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Displaying 9 Finding Aids
Title
- Working files for a publication on New York in World War I
Series Number
- A3166
Summary
- These files include correspondence, memoranda, notes, reports, clippings, legislative bills, and photographs concerning the participation of New York State residents in World War I. Also included are war histories from other states. The files were collected by State Historian, James Sullivan, in response to a 1919 resolution of the Senate and Assembly authorizing him to "collect, collate, compile, edit and prepare for publication sufficient materials, statistics and data for a history of the State of New York in the war.
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
- Administrative records and manuals relating to military training enrollments and the Farm Cadet Corps
Series Number
- A4436
Summary
- This series contains general administrative records of the Military Training Commission, including enrollments of boys, related correspondence, and documentation of cooperation with federal efforts to increase the labor pool of farm workers which had been depleted by service in World War I. Also included are manuals for physical training, health, athletics, and citizenship (e.g. standards of discipline and deportment); reports on the Farm Cadet Corps; and correspondence and administrative records of the Commission Secretary.
Creator
- New York (State). Military Training Commission
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- United States Public Service Reserve correspondence files
Series Number
- A4239
Summary
- The series consists primarily of original correspondence sent to the New York State Defense Council regarding service in the U.S. Public Service Reserve, and copies of responses sent to the applicants. The state U.S. Public Service Reserve worked in cooperation with the New York State Defense Council to recruit men to fill needs of ship building yards and for other services. Also included are data on inductions and labor needs, a few supply invoices, and publicity material.
Creator
- New York State Defense Council
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Correspondence files
Series Number
- A4234
Summary
- The series consists of correspondence files, maintained by Assistant Secretary Frederic E. Foster, relating to general information and functions of the State Defense Council. The bulk of the records consist of of correspondence with civilian relief organizations, patriotic societies, emergency industrial organizations, advocacy groups, other state councils, and state and national government officials. Also included are circulars, pamphlets, and bulletins; and wartime messages and proclamations by Governor Charles S. Whitman and President Woodrow Wilson.
Creator
- New York State Defense Council
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- World War I veterans' service data and photographs
Series Number
- A0412
Summary
- This series contains personal information, service data, newspaper clippings, and photographs of New York State veterans of World War I. Some accounts of home front activities in the state are also included. The series contains a small amount of material documenting the manner in which the State Education Department, the state's schools, faculty, and students contributed to the war effort.
Creator
- New York (State). Education Department. Division of Archives and History
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this series.
Title
- Defense Council subject correspondence files
Series Number
- A4241
Summary
- This series consists of correspondence, memoranda, telegrams, and circulars relating to the New York State Defense Council's work to administer and supervise programs for food conservation, motor convoys, and non-war construction. The series especially documents council cooperation with the U.S. Food Administration and the U.S. War Industries Board.
Creator
- New York (State). Office of Parks and Recreation
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Correspondence with state agencies
Series Number
- A4240
Summary
- This series consists primarily of carbon copies of outgoing correspondence - along with smaller amounts of incoming original letters - sent among the New York State Defense Council and other state agencies associated with emergency war efforts, notably the Adjutant General's office, Department of Health, and Commission on Highways. The correspondence generally deals with council activities, the coordination of efforts among agencies, and wartime issues and regulations.
Creator
- New York State Defense Council
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Correspondence of county home defense committees
Series Number
- A4235
Summary
- This series consists of memoranda, letters, and resolutions sent to county home defense committees from the New York State Defense Council, and also correspondence from the various committees sent to the Council reporting on their organizing and program efforts. Topics include: assuring a workable system of transportation; monitoring food production and conservation; enrolling men for home defense; providing needed labor for defense industries; and supervising instruction in personal hygiene, first aid, and economy in the home.
Creator
- New York (State). Office of Parks and Recreation
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Correspondence with National Council of Defense
Series Number
- A4237
Summary
- This series consists of correspondence between the New York State Defense Council and the Council of National Defense, its parent organization at the federal level relating to methods of conserving food and fuel supplies and administering the labor force during war emergency conditions. Also included are files reflecting the organizational subdivisions of the National Council and telegrams and bulletins from the national offices.
Creator
- New York State Defense Council
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.