Henry Walter papers
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The Henry Walter papers primarily include Walter's files as a speechwriter for New York City Comptroller (1970-1973) and Mayor (1974-1977) Abraham D. Beame. The files include drafts and final versions of speeches, messages to constituent groups, press releases, correspondence and memos, Beame's daily public schedules, event invitations and related background briefing notes, and other documents concerning public relations activities in Beame's office. The papers also include files related to Walter's work as Press Secretary for Robert Morgenthau's 1962 campaign for New York State governor and as the first Director of Public Information for the newly-formed New York City Department of Highways in 1963-1964. The papers also hold a broad range of New York City-oriented print matter, such as city government reports and local newsletters. Among these is a rich set of programs, seating charts and other documents ranging from 1956 to 2017 from the annual political parody show presented by the Inner Circle, an organization of New York City journalists and reporters.
Biographical/Historical Note
Henry (Hank) Walter (1927-2016) joined New York City Comptroller Abraham D. Beame's staff in September 1970 as Assistant to the Comptroller for Public Relations. In this capacity he wrote speeches for Beame, as well as press releases and messages to groups, and handled select correspondence on public relations matters.
After attending St. Joseph's College and Fordham University, and a stint in the Army, Walter's professional career began in 1953 as a copy boy with the New York World-Telegram. He became a reporter for the newspaper, first on civil service issues, then covering City Hall. He left the World-Telegram in August 1962 to become Press Secretary for gubernatorial candidate Robert Morgenthau. In January 1963, Walter became the first Director of Public Information for the newly-formed New York City Department of Highways. He left the Department in March 1964, joining WMCA Radio as Director of Editorial Research, and was later promoted to Director of Public Affairs for Straus Broadcasting Group, of which WMCA was a part.
Walter left WMCA in mid-1970 and was hired on to Beame's staff by his Executive Assistant, Dominick R. Peluso, who was a former reporter himself and knew Walter from their years on the City Hall beat for rival papers. Peluso left Beame's staff in January 1972 for a job with the Queens Public Administrator, and he was replaced by Ed Katcher, another former reporter. In November 1973, Beame won New York's mayoral election, and Walter stayed on as a speechwriter for Mayor Beame with the title of Special Assistant to the Mayor. In this position, Walter reported to Press Secretary Sidney J. Frigand and worked with other speechwriters and public relations staff, including the future Lincoln scholar, Harold Holzer.
Abraham D. Beame (1906-2001) was a graduate of the City College of New York and a Certified Public Accountant who began working for the city's budget bureau in 1946. Beame was first elected Comptroller in 1962. He left the office in 1965 to run for mayor on the Democratic Party ticket. He lost that election to John V. Lindsay, but returned to public service four years later in January 1970 upon his re-election as Comptroller. In the next election cycle, Beame again ran for mayor, winning this time. He was inaugurated on January 1, 1974. Although his mayoralty had moments of celebration, such as the events surrounding the 1976 Bicentennial of the United States' Declaration of Independence, Beame's tenure was marked more by fiscal crises (including the threat of bankruptcy), crime (including the Son of Sam serial murders), the failure to deliver basic services (including the power black-out of 1977), and other troubles. Beame ran for re-election in the mayoral campaign of 1977, but lost in the Democratic Party primary.
As Beame's days in office came to a close, Walter transferred in November 1977 to work as a speechwriter for Comptroller Harrison J. Goldin, a position he held until 1989 when Goldin left the Comptrollership after a failed effort to win that year's mayoral election.
Arrangement Note
The collection is organized in five series:
Series I. Public Relations Files. Abraham D. Beame (1961-2000s, bulk 1969-1977)
Series II. Public Relations Files. Harrison J. Goldin (1976-1990s, bulk 1978-1989)
Series III. Public Relations Files. Other (1951-1993, bulk 1960s)
Series IV. Inner Circle Show (1956-2014)
Series V. Print Matter (1950-2001)
Scope and Contents Note
The Henry Walter papers primarily include Walter's working files from his years as an assistant for public relations matters, especially in connection with speechwriting, for New York City Comptroller (1970-1973) and Mayor (1974-1977) Abraham (Abe) D. Beame. The files include press releases, drafts and final versions of speeches/remarks, mayoral messages/greetings to constituent and other groups, daily press schedules, briefing memos on appearances (e.g., other attendees, important background information, logistics), invitations for Beame to attend events and programs or other documents related to those events, internal memos, city government agency reports, and other materials related to Beame's public appearances and communications. The collection also holds the public relations work Walter did for Robert Morgenthau during his campaign for New York Governor in 1962, the press releases Walter prepared for the newly-formed Department on Highways in 1963-1964, and other work Walter did in the 1990s.
The collection holds a rich set of documents related to the Inner Circle annual political parody show. These include programs for all years from 1956 to 1999 and many from 2001-2017, along with seating charts, invitations, tickets, and other documents. Finally, the collection holds an idiosyncratic mix of newsletters, newspapers, commemorative booklets, and other print material on economic, political and cultural matters from the 1950s to 2001.
The collection also holds Walter's files from his work from November 1977 to 1989 for Comptroller Harrison J. Goldin.
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Preferred Citation Note
This collection should be cited as the Henry Walter Papers, MS 3016, The New-York Historical Society.
Location of Materials
Immediate Source of Acquisition Note
The collection was donated by Henry Walter's son, Paul A. Walter, in November 2015.
About this Guide
Processing Information Note
The collection was processed by archivist Larry Weimer in 2017.
Repository
Series I. Public Relations Files. Abraham D. Beame, 1961-2000s (bulk, 1969-1977)
Extent
Scope and Contents Note
The series includes Henry Walter's files from his years as an assistant for public relations matters, especially in connection with speechwriting, for Comptroller (1970-1973) and Mayor (1974-1977) Abraham (Abe) D. Beame. The series generally includes three types of content: press releases from Beame's office and other public statements made by Beame; working files underlying Walter's public relations activities; and newspaper clippings. The working files include drafts and final versions of speeches/remarks, messages/greetings, daily press schedules, press releases, proclamations, briefing memos on appearances (e.g., other attendees, important background information, logistics), invitations for Beame to attend events and programs or other documents related to those events, internal memos, Walter's timesheets and daily to-do lists, city government agency reports, and other materials related to Beame's public appearances and communications. The subject matter primarily concerns city finances, politics, crime, drug abuse, and other such broad issues facing Beame, but also concerns specific events such as the celebration of the nation's bicentennial in 1976 and the power outage/black-out of 1977.
The series also includes some documents, including original correspondence, from the 1960s primarily related to Beame's positions on tax and revenue public policy matters, and some material from Beame's post-mayoralty years.
Arrangement Note
The series is organized in two subseries:
Subseries I.A. Comptrollership Years 1961-1974 (bulk, 1969-1973)
Subseries II.B. Mayoralty Years 1960s-2000s (bulk, 1974-1977)
Subseries I.A. Comptrollership Years, 1961-1974 (bulk, 1969-1973)
Extent
Scope and Contents Note
The subseries primarily includes Henry Walter's files from his years as Assistant to the Comptroller for Public Relations, from September 1970 to the end of Abraham (Abe) Beame's tenure as Comptroller at December 31, 1973. The subseries generally includes three types of content: press releases from Beame's office and other public statements made by Beame; working files underlying Walter's public relations activities; and newspaper clippings. The subseries also includes some documents, including original correspondence, from the 1960s primarily related to Beame's positions on tax and revenue public policy matters; these pre-date Walter's involvement with Beame and likely were given to Walter in connection with his public relations responsibilities.
