records found in this accretion are restricted to protect personal privacy.
Title
- Register of trustees, Indian children, and visitors
Series Number
- A1909
Summary
- This series consists of a journal listing trustees, instructors, Indian children, visitors, and contributors. Information includes a list of trustees including name, address, election date, and remarks on position held; list of children admitted to the asylum including name, Indian nation, reservation, age, whether parents are living, dates removed or died, and remarks on the latter; register of visitors including name, address, and date of visit; and quarterly average number of children in the asylum per year.
Creator
- Thomas Asylum for Orphan and Destitute Indian Children
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Appointments of employees to salaried positions
Series Number
- A2030
Summary
- This series contains copies of Superintendent's letters appointing and promoting persons to salaried positions in the Department of Public Instruction. Information includes name; date of appointment; position; salary and former position in the department. Includes an index by name.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Public Instruction. Office of the Superintendent
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- New York State Department of Social Welfare Division of State Institutions monthly reports of runaways from institutions
Series Number
- B0647
Summary
- State training schools submitted these reports to the Department of Social Welfare to document instances where inmates either escaped or attempted to escape. Each report provides the following information on runaways or attempted runaways: name; dates left and returned; housing unit of runaways; and remarks briefly describing circumstances of escape and return.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Social Welfare. Division of State Institutions
Access Restrictions
- Partially restricted in accordance with Executive Law, Section 501-c(1)(b), relating to confidentiality of individuals in custody of the Division for Youth (now Office of Children and Family Services).
Title
- Record of normal school local board members and employees
Series Number
- A2031
Summary
- This volume records the local boards and staffs of the state normal and training schools at Albany, Brockport, Buffalo, Cortland, Fredonia, Geneseo, Oswego and Potsdam. The entry for each school provides: local board member - name and appointment date; employees (mostly teachers) - name, date of confirmation, beginning date of employment, salary, nature of service (occupation), and occasional remarks.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Public Instruction. Office of the Superintendent
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Candidate lists for children of deceased/disabled veterans scholarship
Series Number
- B0450
Summary
- This series consists of candidate lists for state scholarships for children of deceased or disabled veterans. Information includes name; address; high school; examination score; rank; college; acceptance or declination; and information relating to graduation, eligibility, and withdrawal. Separate lists identify ineligible applicants for some years and include reason for ineligibility.
Creator
- New York (State). Education Department. Bureau of Examinations and Testing
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
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
- School district reorganization studies files
Series Number
- B0478
Summary
- Series consists of correspondence, memorandums, reports, maps, pamphlets, minutes of meetings, and news clippings related to several studies of school district reorganization conducted by the Education Department. The studies were carried out in the following areas: Mamaroneck - Rye Neck; New Rochelle; Greater Plattsburg Area; and Sewanhaka High School Area (Floral Park). In addition, there is a file of news clippings and pamphlets related to the controversy of inclusion of Menands School District Number 15 in the North Colonie Central School District.
Creator
- New York (State). Education Department. Assistant Commissioner for Finance and School Administrative Services
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Regents College Scholarship candidate lists
Series Number
- B0452
Summary
- This series consists of candidate lists for Regents College scholarships. Information includes name; address; high school; numerical score or percentage on examination and rank. The lists are annotated with the candidates' acceptance, declination, revocation of, or resignation from a scholarship; scholarship number and name of college. Candidates are listed by county. Also included are state lists and honor lists for certain years.
Creator
- New York (State). Education Department. Examinations and Inspections Division
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Cornell University Scholarship candidate lists
Series Number
- B0446
Summary
- This series consists of candidate lists for the Cornell University Scholarship. Information includes candidate's name; address; county; high school; total examination score. Candidate's age; class; number; examination scores in individual subjects; acceptance; withdrawal; declination; and matriculation may also be included.
Creator
- New York (State). Education Department. Division of Examinations and Testing
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.