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Title

Guest books

Series Number

B2345

Summary

This series consists of two guest books or registers documenting visitors and guests of the Regents. Earliest entries include a calligraphy document, photograph of the official procession on the occasion of the dedication of the State Education Building, 1912, and names of guests attending convocations of the University of the State of New York. The second volume documents individuals and small groups of visitors to the Regents on miscellaneous occasions as well as to convocations.

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

Regents charters and amendments

Series Number

17261

Summary

These records were created by the State Board of Regents for the purpose of certifying the legal status of educational institutions or certifying changes in existing status. The records consist of photostatic duplicates of charters and amendments issued to the institutions.

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

Indian (Native American) student tuition aid files

Series Number

B1352

Summary

The series consists of tuition records and associated files concerning financial aid to Native American post-secondary students. The bulk of the records are student listings that typically show student name, reservation, home address, school, date of birth (sometimes), percentage of aid used, and grant amounts (by semester). Also include are administrative financial records of the Native American Unit, including budgets, state fund encumbrances, and financial program requests. Records are restricted.

Creator

• New York (State). Education Department. Native American Education Unit

Access Restrictions

Restricted under the Freedom of Information Law (personal privacy) and FERPA. The restrictions of non-directory student information under FERPA last for 100 years unless a student or parent has signed and filed a waiver allowing disclosure of the record.

Box 6 contains pre-redaction original documents containing restricted personal information (see Processing Statement below). Redacted photocopies have been substituted in place of the restricted originals (and annotated as such).

Title

Charter school denied/withdrawn application files

Series Number

20916

Summary

This series contains applications submitted to the Regents to establish charter schools or to renew charters of existing schools. Also included are review materials, correspondence, comments on the applications and charter requests received from other State Education Department units which reviewed the applications, and documentation of the Regents' final actions to deny charters or notification from schools of their withdrawal of applications.

Creator

• New York (State). Education Department. Charter Schools Unit

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Statewide higher education study files

Series Number

A0614

Summary

These files from the Temporary Commission on the Need for a State University and its Committees contains routine correspondence and memoranda, hearing transcripts, reports by the commission and its committees, and reimbursement forms. Topics reflected in the subject files include medical, dental, and nursing education and fiscal studies on the commission's recommendations and barriers to minority group participation in higher education.

Creator

• New York (State). Temporary Commission on the Need for a State University

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Correspondence and subject files

Series Number

B1741

Summary

The Commission on Higher Education was established to study and make recommendations on how New York State conceives, organizes, and funds post-secondary education. This series consists of subject files for the Commission and its subcommittees, which include Tuition and Student Aid, Subcommittee on Finance, Subcommittee on Access, Quality and Student Flow, and Information Technologies. Also included are meeting minutes, cassette recordings of meetings, papers, reports, and incoming and outgoing correspondence.

Creator

• New York (State). Regents Commission on Higher Education

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Files of appeals to the Superintendent of Public Instruction, Commissioner of Education, and Board of Regents

Series Number

B0496

Summary

This series consists almost entirely of case files of appeals to the chief state school administrative officer by persons contesting the official actions of local school officials, school district meetings, or county treasurers. Each case file contains documents that correspond to the various stages of the appeals process. The bulk of the nineteenth century files date from 1868-1899.

Creator

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

Access Restrictions

Access to certain information in this series is restricted in accordance with New York State Freedom of Information Law (FOIL, Section 87.2), U.S. Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA, 20 USC Section 1232(g)), or New York State Education Law (Section 2-D) regarding unauthorized release of personally identifiable information about students. State Archives staff will review requests for specific records and disclose in accordance with applicable laws.

Title

State Police non-criminal investigation case files

Series Number

A0795

Summary

This series consists of investigation files of non-criminal activity generated by the New York State Police Special Services Unit (known before 1970 as the Criminal and Subversives Section) as it examined organizations and individuals with supposed subversive or radical connections. The files contain police investigation reports, related correspondence and intra-agency communications, index cards summarizing known affiliations or previous investigations of individuals or groups, and background material pertinent to each case.

Creator

• New York (State). Bureau of Criminal Investigation. Special Services

Access Restrictions

Restricted: Boxes 3-5, 19-24, and 43-47 contain Department of Correction and FBI "rap sheets" that are exempt from disclosure under state and federal law.

Restricted: Some files contain information that is exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Law, including but not limited to the exemptions to protect personal privacy and to protect the identity of confidential informants.

Title

State Senator James H. Donovan hearing files

Series Number

L0013

Summary

The series contains testimony given at public hearings conducted by Senator James H. Donovan as chairman of the Senate Education Committee and the Senate Select Committee on Mental and Physical Handicap. In addition to testimonies and hearing transcripts, the series also contains reports, correspondence, memorandums, pertinent printed materials, and copies of legislation. Topics addressed include mental health deinstitutionalization, children with handicaps, licensing of New York City teachers, education technology, and services to children at risk.

