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Displaying 15 Finding Aids
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
- Record of Regents academic examinations given at LeRoy Academic Institute
Series Number
- A2035
Summary
- This volume contains the names of students who took the Regents academic examinations at LeRoy Academic Institute in Genesee County. Other information included is the date of the examination and the age, residence, and subject scores of students taking examinations.
Creator
- University of the State of New York. Board of Regents
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Municipal examination administration files
Series Number
- 14103
Summary
- This series was maintained by the Division of Examinations to monitor and aid municipal civil service commissions in the creation and administration of examinations. Records include examinations, announcements, and correspondence relating to the creation and administration of the examinations and sample examinations and announcements, which were loaned to municipalities. Municipalities that received sample examinations and announcements are noted.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Civil Service. Examination and Staffing Services Division
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
- Municipal civil service examinations
Series Number
- B0504
Summary
- This series consists of civil service examinations administered by a municipal civil service commission, the Department of Civil Service, or jointly by both. Records include the examination announcement(s): title, duties, salary, minimum qualifications, examination's subject and relative weight of its components, etc.); instruction sheet(s): rules, time allowed, number of questions, etc.); and the actual examination with correct answers indicated.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Civil Service. Municipal Services Division
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Board of Regents expense journal
Series Number
- A2023
Summary
- This journal contains entries related to Regents academic and professional examinations, teacher's classes in academies, and miscellaneous expenses.
Creator
- University of the State of New York. Board of Regents
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Psychological evaluation tests
Series Number
- B0085
Summary
- This series consists of materials and instructions for psychological testing of incarcerated individuals. Included are a variety of tests, blank test and score sheets; Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale Manual; completed written tests; instructions; test catalogues; psychologists' reports of incarcerated individuals' work in prison workshops; personality inventories; psychologists' examinations and charts of incarcerated individuals tested. Records are restricted.
Creator
- Auburn Prison
Access Restrictions
- Summary information on incarcerated adult individuals is disclosable under law. State Archives staff will review records containing probation, parole, medical, and juvenile criminal history data and disclose information pursuant to the Freedom of Information Law and Personal Privacy Protection Law. The identity of victims of sex crimes is not disclosable. Unless a specific law forbids disclosure indefinitely, all records must be disclosed after 75 years.
Title
- Psychological evaluation tests and reference information
Series Number
- B0090
Summary
- This series consists of materials used in inmate psychological testing at the Albion State Training School. Testing materials include mazes; picture arrangement and completion; arithmetic and other problem-solving tests; blank test sheets; Rorschach plates; and information on and instructions for tests. Also included are minutes of a group therapy session and items such as guidebooks for new inmates; rules and duties for officers; and a file on in-service training courses.
Creator
- Albion State Training School (Albion, N.Y.)
Access Restrictions
- Summary information on adult inmates is disclosable under law. State Archives staff will review records containing probation, parole, medical, and juvenile criminal history data and disclose information pursuant to the Freedom of Information Law and Personal Privacy Protection Law. The identity of victims of sex crimes is not disclosable. Unless a specific law forbids disclosure indefinitely, all records must be disclosed after 75 years.
Title
- Education Department Bureau of Nursing Education institutional nursing program files
Series Number
- 19340
Summary
- The Bureau of Nursing Education's main functions are reviewing, assessing, and accrediting registered, practical, professional, and advanced specialty nursing programs in New York State. Individual files typically contain applications for accreditation; feasibility studies; pre-opening site visit reports; institutional evaluation reports; annual narrative reports submitted by the institutions; memorandums; correspondence; and other documents associated with the bureau's review and evaluation functions.
Creator
- New York (State). Education Department. Bureau of Nursing Education
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Regents examinations
Series Number
- 21416
Summary
- The first Regents examinations were developed for and distributed by the Regents and administered by schools in 1865, initially intended for all students seeking admission to academies and high schools. By the following decade, the exams had become a standard for high school graduation and admission to college. The specific tests developed as Regents examinations varied. During the early to mid 20th century, exams were developed for the typical academic subjects along with various vocational and specialized subjects.
Creator
- New York (State). Education Department. Office of State Assessment
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- State administered Civil Service examinations
Series Number
- 14109
Summary
- This series consists of examinations for state and county positions. Included with each exam are examination announcements and instruction sheets. Announcements contain posting, closing, and exam dates; position title, duties, and salary; minimum qualifications to take the exam; examination subject and relative weight of components; general information; and civil service rules. Instruction sheets contain examination rules, number of questions, time allowed, and instructions for filling out forms and the answer sheet. The examination contains the actual questions.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Civil Service. Examination and Staffing Services Division
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Board of Regents annual literacy test files
Series Number
- A0055
Summary
- An amendment to the State Constitution, approved on November 8, 1921, required all voters registering after January 1, 1922 to be able to read and write English. Certification of literacy by the Board of Regents was established by legislation in 1923. Literacy certificates were issued by the Regents after applicants passed a test on their comprehension of written English. This series consists of copies of printed documents relating to the administration of the Regents literacy test program.
Creator
- New York (State). Education Department. Division of Adult Education and Library Extension
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Certification of Regents high school and college entrance diplomas issued
Series Number
- B2788
Summary
- These volumes contain comprehensive, summary information of every student that received a Regents diploma for the period of 1911 to 1959.
Creator
- New York (State). Education Department. Bureau of Examinations and Testing
Access Restrictions
- Partially restricted. The United States Family and Educational Rights and Privacy Act (the "Buckley Amendment" or FERPA) allows such records to be disclosed after 100 years.
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
- Bar examinations
Series Number
- J2027
Summary
- This series consists of copies of bar examinations administered to candidates seeking admission to practice law in the State of New York. Questions test both substantive and adjective law. Later volumes contain exam questions with "yes" or "no" answers. Notes on applicable statutes or cases are often provided to justify answers.
Creator
- New York (State). State Board of Law Examiners
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.