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Shirley Hayes papers

Call Number

MS 292

Date

1948-2001 (bulk 1952-1979), inclusive

Creator

Hayes, Shirley, 1921-2001

Extent

16.75 Linear feet in 27 boxes.

Language of Materials

The documents in this collection are in English.

Abstract

Shirley Hayes was a long-time resident of the Washington Square Park area. While she lived there she was active in many local community groups. This collection contains information on the activities she was involved in, her political involvement, and her job at WNYC.

Biographical Note

Shirley Zak Hayes was born on June 15, 1912 in Chicago. She attended the University of Wisconsin and studied painting at the Art Institute of Chicago and studied at the Goodman Theatre of School of Drama. In 1932 she moved to New York to pursue her career as an actress. While in the show "Hamlet", she met her husband James. Together they had four sons. Hayes and James divorced in 1965.

Shirley Hayes was a community activist most of her life. The main focus of this activism was on the Greenwich Village and Washington Square Park areas. The movement she is most known for is the fight to close Washington Square Park to traffic. In 1959, she finally succeeded. Some of the other causes she fought for were contesting large apartment buildings on the square, fighting the New York University Bobst Library, and getting more playgrounds in the area. She was also instrumental in renovating the park after it was closed to traffic. The Washington Square Park Committee was formed to help conserve the park, and Hayes was Chairman of the committee for many years. Other community organizations she was on were the Greenwich Village Association and the Community Planning Board #2.

She was also involved in local politics. She worked on John Lindsay's re-election to Congress in 1964, his mayoral election in 1965 and mayoral re-election in 1969. During this time she also worked at WNYC, the city run radio station. She was the first woman announcer at WNYC. While at WNYC she became active in the American Federation of Television and Film Arts.

In 2001, the Parks Department of New York City honored Hayes with a plaque in Washington Square Park. The plaque tells of her fight to close the park to traffic. Hayes passed away on May 6, 2002.

Arrangement

The collection is arranged in fifteen series:

Series I.
Washington Square Park Battle, 1952-1959
Series II.
Washington Square Park Renovation Effort, 1958-1969
Series III.
Greenwich Village Battles, 1960-1993
Series IV.
Greenwich Village/Washington Square Park Histories, 1988
Series V.
Community Planning Board #2, 1952-1993
Series VI.
City Publications, 1952-1993
Series VII.
Political Campaigns, 1952-1969
Series VIII.
WNYC, American Federation of Television and Radio Arts (AFTRA) and Related Materials, 1960-1978
Series IX.
Other Organizations, Events, Activities and Issues of Interest to Shirley Hayes, 1951-1976
Series X.
Personal Items, 1948-2001
Series XI.
Articles and Clippings, 1952-1980
Series XII.
Visual Materials, 1952-1993
Series XIII.
Recordings, Undated
Series XIV.
Notes, Drafts, and Fragments, 1953-1967
Series XV.
Duplicate and unsorted material, circa 1952-1961

Scope and Content Note

The Shirley Hayes Papers (1948-2001) primarily documents the Greenwich Village activism of Shirley Zak Hayes who successfully led the 1950's battle for a car-free Washington Square Park, defeating Robert Moses' plan to carve a four-lane highway through it linking Fifth Avenue with West Broadway.

Hayes was also active in many other community issues. These include renovating Washington Square Park after it was closed to traffic, getting more playgrounds in the Greenwich Village area, opposing the NYU Bobst Library, and fighting large apartment buildings on Washington Square Park. Hayes was a dedicated record keeper, so the collection contains records of many of the organizations that she was involved with including the Washington Square Park Committee.

Her community involvement also included participating in political campaigns. Hayes was active in several campaigns of John Lindsay, who was a congressman and mayor of New York City. The political records she kept also pertain to other local politicians.

She also kept records pertaining to her time at WNYC and her involvement in the American Federation of Television and Radio Arts. Also included in this collection are some personal materials of Hayes.

The collection contains a wide variety of materials including correspondence, reports, press releases, statements and speeches, petitions, photographs, maps, flyers, posters, receipts and other financial documents, clippings, audio and videotape, political campaign materials, handwritten notes and drafts, publications, and personal ephemera.

Access Restrictions

Open to qualified researchers.