Press releases are found as four bound annual volumes for 1970-1973 and as unbound, foldered documents for the same years. The two sets appear to be largely identical. One important known exception is that the unbound documents include the press releases issued separately during Beame's 1973 mayoral campaign and the transition period after his election. In addition to press releases, these documents include other forms of public relations material, such as speeches, remarks, messages, and the like. The sets each have "indexes," which include a table of contents indicating date and subject matter of the documents. The bulk of the topics concern financial matters, such as bond sales, budgets, New York City's credit rating, governmental unit reorganizations and appointments, mass transit fares, expenses (e.g., Board of Education deficits, process for awarding management consultant contracts), and housing construction. Many of the topics, though financial in emphasis, have broader implications as well, such as drug addiction/drug abuse, the city's costs related to United Nations operations, home rule legislation in the state, proposed Manhattan House of Detention (Tombs) prison annex, and the Yankee Stadium renovation. There are also topics concerning national legislation (e.g., wage and price controls) and international matters, especially with respect to Israel (e.g., support for Soviet Jews, call for a UN investigation into Arab guerilla sabotage against people flying in and out of Israel, providing military jet planes to Israel, remarks at memorial services for the slain Israeli Olympic team members).
Working files include a mix of documents, including drafts of speeches and press releases (including unused material), Beame's daily public schedules, carbon copies of outgoing correspondence over Beame's or Walter's signature, Walter's to-do lists, notes, and time records, clippings, and reports issued by the Comptroller's Office and other print matter, including the employee newsletter The Comptroller. One file includes the development of Beame's mayoral candidacy announcement, with Walter's observations on the events of that time (March 1973). Threaded throughout the files are glimpses of Walter himself, including carbon copies of short letters to his mother or to friends and professional colleagues. Most of these files are structured chronologically, with all matters from a given period of time (typically one month) filed together. A few files are subject-oriented and include correspondence, press releases, and other documents related to particular topics. These include a compendium of mayoral candidate Beame's campaign promises and documents related to the efforts of one Abraham Broza to collect signatures on petitions in support of certain of Beame's positions. These files also include Beame's correspondence with state and city officials from the late 1960s, that is, prior to his comptrollership, concerning his positions on tax and revenue reform measures.
The files of clippings include mostly photocopies of articles from the New York Times, Daily News, Post, and other newspapers that concern Beame and New York City issues of interest to Walter as Beame's public relations assistant. The files are especially extensive for 1973 and include the coverage of Beame's mayoralty campaign.
Arrangement Note
The subseries is arranged with the press releases first, followed by the work files, subject files, and clippings files.
Separated Materials Note
Some print matter was removed from the collection to be cataloged and shelved individually in the Library collection. The catalog entries refer to the fact that they were originally part of the Henry Walter collection. Many of these removed reports were duplicates of those in the collection; among those removed without duplicates remaining were the Comptroller's Annual Reports for 1971-72 and 1972-73; the New York State Statistical Yearbook for 1972; the New York City Statistical Guide for 1964; and Comptroller's reports on the Phoenix House program (1970), middle-income housing program (1971), and Health and Hospitals Corporation (1971).
Press Releases, 1970. #1-175 (Bound), 1970
Press Releases, 1971. #1-190 (Bound), 1971
Press Releases, 1972. #1-257 (Bound), 1972
Press Releases, 1973. #1-319 (Bound), 1973
Press Releases, 1970. Indexes, 1970
Press Releases, 1970. #1-175 (5 folders), 1970
Press Releases, 1971. Indexes, 1971
Press Releases, 1971. #1-190 (5 folders), 1971
Press Releases, 1972. Indexes, 1972
Press Releases, 1972. #1-257 (7 folders), 1972
Press Releases, 1973. Indexes, 1973
Press Releases, 1973. #1-310 (9 folders), 1973
Press Releases, Mayoral Campaign, 1973. Indexes, 1973
Press Releases, Mayoral Campaign, 1973. #1-216 (5 folders), 1973
Working Files. 1970 May-August, 1970
Working Files. 1970 September (2 folders), 1970
Working Files. 1970 October, 1970
Working Files. 1970 November, 1970
Working Files. 1970 November?-December, 1970
Scope and Contents Note
Includes a copy of the report prepared by the Comptroller's Office School Construction Costs: A Study in Escalation.
Working Files. 1971 January, 1971
Working Files. 1971 February (2 folders), 1971
Scope and Contents Note
Includes the Comptroller's Office report concerning the condition of the Tax Deficiency Account and the Tax Appropriation and General Fund Stabilization Reserve Fund ("Rainy Day Account") for 1971-72 and the report concerning the proposed Executive Capital Budget for 1971-72.
Working Files. 1971 March, 1971
Scope and Contents Note
Includes the Comptroller's reports Investment Progress concerning the New York City Retirement Systems as of 30 June 1970 and the Special Survey of the Board of Education's Projected Operating Deficit, and the handbooks for New York City managerial employees describing their welfare fund benefits (1969, 1971).
Working Files. 1971 March-April, 1971
Working Files. 1971 May, 1971
Scope and Contents Note
Includes a copy of the booklet New York City Does Have a Future by Eli Ginzberg.
Working Files. 1971 June, 1971
Working Files. 1971 July, 1971
Working Files. 1971 July-August, 1971
Scope and Contents Note
Includes the Comptroller's Office report Declining Attendance in New York City's School System.
Working Files. 1971 August (2 folders), 1971
Scope and Contents Note
Includes the Summer issue of the Kingsbrook Auxiliary Reporter with photographs from the 16 May 1971 Dinner-Dance at which Comptroller Beame was honored. Includes the Comptroller's Office interim and second interim reports on the Municipal Loan Program.
Working Files. 1971 September (2 folders), 1971
Scope and Contents Note
Includes to-do lists that range from August to December.
Working Files. 1971 September-October, 1971
Working Files. 1971 October (2 folders), 1971
Scope and Contents Note
Includes the Comptroller's report concerning the 1972-73 draft capital budget and the capital program for the five succeeding fiscal years.
Working Files. 1971 November, 1971
Scope and Contents Note
Includes the Comptroller's preliminary report concerning the Department of Social Services' Day Care Imprest (Revolving) Fund.
Working Files. 1971 December, 1971
Working Files. 1972 January, 1972
Working Files. 1972 February (2 folders), 1972
Scope and Contents Note
Includes the Comptroller's reports concerning the Department of Rent and Housing Maintenance's Emergency Services Repair Program, the 1972-74 Executive Capital Budget, the 1972-73 proposed expense budget, and The Case for Upgrading New York City's Credit Rating.
Working Files. 1972 March, 1972
Scope and Contents Note
Includes the Comptroller's report Investment Progress concerning the New York City Retirement Systems as of 30 June 1971.
Working Files. 1972 April, 1972
Working Files. 1972 May, 1972
Working Files. 1972 June, 1972
Scope and Contents Note
Includes the Comptroller's report on the Office of Neighborhood Government's Neighborhood Action Program.
Working Files. 1972 July, 1972
Scope and Contents Note
Includes the Comptroller's report "The Forgotten Children": A Second Study of School Truancy.
Working Files. 1972 August, 1972
Scope and Contents Note
Includes the Comptroller's report of the limited survey of the Parking Violations Bureau for compliance with the Marchi Bill (Scofflaw Law).
Working Files. 1972 September, 1972
Working Files. 1972 October, 1972
Scope and Contents Note
Includes the Comptroller's report concerning the 1973-74 draft capital budget and the capital program for the five succeeding fiscal years.
Working Files. 1972 October-November, 1972
Scope and Contents Note
Includes the Comptroller's reports on the John Edward Bruce Day Care Center Number One and the Youth Board Research Institute of New York Inc.'s High School and Educational Incentive Program ("other than personal services" only).
