State and War Council agencies and local war councils general reporting files, 1942-1945.
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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 ...
New York (State). Dept. of Health.
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Chapter 795 of Laws of 1965 grants the commissioner of health "The central, comprehensive responsibility for the development and administration of the state's policy with respect to hospital and related servicesƯ" The law prohibits any health care facility construction projects without prior approval of the commissioner (and the State Hospital Review and Planning Council and the appropriate Regional Hospital Planning Council); gives the commissioner the right to "inquire into the operation of ho...
New York (State). Division of Housing
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New York State War Council. Office of Civilian Protection.
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New York (State). Dept. of Labor.
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New York State War Council. War Transportation Committee.
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When the United States declared war on Japan in December 1941, over ninety percent of the nation's crude rubber supply was controlled by the Japanese and instantly lost. Almost immediately, the U.S. government took steps to ensure that civilian consumption would not interfere with military exigencies: in January 1941, all new car sales were frozen and by the end of July 1942, gas rationing had been implemented. New York State, where seventy-five percent of the work force depended on...
New York (State). Committee to Study the Evacuation of Cities in Target Areas.
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New York State Nursing Council for War Service
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The State Nursing Council for War Service was formed in August 1942 to serve as the coordinating body for New York State nursing programs. These programs included conducting studies and inventories of the number of nurses in the State and recruiting students to nursing schools. The principal objectives of the Nursing Council were to: study nursing needs and resources in the State; keep an up-to-date roster of licensed and auxiliary nursing personnel; plan for and assist ...
New York State War Council. Emergency Food Commission.
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New York (State). Public Service Commission
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Harold A. Jerry was appointed to the Public Service Commission in 1973. In 1994, he was appointed Commission Chair and served in that capacity until his retirement in the same year. From the description of Subject, correspondence, and utility files, 1981-1995. (New York State Archives). WorldCat record id: 122364503 Annual reports were submitted by railroad companies to the Public Service Commission pursuant to Section 46 of Chapter 429 of the Laws of 1907. The reports were ...
New York State War Council. Committee on Discrimination in Employment
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Governor Herbert H. Lehman appointed a Committee on Discrimination in Employment in March 1941 as part of the New York State Council of Defense for the purpose of encouraging complete utilization in defense work of all individuals without consideration of race, color, creed, or national origin. The committee, chaired by the Industrial Commissioner, consisted of twenty-seven members, appointed by the governor, representing industrial, labor, civic, and racial organization...
New York State War Council. Committee on Child Care, Development and Protection
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New York businesses alleviated the labor shortage caused by World War II by turning to women, who left their domestic roles to find good wages in defense-related industries. In addition to single women and childless wives, mothers answered the call to work, and their necessity in the work force, combined with the needs of their children, gave rise to state-sponsored child care. The New York State War Council, as part of its duty to ensure an adequate labor supply, recogn...
United States. Civil Air Patrol
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"The first Civil Air Patrol members of 1941... served their country by sinking or chasing away German submarines off America's East and Gulf coasts... Today, CAP handles 90 percent of inland search and rescue missions." -- "Civil Air Patrol: A Proud Legacy Continues." Civil Air Patrol. http://www.gocivilairpatrol.com/html/commander.htm (Retrieved June 20, 2009) From the description of U.S. Civil Air Patrol letters, 1942 September. (University of Georgia). WorldCat record id: 42873298...
New York State War Council. Office of Civilian Mobilization
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Because World War II caused manpower shortages in all parts of society, and because the continuation of volunteer services was crucial to the overall well-being of New York, the War Council authorized the Office of Civilian Mobilization (OCM) to maintain social programs by coordinating the recruitment of volunteers, to assist extant organizations with their programs, and to initiate programs needed for the war's home front efforts. To this end, the OCM consulted the organizations already involve...
New York State War Council. Farm Manpower Service.
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The Farm Manpower Service began operation upon the appointment of its director, T. Norman Hurd, by a resolution of the New York State War Council in 1943. It was formed in order to coordinate the work of all federal, state, and local agencies as well as farm organizations, groups, and individuals dealing with the severe war-time labor shortage faced by food producers in New York State. The Farm Manpower Service was responsible for the administration of the Farm Cadet Vic...
United States. Office of Price Administration
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Doris Razook lived in Savannah, Georgia. From the description of Doris Razook ration book, 1943. (Georgia Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 166147794 During World War II the Office of Price Administration (OPA) was the government agency that rationed most consumer goods and regulated their prices. Some of the rationed items included, tires, cars, gas, coffee, meats, and other food stuffs. OPA was in place for the duration of the war and continued operations until 1947...
New York Farm Cadet Victory Corps
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New York State War Council. Division of Public Relations.
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New York State War Council. Salvage Division.
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New York State War Council
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Maurice Neufeld worked in New York State's Division of Commerce and became the assistant to the State War Plans Coordinator in 1941 with the creation of the State War Council. Lieutenant Governor Charles Poletti was the first State War Plans Coordinator; later Oswald D. Heck, speaker of the assembly, served. Neufeld served in his position throughout the war, and though he had authority over certain issues, primarily he served to direct decisions to the appropriate agency heads. From ...
New York State War Council. Bureau of Rationing.
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