Overview of the Records
Repository:
New York State Archives
New York State Education Department
Cultural Education Center
Albany, NY 12230
Summary:
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 of transportation; monitoring food production and conservation; enrolling men for
home defense; providing needed labor for defense industries; and supervising instruction in personal hygiene, first aid, and
economy in the home.
Creator:
Title:
Correspondence of county home defense committees
Quantity:
2 cubic feet
Inclusive Dates:
1917-1918
Series Number:
A4235