Use Restrictions

Taking images of documents from the library collections for reference purposes by using hand-held cameras and in accordance with the library's photography guidelines is encouraged. As an alternative, patrons may request up to 20 images per day from staff. Application to use images from this collection for publication should be made in writing to: Department of Rights and Reproductions, The New-York Historical Society, 170 Central Park West, New York, NY 10024-5194, rightsandrepro@nyhistory.org. Phone: (212) 873-3400 ext. 282.

Copyrights and other proprietary rights may subsist in individuals and entities other than the New-York Historical Society, in which case the patron is responsible for securing permission from those parties. For fuller information about rights and reproductions from N-YHS visit: https://www.nyhistory.org/about/rights-reproductions

Preferred Citation

This collection should be cited as the Shirley Hayes Papers, MS 292, The New-York Historical Society.

Location of Materials

Series XV is stored offsite and advance notice is required for use. Please contact manuscripts@nyhistory.org prior to your research visit to coordinate access. Keep in mind that it will take between two (2) and five (5) business days for collections to arrive, and you should plan your research accordingly.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Chris and Kerry Hayes, 2002 (accession no. MS-2002-09).

Separated Material

Duplicate newspaper clippings have been separated. See Series XV.

Related Material at The New-York Historical Society

Further material on Washington Square Park can be found in the Washington Arch Records, 1872-1925 (MS 443.30) and in the Washington Square Park Redevelopment Collection, 1952-1966 (MS 678). See also the Shirley Hayes collection, 1952-1974 (MS 2958.4434).

Collection processed by

Jan Hilley and Tiffany Schureman (2011); updated by Joseph Ditta (2021)

About this Guide

This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2023-09-11 09:20:24 -0400.
Language: Description is in English.

Processing Information

Processed by Jan Hilley and Tiffany Schureman (2011); updated by Joseph Ditta, who added Series XV and made minor corrections and additions (2021).

Edition of this Guide

This version was derivedfrom hayes.xml

Repository

New-York Historical Society

Series I. Washington Square Park Battle, 1952-1959, inclusive

Scope and Contents note

This series contains three sub-series. It contains a variety of material from the fight to close Washington Square Park to traffic and housing issues from various community organizations. Materials included are minutes, reports, financial documents, press releases, correspondence, speeches, petitions, and surveys.

Subseries I.A. Washington Square Park Committee

Scope and Contents note

This sub-series contains materials from the Washington Square Park Committee, a committee formed to discuss issues related to Washington Square Park. Hayes was a founding member of this committee and was chairperson. The types of materials included are minutes, reports, mailings, financial documents, and press releases.

General correspondence: Received by Shirley Hayes / Washington Square Park Committee, 1952-1954, inclusive

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

General correspondence: Received by Shirley Hayes / Washington Square Park Committee, 1955-1961, inclusive

Box: 1, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

General correspondence: Received by Shirley Hayes / Washington Square Park Committee, Undated, inclusive

Box: 1, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

General correspondence: Sent by Shirley Hayes / Washington Square Park Committee, 1952-1954, inclusive

Box: 1, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

General correspondence: Sent by Shirley Hayes / Washington Square Park Committee, 1955-1657, inclusive

Box: 1, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

General correspondence: Sent by Shirley Hayes / Washington Square Park Committee, 1958-1959, Undated, inclusive

Box: 1, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Other correspondents, 1956-1959, Undated, inclusive

Box: 1, Folder: 7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Meeting minutes, 1952-1954, Undated, inclusive

Box: 1, Folder: 8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Reports, 1953-1955, inclusive

Box: 1, Folder: 9 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Financial documents, 1951-1956, inclusive

Box: 1, Folder: 10 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Financial documents, 1957, inclusive

Box: 1, Folder: 11 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Financial documents, 1958, inclusive

Box: 1, Folder: 12 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Financial documents, 1959-1960, inclusive

Box: 1, Folder: 13 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Financial forms, notes, and alienated envelopes, 1956, Undated, inclusive

Box: 1, Folder: 14 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Press releases and associated materials, 1953-1957, inclusive

Box: 2, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Press releases and associated materials, 1958-1959, Undated, inclusive

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

Traffic lssues in NYC and around the nation—Articles and notes, 1955-1959, Undated, inclusive

Box: 2, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Traffic—Transportation consultant correspondence, 1958, inclusive

Box: 2, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Traffic—Survey, 1958-1959, Undated, inclusive

