Series 4: Park Slope Civic Council Administration, 1938-2009, inclusive; 1960-2005, bulk
Scope and Contents
Series 3: Park Slope Civic Council Administration, 1938-2009, includes meeting minutes and agendas, membership lists, flyers, mailers, community grant announcements, posters, and other office files related to the activities of the Park Slope Civic Council (some from when it was the South Brooklyn Board of Trade).
Materials from the House Tour and Trustee meetings are well-represented in this series.
Arrangement
The series is arranged into six sub-series:
Sub-series 4.1: Meeting Materials, 1938-2005
Sub-series 4.2: Community Grants Materials, 1981-2000
Sub-series 4.3: Projects and Committees, 1965-2009
Sub-series 4.4: Membership Materials, 1983-1993
Sub-series 4.5: Civic News Production, 1964-2005
Sub-series 4.6: House Tour Materials, 1961-2005
Sub-series 4.1: Meeting Materials, 1938-2005, inclusive
Scope and Contents
Sub-series 4.1: Meeting Materials, 1938-2005, includes meeting minutes, agendas, notes, and other materials used at Park Slope Civic Council meetings. Materials from Executive Board Meetings, Trustee Meetings, and Annual Meetings are represented in this sub-series. Many of the files have unknown creators, but notes and materials from Nancy McGregor, PSCC Secretary in the 1970s, and Vincent Lee, PSCC Secretary in the 1990s, are identified in the folder title.
There are a few materials in this sub-series that relate to the Council when it was the South Brooklyn Board of Trade.
Arrangement
The sub-series is in chronological order.
[South Brooklyn Board of Trade], 1938-1948, inclusive
[Treasurers' files], 1981-1985, inclusive
[Nancy McGregor, Secretary materials], 1978-1980, inclusive
[Nancy McGregor, Secretary materials], 1975-1977, inclusive
PSCC Trustees, 1964
Park Slope [Trustee business materials], 1978-1982, inclusive
[Constitution and by-laws], circa 1978, inclusive
Park Slope [Trustee Meeting minutes], 1979-1980, inclusive
Park Slope [Trustee Meeting minutes], 1978-1982, inclusive
[Trustee Meeting agendas and minutes], 1981-1982, inclusive
[Trustee Meeting agendas and minutes], 1982
[Trustee Meeting minutes], 1983-1986, inclusive
[Trustee Meeting minutes], 1985-1986, inclusive
[Trustee Meeting agendas and minutes], 1982-1983, inclusive
[Executive and Trustee Meeting materials], 1983-1984, inclusive
[Trustee Meeting agendas and minutes], 1984-1989, inclusive
[Trustee Meeting agendas and minutes], 1987-1991, inclusive
Minutes, Financial, etc., 1988-1989, inclusive
[Park Slope Civic Council Board Members and Trustees], 1997-1999, inclusive
Minutes, etc. [from Trustee and Secretary Vincent Lee], 1992-1993, inclusive
Minutes, etc. [from Trustee and Secretary Vincent Lee], 1992-1995, inclusive
[Executive Board Meeting and Trustee Meeting minutes], 1998-2002, inclusive
[Trustee Meeting minutes and agendas], 2002-2003, inclusive
[Executive Board Meeting and Trustee Meeting minutes], 2003-2004, inclusive
[Park Slope Civic Council Annual Meeting program], 2004
[Park Slope Civic Council Annual Meeting programs], 2005
Sub-series 4.2: Community Grants Materials, 1981-2000, inclusive
Scope and Contents
Sub-series 4.2 Community Grants Materials, 1981-2000, includes grant applications, grant review notes, grant announcements, and other materials generated by the Park Slope Civic Council grants committee.
Arrangement
The sub-series is arranged chronologically.
Grants, 1981-1984, inclusive
Grants, 1986
Grants, 1992-2000, inclusive
Grants [Letters to a Forest], 1995
Sub-series 4.3: Projects and Committees, 1965-2009, inclusive
Scope and Contents
Sub-series 4.3: Projects and Committees, 1965-2005, includes correspondence, meeting minutes, news clippings, and flyers and other ephemera related to special projects and committees of the Park Slope Civic Council.
Arrangement
The sub-series is in original order.
