First checks issued to claimants of unemployment insurance
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Overview of the Records
New York State Archives
New York State Education Department
Cultural Education Center
Albany, NY 12230
0.2 cubic feet
(48 items)
Arrangement
Numerical by check number.
Scope and Content Note
The series consists of checks issued on January 29, 1938 to the first claimants of unemployment insurance. The Unemployment Insurance Law became effective January 1, 1938. Checks are numbered 029-0001 through 029-00055 (except 029-00003, 029-00007, 029-00017, 029-00030, 029-00033, 029-00039, and 029-00050).
Custodial History
Transferred to State Education Dept., Division of Archives and History, by the Dept. of Taxation and Finance, Unemployment Insurance Benefit Section, in 1955.
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