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Creator:

New York State School for the Blind

 

 

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This series consists of a student grade book arranged by by year and records of Regents diplomas awarded. Records pertaining to Regents diplomas document student applications and diplomas received, as well as student examination grades..........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

New York State School for the Blind

 

 

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This series contains eight scrapbooks documenting the events and activities of the New York State School for the Blind. Subjects include teachers' social activities, commencement recitals, programs, concerts, plays, Christmas parties, candlelight services, and luncheons. The scrapbooks include black .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

New York (State). Legislature. Joint Legislative Committee on the State Education System

 

 

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This series consists of topographic maps showing school districts compiled by the Joint Legislative Committee on the State Education System. Each map is marked with school district boundaries and numbers as of July 1, 1943. Indicated is type of school district, whether it contains high, elementary, .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

New York (State). Education Department. Division of Archives and History

 

 

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This series includes photographs, data cards, correspondence, a map and newspaper clippings giving information on marked and unmarked historic sites in the State by county and locality. The information was collected from local historians who responded to a 1922 request to catalog of historic sites..........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

New York (State). Education Department. Division of Visual Instruction

 

 

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Lantern slides were compiled, mostly between 1911 and 1939, as instructional aids for the public school curriculum. More than 20,000 unique images dating from 1856-1939 document a wide variety of subjects, including New York State, North American and world geography, history, natural sciences, fine .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

New York (State). Division of Science and State Museum

 

 

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This series consists of correspondence to and from Dr. Wallace Craig concerning his research into the song of the wood pewee. Most of the correspondence is with observers of the wood pewee who sent Craig records of its song. Some song records are included..........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

New York State Museum of Natural History

 

 

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This series consists of a journal kept by the State Paleontologist, John M. Clarke. Entries are sporadic and vary in length and detail. They contain information on field trips planned or taken by Clarke, projects (including publications) under way in the paleontology office of the Museum, the settlement .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

New York State Museum of Natural History

 

 

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This series consists of photographs and printed descriptions of geologic features in Great Britain. Descriptions indicate the location, date of photograph, and explain the characteristics and origins of the feature depicted. A typed note in the album indicates that all photographs exist as lanternsl.........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

New York (State). Division of Science and State Museum

 

 

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Original data slips, a collection listing, and some correspondence and photographs relate to the Benjamin W. Arnold Collection of Birds Eggs donated by Arnold to the State Museum in 1917. The small quantity of correspondence, 1908-1917, is between Arnold and other collectors and concerns the acquisition .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

New York (State). Education Department. Assistant Commissioner for Secondary Education

 

 

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This series contains correspondence and memoranda between the Assistant Commissioner for Secondary Education, secondary school principals, students, private citizens, and officials at the New York State Nautical School. The bulk of the records concern: qualifications for secondary school diplomas; qualifications .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

New York State Museum and Science Service

 

 

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Abstract:  

none

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

32

Creator:

New York (State). Education Department. Division of Visual Instruction

 

 

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Abstract:  

This series consists of instructional glass lantern slides that appear to have been separated from the master set in Series A3045 for unknown reasons. They appear to have been loosely grouped together in sets according to subject matter. Almost all sets pertain to New York State. Sets include Albany .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

New York (State). Division of Science and State Museum

 

 

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These volumes contain lists of scientific articles on entomology, largely on harmful insects. One volume contains citations to articles and reports dating ca. 1825-1897 arranged by subject (usually name of insect). The other volume contains a chronologically arranged bibliography dating ca. 1847-1910 .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

University of the State of New York. Board of Regents. Secretary

 

 

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Abstract:  

This series consists of audio tape recordings of the proceedings of Convocations of the University of the State of New York and other selected Education Department functions. Included on these tapes are partial proceedings of convocations held between 1952 and 1970, a Regents legislative conference .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

35

Creator:

New York (State). Education Department. Office of the Commissioner

 

 

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This series consists of binders containing minutes, agenda items, and occasionally other meetings materials of NYSED's departmental cabinet. Minutes vary base on commissioner. The minutes of Commissioners Spaulding's and Wilson's cabinets include attendees, agenda items, short summaries of presentations, .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

New York (State). Education Department. Bureau of School District Organization

 

 

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This series consists of correspondence, petitions, applications, maps, reports, and other documents maintained by the Bureau of Rural Administrative Services (later the Bureau of School District Organization) related to centralization of school districts. The series contains files on completed centralizations .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

New York (State). Education Department. Bureau of School District Organization

 

 

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Included are requests for approval or alteration of shared educational programs and transmittals of applications for shared services and contracts. Requests by district superintendents of schools for establishment of BOCES contain the following information about each school district in the superintendency: .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

38

Creator:

New York (State). Education Department. Bureau of School District Organization

 

 

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Abstract:  

This series consists of applications for shared services filed with the Bureau by boards of cooperative educational services. The applications include the type of service requested, schools or school districts served, service period, and cost. Included are applications for new services as well as for .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

39

Creator:

New York (State). Education Department. Bureau of Mass Communications

 

 

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Abstract:  

This series consists of two 3/4" video cassette tapes of the NBC TV show "Bicentennial Salute to New York," broadcast on May 14, 1976..........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

New York (State). Education Department. Division of the Budget. Independent Study Task Force

 

 

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The Independent Study Task Force was created to study and report on the Regents External Degree Program (REX) and College Proficiency Examination Program (CPEP). These working files contain the task force's report; correspondence between the study director and task force members; memorandums of conversations .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives