Joan McClure papers, 1955-1980s, bulk 1955-1989

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Series I: Westsiders For Westway (Formally Villager For Westway)

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]

17 photos and negatives



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

Xerox copies



Box 8 West Side Highway News clippings

Series II: Community Files

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

12 photos and 127 slides



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

Includes the originals



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

Series III: Media Files

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.



Box 7 Folder 1-2 Westway, Audio Recordings [2 Folders], 1972, 1981, 7 audiocassettes

7 audio cassettes, 2 in original envelopes. WSHP meetings



Box 7 Folder 13 West Side Highway Project Meeting on the Amendment to the Federal-Aid Highway Act, circa 1973 , 1 audiocassettes



Box 7 Folder 5-8, 11, 13 Bank/ Bethune Block Association, Audio Recordings - Meetings, 1971-1973, 21 audiocassettes

23 audio cassettes. Includes steering meetings, general meetings, W12th St. members meeting, pier meetings, planning speak out, Traffic meeting, emergency meeting and CPC HRG - CPD #2.



Box 7 Folder 9 Bank/ Bethune Block Association, Audio Recordings - Block Party, 1972, 6 open reel audiotapes

6 1/4" audio reels. Bethune Street Block Party Sound Roll #1-6. Wild Track Pop Com.



Box 7 Folder 10 Bank/ Bethune Block Association, Audio Recordings - Whistle Program, undated, 1 open reel audiotapes

1/4" audio reel. New York, New York Interview



Box 7 Folder 11 Interview with Joan McClure about Block Association and Whistle Program, 1 audiocassettes



Box 7 Folder 11 Neighborhood Government / Block Associations Meeting, 2 audiocassettes



Box 7 Folder 11 Bank / Bethune Block Association and South Manhattan Committee for Neighborhood Government Joint Meeting, 1 audiocassettes



Box 7 Folder 11 Community meeting with male speaker , 1 audiocassettes



Box 7 Folder 11 Conversation with Village inhabitant [Helen Shanley?] talking about growing up in the neighborhood , 3 audiocassettes



Box 8 Bank/ Bethune Block Association, Film Recordings - Block Party, ca. 1970s, 4 film reels

Series IV: Ephemera



Box 7 Folder 3 Westway, "Save Westway" Buttons, [undated]



Box 7 Folder 4 Village Halloween Parade (VHP), Buttons, [undated]



Box 7 Folder 12 Miscellaneous Buttons, [undated]

Includes election campaign buttons