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Creator:
New York State Defense Council
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The series consists primarily of original correspondence sent to the New York State Defense Council regarding service in the U.S. Public Service Reserve, and copies of responses sent to the applicants. The state U.S. Public Service Reserve worked in cooperation with the New York State Defense Council .........
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...New York State Archives New York State Defense Council...
...sent to the New York State Defense Council regarding service...
...with the New York State Defense Council to recruit men to...
...sent to the New York State Defense Council regarding service...
...with the New York State Defense Council to recruit men to...
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New York State Archives
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New York State Defense Council
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This series consists primarily of carbon copies of outgoing correspondence - along with smaller amounts of incoming original letters - sent among the New York State Defense Council and other state agencies associated with emergency war efforts, notably the Adjutant General's office, Department of Health, .........
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...New York State Archives New York State Defense Council...
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New York State Archives
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New York State War Council
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A4310
Dates:
1941-1942
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This series contains letters and other enclosures sent out by the New York State Council of Defense that reflect those issues that Governor Herbert H. Lehman or Lieutenant Governor Charles Poletti, the State Defense Coordinator, emphasized to the members of the State Council and local defense councils. .........
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...out by the New York State Council of Defense that reflect...
...Scope and Contents The New York State Council of Defense was...
...councils, and other county and city officials as of 1942. Arrangement Chronological by release date. Conditions Governing Access There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material. Related Materials B1536 Series B1536, Dispensation records and press releases, contains additional press releases and related issue files. Subjects and Indexing Terms Coordinating citizen participation Civil defense Correspondence Resolutions (administrative records) Press releases New York (State)...
...Scope and Contents The New York State Council of Defense was...
...councils, and other county and city officials as of 1942. Arrangement Chronological by release date. Conditions Governing Access There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material. Related Materials B1536 Series B1536, Dispensation records and press releases, contains additional press releases and related issue files. Subjects and Indexing Terms Coordinating citizen participation Civil defense Correspondence Resolutions (administrative records) Press releases New York (State)...
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New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York State Defense Council
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This series consists of copies of legislation, organizational charts, requisitions, memoranda, informational circulars, reports, bulletins, minutes, and some correspondence relating to the organization and administration of the New York State Defense Council's war work. Consistent with the council's .........
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...of the New York State Defense Council's war work. Consistent...
...State Defense Council, and the Adjutant General's Resource Mobilization Bureau, and the home defense committees; a "War Contract Analysis" blueprint (1918) made by the Division of Information using statistics from the Council of National Defense, showing nationwide distribution of firms holding war contracts and illustrating New York...
...of the New York State Defense Council's war work. Consistent...
...State Defense Council, and the Adjutant General's Resource Mobilization Bureau, and the home defense committees; a "War Contract Analysis" blueprint (1918) made by the Division of Information using statistics from the Council of National Defense, showing nationwide distribution of firms holding war contracts and illustrating New York...
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New York State Archives
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New York State War Council. Committee on Fire Defense
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Series:
A4271
Dates:
1941-1944
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This series contains files pertaining to the War Council Committee on Fire Defense's efforts to establish a plan to organize a state-wide administrative framework that would allow for quick and efficient mobilization of firemen, fire equipment and fire-fighting resources of the state in times of war .........
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...New York State Archives New York State War Council. Committee on Fire Defense...
...of Civilian Defense New York State War Council. Office of...
...defense Correspondence New York (State) Fire prevention--New York (State) Protecting New York State War Council....
...of Civilian Defense New York State War Council. Office of...
...defense Correspondence New York (State) Fire prevention--New York (State) Protecting New York State War Council....
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New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York State Defense Council
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This series consists of correspondence between the New York State Defense Council and the Council of National Defense, its parent organization at the federal level relating to methods of conserving food and fuel supplies and administering the labor force during war emergency conditions. Also included .........
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...between the New York State Defense Council and the Council...
...between the New York State Defense Council and the Council...
...between the New York State Defense Council and the Council...
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New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York State War Council
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A4362
Dates:
1941-1942
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This series contains correspondence between Thomas L. J. Corcoran, the War Council's Executive Secretary, and various state and federal administrators who coordinated civil defense work. Topics covered include: air raids; auxiliary police and fire fighters; blackouts; Civil Air Patrol; information distribution; .........
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...defense Regulations New York (State) New York (N.Y. ) World War, 1939-1945--War work--New York (State) Protecting people New York State War Council....
...New York State War Council's Office of Civilian Protection (OCP) are also found. A4362 Materials are written in: English Scope and Contents This series contains correspondence between Thomas L. J. Corcoran, the War Council's Executive Secretary, and various state and federal administrators who coordinated civil defense...
