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The Old Community West 98th-99th Streets Reunion collection
- Title
- The Old Community West 98th-99th Streets Reunion collection, ca.1900-2011.
- Author
- Torain, Jim
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| Status | Container | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schomburg Center to submit a request in person. | Box 1 | Mixed material | Use in library | Sc MG 849 Box 1 | Schomburg Center - Manuscripts & Archives |
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- Description
- .4 lin. ft. (1 archival box)
- Summary
- The Old Community West 98th-99th Streets Reunion collection consists of "The Old Community" reunion programs, 2003-2011; background information on some of the former community members; reports; journal, newspaper and magazine articles about the history of the West 98th and 99th streets community, Park West Village (which replaced the buildings on West 98th and 99th Streets), and the urban renewal program and its impact on this neighborhood. Additionally, there are a few "Spirit of 179" newsletters, 1952-1953, which were written by the young members of the PS 179 Community Center. They note some of the community events before the relocation took place.
- Subjects
- Spirit of 179 (Newsletter)
- Urban renewal > New York (State) > New York
- African Americans > Socialization > New York (State) > New York
- African Americans > New York (State) > New York > Social life and customs > 20th century
- African Americans > Housing > New York (State) > New York
- Old Community West 98th-99th Street Reunion (New York, N.Y.)
- Community life > New York (State) > New York
- Community development, Urban > New York (State) > New York
- African Americans > New York (State) > New York > Social conditions > 20th century
- New York (State) > Social life and customs
- Collective memory and city planning > New York (State) > New York
- West 98th-99th Street Association (New York, N.Y.)
- African American families > New York (State) > New York
- Note
- Photographs transferred to Photographs and Prints Division.
- Reproduction (note)
- Some items are photocopies.
- Source (note)
- Torain, Jim
- Biography (note)
- New York City's first so-called Slum Clearance Project, headed by urban planner Robert Moses, caused the physical destruction of a once tight-knit African American community that dated back to the early 1900s. The buildings on 98th and 99th in Upper West Side Manhattan, or what is affectionately known today as "The Old Community," were razed from the 1940s to the 1950s as part of this urban renewal program. Although the residents were forced to relocate, the community stayed connected through annual dances (ca.1950s-1990s) organized by constituents of the West 98th and 99th Streets Association, and then through "The Old Community" annual reunions (1999-) headed by Jim Torain.
- Call Number
- Sc MG 849
- OCLC
- 793747525
- Author
- Torain, Jim, collector.
- Title
- The Old Community West 98th-99th Streets Reunion collection, ca.1900-2011.
- Reproduction
- Some items are photocopies.
- Biography
- New York City's first so-called Slum Clearance Project, headed by urban planner Robert Moses, caused the physical destruction of a once tight-knit African American community that dated back to the early 1900s. The buildings on 98th and 99th in Upper West Side Manhattan, or what is affectionately known today as "The Old Community," were razed from the 1940s to the 1950s as part of this urban renewal program. Although the residents were forced to relocate, the community stayed connected through annual dances (ca.1950s-1990s) organized by constituents of the West 98th and 99th Streets Association, and then through "The Old Community" annual reunions (1999-) headed by Jim Torain.
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- Added Author
- Old Community West 98th-99th Street Reunion (New York, N.Y.)West 98th-99th Street Association (New York, N.Y.)
- Research Call Number
- Sc MG 849