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New York (State). Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation

 

 

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This series consists of copies of speeches and testimony delivered by former Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Commissioners Orin Lehman, Joan K. Davidson, and Bernadette Castro. The remarks were delivered at state and federal legislative hearings and at various other meetings and .........

 

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New York State Archives

 

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New York (State). Food Supply Commission

 

 

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The clippings and correspondence in this scrapbook relate broadly to statewide operations of the Food Commission. The commission oversaw state policy relating to production, supply, and distribution control of food, ensuring that there were adequate supplies at reasonable and preventing speculation .........

 

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New York State Archives

 

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New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor

 

 

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This series documents payment to State Engineer and Surveyor employees for the differential between their military pay and their state salaries, and mostly consists of monthly payrolls providing: name; state title; military rank; monthly state salary; monthly military pay; amount due from state; and .........

 

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New York State Archives

 

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New York State Defense Council

 

 

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This series consists of copies of legislation, organizational charts, requisitions, memoranda, informational circulars, reports, bulletins, minutes, and some correspondence relating to the organization and administration of the New York State Defense Council's war work. Consistent with the council's .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

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New York (State). Education Department. Division of Adult Education and Library Extension

 

 

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This series consists of newspaper clippings, memorandums, notes, and pamphlets documenting the State Education Department's response to changes in voting requirements, including the introduction and administration of the Regents literacy test. Background files discuss immigrant, adult, and rural education. .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

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New York (State). Office of Parks and Recreation

 

 

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This series consists of memoranda, letters, and resolutions sent to county home defense committees from the New York State Defense Council, and also correspondence from the various committees sent to the Council reporting on their organizing and program efforts. Topics include: assuring a workable system .........

 

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New York State Archives

 

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New York State Defense Council

 

 

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This series consists of correspondence between the New York State Defense Council and the Council of National Defense, its parent organization at the federal level relating to methods of conserving food and fuel supplies and administering the labor force during war emergency conditions. Also included .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

New York (State). Office of Parks and Recreation

 

 

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This series consists of correspondence, memoranda, telegrams, and circulars relating to the New York State Defense Council's work to administer and supervise programs for food conservation, motor convoys, and non-war construction. The series especially documents council cooperation with the U.S. Food .........

 

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New York State Archives