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Files relating to the Advisory Committee on New York State's Records System


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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 statistical and other information abstracted from school district trustees' reports or school district commissioner's reports. The abstracts generally concern smaller schools, usually located in rural areas of the state. Information includes statistical reports including school district number; town(s); buildings; property values; teacher numbers and qualifications; number of pupils; private schools; session length; violations of compulsory attendance law; district offices; and miscellaneous (number of inspections, sanitary facilities, and instruction subjects. Also included are detailed financial reports.
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Files relating to the Advisory Committee on New York State's Records System
Quantity:

0.4 cubic feet

Inclusive Dates:
1945-1948
Series Number:
A3044

Arrangement

By correspondent or subject, then in reverse chronological order.

Administrative History

The Advisory Committee on New York State's Records System was appointed by the Commissioner of Education in 1946 "to review proposals and make recommendations concerning the functions of a State Records Office."

Scope and Content Note

Series consists of correspondence, memoranda, reports, and minutes of hearings related to the Department's coordination of the work of the Advisory Committee on New York State's Records System.

These records provide information on meetings of the advisory committee and conduct of the committee's work, history of the administration of New York's state government records, proposal and plans for a New York State Office, and hearings of the Temporary State Commission on Coordination of State Activities regarding public records.

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