...defense offices in Washington, D.C. , New York City, Rochester, and Albany. Topics covered include: air raids; auxiliary police and fire fighters; blackouts; Civil Air Patrol; information distribution; and fire fighting. The series contains a large number of correspondence referral forms kept by Corcoran about letters forwarded to the director of the New York State War Council's...
...New York State War Council's Office of Civilian Protection (OCP) are also found. A4362 Materials are written in: English Scope and Contents This series contains correspondence between Thomas L. J. Corcoran, the War Council's Executive Secretary, and various state and federal administrators who coordinated civil defense...
...defense offices in Washington, D.C. , New York City, Rochester, and Albany. Topics covered include: air raids; auxiliary police and fire fighters; blackouts; Civil Air Patrol; information distribution; and fire fighting. The series contains a large number of correspondence referral forms kept by Corcoran about letters forwarded to the director of the New York State War Council's...
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New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York State Defense Council
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The series consists of correspondence files, maintained by Assistant Secretary Frederic E. Foster, relating to general information and functions of the State Defense Council. The bulk of the records consist of of correspondence with civilian relief organizations, patriotic societies, emergency industrial .........
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...State Defense Council publications, including lists of home defense committees or officers; questions concerning loyalty, recruitment, and the draft; and requests for reports on the loyalty of prospective employees (e.g. , for positions in foreign service with the Red Cross). Examples of records of special interest include: copies of circulars and pamphlets published by the American Red Cross (including issues of the Red Cross Bulletin) containing information on regulations for sending parcels to prisoners of war, cooperative work on legal plans, and descriptions of home service volunteer work and work for civilian relief; copies of federal laws and congressional acts on appropriations for the armed forces and of the Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Rights Bill; correspondence relating to the American Defense Society's questions on the loyalty of several newspapers and periodicals held in subscriptions by the New York...
...State Defense Council publications, including lists of home defense committees or officers; questions concerning loyalty, recruitment, and the draft; and requests for reports on the loyalty of prospective employees (e.g. , for positions in foreign service with the Red Cross). Examples of records of special interest include: copies of circulars and pamphlets published by the American Red Cross (including issues of the Red Cross Bulletin) containing information on regulations for sending parcels to prisoners of war, cooperative work on legal plans, and descriptions of home service volunteer work and work for civilian relief; copies of federal laws and congressional acts on appropriations for the armed forces and of the Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Rights Bill; correspondence relating to the American Defense Society's questions on the loyalty of several newspapers and periodicals held in subscriptions by the New York...
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New York State Archives
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New York State War Council. Office of Civilian Protection
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Series:
A4308
Dates:
1941-1945
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The Office of Civilian Protection divided the state into three districts: Eastern District; Western District; and Metropolitan New York City and Long Island. The deputy directors of each district acted as supervisors and liaisons between the federal and state directors of civil defense activities and .........
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...New York City and Long Island. The deputy directors of each district acted as supervisors and liaisons between the federal and state directors of civil defense activities and local war councils....
...New York City and Long Island formed the third district. The deputy directors acted as supervisors and liaisons between the federal and state directors of civil defense activities and the local war councils....
...councils. Arrangement Organized into two subseries: Subseries 1, Western District Deputy Director's Correspondence and Directives, 1942-1945, 3.75 cu. ft. ; and Subseries 2, Eastern District Deputy Director's Correspondence and Directives, 1941-1945, 4 cu. ft. Subseries 1, Western District Deputy Director's Correspondence and Directives:alphabetical by city or county. Subseries 2, Eastern District Deputy Director's Correspondence and Directives:alphabetical by city or county, or by topic. Conditions Governing Access There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material. Subjects and Indexing Terms Coordinating citizen participation Civil defense New York (State)...
...New York City and Long Island formed the third district. The deputy directors acted as supervisors and liaisons between the federal and state directors of civil defense activities and the local war councils....
...councils. Arrangement Organized into two subseries: Subseries 1, Western District Deputy Director's Correspondence and Directives, 1942-1945, 3.75 cu. ft. ; and Subseries 2, Eastern District Deputy Director's Correspondence and Directives, 1941-1945, 4 cu. ft. Subseries 1, Western District Deputy Director's Correspondence and Directives:alphabetical by city or county. Subseries 2, Eastern District Deputy Director's Correspondence and Directives:alphabetical by city or county, or by topic. Conditions Governing Access There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material. Subjects and Indexing Terms Coordinating citizen participation Civil defense New York (State)...
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New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York State War Council
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This series contains four annual reports of the New York State War Council and a report from the War Council's predecessor, the Council of Defense, which were assembled and circulated in order to inform all concerned parties of the war work undertaken by the council's many agencies. These reports explain .........
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...New York State War Council and a report from the War Council's predecessor, the Council of Defense,...
...New York State War Council, two directories of war agencies, and a report from the War Council's predecessor, the Council of Defense....
