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COLLECTIONS OF CORRESPONDENCE AND M/kNUSCRIPT DOCUMENTS NAJ*E OF COLLECTION: Genevieve Farle Papers SOURCES Gift - Mrs. Genevieve L. Farle - 1950 SUBJECT; Correspondence end papers relating to MT>S career in vnrious city offices. DATES COVERED: 19*5 - 1950 NUMBER OF ITEMSs STATUS! (check appropriate description) Cataloged; Listedi Arranged i x Not organized<^ CONDITION? (give number of vols#J boxes, or shelves) Bound : Boxed J t-8 boxes Stored s LOCATIONi (Library) Special Collections CALL-NUMBKR Spec ;/is Coll Earle RESTRICTIONS ON USE DESCRIPTION: Mrs. Earle was sctive for ;ieny years in various phases of levv York City poverrment i.e. Bureau of l.uniciosl Research, Child Velf?re Foar^, mayor's Co.n -iittee on plan end survey of "lev York City, K'nerfency Unemnloyinent Coauiittee, Ne^ York City Council, etc. These ospers relate to these activities end orovi.de an important documentary record of her career to 1S50. Included are mimeogr^ohed en^ typed copies of ninnt.es of the various committees upon which she has served," city bills and other municipal legislation, correspondence, memoranda, notes, etc. The collection is in a rouch chronolo^icel order. Tn the files of the Oral History Research Project is a. typed transcription of a memoir of Mrs. Earlefs csreer and activities fcssed uoon en interview y.-ith her. There is a microfilm copy of As her William Schwartz^ !l A Study of the New York City Council". Additions: 4 boxes of Genevieve Earle Papers and Earle family Papers, c. 1,000 items, Gift of Joseph Katz - 1965. See FOLLOWING PAGES FOR LIST OF COLLECTION. OENEVIEVE EARLE PAPERS The Sarle Papers were given to Columbia University in January 1950 by Mrs, Oenevieve Earle to accompany her reminiscences. They are on file in the Special Collections Department. ' w... • They total 2,879 documents concerning the government of the City of New York. Mrs. Earle has been a member of the New York City Counjc.11 since 1937* and was minority leader of. the Council from 19if»0 to 19W>» She was also a member of the New York City Charter Revision Goraaission, and of special importance" among the papers are the records of this body. Parjb_I^- comprising nA Study of the New York City Council" written by Asher William Schwarta under the direction of Mrs. Earle, and containing a history of the New York City Council during Its first two years of existence, is on microfilm, ONLY. (Columbia did not rstatin the original ty^escriot) The following is an index to the papers or Mrs. Sarle given to Columbia University: -1- Polder I. New York City Charter Revision Commission Minutes, February 1935 to November 1936. Judge Thaeher, Alfred E. Smith 90 documents Boxes 1 & 2 Polder II. Recommendations, Reports of hear- ings held by the Charter Revision Commission, etc, 228 documents Boxes 3 & k- Polder III, Radio addresses and press releases favoring adoption of the Revised Charter 50 documents Box 5 Polder IV, Reports on proportional representa- tion and city campaign material favoring it. John Haynes Holmes, G.H.Hallett, Jr., Charles E. Hughes, Jr. ip. documents Box 5 Polder V. Reports of Special Committee of the City Council to investigate City Government, 1914-3. Walter R. Hart, G. Ea le, minority leader. 65 documents Box 6 Polder VI. WNYC Investigation by Committee of City Council. Morris S. Novik, Station Director 22 documents Box 6 Polder VII. Political Reform, 1939-191^1: Reports and letters of the Citizens Non- Partisan Committee and the Citizens Union. George H. Hallett, Jr., Margaret I. Tanzer 60 documents Box 7 Polder VIII. Bill to reorganize the County Governments to avoid duplication of officials of the city. Papers. 113 documents Box 7 -2- Polder IX. Hearings and reports of the Com- mittee of the City Council to investigate the Civil Service Commission, Paul J. Kern, President; Emil K. ELlis, Counsel to the Committee 95 documents Box 8 Polder X. Papers on city Enforced Meat Grading Bills 159 documents Box 8 Polder XI. Budget controversy papers: general, school and capital budgets, 1938- 162 documents Boxes 9 & 10 Polder XII. Bills and letters with respect to purchasing for the schools: Coudert Bill in State Senate and others. 