Research

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New York State War Council

 

 

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This series consists of a Department of Commerce color map of New York counties annotated to show where units of the New York National Guard were stationed in military districts of the state. The map was probably used for civil defense planning and readiness activities of the State War Council..........

 

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New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

New York State War Council

 

 

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The series consists primarily of records pertaining to the War Council's notification of determination and recommendations for renewal of dispensation orders to hire minors during wartime. Also included are letters sent to the War Council and a significant number of press releases, primarily from the .........

 

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New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

New York State War Council

 

 

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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 .........

 

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New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

New York State War Council

 

 

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This series contains resolutions, official bulletins, correspondence, and booklets documenting events and actions taken by the Council of Defense and the War Council, which were collected to document the work of these organizations. Many, if not all, of the documents found in this series duplicate records .........

 

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New York State Archives

 

5

Creator:

New York State War Council

 

 

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This series contains correspondence, telegrams, reports, and various charts exchanged between the Lieutenant Governor, as State War Plan Coordinator; , local and federal War Council agencies; and private organizations and individuals involved in the war effort. Topics and agencies documented include: .........

 

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New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

New York State War Council

 

 

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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.........

 

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New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

New York State War Council

 

 

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This series contains correspondence between Thomas L. J. Corcoran, the War Council's Executive Secretary, and various state and federal administrators who coordinated civil defense work. Topics covered include: air raids; auxiliary police and fire fighters; blackouts; Civil Air Patrol; information distribution; .........

 

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New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

New York State War Council

 

 

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This series contains correspondence sent to the War Council's executive secretary, administrator of the organization's daily operations, by War Council agencies. Most letters document appointments while others announce resignations or note salary changes..........

 

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New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

New York State War Council

 

 

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This series contains correspondence and other materials relating to Dr. Albert Meredith's role as the Education Department's coordinator of war programs and liaison between the department and the War Council. Topics include: school lunch programs, adult education, citizen unity programs, physical education, .........

 

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New York State Archives

 

10

Creator:

New York State War Council

 

 

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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, .........

 

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New York State Archives

 

11

Creator:

New York State War Council

 

 

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This series contains correspondence, bulletins, posters, orders to subordinate agencies and local war councils, reports on war programs, draft legislation, and official releases relating to coordination of War Council activities with local, state, and federal agencies..........

 

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New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

New York State War Council

 

 

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This series contains a range of materials relating to the management of the State Education Department's resources as it administered its programs during war time. The records relate to automobile rationing procedures, funds for school construction, and the department's financial reports. Also included .........

 

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New York State Archives

 

13

Creator:

New York State War Council

 

 

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This series primarily contains reports compiled by the federal National Resources Planning Board and the Office of Defense Health and Welfare Services detailing conditions in several communities. The reports, which detail each community's conditions in education, health, housing, industry, infrastructure, .........

 

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New York State Archives

 

14

Creator:

New York State War Council

 

 

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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 .........

 

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New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

New York State War Council

 

 

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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; .........

 

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New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

New York State War Council

 

 

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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 .........

 

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New York State Archives

 

17

Creator:

New York State War Council

 

 

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This series contains letters and other enclosures sent out by the New York State Council of Defense that reflect those issues that Governor Herbert H. Lehman or Lieutenant Governor Charles Poletti, the State Defense Coordinator, emphasized to the members of the State Council and local defense councils. .........

 

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New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

New York State War Council

 

 

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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; .........

 

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New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

New York State War Council

 

 

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This series contains four annual reports of the New York State War Council and a report from the War Council's predecessor, the Council of Defense, which were assembled and circulated in order to inform all concerned parties of the war work undertaken by the council's many agencies. These reports explain .........

 

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New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

New York State War Council

 

 

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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