Box 1

Abstract

This collection consists of the records of the Citizen's City Planning and Housing Council, an organization founded in 1940 to advocate for the development of new and affordable housing in the city of Rochester. The materials date between 1938 and 1945. They consist of administrative documents, bylaws, publications minutes of the Board of Directors and a scrapbook that predates the organization's formal creation.

Content Description From the Collection: The Citizen's City Planning and Housing Council was a civic non-profit organization founded in 1940 to advocate for new, affordable housing in the city of Rochester, New York. The organization arose out of concern over the lack of a city government sponsored housing authority, and survived until forced to fold for lack of resources and legal action at the end of 1944. This collection consists of four folders containing a scrapbook, the by-laws and constitution, publications and minutes of...

Content Description From the Collection: The Citizen's City Planning and Housing Council was a civic non-profit organization founded in 1940 to advocate for new, affordable housing in the city of Rochester, New York. The organization arose out of concern over the lack of a city government sponsored housing authority, and survived until forced to fold for lack of resources and legal action at the end of 1944. This collection consists of four folders containing a scrapbook, the by-laws and constitution, publications and minutes of...

Content Description From the Collection: The Citizen's City Planning and Housing Council was a civic non-profit organization founded in 1940 to advocate for new, affordable housing in the city of Rochester, New York. The organization arose out of concern over the lack of a city government sponsored housing authority, and survived until forced to fold for lack of resources and legal action at the end of 1944. This collection consists of four folders containing a scrapbook, the by-laws and constitution, publications and minutes of...

Content Description From the Collection: The Citizen's City Planning and Housing Council was a civic non-profit organization founded in 1940 to advocate for new, affordable housing in the city of Rochester, New York. The organization arose out of concern over the lack of a city government sponsored housing authority, and survived until forced to fold for lack of resources and legal action at the end of 1944. This collection consists of four folders containing a scrapbook, the by-laws and constitution, publications and minutes of...