War records program organization file, 1943-1945.

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War records program organization file, 1943-1945.

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This series contains correspondence between State Historian Albert Corey and numerous county and local historians regarding the disposition of home front war records. This operation was undertaken as part of the State Historian's role to help preserve the State's heritage, and the records created in this series were later used by the War Council's Division of Records when it assessed local home front records.

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New York State Archives

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