Series IV: Speeches, Reviews, Doctoral Student Files, Mayoral Research, NYU Archives, 1947-1976, inclusive

Scope and Contents

Series IV contains speeches, materials related to reviews of other historians' works written by Still, Still's files on his doctoral students, research files on the New York City Office of the Mayor, and materials documenting Still's work with the University Archives.

Subseries A: Speeches, Reviews, Press

Scope and Contents

Subseries A: Speeches, Reviews, Press consists of speeches that Still gave before various historical organizations. Also in this subseries are publications, correspondence, and information regarding Still's professional associations.

Speech, Class Night, Heights, Jun. 5, 1961, 1967 Jun. 5, inclusive

Box: 38, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

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Speech, Class Night, Heights, Jun. 7, 1965, 1965 Jun. 7, inclusive

Box: 38, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

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Speech, Perstare et Praestare, Feb. 18, 1965, 1965 Feb. 18, inclusive

Box: 38, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

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"The American City in History and Literature," Intercollegiate Conference on Urban Affairs, Long Island University, Mar. 8-10, 1963, 1963 Mar. 8-10, inclusive

Box: 38, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

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Speech, Long Island University, Dec. 13, 1962: "The History of the City in American Life", 1962 Dec. 13, inclusive

Box: 38, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

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THE WEST, Letters from readers; reference to French edition, 1961, 1962, 1965

Box: 38, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

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Wisconsin Biographical Project, 1950 Aug. 11, inclusive

Box: 38, Folder: 7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

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"New York City" ms. for WORLD SCOPE ENCYCLOPEDIA, 1957, inclusive

Box: 38, Folder: 8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

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Olmsted, Frederick L., Account of Chicago Fire, NATION, Nov. 9, 1871, 1871 Nov. 9, inclusive

Box: 38, Folder: 9 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

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Milwaukee, Speeches on, August, 1948, 1948 Aug., inclusive

Box: 38, Folder: 10 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

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NEW YORK CITY: STUDENTS' GUIDE TO LOCALIZED HISTORY: Reviews and Letters, 1964-1966, inclusive

Box: 38, Folder: 11 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

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Speeches, Miscellaneous, many as Acting Dean, University College, 1958-60, 1958-1960, inclusive

Box: 38, Folder: 12 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

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Remarks, "Dissertation: Training or Career," GAS Faculty meeting, Mar. 28, 1957, 1957 Mar. 28, inclusive

Box: 38, Folder: 13 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

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"The History of the City in American Life," AMERICAN REVIEW, May, 1962, 1962 May, inclusive

Box: 38, Folder: 14 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

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Appointments to University Positions at New York University, 1955-1961, inclusive

Box: 38, Folder: 15 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

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Book Reviews and Evaluations, 1937, 1941, 1947, 1953-1980

Box: 38, Folder: 16 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

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Letter to NEW YORK TIMES, Mar. 11, 1962, 1962 Mar. 11, inclusive

Box: 38, Folder: 17 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

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Urban History Group -- Correspondence, 1952, 1956-1968

Box: 38, Folder: 18 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

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URBAN HISTORY GROUP NEWSLETTER #1 (November, 1954) through #39 (April, 1975), lacking only April, 1969, 1954-1975, inclusive

Box: 39, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

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URBAN HISTORY GROUP NEWSLETTER, duplicates, 1954-1960, 1962-1963, inclusive

Box: 39, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

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URBAN HISTORY NEWSLETTER [British] #2 (May, 1964) through #10 (July, 1968), 1964-1968, inclusive

Box: 39, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

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URBAN HISTORY NEWSLETTER [British] #11 (December, 1968) through #15 (Spring, 1971), 1968-1971, inclusive

Box: 39, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

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URBAN HISTORY NEWSLETTER [British] #16 (Summer, 1971) through #22 (1976), 1971-1976, inclusive

Box: 39, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

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Urban History Session at A.H.A., 1954 Correspondence, 1954, inclusive

Box: 39, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

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Dyos, H. J. Correspondence and Offprints, 1966-1970, inclusive

Box: 40, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

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Osgood, Ernest, "The City and the Frontier", 1947 Oct. 31, inclusive

Box: 40, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Language of Materials

English.