...New York (State) Directories New York (State) World War, 1939-1945--War work--New York (State) Annual reports New York State Council of Defense...
...New York State War Council, two directories of war agencies, and a report from the War Council's predecessor, the Council of Defense....
...New York (State) Directories New York (State) World War, 1939-1945--War work--New York (State) Annual reports New York State Council of Defense...
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New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York State War Council. Office of Civilian Protection
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This series documents the Director of the Office of Civilian Protection's work in coordinating defense preparations. Contained in the series are correspondence, pamphlets, and posters sent between the director and local, state, and federal organizations involved in civil defense. Topics covered by the .........
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New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York State War Council. Office of Civilian Protection
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This series contains newspaper clippings documenting the activities of the Office of Civilian Protection (OCP) in its efforts to instruct people on civil defense procedures to be used in the event of enemy attack. The clippings discuss: air raids (drills and results); blackouts (notices of practice .........
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...council civil defense issues; and OCP administrators' meetings with civilians to discuss civil defense issues. Arrangement Arranged by topic. Conditions Governing Access There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material. Subjects and Indexing Terms Clippings (information artifacts) Civil defense New York (State)...
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New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York (State). Office of Parks and Recreation
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This series consists of correspondence, memoranda, telegrams, and circulars relating to the New York State Defense Council's work to administer and supervise programs for food conservation, motor convoys, and non-war construction. The series especially documents council cooperation with the U.S. Food .........
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...relating to the New York State Defense Council's work to...
...George F. New York State Defense Council McLennan, D.R....
...New York State en route to Baltimore), including planning of routes, inspection of roads and bridges, and copies of telegrams sent to report on departures, conditions, progress en route, and arrivals of the convoys; and materials relating to non-war construction (at factories, businesses, cemeteries and schools), including suggested application forms for construction licenses, correspondence on applications for permits, requests for informational circulars on regulations or explanations of new rulings, and reporting on projects by local defense councils....
...George F. New York State Defense Council McLennan, D.R....
...New York State en route to Baltimore), including planning of routes, inspection of roads and bridges, and copies of telegrams sent to report on departures, conditions, progress en route, and arrivals of the convoys; and materials relating to non-war construction (at factories, businesses, cemeteries and schools), including suggested application forms for construction licenses, correspondence on applications for permits, requests for informational circulars on regulations or explanations of new rulings, and reporting on projects by local defense councils....
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New York State Archives
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New York State War Council. Section for Citizen Unity
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These correspondence files contain material on conferences, annual and monthly reports, bibliographies, catalogs, kits, finances, and correspondence with city and county Councils of Citizen Unity and Citizen Morale Committees. These entities were part of the Section for Citizen Unity, which was formed .........
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...Councils of Citizen Unity and Citizen Morale Committees. Also included in the files are clippings, press releases, telegrams, form letters, mailing lists, and purchase requisitions and vouchers. General correspondence, 1942-1943 Arrangement Alphabetical by subject. Conditions Governing Access There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material. Subjects and Indexing Terms Publicizing World War, 1939-1945 Albany (N.Y. ) Coordinating Civil defense New York (State)...
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New York State Archives
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New York State War Council. State Gas Consultant
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This series details the work of F. Wellington Gilcreas, appointed State Gas Consultant following world events that pointed to serious consideration of a gas attack against the United States. Included in the series are correspondence, memoranda, releases, publications, and bulletins detailing Gilcreas's .........
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...of Civilian Defense New York State War Council. Office of...
...New York State Department of Health, was appointed State Gas Consultant in May 1942 and served until his position's termination in 1945. As part of the War Council's Division of Civilian Protection, he worked closely with state and federal agencies to coordinate instruction concerning the identification of, and proper response to, enemy gas attacks. In addition, he assisted local war councils' gas officers with training and provided technical advice. Scope and Contents This series contains correspondence, memoranda, releases, publications, and bulletins detailing the State Gas Consultant's work with training programs and local war councils to instruct individuals on the proper response to enemy gas attacks. The State Gas Consultant collected a significant amount of material from other states, individuals, or organizations (such as the U.S. Office of Civilian Defense)...
...New York State Department of Health, was appointed State Gas Consultant in May 1942 and served until his position's termination in 1945. As part of the War Council's Division of Civilian Protection, he worked closely with state and federal agencies to coordinate instruction concerning the identification of, and proper response to, enemy gas attacks. In addition, he assisted local war councils' gas officers with training and provided technical advice. Scope and Contents This series contains correspondence, memoranda, releases, publications, and bulletins detailing the State Gas Consultant's work with training programs and local war councils to instruct individuals on the proper response to enemy gas attacks. The State Gas Consultant collected a significant amount of material from other states, individuals, or organizations (such as the U.S. Office of Civilian Defense)...