Box: 2, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Speeches and transcripts, 1952-1958, Undated, inclusive

Box: 2, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Statements regarding Washington Square Park, 1952-1958, Undated, inclusive

Box: 2, Folder: 7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Washington Square Park—Letter and speech drafts, Undated, inclusive

Box: 2, Folder: 8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Washington Square Park—Notes and fragments, 1958, Undated, inclusive

Box: 2, Folder: 9 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Meeting attendees lists, 1957-1958, Undated, inclusive

Box: 2, Folder: 10 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Neighborhood "Master Lists", 1957, Undated, inclusive

Box: 2, Folder: 11 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Lists of individuals and organizations (1 of 2), 1952-1958, Undated, inclusive

Box: 3, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Lists of individuals and organizations (2 of 2), 1955-1958, Undated, inclusive

Box: 3, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Mailings, 1952-1958, Undated, inclusive

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

Drafts, 1952-1959, Undated, inclusive

Box: 3, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Returned mail used to update mailing lists, 1955, 1958, Undated, inclusive

Box: 3, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Unsent mail, 1955, 1959, Undated, inclusive

Box: 3, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Washington Square Park and Joint Emergency Committee—Letterhead, Undated, inclusive

Box: 3, Folder: 7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Washington Square Park and Joint Emergency Committee—Envelopes, Undated

Box: 3, Folder: 8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Subseries I.B. Community Campaigns and Support

Scope and Contents note

This sub-series contains letters sent and received from individuals and community organizations in support of closing the park to traffic. Also included are petitions to close the park to traffic.

Letters—Individuals and organizations, 1952, inclusive

Box: 4, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Letters—Political candidates, 1953, inclusive

Box: 4, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Letters—Individuals, 1953-1954, Undated, inclusive

Box: 4, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Letters—Schools, PTAs, Churches, 1953-1954, Undated, inclusive

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

Letters—Individuals, 1955, Undated, inclusive

Box: 4, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Letters—Schools, 1955, inclusive

Box: 4, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Letters—Schools and churches, 1958, inclusive

Box: 4, Folder: 7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Citizens Union, 1954-1958, Undated, inclusive

Box: 4, Folder: 8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Consents, 1952, inclusive

Box: 4, Folder: 9 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Petitions, 1953, inclusive

Box: 4, Folder: 10 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Tearoff campaign, 1955, inclusive

Box: 4, Folder: 11 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Tearoff campaign, Undated, inclusive

Box: 4, Folder: 12 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Postcard campaign, 1957, inclusive

Box: 4, Folder: 13 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Subseries I.C. Other Community Groups

Scope and Contents note

Sub-series three contains records of various other Greenwich Village area community groups in which Hayes was involved in. The types of materials included are correspondence, press releases, minutes, newsletters, posters, and clippings. This sub-series contains letters sent and received from individuals and community organizations in support of closing the park to traffic. Also included are petitions to close the park to traffic.

Joint Emergency Committee, 1958, Undated, inclusive

Box: 5, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Greenwich Village Association, 1953-1959, Undated, inclusive

Box: 5, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Washington Square Association, 1952-1956, Undated, inclusive

Box: 5, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Various other community groups, 1953-1958, Undated, inclusive

Box: 5, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Series II. Washington Square Park Renovation Effort, 1958-1969, inclusive

Scope and Contents note

In this series is material relating to renovating the park after it was closed to traffic. Hayes led the movement to renovate the park. The types of materials included are maps, surveys, correspondence, drafts, and clippings.

Campaign to renovate park, 1958-1966, Undated, inclusive

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

Washington Square Park renovation clippings, 1969, inclusive

Box: 5, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Series III. Greenwich Village Battles, 1960-1993, inclusive

Scope and Contents note

Many other issues surrounding Washington Square Park and Greenwich Village area are included in this series, including removing the buses from the park and fighting the construction of New York University's library. The materials contained in the series are letters, statements, announcements, and newsletters.

Final removal of buses from Washington Square Park, 1960-1963, Undated, inclusive

Box: 5, Folder: 7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

NYU Library controversy, 1961-1966, Undated, inclusive

Box: 5, Folder: 8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Other Village issues and involvement, 1960-1973, Undated, inclusive

Box: 5, Folder: 9 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

NYU attempt to close Washington Place, 1993, Undated, inclusive

Box: 5, Folder: 10 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Series IV. Greenwich Village / Washington Square Park—Histories, 1988, inclusive

Scope and Contents note

This series contains a draft of a manuscript although it does not indicate who wrote it. The series also contains information on a history workshop Hayes spoke at. The types of materials are letters, flyers, speech notes, newsletters and a video.

