A more extensive documentation of McClure's close involvement with the West Side (Westway) Highway Project through the community organization she founded, the series contains administrative records of the organization, correspondence with affiliated personnel and agencies, as well as related information, study and research of the project.
Box 1 Folder 1-4
Correspondence [4 Folders], 1971-85
Includes correspondence with James Larocca, Edward Koch and Mario Cuomo
Box 1 Folder 5-6
Notes [2 Folders], 1971-84
General and for meetings, trials, public hearings and some newspaper clippings
Box 1 Folder 7
Finance, 1976-81
Box 1 Folder 8
Statements of Support, 1974-84
From Congressman John M. Murphy, Richard S. Kaye, Dean McClure, New York City Partnership and Greenwich Village Chamber of Commerce
Box 1 Folder 9
Speeches, 1978-84
At CB2, Army Corp Public Hearing, and City Planning Commission. Includes resources
Box 1 Folder 10
Administrative Files, 1978-85
Notes, proposals, meeting attendance, membership, contributors, file lists and some clippings
Box 1 Folder 11-13
PR & Communication Material [3 Folders], 1978-85
Press release, media list, mailings, labels, pamphlets, flyers, newsletters, campaign and advertisements
Box 1 Folder 14-15
Miscellaneous [2 Folders], 1975-85
Notes, correspondence, steering committee, articles and newspaper clippings
Box 1 Folder 16
Research [1 of 2], 1976-82
Traffic, planning, federal aids, notes, article "The Mass Transit Panacea" by Charles A. Lave and some newspaper clippings
Box 2 Folder 1
Research [2 of 2], 1976-82
Traffic, planning, federal aids, notes, article "The Mass Transit Panacea" by Charles A. Lave and some newspaper clippings
Box 2 Folder 2-7
Articles and Clippings [6 Folders], 1972-85
Greitzer letters, Letters to The Editor on NYT and Voice and anti-Westway clippings
Box 2 Folder 8-9
West Side Highway Project (WSHP), General Information [2 Folders], 1972-81
Fact books, pamphlets, concept drawings, travel studies, Applications for indirect source permit, work program, Letters to NY State Legislate, correspondence with Dept. of Transportation, private development plan and memorandum of understanding
Box 2 Folder 10
West Side Highway Project (WSHP), Plans and Court Decisions, 1982-85
Public Notice, press release, some correspondence and member's communication
Box 2 Folder 11
Environmental Studies, 1971-84
Clean Air Act, Land Fill, Wateredge Development Study
Box 2 Folder 12
Photographs, [1982]
Box 2 Folder 13
Land Use, Planning and Related Development, 1978-83
Westway Park, piers, bus garage, biking, ramps at Chelsea Clinton Neighborhood, list of possible resource and some newspaper clippings
Box 3 Folder 1
Westway Coalition, 1977
Membership meeting notice, press conference and some newspaper clippings
Box 3 Folder 2-3
Community Board 2 (CB2) [2 Folders], 1977-84
Application, correspondence, meeting notes and waterfront committee
Box 3 Folder 4
Sunshine Suit, 1977
Box 3 Folder 5
Village Advisory Committee on Westway (VACOW), 1977
Attendance, correspondence, "The Artist Looks At WestWay" talk and surveys
Box 3 Folder 6-8
New York Citizens for Balanced Transportation (NYCBT) [3 Folders], 1980-85
Notes, correspondence, memos, meeting minutes, agendas, statements, mailings, newsletters and position paper
Box 3 Folder 9
Regional Plan Association, 1980-82
News release, reports, membership newsletters, and annual dinner invitation
Box 3 Folder 10
Army Corp of Engineers, 1982-85
Public Notice, press release, some correspondence and member's communication
Box 8
West Side Highway Project Environmental Impact Statement, 1974?
Draft environmental impact statement and section 4(f) statement for West Side highway, Interstate route 478, Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel to Lincoln Tunnel, New York County / [by] U. S. Dept. of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration and New York State Dept. of Transportation.
Box 8
WFW landfill photos
Box 8
West Side Highway News clippings
The series consists of administrative records, correspondence, newsletters, flyers, documentational photographs, articles and newspaper clippings of McClure's other community organizational activities such as Village Halloween Parade (VHP), Beautiful Abingdon Square Is Coming (BASIC), Bank/ Bethune Block Association and various other initiatives with primarily focus on the West Village neighborhood.
