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Creator:
New York State Council of Defense
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A4345
Dates:
1940-1941
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the secretary of the Council of Defense (predecessor to the New York State War Council), or the Lieutenant Governor and State Defense Coordinator. Correspondence from the local councils usually notified the State Council of Defense of local office of appointments or requested information on policies. .........
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...New York State Archives New York State Council of Defense...
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New York State Archives
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New York State War Council. Division of Public Relations
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This series contains issues of the Defense Digest, initially published by the New York State Council of Defense, and retitled New York State War Council Official Bulletins in July 1942, when the Council's Office of War Information took over publication. Throughout format and publisher changes, similar .........
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...published by the New York State Council of Defense, and...
...predecessor, the New York State Council of Defense, started...
...New York State War Council Official Bulletins in July 1942, when the Council's Office of War Information took over publication. Throughout format and publisher changes, similar issues were covered to keep council branches informed of each subgroup's activities: salvage collection, evacuation plans, vocational training, health field activities, recruitment, volunteer activities, civil defense...
...predecessor, the New York State Council of Defense, started...
...New York State War Council Official Bulletins in July 1942, when the Council's Office of War Information took over publication. Throughout format and publisher changes, similar issues were covered to keep council branches informed of each subgroup's activities: salvage collection, evacuation plans, vocational training, health field activities, recruitment, volunteer activities, civil defense...
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New York State Archives
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New York State War Council
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Series:
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 War Council
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Series:
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 War Council. Office of Civilian Mobilization
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This series contains monthly reports sent from the Office of Civilian Mobilization's (OCM) director to the Lieutenant Governor, who was in charge of administering defense programs as the State War Plans Coordinator. The reports describe: organization of the local war councils; developments in the local .........
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...defense programs as the State War Plans Coordinator. The reports describe: organization of the local war councils; developments in the local war councils; establishment of community service sections with the cooperation of the State Department of Social Welfare; volunteer office inspections; conferences; cooperative civilian protection efforts; and cooperative agreements with federal agencies. The monthly reports are often supplemented by field development reports from the Section for Citizen Unity (initially the Section for Citizen Morale) and the State Department of Social Welfare. The monthly report for February 1943 is missing. This series also contains budget requests, reports of activities and contemplated future activities, and an annual report (1944) addressed to the Executive Secretary. Arrangement Chronological by month. Conditions Governing Access There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material. Subjects and Indexing Terms Reporting citizen participation 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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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. Division of Public Relations
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This series contains over thirty-six printer's offset plate negatives set on woodblocks. The negatives were used in the publication of the Official Bulletin and Defense Digest, both published to keep volunteers and administrators informed of War Council activities. The reversed halftone images depict .........
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...council members or members of the public involved in war work. Also found in this series are approximately 40 Civil Defense ribbons. Conditions Governing Access There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material. Subjects and Indexing Terms Publicizing citizen participation Documenting citizen participation World War, 1939-1945--Social aspects--New York (State)...
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New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York State War Council. Division of Records
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Series:
A4236
Dates:
1944-1948
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This series contains Karl D. Hartzell's research documents, correspondence, interviews, notes, and portions of chapter drafts of his book The Empire State at War: World War II. It provides information regarding the organization and coordination of industry, the population, and the State towards war .........
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...New York State for National Defense; State Aid to Federal Programs; Production for War; Defense of the Home Front; The Mobilization and Direction of Volunteers; Agricultural Production and Nutrition; War Transportation; Maintaining the Efficiency of the Individual; and Results and Conclusions. Records pertaining to the other chapters to the book (Chapters IX-XII) were not included with this series. Subseries 1, Chapter Drafts and Reviews, 1944-1949 (2 cubic feet): This subseries contains correspondence, memoranda, minutes, reports, manuals, screenplays, news releases, speeches, and ephemera detailing various War Council...
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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 War Council
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This series contains correspondence between the War Council, individuals, agencies, and organizations involved in the coordination of war work. Letters in this series document administrative functions and communications of the War Council during the Second World War. Also included are pamphlets, manuals, .........
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...New York (State) New York State Defense Council Custodial...
...Council during the Second World War. The series also contains a variety of other materials received in the course of routine correspondence including pamphlets, manuals, applications, regulations, contracts, and periodical material. Topics covered include agriculture, wartime rationing and conservation, proposals for defense inventions from individuals, air raids, mayors and metropolitan areas. Agencies well represented in this series include Public Works, Education, Corrections, and the Office of the State Comptroller, as well as a variety of Federal agencies. Arrangement Alphabetical by correspondent or subject, and therein by reverse chronological order. Conditions Governing Access There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material. Subjects and Indexing Terms Communicating Correspondence World War, 1939-1945--Social aspects--New York (...
...Council during the Second World War. The series also contains a variety of other materials received in the course of routine correspondence including pamphlets, manuals, applications, regulations, contracts, and periodical material. Topics covered include agriculture, wartime rationing and conservation, proposals for defense inventions from individuals, air raids, mayors and metropolitan areas. Agencies well represented in this series include Public Works, Education, Corrections, and the Office of the State Comptroller, as well as a variety of Federal agencies. Arrangement Alphabetical by correspondent or subject, and therein by reverse chronological order. Conditions Governing Access There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material. Subjects and Indexing Terms Communicating Correspondence World War, 1939-1945--Social aspects--New York (...
