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New York State War Council Division of Records Inventories of State War-Related Agency Records

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Overview of the Records

Arrangement

Alphabetical by agency name.

Administrative History

The inventory was conducted in 1945 by War Council staff. Amendment to the War Emergency Act provided for this inventory in an effort to assure proper care, control and custody of these records. A detailed discussion of the inventory is in: Karl D. Hartzell, "Home Front Records of New York 1940-1945: The Problem of Disposition," American Archivist, April 1946.

Scope and Content Note

This series consists of inventories of records generated by the State War Council, it subdivisions, and other state agencies conducting war-related activities.

The standardized inventory sheets contain information on: creating agency and subdivision; agency and custody; title and brief description; inclusive dates; existence of other copies; frequency of use; method of filing; form and size of material; container type; persons interviewed; and disposition (destruction, retention by agency, transfer to War Council headquarters for retention).

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Available at Repository

Folder list is available at the repository.

Custodial History

Collation date 1945.

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.

Access Terms