New York (State). Education Dept. Division of Archives and History.
Variant namesAll of these projects primarily were efforts to document historic sites in New York. They included a Federally sponsored historic sites survey (ca. 1936-1939); preliminary work on the Historical Album of New York State (1941-1942) - a cooperative project between the Works Progress Administration's New York Writer's Project and the Division of Archives and History; and a resurvey of historic sites conducted by the Division (ca. 1947-1949).
From the description of Photographs of historic sites and structures, 1936-1963. (New York State Archives). WorldCat record id: 82280513
In 1925 the Commissioner of Education appointed the Executive Committee on the 150th Anniversary of the American Revolution to develop a plan for statewide observances of events that occurred during 1776 and 1777 in New York. Peter Nelson, Supervisor of Public Records in the Division of Archives and History, was selected as Executive Secretary of the committee and charged with planning the State's role in observances designated by the committee.
From the description of Correspondence files of the executive secretary of the Executive Committee on the 150th Anniversary of the American Revolution, 1926-1929. (New York State Archives). WorldCat record id: 81503843
The Legislature provided funding for statewide celebrations of the 150th anniversary of the American Revolution under the supervision of the Education Department in 1926 and 1927. In 1928 the Legislature established a committee and allocated funds for observances of the 1779 Sullivan-Clinton campaign against the Iroquois tribes.
From the description of General files relating to observances of the 150th anniversary of the American Revolution and other events, 1923-1939. (New York State Archives). WorldCat record id: 78433021
This information was gathered by the Division of Archives and History in response to a letter sent by the Commissioner of Education to all boards of education and school administrators on March 18, 1936.
From the description of Inventory of local school records, 1936. (New York State Archives). WorldCat record id: 85241484
The Historical Survey's goals were to locate and inventory public records and private manuscripts, identify marked and unmarked historic sites and structures, identify local cemeteries, and prepare brief historical essays. The project provided temporary employment to individuals on the Saratoga County relief rolls, and was conducted under the general supervision of the Division of Archives and History.
From the description of Correspondence and working files for Saratoga County Historical Survey, 1935. (New York State Archives). WorldCat record id: 84971759
These records were collected by State Historians James Sullivan and Alexander C. Flick (from 1923 on) in response to a joint resolution of the New York State Senate and Assembly to "collect, collate, compile, edit, and prepare for publication sufficient material, statistics, and data for a history of the State of New York in the World War." Because no funds were appropriated for this work, the envisioned publication was never completed.
The State Historian relied on officially appointed local historians to collect and forward information relating to their communities' roles in the war. Only two-thirds of the state's communities provided the requested information, and very few veterans from New York City are represented in the series. There are no files for Bronx, Queens, or Richmond counties.
From the guide to the World War I veterans' service data and photographs, 1917-1939, 1919-1924, (New York State Archives)
These observances or pageants depicted were part of the statewide celebration of the 150th anniversary of events in 1776 and 1777 authorized by the Legislature in 1926 and 1927.
From the description of Photographs of observances of the 150th Anniversary of the American Revolution, 1926-1927. (New York State Archives). WorldCat record id: 84526438
These markers were partially financed under annual appropriations of the state legislature beginning in 1926 as part of the official celebration of the 150th anniversary of the American Revolution.
From the description of Historic sites bronze marker file, 1926-1942. (New York State Archives). WorldCat record id: 84526435
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| Elmira (N.Y.) | |||
| Troy (N.Y.) | |||
| Kingston (N.Y.) | |||
| Saratoga Battlefield (N.Y.) | |||
| Fort Ticonderoga (N.Y.) | |||
| Fort Stanwix (N.Y.) | |||
| Crown Point (N.Y.) | |||
| Knox Trail (N.Y.) | |||
| North Salem (N.Y.) | |||
| East Greenbush (N.Y.) | |||
| United States | |||
| New York (State) | |||
| Albany (N.Y.) | |||
| Bennington Battlefield (VT.) | |||
| Kinderhook (N.Y.) | |||
| Cherry Valley (N.Y.) | |||
| Flushing (N.Y.) | |||
| Saratoga County (N.Y.) | |||
| Great Britain |
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| Acquisition of manuscripts |
| Education |
| American Revolution Sesquicentennial |
| Archives |
| County government |
| Government paperwork |
| Historical markers |
| Historic buildings |
| Historic monuments |
| Historic sites |
| Local history |
| Military history |
| Industrial mobilization |
| Liberty bonds |
| Loyalty |
| New York (Colony) |
| New York (State) |
| Outdoor recreation |
| Pageants |
| Pagents |
| Parks |
| Patriotism |
| Public history |
| Public records |
| Public welfare |
| Recreation areas |
| Recruiting and enlistment |
| Schools |
| Shipbuilding |
| State local-relations |
| Sullivan's Indian Campaign, 1779 |
| Teaching |
| Veterans |
| War and education |
| War and society |
| War memorials |
| World War, 1914-1918 |
| World War, 1914-1918 |
| World War, 1914-1918 |
| Women in war |
| World War, 1939-1945 |
| World War, 1939-1945 |
| Occupation |
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| Activity |
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| Administering archives |
| Archiving |
| Celebrating |
| Documenting archives |
| Documenting citizen participation |
| Documenting military personnel |
| Documenting war |
| Legislating |
| Managing archives |
| Planning |
| Preserving |
| Publicizing |
| Publicizing history |
| Publishing histories |
| Records management |
| Researching |
| Researching war |
| Researching war memorials |
| War photography |
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