W. Bernard Richland and Frederick A.O. Schwarz Jr. Charter Revision Commission files and publications for 1974 to 2002


Description

This accession consists of a variety of Charter Revision Commission files and publications collected or produced by W. Bernard Richland and Frederick A.O. Schwarz, Jr. W. Bernard Richland served as general counsel to the State Charter Revision Commission for New York City from 1973 to 1975, and as corporation counsel of the City of New York from 1975 to 1977. Frederick A.O. Schwarz, Jr. was corporation counsel of the City of New York from 1982 to 1986, and the chair of the Charter Revision Commission from 1986 to 1989. The keystone to the changes proposed by the 1989 Charter Revision Commission is abolition of the Board of Estimate. The majority of the accession is in binders with the table of contents attached. The tables were photographed and images are included.


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