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Moreland Act Special Commission on Educational Structure, Policies, and Practices research, hearing, meeting, and report files

Series Number

B1800

Summary

The Special Commission on Educational Structure, Policies, and Practices was established to make recommendations to improve the structure, policies, and practices of school districts and Boards of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES). This series consists of hearing transcripts; briefing materials; meeting minutes; correspondence; and publications and reports produced by the commission. Also included are photographs and a video related to the Commission's Children's Education Summit and videos and audiocassettes of hearings and meetings.

Creator

• New York (State). Moreland Act Special Commission on Educational Structure, Policies, and Practices

Access Restrictions

Restricted in accordance with Civil Rights Law, Section 73.8, and other statutes. Public hearing transcripts, press releases, published material, and other records that have been previously available to the public are available without restriction. Access to other information is permitted only by permission of the commission or the Governor's office.

Title

Gordon M. Ambach education policy papers

Series Number

B1829

Summary

The majority this series documents Gordon Ambach's efforts as Executive Director of the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) to influence federal education policy. Also included are records from advisory boards of education consortiums, the Harvard Seminar on Equality of Educational Opportunity Report (SEEOR) and records related to the Yonkers desegregation. Ambach's personal papers detail his personal biography, his work outside of NYSED and the CCSSO, and his relationships with various contacts and colleagues.

Creator

• Ambach, Gordon M.

Access Restrictions

There are restrictions to accessing some of the files in this series. These files are labeled "[restricted]" in the folder list.

Title

Education Department Commissioner's constitutional convention files

Series Number

B0464

Summary

This series documents the activities of Commisisoner James E. Allen in preparation for and during the 1967 New York State Constitutional Convention. Records include correspondence; reports; press releases; pamphlets; clippings; testimony; and publications of the Board of Regents and the Temporary State Commission on the Constitutional Convention. Correspondence and official position statements discuss impact of recent federal programs on education and local and state attempts to bolster existing state education infrastructure. Also included is a copy of the 1967 State Constitution.

Creator

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

Access Restrictions

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

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

Regents charter and incorporation files

Series Number

18458

Summary

Education Law, section 216, empowers the State Board of Regents to incorporate colleges, schools, libraries, museums, and other education corporations. The incorporation document is called a charter. This series documents the incorporation and/or dissolution of educational corporations formed by the Regents. Typically a file contains a petition for a provisional or absolute charter, a copy of the Regents resolution granting or revoking a charter, and correspondence and amendments to a charter.

Creator

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

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Subject files

Series Number

L0217

Summary

This series consists of subject files including reports, correspondence, bill files, testimony, budgetary material, transcripts, notes, and publications documenting a variety of issues and information considered by the Assembly Standing Committee on Education. Topics include pupils with special educational needs and handicapping conditions; school safety; school buildings; continuing education; minimum education standards; attendance improvement and dropout prevention; school board election reform; financial aid to New York City schools; school lunch programs; and teacher preparation.

Creator

• New York (State). Legislature. Assembly. Standing Committee on Education

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Transmittal letters for revoked charters

Series Number

B1550

Summary

This series consists of transmittal letters sent to the New York State Library recording the revocation and subsequent surrender of approximately two dozen educational charters. These letters accompanied the charters or certificates of registration surrendered to the Regents upon revocation or termination. The letters typically state the name of the institution, status of the revoked charter (i.e., provisional, amended, recalled), and date of revocation and/or date the charter was initially granted by the Regents.

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 Office of the Commissioner outgoing correspondence

Series Number

B0466

Summary

This series consists of outgoing letters and memoranda from Commissioners Allen and Nyquist, as well as from other NYSED staff. Correspondents include state legislators, district superintendents and other school district personnel, school principals, teachers, and citizens. Commissioner Nyquist's letters include letters referred by the Governors Office to the Commissioner for response. These letters generally request information on NYSED programs and policies, or to protest NYSED or local school programs and policies.

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

Office of Operations and Management Services Archived Websites

Series Number

B2175

Summary

This series consists of archival copies of the publicly accessible websites of the State Education Department's Office of Operations and Management Services.

Creator

• New York (State). Education Department. Office of Operations and Management Services

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Johnson-O'Malley Act project files

Series Number

A0728

Summary

This series consists of correspondence, memoranda, project reports, and state plan drafts concerning the education of New York State Indian children as mandated by the Johnson-O'Malley Act of 1934. Also present are correspondences showing the interaction between state and federal governments regarding the formulation of education policy.

Creator

• New York (State). Education Department. Native American Education Unit

Access Restrictions

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

Title

Investigation files of the Rapp-Coudert Committee

Series Number

L0260

Summary

The Rapp-Coudert Committee was charged with investigating individuals and organizations with suspected radical ties in New York City public schools and colleges. This series consists of the Committee's investigation files. Typical contents include correspondence; interview notes and hearing transcripts; minutes; and copies of Communist, anti-war, and civil liberties publications collected by the Committee during the course of investigations. Many files contain extensive notes on individuals under investigation, and include documentation on other persons with suspected ties to Communism.

Creator

• New York (State). Legislature. Joint Legislative Committee on the State Education System

Access Restrictions

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