Glaab-Smith manuscript, Critique of, 1964 Dec., inclusive

Box: 40, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

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"History and Urban Studies," Speech at Symposium at Louisiana State University, May 6, 1966, 1966 May 6, inclusive

Box: 40, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

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Washington Center for Metropolitan Studies, circa 1964

Box: 40, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

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"The American City Past and Present," Speech, Nov. 9, 1966, in University Scholars Lecture Series, "The Urban Dilemma", 1966 Nov. 9, inclusive

Box: 40, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

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"The Urban Dilemma" Essays for proposed book, not published because of editor's death. The authors: C. Abrams, B. Still, J. V. Lindsay, K. Clark, B. Rustin, F. Vigier, R. Theobald, A. Mayer., 1966-1967, inclusive

Box: 40, Folder: 7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

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Callow, Alexander, Correspondence, 1966-1967, 1972

Box: 40, Folder: 8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

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Reaction to Milwaukee book, 1959 Mar., inclusive

Box: 40, Folder: 9 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

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Historians' Reactions to my 1941 article on Urbanization in Upper Middle West, 1941, inclusive

Box: 40, Folder: 10 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

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McKelvey, Blake, comment on manuscript of, for Harvard University Press, 1955, 1966-1967

Box: 40, Folder: 11 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

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Charleston, S. C., Census of 1849, n.d.

Box: 40, Folder: 12 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

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Speech, "Living Landmarks," Sept. 29, 1964, 1964 Sept. 29, inclusive

Box: 40, Folder: 13 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

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Wagner, Robert F., "The City Takes a Giant Step," NEW YORK TIMES, Nov. 29, 1964, 1964 Nov. 1964, inclusive

Box: 40, Folder: 14 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

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Greenwich Village Historic District, Hearings, Dec. 9, 1965, Dec. 21, 1966, 1967, 1965-1967, inclusive

Box: 40, Folder: 15 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

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Subseries C: Mayoral Research

Scope and Contents

Subseries C: Mayoral Research contains Still's research files on the history of the New York City Office of the Mayor, from the colonial period to the mid-twentieth century.

Mayors, 1665-1958 Cards for individual mayors, undated

Box: 44, Folder: 15 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

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Mayors, 1665-1958 Charts with biographical data, undated, 1967

Box: 44, Folder: 16 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

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Mayors, Data sheets, A through F, undated

Box: 44, Folder: 17 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

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Mayors, Data sheets, G through K, undated

Box: 45, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

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Mayors, Data sheets, L through O, undated

Box: 45, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

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Mayors, Data sheets, P through W, undated

Box: 45, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

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Mayoralty, Footnoted chronology, 1665-1834 (ribbon copy), undated

Box: 45, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Language of Materials

English.

Mayoralty, Footnoted chronology, 1665-1834 (carbon), undated

Box: 45, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Language of Materials

English.

Residences of Mayors of New York, 1776-1932, 1963, inclusive

Box: 45, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

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Mayors of New York Bibliography, to ca. mid-20th century, undated

Box: 45, Folder: 7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

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New York City Mayoralty -- Misc. Notes Rough draft, undated

Box: 45, Folder: 8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

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Allen, Stephen (Seminar Paper of Judith E. Tobias), 1968 May, inclusive

Box: 45, Folder: 9 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

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Mayoral Politics Period of DeWitt Clinton, 1807, 1808, 1811, 1815

Box: 45, Folder: 10 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

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Council, Members of, 1665-1776, 1869, inclusive

Box: 45, Folder: 11 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

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Mayors' Annual Messages, 1840-1860, 1845-1846, 1851, 1856, 1859

Box: 45, Folder: 12 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

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Wilson, James Q., "The Mayors vs. the Cities" (1969), 1969, inclusive

Box: 45, Folder: 13 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

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Subseries D: Archives, Talks, and Articles

Scope and Contents

Subseries D: Archives, Talks, Articles includes more of Still's talks and articles, as well as files that document his work with the New York University Archives.