Untitled manuscript, Undated, inclusive

Box: 6, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Washington Square history workshop—Flyers and speech drafts, 1988, inclusive

Box: 6, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Washington Square history workshop—Video, 1988, inclusive

Box: 6, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Series V. Community Planning Board #2, 1952-1993, inclusive

Scope and Contents note

This series contains the records of Community Planning Board #2. Hayes was a committee member and member of the Parks and Playground Committee, which was a part of Community Planning Board #2. Materials included are minutes, flyers, petitions, maps, correspondence, and reports. There is a gap in the records of the minutes from 1965 to 1974.

Meeting minutes, 1952-1953, inclusive

Box: 6, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Meeting minutes, 1954-1955, inclusive

Box: 6, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Meeting minutes, 1956-1958, inclusive

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

Meeting minutes, 1959-1960, inclusive

Box: 6, Folder: 7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Meeting minutes, 1961-1962, inclusive

Box: 6, Folder: 8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Meeting minutes, 1965, inclusive

Box: 6, Folder: 9 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Meeting minutes, 1974, inclusive

Box: 6, Folder: 10 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Meeting minutes, 1975, inclusive

Box: 7, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Parks and Playground Committee, 1954-1955, Undated, inclusive

Box: 7, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

P.A.L.—NYU Playground, 1952-1956, Undated, inclusive

Box: 7, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

6th Avenue Playground, 1953-1954, Undated, inclusive

Box: 7, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

P.S. 3 Playground, 1954-1955, Undated, inclusive

Box: 7, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Abingdon Square Park, 1959-1966, Undated, inclusive

Box: 7, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Various Planning Board activities, 1952-1993, Undated, inclusive

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

Traffic issues, 1966, Undated, inclusive

Box: 7, Folder: 8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Original members, early minutes, and 25th anniversary celebration, 1951-1977, Undated, inclusive

Box: 7, Folder: 9 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Village real estate redevelopment, 1952-1959, Undated, inclusive

Box: 7, Folder: 10 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Village and park maps, 1952-1966, Undated, inclusive

Box: 7, Folder: 11 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Greenwich Village Association Housing Committee Findings, Report and Handbook, 1959, inclusive

Box: 7, Folder: 12 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Statistical Guide to Greenwich Village, 1968, inclusive

Box: 7, Folder: 13 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Greenwich Village: Statistical Trends and Observations, 1969, inclusive

Box: 8, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Board of Estimate calendar, 1953, inclusive

Box: 8, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Board of Estimate calendar, 1958, inclusive

Box: 8, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Board of Estimate calendar, 1959, inclusive

Box: 8, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Community Planning handbook, 1974, inclusive

Box: 8, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Series VI. City Publications, 1952-1993, inclusive

Scope and Contents note

The records contained in this series are city publications relating to living in New York City. Also included is one folder (Box 1, Folder 3) on regional planning.

City Planning News, 1967-1977, inclusive

Box: 9, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Department of City Planning newsletters, 1968-1970, inclusive

Box: 9, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Population Changes in New York City, Department of City Planning bulletin, 1952, inclusive

Box: 9, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Comprehensive Redevelopment Plan for New York City, Leonard S. Gans Co., Inc., 1952-1953, inclusive

Box: 9, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Eviction Regulations, 1957, Undated, inclusive

Box: 9, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Statistical Guide for New York City, Dept. of Commerce and Industrial Development, 1965, inclusive

Box: 9, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

People and Plans: Vest Pocket Housing—The First Step in New York's Model Cities Program, Housing Development Administration, 1967, inclusive

Box: 9, Folder: 7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Brooklyn Progress—Annual Report, Office of President, Borough of Brooklyn, City of New York, 1968-1969, inclusive

Box: 9, Folder: 8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Towards Effective Citizen Planning, Testimony by John E. Zuccotti, Chairman NYC Planning Commission before the State Charter Revision Commission for NYC, 1973, inclusive

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

Group Homes in New York City, Marge Benjamin and Louis Murray, Dept. of City Planning, 1973, inclusive

