Overview of the Records
Repository:
New York State Archives
New York State Education Department
Cultural Education Center
Albany, NY 12230
Summary:
This series contains files kept by the secretary relate to the Planning Committee for the Shrine for the Emancipation Proclamation
activities. The series provides information on the work of the committee, design of the proposed shrine, and other displays
of the Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation during the centennial of the Civil War. The shrine was designed for the Education
Building in Albany, but was never built.
Creator:
Title:
Planning Committee for the Shrine for the Emancipation Proclamation plans, photographs, and working files
Quantity:
3 cubic feet
2 oversize folders; 2 boxes
Inclusive Dates:
1961-1963
Series Number:
B0928