Records, 1914-1962.

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Records, 1914-1962.

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Papers of William H. Allen, director of the institute from its chartering in October 1915 to 1962. The institute was designed to carry on training and publication programs, to promote efficiency in education, efficiency in government, and other forms of civic-improvement functions begun by the earlier Bureau of Municipal Research organized by a group of reformers in New York City in 1907. The collection includes Allen's correspondence, many newspaper and magazine clippings, pamphlets, and replies to questionnaires on currrent events used by the institute in connection with various research problems. Much of the material refers to work done in New York City, but reports on surveys conducted at the University of Wisconsin and elsewhere are also included. The collection is arranged by subject, and includes Allen's correspondence with such educators and political figures as Lewis W. Alderman, school administrator of Portland, Oregon, Fiorello La Guardia, mayor of New York City, William McAndrew, superintendent of schools in Chicago, Illinois, A. E. Winship, editor of the Journal of Education, and William J. O'Dwyer, mayor of New York City. The processed portion is summarized above and is described in the register. Additional accessions are described below.

26.0 c.f. (65 archives boxes); plus0.1 c.f. of additions.

Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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

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Fiorello Henry La Guardia (born Fiorello Enrico La Guardia; December 11, 1882 – September 20, 1947) was an American attorney and politician who represented New York in the House of Representatives and served as the 99th Mayor of New York City from 1934 to 1945. Known for his irascible, energetic, and charismatic personality and diminutive stature, La Guardia is acclaimed as one of the greatest mayors in American history. Though a Republican, La Guardia was frequently cross-endorsed by other part...

McAndrew, William, 1863-1937

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Alderman, Lewis W.

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Bureau of Municipal Research (New York, N.Y.)

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O'Dwyer, William J.

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Retired U.S. Air Force officer and researcher on Gustave Whitehead, aviation pioneer, of Fairfield, Conn. From the description of Gustave Whitehead research collection, 1869-1999. (Fairfield Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 70923138 ...

Institute for Public Service (New York, N.Y.)

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Allen, William H. (William Harvey), 1874-1963

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Civic worker. From the description of Reminiscences of William Harvey Allen : oral history, 1950. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 309720504 ...

Winship, Albert E. (Albert Edward), 1845-1933

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