FINDING AID AVAILABLE
Municipal Committee for the Relief of Homeowners records
- Title
- Municipal Committee for the Relief of Homeowners records, 1934-1938.
- Author
Collection information
Finding aid
The finding aid is a document containing details about the organization and contents of this archival collection. Archival collections require an appointment to view and use on-site.
Details
- Additional authors
- Description
- 6 linear feet (6 boxes).
- Summary
- Records consist of approximately 400 case files and 17,000 file cards.
- Subject
- Call number
- MssCol 2081
- Language
- English
- Access (note)
- Restricted access;
- Terms of use (note)
- may not be cited individually for 75 years from date of latest document.
- Biography (note)
- The Municipal Committee for the Relief of Homeowners was a voluntary group originally appointed in 1934 by the New York City Board of Aldermen and later assisted by the U.S. Works Progress Administration.
- Processing action (note)
- Cataloged
- Author
- Municipal Committee for the Relief of Homeowners (New York, N.Y.)
- Title
- Municipal Committee for the Relief of Homeowners records, 1934-1938.
- Restricted access
- Restricted access; Manuscripts and Archives Division; Permit must be requested at the division indicated.
- Terms of use
- Case files may not be cited individually for 75 years from date of latest document.
- Biography
- The Municipal Committee for the Relief of Homeowners was a voluntary group originally appointed in 1934 by the New York City Board of Aldermen and later assisted by the U.S. Works Progress Administration. Its purpose was to provide advice to homeowners who faced loss of their homes because of an inability to pay their mortgages or property taxes.
- Finding aids
- Collection guide available in repository and on internet.
- Connect to:
- Added author
- United States. Works Progress Administration.
- Research call number
- MssCol 2081