The Stamford Historical Society: Inventoried Collection

IC009
Stamford, City of: Reports, Plans and Studies

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This collection contains reports, plans or studies about Stamford – they need not be a municipal or official document. Two copies of each title are kept. The inventory listing will include: Title. Date. Preparator/Author. The Agency/Department prepared for. Pages. Donor. The type of information contained in some of this material can be found in a number of other sources.[in vertical files] e.g.: Annual Reports for the Town and City and Annual Reports of the URC.

BOX 1	AREA STUDIES	BOX 6	HOUSING
BOX 2	COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PLANS	BOX 7	TOWN CENTER
BOX 3	CONSERVATION/ENVIRONMENT	BOX 8	TRAFFIC & TRANSPORTATION
BOX 4	FISCAL MATTERS	BOX 9	EDUCATION *
BOX 5	GOVERNMENT	BOX 10	URBAN REDEVELOPMENT

*for additional material relating to education see also IC090: Stamford Board of Education collection

BOX 1: AREA STUDIES

Plan of a Metropolitan Suburb: Stamford, Connecticut. 1929. By Herbert S. Swan for the Town Plan Commission. 127 pages. [Donor: Edward Fisher, 1995]

The Future of Southern Fairfield County. February 1970. Regional Plan Association. 55 pages.

South End Study. June 1979. By TPA Services, Consultants New Haven, CT for the City of Stamford. [Donor: Edith Sherman, 1994]

The South End: Stamford, Connecticut. 1980. By I.M. Pei & Partners, Architects and Planners for Stamford Economic Assistance Corporation. 2 copies. [Donor: Rosemary Burns]

South End Neighborhood Plan: Problem Statements and Recommendations. September 1986. By South End Planning Task Force for The Stamford Planning Board. [Donor: Al Koproski, 1996]

Gateway: A Proposal for the Revitalization of the Historical Buildings on West Main Street. December 1981 - January 1982. By Historic Neighborhood Preservation Program Stamford, Connecticut with assistance of the Neighborhood Planning Office City of Stamford for the Stamford Community Development Program. 47 pages. [Donor: Renee Kahn, 1995]

West Side Neighborhood Plan. February 1985. By The West Side Planning Task Force with Assistance from The Office of Neighborhood Planning for The Stamford Planning Board. 33 pages. [Donor: Renee Kahn, 1995]

Proposed Cove/East Side Neighborhood Plan. 1991. By The Office of Neighborhood Planning for The Stamford Planning Board. 16 pages.

Cove/East Side Neighborhood Plan. Adopted May 1991. By The Office of Neighborhood Planning for The Stamford Planning Board. 16 pages.

BOX 2: COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PLANS

Draft: Stamford Planning Board Recommended Policy Plan for the City of Stamford, Connecticut-1990. February 1977. By Stamford Planning Board. 100 pages. [Donor: Edith Sherman, 1994]

Recommended Policy Plan for the City of Stamford, Connecticut-1990. May 1977. By the Stamford Planning Board. 100 pages. [Donor: Edith Sherman, 1994]

Stamford Community Development Program: Project Implementation Manual. August 1979. By Community Development Program. 118 pages. [Donor: Edith Sherman, 1994]

Downtown Stamford Conceptual Development Plan. August 1980. By Ben-Ami Friedman and Associates, Urban Design & Development Consultants. 7 pages. [Donor: Edith Sherman, 1994]

Analysis of Issues, Concerns and Recommended Actions Required for Community Improvement, City of Stamford, Connecticut. September 1980. By the Stamford Planning Board. 24 pages. [Donor: Edith Sherman, 1994]

Stamford Downtown Conceptual Development Plan. February 1981. By Ben-Ami Friedman and Associates, Urban Design & Development Consultants for Stamford Community Development Program. 34 pages. [Donor: Christine Clapes, 1995]

Community Needs Assessment of Human Services. August 1997. By United Way of Stamford and the City of Stamford. 29 pages. [Donor: Linda Baulsir, 1997]

BOX 3: CONSERVATION/ENVIRONMENT

Conservation Report Relating to Southeast Quadrant Urban Renewal Area Stamford, Connecticut. 1962. By Brown, Harris, Stevens, Inc. Consulting Real Estate Economists & Appraisers for Theodore T. McCrosky, McCrosky Associated. 50 pages. [Donor: Edith Sherman, 1994]

Proposed Inland Wetland Regulations. January 1975. By the Environmental Protection Board. 20 pages.

