New York State Education Department Bureau of Home Economics Education School Supervision Files A3040

New York State Education Department Bureau of Home Economics Education School Supervision Files

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Overview of the Records

Repository:

New York State Archives
New York State Education Department
Cultural Education Center
Albany, NY 12230

Summary:

These files contain field reports of visits by bureau staff to schools around the state. Also included are correspondence, memorandums, meeting programs, and other records. The records contain detailed information about the conduct of home economics classes in individual schools, provision of guidance to home economics educators, curricula, teacher training, equipment and facilities available, and professional conferences.

Creator:

New York (State). Education Department. Bureau of Home Economics Education

Title:

School supervision files

Quantity:

0.4 cubic feet

Inclusive Dates:

1921-1935

Series Number:

A3040

Arrangement

Alphabetic by name of city or town, then in reverse chronological order. Series is incomplete and includes only Syracuse through Youngstown.

Administrative History

The first Specialist in Vocational Education for Girls was appointed in 1914. The Bureau of Home Economics Education was established in 1928.

Scope and Content Note

Most of these records are field reports of visits made by Bureau staff to schools around the state and memoranda describing conferences held between Bureau officials and school faculty. There are also meeting programs, course syllabi, pamphlets, and an occasional sketch of facilities' layout.

These records contain detailed information about the conduct of home economics classes in individual schools, provision of guidance to home economics educators, curricula, teacher training, equipment and facilities available, and professional conferences.