Working Files. 1972 December, 1972
Scope and Contents Note
Includes the Comptroller's report concerning the Youth Services Agency and City and State Funded Contracts with the Youth Board Institute of New York, Inc.
Working Files. 1973 January, 1973
Scope and Contents Note
Includes the Comptroller's reports on New York City Off-Track Betting (OTB) Corporation and Investment Progress concerning the New York City Retirement Systems as of 30 June 1972.
Working Files. 1973 February, 1973
Scope and Contents Note
Includes the Comptroller's Office report concerning the condition of the Tax Deficiency Account and the Tax Appropriation and General Fund Stabilization Reserve Fund ("Rainy Day Account") in the proposed 1973-74 expense budget. Also includes a report prepared for the Comptroller on the South Bronx Model Cities Camping Program's activities at Shaker Village Work Group Camp in Pittsfield, Massachusetts.
Working Files. 1973 March (3 folders), 1973
Working Files. 1973 March. Mayoral Candidacy Announcement, 1965, 1973
Scope and Contents Note
Includes drafts of the announcement, Walter's notes on discussions planning the announcement (March 8) and other public relations matters for the campaign in March, Jimmy Breslin's age-related criticism of Beame's candidacy and drafts of the response, campaign handbills and pamphlets, and other matters from the first weeks of Beame's candidacy. Includes a transcript of NBC's Meet the Press broadcast of October 17, 1965, which included mayoral candidates Beame, William F. Buckley, Jr. and John V. Lindsay.
Working Files. 1973 April (2 folders), 1973
Working Files. 1973 May, 1973
Working Files. 1973 June, 1973
Working Files. 1973 July, 1973
Working Files. 1973 August, 1973
Working Files. 1973 September, 1973
Working Files. 1973 October, 1973
Scope and Contents Note
Includes the October 1973 issue of the periodical The Young Democrat focusing on the upcoming election and the program for the New York Press Club's 25th Anniversary Byline Ball at the Hotel Roosevelt. Includes the Comptroller's report concerning the 1974-75 draft capital budget and the capital program for the five succeeding fiscal years.
Working Files. 1973 November (3 folders), 1973
Scope and Contents Note
Includes an invitation to the Beame pre-election rally on November 4 and two photographs of Beame and his wife, likely at the election night celebration. Includes copies of "Managing New York City's Pension Funds," an undated presentation to the Legislature's Select Committee on Pensions by Third Deputy Comptroller Melvin N. Lechner.
Working Files. 1973 December, 1973
Scope and Contents Note
Includes the Comptroller's report Investment Progress concerning the New York City Retirement Systems as of 30 June 1973.
Press Releases. Credit Ratings, 1971-1973
Credit Rating Hearing Transcript, Circa 1972
Scope and Contents Note
Includes pages 74-132 of a transcript of a Congressional hearing concerning bond ratings.
Abraham Broza Petitions, 1972-1973
Scope and Contents Note
Includes correspondence and other documents related to Broza's efforts to garner public support for Beame's positions, primarily on the city's credit rating (1972) and the CUNY budget and the 35 cent transit fare (1973).
Street Crime / Juvenile Delinquency, 1973
Scope and Contents Note
Includes letters from Lou Shainmark, former Managing Editor of the Chicago Herald American, with proposals for reducing New York youth street crime.
Youth Services Agency Expenses, 1972-1973
Scope and Contents Note
Includes press releases, clippings and other documents concerning inquiries into the YSA's expenses.
Press Releases. State-City Fiscal Commission, 1970-1971
Scope and Contents Note
Includes two releases, 70-22 and 71-107.
CUNY Faculty Appointment, 1973
Scope and Contents Note
Includes correspondence concerning a dispute over a job offer of a professorship.
Reconciliations of City Accounts, 1972
Compendium of Beame's Campaign Proposals, 1973-1974
Scope and Contents Note
Includes a compendium prepared by the campaign's Research Department, circa November 1973, and a version of Beame's mayoral inaugural address.
Women's City Club Address / Commission on Status of Women, 1973 October
Housing in the Non-Urban Setting: An Initial Report on Problems and Programs, 1973
Scope and Contents Note
Includes a paper sent to HUD by the West Virginia Housing Development Fund. The paper was forwarded to Walter by one of its co-authors, with a letter proposing national growth policy as a possible campaign theme for Beame.
Time Records, 1971-1972
Scope and Contents Note
Includes Walter's summary of his daily hours worked from mid-1971 to the end of 1972.
Miscellaneous, Circa 1971-1973
Scope and Contents Note
Includes two portrait photographs, one of Beame and one of him with his wife; a parody letter from the Committee to Erect a Statue of John V. Lindsay; list of Comptroller's Office staff; draft of a letter from Beame to Robert Moses concerning Moses's proposal for Beame to be a member of the Metropolitan Museum of Art's committee on purchases and sales of art objects; clippings; and other items.
Annual Report of the Comptroller of the City of New York for Fiscal Year 1970-1971, 1971 October 31
First Mayoralty Campaign, 1961, 1965
Scope and Contents Note
Includes a transcript of NBC's Meet the Press broadcast of October 17, 1965, which included mayoral candidates Beame, William F. Buckley, Jr. and John V. Lindsay; William F. Buckley Jr's announcement as mayoral candidate; Buckley's biography; and a New York Times Magazine article. Also an unrelated 1961 press release from Mayor Wagner's office.
Presentation of the Reception Wing of Gracie Mansion, 1966 September 27
Scope and Contents Note
Includes the booklet prepared by the Committee for Gracie Mansion, Inc. on the occasion of the presentation of the Reception Wing to the city.
"Crisis in New York City's Finances: Causes and Cures", 1968 January 4
Scope and Contents Note
Includes the text of then-former Comptroller Beame's remarks at the Citizens Union and New School for Social Research.
Revenue Reform Proposals, 1969-1972
Scope and Contents Note
Includes correspondence and other documents concerning Comptroller candidate Beame's revenue proposals, especially for a joint state-city fiscal commission (1969, 1971); includes a letter from Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller (1969). Also includes correspondence with Mayor John V. Lindsay concerning a proposed executive branch reorganization, particularly with regard to "superagencies" (January 1970); letter to President Richard Nixon supporting a tax incentive program for employee training (January 1970); and an outline of remarks for the Midtown Council (October 5, 1972).
Tax Reform (4 folders), 1969
Scope and Contents Note
Includes correspondence, analyses, statements, and other documents concerning Comptroller candidate Beame's various tax/revenue reform proposals, including those related to off-track betting (OTB), tax sharing, real estate tax exemptions, and others.
Clippings. 1970 September-December, 1970
Clippings. 1971 (2 folders), 1971
Clippings. 1972 (5 folders), 1972
Clippings. 1973 (8 of 20 folders), 1973
Clippings. 1973 (12 of 20 folders), 1973
Clippings. Undated, 1971-1973
Subseries I.B. Mayoralty Years, 1960s-2000s (bulk, 1974-1977)
Extent
Scope and Contents Note
The subseries of public relations files for the mayoralty years primarily includes Henry Walter's working materials as a speechwriter for Mayor Abraham Beame. The files include drafts and final versions of speeches/remarks, messages/greetings, daily press schedules, press releases, proclamations, briefing memos on appearances (e.g., other attendees, important background information, logistics), invitations for Beame to attend events and programs or other documents related to those events, executive orders, local law public hearing packages, clippings, internal memos, and other materials related to Beame's public appearances and communications. Subject matter ranges from general issues facing Beame, such as crime, politics, and business/investment climate, to specific concerns of the time, such as the city's fiscal crisis of 1975, celebration of the nation's bicentennial in 1976, the city's hosting of the Democratic National Convention in 1976, and the power outage/black-out of 1977. Files from the early months of 1977, during which time Beame ran for re-election as Mayor, include some memos and summaries related to political campaign messaging, but generally there are no extensive campaign-issued documents here. Some files include reports and other print matter and these are noted at the folder level in the container list below. Indexes to speeches/remarks given by Beame are available in the files; these tend to emphasize the group to or occasion on which Beame spoke, not the subject matter. The subseries also holds a small amount of material, such as clippings and reunion plans, relating to Beame but dating from his post-mayoralty years.
