Research


Overview of the Records

Repository:

New York State Archives
New York State Education Department
Cultural Education Center
Albany, NY 12230

Summary:
This series consists of subject files maintained by Commissioners Ewald B. Nyquist and James E. Allen'. Included in these files are correspondence, reports, texts commissioner's decisions, and proposals related to desegregation orders. Also included are records documenting the creation of decentralized "demonstration" school districts in New York City and the impact on New York schools of federal legislation, particularly the Elementary and Secondary Education Act.
Creator:
Title:
Education Department Commissioner's interim subject files
Quantity:

18 cubic feet

Inclusive Dates:
1954-1970
Series Number:
B0444
Sponsor:
This series' description was enhanced as part of the States' Impact on Federal Education Policy Project (SIFEPP), in February 2009. The New York Community Trust - Wallace Special Projects Fund provided funding for this project.