Gelvin Stevenson papers on Arson and Housing Abandonment
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Title
Gelvin Stevenson papers on Arson and Housing Abandonment
Description
The collection comprises documents gathered by Gelvin Stevenson related to housing studies done on Bronx real estate abandonment and housing along the Grand Concourse, especially the Roosevelt Gardens Apartments. Stevenson is an economist, community organizer, and housing activist.
Creator
Stevenson, Gelvin
Date
1959–1990s
Format
PDF
Language
English
Type
Archival colleciton
Collection Items
Committee Against Fort Apache
Folder containing newsletters, fliers, and other paper memorabilia from the Committee Against Fort Apache, a Bronx-based organization that sought first to prevent the filming of Fort Apache, The Bronx (1981) and then to boycott the film after it was…
Congressional Record and Testimony: Amendment to National Housing Act
Folder containing material from consultation by Congresswoman Elizabeth Holtzman with Gelvin Stevenson, including Stevenson's testimony and the published Congressional Record, for an amendment to the National Housing Act regulating certain housing…
Housing Abandonment in New York City report
Housing Abandonment in New York City, a report prepared by HOMEFRONT, Citywide Action Group Against Neighborhood Destruction and for Low-Rent Housing
Insurance research: General
Folder containing research conducted by Gelvin Stevenson on housing insurance, both generally and specifically in urban areas like The Bronx
Insurance research: Accounting, Investments, and Profits
Folder containing research conducted by Gelvin Stevenson on the accounting methods used and the investments and profits made in the housing insurance industry.
Insurance research: Arson
Folder containing research conducted by Gelvin Stevenson on arson and how it relates to practices of the housing insurance industry in a place like the South Bronx.
Insurance research: Redlining
Folder containing research conducted by Gelvin Stevenson on the practice of redlining in the housing insurance industry in a place like the South Bronx.
Insurance research: Regulation
Folder containing research conducted by Gelvin Stevenson on the regulation of the housing insurance industry in a place like the South Bronx.
Magnuson, Robert, writings
Folder containing research drafts of writings by Robert Magnuson on the deteriorating effects of the de-stabilization of rent control on housing stock in the South Bronx.
New Citi Plan report
The New Citi Plan*: A Neighborhood-based Initiative for Community Renewal and Empowerment
New York Urban Coalition
Folder containing materials from the New York Urban Coalition, of which Gelvin Stevenson was a part.
Rodríguez, Clara: Growing Up in the Fifties
Folder containing copies of Dr. Clara Rodríguez, "Growing Up in the Forties and Fifties," published in the exhibit proceedings for Devastation/Resurrection, produced by the Bronx Museum of the Arts in 1980. Dr. Rodríguez is married to the creator of…
Roosevelt Gardens: Background
Folder containing research material compiled by Gelvin Stevenson on the background of Roosevelt Gardens apartment complex, located at 1455–1499 Grand Concourse in The Bronx.
Roosevelt Gardens: Correspondence
Folder containing correspondence about Gelvin Stevenson's research and article on the Roosevelt Gardens apartment complex, located at 1455–1499 Grand Concourse in The Bronx.
Roosevelt Gardens: Research, articles
Folder containing research articles compiled by Gelvin Stevenson on the Roosevelt Gardens apartment complex, located at 1455–1499 Grand Concourse in The Bronx.
Roosevelt Gardens: Research, notes and notebooks
Folder containing research notes and notebooks compiled by Gelvin Stevenson on the Roosevelt Gardens apartment complex, located at 1455–1499 Grand Concourse in The Bronx.
Roosevelt Gardens: Aftermath
Folder containing research material compiled by Gelvin Stevenson on the aftermath of the near destruction during the 1970s of the Roosevelt Gardens apartment complex, located at 1455–1499 Grand Concourse in The Bronx.
Stevenson, Gelvin: Arson article and drafts
Folder containing drafts and published version of article written by Gelvin Stevenson on arson-for-profit, published in the New York Times on September 11, 1977.
Stevenson, Gelvin: Fair Access to Insurance Requirements (FAIR) article and drafts
Folder containing drafts and published version of article written by Gelvin Stevenson on the Fair Access to Insurance Requirements (FAIR) Act, published in the New York Times on April 24, 1977
Stevenson, Gelvin: Ghetto Economies manuscript and research
Folder containing drafts and research for an unpublished article by Gelvin Stevenson with a working title of "Ghetto Economies."