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General correspondence


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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:
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, applications, regulations, contracts, and periodical material. Topics include agriculture, wartime rationing and conservation, proposals for defense inventions from individuals, air raids, mayors and metropolitan areas.
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Title:
General correspondence
Quantity:

12.5 cubic feet

Inclusive Dates:
1940-1945
Series Number:
A3099

Arrangement

Alphabetical by correspondent or subject, and therein by reverse chronological order.

Scope and Content Note

This series contains correspondence between the War Council (and its predecessor, the Defense Council) and various 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. 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.

Other Finding Aids

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Folder list.

Custodial History

This series was transferred from the New York State Library in 1978 and accessioned by the Archives in June 2002.

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.

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Detailed Description

Dates Contents Box

Accretion: A3099-02
1940-1943 A 1
1940-1942 Agriculture, Dept. of 1
1941-1943 Air Raid Precautions 1
undated Air Raid Warden Survey, blank forms 1
1941-1942 Air Raid Wardens 1
1940-1943 Al 1
1942-1943 Allocations of Supplies and Equipment, by cities and towns (Air Raid) 1
1943 Alpert, Milton, administrative assistant 1
1941 Aluminum plant and Massena area 1
Am 2
American Legions manuals 2
American Legion, The 2
Applications for positions 2
Ar 2
As 2
Assembly 2
B 2
Bane, Mr. Frank 2
Bane, Mr. Frank 3
Bar 3
Baruch, Hon. Bernard M. 3
Bas 3
Be 3
Bell Aircraft Corporation 3
Ben 3
Bi 3
Bill of Rights Day 3
Bl 3
Blackout regulations, etc. 3
Bo 3
Board of Education, NYC 3
Boy Scouts of America 4
Br 4
Bro 4
Brow 4
Brown, Judge Gary H., Counsel (Public Service Commission) 4
Brown, Walter T. 4
Bu 4
Budget, Director of the, (Hon. J. Buckely Bryan) 4
Bur 4
Butter and Egg Problem in NYC 4
C 5
Canneries of New York State 5
Car 5
Cas 5
Certificates of Intent 5
Ch 5
Chicago Metropolitan Area, Official Bulletin, "Civilian Defense Alert" 5
Civil Air Patrol, Beckwirth Havens, Commander 5
Civilian Organizations 5
Congress of Industrial Organizations 5
Civil Aeronautics Board 5
Cl 5
Clippings special 5
Co 5
Col 5
Compilation of War Legislation, Distribution 6
Compatroller, Officer of the State 6
Con 6
Concessions 6
Congressional Record 6
Consumers Interests Committee 6
Contracts - Defense (empty folder) 6
Contract News, W.F.B 6
Cor 6
Corcoran, Thomas, L.J. 6
Corrections - County and City Defense Councils 6
Correction, Dept. of (John A. Lyons, Commissioner) 6
Cr 6
Cu 6
D 7
Daly, Mark W., Ex. Vice President (Associated Industries of New York) 7
Dav 7
De 7
Deaf, Northern New York School for the, (Certificate of Interest) 7
Dem 7
Di 7
Do 7
Du 7
E 7
Education Dept. 7
Edgewood Arsenal 7
Education Dept. (Hon. Ernest E. Cole, Commissioner) 7
El 7
Employment Service (Federal) (Richard C. Brockway) 8
En 8
F 8
Farm Machinery Repair Program 8
Fe 8
Empty 8
