Please see below. This might be helpful to those of you doing historically-based New York research.
Dear College Community,
Encourage your students to think like historians! I am pleased to announce a new collection of Robert Moses primary documents within the papers of the former New York City Council President Newbold Morris.
Attached are four documents from the mid-twentieth century found within the collection that may be useful in your classroom. The two Moses speeches look at New York City’s controversial Slum Clearance and Urban Renewal policies during the 1950s. Another speech is a Moses eulogy for LaGuardia in 1948, which is interesting considering these two men did not always see eye to eye. The other attached document is a New York Times interview conducted in 1959 which has a compelling metaphorical image of the “Master Builder” that can be used in a smart classroom to generate discussion about art, the media and civic responsibility. These documents can help those students taking the ACT exam, as well as Critical Thinking Social Science, and Communication students.
In addition to these documents, the La Guardia and Wagner Archives has a rich array of documents concerning urban planning, slum clearance and urban renewal, and other New York City social issues. If you have any further questions or would like to conduct research at the La Guardia and Wagner Archives, please contact me at: (718) 482-5065.
Tara J. Hickman
Educational Associate
La Guardia and Wagner Archives
Adjunct Professor
Social Sciences
(718) 482-5065
Thickman@lagcc.cuny.edu
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