Ford Foundation (#75)

An Inventory of Records of the Bedford Stuyvesant Corporation
(1969-1981)
In the John F. Kennedy Library
National Archives and Records Administration

Administrative Information
Historical Note
Collection Overview
List of Series
Series Description


Administrative Information

Abstract
Records 1969-1981
Charitable organization. Project evaluations of the Bedford-Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation and Development and Services Corporation.

Access
Open.

Usage Restrictions
According to the Memorandum of Understanding signed December 1973, the collection was closed for fifteen years from signing. After fifteen years, the collection was made available. Copyright of these materials has been retained by the Ford Foundation.

Copyright
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Provenance
Received from the Ford Foundation of New York, NY, in December 1973 (Acc. 1974-029).

Extent
About 1600 pages (10 linear inches, 1.0 cubic foot)

Date Opened
July 1996

Processed by
Tara Cooney

Encoded by
James M. Roth

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The Records of the Ford Foundation (1969-1981)

Historical Note
The papers of the Ford Foundation regarding the Bedford-Stuyvesant community in New York City span the years of 1969 to 1981. The Ford Foundation first became involved with the Corporation in the early fall of 1966. After much consideration, the Foundation became a major financial contributor to the Corporation. The materials in this collection are the papers concerning this relationship.

Collection Overview
The records of the Ford Foundation regarding the Bedford-Stuyvesant community in New York City contains appraisals of the development, records of the Bedford-Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation and Development and Services Corporation, minutes of the Board of Directors, public releases (including copies of the Corporation’s newsletter the Restoration ), and other public information about the Corporation. In addition this collection includes data on juvenile delinquency in Bedford-Stuyvesant as well as assessments of grants made to the Corporation.

List of Series
Series 1. Records Related to Bedford Stuyvesant Corporation, 1969-1981

Series Description

Series 1. Records Related to Bedford-Stuyvesant Corporation, 1969-1981.
About 1600 pages.
Arrangement: by subject.

The records of the Ford Foundation contain appraisals of the development and records of the Bedford-Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation, minutes of the Board of Directors, public releases (including copies of the Corporation’s newsletter the Restoration ), and other public information about the Corporation. In addition this collection includes data on juvenile delinquency in Bedford-Stuyvesant as well as assessments of grants made to the Corporation.