New York State Education Department Bureau of Publications Publicity Photographs Negatives A0471

New York State Education Department Bureau of Publications Publicity Photographs Negatives

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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:

The photographic negatives in this series were created by the Education Department for department publications and to document departmental functions. Sample subjects include: Education Department staff; Board of Regents; visitors to the Education Department; materials held by the New York State Library; and the New York State Museum; schools, teachers, and school activities; and agricultural scenes.

Creator:

New York (State). Education Department. Bureau of Publications

Title:

Education Department Bureau of Publications publicity photographs negatives

Quantity:

8 cubic feet

(circa 6000 film negatives)

Inclusive Dates:

1942-1971

Series Number:

A0471

Arrangement

Numeric by index number.

Scope and Content Note

This series contains photographic film negatives in the following sizes: 35 mm, 2 1/4" x 2 1/4", 4" x 5", 5" x 7" and 8" x 10". These photographs were made by the Education Department probably to serve as a source of illustrations for department publications and to document departmental ceremonial functions, such as the presentation of awards, retirement of personnel, or holding of Convocations of the University of the State of New York.

The subjects of these photographs include: Education Department employees and administrators; Board of Regents; visitors to the Education Department; Education Department award ceremonies; Convocations of the University of the State of New York; historic documents, prints, and photographs held by the New York State Library; artifacts held by the New York State Museum; schools, teachers, and school activities; and agricultural scenes.

Negatives are in jackets, usually giving the following information: negative number; index number (this number is written in pencil above the negative number; it corresponds to the numbers given in Series A4196, Subject Index to Publicity Photograph Negatives, and to the order in which the negatives are arranged); date of image; photographer; Education division or bureau that is the subject of the photograph; and title. Negative jackets contain from one to over a dozen negatives, all under a single negative number, index number, and title.