Arrangement Note
The subseries is arranged primarily in chronological order.
Beame Biographical, 1960s-1970s
Scope and Contents Note
Includes three photographs of Beame's inauguration as Mayor, biographical notes from the 1970s, and some published articles about Beame.
Indexes, 1974
Scope and Contents Note
Includes the alphabetical indexes (and some monthly chronological indexes) for Beame's remarks, statements, messages, articles, and the like during 1974. Press releases are not included in the indexes.
Unused Speeches, 1974
Personnel and Contact Phone Directories, 1974
Mayoral Committee Lists, 1974
Inauguration Documents, 1973-1974
Scope and Contents Note
Includes program, invitation to inauguration and reception, standard portrait photograph of Beame, speech and drafts, and other documents.
Kenneth Kowald Correspondence, 1973 December-1974 May
Remarks, Messages, Etc. 1974 January, 1974
Press Releases. 1974 January, 1974
Proclamations. 1974 January, 1974
Correspondence. 1974 January, 1974
Memos. 1974 January, 1974
Working File. 1974 January, 1974
Remarks, Messages, Etc. 1974 February, 1974
Press Releases. 1974 February (2 folders), 1974
Proclamations. 1974 February, 1974
Working Files. 1974 February (3 folders), 1974
Remarks, Messages, Etc. 1974 March, 1974
Press Releases. 1974 March (2 folders), 1974
Proclamations. 1974 March, 1974
Working Files. 1974 March (1 of 4 folders), 1974
Working Files. 1974 March (3 of 4 folders), 1974
Remarks, Messages, Etc. 1974 April, 1974
Press Releases. 1974 April (2 folders), 1974
Proclamations. 1974 April, 1974
Working Files. 1974 April (4 folders), 1974
Scope and Contents Note
Includes the booklet Giovanni da Verrazzano: The Discoveries of New York Bay by Lino S. Lipinsky, published on occasion of the inauguration of the Verrazano -Narrows Bridge on 21 November 1964.
Remarks, Messages, Etc. 1974 May, 1974
Press Releases. 1974 May, 1974
Working Files. 1974 May (3 folders), 1974
Remarks, Messages, Etc. 1974 June, 1974
Press Releases. 1974 June (2 folders), 1974
Working Files. 1974 June (4 folders), 1974
Remarks, Messages, Etc. 1974 July, 1974
Press Releases. 1974 July, 1974
Working Files. 1974 July (3 folders), 1974
Remarks, Messages, Etc. 1974 August, 1974
Press Releases. 1974 August, 1974
Working Files. 1974 August (2 folders), 1974
Remarks, Messages, Etc. 1974 September, 1974
Press Releases. 1974 September, 1974
Scope and Contents Note
Includes the Department of City Planning publication Little Italy Risorgimento: Proposals for the Restoration of an Historic Community, which was the subject of press release 468-74.
Working Files. 1974 September (2 folders), 1974
Remarks, Messages, Etc. 1974 October, 1974
Press Releases. 1974 October (2 folders), 1974
Working Files. 1974 October (4 folders), 1974
Remarks, Messages, Etc. 1974 November, 1974
Press Releases. 1974 November, 1974
Working Files. 1974 November (3 folders), 1974
Scope and Contents Note
Includes the Mayor's Policy Committee draft report Housing in New York City (Nov. 4) and final report Housing Development and Rehabilitation in New York City (Nov. 13); the program for the 40th anniversary of New York City's public housing (Nov. 20); and a marketing brochure for the Port of New York-New Jersey Authority's new passenger ship terminal on the Hudson River at mid-Manhattan (Nov. 23)
Remarks, Messages, Etc. 1974 December, 1974
Press Releases. 1974 December, 1974
Working Files. 1974 December (4 folders), 1974
Scope and Contents Note
Includes a photograph of Arthur Schomburg, marketing material and fact sheets in connection with the opening of Schomberg Plaza to its first residents (Dec. 17); an image and other documents related to the presentation of a portrait of former mayor William O'Dwyer at Gracie Mansion (Dec. 20); and the Mayor's Year-End Report for 1974 (Dec. 31).
Working Files. Various, 1974, inclusive
Scope and Contents
Includes clippings, remarks, and other documents found in other parts of the collection after processing of the Beame portion was done, and then added here.
Compendium of Times Editorials, Circa 1975 July
Scope and Contents Note
Includes a summary of New York Times editorials concerning the impending fiscal crisis from 1974 to mid-1975, prepared about July 1975.
New York Times Editorial Clippings (2 folders), 1974-1975
Scope and Contents Note
Includes clippings related to the fiscal crisis, some designated as favorable or unfavorable.
Indexes, 1975
Scope and Contents Note
Includes the alphabetical indexes for Beame's remarks, statements, messages, articles, and the like during 1975. Press releases are not included in the indexes.
Unused Material, 1975
Remarks, Messages, Etc. 1975 January, 1975
Press Releases. 1975 January (2 folders), 1975
Working Files. 1975 January (4 folders), 1975
Remarks, Messages, Etc. 1975 February, 1975
Press Releases. 1975 February, 1975
Working Files. 1975 February (3 folders), 1975
Remarks, Messages, Etc. 1975 March, 1975
Press Releases. 1975 March, 1975
Working Files. 1975 March (4 folders), 1975
Press Releases. 1975 April, 1975
Working Files. 1975 April (5 folders), 1975
Press Releases. 1975 May, 1975
Working Files. 1975 May (4 folders), 1975
Scope and Contents Note
Includes the booklet checklist for the Ash Can School exhibition at City Hall in 1975.
Press Releases. 1975 June, 1975
Working Files. 1975 June (6 folders), 1975
Scope and Contents Note
Includes Beame's testimony before the Commerce, Consumer & Monetary Affairs Subcommittee of the House Committee on Government Operations (June 23) and meeting minutes of the Comptroller's Technical Debt Management Committee from February 1974-March 1975, forwarded to Beame on 2 June 1975.
Press Releases. 1975 July, 1975
Working Files. 1975 July (3 folders), 1975
Press Releases. 1975 August, 1975
Working Files. 1975 August (2 folders), 1975
Press Releases. 1975 September, 1975
Working Files. 1975 September (2 folders), 1975
Press Releases. 1975 October, 1975
Working Files. 1975 October (4 folders), 1975
Scope and Contents Note
The clippings include the Daily News headline "Ford to City: Drop Dead."
Press Releases. 1975 November, 1975
Working Files. 1975 November (4 folders), 1975
Press Releases. 1975 December, 1975
Working Files. 1975 December (3 folders), 1975
Indexes, 1976
Scope and Contents Note
Includes the alphabetical indexes for Beame's remarks, statements, messages, articles, and the like during 1976. Press releases are not included in the indexes.
Unused Speeches, 1976
Press Releases. 1976 January, 1976
Working Files. 1976 January (2 folders), 1976
Press Releases. 1976 February, 1976
Working Files. 1976 February (3 folders), 1976
Scope and Contents Note
Includes a Thomas Bartosiewicz primary election campaign pamphlet (state senator from the 18th District, Brooklyn).
Press Releases. 1976 March, 1976
Working Files. 1976 March (4 folders), 1976
Scope and Contents Note
Includes the booklet About American Express, a company history-oriented marketing document.
