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Creator:
New York State War Council. Office of War Training
Abstract:
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 .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
62
Creator:
New York State War Council. Office of War Training
Title:
Series:
A4375
Dates:
1943-1944
Abstract:
The Civilian Defense Driver Corps was formed to train instructors in emergency driving techniques in order to provide civil defense organizations with drivers capable of transporting essential supplies, evacuating children, or ferrying civil defense units. This series contains correspondence and instructional .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
63
Creator:
New York State War Council
Abstract:
This series contains records from a wide array of War Council agencies detailing major events in the agencies' formation, the execution of their duties, or appointment of officers. They were apparently culled from other records to document significant aspects of the council's history. Document types .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
64
Creator:
New York State War Council. Office of Civilian Mobilization
Abstract:
This series contains quarterly operating report forms sent to the Office of Civilian Mobilization (OCM) by local war councils detailing their home front activities, programs, and personnel. Information about the Volunteer Office, Division of Civilian War Services, the Block Plan, and Office of Civilian .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
65
Creator:
New York State War Council. Office of Civilian Mobilization
Title:
Series:
A4324
Dates:
1941-1945
Abstract:
This series contains correspondence and memoranda sent to the Office of Civilian Mobilization (OCM) by its field representatives or local war councils reporting on activities, personnel changes, and organizational issues. The OCM used the reports to monitor problems within the local councils. Topics .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
66
Creator:
New York State War Council. Office of Civilian Mobilization
Title:
Series:
A4326
Dates:
1941-1945
Abstract:
This series contains correspondence and publications created during cooperative efforts between the Office of Civilian Mobilization (OCM) and state agencies and other organizations in order to facilitate exchange of information and coordination of programs. The OCM was responsible for coordinating volunteer .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
67
Creator:
New York State War Council
Abstract:
The bulk of this series consists of correspondence between the War Council's Executive Secretary, coordinator of all Council activities, and various officers of local war councils. The letters dealt with specific issues and not routine contact with local organizations and the Secretary. Topics include .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
68
Creator:
New York State War Council. Office of Civilian Mobilization
Abstract:
This series contains Office of Civilian Mobilization (OCM) correspondence relating to the organization and coordination of community services by local war councils and volunteer agencies. The OCM also encouraged local agencies supported recreation activities to the prevent juvenile delinquency and maintaining .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
69
Creator:
New York State War Council
Abstract:
This series contains resolutions issued by the War Council (and its predecessor, the Council of Defense) as part of its mandate to coordinate war time needs. The resolutions cover a range of topics including: appointments to council offices; work of special committees; budget requests to the legislature; .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
70
Creator:
New York State War Council
Abstract:
This series contains press releases, bulletins, telegrams, radio address transcripts, correspondence, and meeting minutes released by the Governor Lehman's office to inform the public of War Council (and its predecessor, the Council of Defense) activities. Tthe Governor's involvement in these activities .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
71
Creator:
New York State War Council
Abstract:
This series contains over 300 black-and-white photographs (most 8 x 10) taken to document the activities of, and the individuals who worked for, the New York State War Council. Photographs depict: the Emergency Food Commission; salvage collection; the Physical Fitness Office; U.S. Cadet Nurses; the .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
72
Creator:
New York State War Council. Office of War Training
Title:
Series:
A4373
Dates:
1943-1945
Abstract:
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, .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
73
Creator:
New York State War Council
Title:
Series:
A4392
Dates:
approximately 1941-1945
Abstract:
These instructional materials, including filmstrips, photographs, slides, posters, and phonograph records, were created to inform the public about home front goals during the Second World War. Goals of the council are represented, such as driver safety and automobile conservation; home canning; fighting .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
74
Creator:
New York State War Council. Office of War Training
Abstract:
This series contains routine correspondence between administrators in the Office of War Training and those involved in specific programs, such as the School Bus Driver Training Program, the Bus and Truck Driver Training Program, and police and fire training. Topics discussed include: certificate distribution; .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
75
Creator:
New York State War Council. Office of War Training
Abstract:
This series contains announcements, program schedules, certificates of attendance, and instructors' manuals and other teaching materials relating to several training institutes conducted by the Office of War Training. The records document the office's efforts to educate civilians for a variety of war .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
76
Creator:
New York State War Council. Office of War Training
Abstract:
The Office of War Training accumulated a sizable film library encompassing a wide range of topics related to the home front and war education topics. The films were distributed to organizations involved in war work. The correspondence in this series contains requests for specific films from various .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
77
Creator:
New York State War Council. Office of War Training
Abstract:
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 .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
78
Creator:
New York State War Council. Office of Civilian Mobilization
Abstract:
This series contains minutes from meetings of both the Division of Civilian Mobilization and Office of Civilian Mobilization (OCM) which were kept by the OCM's director to document and facilitate plans and activities of the OCM. The Division of Civilian Mobilization worked with the OCM and other state .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
79
Creator:
New York State War Council
Abstract:
This series contains notices sent by Governor Herbert H. Lehman announcing War Council (and its predecessor, the Council of Defense) meetings, accompanied by replies from council members indicating their intended attendance or absence. These meetings were held at the Governor's home in New York City .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
80
Creator:
New York (State). Nursing Council for War Service
Title:
Series:
A4319
Dates:
1941-1944
Abstract:
This series contains correspondence detailing the Education Department's involvement with war-time programs related to educating citizens on defense matters. Under the auspices of the War Council, the department organized several programs including the Civilian Defense Training Program. A series of .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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