Unprocessed Paige Boxes
Scope and Contents
PB #8. Newspaper clippings (1961-67).
Paige Boxes #4-#11: contain clippings similar to those in Hollinger Boxes #1 and #2, but arranged by subject., and, in PB #6, issues of "Regional Plan News; Report on the Development of the New York Metropolitan Region" (1963-1968). Newark-related subject-headings of the clippings files include: "Urban Aid" and "Urban Renewal" (PB #4); "Newark," "Medical School," and "Model Cities" (PB #8); "Housing" (PB #9); and "Riot's Aftermath" (PB #10).
PB #12: contains correspondence, memos, reports, printed material, clippings, meeting minutes, testimony, and legislation relating to the development of the Meadowlands.
PB #13, #14, and #15: contain material on the general work of the RPA, with Newark-related material as follows: "Staff Relations," with material on the location of the medical school and transportation (PB #13); "History of the New Jersey Committee" and "Speeches," with a 1961 address by Erber to the Clinton Hill Neighborhood Council and a 1964 address entitled "Newark and the Metropolitan Region" (PB #14); and "Speeches," with a draft of "Transportation in Newark's Past and Future, Projections of Community Profile for Newark and Essex County" (PB #15).
PB #16: contains a manuscript of "Urban Planning in Transition," edited by Erber.
Dates
- 1949 - 1982
Conditions Governing Access
There are no access restrictions on this collection.
Photocopying of materials is limited and no materials may be photocopied without permission from library staff.
Extent
From the Collection: 22.26 Linear Feet (16 Paige boxes, 15 Hollinger boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Creator
- From the Collection: Erber, Ernest (Person)
Repository Details
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