Advisory Committee on "History of New York University in the 20th Century;" Archives Advisory Council (1977-78, 1978-79), Oliva statements of Aug. 30, 1977 (Archives "Charter") and Nov. 2, 1977, 1977-1979, inclusive

Box: 46, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

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Adam, Emilie, undated, 1973

Box: 46, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

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Ackerman, Patricia, University Archivist, Jan. 14, 1980 - Dec. 31, 1980, 1980 Jan. 14 - 1980 Dec. 31, inclusive

Box: 46, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

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Archives, Inventory of holdings, Jan. 30, 1979, 1979 Jan. 30, inclusive

Box: 46, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

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Archives, Description of, 1970, 1977-1982

Box: 46, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

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Archives, Request for materials from University offices, 1963, 1969, 1971, 1980-1982

Box: 46, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

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Archives, Annual Report, June 1, 1979 to May 31, 1980, 1979 June 1-1980 May 31, inclusive

Box: 46, Folder: 7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

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Archives Training Program; NEH Grant proposal; syllabi; flyers, 1974-1981, inclusive

Box: 46, Folder: 8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

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Austern, Thomas, Memoir, 1979 July 25

Box: 46, Folder: 9 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

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Bobst Library, Relationship of Relationship of Archives to, 1970, 1979, 1980

Box: 46, Folder: 10 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

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Budget Material (not organized), 1967-1981, inclusive

Box: 46, Folder: 11 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

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de Capriles, Miguel, Oral History Interview, Correspondence, undated, 1976

Box: 46, Folder: 12 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

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Frusciano, Thomas J., University Archivist,, undated, 1980-1983

Box: 46, Folder: 13 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

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Gifts of Money to Archives by Margaret Brown and Kathy Goldsmith, 1982, inclusive

Box: 46, Folder: 14 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

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Graduate Assistants, 1980-1983, inclusive

Box: 46, Folder: 15 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

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Presidential Scholars in Archives, Summer, 1982, 1982, inclusive

Box: 46, Folder: 16 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

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Graduate School of Arts and Science, Inventory of records, undated, 1977, 1979

Box: 46, Folder: 17 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

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Lutzker, Michael, 1976-1978, 1981

Box: 46, Folder: 18 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

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Sesquicentennial Exhibit, 1981-1982, inclusive

Box: 46, Folder: 19 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

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Munn Papers, Provenance, correspondence, etc., 1923, 1979, 1980, 1982

Box: 47, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

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Munn Exhibit, Brochure, undated

Box: 47, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

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Munn Exhibit, Correspondence, 1980, inclusive

Box: 47, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

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Munn, J. B., Digests of annual reports as dean, WSC, 1928 Oct. 1, 1929 Oct. 1, 1930 Oct. 1, 1931 Oct. 1, inclusive

Box: 47, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

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Oral History, Request for funds for, undated, 1970

Box: 47, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

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Picture Processing (Occhiogrosso), Request for funds for, 1980 Aug. 13, 1981 Jan. 20, inclusive

Box: 47, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

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Town Hall Records, 1978, inclusive

Box: 47, Folder: 7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

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Committee to suggest ways of memorializing the history of NYU and the people involved, 1922-1923, 1966, 1976, 1977, 1986,

Box: 47, Folder: 8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

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Libraries, History of, Exhibit, 1964, 1981

Box: 47, Folder: 9 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

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Stanford White Commemorative Stamp, 1981

Box: 47, Folder: 10 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

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Law School Minutes, Access to, 1981 Jul. 10, inclusive

Box: 47, Folder: 11 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

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Hosay, Philip, Multinational Summer Institute, SEHNAP, 1982, inclusive

Box: 47, Folder: 12 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

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Literary Greenwich Village, Walking Tour, undated

Box: 47, Folder: 13 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

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Dates of Ward Creation, NYC, 1791-1853, undated

Box: 47, Folder: 14 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

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Gallaudet, Thomas H., Association with New York University, Question of, 1932, 1980

Box: 47, Folder: 15 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

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Task Force Municipal Archives, 1961-1968, 1970

Box: 47, Folder: 16 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

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Hudson Square, undated

Box: 47, Folder: 17 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

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New York City, Encyclopedia of, 1982-1984