Press Releases. 1976 April, 1976
Working Files. 1976 April (4 folders), 1976
Scope and Contents Note
Includes the brochure checklist for the Community Environments Flag and Banner Exhibition
Press Releases. 1976 May, 1976
Working Files. 1976 May (2 of 5 folders), 1976
Scope and Contents Note
Includes the Bicentennial-themed program booklet for the 108th annual meeting of the Dental Society of the State of New York.
Working Files. 1976 May (3 of 5 folders), 1976
Scope and Contents Note
Includes a brochure relating the history of University Settlement (in connection with Beame's speech on the occasion of the Settlement's 90th anniversary).
Press Releases. 1976 June, 1976
Working Files. 1976 June (4 folders), 1976
Scope and Contents Note
Includes a selection of essays written by elementary and high school students on the subject "What I Want You to Know About New York City" for a New York Times contest; background materials from the Embassy of Spain concerning the visit of King Juan Carlos I and Queen Sophia, including two photographs of the royal family; and annual report for 1975 of the New York City Commission for the United Nations and for the Consular Corps, in connection with a 16 June 1976 speech by Beame.
Press Releases. 1976 July, 1976
Working Files. 1976 July (4 folders), 1976
Scope and Contents Note
Includes various materials in connection with events which Beame attended and delivered remarks: Salt Lake Mormon Tabernacle Choir information booklet and other Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints background material, including a photograph of President Spencer Wooley Kimball; lyrics to the new song "You'll Never Be Poor in New York" written by Ira Gassman, and performed at Gracie Mansion by the composer Jule Styne; Operation Sail 1976, International Naval Review and "July 4th 1976 in Old New York" brochures; Municipal Art Society award booklets for 1975 and 1976; invitation card to the Bicentennial ceremonies with Queen Elizabeth II (July 9); welcoming glossy brochure from the Citizens Committee for the Democratic National Convention to the arriving delegates (July 11); and the official commemorative program of the American Freedom Train.
Press Releases. 1976 August, 1976
Scope and Contents Note
Includes the Department of City Planning report Schools for Communities: Expanding the Use of Our Schools (in connection with press release 295-76).
Working Files. 1976 August (2 folders), 1976
Transcript of Beame Examination before the Securities & Exchange Commission in the Matter of New York City Bonds, 1976 September 1
Press Releases. 1976 September, 1976
Working Files. 1976 September (4 folders), 1976
Scope and Contents Note
Includes a compendium of remarks in connection with proclamations granting honorary citizenships, 1975-1976; the report Recommendations for a Preliminary Community District Map from the Subcommittee on Coterminality of the Mayor's Charter Implementation Committee (Sept 20); a booklet issued by Lord & Taylor in connection with its 150th anniversary (Sept 22); and a photograph of Mr. Big Apple in connection with a Committee in the Public Interest autumn campaign (Sept 30).
Press Releases. 1976 October, 1976
Special File. 1976 October, 1976
Scope and Contents Note
Includes select Mayor Beame and Mrs. Beame speeches from October 1976; one audience, the Maritime Port Council of Greater New York & Vicinity includes both the 1976 and 1974 Beame speech.
Working Files. 1976 October (5 folders), 1976
Scope and Contents Note
Includes documents related to the dedication of the Port Richmond Water Pollution Control Plant, including the mayoral letter and list of contents placed in a box in the cornerstone to be opened in 2026 (Oct 21); recommendations of Michael I. Sovern concerning negotiations between New York and the Patrolmen's Benevolent Association (PBA) (Oct 21); brochures, including route map, for the first New York City Marathon (Oct 24); and seating list, program and other documents related to the New York Press Club's Byline Ball at which Beame was roasted (Oct 24).
Press Releases. 1976 November, 1976
Report to the Securities & Exchange Commission, 1976 November 23
Scope and Contents Note
Includes the report of the Special Counsel to New York City concerning its investigation of transactions in city securities. Also includes a memo of December 2, 1974, stating reasons for the frequency of New York's short term borrowings and higher total borrowings.
Working Files. 1976 November (3 folders), 1976
Press Releases. 1976 December, 1976
Working Files. 1976 December (2 of 3 folders), 1976
Scope and Contents Note
Includes a photograph of the New York Cultural Center (Gallery of Modern Art) and other buildings at Columbus Circle in connection with its purchase and donation to the city by Gulf & Western (Dec 8); documents, including an exterior photograph, related to the opening of the Museum of Holography at 11 Mercer Street (Dec 8); and the Department of Investigation's report of the management audit of the Department of Purchase (Dec 10).
Working Files. 1976 December (1 of 3 folders), 1976
Indexes, 1977
Press Releases. 1977 January, 1977
Working Files. 1977 January (2 folders), 1977
Press Releases. 1977 February, 1977
Working Files. 1977 February (3 folders), 1977
Press Releases. 1977 March, 1977
Working Files. 1977 March (4 folders), 1977
Scope and Contents Note
Includes the original mayoral proclamation of Kazoo Day (March 18).
Press Releases. 1977 April, 1977
Working Files. 1977 April (3 folders), 1977
Scope and Contents Note
Includes an October 1961 brochure issued by the Municipal Art Society of New York, The City Hall of the City of New York.
Press Releases. 1977 May, 1977
Working Files. 1977 May (8 folders), 1977
Scope and Contents Note
Includes Beame's re-election campaign announcement and documents concerning story lines and responses to questions about the 1975 fiscal crisis in relation to the campaign. Includes documents related to the Americana '77 Street Fair, including street maps showing location and type of exhibits.
Press Releases. 1977 June, 1977
Scope and Contents Note
Includes the Preliminary Report on Flushing Airport prepared by Transportation Administrator Alexander J. Mautner (press release 247-77).
Working Files. 1977 June (6 folders), 1977
Scope and Contents Note
Includes the Official Statement for the issuance by New York City of $381,750,000 of General Obligation Serial Bonds (June 16).
Press Releases. 1977 July, 1977
Scope and Contents Note
Includes the Preliminary Findings: Blackout Commercial Damage Survey prepared by the Department of City Planning (press release 339-77).
Working Files. 1977 July (3 folders), 1977
Scope and Contents Note
Includes the transcript of the interview of mayoral candidate Edward I. Koch on the program "New York Report" on WOR-TV Channel 9 Public Affairs (July 25); and the New Yorker with Ken Auletta's article "More for Less" (August 1), the letter from the New Yorker informing Beame of the impending article, and Beame's rebuttal.
Press Releases. 1977 August (2 folders), 1977
Scope and Contents Note
Includes the booklet Trees for New York City prepared by the Department of City Planning, with enclosed oversize reference sheet of tree information (press release 391-77).
Working Files. 1977 August (4 folders), 1977
Scope and Contents Note
Includes the internal report of New York City "Weekly Indicators" for August 1-14, prepared by the Research Section of the Economic Development Administration; photocopy of the interview report for David Berkowitz ("Son of Sam") prepared by the Pretrial Services Agency (Aug. 11) (Includes only basic identifying information); and the report from accountants Peat, Marwick, Mitchell in response to questions posed by the Emergency Financial Control Board (Aug. 11).
Press Releases. 1977 September, 1977
Working Files. 1977 September (3 folders), 1977
Press Releases. 1977 October, 1977
Working Files. 1977 October (2 folders), 1977
Scope and Contents Note
Includes the Report in Support of Indirect Source Permit for Westway: Response to Hearing Officer Recommendation of September 13, 1977 prepared by the Westway Expediting Council (Oct 7); theprogram for the Citicorp Center Dedication Ceremonies, in the shape of the building (Oct 12); and a brochure issued in connection with the Algonquin Hotel's 75th anniversary ((Oct 18).
Press Releases. 1977 November-December, 1977
Scope and Contents Note
Includes the Response of the City of New York to the Report of the Staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission on Transactions in Securities of the City of New York.