Federal Works Agency, H.P. C. Howe, Chief Regional Supervisor 8
Fi 8
Financial Aid - Petitions to State for Local Defense Council 8
Fl 8
Form letters 8
Fr 9
Fri 9
Furney, Oakley, Chief, Bureau of Industrial Education 9
G 9
Gasoline Conversation 9
Ge 9
Gi 9
Go 9
Mr. Goelet - Reports 9
Goo 9
Government Reports, Office of 9
Governors Conference 9
Gr 9
Gree 9
Gu 9
Guarding, Public and Private Property 10
H 10
Ham 10
Har 10
Has 10
Healy, Mr. Wm. J. 10
He 10
Hen 10
Herzog, Lester W. 10
Hi 10
Hillman, Hon. Sydney 10
Hinckley, Robert H., Assistant Secretary of Commerce 10
Ho 10
Hoade, Martin, National Broadcasting Company, Inc. 10
Hom 10
Hos 10
Hu 10
Hunter, Lois B. 10
I 11
Ickes, Hon. Harold L., Petroleum Coordinator 11
Identification Tags 11
Insurance Dept. New York State, Louis H. Fink, Superintendent of Insurance 11
Insignia 11
Interstate Cooperation: Joint Lergislative Commission on, SEE HArold C. Ostertag 11
Interior, Dept. of 11
Inventions - Defense Program 11
J 11
Je 11
Jockey Club Blood Bank 11
Jo 11
K 12
Ke 12
Ki 12
Kl 12
Knudsen, Hon. William S. 12
Ko 12
Kr 12
Krimmel, Paul, Director, Syracuse Physical Education 12
Kulp, Dr. Claude (State Ed. Dept.) 12
L 12
Labor-General 12
Labozzetti, Dr. Charles 12
LaGuardia, Hon. Fiorello H., Mayor , NYC 12
Lar 12
Laws of 1942, Chapter 445 12
Le 12
Civil Service Leader 12
Legislation, 1943 Proposed 12
Legislation, Proposed for 1942 re: Defense Matters 12
Legislation 1942, bills introduced in the Assembly 13
Legislation 1942, bills introduced in the Senate 13
Legislation - War and Defense 13
Len 13
Li 13
License Plates 13
Lo 13
Lockwood Paul 13
Long Beach 13
Lu 13
M 13
Machinery Repair Program (empty folder) 13
Mah 13
Manual Defense Council 13
Manual, Defense Council 14
Manual, Defense Council, postcard requestsa 14
Mopes, Frederick A., Procurement Division 14
Mar 14
Markets, Dept. of, (N.Y.C.) (empty folder) 14
Mas 14
Mayors, City 14
Mayors, Conference of, (William C. Capes) 14
Mayors and Sheriffs 1942, list of 14
Mc 14
McD 14
McColdrick, Miss (Personal) 14
Inerney, John Jr. (resigned) (Field Representative - N.Y.S. War Council) 14
McL 14
Me 15
Mediation Board 15
Medical Defense, Washington, D.C. 15
Mental Hygiene, Dept. of, New York State, Wm. J. Tiffany, M.D., Commissioner 15
Mer 15
Message of the Governor, Annual 15
Metropolitan Defense Transport Commission, Minutes of the meetings of 15
Metropolitan districts, local councils 15
Mi 15
Migratory labor, Conference 15
Military highway between Miller Field, Wadsworth 15
Min 15
Mireault, George (Auditor) 15
Mo 15
mor 15
Mu 15
N 16
National Assn. Power Engineers, Inc. 16
National Lead Company 16
National Youth Administration 16
Navy Dept. Hon. Frank Knox 16
Ne 16
Negroes in Defense 16
Negroes in Military Service - Negro Students - VI Program 16
Negroes in Military Service 16
Neufeld, Dr. Maurice F. (retired) 16
New York State Guard 16
New York State Newspaper National Defence 16
New York State Optometric Association 16
Newspaper publicity list 16
Newspapers, daily (list) 17
News photos, news reels (lists) 17
Ni 17
Nurses Association of New York State 17
O 17
Observation posts 17
Ol 17
O.P.A., Price Ceilings, Regulations, Fixing, etc. 17
"OPM - Contract News 17
Or 17
Ostertag, Harold C., Chairman, Joint Legislative Committee on Interstate Cooperation 17
P 17
Par 17
Patterson, Robert, Undersecretary of War 17
