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Citizens for a Quieter City records

Title
Citizens for a Quieter City records, 1950-1977, bulk (1966-1977).
Author
Citizens for a Quieter City.
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Additional Authors
  • Baron, Robert Alex, 1921-1980.
  • Theatre Tours.
  • Upper Sixth Avenue Noise Abatement Association.
Description
40 linear feet (41 boxes).
Summary
Collection consists of correspondence, minutes, diaries, financial records, photographs, printed matter, audio and video tape recordings pertaining to Citizens for a Quieter City and the Upper Sixth Avenue Noise Abatement Association as well as Baron's papers as a theatrical manager.
Subject
  • Citizens for a Quieter City
  • City noise > New York (State) > New York
  • Noise control
  • Noise pollution
  • Theater management
Genre/Form
  • Photoprints.
  • Motion pictures.
  • Audio tapes.
  • Videotapes.
  • Slides.
  • Scrapbooks.
  • Posters.
Access (note)
  • Restricted access;
Source (note)
  • Baron, Robert A.; Robert Wallace
Biography (note)
  • Citizens for a Quieter City, Inc. was founded in New York City in 1966 by Robert Alex Baron (1921-1980) as a non-profit, voluntary organization dedicated to the reduction of urban noise. Its objective was to develop information about the injurious effects of noise, the methods of controlling and reducing it, and the education of the public to the importance of its abatement. Baron, a theatrical manager, founded a predecessor organizaton, the Upper Sixth Avenue Noise Abatement Association, in 1965.
Processing Action (note)
  • Cataloged
Call Number
MssCol 552
OCLC
NYPW92-A266
Author
Citizens for a Quieter City.
Title
Citizens for a Quieter City records, 1950-1977, bulk (1966-1977).
Restricted Access
Restricted access; Manuscripts and Archives Division; Permit must be requested at the division indicated.
Biography
Citizens for a Quieter City, Inc. was founded in New York City in 1966 by Robert Alex Baron (1921-1980) as a non-profit, voluntary organization dedicated to the reduction of urban noise. Its objective was to develop information about the injurious effects of noise, the methods of controlling and reducing it, and the education of the public to the importance of its abatement. Baron, a theatrical manager, founded a predecessor organizaton, the Upper Sixth Avenue Noise Abatement Association, in 1965.
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Occupation
Theatrical managers.
Added Author
Baron, Robert Alex, 1921-1980.
Theatre Tours.
Upper Sixth Avenue Noise Abatement Association.
Research Call Number
MssCol 552
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