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Cecile Starr papers, 1925-2001 15 linear feet
Dan Carpenter papers, 1880-1993 6.5 linear feet
David and Ida Bregger Papers, circa 1880-1968, bulk 1919-1968 6.13 Linear Feet
East Side House records, 1851-1992 18 linear feet
The records include addresses, annual reports, correspondence, memos, minutes, program files, newsclippings, administrative records, photographs, video tape, and film. They include material dating from the decades prior to the establishment of the settlement which shed light on the philosophy and motivation of its founders, and offer a unique view of the first wave of the settlement house movement in America. The records document social conditions, demographic change, political activity and philanthropy in New York City. Addresses by East Side House founder Everett P. Wheeler, included in Series I, document his family history and career as a lawyer and civic reformer prior to the founding of East Side House. Wheeler's correspondence details his role in establishing the settlement and managing it during its first decades.
Elinor Weiss Papers, 1984-2016 2 Linear Feet
Elliot Shapiro Papers, 1962-2007, 1973-1989 1 Linear Feet
Ethel Roblin Melzer papers, 1932-2012, bulk (bulk 1974-2012) .5 Linear Feet
Frank E. Freedman papers, 1896-1970, bulk (bulk 1927-1969) .2 Linear Feet
Friends of the Libraries Records, 1981-2006 5 cubic ft.
Goddard-Riverside Community Center records, 1854-1994 51 linear feet
The records include annual reports, board minutes, budgets, by-laws, correspondence, memos, publications, reports, scrapbooks, photographs and printed material. They document the settlement and its antecedent institutions from 1854 to 1994, offering a unique view of the first wave of the settlement house movement in America, as well as related philanthropy and social welfare activities in New York City over a 140 year period. The origins of Goddard-Riverside Community Center are documented in Series I, which includes eight institutional subseries. These records provide a wealth of information on philanthropic, social welfare and settlement work from the mid-19th century through the 1950s. Series II - IV document the activities of the settlement from 1959 to the 1990s, with a particular emphasis on the urban renewal period of the 1960s. Items in Series VII include photographs of staff, activities, facilities of Goddard-Riverside Community Center, as well as several of its predecessor institutions.
Grosvenor Neighborhood House records, 1913-1990s, 2013-2018 12 linear feet
Harold I. Siegel Papers, 1972-2006, bulk 1972-1980 2 Linear Feet
Hudson Guild records, 1896-1990s 34 linear feet
Jewish Archives of Greater Buffalo, Jewish Federation of Greater Buffalo records, 1902-1979, bulk 1930-1975 29.25 Linear Feet
Jewish Liberal Arts Club Collection, 1931-2000 2.25 Linear Feet
J. Milton and Amy Zeckhauser Papers, circa 1892-2006, 1950-1989 1.2 Linear Feet
Judy R. Kantor Papers, 1985-2012, bulk 1985-2000 1 Linear Feet
Kadimah School of Buffalo records, 1958-2009 4.17 Linear Feet
Lovis Corinth papers, 1917-1982 0.25 linear feet
This is a small collection of exhibition catalogs, clippings, articles, photographs, and a few items of correspondence concerning the artist Lovis Corinth, assembled by his son, Thomas Corinth, who donated it to the Avery Library.
Marion Meade papers, 1859-1993 9 linear feet
Morris Mesch Papers, 1920-1990, bulk 1977-1987 1 Linear Feet
Muriel Markel Goodman Papers, 1941-2006, bulk 1979-1989 1 Linear Feet
New York City Opera records, 1924-2019, bulk 1965-1991 214 linear feet
Rabbi Shay Mintz Papers, 1980-2004, bulk 1989-1999 1 Linear Feet
Richard A. Siggelkow Campus Unrest collection, 1959-1991 1.251 Linear Feet
Rudy and Hilde Miller Papers, 1915-2004, bulk 1938-1978 2.67 Linear Feet
Stanley M. Isaacs Neighborhood Center records, 1959-1995 21.5 linear feet
The records include annual reports, correspondence, memos, minutes, program files, news clippings, administrative records and photographs. They document the agency from its origins in a committee led by the Lenox Hill Neighborhood Association to its work during the 1990s providing social services to thousands of East Side residents. The founding and early history of the Stanley M. Isaacs Neighborhood Center are best documented by minutes in Series II, showing the collaboration between the New York City Housing Authority and the Lenox Hill Neighborhood Association to establish the agency. They also offer the most comprehensive view of administrative, fundraising and program decisions from the early years to the 1990s. This series is supplemented by architectural drawings and plans for the community center in Series VI. Program records in Series V focus on the period 1980-90, with a few items from the 1960s and '70s. The agency's fundraising efforts are documented in Series III, which includes correspondence with foundations and individuals, donor lists and committee files.
Temple Beth El Records, 1847-2006 60.92 Linear Feet
Temple Beth Israel (Niagara Falls, N.Y.) Records, 1880-2011 11.3 Linear Feet
Temple Beth Zion Records, 1864-2008, bulk (Bulk 1890-1995) 68 Linear Feet
Tom Blandy Papers, 1980-1999 1.16 cubic ft.
UB Marching Band collection, 1960-2001 8.80 Linear Feet
Union Settlement Association records, 1896-1995 31 linear feet
The Union Settlement Association Records document a century of the settlement's activities, and provide a unique view of the first wave of the settlement movement in America. They document social conditions, demographic change, political activity, philanthropy and social work in East Harlem with a strong emphasis on the urban renewal period of the 1950s and '60s. The records include: annual reports, board minutes and committee files, headworker and executive director files, program reports, community organization files, and visual materials such as photographs, maps and architectural drawings.
Weldon Kees papers, 1941-1986 0.5 linear feet
Correspondence, manuscript, and printed materials of Kees. There are fourteen letters from Kees to Herbert Cahoon, twelve letters from James T. Farrell to Kees, the manuscript of Kees' THE LAST MAN, and announcements and clippings by and about Kees.