General correspondence files, 1898-1985.

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General correspondence files, 1898-1985.

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Correspondence with numerous individuals and New York City departments including Robert Moses and with the Department of Parks, Police Department, and other departments. Also included are notes, photographs, texts of speeches, and other material relating to the mapping of the borough, answering citizens' inquiries and complaints, collecting the history of Queens communities, and other functions assumed by the Topographical Bureau over the years.

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New York State Historical Documents Inventory

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New York (N.Y.). Dept. of Parks and Recreation.

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Queens (New York, N.Y.). Topographical Bureau

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Monuments are points used to establish the horizontal control in surveying areas. From the description of Eighty foot monument sheets, [ca. 1910-1911]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155479977 Legal files concerned with transfer of private property to New York City. From the description of Title drawers, 1903-1985. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155480889 Bench marks are points used to establish vertical control in surveying areas. From the d...

New York (N.Y.). Police Department

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Moses, Robert, 1888-1981

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Robert Moses (1888-1981) was a public official in New York from 1919 to the mid-1970s. He held many offices, of which the most notable among them were: President, Long Island State Park Commission; Chairman, New York State Council of Parks; Commissioner, New York City Department of Parks; New York City Planning Commissioner and Construction Coordinator; and Chairman, New York State Power and Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authorities. He was responsible for the construction of many major public pr...