Box: 9, Folder: 10 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Greenwich Village Auto Free Zone—Draft, Department of City Planning, 1993, inclusive

Box: 9, Folder: 11 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Various City Planning newsletters, pamphlets, flyers, press releases, and other materials, 1969, inclusive

Box: 10, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Various City Planning newsletters, pamphlets, flyers, press releases, and other materials, 1970-1976, Undated, inclusive

Box: 10, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Regional Planning brochures, 1967-1976, Undated, inclusive

Box: 10, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Series VII. Political Campaigns, 1952-1969, inclusive

Scope and Contents note

Hayes was involved in local politics and helped on several election campaigns. In this series are her records of her activities in the campaigns and information on local politics. The materials included are campaign materials, notes, press releases, newsletters, correspondence and clippings.

Local politics, 1952-1964, Undated, inclusive

Box: 10, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Lists and election returns, 1965-1968, Undated, inclusive

Box: 10, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Campaign 1964—John Lindsay, Congressional re-election, 1964, Undated, inclusive

Box: 10, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Campaign 1965—John Lindsay, Mayoral election, 1964, Undated, inclusive

Box: 10, Folder: 7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Campaign 1965—Entertainment: Correspondence, releases, block parties, Lindsay 'Hops', 1965, Undated, inclusive

Box: 10, Folder: 8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Campaign 1965—Entertainment: Notes, lists, clippings, 1965, Undated, inclusive

Box: 10, Folder: 9 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Campaign 1965—Campaign literature, Lindsay and other candidates, 1965, Undated, inclusive

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

Mayoral primaries, 1969, Undated, inclusive

Box: 11, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Mayoral campaign—Re-election releases, events, campaign literature, and contributions, 1969, Undated, inclusive

Box: 11, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Mayoral campaign—Re-election correspondence, notes, clippings, staff list, voters directory, 1969, Undated, inclusive

Box: 11, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Lindsay Re-election poster, Undated, inclusive

Box: 18, Folder: 7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Series VIII. WNYC, American Federation of Television and Radio Arts (AFTRA) and Related Materials, 1960-1978, inclusive

Scope and Contents note

Hayes starting working at WNYC in 1966 as an announcer. This series contains records from her time there and also from AFTRA. The materials included are program highlights, press releases, reports and annual convention material. Also included are some AFTRA publications.

WNYC, 1967-1978, Undated, inclusive

Box: 11, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

AFTRA, 1960, 1968-1969, inclusive

Box: 11, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

AFTRA, 1979, Undated, inclusive

Box: 11, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

AFTRA publications, 1977-1979, Undated, inclusive

Box: 12, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences nallots, 1964-1969, Undated, inclusive

Box: 12, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Series IX. Other Organizations, Events, Activities and Issues of Interest to Shirley Hayes, 1951-1976, inclusive

Scope and Contents note

Series nine contains information on other interests of Hayes, including education, children, libraries, and women's interests. The types of materials included are minutes, correspondence, newsletters, ballots, and clippings.

Citizens Committee on Children of NYC, Inc., 1951-1955, 1961, Undated, inclusive

Box: 12, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Education—City and country Schools, including Community Affairs Committee and student publications, 1952-1961, Undated, inclusive

Box: 12, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Education—Interschool Committee / Councils, 1949-1953, Undated, inclusive

Box: 12, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Education—Public Education Association, 1953-1961, Undated, inclusive

Box: 12, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Education in general, 1953-1966, Undated, inclusive

Box: 13, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Higher education, 1957-1967, Undated, inclusive

Box: 13, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Child rearing and juvenile delinquency—Newspaper clippings, 1956,1966, Undated, inclusive

Box: 13, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Libraries, 1956, 1965, inclusive

Box: 13, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Women's City Club of New York—Publications, 1956, 1965, inclusive

Box: 13, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Waterfront issues: Minutes, reports, memos, press releases, and flyers, 1966-1967, inclusive

Box: 13, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Waterfront issues: Minutes, reports, memos, press releases, and flyers, 1968-1976, Undated, inclusive

Box: 13, Folder: 7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Waterfront issues: Publications, 1966-1974, inclusive

Box: 13, Folder: 8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Correspondence regarding "Shirley Hayes Circle"—Effort to have center of Washington Square Park named for Hayes, 1984, inclusive

