Publications

The New York State Archives provides a wide variety of archives and records management publications for specific audiences such as researchers and genealogists, records managers and archivists, students and teachers, state and local government officials, as well as for the general public.

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Publication Topics

Guides to Historical Records
Guides, fact sheets, and finding aids to the records in the New York State Archives and other repositories.

Managing Records
Records management publications, records retention schedules, and publications on the care and use of historical records.

Teaching with Historical Records
Publications for teachers on using primary source documents in the classroom.

Questions? Contact our Publications Office at ARCHTRAIN@mail.nysed.gov