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Charles M. Higgins Papers, 1854-1929 (Bulk dates 1886-1929). 1 Oversize Box (.5 cubic feet).
ArMs 1978.114
Charles M. Higgins (1854-1929) was a prominent ink manufacturer and creator of “Higgins American India Ink”. He was the head of the Charles M. Higgins Company, manufacturers of the drawing ink he invented. Higgins was also active in many public service institutions, including the Anti-Vaccination League of America and the Brooklyn Ethical Culture Society, and he was a founding member of the Kings County Historical Society. Born in Ireland, Higgins’s family arrived in New York at the age of six and settled in Park Slope, where he continued to reside for the rest of his life.
The collection contains many papers, both pamphlets and typescripts (written mostly by Higgins), as well as photographs and clippings. Materials relate to Higgins’s position as a prominent ink manufacturer, as well as aspects of his activities in the Anti-Vaccination League of America, the Kings County Historical Society, and his interests in religious ethics and morality.
Access Points:
Personal Names
Higgins, Chas. M. (Charles Michael), b. 1854
Gavin, John E.
Higgins, Alexandra Fransioli, Mrs.
Higgins, Tracy
Topics
Vaccination
Vaccination — Complications
Tetanus
Businessmen — Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) — 19th century
Businessmen — Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) — 20th century
Prohibition
Long Island, Battle of, New York, N.Y., 1776
Corporate Names
Anti-Vaccination League of America
Higgins Ink Company, Brooklyn.
Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences
Brooklyn Bank
Brooklyn Ethical Culture Society
Manufacturer’s Association, Brooklyn
Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce (Brooklyn, New York, N.Y.)
Montauk Club of Brooklyn
Green-Wood Cemetery (New York, N.Y.)
Geographic Terms
Park Slope (New York, N.Y.)
United States-History-Revolution, 1775-1783-Campaigns
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Brooklyn (N.Y.) Neighborhood Renewal and Development Collection, 1962-1987. 3 boxes (1 document box, 1 record carton, 1 oversize box), 2.25 cubic ft.
ArMs 1987.002
The Brooklyn Neighborhood Renewal and Development Collection was compiled by Robert H. Vadheim, M.D., a physician and long-time resident of Brooklyn Heights. Dr. Vadheim is an active member of the Brooklyn community and is recognized as a medical doctor, family man, and philanthropist. The collection contains materials dating from 1962 to 1987 focusing on revival, renewal, and renovation efforts within Brooklyn’s diverse neighborhoods and cultural institutions. These changes are reflected in newspaper clippings, magazine articles, social announcements, invitations, neighborhood tour pamphlets, and other memorabilia. The collection also includes ephemera relating to the Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Brooklyn Bridge - including the 1983 Brooklyn Bridge Centennial - and other notable subjects, including brownstones and building restoration.
The borough of Brooklyn, N.Y. began experiencing significant surges of change and renewal in the 1960’s. Efforts to renovate and preserve Brooklyn’s diverse landscapes were sparked by local concern for neighborhoods suffering from neglect or in need of preservation, and by general interests in Brooklyn’s history, architecture, and geographic location. Proposals for “urban renewal” and “gentrification” garnered support not only from Brooklynites, but from outside land developers, business investors, and potential home owners attracted by the intact federal and Victorian houses in many Brooklyn neighborhoods. The steady renewal of buildings and physical landscapes in the 1970’s and 1980’s drew new attention and financial interests to Brooklyn as new resident populations and businesses began moving into the borough’s various neighborhoods. As renewal efforts continued, property values rose in spectacular leaps and continued to rise as revitalization continued.
Access Points:
- Brooklyn Museum
- Brooklyn Botanic Garden
- The Phoenix
- Brooklyn Heights Press & Cobble Hill News
- Urban renewal
- Renovation (Architecture)
- City planning
- Brownstone buildings
- Brooklyn Bridge (New York, N.Y.)
- Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
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Downtown Brooklyn Development Association, Inc., Records, 1929-1971. 9 document boxes (3.75 linear feet)
ArMs 1979.21
This collection comprises the subject files of the Downtown Brooklyn Development Association. The association was founded in 1929 as a civic group concerned with the problems of the business and shopping center in downtown Brooklyn. The papers are news clippings, correspondence, brochures, newsletters, pamphlets, legislative documents, photographs, city plans and maps, and other items relating to organizations and causes with which the association was involved. The majority of the documents were produced by external bodies or individuals but were integral the association’s activities. The three subjects most comprehensively addressed are the development of the Brooklyn Civic Center (Cadman Plaza), the redevelopment of Fulton Street, and traffic and transportation.
Subjects
- Abraham & Straus
- American Red Cross
- Better Business Bureau of New York City
- Blum, Robert E.
- Bourke-White, Margaret, 1904-1971
- Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)–Transit systems
- Brooklyn Battery Tunnel (New York, N.Y.)
- Brooklyn Borough Hall (New York, N.Y.)
- Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce (Brooklyn, New York, N.Y.)
- Brooklyn daily eagle
- Brooklyn Law School
- Brooklyn Public Library
- Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit Company
- Brooklyn-Queens Expressway (New York, N.Y.)
- Central business districts
- Citizens Budget Commission (New York, N.Y.)
- Citizens Union Foundation (New York, N.Y.)
- Citizens’ Zoning Committee, Inc.
- City planning
- Community centers–New York (State)–New York
- Courthouses New York (State)
- Davenport, Henry J.
- Downtown Brooklyn Development Association, Inc.
- Ebbets Field (New York, N.Y.)
- George Washington Bridge (New York, N.Y.)
- Holland Tunnel (New York, N.Y.)
- Independent Subway System
- Interborough Rapid Transit Company
- Lincoln Tunnel (New York, N. Y.)
- Local transit–New York (State)–New York
- Moses, Robert, 1888-1981
- New York (N.Y.). City Planning Commission
- New York (N.Y.). Dept. of Commerce and Industrial Development
- New York (N.Y.). Dept. of Correction
- New York (N.Y.). Dept. of Parks
- New York (N.Y.). Dept. of Public Works
- New York (N.Y.). Dept. of Traffic
- New York (N.Y.). Landmarks Preservation Commission
- New York Naval Shipyard
- Parks–New York (N.Y.)
- Post office buildings–New York (State)–New York
- Pratt Institute
- Railroads, Elevated
- Regional Plan Association (New York, N.Y.)
- Roscoe, Andrew S.
- Stamm, Godfrey A.
- Swift, Thomas A.
- Throgs Neck Bridge (New York, N.Y.)
- Transportation
- Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority
- Urban renewal–New York, N.Y.
- Verrazano-Narrows Bridge (New York, N.Y.)
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