Jonathan Soffer Papers
Call Number
RG.046
Date
1989-2007, bulk
Creator
Soffer, Jonathan M., 1956-
Extent
10 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
Materials entirely in English.
Biographical / Historical
Jonathan Soffer is a professor at NYU Tandon School of Engineering in the Technology, Culture, and Society Department. His work is primarily on Ed Koch and Matthew Ridgway.
Arrangement
This collection is housed in 10 boxes and arranged into two series and eight sub-series per series. Series: Koch Project, Sub-series: Archival Manuscript Research, Correspondence, Drafts, Interviews, Newspaper Research, Research, Scholarly Articles, and Teaching. This collection was not arranged by the archivists; Jonathan Soffer's original order was kept and only light arranging was done for clarity. His file names were preserved. "Illegible" is noted where words in file names could not be transcribed.
Scope and Contents
The Jonathan Soffer Papers contain research documents from 1989 to 2007. These documents were assembled by Soffer during his time researching for books on Ed Koch and Matthew Ridgway. The documents are primarily archival and scholarly research regarding New York politics. Papers contain interview, newspaper clippings, academic article, drafts, and archival research. The collection is 10 linear feet, located on bay 26, shelves 4E, 5E, 6E, 7E, and 7F.
Subjects
Places
Conditions Governing Use
Any rights (including copyright and related rights to publicity and privacy) held by Polytechnic University in all its forms are maintained by New York University. Permission to publish or reproduce materials in this collection must be secured from the Poly Archives. Please contact the Poly Archives, polyarchives@nyu.edu, 646-997-3530.
Preferred Citation
Identification of item, date; Jonathan Soffer Papers; RG 046; box number; folder number or item identifier; Poly Archives at Bern Dibner Library of Science and Technology, New York University.
Location of Materials
Bern Dibner Library of Science and Technology 5 MetroTech Center Brooklyn, NY, 11201 (646) 997-3943 polyarchives@nyu.edu
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The collection was donated to the Polytechnic Institute of New York University Archives by Jonathan Soffer in 2021.
About this Guide
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2023-08-22 10:07:41 -0400.
Language: Description is written in: English, Latin script.
Repository
Poly Archives at the Bern Dibner Library of Science and Technology, NYU Libraries
Series I: Koch Project
Subseries A: Archival Manuscript Research, undated
Manuscript from EIK, undated
box: 1, folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Wagner MSS 78-80, undated
box: 1, folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Subseries B: Correspondence, 2004-07-18-2007-07-10, inclusive
Letter from Ed Koch July 2007, 2007-07-10
box: 1, folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Letter from Ed Koch June 2007, 2007-06-29
box: 1, folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Email Correspondence, 2004-07-18
box: 1, folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Subseries C: Drafts
Ch 5 txt - 1st draft, undated
box: 1, folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Chapter 7 Draft, undated
box: 1, folder: 7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Koch Manuscript, 2001-06-21
box: 1, folder: 8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Subseries D: Interviews
Robert F. Wagner Jr. Interview, 1992-08-18
box: 1, folder: 9 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
1982 Playboy Int, undated
box: 1, folder: 10 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Lo Cicero Transcript, undated
box: 1, folder: 11 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Subseries E: Newspaper Research
New York Times Search Inquiries, 2001-09-27
box: 1, folder: 12 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
1955-1957, undated
box: 1, folder: 13 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
1955-57 Politics/De sapio, undated
box: 1, folder: 14 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Bohemia Nest 55-7, undated
box: 1, folder: 15 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
1958-1960, undated
box: 1, folder: 16 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Politics 1958-60/De sapio, undated
box: 1, folder: 17 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Bohemia Culture/1958-60, undated
box: 1, folder: 18 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
1955-57 Background Village/Jane Jacobs Planning - Wash Sq, undated
box: 1, folder: 19 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
1955-7 Misc But of interest/Bios, undated
box: 1, folder: 20 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
1958-60 Wash Sq/Village Planning, undated
box: 1, folder: 21 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
SPACE Planning & Polit [illegible] 1965, undated
box: 1, folder: 22 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Planning/Politics General, undated
box: 1, folder: 23 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Politics and Planning 1963, undated
box: 1, folder: 24 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Counter Culture, undated
box: 1, folder: 25 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
1961, undated
box: 1, folder: 26 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Politics 1961, undated
box: 1, folder: 27 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
1961 Planning/Culture, undated
box: 1, folder: 28 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
MANA/Community, undated
box: 1, folder: 29 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
MacDougal Bohemia/Culture 1964 reset speed, undated
box: 1, folder: 30 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
1962, undated
