Alfred T. White papers4079466Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-06-10 18:15:05 -0400.Description is written in: English, Latin script.Describing Archives: A Content Standard Rare Book and Manuscript Library Alfred T. White papers White, Alfred Tredway, 1846-1921 4079466 MS#1331 English . /repositories/2/resources/3234 1 box 1 box 1884-1910 Restrictions on Access

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 Summary

Printed material and some correspondence related to low rental housing and tenements in New York City. Included are business records concerning the rental and maintenance of tenements.

 Preferred Citation

Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Alfred T. White papers; Box and Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.

 Terms Governing Use and Reproduction

Reproductions may be made for research purposes. The RBML maintains ownership of the physical material only. Copyright remains with the creator and his/her heirs. The responsibility to secure copyright permission rests with the patron.

 Immediate Source of Acquisition

Source of acquisition--New York School of Social Work. Method of acquisition--Transfer; Date of acquisition--1970, 1983. Accession number--M-70.

 Biographical / Historical

Merchant in Brooklyn, N.Y. White did a study of homes of the laboring classes and , in 1876, erected the first successful improved tenement homes in the country.

 Processing Information

Cataloged Christina Hilton Fenn 09/--/89.

 Accruals

Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. Contact rbml@columbia.edu for more information.

 Rental housing -- New York (State) -- New York Housing -- New York (State) -- New York Tenement houses -- New York (State) -- New York Working class -- New York (State) -- New York New York (N.Y.) -- Social conditions New York (N.Y.) -- Commerce Merchants Alfred T. White papers/repositories/2/archival_objects/17528761