Urban Planning Aid, Inc.
Variant namesUrban Planning Aid, Inc. (UPA) was formed in 1966 by students and faculty of MIT and Harvard University to support protests by local residents over highway construction and housing issues. UPA continued as an agency funded through the Office of Economic Opportunity and the Community Services Administration and worked with low income community and workplace groups in eastern Massachusetts around issues of housing, industrial health and safety, media access and research. After losing federal funding, UPA affiliated with the College of Public and Community Service of the University of Massachusetts at Boston in 1981.
From the description of Records, 1966-1982. (University of Massachusetts at Boston). WorldCat record id: 52715644
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| referencedIn | Massachusetts Coalition for Occupational Safety and Health. Records, 1970-1995. | Harvard University, Medical School, Countway Library | |
| referencedIn | Haymarket People's Fund. Records, 1974-1989. | University of Massachusetts at Boston, Healey Library | |
| creatorOf | Urban Planning Aid, Inc. Records, 1966-1982. | University of Massachusetts at Boston, Healey Library |
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| associatedWith | Haymarket People's Fund. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Massachusetts Coalition for Occupational Safety and Health. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Tenants First Committee. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | University of Massachusetts at Boston. College of Public and Community Service. | corporateBody |
| Place Name | Admin Code | Country | |
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| Massachusetts |
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| Housing |
| Landlord and tenant |
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Active 1966
Active 1982