Maintenance Dredging Westcott Cove: Stamford, Connecticut: Final Environmental Assessment. March 1978. By New England Division U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. 43 pages. [Donor: Joseph Ignazio, 1978]

Rippowam: Treasured or Trashed. [video tape] by Wanda Moccio and ? Mills. [Donor: Wanda Moccio, 1997]

Project Search: An Extensive Study of the Rippowam River. 1995. By Westhill High School Chemistry Students. [Donor: Wanda Moccio, 1997]

Stamford Harbor Watershed Water Quality Report: 1995. By Adopt-A-Watershed Program of Save the Sound, Inc. 32 pages. [Donor: Wanda Moccio, 1997]

Project Search: Water Quality Data Summary Report. September 1995 - June 1996. By Michael Beauchene, Water Resource Biologist Project SEARCH for The Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection and the Science Center of Connecticut. 88 pages. [Donor: Wanda Moccio, 1997]

BOX 4: FISCAL MATTERS

Town of Stamford, Connecticut Interim Reports on General Town Accounts (General Fund) for the Six Months Period Ended March 31, 1948 Board of Education for the Nine Months Period Ended March 31, 1948 School Cafeterias for the Nine Months Period Ended March 31, 1948. By J. Harold Burns, C.P.A. for Board of Finance. 22 pages. [Donor: Christine Clapes, 1995]

Report on City of Stamford, Connecticut Part II for the Fiscal Period of April 1, 1948 to June 30, 1949, supplemental schedules. By J. Michael Cantore, C.P.A. [Donor: Christine Clapes, 1995]

Stamford Planning Board's Recommended Capital Budget 1953-54 and Capital Projects Program 1953 - 1958. February 1953. By Stamford Planning Board. 22 pages.

Stamford Planning Board's Recommended Capital Budget 1959-60 and Capital Projects 1959 - 1965. February 1959. By Stamford Planning Board. 47 pages. [Donor: Bruno Giordano, 1997]

City of Stamford, Connecticut Summary of 1959 - 1960 Budget with Codes. 16 pages. [Donor: Bruno Giordano, 1997]

Mayor's Proposed Operating Budget 1960 - 1961. 83 pages. [Donor: Bruno Giordano, 1997]

Mayor's Proposed Operating Budget 1961 - 1962. 89 pages. [Donor: Bruno Giordano, 1997]

Mayor's Proposed Operating Budget 1962 - 1963. 89 pages. [Donor: Bruno Giordano, 1997]

The Capital Budget, City of Stamford, Connecticut. Fiscal Year 1962 - 1963. 33 pages. [Donor: Bruno Giordano, 1997]

Stamford Planning Board's Recommended Capital Budget Program. 1967-68 through 1978. 44 pages. [Donor: Bruno Giordano, 1997]

Mayor's Proposed Operating Budget 1968 - 1969. 89 pages. [Donor: Bruno Giordano, 1997]

Stamford Planning Board's Recommended Capital Budget Program. 1968-69 through 1979. 40 pages, 2 copies. [Donor: Bruno Giordano, 1997]

Report on City of Stamford, Connecticut. June 30, 1969. [Donor: Bruno Giordano, 1997]

Report on City of Stamford, Connecticut. June 30, 1970. [Donor: Board of Education, 1997]

A Current Financial Review. 1970. By Hartford National Bank and Trust Company.

Analysis of Past Fiscal Trends and Projections of Future Trends for Stamford, Connecticut.

Fiscal Year 1975 to Fiscal Year 1987. July 1981. By The Stamford Economic Assistance Corporation, July 1981. [Donor: Christine Clapes, 1995]

The Impact of Residential and Non-Residential Land Uses on Taxes and Municipal Services in Stamford, Connecticut. July 1981. By The Stamford Economic Assistance Corporation, July 1981. [Donor: Christine Clapes, 1995]

Financial Report for the Fiscal Year July 1, 1982 - June 30, 1983. By Office of the Commissioner of Finance. [Donor: Christine Clapes, 1995]

BOX 5: GOVERNMENT

Local Government Structure/Charter Revision Task Force Report and Recommendations. November 1982. By SACIA. [Southwestern Area Commerce & Industry Association] [Donor: Christine Clapes, 1995]

Report to the Law Department of the City of Stamford: Civil Service and Personnel Structure. September 1982. By Gallant, Mednick & Gallant for the Corporation Counsel's Office of the City of Stamford. 115 pages. [Donor: Bruno Giordano, 1997]

BOX 6: HOUSING

Report on Examination of The Town of Stamford Housing Authority Under Public Act No. 3, An Act Providing for Temporary Housing for Veterans of the Second World War Construction Account from Date of Inception to November 30, 1948. By J. Harold Burns, CPA for the Stamford Housing Authority. 59 pages. [Donor: Christine Clapes, 1995]

The Economy of Stamford, Connecticut Its Components and Capabilities: Housing. September 1968. By Economic Consultants Organization, Inc. for the Community Renewal Program. 173 pages. [Donor: Bruno Giordano, 1997]

The Commission on Housing Within an Optimum Living Environment and New Planned Communities. 1971. By The Commission on Housing. 26 pages, 2 copies.

