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Gates Avenue Association records

Call Number

1977.177

Date

1922-1944, inclusive

Creator

Gates Avenue Association (Brooklyn, New York, N.Y.)

Extent

0.05 Linear Feet in two folders

Language of Materials

English .

Abstract

This collection includes various records of the Gates Avenue Association spanning the period 1922 to 1944, including a minute book, correspondence, a list of residents and property owners for 1936, and various announcements and notes of the Association. The materials illuminate the Association's regular activities and operations, as well as its opposition to the arrival of African Americans in the neighborhoods of Bedford-Stuyvesant and Clinton Hill.

Historical Note

Founded in Brooklyn in 1922, the Gates Avenue Association was formed in response, in part, to the movements of African Americans into the neighborhoods of Bedford-Stuyvesant and Clinton Hill, a demographic change which some of the older residents opposed.

Scope and Contents

This collection includes various records of the Gates Avenue Association spanning the period 1922 to 1944, including a minute book, correspondence, a list of residents and property owners for 1936, and various announcements and notes of the Association. The materials illuminate the Association's regular activities and operations, as well as its opposition to the arrival of African Americans in the neighborhoods of Bedford-Stuyvesant and Clinton Hill.

Conditions Governing Access

Open to users without restriction.

Preferred Citation

Identification of item, date (if known); Gates Avenue Association records, 1977.177, Box and Folder number; Brooklyn Historical Society.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Harvey J. Swann, 1944.

Collection processed by

Nicholas Pavlik

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Language: English

Processing Information

Minimally processed to the collection level.

Note Statement

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Repository

Brooklyn Historical Society

Container

Box: A0046 (Material Type: Text)
Center for Brooklyn History
128 Pierrepont Street
Brooklyn, NY 11201