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Displaying 8 Finding Aids
New York State War Council Executive Secretaries' Correspondence with State and War Council Agencies
Title
- Executive secretaries' correspondence with state and War Council agencies
Series Number
- A4361
Summary
- This series contains correspondence and other materials between the Executive Secretary and state and War Council agencies primarily concerning the organization of defense-related work. Topics of the letters include war rationing; citizen morale; discrimination in employment; health; labor; and transportation.
Creator
- New York State War Council
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Instructive releases sent to local salvage committees
Series Number
- A4350
Summary
- This series contains releases from the Salvage Division to city and county salvage committees intended to inform and motivate volunteers, with sections devoted to specific items such as waste fat, tin, paper, and scrap metal. Included are collection figures, directions, quotations, national program descriptions, and indications of how these materials were used in the war effort. Also contained are brief letters to all city and county salvage committee chairmen to inform them of salvage needs and to advise on programs.
Creator
- New York State War Council. Salvage Division
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Federal advisory and instructional releases and promotional material
Series Number
- A4351
Summary
- This series documents how the activities of the New York State War Council Salvage Division were directed, coordinated, and informed by the United States War Production Board. The series includes: federal releases describing what materials were to be salvaged, directing the state division on how to proceed with salvage campaigns, and listing available promotional materials; correspondence between the Salvage Division and the War Production Board; bulletins; newsletters; manuals; and promotional and instructional materials.
Creator
- New York State War Council. Salvage Division
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- State and War Council agencies and local war councils general reporting files
Series Number
- A4301
Summary
- This series contains correspondence, bulletins, newsletters, and posters sent to the War Council's Executive Secretary reporting on activities of agencies involved in war work and local war councils. Many organizations are represented in this series, including: Emergency Food Commission; Nursing Council; Office of Civilian Mobilization; Office of Civilian Protection; and Salvage Division. Topics discussed include: civil defense; child care; housing; labor; rationing; salvage; and education and training.
Creator
- New York State War Council
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Correspondence with cooperating businesses, agencies, and individuals
Series Number
- A4354
Summary
- This series reveals how the Salvage Division coordinated the activities of various businesses, agencies, publicity organizations, schools, waste processors and dealers, and individuals involved in salvage efforts across the State. Included are: letters detailing policies and procedures and describing salvage priorities; congratulatory letters; news releases from United States offices of Price Administration, Defense Transportation, and the regional War Production Board; instructional and promotional materials such as booklets, leaflets, newspaper clippings, advertisement mats, and corporate in-house publications; and travel vouchers.
Creator
- New York State War Council. Salvage Division
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Advisory correspondence with local salvage committees
Series Number
- A4353
Summary
- This series reveals the activities of the city and county salvage committees and their coordination of local salvage efforts, particularly those concerning periodic waste paper and tin collection drives. Salvage Division correspondence includes letters of program descriptions, letters of support and congratulations, letters requesting assistance, letters concerning the resolution of problems, and letters regarding promotional materials and awards to children for outstanding service. Field representatives' reports; newspaper clippings; and some reports of tin salvage figures are also included.
Creator
- New York State War Council. Salvage Division
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Local war council operating reports
Series Number
- A4330
Summary
- This series contains quarterly operating report forms sent to the Office of Civilian Mobilization (OCM) by local war councils detailing their home front activities, programs, and personnel. Information about the Volunteer Office, Division of Civilian War Services, the Block Plan, and Office of Civilian Protection, among others, is found. Each form lists the local war council's office address, officers, resignations, and appointments.
Creator
- New York State War Council. Office of Civilian Mobilization
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Field representatives' correspondence and report files
Series Number
- A4352
Summary
- This series contains correspondence, memoranda, travel and expense vouchers, and weekly itineraries and reports which document the activities undertaken by the Salvage Division's field representatives in their effort to coordinate, advise, and oversee the city and county salvage committees. Reports vary in number and content. When included, reports focus on the coordination of specific local salvage campaigns, meetings with local committee members, and efforts to persuade reluctant agencies and individuals to participate fully in salvage efforts.
Creator
- New York State War Council. Salvage Division
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.