Civilian Conservation Corps camp and personnel files
Series Number
A3268
Summary
Following passage of the Emergency Conservation Work Act in 1933, the federal government recruited and trained unemployed men ages seventeen to twenty-eight to develop forest lands and parks. In New York, the program commonly and later officially known as the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) focused on recreation, fishery, forestry, and pest control projects. The series consists of correspondence, reports, work plans, general orders, work applications, and personnel files related to New York's CCC camps.
Creator
New York (State). Conservation Department
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This series from the Department of Environmental Conservation consists of unpublished reports detailing the state's effort to eradicate blister rust from its forest resources. There are also transcripts of conference proceedings on confronting the blister rust blight.
Creator
New York (State). Conservation Department. Bureau of Forest Pest Control
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New York State Constitutional Convention, 1915 committee correspondence, minutes and proposals files
Series Number
L0076
Summary
The series contains records produced or received by 29 individual committees active during the Convention. The records document meetings and hearings held by these committees as they discussed adoption of a large number of possible amendments. The records also document the pressure placed on these committees by individuals, private agencies and organizations, local and state officials, businesses, educators, attorneys, and others trying to influence changes in the State Constitution.
Creator
New York (State). Constitutional Convention, 1915
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1967 Constitutional Convention records of Francis Bergan
Series Number
L0248
Summary
These records were compiled by Judge Francis Bergan, a Convention delegate who served as chair of the Committee on Education. The series consists mostly of constitutional article proposals, delegate correspondence, correspondence from Convention President Anthony Travis, reports, and speeches. Topics discussed include education; the Blaine amendment (prohibiting use of public monies for private education); higher education in New York; the proposed reorganization of the judicial branch in New York State government; and the "forever wild" status of the Adirondack Park.
Creator
New York (State). Constitutional Convention, 1967
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