Correspondence with state agencies, 1917-1918.

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Correspondence with state agencies, 1917-1918.

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The series consists primarily of carbon copies of outgoing correspondence, along with smaller amounts of incoming original letters, sent among the State Defense Council and other state agencies associated with emergency war efforts. Also included are newspaper clippings, telegrams, bulletins, and pamphlets relating to council activities, coordination of efforts among agencies, and wartime issues and regulations. The subject matter of the correspondence generally reflects the coordinating position that the council held relating to other government agencies. A considerable amount of the correspondence represents referrals of questions to more appropriate venues or requests for routine information for which only the response or transmittal letter by the council was saved.

0.3 cu. ft.Copies: 1 microfilm reel; 35mm.

New York State Archives

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Sherrill, Charles Hitchcock, 1867-1936

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New York State Defense Council

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The State Defense Council was created by Chapter 369 of the Laws of 1917. Its responsibilities included making "all investigations and plans for efficient coordination and cooperation of the military, industrial, agricultural and commercial resources of the state in time of war". It was charged with the "creation of relations which render possible immediate concentration and utilization of state resources for military purposes". Preparedness meant the organization and coordination o...