Administrative records and manuals relating to military training enrollments and the Farm Cadet Corps, 1917-1921.

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Administrative records and manuals relating to military training enrollments and the Farm Cadet Corps, 1917-1921.

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The series contains general administrative records of the commission, including enrollments of boys under the state's military law, related correspondence, and documentation of cooperation with federal efforts to increase the labor pool of farm workers which had been depleted by service in World War I. There are manuals for physical training, health, athletics, and citizenship (e.g. standards of discipline and deportment); reports on the Farm Cadet Corps; and correspondence and administrative records of commission Secretary Thomas C. Stowell.

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New York State Archives

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New York (State). Military Training Commission

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The Military Training Commission was established by Chapter 566 of the Laws of 1916, to provide military and disciplinary training to boys in order to "more thoroughly and comprehensively" prepare them for "the duties and obligations of citizenship." The commission was composed of three members, all of whom served without compensation for a term of four years: the major general commanding the National Guard ex officio (as chairman); one member appointed by the Board of Regents (in p...

Burdge, Howard G.

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Dean, Arthur D.

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Stowell, Thomas

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Hall, William E.

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Resident of Mt. Clemens, Michigan. From the description of William E. Hall papers, 1876-1904. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34423361 ...