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Henry Joseph Browne papers, 1797-1980

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Series III. Urban Planning and Community Organizing, 1959-1979

This series chronicles Browne's involvement in urban planning and urban renewal initiatives in New York City and Paterson, New Jersey.

Subseries 1: Paterson, New Jersey, 1972-1979

This subseries contains Browne's files relating to his work with organizations such as the Paterson Coalition, a coalition of local community organizations working together for the general betterment of their community, and local groups committed to historic preservation.


Box 34 Folder 6 to 7 Correspondence, 1972-1979, (2 Folders)

Box 34 Folder 8 Great Falls Development Corporation, 1973-1979


Box 35 Folder 1 History, 1977-1979

Box 35 Folder 2 INCCA Carroll Street Housing, 1977-1979

Box 35 Folder 3 Minutes and Agendas (Various Groups), 1973-1978

Box 35 Folder 4 to 5 Paterson Coalition, 1973-1976, (2 Folders)

Box 35 Folder 6 Save Paterson's Living American Social Heritage (SPLASH), 1975

Subseries 2: West Side Urban Renewal, 1959-1979

This subseries documents Browne's involvement in issues of urban renewal on New York's Upper West Side. Notably, it documents the development and early activities of the Strycker's Bay Neighborhood Council and Strycker's Bay Housing Development, including correspondence, meeting minutes and agendas, and manuscript and printed material dealing with the development of the Upper West Side of Manhattan.


Box 36 Folder 1 to 3 General, 1964-1979, (3 Folders)

Box 36 Folder 4 City-Wide Squatter's Movement, 1971

Box 36 Folder 5 Clippings, 1973-1974

Box 36 Folder 6 Clippings-- Broadway Local, Undated


Box 37 Folder 1 Joint Parish Committee, 1959-1960

Box 37 Folder 2 New York City Housing Authority, 1974-1976

Box 37 Folder 3 Publications and Manuscripts, 1960s

Box 37 Folder 4 Ratensky, Samuel, 1959

Box 37 Folder 5 Redevelopment Sites, 1971-1974

Box 37 Folder 6 Religious Organizations, 1961-1963

Box 37 Folder 7 Reports and Plans, 1960

Box 37 Folder 8 Sacred Heart Parish Centennial, 1977

Box 37 Folder 9 Statements and Press Releases, 1961-1962


Box 38 Folder 1 to 2 Strycker's Bay Cooperative, 1960-1969, (2 Folders)

Strycker's Bay Neighborhood Council

Box 38 Folder 3 to 6 General, 1960-1979, (4 Folders)


Box 39 Folder 1 to 6 General, 1967-1979, (6 Folders)


Box 40 Folder 1 to 2 General, 1980 and Undated, 1980, Undated, (2 Folders)

Box 40 Folder 3 General, Microfilm

Box 40 Folder 4 to 8 Correspondence, 1965-1971, (5 Folders)


Box 41 Folder 1 Correspondence-- Schafer, Roger, 1960-1961

Box 41 Folder 2 to 3 Community Action Projects, 1966-1967, (2 Folders)

Box 41 Folder 4 Housing Committee, 1960-1961

Box 41 Folder 5 Legal Documents, 1971

Box 41 Folder 6 New York City Board of Estimate, 1970-1971

Box 41 Folder 7 New York City Housing Authority, 1968-1973


Box 42 Folder 1 Newsletters and Announcement, 1970-1971

Box 42 Folder 2 Project Committee, 1966-1967

Box 42 Folder 3 Relocation Committee, 1960

Box 42 Folder 4 Reports, 1967-1970

Box 42 Folder 5 Statement of the Role of Federal Government in Urban Affairs,, 1966

Box 42 Folder 6 West Side Neighborhood Organizations, 1959-1960