Municipal Committee for the Relief of Homeowners records 1934-1938

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Municipal Committee for the Relief of Homeowners records 1934-1938

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The Municipal Committee for the Relief of Homeowners was a voluntary group originally appointed in 1934 by the New York City Board of Aldermen and later assisted by the U.S. Works Progress Administration. Its purpose was to provide advice to homeowners who faced loss of their homes because of an inability to pay their mortgages or property taxes. Records consist of approximately 400 case files and 17,000 file cards. Case files originated in the Committee's Manhattan office (although the cases are not limited to that borough) and they contain applications, memoranda and correspondence on each case. Bulk of the file cards consist of those kept by the central office (covering all five boroughs) and those handled by the Manhattan office.

6 linear feet (6 boxes)

New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division

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New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division

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United States. Works Progress Administration

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Organizational History President Franklin D. Roosevelt established the Works Progress Administration (WPA) in 1935 as a part of his New Deal to curtail the Depression's effects on the United States. The WPA attempted to provide the unemployed with jobs that allowed individuals to preserve skills or talents. The Federal Writers' Project (FWP), one branch of the WPA, provided work for over 6,600 unemployed writers, journalists, edit...

Municipal Committee for the Relief of Homeowners (New York, N.Y.)

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The Municipal Committee for the Relief of Homeowners was a voluntary group originally appointed in 1934 by the New York City Board of Aldermen and later assisted by the U.S. Works Progress Administration. Its purpose was to provide advice to homeowners who faced loss of their homes because of an inability to pay their mortgages or property taxes. From the guide to the Municipal Committee for the Relief of Homeowners records, 1934-1938, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Ar...