New York (State). Division for Youth

Ersa H. Poston was appointed Regional Director of the New York State Youth Commission in 1957 and continued in that capacity when the State Division for Youth superseded the Youth Commission in 1960. Poston directed the agency's operations in New York City, Long Island, and the counties of Westchester, Dutchess, Putnam, Rockland, Orange, Ulster, Sullivan, Delaware, Greene, and Columbia. In 1963, Poston was appointed to the position of Youth and Work Coordinator, with responsibility for overseeing the Division's statewide program of work training for high school dropouts.

From the description of Youth and Work Coordinator's subject and correspondence files, 1955-1964. (New York State Archives). WorldCat record id: 78001108

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