Pe 17
Pemock, Mrs. Winthrop SEE: Volunteer Participation 17
Ph 18
Pi 18
Placement Division and Unemployment Insurance 18
PM (releases) (empty folder) 18
Po 18
Port of New York Authority (Austin J. Tobin) 18
Port Defense Employment, Committee 18
Post Office, United States 18
Pr 18
President 18
Prison Contracts 18
Prison Industries - Prison made equipment, prison labor,, etc. 18
Production Speed-up (empty folder) 18
Property - for sale 18
Rei 19
Public Work Reserve, A.E. Roche, State Director 19
Public Works, Department of (Charles H. Sells, Superintendent) 19
Publications 19
Publicity Mailing List (empty folder) 19
Q 19
R 19
Radio list 19
Rationing Board, Albany County 19
Rationing, Federal Bureau - OPA 19
Re 19
Reavy, Grace A., president, Civil Service, Dept. of 19
Red Cross, American 19
Releases - New York State War Council 19
NYS War Council 2nd Annual Report 19
"Report on NYS Defense Program - 2nd Edit" 19
Research and Statistics, Bureau of (empty folder) 19
Resolutions, NYS Council of Defense 19
Resolutions (empty) 19
Rus 20
Ri 20
Ro 20
Route 20 20
Ru 20
S 20
Sabotage 20
San 20
Sc 20
Schaff, Harold H. 20
Scho 20
Se 20
Senate (empty folder) 20
Sh 20
Share the Meat for Victory program 20
Sheriffs Association, New York State 20
Si 20
Sm 20
Sn 20
Snow Removal, Mutual Aid, Plan for 20
Sp 21
Speeches 21
St 21
Staff, statements of War Council 21
State, Secretary of, New York State 21
State Aviation School 21
Th 22
To 22
Tr 22
Tracey, Walter 22
State Dept. , general 22
Standards and Purchase, Division of 22
Size 22
Sto 22
Stoddard, Dr. George S., Commissioner of Education 22
Stoddard, Dr. George S., Commissioner of Education 22
Strebel, Gustave A. 22
Su 22
Suggestions 22
Sw 22
T 22
Transportation - School Buses, Boundary Lines, Bus routes, etc. 22
Transportation - School Buses, Boundary Lines, Bus routes, etc. 22
truck Traffic Control Centers 22
Tu 22
U 22
V 23
Ve 23
Veterans, Rehabilitation of 23
Veterans (rights and benefits) 23
W 23
Walsh, Lawrence, Assistant Counsel 23
War 23
War Emergency Act (Amendment) 23
War Emergency Committee 23
War, Secretary of (Washington, D.C.) 23
We 23
Wel 23
Westchester County - Control over cities 23
Westfield, N.J. - Prepardness plan 23
Wh 23
Wi 23
Will 23
Williamson, F.E. 23
Wils 23
Wilson, Charles E. 23
Wo 24
Works Project Administration 24
WPA (releases and bulletins) 24
Xy 24
Z 24
War Manpower Commissioner 24
War Manpower Commissioner (continued) 24
Federal Security Agency (Peter Kasius) Office of the Regional Director 24
Federal Securiy Agency (general) 24
Office of Price Administration (OPA) (Lee S. Buckingham, Director 25
OPA (Sylvan, Joseph) 25
OPA (General) (NYC) 25
OPA (General) (Wash., D.C.) 25
OPA (Albany) 25
OPA (Leon Handerson) 25
OPA (Harriet Elliot) 25
Office of Production Management (Donald M. Nolan)) 25
Office of Production Management (Floyd B. Oldun) 25
Office of Production Management (Misc. Correspondence) 25
Office of Production Management (Maury Maverick, Cheif) 25
Office of Emergency Management (Joseph B. Eastman) 25
Office of Production Management (General) 25
Conservation Dept. (John T. Gibbs) 25
Conservation Dept. (James F. Evans) 25
War Production Board (Louis Levenson) 25
War Production Board (John P. MacGuire) 25
War Production Board (General Correspondence) 25
OWI (General Correspodence) 25