Box: 47, Folder: 18 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

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Falk, Minna, Memorial, 1983, inclusive

Box: 47, Folder: 19 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

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Spann, Edw. K., 1982-1983, inclusive

Box: 47, Folder: 20 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

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Sussex Tapes, 1983-1984, inclusive

Box: 48, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

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Klotsche, J. M., 1984, inclusive

Box: 48, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

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Clapp, James A., Program for Media & Urban Affairs, undated, 1984

Box: 48, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

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Luckingham, Bradford, 1983-1984, inclusive

Box: 48, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

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Lees, Andrew, undated, 1984

Box: 48, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

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Roosevelt, Eleanor, Plaque on 29 Washington Sq. West, undated, 1985

Box: 48, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

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Quinn, Terry, RASPUTIN, 1985 Jul., inclusive

Box: 48, Folder: 7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

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Hansen, Bert, undated, 1986

Box: 48, Folder: 8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

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Chamberlain, Office of, 1969 Nov. 16, inclusive

Box: 48, Folder: 9 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

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Walking Tour, O.A.H. Meeting, 31514, 1985-1986, inclusive

Box: 48, Folder: 10 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

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Lecture, "Student Life at N.Y.U. 100 Years Ago," May 9, 1983, Class in Education E98.2069, 1983, inclusive

Box: 48, Folder: 11 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

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Brademas, John, Correspondence, 1981-1982, inclusive

Box: 48, Folder: 12 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

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O.A.H. Meeting, April, 1982 -- Urban History, 1981-1982, inclusive

Box: 48, Folder: 13 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

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Script for taped interview and slide presentation on history of N.Y.U. at Washington Square, in connection with dedication of 9th floor, Main, Dec. 18, 1951, 1951 Dec. 18, inclusive

Box: 48, Folder: 14 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

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Lecture, "N.Y.U. Founding and Formative Years," Faculty Women's Club, Mar. 19, 1981, 1981, inclusive

Box: 48, Folder: 15 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

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Letter to Deborah Gardner on Teaching of Urban History, undated, 1947-1948

Box: 48, Folder: 16 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

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Christopher Street, Naming of, undated

Box: 48, Folder: 17 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

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SUPER-POWERS, "Preface" (United Media International, Inc.), 1980, inclusive

Box: 48, Folder: 18 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

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Letter to Brooke Hindle, concerning S. F. B. Morse, 1981 Nov. 2, inclusive

Box: 48, Folder: 19 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

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Hermalyn, Gary, New York City History Project, 1981-1982, inclusive

Box: 48, Folder: 21 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

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Talk, "The Study of History in the Planning and Mid-Nineteenth Century Practice of N.Y.U.," Park History Honor Society, May 14, 1981, 1981 May 14, inclusive

Box: 48, Folder: 22 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

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Advisory Board of the Historical Records of the New York County Clerk, Inc., 1979-1980, inclusive

Box: 48, Folder: 23 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

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JOURNAL OF URBAN HISTORY, Editorial Board, 1979, 1981, 1985

Box: 48, Folder: 24 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

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Adler, Susan, German Travel Literature, 1870-1885, 1973 Jan., inclusive

Box: 48, Folder: 25 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

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Hood, Clifton, Thesis Prospectus, Columbia University, 1981, inclusive

Box: 48, Folder: 26 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

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Talk, "Greenwich Village -- the Suburban Phase, 1790-1850," N.Y.U. Forum on the History of Greenwich Village, May 10, 1979, 1979 May 10, inclusive

Box: 48, Folder: 27 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

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Talk, "Greenwich Village -- Suburban Days, 1790-1850," Washington Square Association, May 26, 1981, 1981, inclusive

Box: 48, Folder: 28 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

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"Around the Square," sesquicentennial publication, 1981-1982, inclusive

Box: 48, Folder: 29 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

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Bernard, Richard M., Proposed updating of MILWAUKEE: THE HISTORY OF A CITY, 1977, 1981-1982

Box: 48, Folder: 30 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

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Foreword for John P. Nielsen, PERSONAL GUIDE TO VILLAGE DINING, 1982, inclusive

Box: 48, Folder: 31 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

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