Inventor Name
Unknown
Repository
New York State Library
Cultural Education Center
Empire State Plaza
Albany, NY 12230
518-74-6282
http://www.nysl.nysed.gov/using.htm
Physical Description
12.5 cubic feet
Summary
Agency record NYSV86-a364 describes the history and functions of the War Council resulting in creation of the record series. This series contains correspondence between the War Council (and its predecessor, the Defense Council) and various individuals, agencies, and organizations involved in the coordination of war work. Letters in this series document administrative functions and communications of the War Council during the Second World War. The series also contains a variety of other materials received in the course of routine correspondence including pamphlets, manuals, applications, regulations, contracts, and periodical material. Topics covered include agriculture, wartime rationing and conservation, proposals for defense inventions from individuals, air raids, mayors and metropolitan areas. Agencies well represented in this series include Public Works, Education, Corrections, and the Office of the State Comptroller, as well as a variety of Federal agencies.
