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, agendas, meeting minutes, speeches, reports, proposals, and other documents relating
to Nyquist's tenure as Commissioner of Education from 1969 to 1977. Files document the Education Department's efforts to influence
legislation both in the New York State Legislature and the United States Congress. Other subjects covered in the series include
school desegregation, busing, capital construction projects, and campus unrest.
Creator:
Title:
Education Department Commissioner Ewald B. Nyquist subject files
Quantity:
129 cubic feet
Inclusive Dates:
1950-1977
Bulk Dates:
1969-1977
Series Number:
W0105
Sponsor:
This series description was enhanced as part of the States' Impact on Federal Education Policy Project (SIFEPP), in September
2006. The New York Community Trust - Wallace Special Projects Fund provided funding for this project.