Collection context
Summary
- Creator:
- Rosenman, Dorothy
- Extent:
- 1 box and 1 box
- Language:
- English .
- Preferred citation:
Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Dorothy Rosenman papers; Box and Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.
Background
- Scope and Content:
Correspondence, documents, and printed material relating to Rosenman's activities as a housing analyst. Correspondents include Fiorello La Guardia, Eleanor Roosevelt, Bernard Baruch, and Herbert Lehman. Also, printed copies of Rosenman's many articles on housing.
- Biographical / Historical:
Mrs. Rosenman served on Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia's Committee on Housing Legislation, was chairman and organizer of the National Committee on Housing Inc., was chairman of the committee working for legislation to create a New York State Division of Housing, and was chairman of the Housing Committee of the United Neighborhood Houses of New York, working for better housing conditions on the Lower East Side.
- Acquisition information:
- Source of acquisition--Rosenman, Dorothy. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--1970. Accession number--M-70.
- Processing information:
Cataloged Christina Hilton Fenn 09/--/89.
- Arrangement:
Arranged.
- Accruals:
Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. Contact rbml@columbia.edu for more information.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed Terms
- Subjects:
- Housing -- New York (State) -- New York
Housing -- New York (State)
Housing -- Societies, etc
Public housing - Names:
- New York (State). Division of Housing
La Guardia, Fiorello H (Fiorello Henry), 1882-1947
Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1884-1962
Baruch, Bernard M. (Bernard Mannes), 1870-1965
Lehman, Herbert H (Herbert Henry), 1878-1963 - Places:
- Lower East Side (New York, N.Y.) -- Social conditions
New York (N.Y.) -- Social conditions
Access
- RESTRICTIONS:
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This collection is located off-site. You will need to request this material at least three business days in advance to use the collection in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room.
This collection has no restrictions.
- TERMS OF ACCESS:
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Single photocopies may be made for research purposes. The RBML maintains ownership of the physical material only. Copyright remains with the creator and his/her heirs. The responsibility to secure copyright permission rests with the patron.
- PREFERRED CITATION:
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Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Dorothy Rosenman papers; Box and Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.
- LOCATION OF THIS COLLECTION:
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6th Floor East Butler Library535 West 114th St.New York, NY 10027, United States
- CONTACT:
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(212) 854-5590rbml@library.columbia.edu