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Displaying 31 Finding Aids
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
- 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
- Education Department Commissioner George D. Stoddard subject files
Series Number
- W0101
Summary
- The collection consists of correspondence, publications, reports, meeting minutes, and other materials related to the operation of the New York State Education Department under Commissioner of Education George D. Stoddard. Included are records relating to efforts of the State Education Department to deal with specific challenges facing education during World War II and post-World War II period including vocational and higher education for returning soldiers, increased funding for teachers colleges, and extension programs for library and archives services.
Creator
- New York (State). Education Department. Commissioner George D. Stoddard
Access Restrictions
- Commissioners in Schools Files: Restricted to protect personal privacy. Access may be permitted under certain conditions upon application to and approval by the State Archives.
Title
- Commissioner MaryEllen Elia subject files
Series Number
- W0115
Summary
- This series contains correspondence, reports, meeting materials, speeches, and other materials documenting the tenure of MaryEllen Elia as President of the University of the State of New York and Commissioner of Education of New York State. The series documents the daily operations of the commissioner's office, including communications with the Board of Regents, major program areas of the Education Department, school boards, lawmakers, government agencies, and educational organizations.
Creator
- New York (State). Education Department. Commissioner MaryEllen Elia
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).
Title
- New York State Education Department Commissioner's Office Administrative Assistant's subject files
Series Number
- B0471
Summary
- This series contains correspondence, reports, press releases, pamphlets, and news clippings compiled by Administrative Assistant R. Pratt Krull. Topics documented include racial imbalance in schools; pending appeals to the commissioner; education-related legislation; and a test case for decentralization in New York City public schools. Files relating to the test case, Ocean Hill-Brownsville Demonstration School District, discuss race relations, a 1968 teachers strike, and conditions and events in the district.
Creator
- New York (State). Education Department. Commissioner's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Commissioner's files on Joint Legislative Committee to Revise and Simplify the Education Law hearing
Series Number
- B0465
Summary
- This series consists of materials from a public meeting of the Joint Legislative Committee to Revise and Simplify the Education. Included are official statements from school districts, New York State Assembly members, board of education members, and concerned individuals, mostly opposing centralization of school districts.Also included is Stony Brook Union Free School District 's report on district centralization, a map of Long Island school districts, Suffolk County resident questionnaire on reorganization plans, and bulletins on state aid for reorganizaton.
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
- Education Department Deputy Commissioner's subject files
Series Number
- B0459
Summary
- This series consists of correspondence, memoranda, reports, clippings, and other materials from the deputy commissioner's office under Lewis A. Wilson (1941-1950), James E. Allen (1950-1955), and Ewald B. Nyquist (1961-1970). The records contain routine administrative material, but also document educational policy formulation, development of legislation, the budget process, participation in education organizations, planning for and proceedings at Regents meetings, NYSED participation in national defense programs during World War II, public appearances, and the functioning of the departmental Cabinet.
Creator
- New York (State). Education Department. Executive Deputy Commissioner's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- State University of New York Office of the Chancellor general files
Series Number
- B2637
Summary
- This series documents the development and activities of the State University of New York (SUNY) Central Administration and campus offices, committees, and other organizational units that formulate and implement SUNY's policies and programs. The records discuss the scope and evolution of SUNY's educational and research activities. Additionally, records document the administrative, legal, and fiscal rights and obligations of the SUNY system and its faculty and students. Significant topics include equal employment opportunities, the financing of higher education, and student exchange programs.
Creator
- State University of New York. Office of the Chancellor
Access Restrictions
- Certain records in this series contain information that may be restricted to protect personal privacy. State Archives staff will review requests for specific records and disclose in accordance with New York State Freedom of Information Law (FOIL).
Title
- Office of the Chancellor external general files
Series Number
- B2636
Summary
- This series includes subject and correspondence files relating to organizations outside of the State University system. Records include correspondence with the chancellor, memorandums, reports, presentations, faculty appointment letters, grievance cases, resumes, salary schedules, newspaper clippings, publications, audits, meeting agendas and minutes, strategic plans, and progress reports. The records document local and statewide events influencing the development of policies within the SUNY system, as well as the involvement of organizations in various meetings and activities.
Creator
- State University of New York. Office of the Chancellor
Access Restrictions
- Certain records in this series contain information that may be restricted to protect personal privacy. State Archives staff will review requests for specific records and disclose in accordance with New York State Freedom of Information Law (FOIL).
Title
- Board of Regents meeting files
Series Number
- 17265
Summary
- This series documents the monthly meetings of the Board of Regents of the University of the State of New York. Included are materials sent to regents prior to the meeting, such as meeting agendas, monthly reports from the Commissioner of Education, budget recommendations, and proposed legislation. Also included are records produced during the monthly meeting, such as informal minutes, petitions for action, roll call votes, and press releases and published journals of meeting actions.
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
- Advisory Council on Vocational Education minutes and annual reports
Series Number
- B1509
Summary
- This series consists of reports and meeting minutes produced by the New York State Advisory Council on Vocational Education. Among there reports are annual reports to the Board of Regents, biennial reports to the United States Department of Education and Department of Labor, and reports on specific topics within vocational education, such as school-to-work opportunities, technology education, enterpreneurship, and training for specific industries.
Creator
- New York State Advisory Council on Vocational Education
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.