Working Files. 1977 November-December, 1977
Working Files. Undated, 1976-1977?
Scope and Contents Note
Includes a few documents that could not be specifically placed as to date, but are likely from 1976-77.
Post-Beame Mayoralty, 1978-2000s
Scope and Contents Note
Includes various documents related to Beame including a speech identified only by date (12 March 1979) in which Beame reflects on his administration in the context of disagreeing with those who see the steady decline of cities; arrangements for a reunion of Beame staff members (1983); newspaper articles; and an undated artifact: a plastic bag from the Daily News bearing the saying "We're Glad to be Back."
Series II. Public Relations Files. Harrison J. Goldin, 1976-1990s (bulk, 1978-1989), inclusive
Extent
Scope and Contents Note
The series includes Henry Walter's working files while in the employ of Comptroller Harrison Jay Goldin. The files primarily hold Goldin's speeches and drafts of speeches (often multiple copies and versions), drafts of articles for the Comptroller's Report monthly newsletter, final published copies of that newsletter, newspaper clippings and photocopies of clippings, letters from organizations requesting Goldin's appearance at events, miscellaneous publicity-related correspondence, staff notes and memos, Walter's weekly timesheets and other administrative matters (e.g. vacation requests). There are some press releases and schedules; the schedule primarly relate to Goldin's appearances at which speeches/remarks are needed, not Goldin's overall appointment schedule. In addition to speeches related to Goldin's position as Comptroller, the files include materials related to Goldin's campaigns for re-election, as State Comptroller (1978), and as Mayor (1989).
Arrangement Note
When received by N-YHS, some of the material in this series was roughly foldered, while most was unfoldered in uneven, rough chronological chunks. In September 2021, most of the material was arranged by archivist Larry Weimer in rough chronological order by month/year (not by day). Some material was left as is in the original donated folders, when that seemed to be meaningful or useful in some way. At the time (September 2021), the series was still restricted as per the gift agreement (restricted during the life of Goldin), so the material was just roughly processed to have a good working box inventory before the collection was sent off-site for storage. In its current form, the series is accessible, though it could stand some refinement.
Comptroller's Report (Newsletters), 1976-1977, inclusive
Working Files (2), 1977-1978 January, inclusive
Working Notes, 1977-1979, inclusive
Files for 1978 (14 folders), 1978, inclusive
Files for 1978 (32 folders), 1978, inclusive
Scope and Contents
One of the folders holds a set of speeches concluding with one from 1979.
Files for 1979 (10 folders), 1979, inclusive
Files for 1979 (2 folders), 1979, inclusive
Files for 1980 (9 folders), 1980, inclusive
Files for 1981 (1 folder), 1981, inclusive
Files for 1981 (11 folders), 1981, inclusive
Files for 1982 (3 folders), 1982, inclusive
Files for 1982 (2 folders), 1982, inclusive
Files for 1983 (8 folders), 1983, inclusive
Files for 1983 (1 folder), 1983, inclusive
Files for 1984 (9 folders), 1984, inclusive
Files for 1985 (7 folders), 1985, inclusive
Files for 1986 (5 folders), 1986, inclusive
Files for 1986 (5 folders), 1986, inclusive
Files for 1987 (6 folders), 1987, inclusive
Files for 1987 (1 folder), 1987, inclusive
Files for 1988 (7 folders), 1988, inclusive
Files for 1989 (4 folders), 1989, inclusive
Files for 1989 (15 folders), 1989, inclusive
Files for 1989 (10 folders), 1989, inclusive
Timesheets (1 folder), 1980s, inclusive
Scope and Contents
Most of Walter's weekly timesheets are in the regular working files. Some from various years in the 1980s, however, were filed separately in this folder, along with some other administrative documents and contact/phone lists.
Comptroller Report topics (1 folder), 1988, inclusive
Scope and Contents
Holds a subject index for at least some of the 1988 issues. Also has random copies of some of the report articles from the 1980s.
Clippings. Joey Adams's column, with subject index (5 folders), 1979-1986, inclusive
Scope and Contents
Includes clips of Adams's "Strictly for Laughs" newspaper column, organized alphabetically by subject, with an index.
History of the Comptroller's Office (1 folder), 1970s-1980s, inclusive
Scope and Contents
Includes various documents concerning descriptions of the history, purpose, organization, etc. of the Comptroller.
Post-Comptrollership (1 folder), 1990s, inclusive
Scope and Contents
Holds a few documents related to Goldin after he left office, primarily dating from 1990.
Comptroller's Monthly Newsletter (5 bound volumes), 1976-1984, inclusive
Scope and Contents
These bound volumes include issues that pre-date Walter's employment by Goldin and so are not in the working files. The bound copies end in 1984; later years are found in Walter's working files.
Booklet. Presentation to Moody's Investors Service re: New York City's General Obligation Revenue Anticipation Notes, 1979 Series C and 1979 Series D, 1979
2 reports issued by the Office of Policy Management, 1989 December, inclusive
Scope and Contents
Holds: "Cork in the bottle: New York City's nursing home shortage" and "Now we are four: Boarder babies growing up in foster care: A follow-up study."
Series III. Public Relations Files. Other, 1951-1993 (bulk, 1960s)
Extent
Scope and Contents Note
The series includes documents, much of which was prepared by Henry Walter, of a public relations nature for various public figures, other than Abraham Beame and Harrison Goldin. Most notably, these include Walter's files as Press Secretary for Robert M. Morgenthau during Morgenthau's campaign for Governor of New York in 1962. These files include press releases, speeches and remarks, drafts, correspondence, schedules, and campaign travel arrangements. The series also includes press releases issued by Walter in his capacity as the Director of Public Information for the newly-formed New York City Department of Highways (1963-64). Also from the 1960s is a folder of campaign brochures and other ephemera related to former reporter and Democratic candidate Martin J. Steadman's campaign for Congress from the 4th Congressional District (1966), with a letter from Steadman to Walter thanking him for his help and support during the campaign.
The series also includes a small amount of speechwriting done by Walter in the 1990s. These include drafts of remarks concerning retirement financial security by Cuyler Findlay of the AARP Investment Program at Scudder Investor Services (1991) and work Walter did for former Westchester County Executive Alfred DelBello, including drafts of a speech and an article on the international transboundary movement of hazardous waste (1990), business and jobs (1992), and for a public affairs program on Cablevision focused on crime and punishment (1993).
The series includes a small amount of miscellaneous documents concerning Walter himself, including his 1960 remarks to the Air Pollution Control Association on the topic "The Role of Public Media"; a guest pass to the 1964 New York State Democratic Convention; his 1970 resume; a letter leading to his hiring on to Comptroller Beame's staff; two family photographs; "I Care" and "Stevenson" lapel pins; two articles written for the world-Telegram and Sun; and other documents.
Arrangement Note
The series is arranged by topic, in roughly chronological order.
Robert Morgenthau Campaign Files (12 folders), 1962
New York City Department of Highways Press Releases (5 folders), 1963-1964
Scope and Contents Note
Includes the first Annual Report of the Highways Department (issued January 2, 1964, for the year 1963).
Martin J. Steadman Campaign, 1966
Cuyler Findlay Speech, 1991
Alfred B. DelBello. Waste Management (Projects 39 & 40), Circa 1976, 1990
Scope and Contents Note
Includes circa 1976 campaign literature for DelBello's re-election as Westchester County Executive.