An Incentive Approach to Downtown Housing. April 1977. By Mayor's Advisory Committee on Downtown Housing for the Mayor, City of Stamford. 11 pages, 2 copies. [Donors: Edith Sherman, 1994 & Christine Clapes, 1995]

Affordable Housing: One of Fairfield County Connecticut's Most Critical Needs. February 1980. By The Commission on Housing Problems in Southwestern Connecticut for the Governor and the General Assembly. 79 pages. [Donor: Edith Sherman, 1994]

BOX 7: TOWN CENTER

Report on Design Development Plans for Stamford Center. February 1977. By Brown/Heldt Associates for Rich Taubman Associates. [Donor: Edith Sherman, 1994]

Booklet of Executed Documents Held in Escrow by Smith, Miro, Hirsh and Brody, for Stamford Town Center. [Donor: Edith Sherman, 1994]

Report on Construction and Design Review of Town Center Parking Garage. August 1982. By Ebasco Services Incorporated for City of Stamford, Connecticut. [Donor: Christine Clapes, 1995]

BOX 8: TRAFFIC & TRANSPORTATION

A Plan for the Solution of The Post Road Congestion Problem. February 1952. By H. W. Lochner & Co. for the Connecticut State Highway Department. 49 pages. [Donor: Lester Sharlach, 1995]

Traffic Study and Projections, Southeast Quadrant Urban Renewal Project. November 1975. By Frederic R. Harris, Consulting Engineers, for The Urban Redevelopment Commission. 14 pages. [Donor: Edith Sherman, 1994]

Transportation Systems Management Study Stamford, Connecticut. September 1979. By Clifford R. Winkel, P.E., for the City of Stamford. 29 pages. [Donor: Edith Sherman, 1994]

Merritt Parkway Trail Study: Preliminary Feasibility Study of the Potential for Bicycle and Pedestrian Paths. April 1994. By Jennifer Aley and Mary Neustadter for the Regional Plan Association.

BOX 9: EDUCATION (for additional material relating to education see also IC090: Stamford Board of Education collection)

Stamford Education Summit - A Call to Action. February 1997. [Donor: Linda Baulsir, 1997]

BOX 10: URBAN REDEVELOPMENT

City of Stamford, Connecticut Urban Redevelopment Commission Urban Renewal Plan for the Southeast Quadrant (extended) Urban Renewal Project Conn. R-43 amended through July 19, 1973. [Donor: Edith Sherman, 1994]

City of Stamford Urgent Needs Request for the Southeast Quadrant Urban Renewal Program Conn. R-43 Pre-application. August 18, 1977. 2 copies. [Donor: Edith Sherman, 1994]

Proposal to the Stamford Urban Renewal Commission Planning of Blocks 8 and 9. May 1979. By J. Michael Divney, P.E. [Donor: Edith Sherman, 1994]

City of Stamford, Connecticut. Urban Redevelopment Commission Blocks 8 and 9 Planning Report. Southeast Quadrant Extended Urban Renewal Area Project No. Conn. R-43. February 1980. By J. Michael Divney, P.E. for the Urban Redevelopment Commission. [Donor: Edith Sherman, 1994]

City of Stamford, Connecticut Urban Redevelopment Commission Urban Renewal Plan for the Southeast Quadrant (extended) Urban Renewal Project Conn. R-43 revised February 29, 1980. [Donor: Edith Sherman, 1994]

BOX 1	AREA STUDIES	BOX 6	HOUSING
BOX 2	COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PLANS	BOX 7	TOWN CENTER
BOX 3	CONSERVATION/ENVIRONMENT	BOX 8	TRAFFIC & TRANSPORTATION
BOX 4	FISCAL MATTERS	BOX 9	EDUCATION *
BOX 5	GOVERNMENT	BOX 10	URBAN REDEVELOPMENT

*for additional material relating to education see also IC090: Stamford Board of Education collection

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INVENTORIED COLLECTION