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Displaying 27 Finding Aids
Title
- Director's correspondence
Series Number
- A4407
Summary
- This series contains correspondence documenting the War Transportation Committee Director's efforts to regulate transportation resources. Issues discussed include: staggered hours for school and business operations; special bus regulation exemption requests; transportation to summer camps; and school transportation for athletes. Agencies for which correspondence is found include: Office of War Training; U.S. War Manpower Commission; U.S. Office of Price Administration; and U.S. Office of Defense Transportation. The status of transportation programs throughout the state is also found in this series.
Creator
- New York State War Council. War Transportation Committee
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Civilian defense driver corps instructors organization and training files
Series Number
- A4375
Summary
- The Civilian Defense Driver Corps was formed to train instructors in emergency driving techniques in order to provide civil defense organizations with drivers capable of transporting essential supplies, evacuating children, or ferrying civil defense units. This series contains correspondence and instructional materials documenting the organization of the program, which was administered by the Office of War Training for the Office of Civilian Protection.
Creator
- New York State War Council. Office of War Training
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Bus and truck operators training course administration files
Series Number
- A4374
Summary
- To help to conserve resources for the war effort, the Office of War Training implemented a program aimed at educating truck and bus drivers through trucking company managers. This series contains correspondence, pamphlets, and instructors' manuals documenting the Office's administration of this program to improve truck and bus driver safety and the conservation of resources. Also included are syllabi, including tests, and promotional flyers.
Creator
- New York State War Council. Office of War Training
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
- War training institutes organization records
Series Number
- A4378
Summary
- This series contains announcements, program schedules, certificates of attendance, and instructors' manuals and other teaching materials relating to several training institutes conducted by the Office of War Training. The records document the office's efforts to educate civilians for a variety of war time programs. Included are training materials for: air raid wardens; block leaders; fuel conservation; gas reconnaissance officers; general war training, including first aid; and plant protection.
Creator
- New York State War Council. Office of War Training
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
- Field agents' supervision files
Series Number
- A4397
Summary
- The War Transportation Committee directed field agents to execute its programs and supervise local war council efforts. This series contains reports, correspondence, pamphlets and newspaper clippings documenting the work of, and the committee's supervision of, field agents in their efforts to conserve transportation resources. Included are weekly summaries of each agent's activities including meetings attended, local war councils visited, and individuals consulted, as well as form letters and pamphlets which clarified policies and promoted programs.
Creator
- New York State War Council. War Transportation Committee
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Training programs subject files
Series Number
- A4382
Summary
- This series contains correspondence, memoranda, annual reports, field reports, pamphlets, tests, and speeches and lectures relating to the office's work of training civilians for possible war time emergencies. Programs represented in this series include firefighting and auxiliary police training, school bus drivers training, gas identification and response training, and public service training. Much of this series details routine travel, attendance reports, payroll, requests for materials, and personnel issues.
Creator
- New York State War Council. Office of War Training
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- School bus regulation exemption request correspondence
Series Number
- A4405
Summary
- As part of its duty to promote and ensure the efficient use of transportation resources, the War Transportation Committee (WTC) strictly limited school bus purchases and reviewed school bus usage to ensure that buses were employed according to regulations. This series contains correspondence between the WTC and local schools in which exemptions to school bus regulations were requested. The WTC's response and an explanation for its decision are usually found with each request.
Creator
- New York State War Council. War Transportation Committee
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Food and drug chemists institute organization files
Series Number
- A4376
Summary
- This series contains information from two institutes, arranged by the Office of War Training, to teach food and drug professionals about threats to food and drug supplies (contamination, spoilage, improper labelling, etc.). The series contains a transcript of the first two days of the first institute, and registration forms from the second institute. Also found is routine correspondence detailing speakers' arrangements, meeting places, and other organizational details of the two institutes.