Alfred B. DelBello. Business & Jobs, 1992
Alfred B. DelBello. Crime & Punishment (2 folders), 1993
Henry Walter. Miscellaneous, 1951-1970s
Series IV. Inner Circle Show, 1956-2017
Extent
Scope and Contents Note
Formed in 1922, the Inner Circle of New York Political Journalists (known commonly as the Inner Circle) is an organization of New York City political reporters and journalists that performs an annual amateur parody show lampooning city, state and national political figures. The show is a fundraiser for charity and has become a major event in which political figures, including the mayor of New York, now commonly perform. Henry Walter became a member in 1956, served as the organization's president in 1963, and performed in at least some of the shows. He also collected materials from the annual shows and those documents form this series.
The series includes the programs from the annual Inner Circle shows for every year from 1956 to 1999. For the 2000s, programs are missing from 2000, 2009, 2010, 2012, and 2013; the final year in the series collected by Walter is 2014. The programs include satirical cover art illustrating the theme of the year's show (which is often linked to a current pop cultural reference), the cast of characters and the performers, the lyrics to the show's many musical numbers, and reference to the commonly-recognized tune to which the lyrics were sung. For most years, the seating chart for the event is also included. The series also holds other documents for many of the years, including dress rehearsal programs (the dress rehearsal was held before the main event for members, family and friends), invitations/flyers (bearing the program's cover art), tickets to the dress rehearsal or President's reception, some scripts, and some miscellaneous documents, such as invitations to members to attend Inner Circle meetings.
The series also includes the program and seating chart for the 2017 show, the first to follow Walter's death in November 2016. The program includes a memorial statement for Walter on page 28 and a photo of him visiting the rehearsal on page 23 (4th row from top, 2nd from left).
Arrangement Note
The series is arranged in chronological order.
Inner Circle Documents (7 folders), 1956-1984
Inner Circle Documents (9 folders), 1985-2017
Series V. Print Matter, 1950-2001
Extent
Scope and Contents Note
The series includes a diverse and idiosyncratic mix of printed materials dating from the 1950s to 2001, though mostly from the 1970s and 1980s. Very generally, the material concerns economic, political, cultural, and public policy matters. Most of the materials were created by New York City-based organizations, concern New York City matters, and seem targeted to a New York City audience, but some are of state-wide or national scope. The bulk of the series includes some form of periodical, especially newsletters, newspapers, magazines, and series of technical or policy reports. But with few exceptions there are no extended runs of any of the individual titles; most titles are represented by only a few issues, often only the first number of the title. Aside from periodicals, the series holds a variety of single issue documents of interest, such as commemorative booklets, souvenir programs, annual reports, calendars of events, publicity materials, and the like.
Newsletters perhaps form most of the series. These newsletters were created by government agencies, or groups within those agencies, for internal distribution or for the general public; public policy interest groups; political figures; commercial institutions; trade associations; and other organizations. There are also many small newspapers created for distribution within a specific New York City neighborhood, organization, or constituency.
A detailed list of the printed material was provided by the donor's family and is housed with the documents. The container list below summarizes most of these items at the folder level.
In addition to these miscellaneous printed material the series also includes several New York City official directories, known as the "Green Book," from the 1950s to the 1980s used by Henry Walter.
Arrangement Note
The series is arranged with the New York City directories first, followed by other print matter. The other print matter is arranged in the numerical sequence (1-255) of the items as found in the inventory provided by a member of Henry Walter's family. This sequence is generally chronological, except that some oversize items from the 1980s are found at the end of the list. Copies of the detailed inventory are found in the two boxes that hold the other print matter.
New York City Official Directories ("Green Book"), 1950-1989
Scope and Contents Note
Includes Walter's copies for the years 1950, 1953, 1954, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1976, and 1980 through 1988-89.
Print Matter (#1-13), 1950s, inclusive
Scope and Contents Note
* Brochure for the NBC Symphony Summer Concerts for 1951, with four programs (10 June-15 July);
* Program from Town Hall recital hall for the 2 May 1952 performance of Cham-ber Huang;
* WQXR's Monthly Guide to Dining Out (August 1952);
* Booklet commemorating the 31st anniversary of The Jumble-Shop restaurant in Greenwich Village (1952);
* Report on New York City Slum Clearance Projects Under Title I by Private Capital with Federal and City Aid by the Committee on Slum Clearance (April 1956);
* Bay Ridge Home Reporter (14-21 June 1956);
* Booklet The Insurance on Your Apartment by the LeFrak Organization (circa 1957);
* Joint Study of Arterial Facilities in the New York-New Jersey Metropolitan Area (November 1957);
* Taxi Weekly (20 November 1957);
* Guild Telegram (Vol 1, No. 1), announcing the slate of elected guild officials, including Henry Walter as Chairman;
* Periodicals, reprints, and other documents.
Print Matter (#14-24), 1960s, inclusive
Scope and Contents Note
* New York Central Railroad, Hudson Division timetable (29 April 1962);
* New York State Democratic Convention program (1962);
* Program and seating chart for the Legislative Correspondents' Association banquet and parody show "Vial Ventures, or Find the Fount 'N Blow!" (1963);
* Commemorative book for the opening of the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge, Spanning the Narrows (1964);
* Two Better Business Bureau pamphlets;
* Issues 1 and 2 of the weekly Mayday, edited by Andrew Kopkind, James Ridgeway, and Robert Sherrill (October 1968);
* Conservative Journal, issued by New York State Young Americans for Freedom (September 1968);
* other periodicals and reprints.
Print Matter (#25-40), 1960s, inclusive
Scope and Contents Note
* Four public affairs pamphlets from the Public Affairs Committee;
* "Freedom and the Public Schools" lecture by David I. Ashe (1969);
* Several issues and six posters of the Marshall McLuhan DEW-LINE, issued by the Human Development Corporation (1969);
* Annual report for 1969 of the New York City Police Department;
* Marketing brochure for the Americana Hotel.
Print Matter (#41-54), circa 1970-1972, inclusive
Scope and Contents Note
* Flyer for the non-profit Community Environments;
* Two pamphlets about gold from the Federal Reserve;
* The Lotos Club centennial booklet (1970);
* Two issues of the Marshall McLuhan DEW-LINE (1970);
* First number of newsletter for buyers/sellers, Everything for Everybody (1970);
* First number of newsletter from the New York City Human Resources Administration, People (1970);
* First number of newsletter EAC (Environmental Action Coalition) News (1970);
* A Tour of New York City & the Statue of Liberty picture book;
* Booklet (souvenir?) for the musical Grease;
* Mostly Mozart program (1972);
* First number of newspaper Media & Consumer (1972).
Print Matter (#55-67), 1973, inclusive
Scope and Contents Note
* New York Convention & Visitors Bureau brochures (1973);
* Three numbers of a newspaper sent to New York area college students, The Press (1973);
* Three issues, including first two numbers, of newsletter, The Commuter, published for the Harlem-Hudson-New Haven Lines by the Penn Central Transportation Company (1973);
* Issue of the Armed Forces Comptroller (1973);
* Con Edison's Customer Handbook and related brochures (1973);
* New York Press Club's 25th anniversary edition of Byline magazine (1973);
* Promotional packet for the publication National Star (1973).
Print Matter (#68-85), 1974-1975, inclusive
Scope and Contents Note
* Handbook New York, Your Host prepared by the City Commission for the United Nations and for the Consular Corps (1974);
* Five issues of Notes from the Municipal Reference and Research Center (1974);
* Three issues of newsletter, The Commuter, (1974);
* Datebook Life in America from the Metropolitan Museum of Art (1975);
* National Urban League booklet The Struggle for Equality of Educational Opportunity (1975);
* Empire State Report (1975);
* First number of the Upper East Side's newsletter East Apple (1975);
* Other periodicals.
