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Description

1. 57 items (one folder)

Summary

1. Correspondence, minutes of meetings, reports and bylaws, documenting efforts by the Southwest Harlem Neighborhood Council to promote better recreational facilities in southwest Harlem.

Donor/Sponsor

1. Schomburg NEH Automated Access to Special Collections Project.

Subject

1. African Americans > Recreation > New York (State) > New York
2. Harlem (New York, N.Y.)
3. Lewinson, Leah
4. Recreation centers > New York (State) > New York
5. Hispanic Americans > Recreation > New York (State) > New York
6. Southwest Harlem Neighborhood Council

Call number

1. Sc MG 245

Source (note)

1. NN

Biography (note)

1. The Southwest Harlem Neighborhood Council was founded in 1934 to promote better recreational facilities in the southwest district of Harlem, bound by 110th and 125th streets and 5th and Morningside avenues.

Processing action (note)

1. Processed

Title

1. Southwest Harlem Neighborhood Council collection, 1932-1940.

Biography

1. The Southwest Harlem Neighborhood Council was founded in 1934 to promote better recreational facilities in the southwest district of Harlem, bound by 110th and 125th streets and 5th and Morningside avenues. Its membership consisted of public and private agencies, including local businesses, schools, churches, community groups, local libraries and various charitable institutions. The council served a mainly spanish-speaking immigrant community. Its executive body consisted of a president, Leah Lewinson, a treasurer and secretary and several committees.

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Research call number

1. Sc MG 245