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Creator:
New York State War Council. War Transportation Committee
Abstract:
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 .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York State War Council. War Information Service
Abstract:
This series contains correspondence, memoranda, and a small amount of posters, broadsides, and pamphlets detailing the service's coordination of public relations for the War Council. Included are "clipping summaries" which briefly describe a press release and list the newspapers which carried it; files .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York State War Council. Office of the Mileage Administrator
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Series:
A4243
Dates:
1943-1945
Abstract:
This series contains correspondence between Milton Alpert, Departmental Mileage Administrator for the War Council, and other government officials; bulletins from the federal Office of Price Administration detailing new regulations and amendments concerning gasoline and tire rationing; travel vouchers .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York State War Council. War Transportation Committee
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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; .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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New York State War Council. Bureau of Rationing
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This series contains correspondence between the Bureau of Rationing and state agencies and local boards. The Bureau of Rationing was established to act as a liaison between the federal government's rationing program and local rationing boards. The correspondence details the procedures and requirements .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York (State). Department of Social Welfare
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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 .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York State War Council. War Transportation Committee
Abstract:
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. .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York State War Council. War Transportation Committee
Abstract:
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 .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York State War Council
Abstract:
This series contains correspondence between War Council member (1941-1943) Abbot Low Moffat, War Council officials, and others involved in state war work relating to many War Council activities which Moffat helped oversee including agricultural aid, child care, civil defense, anti-discrimination work, .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York State War Council. War Transportation Committee
Abstract:
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, .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York State War Council
Abstract:
This series contains correspondence from New York citizens to the Governor requesting assistance with war-related concerns, including draft board issues and problems; requests for exemptions from rationing; matters relating to home front activities such as civil defense; and family military concerns. .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York State War Council
Abstract:
This series consists of printed annual and special reports, handbooks, pamphlets, posters and training materials issued by state and federal agencies involved in the home front effort. The publications provide civilians with information on numerous war related issues, and deal with a wide range of social .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York State War Council
Abstract:
This series contains monthly, quarterly, or annual progress reports sent to the State War Plans Coordinator from War Council agencies and state agencies involved in war workThe reports document detail the progress, problems, and plans of the various agencies in such areas as agriculture; child care; .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York State War Council
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Series:
A4361
Dates:
1940-1945
Abstract:
This series contains correspondence and other materials between the Executive Secretary and state and War Council agencies primarily concerning the organization of defense-related work. Topics of the letters include war rationing; citizen morale; discrimination in employment; health; labor; and tran.........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York State War Council
Title:
Series:
A4301
Dates:
1942-1945
Abstract:
This series contains correspondence, bulletins, newsletters, and posters sent to the War Council's Executive Secretary reporting on activities of agencies involved in war work and local war councils. Many organizations are represented in this series, including: Emergency Food Commission; Nursing Council; .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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