Box: 13, Folder: 9 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

"Puerto Rico and Us" (pamphlet), [1953], inclusive

Box: 13, Folder: 10 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Ideology and Co-Existence: Moral Re-Armament (booklet), 1959, inclusive

Box: 13, Folder: 11 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

This is the Truth!—Brotherhood's Committee's Reply to The Villager (announcement), 1960, inclusive

Box: 13, Folder: 12 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Greenwich Village Parade flyer, 1960, inclusive

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

Let the World Aid America—The Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (statement), 1962, inclusive

Box: 13, Folder: 14 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

After Robert Moses, What?—An Exploration of New Ways of Governing Cities and Institutions (brochure), 1975, inclusive

Box: 13, Folder: 15 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

New York Landmarks (pamphlet), Undated, inclusive

Box: 13, Folder: 16 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Advertisement for Victor M. Villemain, Undated, inclusive

Box: 13, Folder: 17 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Castle Clinton restoration (description), Undated, inclusive

Box: 13, Folder: 18 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Series X. Personal Items, 1948-2001, inclusive

Scope and Contents note

This series contains personal correspondence written to and from Hayes, resumes, clippings relating to personal interests, ephemera, and items her children copied to include. Most of the material included in folder six is available in other series in the collection.

Personal correspondence, 1952-1989, Undated, inclusive

Box: 13, Folder: 19 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Newspaper clippings, 1948-1974, Undated, inclusive

Box: 13, Folder: 20 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Ephemera—Children's school materials, flyers, receipts, pamphlets, ads, 1957-1965, Undated, inclusive

Box: 14, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Résumés and associated materials, including obituary notes, 1967-1998, Undated, inclusive

Box: 14, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Materials selected for résumés—Articles, clippings, drafts, 1952-1976, Undated, inclusive

Box: 14, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Surprise party—Washington Square Park Committee, 1959, Undated, inclusive

Box: 14, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

"L'Affaire Gold Key"—Honor from The Villager (Hayes did not accept), 1959, Undated, inclusive

Box: 14, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Shirley Hayes plaque materials—Washington Square Park, 2000-2001, Undated, inclusive

Box: 14, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Copies of various items selected by Hayes' children, 1952-1998, Undated, inclusive

Box: 14, Folder: 7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Series XI. Articles and Clippings, 1952-1980, inclusive

Scope and Contents note

This series contains articles and clippings from newspapers and magazines relating to Washington Square Park and other interests of Hayes.

Newspaper clippings, 1952, inclusive

Box: 14, Folder: 8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

The New Yorker—Washington Square Park (pp. 61-63), August 12, 1952 Issues, 1952, inclusive

Box: 14, Folder: 9 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Newspaper clippings—"Attack by Courtney Campbell and Report of W.S.A.", 1952-1953, inclusive

Box: 14, Folder: 10 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Traffic—Clippings, 1952-1959, Undated, inclusive

Box: 14, Folder: 11 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

City Planning—Clippings, 1952-1960, inclusive

Box: 14, Folder: 12 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

City Planning—Clippings, 1961-1969, Undated, inclusive

Box: 15, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Newspaper clippings, 1953, inclusive

Box: 15, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Newspaper clippings, 1954, inclusive

Box: 15, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Newspaper clippings, 1955, inclusive

Box: 15, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Newspaper clippings, 1956, inclusive

Box: 15, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Newspaper clippings—West Broadway, 1956, inclusive

Box: 15, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Newspaper clippings, 1957 Jan. - May, inclusive

Box: 15, Folder: 7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Newspaper clippings, 1957 June - Dec., inclusive

Box: 15, Folder: 8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Newspaper clippings, 1958 Jan. - Mar., inclusive

Box: 15, Folder: 9 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

The New Yorker—Washington Square Park (pp. 24-25), March 26, 1958 Issue, 1958, inclusive

Box: 15, Folder: 10 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Newspaper clippings, 1958 Apr. - June, inclusive

Box: 15, Folder: 11 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Newspaper clippings, 1958 July - Oct., inclusive

Box: 15, Folder: 12 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Newspaper clippings, 1958 Nov. - Dec., inclusive

Box: 15, Folder: 13 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Newspaper clippings, 1959 Jan. - May, inclusive

Box: 15, Folder: 14 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Newspaper clippings, 1959 June - Nov., inclusive

Box: 16, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Newspaper clippings—Letters to the Editor, 1953-1959, Undated, inclusive

