Reminiscences of I. D. Robbins, 1976

 

Name
Robbins, I. D., 1913-1996 (Interviewee)
Edwin, Ed (Interviewer)
Title
Reminiscences of I. D. Robbins, 1976
Abstract
New York (N.Y.) political system, politicians, media, from the 1930s to the 1970s; 1952- , association with City Club of New York, president (1959), founding editor of CITY CLUB COMMENTS; effect of Mitchell-Lama Act on establishment of Big Six Towers apartments and Hunts Point Cooperative Market; essays, opinions published in DAILY NEWS, WALL STREET JOURNAL, NEW YORK TIMES; mayoralty nomination eff ort and withdrawal, 1965; impressions of John Lindsay, Robert Moses, Robert Wagner, other New York City leaders
Collection Name
Individual interviews oral history collection
Subjects
Social reformers; Housing; City planning and redevelopment law; Mayors--New York (State); New York (N.Y.) Politics and government 1898-1951; New York (N.Y.) Politics and government 1951-; Robbins, I. D., 1913-1996; City Club of New York
Format
oral histories
Genre
Interviews
Date
1976
Physical Description
350 pages
Note (Biographical)
Civic worker
Note
Interviewed by Ed Edwin
Language
English
Library Location
Columbia Center for Oral History, Columbia University
Browse Location’s Digital Content
Catalog Record
15320929
Also In
Oral History Archives at Columbia
Time-Based Media
Time-Based Media
Persistent URL
https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/d8-hxe8-5598
Related URLs
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