Creator
- New York State War Council. Office of War Training
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Complaint correspondence file
Series Number
- A4404
Summary
- This series contains correspondence between the War Transportation Committee (WTC) and its subordinate organizations detailing complaints and problems regarding WTC programs and decisions, and documenting the committee's efforts to enforce both state and federal war-time energy and resource regulations. Issues include: charter bus regulation; school bus routes; gasoline ration allotment; and continuation of routes. Complaints include: parental concerns with bus stop proximity to homes; children's right to ride the school bus; gasoline rationing inequities; and cancellation of charter bus routes.
Creator
- New York State War Council. War Transportation Committee
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
- General program subject files
Series Number
- A4408
Summary
- This series contains correspondence, memoranda, pamphlets, reports, and brochures pertaining to the War Transportation Committee (WTC) program and its efforts to conserve transportation resources. Topics include: school bus use limits; charter bus use; fuel allocation; automobile conservation hints; summer school bus requirements; industrial plants' staggered work hours; and new equipment purchase requests. Materials detailing the WTC's work with its various subcommittees and its advisory committee, as well as with the federal Office of Defense Transportation, are also found.
Creator
- New York State War Council. War Transportation Committee
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Local personnel and equipment inventories
Series Number
- A4357
Summary
- This series contains correspondence, memoranda, and inventory forms enumerating local war councils' available firefighting personnel and equipment, which was surveyed by the State Fire Administrator to measure the state's capabilities and needs. The State Fire Administrator was appointed to coordinate the work of preparing local fire departments for emergencies caused by possible enemy bombing. Items inventoried include: pumpers and related equipment; personnel; first aid equipment; motorized firefighting or related equipment; fire alarms and sirens; and hose supplies.
Creator
- New York State War Council. Division of Civilian Protection. State Fire Administrator
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- General administrative files
Series Number
- A4394
Summary
- This series documents the Office of Civilian Protection's (OCP) efforts to establish and monitor adequate civil defense measures for New York State. The series includes correspondence with local war councils documenting personnel, activities, and equipment inventory; monthly reports from deputy directors on local war councils' civil defense organization and status; and bulletins, regulations, and memoranda from the OCP's director to local civil defense directors.
Creator
- New York State War Council. Office of Civilian Protection
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Film distribution correspondence
Series Number
- A4380
Summary
- The Office of War Training accumulated a sizable film library encompassing a wide range of topics related to the home front and war education topics. The films were distributed to organizations involved in war work. The correspondence in this series contains requests for specific films from various groups and the office's response. Films requested covered subjects such as: automobile conservation; child care; civil defense; firefighting; physical fitness; safety; salvage; school bus driving; and volunteer activities.
Creator
- New York State War Council. Office of War Training
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- War Council War Transportation Committee charter, omni- , school, and summer camp bus application request tracking files
Series Number
- A4402
Summary
- The War Transportation Committee was responsible for ensuring that bus routes started during the war did not overlap with existing routes and waste automotive resources. Application for permission was required before initiating new bus lines. This series contains forms and index cards created by the committee to track each county's or organization's request for bus transportation. Forms exist for charter bus, omnibus, and summer camp bus lines.
Creator
- New York State War Council. War Transportation Committee
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Supervisory directives
Series Number
- A4403
Summary
- This series contains orders, regulations, and bulletins issued by organizations to which the War Transportation Committee was subordinate such as the New York State War Council, the federal Office of Defense Transportation, Office of Defense Health and Welfare Services, Office of Price Administration, and Federal Security Agency. They were used by the committee to guide its efforts in coordinating the conservation of transportation resources. Issues include rationing of fuel and rubber; bus, taxi, and automobile operations; and train regulations.
Creator
- New York State War Council. War Transportation Committee
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- School bus drivers' training program administration and certification files
Series Number
- A4373
Summary
- To help conserve resources for the war effort, the War Council required all school bus drivers to be certified in the safe and efficient operation of buses. The Education Department was assigned to this task, while the Office of War Training administered the program. This series contains correspondence, memoranda, lists, manuscript drafts, and certification exams documenting the School Bus Drivers' Training Program, as well as correspondence from the War Production Training Office addressing requests for pamphlets, manuals, and information.
Creator
- New York State War Council. Office of War Training
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.