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New York State War Council War Transportation Committee Director's 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 documenting the War Transportation Committee Director's efforts to regulate transportation resources. Issues discussed include: staggered hours for school and business operations; special bus regulation exemption requests; transportation to summer camps; and school transportation for athletes. Agencies for which correspondence is found include: Office of War Training; U.S. War Manpower Commission; U.S. Office of Price Administration; and U.S. Office of Defense Transportation. The status of transportation programs throughout the state is also found in this series.
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Director's correspondence
Quantity:

2 cubic feet

Inclusive Dates:
1942-1943
Series Number:
A4407

Arrangement

Arranged by topic.

Scope and Content Note

This series contains correspondence documenting the War Transportation Committee (WTC) Director's efforts to regulate transportation resources. Issues discussed include: staggered hours for school and business operations; special bus regulation exemption requests; transportation to summer camps; and school transportation for athletes.

Agencies with which the WTC worked, and for which correspondence is found, include: Office of War Training; U.S. War Manpower Commission; U.S. Office of Price Administration; and U.S. Office of Defense Transportation.

The status of transportation programs throughout the state and the agenda and minutes of the Motor Bus Advisory Committee, which advised theWTC on bus regulations, are also found in this series. In addition, a complicated incident of non-compliance with WTC regulations which occurred in the Bronx is also documented in this series.

Processing Information

This series was originally accessioned as boxes 285 and 286 of old collection #77, accession -71.

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