This series contains clippings collected by the Office of Civilian Mobilization (OCM) documenting the activities of local war councils in home front programs; civil defense work; and sometimes the communities' war-related activities such as war plant production. Typical subjects found in this series include: Block Plan (in which volunteers promoted OCM activities in their neighborhoods); child care; civil defense; farm labor; first aid; nursing; nutrition; salvage; volunteer recruitment; war training; and women's volunteer activities.
Creator
New York State War Council. Office of Civilian Mobilization
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
New York State Legislative Commission on Expenditure Review clippings file
Series Number
L0195
Summary
The series consists of newspaper clippings on completed and recommended audits conducted by the Legislative Commission on Expenditure Review (LCER). The commission was charged with studying state programs and expenditures in order to evaluate achievements. The clippings include information on the commission's research, evaluations, and recommendations to legislative fiscal committees.
Creator
New York (State). Legislature. Legislative Commission on Expenditure Review
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Joint Legislative Committee to Investigate Seditious Activities newspaper clippings files
Series Number
L0035
Summary
This series consists of newspaper articles and editorials on topics such as labor, socialism, radicalism, immigration, and unrest in the United States. The clippings were compiled by the Joint Legislative Committee to Investigate Seditious Activities, known as the "Lusk Committee" for its chairman Clayton R. Lusk, and document several thousand events and activities involving individuals and organizations suspected of radical activity in New York State, the United States, and the world.
Creator
New York (State). Legislature. Joint Legislative Committee to Investigate Seditious Activities
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
This series consists of scrapbooks of original newsprint and photocopies of articles pertaining to the Three Mile Island nuclear disaster and nuclear evacuation plans of New York State municipalities.
Creator
New York (State). Office of Disaster Preparedness
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.