[Eighth Street Neighbors], 1990
[Park Slope elected officials], 2003-2004, inclusive
[Eighth Street Neighbors], circa 2003, inclusive
[Park Slope Civic Council committees], circa 2004, inclusive
[Neighborhoods Council for Downtown Brooklyn Landmarks meeting agenda], 2004
General finance, 1984-1986, inclusive
[Park Slope Civic Council news briefs], 1986-1987, inclusive
[Scholarship Committee], 1986
[United States Postal Service, application to mail at the special bulk rate], 1990
[IRS letter 501(c)(3)], 1983
[Old First Reformed Church and Park Slope Civic Council], circa 1980, inclusive
[Community Safety Forum flyer], circa 2000, inclusive
[Toys for Tots Drive flyer], circa 2000, inclusive
[The Park Slope Paper, February 12, 2005], 2005
[Project Reach Youth oral history project], 1986
[Projects and proposals], 1985-1986, inclusive
[Resignation letters], 1984-1985, inclusive
[Complaints and requests for review], 1984-1985, inclusive
[Fall 2004 Clean Streets event proposal], 2004
Clippings, printed material collected by Dr. Howard Hanning, 1966-1977, inclusive
9th Street history from Bill Novak, Dr. Howard Hanning, circa 1997, inclusive
Byrne Park ad Prospect Park - Rosalie Friend's file, 1980-1986, inclusive
Park Slope history 6th Street Prospect Park West Block Association, 1966
PSCC - Trustees - Individuals, Sawyer, Tom Award, 1996
PSCC - Trustees - Individuals, Lovgren, George, Death, 1988
PSCC Exhibit at the Brooklyn Museum, 1980
[Park Slope-related news clippings], 2004-2005, inclusive
[Prospect Park YMCA Seamen's House premiere], 2002
[Brooklyn Center for the Urban Environment (BCUE)], 2002
[Gallery 55 show opening flyers], circa 1965, inclusive
[Community Volunteer Fair flyer], 2005
["The Conservation of Park Slope" profile], circa 1966, inclusive
[Lipsitz and Union Development Group], 1999
[Commerce Bank drive-thru petition], circa 2005, inclusive
[Carroll Gardens Association 20th Anniversary news clipping], 1991
[East New York Savings Bank donation], 1991
[Historic district meeting planning], 2001-2005, inclusive
[Fort Greene Park urban forest management plan], 2004
[Wall Street Journal "The Lager Challenge" article], 2005
[Brooklyn Technical High School 9/11 plaque draft], 2004
[Friends of the Park Slope Branch Library], 1998
[100th anniversary speech], circa 1996, inclusive
[Community Consulting Services Traffic-Transit Challenge], 2004
[Stop the Expansion, Poly Prep Lower School], 2004
Sub-series 4.4: Membership Materials, 1983-1993, inclusive
Scope and Contents
Sub-series 4.4: Membership Materials, 1983-1993, includes lists of members, records of membership renewals, and information from their yearly membership drive.
Arrangement
The sub-series is arranged chronologically.
Membership Drive Info, 1983-1992, inclusive
Membership, 1989-1993, inclusive
Membership Monthly Renewal Lists, 1984-1993, inclusive
Membership Monthly Renewal Lists, 1992-1993, inclusive
Membership Monthly Renewal Lists, 1990-1992, inclusive
Sub-series 4.5: Civic News Production, 1964-2005, inclusive
Scope and Contents
Sub-series 4.5: Civic News Production, 1964-2005, includes notes with ideas for Civic News issues, news clippings, and documentation with standards for printing and publication.
Arrangement
The sub-series is in original order.
[1966 Civic News articles gathered by Tom Sawyer], 1966-1997, inclusive
[1966 Civic News articles gathered by Tom Sawyer], 1966-1997, inclusive
Civic News - General, 1985-1998, inclusive
50th anniversary Civic News, 1988
[Brooklyn Historical Society Civic News binding], 1991-2005, inclusive
["Spanish Vaults in Brooklyn" 1966 article], 1997
Civic News - December, 1998
CN [Civic News] tech standards, circa 1998, inclusive
Civic News ideas, 1995-1999, inclusive
Civic News - July, 2000
[Civic News publication], 2004
Sub-series 4.6: House Tour Materials, 1961-2005, inclusive
Scope and Contents
Sub-series 4.6: House Tour Materials, 1961-2005, includes correspondence, posters, mailers, schedules, and financial records related to the Park Slope Civic Council House Tour.
Arrangement
The sub-series is in chronological order.
Historical Note
The annual Park Slope House Tour started in 1959 as a way to attract home owners to the neighborhood. Private homes and landmarks are opened to the public and ticket sales benefit the Park Slope Civic Council. Other neighborhood organizations in Brooklyn sponsor similar house tours, such as the Brooklyn Heights Association and the Prospect Lefferts Gardens Neighbordhood Association (PLGNA).
House Tour materials given by Bill Novak, circa 1961-1974, inclusive
[House Tour materials], 1961
[House Tour materials], 1964
[House Tour materials], 1965
[House Tour materials], 1966
[House Tour materials], 1967
[House Tour materials], 1968
[House Tour materials], 1969
[House Tour materials], 1971
Houses used 1971-1991, 1992
[House Tour materials], 1973
House Tour posters, 1975-1976, inclusive
[House Tour materials], 1977
[House Tour materials], 1978
1978 House Tour contributions, 1978
[House Tour materials], 1979
[House Tour materials], 1978-1979, inclusive
[House Tour materials], 1978-1986, inclusive
1979 House Tour Bank Contributions, 1979
[House Tour materials], 1980
1980 House Tour Bank Contributions, 1980
House Tour, 1980
[House Tour materials], 1981
House Tour Contributions Financial Institutions, 1981
[House Tour materials], 1981
[House Tour contribution thank you letters], 1981-1982, inclusive
House Tour, 1981-1984, inclusive
House Tour Contributions Financial Institutions, 1982
House Tour Contributions Financial Institutions, 1982
House Tour, 1982
[House Tour materials], 1982
[House Tour materials], 1983
[House Tour materials], 1983
[House Tour materials], 1984
[House Tour materials], 1984
[House Tour materials], 1985
[House Tour materials], 1985, inclusive
[House Tour materials], 1986
[House Tour materials], 1986
[House Tour materials], 1987
House Tour, 1987
[House Tour materials], 1988
[House Tour materials], 1988
[House Tour materials], 1988-1989, inclusive
[House Tour materials], 1989
[House Tour promotional photographs], circa 1990, inclusive
[House Tour planning materials], 1990-1992, inclusive
[House Tour materials], 1991
House Tour, 1991
[House Tour materials], 1992
House Tour, 1992
House Tour, 1993
House Tour schedule/plan, 1994
House Tour, 1994-1995, inclusive
[House Tour materials], 1994-1998, inclusive
[House Tour materials], 1996
Letters/House-sitters, 1996
[House Tour materials], 1996
House Tour, 1996
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Includes three 3.5 inch floppy disks that have not been imaged. The floppy disks are not available for research.