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1

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New York (State). Education Department. Office of State Assessment

 

 

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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 .........

 

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New York State Archives

 

2

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University of the State of New York. Board of Regents

 

 

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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..........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

3

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New York (State). Education Department. Bureau of Examinations and Testing

 

 

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This series consists of 3" x 5" cards used to administer Regents College Scholarships. These cards provide the following information about each state scholar: name; address; college; scholarship number and series (year); and date of issuance..........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

4

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New York (State). Civil Service Commission

 

 

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Before the establishment of the Department of Civil Service in 1925, the Civil Service Commission was responsible for administering examinations and establishing eligibility lists. This series consists of four subseries, surviving fragments of larger series, which once existed from this period. Records .........

 

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New York State Archives

 

5

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New York (State). Education Department. Examinations Division

 

 

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These background statements for the position of district superintendent of schools were completed at the time the candidates took an examination on "supervision of courses of study in agriculture and the same." Statements include candidate's name; address; age; name of high school or academy; and year .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

6

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New York (State). Education Department. Examinations and Inspections Division

 

 

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This series consists of candidate lists for Regents College scholarships. Information includes name; address; high school; numerical score or percentage on examination and rank. The lists are annotated with the candidates' acceptance, declination, revocation of, or resignation from a scholarship; scholarship .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

7

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New York (State). Department of Civil Service. Municipal Services Division

 

 

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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 .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

8

Creator:

New York (State). Department of Civil Service. Examination and Staffing Services Division

 

 

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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 .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

9

Creator:

New York (State). Department of Civil Service. Examination and Staffing Services Division

 

 

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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 .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

10

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New York (State). Department of Civil Service. Testing Support Services. Arrangement Unit

 

 

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This series consists of master copies of announcements for state civil service examinations. Examination announcements generally include data on position title; duties and salary; minimum qualifications for admittance to test; subject of examination, and the relative weight of its components; general .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

11

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

 

 

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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 .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

12

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University of the State of New York. High School Department

 

 

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The Board of Regents has been required to administer examinations since 1877. These reports by school principals contain summary information on the number of students examined in each subject and the number of passing grades. Included is a list of students taking the examination giving each one's name, .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

13

Creator:

New York (State). Education Department. Bureau of Examinations and Testing

 

 

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State scholarships were established in 1936 for the children of deceased or disabled veterans of the armed services. Applications include applicant's name; address; birthdate; parent or guardian's address; veteran parent status (deceased or disabled); proposed examination site; choice of college and .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

14

Creator:

New York (State). Education Department. Examinations and Inspections Division

 

 

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This series consists of candidate lists for scholarships for soldiers, sailors, marines and nurses with military service, or the children of the same who died while in the service. Information includes name; address; age; examination scores in individual subjects; total score; order of merit; county .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

15

Creator:

New York (State). Education Department. Bureau of Examinations and Testing

 

 

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This series consists of candidate lists for State Scholarships for undergraduate study in Science and Engineering. Information includes: name; list; address; high school; examination score; rank; candidates' acceptance or declination; scholarship number; college attended; and course of study..........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

16

Creator:

New York (State). Education Department. Bureau of Examinations and Testing

 

 

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This series consists of candidate lists for the State's basic nursing scholarship. The awards were based on results of the Regents Scholarship Examination. Information includes name; address; high school; examination score; rank; acceptance or declination; scholarship number; and college. Records are .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

17

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New York (State). Education Department. Board of Pharmacy

 

 

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This series contains information identifying individuals applying for and taking pharmacist-licensing examinations. Applicant information includes application number; name; form number; dates application received, examined, and approved; dates examination given and approved; name of examiner and city .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

18

Creator:

New York (State). Education Department. Examinations and Inspections Division

 

 

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This series consists of seven subseries of reports of examinations held to determine the qualifications of applicants for several kinds of teaching certificates. Different kinds of certificates were issued based on various combinations of general education, specialized pedogogical training, prior teaching .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

19

Creator:

New York (State). Education Department. Division of Examinations and Testing

 

 

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This series consists of candidate lists for the Cornell University Scholarship. Information includes candidate's name; address; county; high school; total examination score. Candidate's age; class; number; examination scores in individual subjects; acceptance; withdrawal; declination; and matriculation .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

20

Creator:

New York (State). Education Department. Bureau of Examinations and Testing

 

 

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This series consists of candidate lists for state scholarships for the professional study of medicine and dentistry. Information includes name; address; scholarship number; rank; acceptance or declination and college attended. Examination score and graduation date are sometimes listed. Also included .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives