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The Office of War Training accumulated a sizable film library encompassing a wide range of topics related to the home front and war education topics. The office distributed these films to local war councils and their subunits, schools, businesses, and other organizations involved in war work. The correspondence in this series contains requests for specific films from various groups and the office's response.
Films requested covered subjects such as: automobile conservation; child care; civil defense; fire fighting; physical fitness; safety; salvage; school bus driving; and volunteer activities.
The New York State Archives is part of the Office of Cultural Education, an office of the New York State Education Department.
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