Box 3 Folder 11
Village Halloween Parade (VHP), Invitations, Flyers and Press Release, 1975-78
Box 3 Folder 12
Village Halloween Parade (VHP), Articles and Newspaper Clippings, 1976-79
Includes "Confessions of A Grownup Trick-or-Treater" in The New Yorker
Box 3 Folder 13
Village Halloween Parade (VHP), Correspondence and Notes, 1977-80
Box 3 Folder 14
Village Halloween Parade (VHP), Presentation Booklet, [1978]
Box 3 Folder 15
Village Halloween Parade (VHP), Photographs, 1979-81
90 photos, contact sheets, and negatives
Box 8
Village Halloween Parade (VHP), Photographs
Box 3 Folder 16
Village Halloween Parade (VHP), Fundraising [1 of 2], 1979-82
Notes, plans, flyers, grant applications, contributor lists, receipt books, financial and legal files
Box 4 Folder 1-2
Village Halloween Parade (VHP), Fundraising [2 of 2] [2 folders], 1979-82
Notes, plans, flyers, grant applications, contributor lists, receipt books, financial and legal files
Box 4 Folder 3
Lights for the Sidewalks of New York (LFSNY), Administrative Files, 1967-74
Correspondence, notes, stationary, information pamphlets, press contacts, memberships, Harvard Club meeting, Historic District Council Meeting and Municipal Arts Society speech
Box 4 Folder 4
Lights for the Sidewalks of New York (LFSNY), Articles and Newspaper Clippings, 1972-73
Includes "And the Mayor Said, Let There Be Lights....?" in The South Manhattanite
Box 4 Folder 5
Lights for the Sidewalks of New York (LFSNY), Bank/Bethune Association Lighting, 1973-74
Correspondence, product brochure, design sketches, 3 drawings
Box 4 Folder 6
Lights for the Sidewalks of New York (LFSNY), Photographs and Slides, 1974
Box 4 Folder 7
Beautiful Abingdon Square Is Coming (BASIC), Abingdon Square Park South, 1967-81
Notes, correspondence, photos, proposal to improve the park and the location plan for installing new benches
Box 4 Folder 8-9
Beautiful Abingdon Square Is Coming (BASIC), Traffic Plan [2 Folders], 1979-82
Final and drafts of the plan, Manhattan Valley studies, maps of the area, sketches of the existing traffic condition, drawings of the proposed fitch barrier installation, design for the safety triangle, 2 photos, and 48 slides
Box 4 Folder 10
Beautiful Abingdon Square Is Coming (BASIC), Administrative Files, 1979-82
Correspondence, block association list, file organization, meeting sign-up sheets, legal and financial files; demonstration rally and CRASH meeting
Box 4 Folder 11
Beautiful Abingdon Square Is Coming (BASIC), General Information, 1980-82
Memos, maps of the area, introduction texts, proposed traffic plans and drawings
Box 4 Folder 12
Beautiful Abingdon Square Is Coming (BASIC), Declaration, 1981
Box 4 Folder 13-14
Beautiful Abingdon Square Is Coming (BASIC), Flyers and Mailings [2 Folders], 1981-82
Includes Xerox originals and the original 1981 AD on The Villager
Box 4 Folder 15
Beautiful Abingdon Square Is Coming (BASIC), Meeting Notes, 1981-83
For Community Board No. 2, Horatio Street Block Assc, Dept. of Transportation Info Session, 19 photos and film negatives
Box 4 Folder 16
Beautiful Abingdon Square Is Coming (BASIC), Miscellaneous Notes, 1981
Includes notes for speeches and hearing prep
Box 4 Folder 17
Beautiful Abingdon Square Is Coming (BASIC), Newspaper Clippings, 1981-82
Includes 1981 The Villager "Letters to the Editor"
Box 4 Folder 18
Beautiful Abingdon Square Is Coming (BASIC), Signed Coupons, 1981
Mailing lists and blank copies of the coupon
Box 4 Folder 19
Beautiful Abingdon Square Is Coming (BASIC), Signed Petitions, [1981]
Duplicates and blank sheets
Box 5 Folder 1-3
Bank/ Bethune Block Association, Administrative Files [3 Folders], 1971-75
Constitution and By Laws, structure of organization, logo film, membership, attendance lists, correspondence, notes, articles, clippings and 2 copies of the publication "The Grass Roots Primer" by James Robertson and John Lewallen (pp. 189-199)
