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The Stamford Historical Society: Inventoried Collection
 IC013
Inventory of
the Papers of
The League of Women Voters of Stamford
Content, Box 23
Research requests may be sent to
history@stamfordhistory.org
Research Fees
1.
Housing – Other Areas
- Visitors’ Guide
to Columbia
- Mounted photo – Nagel Plaza in Detroit was one of Dow’s
first ventures into low cost housing. Also larger black and white photo.
- Framed photo – Bridgeport – 25
years old across from worst slum now co-op.
- Framed photo – Bridgeport
Moderate Income.
- Framed photo – Ansonia
1st Turnkey low income elderly.
- Framed photo – Moderate income – limited
dividend (privately constructed).
- Framed photo – Waterbury – Limited dividend – moderate
income.
- Framed photo – Waterbury – Moderate income – Limited
dividend. Private builder.
2. Water Resources 1957-1970
- LWV of US. A Layman Looks at Natural Resources. Address by Mrs. John G.
Lee, President LWV of the US to the Twenty-second North American Wildlife
Conference. Statler Hotel, Washington, D.C. March 5, 1957.
- On the Water Front. An Introduction to the Administrative, Legislative,
and Economic Problems Involved in Water Resource Development. LWV of the
US. May 1957.
- Let’s
Discuss Water. LWV. July 1957.
- Little Drops of Water. LWV of the US. September 1957.
- Stamford LWV.
National Current Agenda. Item Discussion Outline. 1 st Meeting. Conservation
and Water Resources. Chairman – Mrs. Howard Weinreich.
November 1957.
- Letter from
Walter A. Wachter, Planning & Zoning Director, City of Stamford,
CT, to Mrs. Arthur Viner re regrets can not attend meeting on Water Problems
in a Shore Town. March, 1959.
- Water Problems in Shore Towns. Speakers outline notes?
- LWV of the US. Memorandum to Local and State League Presidents re Action
on Water Resource Development. July 1959.
- November 17, 1959 LWV luncheon invitation.
- Letter to the editor of the Advocate requesting a reporter attend the November
17, 1959 luncheon.
- Letter from William S. Herrmann, Esq. To Mrs. Arthur W. Viner re inability
to attend luncheon. November 1959.
- Hand written
notes – could be speakers’ notes
for November 1959 luncheon.
- LWV of CT.
Statement Filed by Mrs. Elizabeth K. Roper, State Chairman Water Resources,
League of Women Voters of Connecticut, At The Senate Select Committee on
National Water Resources, Boston, MA – December 1959.
- Statement Filed by LWV at the Senate Select Committee on Water Resources.
Boston, MA. December 1959.
- Clipping – Wome
n Voters to Hear Talk on Flood Damage. The Advocate. 1959.
- Women Voters 3 Chapters Plan Program. November 1959.
- LWV of the US. Memorandum to local League Presidents and State League Presidents
for their information re How to Organize a River Basin Group, a publication
designed for those who want to do just that or are already at work in one.
March 1961.
- LWV of the US. Statement from the Inter-League Council of the Delaware River
Basin of the Leagues of Women Voters of Delaware, New Jersey, New York and
Pennsylvania before the House Judiciary Subcommittee. March 1961.
- LWV of the US. Statement to the House Judiciary Subcommittee by the League
of Women Vote rs of the US in Support of Regional Machinery to Coordinate
Water Resource Development. March 1961.
- Letter to The President of the US from Mrs. Robert J. Phillips, President
of the LWV of the US re pleased over his recommendations on water resources
made in his recent Natural Resources Message to Congress. March 1961.
- LWV of CT. To Presidents and National CR Chairmen. Water Resources. July
1961, October 1962.
- Two draft letters to The Advocate and to Reps. Sibal and Grabowski from
Mrs. Norman Sinrich, LWV of Stamford re Water Resources Research Act (S2).
- Current Review of Continuing Responsibilities. LWV of the US. For CR Chairmen
and Their Committees. All About Water. May 1963.
