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Guide to the David Alan Richards Legal Papers
1980, 2005, 2012
 MS 3143

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Creator: Richards, David Alan, 1945-
Title: David Alan Richards legal papers
Dates [inclusive]: 1980, 2005, 2012
Abstract: Proceedings handled by real estate lawyer Richards of the 1980 transfer of air rights above Tiffany and Company's building at 727 Fifth Avenue, Manhattan, to neighboring Trump Tower, then under construction, and for the 2005 and 2012 donations of the High Line, the abandoned elevated freight railway on Manhattan's west side, by its owner, CSX Transportation, Inc., to the City of New York for use as a park.
Quantity: 2 Linear feet (6 volumes in 2 record cartons)
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Call Phrase: MS 3143