Research


Scope and Content Note

This series contains correspondence, reports, newsletters, instructional guides, and other materials created and used by the Office of Model Cities Program Services. There is correspondence within the Office of Model Cities Program Services, as well correspondence with city demonstration agency members and Model Cities program managers. Topics covered in the correspondence include the preparation of evaluation reports, the processes of reporting to the New York State Education Department and HUD, the transmission of conference materials, and the review of project proposals.

Also included are files maintained on each city involved in New York's Model Cities Program, containing field reports from Office personnel, newsletters from model cities, narratives of projects within each city, and clippings related to issues particularly relevant to individual cities, such as desegregation, occupational education, multicultural education, and continuing education.

This series also consists of reports completed by, and sent to, the Office of Model Cities Services. Included are weekly reports from Office of Model Cities Services field staff, monthly reports and annual evaluation reports from the Office to the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and comprehensive action plans and reports from city demonstration agencies. Also included in the subseries are correspondence and instructional materials from HUD, the U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, and other federal agencies involved with the Model Cities Program. Also included are correspondence and reports from staff of other state education agencies concerning their technical assistance programs for Model Cities.