- LWV of the US. Statement of Mrs. Haskell Rosenblum A Member of the Board
of Directors of the LWV of the US to the Natural Resources and Power Subcommittee
of the House Committee on Government Operations on the US Problems of Water
Pollution Control. June 1963.
- LWV of the US. Statement of Mrs. Haskell Rosenblum A Member of the Board
of Directors of the LWV of the US to the Special Subcommittee on Air and
Water Pollution of the Senate Public Works Committee. June 1963.
- LWV of the US. Statement of Mrs. Haskell Rosenblum A Member of the Board
of Directors of the LWV of the US in Support of Funds for Water Pollution
Control to the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor and health, Education,
and Welfare. June 1963.
- LWV of the US. Statement to the House Interior and Insular Affairs Committee
Subcommittee on Irrigation and Reclamation in Support of S. 2, H.R. 2683,
2689, 4048, 7234 by Mrs. Haskell Rosenblum, A Director of the LWV of the
US. October 1963.
- LWV of the US. Statement to the House Public Works Committee in Support
of Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments by Mrs. Haskell Rosenblum
A director of the LWV of the US. December 1963.
- Current Review
of Continuing Responsibilities. LWV of the US. For CR Chairmen and their
Committees. Water – Increase in Interest and Activity. March
1964.
- Clipping – Letters
to the Editor, Water Resources. The Advocate. March 1964.
- LWV of the
US. Our Water Resources – Inheritance to Squander or Develop?
By Mrs. Robert J. Stuart, President LWV of the US to the Twenty-ninth Annual
Summer Institute of Government University of Washington – Seattle on “Water
Resources Development – Policy and Program Coordination in the State
of Washington” July 1964.
- Time for Action. LWV of the US. To Local and State League Presidents. Re
Water Resources Planning Act (S. 1111). August 1964.
- Water Resources.
Leaders Guide & Bibliography. LWV of the US. September
1964.
- Time for Action. LWV of the US. To Local and State League Presidents. Re
Support of the Water Resources Planning Act of 1965 (H.R. 1111). February
1965.
- LWV of the US. Statement to the House Public Works Committee in Support
of Amendments to the Federal Water Pollution Control Act by The LWV of the
US. February 1965.
- LWV of the US. The Work of the LWV on Water Conservation. Fact Sheet #1.
Factual Background About the League and the Way it Works. September 1965.
- Facts & Issues.
LWV of the US. Population + Production = Pollution. November 1963.
- Current Review
of Water Resources. LWV of the US. The 89 th Congress Acts in 1965….on
Water Resources Management. November 1965.
- National Board Report, Jan. 1966. Water Resources Outlook.
- LWV of the US. Statement to the House Interior and Insular Affairs Committee
Subcommittee on Irrigation and Reclamation in Support of H.R. 3606, 5930,
6282, 8916, and S. 22 by Mrs. Haskell Rosenblum, A Director of the LWV of
the US. The Water Resources Research Act. February 1966.
- National Agencies. Spring 1966.
- Facts & Issues.
LWV of the US. Who Pays for a Clean Stream? April 1966.
- Water Resources. How to Organize and Inter-League River Basin Group under
the National Program. April 1966.
- Convention
Workbook, Park II, 1966. Water Resources – 1964-66.
- 27 th National Convention. LWV of the US. Presentation of Water Resources
Current Agenda Item. May 1966.
- National Board Report. May 1966. Water Resources.
- LWV of the US. Statement Filed by the LWV of the US to the Senate Committee
on Interior and Insular Affairs in Support of S. 3107 to Establish a National
Water Commission. May 1966.
- Water Resources. Leaders Guide. 1966. LWV of the US.
- Current Review of Water Resources. LWV of the US. A Consideration of Federal
Financial Incentives to Industry for Abating Water Pollution. August 1966.
- National Board Report, Sept. 1966. Water Resources.
- LWV of the
US. Memorandum to local and State League Presidents (for Water Chairmen)
re Report from the Hill – Water Legislation and League Action.
November 1966.
