Moses, Robert, 1888-1981

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Birth 1888-12-18

Death 1981-07-29

Nationality: Americans

Language: English, Welsh,

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Robert Moses (1888-1981) was a public official in New York from 1919 to the mid-1970s. He held many offices, of which the most notable among them were: President, Long Island State Park Commission; Chairman, New York State Council of Parks; Commissioner, New York City Department of Parks; New York City Planning Commissioner and Construction Coordinator; and Chairman, New York State Power and Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authorities. He was responsible for the construction of many major public projects in the state and city of New York, including the Triborough Bridge, Queens Midtown Tunnel, Bronx-Whitestone Bridge, Henry Hudson Bridge, Brooklyn Battery Tunnel, Throg's Neck Bridge, and Verrazano Narrows Bridge, as well as Jones Beach State Park, Robert Moses State Park, and Robert Moses Power Plant and Power Dam on the Saint Lawrence and Niagara Rivers. Moses also was responsible for the construction of much public housing in New York City.

From the description of Robert Moses papers, 1912-1980. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122580660

From the guide to the Robert Moses papers, 1912-1980, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.)

Robert Moses (1888-1981): public official; Parks Commissioner of New York City, 1934-1960; Pres., N.Y. World's Fair 1964-1965; special adviser to N.Y. Governor on housing, 1974-1975; named New Yorker of Year, N.Y. Daily News, 1956; numerous subsequent awards, medals and honors for accomplishment in public service.

From the description of Robert Moses papers, 1934-1970 (inclusive), 1952-1970 (bulk). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702166227

From the guide to the Robert Moses papers, 1934-1970, (Manuscripts and Archives)

Government official.

From the description of Reminiscences of Robert Moses : television program, 1959. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 309741708

State and municipal official.

Robert Moses served as the New York Secretary of State, 1927-28; chairman of the State Council of Parks (beginning in 1924) and the Metropolitan Conference on Parks, 1926-30. He ran for governor of New York in 1934 on the Republican ticket, and in that year was appointed New York City Commissioner of Parks.

From the description of Robert Moses speeches and interviews, 1945-1958. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 74898892

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associatedWith Boettjer, Herman.

associatedWith Buchwald, Art.

associatedWith Burlingham, Charles Culp, 1858-1959.

associatedWith Cardozo, Benjamin N. (Benjamin Nathan), 1878-1938.

associatedWith Clarke, Gilmore D., 1892-1982,

associatedWith Delano, William Adams, 1874-1960.

associatedWith Felt, James, 1903-1971.

associatedWith Fuller, R. Buckminster (Richard Buckminster), 1895-1983

correspondedWith Gellert, Hugo, 1892-1985

correspondedWith Guggenheim, Harry Frank, 1890-1971.

associatedWith Harrison, Wallace K. (Wallace Kirkman), 1895-

associatedWith Haskell, Douglas Putnam, 1899-1979.

associatedWith Hough, Henry Beetle, 1896-

associatedWith Ickes, Harold L. (Harold LeClair), 1874-1952.

associatedWith Kilpatrick, James Jackson, 1920-2010.

associatedWith Kirin, Tabitha.

associatedWith Kobiela, Edward J.

associatedWith La Guardia Fiorello H. (Fiorello Henry), 1882-1947.

associatedWith Le Corbusier, 1887-1965.

associatedWith Lehman, Herbert H. (Herbert Henry), 1878-1963.

associatedWith McKenna, H. Dickson, 1919-

associatedWith Morris, Newbold

associatedWith Moses, Robert, 1888-1981.

associatedWith Neufeld, Maurice F.

associatedWith Newman, Edwin H.

correspondedWith Ogilvy, David, 1911-1999.

associatedWith O'Malley, Walter F., (Walter Frank), 1903-1979

associatedWith Osborn, William Church, 1862-1951.

correspondedWith Owings, Nathaniel Alexander, 1903-

associatedWith Palmer, Harold C. (Harold Cornelius), 1918-1998.

