Publications on or issued by New York City government agencies, 1887 to 1965
Description
Accession consists of: 1) Fiftieth Annual Report of the Superintendent of Schools of the Board of Education titled “The First Fifty Years, 1898-1948” (2 copies); 2) “The Presbytery of New York, 1738-1888,” by S)D) Alexander, published in 1887; 3) Crime in New York City in 1942: A Report by the Citizens Committee on the Control of Crime in New York; 4) Book titled “The New York Public School,” published in 1905; 5) Report issued by the Welfare Council of New York City titled “Prostitutes in New York City; Their Apprehension, Trial, and Treatment) July 1939-June 1940,” report is by Marguerite Marsh and was issued in 1945; 6) Report from the Coordinator of Public & Voluntary Agencies Relating to Delinquency and Control titled “Interim Report on Delinquency Prevention and Control”; 7) Untitled report issued by the Brownsville Boys Club of Brooklyn and pertaining to playgrounds and recreation centers, 1960 (?); 8) Pamphlet issued in 1964 by the Department of Air Pollution Control titled “Criteria Used in the Examination of Applications for Permits to Install Oil Fired Equipment”; 9) Report of the Probation Department of the Court of General Sessions, 1937; 10) Report on Scheduling of Postwar Improvements, 1944; 11) New York City Traffic Code, Park Regulations and Sanitary Code, Amended to June 15, 1938; 12) Booklet titled “New York Day and Night,” 1939 World’s Fair Edition; 13) “Alternate Proposal to Amend the Zoning Resolution…” by the Citizens Zoning Committee, undated; 14) Preparation of the site for the World’s Fair 1964-1965 (2 copies); 15) Report by the Metropolitan Sewage Commission titled “Plan of Main Drainage for New York City,” May 15, 1914; 16) Pamphlet titled “The Randall’s Island Schools,” issued in 1913 by the Department of Public Charities; 17) Paper titled “The Narrows Tunnel and its Relation to the Port of New York Problem,” 1921; 18) Clarks’ Annotations to the New York City Charter Administrative Code, Sanitary Code, Building Zone Resolution, 1941 edition and 1942 edition; 19) Bound publications of the Bureau of Training of the New York City Civil Service Commission on the subject of Dietetics, 1940 and 1941; 20) Pamphlet issued by Morningside Heights Incorporated titled “Relocation: Critical Phase of Redevelopment,” 1957; 21) “New York Municipal Airport – A Detailed Description…,” by the WPA, 1941 (?); 22) Report titled “The Administration of Robert F) Wagner,” 1960; 23) Pamphlet titled “The Dual System Contracts in their Relation to the Rapid Transit History of New York City,” by Loroy T) Harkness, 1913; 24) A Guide to the Works of Art in New York City, edited by Florence N) Levy, 1916; 25) History of the Atlantic Avenue Improvement and Report of Progress in 1906; 26) “A proposal to change the method of electing the New York City Board of Aldermen,” submitted to the New York City Charter Commission, 1922; 27) Fiscal facts concerning the City of New York, issued in 1940 and 1947 by the Citizens Budget Commission (two copies of volume 2); 28) Preliminary report of the Committee on General Welfare of the Board of Aldermen on June 26, 1917; 29) Report by the Commission on Pensions on The Pension Funds of New York City (Appendix I and Appendix II); 30) Pamphlet titled “New York City’s Progress Towards Bankruptcy, by Edgar J) Levey,” issued in 1908; 31) “City Transit Evils: Their Causes and Cure,” by Charles M) Higgins, 1905; 32) Memoranda relating to Pierhead and Bulkhead Lines in Kings County, 1910; 33) Report on the Mechanical Equipment of New York Harbor, submitted to the Mayor by the Commissioner of Docks (2 copies); 34) Small miscellaneous publication consisting of correspondence, reports, etc.), addressed to Mayor Gaynor, 1910; and 35) Legislation in the Year 1905 relating to lighting with gas or electricity)
Extent
6 cubic feet (43 volumes)
Dates
1887-1965
Record Groups
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