Syracuse Collegiate Center files of the Emergency Adult Education Project A3039

Syracuse Collegiate Center files of the Emergency Adult Education Project

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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 consists of correspondence, memoranda, and statistical reports relating to the operations of the Syracuse Collegiate Center which provide relief for unemployed teachers and college courses for unemployed high school graduates. Correspondence, constituting the bulk of the series, mostly pertains to routine administrative matters, such as personal actions and travel arrangements. Statistical reports provide numbers of students, teachers, courses, classes, class size and other information about the schools run by the Syracuse Collegiate Centers.

Creator:

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

Title:

Syracuse Collegiate Center files of the Emergency Adult Education Project

Quantity:

0.2 cubic feet

Inclusive Dates:

1936-1937

Series Number:

A3039

Arrangement

Reverse chronological.

Administrative History

The Emergency Adult Education Project established Emergency Collegiate Centers in 1933 to provide relief for unemployed teachers and tuition free college courses for unemployed high school graduates. It was continued in 1936 with Works Progress Administration funding. The Syracuse Collegiate Center consisted of nine centers (eight in school year 1936-1937) sponsored by the New York State College of Forestry at Syracuse University.

Scope and Content Note

The series consists of correspondence, memoranda, and statistical reports relating to the operations of the Syracuse Collegiate Center. Correspondence, constituting the bulk of the series, mostly pertains to routine administrative matters, such as personal actions and travel arrangements. The few statistical reports provide numbers of students, teachers, courses, classes, class size and other information about the schools run by the Syracuse Collegiate Centers.