Reports and other publications on housing in New York City from 1934 to 1959


Description

The accession consists of the following reports and publications: 1. Toward the End to be Achieved the New York City Housing Authority: Its History in Outline, by Langdon W. Post for the New York City Housing Authority, 1937 (3 copies); 2. Housing, or Else: A Letter to a Banker, by Langdon W. Post for the New York City Housing Authority, 1936; 3. A housing tale of two cities: London and New York, by Charles Yale Harrison for the New York City Housing Authority, 1937; 4. Wages, slums and housing: A Few Questions and Answers, by Langdon W. Post for the New York City Housing Authority, 1936; 5. What Price Subsidy! by Charles Yale Harrison for the New York City Housing Authority, 1937; 6. Housing Confronts Congress, by Charles Yale Harrison for the New York City Housing Authority, 1937 (3 copies); 7. Eight Reasons for Public Housing, by Charles Yale Harrison for the New York City Housing Authority, 1937 (2 copies); 8. Housing Becomes A National Issue, by Charles Yale Harrison for the New York City Housing Authority, 1937 (2 copies); 9. Annual Report for 1944; 10. Annual Fiscal Report as of December 31, 1954; 11. Preliminary Report on the Progress Made by the New York City Housing Authority between May 1, 1958 and November 1, 1958 titled, "The First Six Months"; 12. Community activities covering the important function of community activities within the Public Housing Program in New York City, 1949; 13. Pre-examination Training Course material for Resident Buildings Superintendent and Assistant Resident Buildings Superintendent, date unknown; 14. Home, Home At Last - The 1959 Report of the New York City Housing Authority (3 copies); 15. 1955 Report on Activities Carried Out by the Personnel Department of the Authority with table and chart supplement; 16. Report of Operations of Personnel Department, 1953; 17. Residential Report for 1934 - Real Property Inventory, Borough of Richmond (2 copies); 18. Residential Report for 1934 - Real Property Inventory, Borough of Queens (2 copies); 19. Residential Report for 1934 - Real Property Inventory, Borough of the Bronx; and 20. Study material for clerical promotion examinations


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