3k- documents Box 10 Polder XIII.Miscellaneous Resolutions, Bills and Correspondence 95 documents Box 10 Polder XIV. Papers dealing with school problems: Bertrand Russell appointment; Reds among teachers, etc. 378 documents Box 11 Polder XV. Brooklyn Heights Home Owners Correspondence lj.0 documents Polder XVI. Transit Pare Controversy 31 documents Polder XVII. World's Pair Correspondence Box 12 6 documents Polder XVIII. Demolition of elevated structures Pulton Street; Sixth Avenue 7 documents Polder XIX. Vending machines 13 documents -3- Polder XX. Lincoln Hospital ll\. documents Polder XXI. Brooklyn-Battery Bridge and Tunnel 5lf documents Polder XXII. Plying Fields: Bennett and Idlewild 15 documents Polder XXIII. Harlem River Tunnel 9 documents Polder XXIV. Mayor1s Committee on Juvenile Delinquency 1 document Box 12 Polder XXV. Staten Island Pill 20 documents Polder XXVI. Brownsville Housing Project 20 documents Polder XXVII. Police Force campaign for enlargement 76 documents Polder XXVIII. Earle-Baldwin Bill: Civil Service salaries and pensions 110 documents Polder XXIX. Poultry Licenses 5 documents Box 13 Polder XXX. Eighth Avenue Subway extension 20 documents Box 13 Polder XXXI. Correspondence of Genevieve Earle and Robert K. Straus: Asher K. Schwartz. 1938-19lp.. 569 documents Box 13 Polder XXXII. The following is a list of letters of Genevieve Earle. 1935-191*5. Katherine Blunt 2 documents Pearl Bernstein 1 document John Cashmore 1 document Box 13 Paul Kern 2 documents F.H.La Guardia 21 documents Cleveland Rodgers 1 document Helen R. Reid 1 document Robert Moses 1 document Newbold Morris Ij. documents Folder XXXIII. Biographical sketches, newspaper clippings, campaign literature and magazine articles. 31 documents Box 13 Earle papers - 5 Polder XXXIV. Newspaper clippings Folder XXXV. Greeting cards, honorary certificates, dinners, medals, and speeches Folder XXXVI. Speeches and articles of Mrs. Earle 2P documents Folder XXXVII. Mrs. Earlefs statement on the Hart investigation 1 document Folder XXXVIII. Documents relating to county reorganization 11 documents Folder XXXIX. Minority Council Calendar, 21 Jan. to l6 Dec. I9I4.9 5l documents Folder XL. Charts of the Mayor's Committee on Property Improvement (ij.); Mayor's Proclamation by Apr. 1939 5 documents Folder XLI. 1. Mrs. Charles E. Hughes to GBS, l£ Sep 1917 2. Mrs. Charles S. Hughes to GBE, 29 Sep 1917 Charles E. Hughes, Jr. to James Arthur Seavey, 2\\. Oct 1917 Willis Earle to GBE, 22 Jan 1930 $. Willis Earle to Frank Rexford, 6 Oct 1930 6. Herbert K. Lehman to Mrs. Henry G. Leach, 5 Feb 1931 7. Franklin D. Roosevelt to GBS, 22 Feb 1932 8. Franklin D. Roosevelt to GBE, 22 Jun 1932 9. Kate E. Turner to GBS, 1 Mar 1933 10. Kate E. Turner to President of the Cooperation in Government, Inc., 10 Mar 1933 11. Frances Perkins to GBE, 28 Mar 1933 12. Clara A. Molendyk to GBE, 9 Apr 1933 13. J. Herbert Low to GBS, 10 Apr 1933 llj.. Kate E. Turner to GBE, 12 Apr 1933 15. Clara A. Molendyk to GBE, iB Apr 1933 16. John J. Delaney to GBE, 3 May 1933 17. Clara A. Molendyk to GBE, 9 May 1933 Earle papers - 6 -6- 18. Marguerite H. Baily to GBE, 26 May 1933 19. Louise Meador to GBE, 27 May 1933 20. Matilda A.B. Sweeney to GBE, (no date) 21. GBE to Dr. Lyman Beecher Stowe, 1 Jun 1933 22. GBS to Dr. Willis Earle, 1 Jun 1933 23. GBS to Mr. Cleveland Rogers, 1 Jun 1933 2l(.. GBE to Clara A. Molendyk, 1 Jun 1933 25. GBE to Dr. J. Herbert Low, 1 Jun 1933 2b. Lyman Beecher Stowe to GBS, 9 Jun 1933 27. (GBS) to Mrs. Bruce Bromley, 20 Dec 1933 28. GBE to Editor of New York Times, 2 Nov 193li (note from Editor to GBE at bottom of same letter) 29. Richard S. Childs to GBS, (no date) 30. Mayor La Guardia to GBE, 23 Jan 1935 31. Prances Perkins to GBE, 23 Jan 1935 32. Thomas D. Thacher to GBS, 2l\. Dec 1935 33. GBE to Thomas D. Thacher, 13 Jan 1936 3I4.. J. C. Klink to GBE, 19 Aug 1936 35. GBS to J. C. Klinck, 11 Sep 1936 36. Mildred B. Goetz to GBE, 28 Oct 1936 37. Thomas D. Thacher to GBE, \\. Nov 1936 ^ George Brokaw Compton to GBE, 21 Nov 1936 9. William Chadbourn"to GBE, 28 Nov 1936 I4O. Ben Howe to GBE, lk Dec 1936 111. Herman Hagedorn to G3S, 28 Dec 1936 !i2. H. J. Davenport to GBE, 23 Dec 1936 Ij-3. Edwin L. Garini to GBS, 3 Jan 1937 klj.. Louis C. Wills to GBS, 8 Jan 1937 I4.5. Hon. Frederick L. Hackenburg to GBE, 9 Jan 1937 ii6. Benjamin H. Namm to GBE, 9 Jan 1937 ij.7. Rebecca B. Rankin to GBS, 9 Jan 1937 14.8. Michael J. Hogan to GBE, 10 Jan 1937 11.9. Cleveland Rogers to GBE, 11 Jan 1937 50. John J. Delaney to GBS, 11 Jan 1937 51. Mrs. Charles P. Cooper to GBE, 12 Jan 1937 52. Milton J. Ferguson to GBE, 12 Jan 1937 53. Miss 3. Bloodworth to GBS, 13 Jan 1937 5I1. Max Abelman to G3S, 13 Jan 1937 5$. George Brokaw Compton to GBS. lk Jan 1937 56. Ethel Halsey Blum'to GBS, V4. Jan 1937 57. Joseph J. Early to GBE, 26 Jan 1937 58. S. Schmitt to GBE, 27 Jan 1937 59. Florence G. Tuttle to GBE, 27 Jan 1937 3arle papers - 7 -7- 60.