At the Archives

February 2024 eUpdate

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The New York State Education Department is highlighting primary sources from the Office of Cultural Education's collections including Abraham Lincoln's Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation and Martin Luther King Jr.'s 1962 Centennial Civil War Commission speech. Expanded Learning Opportunities from the Office of Cultural Education are available through the NYS Library, Archives, and Museum.

For Black History Month 2024 the New York State Archives’ presents, “Before Brown: Desegregating New York’s Public Schools.” This display highlights early mid-20th century school segregation battles in Hempstead and Hillburn that were taken on by the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, a civil rights firm founded by Thurgood Marshall. Free Educator Resources are available at ConsidertheSourceNY.org.

Two in February!

02/15 and 02/27

12:30 pm

New York State Archives

The Archives Research Room is open by appointment Monday through Friday, 9:30am to 4pm, as are our e-mail and telephone reference services. To make an appointment, call (518) 474-8955 or for assistance or guidance with our records, email archref@nysed.gov.

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Office of Cultural Education

New York Archives Partnership Trust, a 501(c)(3) non-profit, supports education, preservation, and outreach programs not funded by the state in order to make accessible archives from nearly 400 years of New York's colonial and state governments. Visit us at nysarchivestrust.org and considerthesourceny.org.