Model Cities Program Records

Collection

Identifier: HM.8

Staff Only
No requestable containers

Scope and Contents

These records consist of the following: an abbreviation guide; an act establishing the program; documents concerning committee, conferences, funding, program policies, procedures, and its establishment; pilot programs and studies; documents concerning the Model Cities program in Albuquerque, Austin, Eagle Pass, Edinburg, Houston, Laredo, Lawton, Little Rock, McAlester, New Orleans, North Little Rock, San Antonio, Santa Fe, Texarkana, Tulsa, and Waco; monthly reports; a MAP review; financial reports; new or corrective projects which include career opportunities, local executive reviews and comments, migrant evaluations, and a talent pool; OE data collection; Operational planning; documents concerning Flower Mound New Town, REO, TREND, Regional Contact people for Non regionalized programs, Spanish- speaking grants, special services for disadvantaged students, summer expedition for Gifted Students; and Intergovernmental relations documents which include Federal acts, agency meetings and conference papers, departmental policies, departmental communications, reports, and program phase-out papers.

Dates

Creation: 1966-1975
Creation: Majority of material found in 1969-1974
Acquisition: Date acquired: 00/00/1976

Creator

Model Cities Program (Organization)

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is not restricted.

Conditions Governing Use

Reproduction and publication of materials in this collection are subject to the policies of the UNT Special Collections department. Copyright restrictions may apply.

Extent

26.00 boxes

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

The records of the Model Cities Program detail the establishment and development of the federal program in the Southwest region. Included in these papers are examinations of the programs in sixteen of the selected cities in Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Louisiana.

Arrangement Note

This collection is arranged chronologically, then alphabetically where needed.

Physical Access Requirements

Portions of this collection are stored off-site and require a minimum of 24 hours notice prior to use. Boxes 1-26 are housed in the Research Collections Library.

Source of Acquisition

John Thompson

Method of Acquisition

Gift

Accruals and Additions

76-018

Processing Information

Previously, the records were part of a processing project in 2001 where all materials were refoldered and reboxed. The order that the materials were placed in during the 2001 project did not change during the final processing in 2014.