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Additional authors

1. Freeman, Robert Tanner
2. Bethune, Mary McLeod, 1875-1955.
3. Davis, John P. (John Preston), 1905-1973.
4. Galbraith, John Kennedy, 1908-
5. Hastie, William, 1904-1976.
6. Bunche, Ralph J. (Ralph Johnson), 1904-1971.
7. Horne, Frank S., 1899-1974.
8. McEntire, Davis
9. Hill, T. Arnold
10. Moon, Henry Lee, 1901-1985.
11. Moron, Alonzo Graseano, 1909-
12. Motley, Constance Baker, 1921-2005.
13. Reddick, Lawrence Dunbar, 1910-1995.
14. White, Walter, 1893-1955.
15. Woodson, Carter Godwin, 1875-1950.

Description

1. 1.8 lin. ft.

Summary

1. The Robert Clifton Weaver Papers primarily concern Weaver's professional activities and development from his entry into government service in 1933 to 1961. Material prior to 1933 relates to the Weaver family.
2. Weaver's writings and speeches include drafts of his "The Negro Ghetto" (1948), scholarly articles, commencement addresses and official reports, as well as reprints of his published articles (1933-1970). The collection also contains printed material consisting of programs, transcripts, housing reports, memoranda, bulletins and news clippings on such topics as housing, urban development and slum clearance. The photographs, scrapbooks and albums (1925-1970) concern events in which Weaver participated, such as official visits to housing projects and other venues developed by the Department of Housing and Urban Development in the United States and Puerto Rico. The creation of HUD is also documented.

Subject

1. Minorities > United States
2. Weaver, Robert C (Robert Clifton), 1907-1997
3. Slums > United States
4. Housing > United States
5. McEntire, Davis
6. Housing policy > United States
7. Motley, Constance Baker, 1921-2005
8. United States > Economic conditions
9. Galbraith, John Kenneth, 1908-2006
10. Moron, Alonzo Graseano, 1909-
11. Public officers
12. African Americans > Economic conditions
13. Urban renewal > United States
14. Scrapbooks
15. Bunche, Ralph J (Ralph Johnson), 1904-1971
16. United States > Social conditions
17. Hill, T. Arnold
18. African American government executives
19. Hastie, William, 1904-1976
20. Horne, Frank S., 1899-1974
21. Davis, John P (John Preston), 1905-1973
22. White, Walter, 1893-1955
23. Woodson, Carter Godwin, 1875-1950
24. Housing > Law and legislation > United States
25. United States > Department of Housing and Urban Development
26. Bethune, Mary McLeod, 1875-1955
27. Diaries

Genre/Form

1. Scrapbooks.
2. Diaries.

Call number

1. Sc Micro R-3701

Note

1. Sc MG 32
2. Photographs transferred to Photographs and Prints Division.
3. Artifacts transferred to Art and Artifacts Division.

Additional formats (note)

1. Collection available on microfilm.;

Source (note)

1. Weaver, Robert Clifton

Biography (note)

1. Robert Clifton Weaver was an economist, public administrator, educator and author.

Processing action (note)

1. Processed
2. Surveyed
3. Cataloging updated

Author

1. Weaver, Robert C. (Robert Clifton), 1907-1997.

Title

1. Robert C. Weaver papers, 1869-1970, 1923-1970 (bulk)

Additional formats

1. Collection available on microfilm.; New York Public Library.

Biography

1. Robert Clifton Weaver was an economist, public administrator, educator and author. Born in Washington, D.C., he was educated at Harvard University, where he received three degrees, including the Ph.D. in 1934. He was successively advisor to the Secretary of the Interior (1933-1937), special assistant with the U.S. Housing Commission (1937-1940), and, during World War II he held several offices concerned with mobilizing black labor. During the 1930's through 1940 Weaver was a core member of President Roosevelt's "Black Cabinet."
2. An economist, Weaver believed the key to racial equality was economic opportunity, particularly in the areas of jobs and housing. He focused his career and writings in these areas, publishing two books, "Negro Labor, A National Problem" (1946) and "The Negro Ghetto" (1948). From 1949 to 1955 Weaver directed the fellowship program of the John Hay Whitney Foundation, after which he became rent commissioner in New York State (1955-1959), and as such a member of the Governor's Cabinet. He was active in the civil rights movement and served for a year as national chairman of the board of directors of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (1959-1960).
3. In 1961 President John F. Kennedy appointed Weaver to head the federal Housing and Home Financing Agency. And, in 1966 President Lyndon B. Johnson named Weaver the secretary of newly created Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), thus giving him the distinction of being the first African American to serve in the Cabinet. In this role he developed many innovative solutions to urban redevelopment.
4. Weaver left the government in 1969 to become president of Bernard Baruch College of the City University of New York, and from 1970-1978 was professor of urban affairs at Hunter College. His other publications include "The Urban Complex" (1964) and "Dilemmas of Urban America" (1965) regarding urban problems and urban renewal. He died in 1997 in New York City.

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1. Finding Aid

Added author

1. Freeman, Robert Tanner.
2. Weaver, Robert C. (Robert Clifton), 1907-1997.
3. Weaver, Robert C. (Robert Clifton), 1907-1997. Negro Ghetto.
4. Bethune, Mary McLeod, 1875-1955.
5. Davis, John P. (John Preston), 1905-1973.
6. Galbraith, John Kennedy, 1908-
7. Hastie, William, 1904-1976.
8. Bunche, Ralph J. (Ralph Johnson), 1904-1971.
9. Horne, Frank S., 1899-1974.
10. McEntire, Davis.
11. Hill, T. Arnold.
12. Moon, Henry Lee, 1901-1985.
13. Moron, Alonzo Graseano, 1909-
14. Motley, Constance Baker, 1921-2005.
15. Reddick, Lawrence Dunbar, 1910-1995.
16. White, Walter, 1893-1955.
17. Woodson, Carter Godwin, 1875-1950.

LCCN

1. ms 79001892

Research call number

1. Sc Micro R-3701