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Metropolitan Washington Planning and Housing

 Unprocessed Material — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 1993-001

Content Description

Documents related to the areas of operations of the MWPHA: reports, newsletters, newspaper clippings, etc. on housing-related topics (e.g., banking, lending, discrimination in housing, homelessness, housing for low-income persons, etc.). These documents were produced by a wide range of national and local organizations. The predominant focus of the collection is local (e.g., development, housing, homelessness, etc. in Washington, DC and nearby counties in Maryland and Virginia) and also includes documents with a national scope. Internal documents are relatively few and pertain to board planning, audits of MWPHA, etc.

Acquisition Type

Gift

Provenance

Donated to the Library by Larry Hubbard, President of the Metropolitan Washington Planning and Housing Association in 1993.

Language of Description

English

Restrictions Apply

No

Access Restrictions

This is an unprocessed collection and might be stored at an offsite location. Materials within this collection have limited or no organization and a detailed content description is unavailable. Collection has been placed in the queue for future processing.

Dates

  • Creation: Unknown

Extent

38 Linear feet (38 Record Center Boxes)

Inventory

Box 1: 44 file folders with documents on a wide variety of topics – e.g., Title VIII use of testers, board meeting materials, correspondence and proposals regarding grant applications. Date range 1978-1986. Handwritten list of file folder titles is included in box. Box 2: 68 file folders with documents on a wide variety of topics – e.g., grant applications, correspondence, Title VIII use of testers, reports and articles on housing-related issues. Date range 1974-1983. Handwritten list of file folder titles is included in box. Box 3: 47 file folders with documents mainly concerning applications for bank mergers – included are assessments, statements, and correspondence. Some other topics are also included. Date range 1977-1986. Handwritten list of file folder titles is included in box. Box 4: 65 file folders with proposals, reports, correspondence. Date range 1974-1990. Handwritten list of file folder titles is included in box. Box 5: 48 file folders with mortgage-related documents, research reports, studies. Date range 1979-1988. Handwritten list of file folder titles is included in box. Box 6: 63 file folders with reports on a wide range of issues related to housing and lending (e.g., bank deregulation, women and housing), other documents, some correspondence. Date range 1979-1990. Handwritten list of file folder titles is included in box. Box 7: 62 file folders with grant requests, studies, articles, correspondence. Date range 1979-1987. Handwritten list of file folder titles is included in box. Box 8: 58 file folders with bank mortgage disclosures, information on bank deregulation and accessory housing. Date range 1979-1983. Handwritten list of file folder titles is included in box. Box 9: 104 folders with various documents, many of which are testimony or comments provided to DC and federal authorities on mortgages, banking, housing, etc. Date range 1979-1985. Handwritten list of file folder titles is included in box. Box 10: 43 folders with various documents: news about the banking sector, materials on accessory apartments and accessory housing. Date range 1979-1986. Handwritten list of file folder titles is included in box. Box 11: 91 folders with various documents: news articles, press releases, and smaller reports and documents. Date range 1986-1991. Handwritten list of file folder titles is included in box. Box 12: 64 folders with various documents: loan agreements, newspaper articles, other. Date range 1980-1988. Handwritten list of file folder titles is included in box. Box 13: 54 reports, brochures, and studies on various consumer and banking topics authored by other organizations, some with national focus, some with local focus. Date range 1978-1990. Handwritten list of contents in box. Box 14: 101 folders with newspaper articles, some internal documents. Date range 1985-1991. Handwritten list of file folder titles is included in box. Box 15: 71 folders and 14 unfoldered reports, booklets, and brochures on various national and local topics related to housing and welfare. Most reports were authored by other organizations and address general topics; some are MWPHA documents (e.g., testimony, survey findings). Date range 1977-1991. Handwritten list of file folder titles is included in box. Box 16: 116 folders with a wide range of documents, articles, etc. – mostly reports by other organizations on general topics, also internal MWPHA notes and correspondence with other organizations. Date range 1977-1992. Handwritten list of file folder titles is included in box. Box 17: 61 folders with documents and reports, mostly with a local focus: DC government publications, reports on urban renewal and other issues in DC, etc. Date range 1986-1990. Handwritten list of file folder titles is included in box. Box 18: One