Papers, 1961-1972.

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Papers, 1961-1972.

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Ruth Wittenberg, a long-standing community activist, served on a number of civic organizations concerned with the Washington Square neighborhood. These papers concern Washington Square Park and concentrate on the 1960s and 1970s, when the park was renovated.They include material related to the work of the Planning Board and the Architects Committee, documents of other Park organizations, including the Washington Square Association and the Washington Square Playground Council, and newspaper clippings about the park and its renovation.

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Washington Square Association.

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Wittenberg, Ruth.

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Ruth Wittenberg, a long-standing community activist, served on a number of civic organizations concerned with the refurbishing and rehabilitation of Washington Square Park between the years 1964 and 1972. She served as the Vice Chairman of Community Planning Board #2 and as Secretary of the Architects Committee assigned to the rehabilitation of the Park. She also seems to have served as reporter of the frequent but often undated joint meetings of the Planning Board and Architects Committee. ...

Washington Square Playground Council.

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