New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services Communications and Community Relations Unit Public Education Campaigns Files 18467

New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services Communications and Community Relations Unit Public Education Campaigns Files

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Overview of the Records

Repository:

New York State Archives
New York State Education Department
Cultural Education Center
Albany, NY 12230

Summary:

This series contains records created by Public Education Bureau staff related to the development and implementation of annual "Safe Summer" campaigns. The Safe Summer Program was developed to provide safe, drug and alcohol free activities for children while promoting awareness of the dangers of alcohol and drug abuse. The Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services works closely with governmental units at all levels to assure such cooperative educational programming.

Creator:

New York (State). Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services. Communications and Community Relations Unit

Title:

Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services Communications and Community Relations Unit public education campaigns files

Quantity:

9 cubic feet

approximately 60 photographs; 3 audiotapes

Inclusive Dates:

1983-1994

Series Number:

18467

Arrangement

18467-94, 18467-97: Chronological by year of campaign.

Scope and Content Note

This series contains records created by the Public Education Bureau staff related to the development and implementation of annual "Safe Summer" campaigns. The Safe Summer Program was developed to provide safe, drug and alcohol free activities for children while promoting awareness of the dangers of alcohol and drug abuse. The Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services works closely with governmental units at all levels to assure such cooperative educational programming.

The series contains planning documents, distribution lists, evaluations by review board members, fiscal documents, contracts and related records, media plans, studies on the effectiveness of the campaign, correspondence from the public, scripts for radio announcements, copies of print publications, and camera-ready mechanicals. There are two audio cassette tapes and one reel to reel tape of public service radio announcements. The series also contains at least one 8 x 10" black and white photo and approximately 20 black and white and 36 color 3 x 3" to 4 x 6" photographs showing local agency implementations of the campaign. These photographs are sometimes reproduced in later publicity material.

The series also contains examples of promotional material and products used in the campaign such as caps, balloons, t-shirts, bumper stickers, posters, mugs, and frisbees.

18467-99: This accretion primarily contains correspondence and memoranda relating to budgeting of public education programs during 1983-1985. The files were created by the Division of Alcoholism and Alcohol Abuse, and the majority of the correspondence is with the New York State Association of Councils on Alcoholism. The accretion contains no ephemera.