Dear list members, I received this inquiry today. Since my expertise, if any, runs more to the 18th century rather than current events (i.e., anything since Jefferson became president) I hoped that someone here might be able to help. Edward Knoblauch Webmaster, New York History Net ----- Original Message ----- From: Crystal Renee Zeh <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Tuesday, May 11, 1999 4:43 PM Subject: New York City's Neighborhood Mobilzation > Dear Mr. Knoblauch, > > I am graduate student at the University of Michigan School of Information > and I am writing to you in the hope that you will be able to point me in > the direction of some information (webbased or print or perhaps other > people who might know of some more information trails) about the > 1950s and 1960s (?) mobilzation of the the New York City neighborhoods. > > Myself, several fellow graduate students and a professor here at UM are > developing a methodology for implementing small block clubs across a > large geographical area. At present, our knowledge of the New York > movement, which was one of the first and the largest neighborhood > movements, is limited, but we would very much like to learn more about the > levels of participation in the neighborhood associations, and the > strategies used by the organizers. > > I happened across New York History Net in my travels on the web, and > saw your address listed on the site, and also that you were an expert in > the field of new York's social and political history. I hope that your > field of expertise intersects with our query. Your help would be much > appreciated. Thank you very much. > > Sincerely, > > Crystal Zeh > > > >