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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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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
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This series contains resolutions, official bulletins, correspondence, and booklets documenting events and actions taken by the Council of Defense and the War Council, which were collected to document the work of these organizations. Many, if not all, of the documents found in this series duplicate records .........
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...Council of Defense and the War Council, which were collected to document the work of these organizations. Many, if not all, of the documents found in this series duplicate records in other War Council series. Arrangement Chronological. Conditions Governing Access There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material. Subjects and Indexing Terms Scrapbooks World War, 1939-1945--Economic aspects--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 War Council. Office of Civilian Protection
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This series documents the Office of Civilian Protection's (OCP) efforts to establish and monitor adequate civil defense measures for New York State. The series includes correspondence with local war councils documenting personnel, activities, and equipment inventory; monthly reports from deputy directors .........
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...defense measures for New York State. The series includes correspondence with local war councils...
...defense measures for New York State. This series contains: correspondence with local war councils...
...defense measures for New York State. This series contains: correspondence with local war councils...
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New York State Archives
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New York State War Council. Office of Civilian Mobilization
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This series contains charts enumerating the number of volunteers in each local war council who had been, or were being, trained for specific home front activities. Many, but not all, war councils reported these figures, which the Office of Civilian Mobilization (OCM) collected in order to track local .........
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...councils' volunteer needs. Civilian War Services was the OCM division responsible for carrying out many home front programs, while the Office of Civilian Protection worked on civil defense projects. Examples of the categories for Civilian War Services programs include: block leaders; child care; consumer assistance; war bonds; and youth and recreation. Examples of the categories for Office of Civilian Protection programs include: air raid wardens; auxiliary police and fire fighters; emergency medical; and messengers. Arrangement Alphabetical by county. Conditions Governing Access There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material. Subjects and Indexing Terms Documenting citizen participation Civil defense World War, 1939-1945--Social aspects--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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Series:
A4346
Dates:
1941-1945
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This series contains correspondence, bulletins, posters, orders to subordinate agencies and local war councils, reports on war programs, draft legislation, and official releases relating to coordination of War Council activities with local, state, and federal agencies..........
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...New York (State) Coordinating citizen participation Civil defense Guidelines World War, 1939-1945--Social aspects--New York (State) New York (State) World War, 1939-1945--War work--New York (State) New York State War Council....
...New York City; and significant information on civil defense, mobilization, nutrition, war training, and war transportation. Subseries 3, Federal War Agencies Coordination Files, 1942: Correspondence and other materials reveal the coordination of activities between the federal government's war programs and New York's. Most records concern determining meeting times; infrequently meeting agendas or minutes are also found, along with correspondence to various federal offices from the State War Council seeking approval for actions. The federal agencies best represented are the Office of Civil Defense,...
...New York State's Division of Commerce and became the assistant to the State War Plans Coordinator in 1941 with the creation of the State War Council. Lieutenant Governor Charles Poletti was the first State War Plans Coordinator; later Oswald D. Heck, speaker of the assembly, served. Neufeld served in his position throughout the war, and though he had authority over certain issues, primarily he served to direct decisions to the appropriate agency heads. Scope and Contents This series contains correspondence, bulletins, posters, and official releases relating to Maurice Neufeld's coordination of War Council activities with local, state, and federal agencies. Subseries 1, Agency Activity Coordination Files, 1942-1945: This subseries primarily contains informational releases, orders to subordinate agencies and local war councils, bulletins, reports on war programs, legislation drafts, and correspondence sent to or from Neufeld as part of his duties to coordinate information about War Council activities. Materials found describe: agricultural and labor issues; appointments to subagency positions; civil defense...
...New York City; and significant information on civil defense, mobilization, nutrition, war training, and war transportation. Subseries 3, Federal War Agencies Coordination Files, 1942: Correspondence and other materials reveal the coordination of activities between the federal government's war programs and New York's. Most records concern determining meeting times; infrequently meeting agendas or minutes are also found, along with correspondence to various federal offices from the State War Council seeking approval for actions. The federal agencies best represented are the Office of Civil Defense,...
...New York State's Division of Commerce and became the assistant to the State War Plans Coordinator in 1941 with the creation of the State War Council. Lieutenant Governor Charles Poletti was the first State War Plans Coordinator; later Oswald D. Heck, speaker of the assembly, served. Neufeld served in his position throughout the war, and though he had authority over certain issues, primarily he served to direct decisions to the appropriate agency heads. Scope and Contents This series contains correspondence, bulletins, posters, and official releases relating to Maurice Neufeld's coordination of War Council activities with local, state, and federal agencies. Subseries 1, Agency Activity Coordination Files, 1942-1945: This subseries primarily contains informational releases, orders to subordinate agencies and local war councils, bulletins, reports on war programs, legislation drafts, and correspondence sent to or from Neufeld as part of his duties to coordinate information about War Council activities. Materials found describe: agricultural and labor issues; appointments to subagency positions; civil defense...
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New York State Archives
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