box: 1, folder: 31 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Cultural Background, undated
box: 1, folder: 32 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
1962 Koch (Passannante Race), undated
box: 1, folder: 33 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Culture, undated
box: 1, folder: 34 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Koch 1963, undated
box: 1, folder: 35 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Koch 1964 Politics Elections, undated
box: 1, folder: 36 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
80063 DiSapio Docs, undated
box: 1, folder: 37 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Civil Rights 1964 RACE, undated
box: 1, folder: 38 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
1965, undated
box: 2, folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Koch 1965 Politics, undated
box: 2, folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Bohemia and Culture 1965 CIVRTS Vietnam, undated
box: 2, folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
1966, undated
box: 2, folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Politics, undated
box: 2, folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Viet, Cr, Counterculture, undated
box: 2, folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Space/Zang, etc, undated
box: 2, folder: 7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
1968, undated
box: 2, folder: 8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Congressional 1968, undated
box: 2, folder: 9 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Koch Council-Politics 67-68, undated
box: 2, folder: 10 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Newspaper Scans, undated
box: 2, folder: 11 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Politics 1981 July-Dec, undated
box: 2, folder: 12 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Service Delivery 1981 July-Dec, undated
box: 2, folder: 13 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
July-Dec 1981 Public Space, undated
box: 2, folder: 14 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Voice Newspaper Scans 1981, undated
box: 2, folder: 15 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Voice 1985, undated
box: 2, folder: 16 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Wayne Barrett and Joe Conason Newspaper, undated
box: 2, folder: 17 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Fiscal Observer 77 Campaign, undated
box: 2, folder: 18 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
1982? Newspaper, undated
box: 2, folder: 19 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Jan-June 1980, undated
box: 2, folder: 20 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
July-Dec 80, undated
box: 2, folder: 21 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
AIDS Docs, undated
box: 2, folder: 22 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Daily News 1977 Aug 1-Dec 4, undated
box: 2, folder: 23 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Post/News Dec 77, undated
box: 2, folder: 24 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Post Aug-Nov 77, undated
box: 2, folder: 25 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Post Aug-Sept 77, undated
box: 2, folder: 26 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
1980 July-Dec, undated
box: 3, folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Fiscal/Labor 1981 Jan-Dec, undated
box: 3, folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Politics 1981 Jan-June, undated
box: 3, folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Race 1978-1980, undated
box: 3, folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Labor 1979 Jan-June, undated
box: 3, folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
K + International Politics Jan-June 1979, undated
box: 3, folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Fiscal/Labor Jan-June 78, undated
box: 3, folder: 7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Fiscal Labor July-Dec 1978, undated
box: 3, folder: 8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
July-Dec 1978 Public Space, undated
box: 3, folder: 9 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Politics 1979 Jan-June, undated
box: 3, folder: 10 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Politics July 78-Dec 1978, undated
box: 3, folder: 11 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Fiscal/Labor 1979 Jan-June, undated
box: 3, folder: 12 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
HHC Pol/Race Jan-June 79, undated
box: 3, folder: 13 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
1977 [illegible] (Elections), undated
box: 3, folder: 14 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Jan-June 78 Politics/Race, undated
box: 3, folder: 15 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Fiscal Labor 1979 July-Dec, undated
box: 3, folder: 16 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Politics 1979 July-Dec, undated
box: 4, folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Service Delivery 1979 July-Dec, undated
box: 4, folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Race Politics Bruce Wright Crown Heights HHC, undated
box: 4, folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
1979 July-Dec, undated
box: 4, folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Politics 1980 July-Dec, undated
box: 4, folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Fiscal Jan 1979-June 1981, undated
box: 4, folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Fiscal/Labor 1981 July-Dec, undated
box: 4, folder: 7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
HHC/Sydenham, undated
box: 4, folder: 8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Fiscal/Labor 1980 July/Dec, undated
box: 4, folder: 9 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Politics 1980 Jan-June, undated