associatedWith Papp, Joseph

associatedWith Parsons, Geoffrey, 1879-1956.

associatedWith Pratt, Harriet Barnes, 1879-1969.

associatedWith Reid, Ogden R. (Ogden Rogers), 1925-

associatedWith Resnick, Don, 1928-

correspondedWith Rice, William Gorham, 1856-1945.

associatedWith Rockefeller, Nelson A. (Nelson Aldrich), 1908-1979.

associatedWith Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945.

associatedWith Samuels, Howard Joseph.

associatedWith Skidmore, Louis, 1897-1962.

associatedWith Smith, Alfred Emanuel, 1873-1944.

correspondedWith Stern, Theodore Sanders.

associatedWith Stokes, Harold Phelps, 1887-1970.

associatedWith Stokes, James Graham Phelps, 1872-1960.

associatedWith Taft, Charles P. (Charles Phelps), 1897-1983.

associatedWith Tenneriello, Lew.

associatedWith Thacher, Thomas D. (Thomas Day), 1881-1950.

associatedWith Tugwell, Rexford G. (Rexford Guy), 1891-

associatedWith Wagner, Robert F. (Ferdinad), 1910-1991.

associatedWith Weinberg, Robert Charles, 1902-1974.

associatedWith Woolf, S. J. (Samuel Johnson), 1880-1948.

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alumnusOrAlumnaOf Columbia University

alumnusOrAlumnaOf Wadham College

alumnusOrAlumnaOf Yale University.

associatedWith American Scenic and Historic Preservation Society.

associatedWith Brooklyn Museum. Office of the Director.

associatedWith Chamber of Commerce (Queens, New York, N.Y.)

associatedWith Civil Service Reform Association (New York, N.Y.).

associatedWith Columbia University. University Archives.

associatedWith Downtown Brooklyn Development Association.

associatedWith Hall of Fame of Great Americans.

associatedWith Long Island State Park Commission.

associatedWith Morningside Heights, Inc.

associatedWith New York Botanical Garden. Office of the Director.

associatedWith New York City Housing Authority.

associatedWith New York (N.Y.). Dept. of Parks

associatedWith New York (N.Y.). Dept. of Parks.

associatedWith New York (N.Y.). Dept. of Parks and Recreation.

associatedWith New York (N.Y.). Dept. of Parks and Recreation. Park Historian's Office.

associatedWith New York (N.Y.). Office of City Construction Co-Ordinator.

associatedWith New York Shakespeare Festival.

associatedWith New York (State). Constitutional Convention

associatedWith New York (State). Constitutional Convention (1938)

associatedWith New York (State). Council of Parks

associatedWith New York (State). Council of Parks.

associatedWith New York (State). Dept. of Public Works. Bureau of Research and Statistics.

associatedWith New York (State). Governor (1929-1932 : Roosevelt)

associatedWith New York (State). Long Island State Park Commission.

associatedWith New York (State). Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation.

associatedWith New York (State). Office of the Lieutenant Governor (1928-1932 : Lehman)

associatedWith New York World's Fair (1939-1940)

associatedWith New York World's Fair 1939 and 1940 Incorporated

associatedWith New York World's Fair (1964-1965)

associatedWith New York World's Fair 1964-1965 Corporation.

associatedWith Office of the Messrs Rockefeller.

associatedWith Old Inlet Club (Fire Island, N.Y.).

associatedWith Power Authority of the State of New York.

associatedWith Queens (New York, N.Y.). Topographical Bureau.

associatedWith Riverdale Neighborhood House (Bronx, New York, N.Y.)

associatedWith Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority.

associatedWith Triborough Bridge Authority.

associatedWith United Nations.

associatedWith Walt Whitman Birthplace Association.

associatedWith West Babylon Public Library (West Babylon, N.Y.)

associatedWith WNYC (Radio station : New York, N.Y.)

associatedWith World's Fair (1964-1965: New York)

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