Howard N. Rabinowitz's papers document his academic career as a professor of history at the University of New Mexico. The collection is divided into 4 series: Albuquerque NM contains three subseries: manuscript, research, and Mayor David Rusk clippings. In 1994, Rabinowitz began writing his manuscript, tentatively titled, "Coping with Urban Growth in the Sunbelt: Albuquerque, New Mexico, 1940-1974," a case study of a western's city's urban growth. The manuscript subseries consists of his nearly complete book. The research subseries contains the materials Rabinowitz's used to write his book, including Albuquerque newspapers, U.S. census data, federal, state and local government hearings on urban development, City Planning Commission minutes, reports, maps, photographs and interviews with major Albuquerque city and political figures and ordinary citizens. The third subseries consists of chronologically organized newspaper clippings on the former Mayor of Albuquerque, David Rusk (1977-1981). Rabinowitz was working on an epilogue to his book that included Albuquerque's transition from a commission-city manager form of government to a districted council mayor system in 1974. The first mayor under the new system was Harry Kinney, but by 1978 Albuquerqueans elected David Rusk hoping he would take the city in a new direction. He also had plans to write a second book on Albuquerque entitled "Builders of Modern Albuquerque" with a chapter devoted to mayors, including Rusk; Academic and Personal Correspondence is comprised of Rabinowitz's personal and academic correspondence. The personal correspondence reflects Rabinowitz's avid interest in golf and his relationship with colleagues. There are a few family letters. His academic correspondence spans his over twenty-five year career as a history professor at the University of New Mexico. Professional correspondence also reflects Rabinowitz's academic contribution to the fields of southern history, African American history and urban history ; Professional Activities documents Rabinowitz's professional activities and teaching career. It is divided into two subseries: conferences, conventions, fellowships, grants, and workshops and courses. The first subseries illustrates the breadth of academic engagements Rabinowitz participated in, including papers and lectures that he presented, correspondence, programs, and notes. It also includes fellowship and grant proposals and awards, including the Newberry Library Fellowship that he received in 1978. The workshops and courses subseries includes lecture notes, syllabi and exam questions for courses on American history, Southern history, race relations and urban affairs; Race in the Urban South documents Rabinowitz's dedication and contribution to the field of Southern history and African American history. It is divided into two subseries: research and published/unpublished works and correspondence. The first subseries consists mostly of unpublished papers on race relations in the South and related materials such as notes, proposals and correspondence. Also of note is a file with some notes and research on his dissertation "The Search for Social Control: Race Relations in the Urban South, 1865-1890." The correspondence subseries contains letters to publishers and colleagues on the topic of the American South and race relations in that region.