- November 1966. Some Special Terms for the National Water Unit.
- Clipping – If
Wells Run Dry. The New York Times Book Review. December 1966.
- LWV of the US. Report on Consensus on Water Resources.
- National Board Report. May 1967. Water Resources.
- Current Review of Water Resources. May 1967. Out of the 89 th into the 90
th Congress. May 1967.
- Letter from Mrs. Jerome Connolly, President LWV of Stamford to The Honorable
Abraham Ribicoff, Senate, re commending him on his testimony before the Appropriations
Committee in support of $450 million authorized for sewage treatment. June
1967.
- Water Resources. Leaders Guide 1967-68. August 1967.
- National Board Report. Sept. 1967. Water Resources.
- Water Resources. Leaders Guide 1968-69. Water for the Absolute Neophyte.
October 1968.
- National Board Report, Sept. 1968. Water Resources.
- Time for Action. LWV of the US. To Local and State League Presidents re
Support of legislation to authorize contracts for installment payment of
the federal share of sewage treatment facility construction. August 1968.
- Letter from Donald Irwin, Congress of the US, House of Representatives to
Mrs. Phyllis Connolly, President Stamford LWV re thank you for your letter
re appropriations. June 1968.
- LWV of the US. Statement Filed with the Senate Commerce Committee by the
LWV of the US in Support of H.R. 25 to authorize and inventory and study
of US Estuarine Areas and Land and Waters of the Great Lakes. June 1968.
- National Board Report, May 1968. Water Resources.
- LWV of the US. Memorandum to Local and State League Presidents (for Water
Resources Chairmen) Chairmen of Inter-League Basin Groups re Report from
the Hill: After Testifying Four Times in Four Weeks. May 1968.
- LWV of the US. Statement to the Subcommittee on Public Works of the House
Committee Appropriations (May 6, 1968) and of the Senate Committee on Appropriations
(May 7, 1968) in Support of Appropriations for Federal Grants for Treatment
Facility Construction by Mrs. Donald E. Clusen, Second Vice President LWV
of the US.
- 28 th National
Convention . LWV of the US. Presentation – Water Resources.
April 1968.
- Convention Workbook, Part II, 1968. Water Resources.
- LWV of the US. Statement to the Senate Public Works Committee Subcommittee
on Air and Water Pollution on S. 3206, The Water Quality Improvement Act
of 1968 by Mrs. Donald E. Clusen, A Director of the LWV of the US. April
1968.
- National Board
Report, Jan. 1968. Water Resources – Outlook.
- LWV of the US. Statement to the Senate Committee on Interior and Insular
Affairs on S. 1075, S. 1752, and S. 237 by Mrs. Donald E. Clusen Second Vice
President LWV of the US. April 1969.
- Water Resources – Current Review. Summing Up – Water
Legislation in the 90 th Congress. LWV of the US. February 1969.
- So you’d
like to do something about WATER POLLUTION. The LWV of the US. March 1969.
- Clipping – Lindbergh,
Sen. Jackson Awarded Baruch Prize. January 1969.
- National Board Report, January 1969. Water Resources.
- LWV of the US. Statement to the House Committee on Public Works on H.R.
4148, 7361, 5511, 7046, 483, 2184, 6556, 6048, 6241, 6772, 3122, and s. 7
by the LWV of the US. March 1969.
- LWV of the US. State ment Filed with the Senate Committee on Government
Operations Subcommittee on Intergovernmental Relations on S. Res. 78 by the
LWV of the US. May 1969.
- LWV of the US. Statement Filed with the Senate Committee on Interior and
Insular Affairs Subcommittee on Minerals, Materials, and Fuels by the LWV
of the US on S. 1219 Oil Drilling on the Outer Continental Shelf. May 1969.
- LWV of the US. Statement Filed with the House Committee on Merchant Marine
and Fisheries Subcommittee on Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation on H.R.
6750 by the LWV of the US. May 1969.
- National Board Report, May 1969. Water Resources.
