This series contains correspondence detailing the Education Department's establishment, supervision, or other involvement with war- time programs related to educating citizens on defense matters. In particular, the department worked with the Departments of Health, Labor, Mental Hygiene, and Social Welfare to produce a series of pamphlets published for the War Council to educate the general public on war-related issues. These pamphlets are also found in this series. The department was also involved in other programs either in an organizational or coordinating capacity for other State or War Council agencies. The field reports were sometimes contained in memoranda, but predominantly a standard printed form was used.
Statements describe with varying amounts of detail the results of the meetings.
The child care field reports usually contain two or three sentences. Reports on other areas typically contain more substantial summaries of the meetings and the programs investigated. Department War Programs Coordinator's Files, 1937-1943. This series contains Dr. Albert Meredith's materials relating to his role as the Education Department's coordinator of war programs. An administrative assistant in the department, Meredith was the liaison between the department and the War Council.