Better Brooklyn Committee.

Dates:
Active 1963
Active 1967

Biographical notes:

Brooklyn Hall of Fame and College Student Awards are sponsored by the Better Brooklyn Committee, a borough-wide civic improvement association.

From the description of Records, 1963-1967. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155459880

The Brooklyn Hall of Fame and College Student Awards were sponsored by the Better Brooklyn Committee, founded by John La Carte in 1960. The aim of the Better Brooklyn Committee was to "help perpetuate the names of those who contributed to the advancement...honor the self-made...whose achievements will inspire our youth...the builders of a Better Brooklyn."

From the guide to the Better Brooklyn Committee records, 1963-1967, (Brooklyn Historical Society)

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Subjects:

  • Business enterprises
  • Charities
  • Parks
  • Scholarships
  • Theaters

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  • Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) (as recorded)
  • Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) (as recorded)
  • Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) |x Social life and customs (as recorded)
  • Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) (as recorded)

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