Press clippings and background files concerning the Regents literacy test, 1916-1933 (bulk 1922-1933).

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Press clippings and background files concerning the Regents literacy test, 1916-1933 (bulk 1922-1933).

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The series consists predominantly of newspaper clippings and a small amount of memoranda, notes, and pamphlets documenting the department's response to changes in voting requirements, including introduction and administration of the Regents literacy test, and progress and results of literacy training offered through adult education classes throughout the state. The bulk of the records are in the form of a scrapbook of clippings, collected from local newspapers and pasted on paper, about the literacy test program.

1.8 cu. ft. (including over 1,500 clippings) (2 microfilm reels)

New York State Archives

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