Reminiscences of Richard Spencer Childs : oral history, 1950.

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Reminiscences of Richard Spencer Childs : oral history, 1950.

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Growth of the city manager plan of government; short ballot movement; Citizens Union.

Transcript: 48 leaves.

Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries

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Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries

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Bombard, Owen,

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Childs, Richard S. (Richard Spencer), 1882-

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BIOGHIST REQUIRED Political reformer, publicist. Richard Spencer Childs (1882-1978) was chairman of the National Municipal League, 1931-1978, chairman of the Citizens Union of New York, 1941-1950, president of the Proportional Representation League, and active in many other civic organizations. Among other interests, he promoted the short ballot movement and the city manager plan, and he worked for a responsible election process. From the guide to the Richard S. Childs Papers, 1918-1...

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