Education Department Commissioner James E. Allen subject files
Series Number
W0104
Summary
Commissioner James Edward Allen's subject files consist of correspondence, memoranda, meeting materials, reports, clippings, speeches, press releases, and other materials documenting the activities of the New York State Education Department (NYSED). Topics addressed include administration and financing of school districts, racial desegregation, state aid, consolidation of school districts, state and federal legislation related to education, elementary and secondary education curricula, educational television, the adjudication of teacher disputes, teacher certification, vocational education, professional education, civil defense, and health education.
Creator
New York (State). Education Department. Commissioner James E. Allen
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Education Department Commissioner Ewald B. Nyquist subject files
Series Number
W0105
Summary
This series contains correspondence, agendas, meeting minutes, speeches, reports, proposals, and other documents relating to Nyquist's tenure as Commissioner of Education from 1969 to 1977. Files document the Education Department's efforts to influence legislation both in the New York State Legislature and the United States Congress. Other subjects covered in the series include school desegregation, busing, capital construction projects, and campus unrest.
Creator
New York (State). Education Department. Commissioner Ewald B. Nyquist
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).
This series includes memoranda, correspondence, press releases, and reports, most of which were sent by the commissioner to Education Department administrators and staff members, members of the Board of Regents, local school officials, and state and national legislators. Series also contains Regents' statements and position papers, commissioner's statements, press releases, published reports, copies of legislation, and news clippings.
Creator
New York (State). Education Department. Commissioner's Office
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Closed case files of investigations and proceedings of civil rights matters
Series Number
10219
Summary
The Civil Rights Bureau enforces laws to protect New Yorkers from discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, marital status, sexual orientation, military status, source of income, or disability. The series consists of closed case files covering a broad variety of civil rights issues in which the attorney general's office was involved. An individual case file may contain reports, memoranda, research files, news clippings, legal case citations, court proceedings, legal briefs, petitions, and/or correspondence.
Creator
New York (State). Department of Law. Civil Rights Bureau
Access Restrictions
State Archives staff will review requests for access and disclose information pursuant to New York State Freedom of Information Law.