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New York State Archives
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New York State War Council. Highway Repair and Debris Clearance Committee
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This series contains contractors' files for the Mutual Aid Plan for Highway Repair and Debris Clearance. The files provide: name of contractor, name of the person in charge, address, business telephone, and location of equipment or storage. The files also provide lists of contractors' equipment, from .........
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New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York State War Council
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This series contains resolutions issued by the War Council (and its predecessor, the Council of Defense) as part of its mandate to coordinate war time needs. The resolutions cover a range of topics including: appointments to council offices; work of special committees; budget requests to the legislature; .........
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...New York (State) Resolutions (administrative records) New York (State) World War, 1939-1945--War work--New York (State) New York State Council of Defense...
...new positions on council committees; authorization of funds for administration of new and existing war programs; authorization to post signs around defense industries and close streets near these industries; establishment of War Council offices (war training, fire mobilization, state war transportation); resignations; and rescindment of resolutions. Arrangement Organized into two subseries: Subseries 1, Council of Defense Resolutions, 1941-1942, .1 cubic foot; Subseries 2, War Council Resolutions, 1942-1945, 1.9 cubic feet. Numerical by resolution number within subseries. Conditions Governing Access There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material. Subjects and Indexing Terms World War, 1939-1945--Equipment and supplies--New York (State)...
...new positions on council committees; authorization of funds for administration of new and existing war programs; authorization to post signs around defense industries and close streets near these industries; establishment of War Council offices (war training, fire mobilization, state war transportation); resignations; and rescindment of resolutions. Arrangement Organized into two subseries: Subseries 1, Council of Defense Resolutions, 1941-1942, .1 cubic foot; Subseries 2, War Council Resolutions, 1942-1945, 1.9 cubic feet. Numerical by resolution number within subseries. Conditions Governing Access There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material. Subjects and Indexing Terms World War, 1939-1945--Equipment and supplies--New York (State)...
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New York State Archives
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New York State War Council. Office of Civilian Protection
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This series contains material exchanged between the Office of Civilian Protection and other states' civil defense organizations in order to share information on operations, regulations, and issues such as blackouts and airplane spotting. A collection of civil defense newspapers from various states constitutes .........
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...New Jersey. Civil defense annual or special reports are frequently found, as well as newspaper clippings about civil defense activities and correspondence posing or responding to questions concerning civil defense activities. Other states represented in this series include Connecticut, Illinois, Maine, Massachusetts, and Virginia. Also found in this series is a mailing list of New York defense councils. Arrangement Alphabetical by state...
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New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York State War Council. Division of Public Relations
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This series consists of publications from national, state (including other War Council agencies), and private organizations involved in war work collected by the Office of War Information to assist the office when informing citizens about war-related activities on the home front. Pamphlets, booklets, .........
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...New York State Council of Defense Recommended Program For...
...Council agencies), and private organizations involved in war work collected by the Office of War Information to assist the office when informing citizens about war-related activities on the home front. Pamphlets, booklets, brochures, and other printed material about salvage drives, civil defense issues, rationing, agricultural practices, war bond drives, cooking and homemaking, morale issues, and first aid, among other topics, are found. Home front information publications file, 1942-1945 Arrangement Alphabetical by title. Existence and Location of Copies Scanned images of selected records from this series are available at the New York State...
...Council agencies), and private organizations involved in war work collected by the Office of War Information to assist the office when informing citizens about war-related activities on the home front. Pamphlets, booklets, brochures, and other printed material about salvage drives, civil defense issues, rationing, agricultural practices, war bond drives, cooking and homemaking, morale issues, and first aid, among other topics, are found. Home front information publications file, 1942-1945 Arrangement Alphabetical by title. Existence and Location of Copies Scanned images of selected records from this series are available at the New York State...
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New York State Archives
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New York (State). Office of Parks and Recreation
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This series consists of memoranda, letters, and resolutions sent to county home defense committees from the New York State Defense Council, and also correspondence from the various committees sent to the Council reporting on their organizing and program efforts. Topics include: assuring a workable system .........
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...committees from the New York State Defense Council, and also...
...council's free medical treatment program, with information including county name; number of applicants; number later qualified (for military service); number failed to report; payments; and services donated. Another list shows organizations active with the county defense committees in the deliveries curtailment campaign. Arrangement Alphabetical by county, therein alphabetical by correspondent or subject and then in reverse chronological order. Conditions Governing Access There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material. Existence and Location of Copies Microform is available at the New York State...
...council's free medical treatment program, with information including county name; number of applicants; number later qualified (for military service); number failed to report; payments; and services donated. Another list shows organizations active with the county defense committees in the deliveries curtailment campaign. Arrangement Alphabetical by county, therein alphabetical by correspondent or subject and then in reverse chronological order. Conditions Governing Access There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material. Existence and Location of Copies Microform is available at the New York State...
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New York State Archives
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