Roland Politi Papers on Squatters' Rights

Call Number

TAM.364

Date

circa 1980s-1990s, inclusive

Creator

Politi, Roland (Role: Donor)

Politi, Roland

Extent

0.75 Linear Feet

(2 boxes)

Language of Materials

English .

Historical/Biographical Note

Roland Politi is an Italian-born anarchist and artist who was involved in the 1980s squatters' rights movement in New York City's East Village which culminated in Tompkins Square Park Police Riot of August 1988.

Scope and Contents

The collection contains newspaper clippings, subject files, including eviction notices, documents relating to the New York City Community Board, and commemorative t-shirts.

Subjects

People

Politi, Roland (Role: Donor)

Topics

Squatters -- New York (State) -- New York; Tompkins Square Park Riot, New York, N.Y., 1988.

Places

Lower East Side (New York, N.Y.) -- Social conditions.; Lower East Side (New York, N.Y.)

Donors

Politi, Roland

Conditions Governing Access

Materials are open without restrictions.

Conditions Governing Use

Copyright (and related rights to publicity and privacy) to materials in this collection created by Roland Politi was not transferred to New York University. Permission to use materials must be secured from the copyright holder.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Materials donated by Roland Politi in circa 2006. The accession number associated with this gift is 2006.019

Collection processed by

Tamiment staff

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Language: Description is written in: English, Latin script.

Repository

Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives

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Clippings, undated

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

Clippings: Files of Buildings, undated

Box: 1, Folder: data_value_missing_e888bee976f3d6435803c8b5bd955d1a (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Community Housing Plans, undated

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

East 13th Street: Building Related Issues, undated

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

East 13th Street: Homesteaders Coalition, undated

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

Evictions, undated

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

Guiliani, Rudolph: Plaintiff Against, undated

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

Lower East Side Joint Planning Council, undated

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

Manhattan Developments, undated

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

Newspapers, undated

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

Personal Documents (Correspondence, Contracts), undated

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

Photos (Photocopies), undated

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

Squatting, Homesteading, undated

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

Squatting, Homesteading: Clippings, undated

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

T-Shirts (2): Box 2, undated

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