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Displaying 87 Finding Aids
Title
- Newsletter photograph printer negatives
Series Number
- A4347
Summary
- This series contains over thirty-six printer's offset plate negatives set on woodblocks. The negatives were used in the publication of the Official Bulletin and Defense Digest, both published to keep volunteers and administrators informed of War Council activities. The reversed halftone images depict state and local war council members or members of the public involved in war work. Also found in this series are approximately 40 Civil Defense ribbons.
Creator
- New York State War Council. Division of Public Relations
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 war councils' and field representatives' city and county activity reports
Series Number
- A4324
Summary
- This series contains correspondence and memoranda sent to the Office of Civilian Mobilization (OCM) by its field representatives or local war councils reporting on activities, personnel changes, and organizational issues. The OCM used the reports to monitor problems within the local councils. Topics include projected employment needs, women's role in the local labor market, child care needs, nursing recruitment, and volunteer recruitment.
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
- 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
- Social and economic surveys of New York cities
Series Number
- A4343
Summary
- This series primarily contains reports compiled by the federal National Resources Planning Board and the Office of Defense Health and Welfare Services detailing conditions in several communities. The reports, which detail each community's conditions in education, health, housing, industry, infrastructure, labor, planning, and transportation - and discuss the impact of the war and military on these areas - were sent to the State War Council to assist with war planning efforts.
Creator
- New York State War Council
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
- Newspaper clippings
Series Number
- A4364
Summary
- This series consists of clippings from various newspapers throughout the state, mostly found in envelopes addressed to Dr. Hiram Jones at the State Education Department and sent from Capital City News Bureau in Albany. The clippings address a range of physical fitness topics. A number of articles cover the proposed construction of commando training courses for high school students, in an effort to bring about an improvement in physical fitness to better align with war training needs.
Creator
- New York State War Council. Office of Physical Fitness
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Deputy director's program supervision files
Series Number
- A4370
Summary
- This series contains correspondence, memoranda, press releases, manuscripts, and reports documenting the supervisory role of Francis J. Moench, the deputy director of the Office of Physical Fitness. Working in conjunction with Director Hiram A. Jones, Moench oversaw field representatives and worked closely with field program organizers. The correspondence between Moench and field representatives details programs with war plant athletic leagues and high school certificate awards and activities.
Creator
- New York State War Council. Office of Physical Fitness
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Personnel records
Series Number
- A4358
Summary
- This series contains correspondence sent to the War Council's executive secretary, administrator of the organization's daily operations, by War Council agencies. Most letters document appointments while others announce resignations or note salary changes.
Creator
- New York State War Council
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Director's office administration files
Series Number
- A4371
Summary
- This series is comprised primarily of correspondence between Office of Physical Fitness Director Hiram A. Jones and staff members, or other individuals and organizations, that reveals Jones's actions in directing the daily routines of the office and its programs. Included in the series are: letters from schools and other organizations interested in physical fitness; schedules and time records; correspondence regarding office staff members; and minor financial records.
Creator
- New York State War Council. Office of Physical Fitness
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Scrapbooks
Series Number
- A4365
Summary
- This series contains resolutions, official bulletins, correspondence, and booklets documenting events and actions taken by the Council of Defense and the War Council, which were collected to document the work of these organizations. Many, if not all, of the documents found in this series duplicate records in other War Council series.
Creator
- New York State War Council
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.
Title
- Agendas and minutes
Series Number
- A4401
Summary
- This series contains agendas and minutes documenting the actions of the War Transportation Committee, which oversaw the War Council's efforts to conserve transportation resources. The agendas contain significant detailed information relating to items discussed at the meetings. In particular, charter bus or school bus lines whose permits would be approved, denied, or revoked were often enumerated in the agendas, and their approval, denial, or cancellation noted in the minutes.
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 and assistance correspondence with schools and state and local war council agencies
Series Number
- A4367
Summary
- This series contains correspondence detailing the supervision and assistance of the State Physical Fitness Program by the Office of Physical Fitness. The bulk of the series consists of correspondence between the deputy director, Francis J. Moench, and school officials involved in the Physical Fitness Program, as well as correspondence between the director of the Office of Physical Fitness and organizations involved in the physical fitness program. Also found are instruction manuals, meeting minutes, newspaper clippings, and reports.
Creator
- New York State War Council. Office of Physical Fitness
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Director's subject files
Series Number
- A4399
Summary
- This series contains correspondence, memoranda, and pamphlets detailing the work of War Transportation Committee director, R. C. Georger, in implementing, supervising, and coordinating the committee's work to promote the conservation of transportation resources. The series primarily contains correspondence between Georger and either committee personnel or other organizations involved in war transportation issues. Topics include: car pooling; publicity; rationing; review of spur, or alternate, routes to avoid congestion; and school bus conservation. Routine administrative matters are also detailed.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Social Welfare
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Program administration correspondence
Series Number
- A4377
Summary
- This series contains routine correspondence between administrators in the Office of War Training and those involved in specific programs, such as the School Bus Driver Training Program, the Bus and Truck Driver Training Program, and police and fire training. Topics discussed include: certificate distribution; pamphlet requests; equipment distribution; meeting and conference scheduling; instruction sites; and training film distribution.
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
- Publicity files
Series Number
- A4400
Summary
- This series contains correspondence, broadsides, posters, and newspaper clippings documenting the War Transportation Committee's efforts to promote the conservation of transportation resources. The correspondence is primarily between the committee and the War Council's public relations agency, the War Information Service, and other organizations, federal and private, involved in the war effort. Also found is information on the "Double-up" sticker program, in which cars that participated in car pools or group rides received special window stickers.
Creator
- New York State War Council. War Transportation Committee
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Director's administrative correspondence
Series Number
- A4366
Summary
- This series contains correspondence between the director of the New York State War Council Office of Physical Fitness, Hiram A. Jones, and schools and public and private organizations involved with the State Physical Fitness Program. The correspondence documents Jones's efforts to direct and administer the program's daily operations. Issues covered include: pamphlet and film distribution; requests for physical fitness certificates and suggestions for the program; local committee activities; and personnel and administrative issues.
Creator
- New York State War Council. Office of Physical Fitness
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.