Box: 16, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Newspaper clippings, 1960-1973, inclusive

Box: 16, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Village newspaper clippings, 1961-1965, inclusive

Box: 16, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Waterfront issues: Clippings, 1966-1980, Undated, inclusive

Box: 16, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Lindsay victory—Newspaper clippings, 1965, inclusive

Box: 16, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Lindsay victory—Newspaper clippings, 1969, inclusive

Box: 16, Folder: 7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Newspaper clippings, Undated, inclusive

Box: 16, Folder: 8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Efforts to keep folksingers in the Park and prohibit sightseeing buses from parking around the Park, Undated, inclusive

Box: 16, Folder: 9 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Newspaper clippings—Fragments, 1952-1963, Undated, inclusive

Box: 16, Folder: 10 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Series XII. Visual Materials, 1952-1993, inclusive

Scope and Contents note

This series contains visual materials related to Washington Square Park and the traffic plans. The types of materials included are photos, maps, art prints, posters and a banner. Some of these materials are oversized and are located in three oversized boxes (Box 18, 19, and 20), separate from Box 16.

Washington Square Park—Contact sheets, Undated, inclusive

Box: 16, Folder: 11 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Washington Square—Historic photos, Undated, inclusive

Box: 16, Folder: 12 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

"Washington Square" by Carl Mueller (print), Undated, inclusive

Box: 16, Folder: 13 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Washington Square Park plans, 1952, Undated, inclusive

Box: 16, Folder: 14 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

"The Villager Historic Series No. 1"—Grove Court (print), [1993?], inclusive

Box: 18, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Site Plan—Title 1—Washington Square South East—Plans, Undated, inclusive

Box: 18, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Parks Department Washington Square Park plan, 1935, inclusive

Box: 18, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Washington Square Park plan—Prints, 1954, Undated, inclusive

Box: 18, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Washington Square Park Arch mockup photo, Undated, inclusive

Box: 18, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Washington Square Park plan photostats and "Save Washington Square Park" poster, Undated, inclusive

Box: 18, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

John Lindsay campaign poster and poster mockup for "Save Washington Square Park", Undated, inclusive

Box: 18, Folder: 7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

"Save Washington Square Park" banner—Meeting of Board of Estimate, [1958] Sept. 18, inclusive

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

Series XIII. Recordings, Undated, inclusive

Scope and Contents note

This series contains one reel of recordings about "Saving Washington Square Park".

"Saving Washington Square Park", Undated, inclusive

Box: 17, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Series XIV. Notes, Drafts, and Fragments, 1953-1967, inclusive

Scope and Contents note

This series includes drafts of letters and speeches written about the activities Hayes was involved in.

Various other notes, drafts, and fragments, Undated, inclusive

Box: 17, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Alienated envelopes, 1953-1967, Undated, inclusive

Box: 17, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Series XV. Duplicate and unsorted material, circa 1952-1961, inclusive

Duplicate and unsorted material (box 1 of 4)

Offsite-Box: 21 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Duplicate and unsorted material (box 2 of 4)

Offsite-Box: 22 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Duplicate and unsorted material (box 3 of 4)

Offsite-Box: 23 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Duplicate and unsorted material (box 4 of 4)

Offsite-Box: 24 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Newspapers (box 1 of 3) [RESTRICTED: POOR CONDITION]

Offsite-Box: 25 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Park East
1965: May 6

Daily Cardinal (University of Wisconsin)
1962: Jan. 11

The Democrat (Greenwich Village)
1961: Sep. 7

Greenwich Village News
1960: Nov. 23; Dec. 8
1961: Jan. 19, 26; Mar. 2

New York Times
miscellaneous clippings, 1964–1965

Caricature: Greenwich Village's Feature Newspaper
1952: Jan.-June, Nov.-Dec.
1953: Feb., Apr., May, June
+ miscellaneous clippings

The Villager
1952: Nov. 20
1961: Jan. 26; Feb. 2, 16; Mar. 2, 9, 30; Apr. 20, 27; May 11, 18, 25; June 1, 8, 15; July 27; Aug. 17, 31; Sep. 14, 21; Oct. 5, 12, 19, 26; Nov. 2, 9; Dec. 28
1962: Jan. 4, 25; Feb. 1, 8
+ miscellaneous clippings

Village Voice
1959: Apr. 15; Aug. 26
1960: Nov. 10
1961: Feb. 16, 23; Mar. 9, 16, 23; Apr. 13, 27; May 4, 11, 18, 25; June 1, 8, 15, 29; July 6, 20, 27; Aug. 17; Oct. 26; Nov. 2, 16, 30; Dec. 7, 21

+ miscellaneous clippings

Restricted

Material is in very poor condition.

