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Yorktown Community Organization (Philadelphia, Pa.) Records

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Held at: Temple University Libraries: Special Collections Research Center [Contact Us]

This is a finding aid. It is a description of archival material held at the Temple University Libraries: Special Collections Research Center. Unless otherwise noted, the materials described below are physically available in their reading room, and not digitally available through the web.

Overview and metadata sections

Call Number:
646
Repository:
Temple University Libraries: Special Collections Research Center
Extent:
0.75 linear feet (2 boxes + 1 map folder)
Language:
English
Preferred Citation:
[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Yorktown Community Organization (Philadelphia, Pa.) Records, Acc. 646, Special Collections Research Center, Temple University Libraries, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Date:
1963-1986 (inclusive)
Form:
Administrative records, Architectural drawings, Clippings, Correspondence, Financial records, Membership lists, Minutes (administrative records), and Photographs
Abstract:

The Yorktown Community Organization was established in 1962 to serve a small section within North Philadelphia adjacent to the Temple University Campus. The community is bounded by Girard Avenue, Broad Street, Columbia Avenue and Eleventh Street.

The collection documents the programs and activities of the association, and contains administrative records, correspondence, financial records, minutes, clippings, architectural drawings, photographs, and other materials.

The collection is arranged by type of material.

Deposited by the Yorktown Community Organization through Lillian Green, President, May 14, 1987.

Finding aid revised according to contemporary archival standards in June 2015.

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Publisher
Temple University Libraries: Special Collections Research Center
Finding Aid Author
Machine-readable finding aid created by: Rajkumar Natarajan, Sky Global Services India (P) Ltd.
Finding Aid Date
November 2023
Access Restrictions

Collection is open for research.

Use Restrictions

The Yorktown Community Organization (Philadelphia, Pa.) Records are in custody of the Special Collections Research Center, Temple University Libraries. Intellectual property rights, including copyright, belong to the authors or their legal heirs and assigns. Researchers are responsible for determining the identity of rights holders and obtaining their permission for publication and for other purposes where stated.

Collection Inventory

Awards, undated.
Box 1
Correspondence, 1966.
Box 1
Correspondence, 1967.
Box 1
Correspondence, 1968.
Box 1
Correspondence, 1969-1971.
Box 1
Correspondence, 1972.
Box 1
Correspondence, 1973-1974.
Box 1
Correspondence, 1975.
Box 1
Correspondence, 1977-1979.
Box 1
Correspondence, 1980.
Box 1
Correspondence, 1981-1982.
Box 1
Correspondence, 1983.
Box 1
Correspondence, 1985-1987.
Box 1
Correspondence, undated.
Box 1
Financial Reports, undated.
Box 1
Membership Records, undated.
Box 1
Minutes, undated.
Box 1
Executive Meetings, undated.
Box 1
General Meetings, undated.
Box 1
Miscellaneous, undated.
Box 1
Newspaper Clippings, undated.
Box 1
Photographs, undated.
Box 2
Plans, undated.
Box 2
Fence Plan, 1967.
Box 2
Project Green Tree, 1966.
Box 2
Public Notices, undated.
Box 2
Real Estate, undated.
Box 2
Miscellaneous Documents, undated.
Box 2
Plans, undated.
Map Folder M35e
Rules, Policies, undated.
Box 2

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