- LWV of the US. Statement to US Army Corps of Engineers at Hearing for Discussion
of its Report on Dredging and Water Quality Problems in the Great Lakes at
Green Bay, Wisconsin by Mrs. Donald E. Clusen, Second Vice President LWV
of the US. June 1969.
- LWV of the US. Statement to Subcommittee on Public Works of the Senate Committee
on Appropriations in Support of Appropriations for Federal Grants for Treatment
Facility Construction by Mrs. Donald E. Clusen, Second Vice President LWV
of the US. June 1969.
- LWV of CT. Citizens Crusade for Clean Water. July 1969.
- LWV of the US. Memorandum to Local League Presidents for Chairmen of Water
Resources Chairmen of Inter-League Basin Groups re The Citizens Crusade for
Clean Water and What you can do. July 1969.
- LWV of the US. Memorandum to Local League Presidents re Citizens Crusade
for Clean Water: and Now on to the Senate! October 1969.
- LWV of the US. Statement to the National Water commission by Mrs. Donald
E. Clusen, Second Vice President LWV of the US. November 1969.
- Report from the Hill No. 91-I-25. Water Resources. December 1969.
- Letter from Mrs. Jerome Connolly, President LWV of Stamford to Senator Thomas
J. Dodd re the leagues support of Foreign Economic Aid and Clean Water. November
1969.
- Letter from Abe Ribicoff to Mrs. Jerome Connolly President LWV of Stamford
re thank you for your letter re Foreign Economic Aid and Clean Water. December
1969.
- Committee Section Water Resources. National Board Report. January 1970.
LWV of the US.
- Report from the Hill No. 91-II-1. Water Resources. January 1970.
- Facts & Issues.
LWV of the US. Where Rivers Meet the Sea. February 1970.
- Report from the Hill No. 91-11-4. Water Resources. February 1970.
- The LWV of
the US. Statement to the US House of Representatives Select Subcommittee
on Education of the Committee on Education and Labor by Mrs. Donald E.
Clusen, Vice President LWV of the US on H.R. 14753 – The Environmental
Quality Education Act and Related Bills. April 1970.
- LWV of the US. Statement to the Subcommittee on Oceanography of the Senate
Commerce Committee on S. 2802, S. 3183, S. 3460 by Mrs. Donald E. Clusen,
Vice President and Water Resources Committee Chairman LWV of the US. April
1970.
- Report from the Hill No. 91-II-8. Water Resources. April 1970.
- LWV of the US. Statement to the Subcommittee on Water and Air Pollution
of the Senate Committee on Public Works by Mrs. Donald E. Clusen Vice President
and Chairman of the Water Resources Committee LWV of the US on S. 3181, 3468,
3470, 3471, 3472, 3484, 3500, 3507, 3614, 3687, 3688, 3697. April 30, 1970.
- LWV of the US. Statement to Subcommittee on Public Works of the House Committee
on Appropriations in Support of Appropriations for Federal Grants for Treatment
Facility Construction by Mrs. Donald E. Clusen Vice President and Chairman
of the Water Resources Committee LWV of the US.
- LWV of the US. Statement to Subcommittees on Public Works of the Senate
Committee on Appropriations and the House Committee on Appropriations in
Support of Appropriations for Federal Grants for Treatment Facility Construction
by Mrs. Donald E. Clusen Vice President and Chairman of the Water Resources
Committee LWV of the US. May 4 and 5, 1970.
3. Community Development Action Plans 1968-1971
- Introduction with the following Information Sheets attached:
- Local Planning Assistance
- Urban Renewal
- Housing Code Enforcement
- Demolition Program
- Urban Beautification Program
- Neighborhood Facilities
- Day Care Center Plan
- Harbor Improvement Program
- Housing Site Development
- Tax Abatement
- Payment in Lieu of Taxes
- Housing Development Corporation
- Social and Supplementary Services and Rehabilitation and Improvement for
Housing Projects
- Rent Receivership
- Relocation
- Housing Surveys & Research
- Human Resources Development Plan
- Industrial & Business
Projects
- Community Development Act
- Components Table
- Program for Preparation of a CDAP Relating to Housing in Stamford
- Memo from Mayor Bruno Giordano to Department Heads and Community Organizations
thanking them for supplying data and observations for use in the submission
of the preliminary application for a CDAP program in Stamford. March 1968.
