Overview of the Records
Repository:
New York State Archives
New York State Education Department
Cultural Education Center
Albany, NY 12230
Summary:
This series contains press releases, bulletins, telegrams, radio address transcripts, correspondence, and meeting minutes
released by the Governor Lehman's office to inform the public of War Council (and its predecessor, the Council of Defense)
activities. Tthe Governor's involvement in these activities included production rates; appointments to the War Council; wartime
housing; security; agriculture; labor disputes and strikes; civil defense; scrap metal drives; tire and gasoline shortages;
venereal disease prevention programs; labor shortages; savings bonds; physical fitness; and training programs.
Creator:
Title:
Governor's media releases
Quantity:
0.3 cubic feet
Inclusive Dates:
1941-1942
Series Number:
A4294