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Records Relating to World War I
Military Service Records and Services to Veterans
Series B0808 Abstracts of World War I Military Service, 1917-1919
Series 13721 Abstracts of National Guard Service in World War I, 1917-1919
Series B0814 Muster Rolls of New York National Guard Units That Served in the United States Army during World War I, 1917-1918
Series 13726 National Guard Muster Rolls, 1878-1954
Series B2001 New York National Guard Service Cards, 1917-1954
Series B2000 New York Guard Service Cards and Enlistment Records, 1906-1918, 1940-1948
Series B1357 World War I Veterans Bonus Cards, 1914-1919
Series A0412 World War I Veterans' Service Data and Photographs, 1917-1939
Series A0710 New York State Veterans' Home Resident Case Files, 1897-1963
Series B0455 War Service Scholarship Examination Scores List, 1950-1951
Series B0454 War Service Scholarship Candidate Lists, 1944-1959
See the State Archives Military Service Records pathfinder for additional resources documenting the service of New York residents in World War I and other military conflicts.
State Defense Council
State Defense Council Agency History
Series A4234 Correspondence Files, 1917-1918
Series A4242 Administrative and Correspondence Files, 1917-1918
Series A4241 Subject Correspondence Files, 1917-1918
Series A4240 Correspondence with State Agencies, 1917-1918
Series A4235 Correspondence of County Home Defense Committees, 1917-1918
Series A4237 Correspondence with National Council of Defense, 1917-1918
Series A4239 United States Public Service Reserve Correspondence Files, 1917-1918
Series A4238 Health and Hospital Resources Files from the Adjutant General's Office, 1917
Series A3080 Defense Council History Files, 1917-1918
Governor's Office
Gubernatorial records in the State Archives shed light on public sentiments, as well as the development and implementation of state policy before, during, and after the First World War. Such records document the public debate over American participation in the war, economics and citizenship rights during wartime, and state government response to postwar issues such as labor unrest and political radicalism.
Series 13682-53A Governor Alfred E. Smith Subject and Correspondence Files, 1919-1920, 1923-1928
Series 13682-78B Governor Nathan L. Miller Subject and Correspondence Files, 1921-1922
Series A0612 Governor Appointment and Other Correspondence Files, 1883-1936, 1955-1958, 1998-2006
Series A0531 Governor Investigation Case Files of Charges and Complaints Against Public Officials and Agencies, 1857-1919
Series A3217 Governor Executive Statements, 1913-1921
Series 13035 Proclamations by the Governor, 1893-2010, 2012-2017
State Education Department
The State Education Department was responsible for administering the Boys' Working Reserve (Farm Cadet Program) implemented to meet farm labor shortages during the war and for administering the consitutionally mandated certification of literacy requirement for new voters in the postwar period. The department's Division of Archives and History was responsible for researching and documenting the experiences New York's military service men and women and the state's local communities during the war.
Series A0412 World War I Veterans' Service Data and Photographs, 1917-1939
Series A3166 Working Files for a Publication on New York in World War I, 1917-1925
Series A3167 Historical Research Working Files, 1795-1945
Series A3112 Enlistment Papers and Reports of the New York State Boys' Working Reserve (Farm Cadet Program), 1918
Series A0063 Press Clippings and Background Files Concerning the Board of Regents Literacy Test, 1916-1933
Series A2042 Records of the Commissioner's Visit to France, 1915-1917
Military Training Commission
Military Training Commission Agency History
Series A0401 Administrative Reports, Correspondence, and Orders, 1917-1921
Series A4435 Statistical Reports, Background Material, and Industry Profiles, 1918-1921
Series A4436 Administrative Records and Manuals Relating to Military Training Enrollments and the Farm Cadet Corps, 1917-1921
Adjutant General's Office
In addition to documenting the service of individuals, records of the Adjutant General's Office document the agency's responsibility for overall administration of the New York National Guard in the World War I era. These records document policies affecting the state's entire military system, as well as those relating to the organization, staffing, training, equipping, and deployment of specific units.
Series 14405 Special Order, 1855-1975
Series 14403 General Orders, 1802-1975
Series A3354 World War I Historical Research Files, 1914-1928
State Engineer and Surveyor
The State Engineer and Surveyor's office was responsible for administering the Walters Act, which was enacted to alleviate the certainty of heavy financial losses faced by contractors due to unusual economical conditions created by America's entry into World War I.
Series B0236 State Engineer and Surveyor Walters Act Administrative Files, 1918-1919
Series B0241 State Engineer and Surveyor Card Index to Walters Act Administrative Files, 1918-1919
Series A3260 State Engineer and Surveyor Payrolls for Employees in Military Service, 1917-1920
Additional State Agencies
Records of the Joint Legislative Committee to Investigate Seditious Activities
Series B0303 State Legislature Joint Legislative Resolution Regarding the 332nd Regiment of the American Expeditionary Force, 1919
Series B0237 Commission on Acquisition of Land for Public Defense at Rockaway Administrative Files, 1917-1918