Box 5 Folder 4
Bank/ Bethune Block Association, Meeting Minutes and Notes, 1970-74
Box 5 Folder 5
Bank/ Bethune Block Association, Flyers and Newsletters, 1972-75
Box 5 Folder 6
Bank/ Bethune Block Association, Block Party, 1972
Announcements, notes, permit, 66 photos, contact sheets and film negatives
Box 5 Folder 7-8
Bank/ Bethune Block Association, Whistles [2 Folders], 1967-76
Programs, safety campaigns, correspondence, crime studies, 1976 Apr. Good House Keeping Magazine article "Blowing The Whistle On Crime", other articles and newspaper clippings
Box 5 Folder 9
Bank/ Bethune Block Association, Waterfront/ Piers, 1971-76
Notes, correspondence, maps, 2 drawings, petitions for pier 49, the Waterfront booklet by City Planning commission and Warehouse Newsletter - Piers 48 and 51
Box 5 Folder 10
Bank/ Bethune Block Association, Various Initiatives, 1972-76
Trees & Tree Fences; Stolport; Garden Committee Reform; Resolution for Westway; West Village Housing; Water Quality, Landmarks and Shoe Repair
Box 5 Folder 11-13
Bank/ Bethune Block Association, Traffic [3 Folders], 1971-75
Correspondence, traffic light petition and truck traffic research
Box 5 Folder 14
Local Affairs [1 of 2], 1970-79
Issues about traffic, crimes, community exterior, includes correspondence with Rita Lee about Abingdon sq., Traffic Speakout pamphlets, traffic regulation pamphlets, text about The Woonerf, 34 photos and negatives; Bethune St. Parking and The South Manhattanite, publication of Neighborhood Gov't
Box 6 Folder 1-2
Local Affairs [2 of 2] [2 folders], 1970-79
Issues about traffic, crimes, community exterior, includes correspondence with Rita Lee about Abingdon sq., Traffic Speakout pamphlets, traffic regulation pamphlets, text about The Woonerf, 34 photos and negatives; Bethune St. Parking and The South Manhattanite, publication of Neighborhood Gov't
Box 6 Folder 3
Community Board 2 (CB2), 1969-77
Appointments, by laws, correspondence, flyers, women's house of detention and documents related to Arthur Stoliar
Box 6 Folder 4
Various Initiatives, 1971-79
Art, Street painting, Roller rinks, Post office, Trees NYC, Tree Fences, health clinic and sanitation
Box 6 Folder 5
Save Our Stores, 1970-76
Press release, notes, correspondence, flyers, articles on Hal Mayerson speech (published in Village Independence Democrats) and clippings
Box 6 Folder 6
West Village Committee, 1970-79
Bulletins, newsletters, meeting agenda, West Village Housing info, correspondence and clippings; general housing research including rent control origins and squatters housing
Box 6 Folder 7
Welfare Hotel, 1970-72
Committee meetings announcements, programs and heroin research
Box 6 Folder 8
Village Neighborhood TV, 1970-73
Notes, correspondence and grant proposals
Box 6 Folder 9
People's Community Board 2, 1975
Notes, correspondence, ruler & procedure, letterhead, flyers, membership and clippings
Box 6 Folder 10
Westbeth, The Artists' Community (463 West Street, New York, NY 10014), 1979-80
10th Anniversary celebration, party and photos and clippings
Box 6 Folder 11
Miscellaneous, 1971-81
Political Correspondence, speeches, lists, letterheads and research on NYC Government
Box 6 Folder 12-14
Personal Papers [3 Folders], 1973-85
Contains the1979 Oct, Villager article on McClure House and personal files and the Village of Saltaire Lawsuit
This series contains mixed media material including audio cassette tapes, ΒΌ" audio reels, 35mm films, [large format posters] and some realia related to the files arranged in the previous two series as well as other civic activities. Bank / Bethune Block Association Meeting typically included annoucements and messages from committee members on sanitation and dog behavior; traffic and transportation; local history; crime prevention; entertainment; trees and plantings; recycling.