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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 correspondence, reports, press releases, pamphlets, and news clippings compiled by Administrative Assistant R. Pratt Krull. Topics documented include racial imbalance in schools; pending appeals to the commissioner; education-related legislation; and a test case for decentralization in New York City public schools. Files relating to the test case, Ocean Hill-Brownsville Demonstration School District, discuss race relations, a 1968 teachers strike, and conditions and events in the district.
Creator:
Title:
New York State Education Department Commissioner's Office Administrative Assistant's subject files
Quantity:

6 cubic feet

Inclusive Dates:
1966-1969
Series Number:
B0471