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Brian Furness papers
Collection
Identifier: MS2149
Abstract
Collection contains correspondence, minutes, reports, legal documents, financial documents, newsletters, clippings, promotional materials, photographs, and other materials. The material dates from 1966-2005, and was created and collected by Brian Furness in connection with his work as a community leader in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Washington, D.C. The papers reflect Furness' involvement with a number of civic organizations, most notably the Capitol Hill Restoration Society.
Dates:
1966-2005
Capitol Hill Restoration Society records
Collection
Identifier: MS2009
Abstract
Collection consists of material gathered and created by the Capitol Hill Restoration Society as a function of their work as an advocacy agency in the Capitol Hill neighborhood. The type of material in the collection includes newsletters, correspondence, photographs, treasurer reports, maps, reports, and studies. This material dates from 1904-2012 with the majority of the material falling within the dates 1958-2012. Topics of interest include Eastern Market, Barney Circle Freeway Modification...
Dates:
1904-2014
Committee of 100 on the Federal City (Fonds containing MS2017 and MS2131)
Fonds
Identifier: Fonds-Committee of 100
Scope and Contents
This fonds contains correspondence, reports, minutes, publications, newspaper articles, memorandum, bank statements, financial records, court case records, maps, and blueprints. The material dates from 1909-2012 with the bulk of the material falling within the dates 1930-2007.The material in this fonds document the Committee's stance on the issues it chose to address within the areas of planning, historic preservation, and transportation. Within the subject of transportation there are enough...
Dates:
1909-2012; Majority of material found within 1930-2009
Myles Glasgow papers
Collection
Identifier: MS2155
Abstract
Collection contains correspondence, reports, notes, photographs, and transcripts from 1967-1998 relating to the civic work of Myles Glasgow and covers such topics as zoning, bridge safety, Adams Morgan, and transportation.
Dates:
1967-1998
Peter S. Craig papers
Collection
Identifier: MS2066
Abstract
Peter Stebbins Craig was a lawyer in Washington, D.C. who led legal challenges against the construction of interstate highways through the city in the 1960s and 1970s. Taking the side of residents whose homes would be razed for new freeways, Craig successfully battled developers, business leaders, and members of Congress to block seven multilane highways that would have destroyed 200,000 housing units within the city. This collection contains reports and studies, correspondence, legal...
Dates:
1904-1983; Majority of material found within 1960 - 1975
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- Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority 2
- American Planning and Civic Association 1
- Delano, Frederic Adrian 1
- Furness, Brian R. 1
- Glasgow, Myles 1
- Grant, U. S. (Ulysses S.), 1881-1968 1
- Green, Constance McLaughlin 1
- McGrath, Dorn Charles 1
- Nolen, John 1
- Pennsylvania Avenue Development Corporation 1
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