- Letter to Mr.
Milo Wilcox, Chief, Division of DCAP Design and Review from Mrs. Jerome
Connolly, President LWV of Stamford re League’s interest
in the city’s plans to utilize the community development act’s
programs. March 1968.
- Letter from Mayor Bruno Giordano to Mrs. Jerome Connolly, President LWV
of Stamford replaying to her comments raised in her letter to Mr. Milo Wilcox.
March 1968.
- Letter from Milo Wilcox, Jr., Chief, Community Development Action to Mrs.
Phyllis E. Connolly, President LWV thanking her for her letter. April 1968.
- Letter from
Mayor Bruno Giordano to Mr. Robert S. Demms, Executive Director, Housing
Authority of the City of Stamford re Housing Authority’s applications
for programs through the financial assistance of CDAP. April 1968.
- Letter from
Mrs. Jerome Connolly, President, LWV of Stamford to Mayor Bruno Giordano
thanking him for writing to Governor Dempsey concerning the classification
of Stamford’s
harbor and responding to his comments in a previous letter. April 1968.
- Letter from Mrs. Jerome Connolly, President, LWV of Stamford to Mayor Bruno
Giordano re his request that she serve on the Technical Advisory Committee
for CDAP. October 1968.
- Letter from Mayor Bruno Giordano to Mrs. Jerome Connolly, President LWV
of Stamford re clarifying points raised in her letter to him. October 1968.
- Draft of a letter to Commissioner Jones from the LWV.
- Letter from John Merchant, Rev. William C. McInnes, Mrs. F. Morgan Taylor,
Jr. to Mrs. Herbert Spirer, LWV re Coalition for Housing and Human Resources
will hold a public hearing in Stamford. November 1971.
- Letter from Mrs. Jerome Connolly, President, LWV of Stamford to Mr. George
Cickle(?). April 1969.
- Letter from
Mrs. Jerome Connolly, President, LWV of Stamford to Commission Leroy Jones,
Dept of Community Affairs re her concerns regarding the operation of Stamford’s
CDAP agency. January 1969.
- Clippings:
- LWV Opposing
City’s
Request for CDAP Fund.
- Mayor Defends Program Started Under CDAP. The Advocate. April 1968.
- Mayor Names Mrs. Huffman to Policy Group. July 1969.
- CDAP Plan Draws Fire at Hearing. The Advocate. May 1970.
- Extensive CDAP
Report Tabs Housing as Most Critical Among City’s Needs.
May 1970.
- 50 Attend Hearing on CDAP 5-Year Community Goal; Housing Plans Hit. May
1970.
4. Local Planning Reports
1957-1970
- Excerpts from
the Lionel D. Edie & Company Report. October 1957.
- Table 8 – Land Use – Stamford
Compared with Averages of Selected Cities.
- Land Use Report – Based on Planning Board Report – 1961.
- Stamford Parks and Recreation Map. January 1963.
- Major Streets and Parking with maps and tables.
- Land Use with maps and tables.
- Map – Existing
Off Street Parking Downtown Area. Stamford, CT. March 1963.
- Map – Major
Street Plan. Stamford, CT. December 1962.
- Map – Suggested
Washington Ave. Widening and Extension. March 1965.
- Digest of The
Stamford Economic Survey. City of Stamford. Economic Growth and City Planning
Aspects. 1961-1966. Prepared by the Mayor’s Advisory
Committee as a basis for study and to recommend action. February 10, 1958.
- Residential Subdivision Activity. 1950 through 1960. April 1961.
- Beaches and Parks of Stamford CT. A map and guide.
- Sound View Farms, Stamford, CT, Fairfield County.
- Notes from June 2 symposium with Richard Babcock.
