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New York State War Council War Information Service Information Coordination Correspondence with State and War Council Agencies


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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 contains mostly routine correspondence between the War Information Service and other agencies involved in war work as part of the office's duty to coordinate information about home front programs. The correspondence discusses information to be included in annual reports or information which the office was to disseminate in press releases. Some carbon-copy letters exchanged between agencies, requests to federal agencies for various materials, and a small amount of material relating to publicity strategy are also found.
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Information coordination correspondence with state and war council agencies
Quantity:

0.5 cubic feet

Inclusive Dates:
1942-1943
Series Number:
A4314

Arrangement

Arranged by subject.

Scope and Content Note

This series contains mostly perfunctory correspondence between the War Information Service and other agencies involved in war work as part of the office's duty to coordinate information about home front programs. The correspondence discusses information to be included in annual reports or information which the office was to disseminate in press releases.

Some carbon-copy letters exchanged between agencies (apparently sent to the office for informational purposes), requests to federal agencies for various materials, and a small amount of material relating to publicity strategy are also found.

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Processing Information

This series was originally accessioned as box 426 of old collection #77, accession -71.

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