Chief of the Bureau of Social Studies subject and correspondence files, 1914-1994, bulk 1937-1970.

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Chief of the Bureau of Social Studies subject and correspondence files, 1914-1994, bulk 1937-1970.

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This series consists of the subject files and correspondence of Mildred McChesney, Chief of the Bureau of Social Studies for the Department of Education, from 1934-1970. The subject files include notes, pamphlets, and agendas from professional conferences, announcements, newsletters, and copies of Regents exams over the years, and news clippings regarding the curriculum development of Social Studies during her tenure. Also included are records about the organization of the Education Department from the 1950s and 1960s. The correspondence files are from teachers, colleagues, and principals regarding the further development of Social Studies records in school curricula in New York and other state education departments.

4 cu. ft.

New York State Archives

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New York (State). Education Dept.

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New York State's education system has antecedents in both English and Dutch colonial education. The Dutch, concerned with providing widespread general education, established tax-supported common schools under church and state control in most of New Netherland's communities. Under the English, who established a system of private or church-supported academies, emphasis was placed on advanced education of the elite and the common school system of the Dutch all but disappeared. In 1754 ...

McChesney, Mildred

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