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New York State War Council Committee on Child Care, Development, and Protection Mayor's Committee on Child Care for Schenectady Administrative Files


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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 illustrates the operation of a local component of the War Council's Committee on Child Care, Development and Protection and its efforts to provide care for the children of working mothers. Material includes correspondence and memoranda, detailed attendance records, budgetary matters, salaries, monthly reports, food cost analysis, and interaction with parents at several child care facilities in Schenectady, New York.
Creator:
Title:
Mayor's Committee on Child Care for Schenectady administrative files
Quantity:

4.75 cubic feet

Inclusive Dates:
1942-1947
Series Number:
A4282

Arrangement

Arranged by topic.

Scope and Content Note

This series illustrates the daily operation of a local war council's child care committee and its efforts to provide care for the children of working mothers. It documents the problems and successes of promoting the idea of child care and maintaining high quality facilities.

This series details attendance, budgetary matters, salaries, monthly reports, food cost analysis, and interaction with parents at several child care facilities in Schenectady. The weekly attendance records list the school, head teacher, students (alphabetically) and the days attended, and daily totals (dividing students into four categories: full time, lunches only, after school, and Saturday and holiday). Additionally, correspondence and memoranda within this series reveal reasons why parents withdrew their children from day care and the facilities' efforts to operate as cooperative day care centers after government funding ceased.

Alternate Formats Available

Microform is available at the New York State Archives. It is unavailable for interlibrary loan due to the presence of restricted records.

Processing Information

This series was originally accessioned as part of boxes 111-127 of old collection #77, accession -71.

Access Restrictions

Children's attendance records and correspondence with parents regarding children's attendance or behavior are restricted in part pursuant to Personal Privacy Protection Law (Public Officers Law, Art. 6). Use with supervision of archivist.

