Research

Scope and Content Note

This series contains correspondence, pamphlets, and instructors' manuals documenting the Office of War Training's administration of this driver's education program to improve both truck and bus driver safety and the conservation of resources. Much of the series contains routine correspondence regarding the program's administration (registration, requests for material), but also found are instructors' manuals and syllabi, including tests, and promotional flyers for this and similar programs in other states.

Other records in this series document the training institutes held in Albany, Buffalo, New York City, and Syracuse. These records usually include: lists of student names and final scores by section; lists of student names and addresses (business, home, or both); students' employers; students' position; and number of drivers and/or equipment for which students are responsible.