New York State War Council Social and Economic Surveys of New York Cities
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Overview of the Records
New York State Archives
New York State Education Department
Cultural Education Center
Albany, NY 12230
0.4 cubic feet
Arrangement
Arranged by city.
Scope and Content Note
This series primarily contains reports compiled by the federal National Resources Planning Board and the Office of Defense Health and Welfare Services detailing conditions in several communities and sent to the State War Council to assist with war planning efforts. Kept by the Assistant to the State War Plans Coordinator, the reports detail each community's conditions in education, health, housing, industry, infrastructure, labor, planning, and transportation, and discuss the impact of the war and military on these areas. Some maps and photographs are reproduced in the reports.
Also found is correspondence and other reports from State War Council field representatives who reported on items discussed in the federal reports, as well as the status of War Council programs such as scrap drives, rationing, civil defense, and war bond drives.
Reports exist for: Buffalo; Elmira; Lewiston; Massena; Mineville; Newburgh; Orangeburg; Poughkeepsie; Rome-Utica-Ilion; Sampson; Schenectady; Sidney; Syracuse; Watertown; and the western portion of Long Island.
Alternate Formats Available
Microform is available at the New York State Archives through interlibrary loan.
Other Finding Aids
Available at Repository
Folder list is available at the repository.
Processing Information
This series was originally accessioned as half of box 75 of old collection #77, accession -71.
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Access Terms
World War, 1939-1945--Health aspects--New York (State)
World War, 1939-1945--Manpower--New York (State)
World War, 1939-1945--Economic aspects--New York (State)
World War, 1939-1945--Education and the war--New York (State)
Housing surveys--New York (State)