War Council Committee on Discrimination in Employment minutes and investigations files
Series Number
A4278
Summary
In March 1941, the Committee on Discrimination in Employment was formed for the purpose of encouraging complete utilization in defense work of all individuals without consideration of race, color, creed, or national origin. This series contains minutes, correspondence, reports, memoranda, newspaper clippings, press releases, pamphlets, and a procedures manual for field workers (Labor Discrimination Representatives), all of which document the committee's efforts to investigate and discourage discrimination and promote fair employment practices.
Creator
New York State War Council. Committee on Discrimination in Employment
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Tuberculosis hospital policy and administration files
Series Number
10415
Summary
This series is a partial history of tuberculosis hospitals in New York State. It contains correspondence, memoranda, annual reports, bulletins, legal documents, press releases, and newspaper clippings from 1905 through 1975. The series reflects the Department of Health's function of protecting public health through its supervision and funding of State hospitals in general, and the Bureau of Tuberculosis Control's superintendence of tuberculosis hospitals in particular.
Creator
New York (State). Department of Health. Bureau of Tuberculosis Control
Access Restrictions
Records in boxes 3-6 contain some personal information that is restricted.
Files for staff study on inequality of opportunity in higher education
Series Number
A3036
Summary
The Temporary Commission on the Need for a State University created these files in producing "Inequality of Opportunity in Higher Education: A Study of Minority Group and Related Barriers to College Admission." The study's main subject was discrimination against Jews and African Americans in admission to undergraduate study and medical, dental, and nursing schools but it also examined general admission practices of colleges and universities in New York. Records include outlines and drafts of chapters, notes, working papers, a preliminary report, and meeting minutes.
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 this material.