Vox 70 Automatic Telephone Answering System, two sets of documents inside three-ring binders: From Rental to Co-operative: A Technical Process (August 1981) and Homestead Housing Preservation Program: Multi-Family Homeownership Training Manual (1989?) Box 19 (document box): 13 folders with reports and correspondence focusing on DC-area banking and urban renewal. Date range 1988-1990. Handwritten list of file folder titles is included in box. Box 20: Seven small HUD posters on fair housing practices (three in English, four in Spanish); four three-ring binders with conference or training materials: SRO Housing Management Handbook, FDIC Examiner Training Materials: Equal Credit and Fair Housing, Housing Investigation Training, and Community Reinvestment Public File. Date range 1981-1987 Box 21: 50 folders with reports, brochures, and correspondence on housing and other urban welfare issues, mostly with local focus. 17 publications by various US organizations on national housing issues (redlining, low-income housing, housing development, etc.). Date range 1980-1988. Handwritten list of file folder titles is in box. Box 22: 18 reports and brochures on housing and other urban welfare issues (mostly with a national focus) by various US organizations. Four three-ring binders on housing and technology. Date range 1974-1982. Handwritten list of box contents is inside box. Box 23: 65 booklets, reports, and brochures on housing and other urban welfare issues (e.g., redlining, housing for the poor), some with a local focus. Date range 1978-1986. List of contents included in box. Box 24: 44 folders and 18 unfoldered booklets and reports on various housing issues, mostly local in focus. Date range 1976-1986. List of file folders included in box. Box 25: 112 folders. Mostly MWPHA documents and notes. Some newsletters with national focus. Date range 1980-1990. List of file folder titles is included in box. Box 26: 134 folders with various newsletters, notes, articles, and other documents, predominantly with a local focus. Date range 1988-1991. List of file folder titles is included in box. Box 27: 119 folders with various newsletters, notes, articles, and other documents, predominantly with a local focus. Date range 1980-1991. List of file folder titles is included in box. Box 28: 103 folders with various reports, newsletters, official documents, Congressional staff listings – predominantly with a DC-area focus, related to housing, banking, and urban issues. Date range 1982-1991. List of file folder titles is included in box. Box 29: 112 folders with various reports, newsletters, official documents – predominantly with a DC-area focus, related to housing, banking, and urban issues. Date range 1988-1990. List of file folder titles is included in box. Box 30: 66 folders with various reports, newsletters, official documents – predominantly with a DC-area focus, related to housing, banking, and urban issues. One folder contains 1990 and 1991 audit reports of MWPHA. Date range 1984-1991. List of file folder titles is included in box. Box 31: 73 folders with various reports, newsletters, official documents – predominantly with a DC-area focus, related to housing, banking, and urban issues. One folder contains auditor letter for 1984 and 1985 audits of MWPHA. Date range 1984-1991. List of file folder titles is included in box. Box 32: 91 folders with various reports, newsletters, official documents – predominantly with a DC-area focus, related to housing, banking, and urban issues. Three three-ring binders and two unfolded reports on community housing, fair housing, and cost principles for nonprofits. Date range 1976-1990. List of file folder titles is included in box. Box 33: 33 folders with various reports, newsletters, newspaper clippings, some internal notes/documents – predominantly with a DC-area focus, related to housing, discrimination in housing, and banking. Date range 1976-1982. List of file folder titles is included in box. Box 34: 148 folders with various reports, notes, and other documents, predominantly with a DC-area focus, related to housing. Date range 1988-1990. List of file folder titles is included in box. Box 35: One three-ring binder, one portfolio folder, 8 unfolded reports, 48 folders with various reports and other notes/documents – some with a national, some with a DC-area focus, related to housing, and banking. Date range 1986-1990. List of file folder titles is included in box. Box 36: Two three-ring binders, 50 folders with various reports, manuals, and some internal notes/documents – some with a national, some with a DC-area focus, related to housing, and banking. Date range 1987-1989. List of file folder titles is included in box. Box 37: 56 folders, six unfolded reports with various reports and similar documents – some with a national, some with a DC-area focus, related to housing and urban issues. Date range 1979-1992. List of file folder titles is included in box. Box 38: 41 folders, one unfolded report with various reports and similar documents – some with a national, some with a DC-area focus, related to housing and urban issues. Date range 1979-1992. List of file folder titles is included in box.