- Letter from Virginia Birkby, Planning Committee to Mr. Morris re LWV of
Stamford urges the Board of Reps to preserve the residential use of the 17-acre
tract of Long Ridge road. January 1970.
- Clippings:
- Mayor Urges State Avoid Zone Change. February 1971.
- No Zoning Opposition for Complex. May 1970.
- Mayor Warns
Bigness Could Destroy Stamford’s Character; Urges Caution.
October 1970.
- Variance For 35 Units to Zoning Board.
- Mayor Proposes
Zoning Plan Limiting Construction in City’s ‘Back
Country’ October 1970.
- Letters to
the Editor – The
Rice Property. March 1970.
- Board Backs Downzoning of 17 Acres. February 1970.
- Legal Notice – City
of Stamford re public hearing to be held August 20, 1970.
- Legal Notice – City
of Stamford re public hearing to be held April 23, 1970.
- Zone Change Opposed at Plan Meeting. April 1970.
- Business Zone Request Opposed During Hearing. June 1970.
- Planning Board Hearing Slated on Apartment.
- Board Grants Downzoning by Split Vote. April 1970.
- Force Main Resolution Suggested. April 1970.
- The Rice Property. March 1970.
- Mayor Wants More Homes in South End. March 1970.
- Legal Notice – Appl.
69-034 City of Stamford re public hearing to be held January 21, 1970.
- New District Zoning Plan is Outlined. February 1970.
- Area Backs, NAACP Hits Zoning Plea. January 1970.
- Board Hears Argument on Plan Appeal. January 1970.
- Legal Notice – Appl.
69-036 City of Stamford re public hearing to be held on January 21, 1970.
- Legal Notice – Appl.
69-037 City of Stamford re public hearing to be held on January 21, 1970.
- Wilensky Names Davis, Redfern to Board Posts. January 1970.
- Hearing Slated Jan. 21 on Zone District Plans. January 1970.
- Mayor Says Retain Local Zone Control. March 1970.
- Stamford Facing
Choice: Can Become ‘Spread City’ or Revitalize
Downtown. February 1970.
- Master Plan Change Denied for Long Ridge. November 1969.
- Master Plan Participation Asked by LWV. The Advocate. December 1969.
- Planner Predicts Public Housing In North Areas. October 1969.
- Real Estate Boards Warn Higher Home Prices Ahead. May 1969.
- Housing Group Urges Industry Moratorium. June 1969.
- Mortgages Urged to Aid Low Income Group Build Houses. June 1969.
- Regional Plan Group Suggests 4-5 Acre Lots. June 1969.
- Planners Told
Suburbs’ Zoning
For Isolation. June 1969.
- Planners to Hold Symposium Series Covering City, Area. May 1969.
- Donch Requests Conference Over Housing Problem. May 1969.
- Seek Ordinance on Relocating Slum Occupants. April 1969.
- Updating of Master Plan Showing Gains. April 1969.
- North Stamford Eyed Again as Housing Location. April 1969.
- Demonstration, March Planned for Saturday. July 1969.
- LWV Backing Rezoning Halt. July 1969.
- Speaker Cites Housing Effect on Job Market. March 1969.
- Democratic Club Opposes Changes in Master Plan. July 1969.
- 1,000 Units
a Year City’s
Housing Need. July 1969.
- NAACP to Planners: Freeze Action so We Can Tell Needs. July 1969.
- Limited Goals Better, Planning Board is Told. July 1969.
- Housing Needs Aired Before Plan Board. July 1969.
- Top Consultant to Confer with Planning Board. September 1969.
- Planning Board Members are urged to Eliminated Chaos of Natural Growth.
August 1969.
- Master Plan Hearing Tomorrow. October 1969.
- Suburbs Must help Solve Problems of Urban Area. September 1969.
- Home rule loss seen by expert. Courier. October 1969.
- Housing Problem Steals Show.
- Pressure builds to crush zoning. Courier. October 1969.
- Housing Group Urges Industry Moratorium. June 1969.
- Weed Hill Ave. Apartment Plea Wins Approval.
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