%xmlchars; ]> MS2159 Guide to the Foggy Bottom Restoration Association records, 1954-1985 Special Collections Research Center, The George Washington University Special Collections Research Center, The Gelman Library, The George Washington University 2006

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Washington, D.C.

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Descriptive Summary Franzen, Margaret Foggy Bottom Restoration Association records, 1954-1985 MS2159 0.25 Linear feet Collection contains correspondence, agendas, a questionnaire, a report, and newspaper articles from 1954-1985 documenting the history of the Foggy Bottom Restoration Association. The George Washington University, The Gelman Library, Special Collections Research Center

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English Information for Users Preferred citation

Foggy Bottom Restoration Association records, Special Collections Research Center, The George Washington University.

Restrictions on Access

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Acquisition Information

This material was donated to Gelman Library by Margaret Franzen in 1985.

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Historical or Biographical Note

The Foggy Bottom Restoration Association had as its mission to promote the restoration and rehabililtation of Foggy Bottom and to further the civic, cultural, social, and economic welfare of the community. The original constitution set the minimum boundaries as 24th Street, 27th Street, K Street, and Virginia Avenue. The first election for executive committee members was June 1955. The original founding members included Carolyn Casper, Jean Robitscher, Paul Flint, Alice Flint, Rose McKee, Elizabeth Wharton, Margaret Franzen, Mr. and Mrs. Dutch, and Peter Glickert.

Collection Scope and Content

This collection contains correspondence, agendas, a questionnaire, a report, and newspaper articles. These materials date from 1954-85 with the bulk dates being 1954-56. These materials tell the history of the Foggy Bottom Restoration Association.

Collection Organization

Organized into one series.

Subject Terms Individuals Franzen, Margaret Glickert, Peter Corporate Entities Foggy Bottom Restoration Association Topics Foggy Bottom (Washington, D.C.) Urban renewal Alleys Foggy Bottom Restoration Association records Geographic Locations Foggy Bottom (Washington, D.C.) Detailed Description of the Records MS2159 Series 1 Records, 1954-1985 0.25 Linear feet

This series contains correspondence, agendas, a report, a questionnaire, a proposed constitution, and newspaper articles. These materials date from 1954-85 with the bulk dates being 1954-56. These materials tell the history of the Foggy Bottom Restoration Association as the members work for urban renewal with their neighborhood.

1 1 Historical information about Foggy Bottom Restoration Association, 07/07/1985

1 2 Foggy Bottom Restoration Association: Agenda, 11/16/1955

1 3 Foggy Bottom Restoration Association: Agenda, 04/05/1956

1 4 Foggy Bottom Restoration Association: Letter, undated

1 5 Correspondence to Evening Star from P. [Peter] Glickert, 02/22/1956

1 6 The origin, purposes, and growth of the Foggy Bottom Restoration Association, undated

1 7 Proposed Constitution, undated

1 8 No Slum in Ten Years A Workable Program for Urban Renewal, 10/1954

1 9 Foggy Bottom Taxpayer's Protective Association advertisement, 02/16/1956

1 10 Foggy Bottom is being renewed: Spot Zoning for Commercial Uses Will Not Help the Area, undated

1 11 Ten questions and answers regarding urban renewal in Foggy Bottom, undated

1 12 Newspaper article: "City's Foggy Bottom Seen Test Ground of Urban Renewal" Sunday Star, 10/23/1955

1 13 Newspaper article: "Foggy Bottom Owners Beaten in Slum Fight" Washington Post, 04/11/1956

1 14 Newspaper article: "Fog Has Returned to Foggy Bottom" Washington Post and Times Herald, 11/04/1956

1 15 Newspaper article: "Green Grows the Hose" Washington Post, 06/18/1967

1 16 Newspaper article: "Foggy Bottom is quiet, safe - and expensive" The Mail Tribune, 09/06/1979