Metropolitan Council on Housing Records Bulk, 1959-1995 1939-2005, (Bulk 1959-1995)

Riverside Edgecombe Neighborhood Association (New York, N.Y.)

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National Tenants Organization

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Metropolitan Council on Housing (New York, N.Y.). Community Improvement Fund.

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Cooper Square Committee

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Metropolitan Council on Housing (New York, N.Y.)

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The Metropolitan Council on Housing was formed in 1959. Veteran housing activists associated with the left (notably the American Labor Party and the Communist Party) played a prominent role; these included Esther Rand and Jane Benedict, longtime MCH leaders. MCH has fought for increased public housing, the maintenance of rent control, and other housing priorities,using a range of tactics that included rent strikes and lobbying. The records contain subject and administrative files, and include cl...

Morningsiders United.

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Rand, Esther.

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East Side Tenants Council.

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The East Side Tenants Council was a community organization founded to advocate for tenants rights on the Lower East Side of New York City during the mid-20th century. It was a local affiliate of the Metropolitan Council on Housing. The council's roots could be traced to the 1930s tenant activism of members of Communist Party and American Labor Party and neighborhood-based opposition to Robert Moses' reimagining of New York City. Tenants were organized at the building lev...

Goldin, Frances.

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Benedict, Jane

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