Newspapers (box 2 of 3) [RESTRICTED: POOR CONDITION]

Offsite-Box: 26 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Village Voice
1955: Oct. 26; Nov. 2, 9, 16, 23, 30; Dec. 7, 14, 21, 28

1956: Jan. 4, 11, 18, 25; Feb. 1, 8, 15, 22, 29; Mar. 14, 21, 28; Apr. 11, 18, 25; May 2, 9, 16, 23, 30; June 13, 27; July; Midsummer; Aug. 29; Sep. 5, 19; Oct. 3, 10, 17, 24, 31; Nov. 7, 14, 21, 28; Dec. 5, 12, 19, 26

1957: Jan. 9, 23, 30; Feb. 13, 20, 27; Mar. 6, 13, 20, 27; Apr. 3, 10, 17, 24; May 1, 8, 15, 22, 29; June 5, 12, 19, 26; July 10, 17, 24, 31; Aug. 14, 21, 28; Sep. 11, 18, 25; Oct. 2, 16, 23, 30; Nov. 13; Dec. 4, 11, 18, 25

1958: Jan. 1, 8, 15, 22; Feb. 5, 12; Mar. 12, 19, 26; Apr. 2, 16, 23, 30; May 7, 14, 21, 28; June 4, 18, 25; July 2, 9, 23, 30; Aug. 13, 20, 27; Sep. 3, 10, 17; Oct. 1, 8, 15, 22, 29; Nov. 5, 12, 19, 26; Dec. 3, 10, 17, 24

1959: Jan. 14, 21, 28; Feb. 4, 18, 25; Mar. 4, 11, 18, 25; Apr. 8, 22; May 13, 20, 27; June 3, 10, 17, 24; July 8, 15, 22, 29; Aug. 5, 12, 19; Sep. 2, 9; Oct. 7, 14, 21, 28; Nov. 4, 11, 18, 25; Dec. 2, 9, 16, 23, 30

1960: Jan. 6, 13, 20, 27; Feb. 3, 10, 17; Mar. 2, 9, 16, 23, 30; Apr. 6, 13, 20, 27; May 4, 11, 25; June 1, 8, 16, 23, 30; July 7, 21; Aug. 11, 25

+Duplicates, 1955–1960

+Miscellaneous clippings

Restricted

Material is in very poor condition.

Newspapers (box 3 of 3) [RESTRICTED: POOR CONDITION]

Offsite-Box: 27 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

The Villager

1952: Mar. 6, 20; Apr. 24; July 3; Sep. 4; Oct. 23, 30

1953: Jan. 8; Apr. 9, 30; May 7, 14, 21, 28; June 4, 18; Sep. 3, 17, 24; Oct. 29; Nov. 5, 12, 19, 25; Dec. 3, 17, 24

1954: Jan. 14, 28; Feb. 4, 11, 18, 25; Mar. 4, 11, 18, 25; Mar. 4, 11, 25; Apr. 1, 8, 15, 22, 29; May 6, 13, 27; June 3, 10, 17, 24; July 1, 8, 15, 22, 29; Aug. 5, 12, 19; Sep. 9, 16, 23, 30; Oct. 7, 28; Nov. 4, 11, 18, 24; Dec. 9, 16, 30

1955: Jan. 6, 20, 27; Feb. 3, 10, 17, 24; Mar. 3, 17, 24, 31; Apr. 7, 14, 21, 28; May 5, 12, 19, 26; June 2, 9, 16, 30; July 7, 21, 28; Aug. 4, 11, 18, 25; Sep. 1, 8, 15, 22; Oct. 6, 13, 20, 27; Nov. 3, 10, 17, 23; Dec. 1, 15

1957: Feb. 7; Apr. 18, 25; May 2, 9, 16, 23, 29; June 6, 13, 27; July 3, 11, 18, 25; Aug. 8, 15, 22, 29; Sep. 5, 12, 19, 26; Oct. 3

+Duplicates

Restricted

Material is in very poor condition.

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