box: 4, folder: 10 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Labor Economy 1980 June-Dec Tenant Strike, undated
box: 4, folder: 11 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Education, undated
box: 4, folder: 12 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Fire, undated
box: 4, folder: 13 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
HHC and other agencies, undated
box: 4, folder: 14 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Police/Courts/Prisons, undated
box: 4, folder: 15 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Transit, undated
box: 4, folder: 16 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Sanitation, undated
box: 4, folder: 17 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Civil Serv-Service Delivery Goal, undated
box: 4, folder: 18 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Welfare, undated
box: 4, folder: 19 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Cars/Traffic/Bikes, undated
box: 4, folder: 20 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Convention Center, undated
box: 4, folder: 21 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Census, undated
box: 4, folder: 22 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Crime, undated
box: 4, folder: 23 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Crown Heights, undated
box: 4, folder: 24 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Energy Crisis, undated
box: 4, folder: 25 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Gay Rights Public Space, undated
box: 4, folder: 26 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Glitz/Nightlife, undated
box: 4, folder: 27 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Graffiti/Vandalism, undated
box: 4, folder: 28 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Harlem, undated
box: 4, folder: 29 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Homelessness, undated
box: 4, folder: 30 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Housing Gen'l/Tax Liens, undated
box: 4, folder: 31 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Landmarks, undated
box: 4, folder: 32 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Loft Conversion, undated
box: 5, folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Misc, undated
box: 5, folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Parks, undated
box: 5, folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Planning, Gen'l Car Budget, undated
box: 5, folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Protests, undated
box: 5, folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Skyscrapers/Midtown, undated
box: 5, folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
S. Bronx, undated
box: 5, folder: 7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Stable Nabes Co-Terminality, undated
box: 5, folder: 8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Tax Abatement, undated
box: 5, folder: 9 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Times Sq Sex Industry Gambling, undated
box: 5, folder: 10 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Underground Economy, undated
box: 5, folder: 11 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Waterfront/Westway Battery Pk Cty, undated
box: 5, folder: 12 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Watertunnel/Infrastr Bridges, undated
box: 5, folder: 13 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Koch Quotes of the Day, undated
box: 5, folder: 14 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Profile/Special, undated
box: 5, folder: 15 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Koch Magazine Profiles EK Lindsay Obit, undated
box: 5, folder: 16 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Misc Mags to be filed by date, undated
box: 5, folder: 17 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Subseries F: General Research
Badillo, undated
box: 5, folder: 18 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Managing the Budget in the Bloomberg Administration, circa 2003
box: 5, folder: 19 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
City Almanac Ld Battein, undated
box: 5, folder: 20 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Archives Finding Aids, 2004-12
box: 5, folder: 21 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Ed Koch and New York's Municipal Foreign Policy, undated
box: 5, folder: 22 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Request for 2003 Boston Globe, 2003-10-20
box: 5, folder: 23 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Managing the Budget in the Bloomberg Administration 2001, undated
box: 5, folder: 24 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
The Sixties Revisited Pamphlets, undated
box: 5, folder: 25 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Subseries G: Scholarly Articles
Cities and Towns Article, undated
box: 5, folder: 26 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
"Follow the Money" Article, undated
box: 5, folder: 27 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
"American Nightmare" Article, undated
box: 5, folder: 28 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Annotated Scholarly Research, undated
box: 5, folder: 29 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
All for One or One for One, undated
box: 5, folder: 30 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Subseries H: Teaching
Minutes of the University Seminar on the City, 2006-11-06
box: 5, folder: 31 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Soffer's Application for Position as Professor at the University of Southern Denmark, 2004-07-22
box: 5, folder: 32 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Teaching Documentation, 2004
box: 5, folder: 33 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
