Eleanor Brilliant collection of New York State Urban Development Corporation reports and proposals, 1961-1999, bulk 1967-1974

Summary Information

At a Glance

Bib ID:
14230707 View CLIO record
Creator(s):
Brilliant, Eleanor L.; New York State Urban Development Corporation
Repository:
Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
Physical Description:
1 document box
Language(s):
English .
Access:

This collection is available for use by appointment in the Department of Drawings & Archives, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library, Columbia University. For further information, please email avery-drawings@library.columbia.edu.

Description

Content Description

The collection consists primarily of New York State Urban Development Corporation (UDC) reports and proposals. The bulk of the material dates from 1967 to 1974, however, there is some material that pre and postdates this period. The collection also contains some reports created by entities outside the UDC such as the New York City Planning Committee and various other NYC urban development community programs. The collection is arranged chronologically.

Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is available for use by appointment in the Department of Drawings & Archives, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library, Columbia University. For further information, please email avery-drawings@library.columbia.edu.

Preferred Citation

Eleanor Brilliant collection of New York State Urban Development Corporation reports and proposals, 1961-1999, bulk 1964 to 1974, Drawings and Archives, Avery Architectural & Fine Arts Library, Columbia University.

About the Finding Aid / Processing Information

Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library

Biographical / Historical

Eleanor Brilliant is researcher and educator. She earned her B.A. at Smith College, a Master of Social Service from Bryn Mawr College, and a doctorate in Social Work from Columbia University. She is a professor emeritus at the Rutgers School of Social Work. In 1975, she published a book on the New York State Urban Development Corporation called The Urban Development Corporation : private interests and public authority .

Subject Headings

The subject headings listed below are found in this collection. Links below allow searches for other collections at Columbia University, through CLIO, the catalog for Columbia University Libraries, and through ArchiveGRID, a catalog that allows users to search the holdings of multiple research libraries and archives.

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Genre/Form
Annual reports CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Proposals CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Name
Empire State Development Corporation CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Place
New York (N.Y.) -- Buildings, structures, etc CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Subject
City planning CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
City planning and redevelopment law -- New York (State) CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Community development -- New York (State) -- New York. CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Housing -- New York (State) CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Land use, Urban CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Neighborhoods -- Economic aspects. CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Urban renewal -- United States CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID