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Additional authors

1. Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. Moving Image and Recorded Sound Division

Description

1. 2 audiocassetes.

Summary

1. The collection consists of 2 audio recordings of performances of compositions by Edward Bland, the director of "The Cry of Jazz" and 1 moving image recording of the "The Cry of Jazz."

Subject

1. Hill, Nelam L., 1926-1992
2. Harlem Urban Development Corporation
3. New York State Urban Development Corporation
4. Urban renewal -- New York (State) -- New York
5. Urban renewal -- New Jersey
6. City planning -- New York (State) -- New York
7. City planning -- New Jersey
8. Housing development -- New York (State) -- New York
9. Housing development -- New Jersey
10. Housing policy -- United States
11. City planners -- United States
12. African American motion picture producers and directors -- New York (State) -- New York

Call number

1. Sc MIRS Hill 1992-53

Biography (note)

1. Nelam L. Hill (1926-1992), urban planner specializing in housing, management, zoning, ecology and general community development. He held many positions in the field, and in the 1970's was Assistant Director for the Borough of Brooklyn, New York State Urban Development Corporation (UDC), where he was responsible for initiative to renew residential units. He then became project director for the newly developed UDC subsidiary, Harlem Development Corporation. In 1978, Hill was instrumental in founding the Vanguard Urban Improvement Association, Inc. a community group committed to improving the physical and social conditions of the Bedford Stuyvesant community in Brooklyn. He also served as Coordinator of the Master Plan Task Force for Newark, New Jersey (1977). In the 1960's to early 1970's, Hill held several urban planning positions, including Director of Planning with Lucas & Edwards, a planning consultant firm. He was also Director for the Model Cities Program, Jersey City, New Jersey. From 1979, until his death in 1992, he managed his own consulting firm, Nelam L. Hill & Associates. Hill's primary other interest was filmmaking, and under KHTB Productions he was one of the producers and writers of "The Cry of Jazz" (1958) and of "The American Hero" (1971).

Linking entry (note)

1. Forms part of: Nelam L. Hill papers, 1952-1991. Papers can be found in the Manuscript & Rare Books Division (Sc MG 466).

Author

1. Hill, Nelam L., 1926-1992, creator.

Title

1. Nelam L. Hill audio and moving image collection.

Publisher

1. [1992]

Biography

1. Nelam L. Hill (1926-1992), urban planner specializing in housing, management, zoning, ecology and general community development. He held many positions in the field, and in the 1970's was Assistant Director for the Borough of Brooklyn, New York State Urban Development Corporation (UDC), where he was responsible for initiative to renew residential units. He then became project director for the newly developed UDC subsidiary, Harlem Development Corporation. In 1978, Hill was instrumental in founding the Vanguard Urban Improvement Association, Inc. a community group committed to improving the physical and social conditions of the Bedford Stuyvesant community in Brooklyn. He also served as Coordinator of the Master Plan Task Force for Newark, New Jersey (1977). In the 1960's to early 1970's, Hill held several urban planning positions, including Director of Planning with Lucas & Edwards, a planning consultant firm. He was also Director for the Model Cities Program, Jersey City, New Jersey. From 1979, until his death in 1992, he managed his own consulting firm, Nelam L. Hill & Associates. Hill's primary other interest was filmmaking, and under KHTB Productions he was one of the producers and writers of "The Cry of Jazz" (1958) and of "The American Hero" (1971).

Linking entry

1. Forms part of: Nelam L. Hill papers, 1952-1991. Papers can be found in the Manuscript & Rare Books Division (Sc MG 466).

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Added author

1. Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. Moving Image and Recorded Sound Division.

Research call number

1. Sc MIRS Hill 1992-53