Series II: Government, Park, Activist, and Other Organizations, 1992-2008, inclusive
Scope and Content
This series consists of materials from government and community organizations that the Friends of City Hall Park interacted with during their campaigns to better City Hall Park. Similar to Series I, this series contains correspondence, information materials, notes, and ephemera dating back to the late 1990s through to 2008.
Subseries A: Government Organizations, 1992-2008, inclusive
Scope and Content
The bulk of the material in this subseries comes from the City of New York's Department of Parks & Recreation. Much like the Friends of City Hall Park series, there is correspondence, general information, notes, and ephemera. There are also materials from other government officials.
City of New York Parks & Recreation Correspondence, 1997- 2003, inclusive
City of New York Parks & Recreation Memos, 1997-1998, undated, inclusive
City of New York Parks & Recreation Notes and Ephemera, 1997-2003, undated, inclusive
Partnership for Parks, 1997-1998, undated, inclusive
Municipal and State Materials, 1997-2008, undated, inclusive
City of New York Parks & Recreation Oversized Posters, undated
Subseries B: Park, Activist, and Other Organizations, 1992-2008, undated, inclusive
Scope and Content
This subseries contains materials from organizations involved with the Friends of City Hall Park. There is correspondence, informational material, and notes from these organizations. There is also a fair amount of ephemera including fliers, pins, and buttons. Of interest are fliers from activist organizations against the (then) mayor of New York City, Rudolph W. Giuliani.