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Detailed Description

Dates Contents Box Folder

Accretion: A4282-78
1944-1945 Schenectady County War Chest 1 1
1943-1946 Schenectady County War Council 1 2
Proctor Arcade - Child Care Office, metal plates 1 3
1945-1947 Old Correspondence 1 4
1943-1944 Old Correspondence, Nursery Schools 1 5
1947 High School Helpers Applications 1 6
1947 Personnel (General) 1 7
1946-1947 Weekly Attendance 1 8
1947 Fee Data For Nursery School 1 9
1944-1947 Elmer Avenue Nursery 1 10
1943-1947 Admissions 1 11
1943-1947 Admissions 1 12
1943-1947 Admissions 1 13
1943-1944 Schenectady County War Council Bulletin 1 14
1943-1947 Form Letters and Questionnaire 1 15
1945 Miscellaneous 1 16
1945-1947 Continuation of Centers 1 17
1944-1947 Parent Comments 1 18
1943-1945 New York State Child Care Committee News Notes 1 19
1947 Survey Committee 1 20
Scotia 1 21
1944 Dental Service 1 22
School Age Program 1 23
1942-1943 Survey 1 24
1943-1947 Reconversion 1 25
1946 March New York State Budget 1 26
1943-1944 New York State Budget 1 27
1945-1946 Budget Child Care Committee 1 28
1943, 1947 Board of Education 1 29
1943 Cost of Operating Centers 1 30
1947 Related Activities Council 1 31
1944 Rotterdam 1 32
1944-1946 American Legion Child Welfare Committee 1 33
1943-1945 Personnel Managers 1 34
1943-1947 Nurse Schedule Reports 1 35
1944-1947 Referrals (Related Activities) 1 36
1947 General 1 37
1945 Workshop 1 38
Working Mothers 1 39
1944 Woodlawn Petition 1 40
1947 Vacations 1 41
1943 Vacations 1 42
1943-1945 Volunteers 1 43
1943-1947 Vosburgh, Leo 1 44
1944 Welfare Agencies 1 45
1943 U.S. Department of Labor Bulletins 1 46
1943 U.S. Office of Education, Bulletins 1 47
1946-1947 Town Supervisor's Correspondence 1 48
1943 Thomas Bill 1 49
1944-1945 New York State Child Care Committee Correspondence 1 50
1944-1945 Lease, Emmanuel Baptist Church (218 Nott Terrace) 1 51
1944-1947 Staff 1 52
1944-1947 Hoadley, Mrs. Anthony 1 53
1945-1946 Health 1 54
1945-1946 Miscellaneous 1 55
1945-1947 Legislation 1 56
1947 Correspondence 1 57
1945 Teacher's Training 1 58
1947 General 2 1
1945 Miscellaneous 2 2
1945, 1947 Employee's Compensation Insurance 2 3
1944 Kennel Club 2 4
1943-1945 Lease, Zion Lutheran Church 2 5
1943 Teen Age Program 2 6
1944 Summer Attendance, Short Term Program 2 7
1943-1945 Miscellaneous 2 8
1943 Salary Statistics Occupations, etc. 2 9
1944-1946 Enrollment Statistics 2 10
1943-1945 Employment Statistics 2 11
1944 Mrs. Zoller, President, Board of Education 2 12
1946-1947 Youth Commission Directives 2 13
1946-1947 Youth Commission Correspondence 2 14
1946 Child Care (Review Committee) 2 15
1947 General, Re: Closing 2 16
Summer Recreation Program 2 17
Summer Centers Questionnaire 2 18
Summer Centers 2 19
Summer Attendance, Short Hour Program, Lanham 2 20
1944-1945 Summer Play Schools 2 21
1943-1946 General 2 22
1943-1945 Child Care Committee Letters 2 23
1947 Staff 2 24
1945-1946 Means, L.H. 2 25
1943-1946 Civilian War Service, Schenectady County War Council 2 26
1946 General 2 27
1943-1945 Executive Committee 2 28
1946 April 1 Mayor's Committee on Child Care 2 29
Child Care Committee Meeting Minutes 2 30
1944-1947 General 2 31
1945-1947 Attendance Reports Monthly 2 32
1947 March Food Report 2 33
1946 March-November Food Reports 2 34
1946-1947 Monthly Eligibility Report 2 35
1944-1946 Attendance, Federal Works Agency, Weekly and Monthly 2 36
1943-1944 New York State Child Care Committee Report 2 37
1943-1947 Miscellaneous 2 38
1944-1946 Food Cost Analysis 2 39
1946 Federal Works Agency 2 40
1945-1947 Mayor's Committee Minutes 2 41
1944 August-1946 February Statistical Summary 2 42
1944 August-1946 February Statistical Summary 2 43
1943-1946 Monthly Reports, State Education Department 3 1
1947 June Statistical Summary 3 2
1945-1947 Comptroller's Office 3 3
1946-1947 City Ordinance City Treasurer, (Mr. Root--Report) 3 4
1943 Civil Service Blank 3 5
1946 March-December Statistical Summary 3 6
1945 June-1946 December Liberty Street School Age Attendance 3 7
1945 June-1946 December Liberty Street School Age Attendance 3 8
1945 June-1946 December Liberty Street School Age Attendance 3 9
1947 January-September 5 Liberty Street School Age 3 10
1947 January-September 5 Liberty Street School Age 3 11
1944 June-1947 March Euclid School Age Attendance 3 12
1944 June-1947 March Euclid School Age Attendance 3 13
1944 June-1947 March Euclid School Age Attendance 3 14
1944-1947 Euclid School Age 3 15
1945 June-1946 August Hamilton School Age Attendance 3 16
1945 September Elmer Avenue Nursery, Attendance and Data Folder 3 17
1945 September Elmer Avenue Nursery, Attendance and Data Folder 3 18
1945 March-1947 September 5 Franklin Nursery Attendance 3 19
1945 March-1947 September 5 Franklin Nursery Attendance 3 20
1946 September-1947 September 26 Hamilton Nursery Attendance 3 21
1946 September-1947 September 26 Hamilton Nursery Attendance 3 22
1946 September-1947 September 26 Hamilton Nursery Attendance 3 23
1944 September-1946 December Lincoln School Age, Attendance 3 24
1944 September-1946 December Lincoln School Age, Attendance 3 25
1944 September-1946 December Lincoln School Age, Attendance 3 26
1947 January-September 5 Lincoln School Age, Env. #2 3 27
1943 September-1945 September Nott Terrace Nursery Attendance 3 28
1943 September-1945 September Nott Terrace Nursery Attendance 3 29
1943 September-1945 May Nott Terrace School Age Attendance 4 1
1943 September-1945 May Nott Terrace School Age Attendance 4 2
1943 September-1945 May Nott Terrace School Age Attendance 4 3
1943-1947 Pleasant Valley Nursery 4 4
1943 September-February Pleasant Valley School Age Attendance 4 5
1943 September-February Pleasant Valley School Age Attendance 4 6
1943 September-February Pleasant Valley School Age Attendance 4 7
1945 March-1946 February Pleasant Valley School Age Attendance 4 8
1945 March-1946 February Pleasant Valley School Age Attendance 4 9
1945 March-1946 February Pleasant Valley School Age Attendance 4 10
Pleasant Valley Nursery, Attendance and Data Folder, September 4 11
Pleasant Valley Nursery, Attendance and Data Folder, September 4 12
Pleasant Valley Nursery, Attendance and Data Folder, September 4 13
1944 August-1947 September 26 Riverside Nursery, Attendance 4 14
1944 August-1947 September 26 Riverside Nursery, Attendance 4 15
1944 August-1947 September 26 Riverside Nursery, Attendance 4 16
1943 September-1947 September 23 State Street Nursery Attendance 4 17
1943 September-1947 September 23 State Street Nursery Attendance 4 18
1943 September-1947 September 23 State Street Nursery Attendance 4 19
1943 September-1947 September 26 Van Corlaer Nursery Attendance 4 20
1943 September-1947 September 26 Van Corlaer Nursery Attendance 4 21
1943 September-1947 September 26 Van Corlaer Nursery Attendance 4 22
1943 September-1947 September 26 Woodlawn Nursery, Attendance 4 23
1943 September-1947 September 26 Woodlawn Nursery, Attendance 4 24
1943 September-1947 September 26 Woodlawn Nursery, Attendance 4 25
1943 September-1946 September Woodlawn School Age Attendance 5 1
1943 September-1946 September Woodlawn School Age Attendance 5 2
1943-1947 Miscellaneous 5 3
Miscellaneous, Withdrawals 5 4
Miscellaneous, Bernice, Liberatove, 1121 10th Avenue 5 5
1943-1945, 1947 Miscellaneous 5 6
1943-1945, 1947 Miscellaneous 5 7
Miscellaneous, Newspapers (General) 5 8
Miscellaneous, Newspapers (General) 5 9
Miscellaneous, Newspapers (General) 5 10
Miscellaneous, Statistical Summary 6 1
Miscellaneous, Food Reports 6 2