Print Matter (#86-96), 1976, inclusive
Scope and Contents Note
* New York Life Insurance Company's annual report for 1976;
* (Souvenir?) program for the play, The Belle of Amherst with Julie Harris;
* Operation Sail 1976 booklet;
* Tall Ships '76 souvenir program;
* Checklist booklet for the exhibition The Tulip & the Rose: Seeds of Queens History at the Queens Museum;
* Booklet The U.S. Customs House on Bowling Green by Brendan Gill;
* Five booklets in the Black Perspectives on the Bicentennial series published by the National Urban League.
Print Matter (#97-102), 1976, inclusive
Scope and Contents Note
* Calendar of events for Bicentennial observances July 4th in Old New York;
* Two booklets concerning the International Naval Review;
* Issue of New York Press Club's Byline magazine;
* Municipal Assistance Corporation's (MAC) annual report for 1976;
* Publicity packet for the Museum of Holography exhibition Through the Looking Glass.
Print Matter (#103-115), 1977, inclusive
Scope and Contents Note
* The Story of Money comic book and other Federal Reserve Bank publications;
* An Italian wine guide distributed by Chatham Square Liquor Co.;
* First number of The Bulletin Board, the newsletter of New York's block associations;
* First two numbers of For Your Information, the newsletter of the Health Systems Agency of New York City;
* First number of Focus, newsletter of the New York Regional Office of the Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith;
* Con Edison's special issue of its periodical Around the System for September 1977, reporting on the July black-out;
* First number of newspaper Politicks & Other Human Interests;
* First number of Museum of Holography's newsletter, The Whole Message;
* First number of newspaper, The News World: Manhattan.
Print Matter (#116-135), 1978, inclusive
Scope and Contents Note
* Two issues, including the first number, of the newspaper, The Trib;
* Second number of Focus, newsletter of the New York Regional Office of the Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith;
* First three numbers of Borough President Howard Golden's Brooklyn Newsletter;
* First four numbers of the Federal Regional Council newsletter, Region II In View;
* First three numbers of Mayor Edward I. Koch's Mayor's Newsletter;
* An issue of the Federation of Citywide Block Associations's newsletter, News;
* First two numbers of the newspaper City News;
* First two numbers of the Metropolitan New York Nursing Home Association's newsletter, Health Care News;
* An issue of newspaper Politicks & Other Human Interests;
* Calendar of events for the "World of Our Fathers" Jewish Heritage Festival.
Print Matter (#136-156), 1979, inclusive
Scope and Contents Note
* First numbers of various newsletters: New York County Lawyers' Association's Legislative Update, Neighborhood Women Network News, Bronx borough president Stanley Simon's senior citizen newsletter, Association of Concessionaires of New York City's Concessionaire News, Citizens Housing & Planning Council's Reporter, National Council on Compulsive Gambling's Newsletter, Department of General Services's DGS Reporter, Pace University Graduate School of Business's GSB Outlook, and Columbia's Career Development Bulletin; World Traders' Atlas, issued by the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey;
* An issue of The Hunger Project's Quantum Leap;
* First two numbers of The American Lawyer;
* Two numbers of borough president Golden's Brooklyn Newsletter;
* First three numbers of Group Health, Inc's GHI News;
* Summary of survey responses compiled by the League of Women Voters of the Tri-State Metropolitan Region.
Print Matter (#157-175), circa 1980-1981, inclusive
Scope and Contents Note
* First number of various newsletters: Department of General Services's Operation Greenthumb Newsletter and Wires Telecommunity News, Greater New York Conference on Soviet Jewry's Currents, New York Employment Council's newsletter, Community Council of Greater New York's Impact, Citizens Budget Commission's CBC Quarterly;
* First two numbers of newsletter The Queens Letter;
* Metro-North Railroad brochure A Guide to Passenger Safety;
* Two issues of The Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped's Library Notebook;
* An issue of Elmcor Youth and Adult Activities, Inc.'s newsletter Elmcor Express;
* Other brochures.
Print Matter (#176-199), 1982-1984, inclusive
Scope and Contents Note
* First numbers of various newsletters: Theatre Times, Public Papers of the Fund for the City of New York, the Department of Probation's Communicator, Assembly Speaker Stanley Fink's Special Report, The Bowery's Bank Notes, the Economic Capital Corporation of New York's Newsline, the Department of Records and Information Services's Notes, Metro-North's Mileposts, and the New York Republican State Committee's Greenburgh Gazette;
* First number of the political newspaper, Talking Turkey;
* Two issues of Women in Touch, a newsletter from the Committee for Women's Concerns of the Comptroller's Office;
* Three issues, including the first, of bulletins from Ellen's Coffee Cafe on Broadway;
* First two numbers of the Brooklyn Paper's Downtown News;
* Municipal Assistance Corporation's (MAC) annual report for 1982;
* Brooklyn Bridge centennial brochure;
* ManhattanTrend, issued by Cushman & Wakefield;
* Textbook for a correspondence course in French wines.
Print Matter (#200-219), 1985-1987, inclusive
Scope and Contents Note
* First numbers of various newsletters: from the Columbia Association (Italian-Americans) of the Comptroller's Office, Manhattan Institute for Policy Research's New York Perspective, Division of Municipal Supplies' DMS Happenings, from the Management Welfare Fund, Fiscal Flash from the Bureau of Accountancy, Borough President Donald R. Manes's Queens Update, from the Long Island City Business Development Corporation, the Jewish War Veterans Department of New York's Beacon, New York City Transit Authority's Welcome Aboard, Cornell Connection, from the Charter Review Commission, the Port Authority's World Trade Department's 110 News, and the New York State Museum's New York Delegate;
* City of New York Comparative Analysis: Financial and Economic Indicators for FY 1985, issued by Comptroller Harrison J. Goldin;
* Program for the memorial service at City Hall for Alfred T. Miele;
* Booklet of selected state bicentennial programs, Celebrating Our Constitution;
* An issue of Mobilization for Survival's The Mobilizer;
* Other periodicals.
Print Matter (#220-228), 1988-1989, inclusive
Scope and Contents Note
* First numbers of various newsletters: Bureaus of Management Audit and of Financial Audit's Findings, Congressman Eliot Engel's Reports to the People, Jewish Community Relations Council's Urban and Domestic Viewpoints, Real Estate Board's Tax Watch, and Comptroller Chapter News;
* Issue of New York Delegate;
* First number of Skyline magazine;
* New York City Council on Economic Education's 1989-90 Fact Book on the New York Metropolitan Region;
* Port Authority's annual report for 1989.
Print Matter (#229-246), 1990-2001, undated, inclusive
Scope and Contents Note
* First numbers of various newsletters: BradyLine (1990), Manhattan Borough President Ruth Messinger's Dateline: Manhattan (1990), from the Comptroller's Office Quality of Work Life Program (1992);
* First number of the Journal of Multi-Cultural Community Health, issued by New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation (1991);
* Benefit booklet for pensioners of the New York City Employees' Retirement System (1991);
* Three press releases from Comptroller Elizabeth Holtzman (1990);
* Two issues of Rail Whispers (1991);
* Metro-North brochure A History of Grand Central Terminal (1998);
* Program for the St. Patrick's Day Parade (1999);
* Issue #11 of the East Village Inky (2001);
* Two bulletins from the Department of General Services (undated, but likely 1980).
Print Matter (#247-255). Oversize, 1980-1987, inclusive
Scope and Contents Note
* First numbers of Lexington Local newspaper (1980), New View magazine (1982), Westside Press newspaper (1983), Commuter Express newspaper (1984), Herald Center advertising supplement (1985), and Undercurrents: Life Beneath New York magazine (1987);
* Special issue on top 50 cities in City & State magazine (1987);
* Two copies of the Brooklyn Bridge Centennial Calendar (1983);
* 14 prints of watercolors by artist Fein of buildings in lower Manhattan, apparently distributed by Bank of New York (undated).