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Scope and Content Note

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Guide to the Federation of Laurelton Block Associations Records
1983-1997
(Bulk 1983-1987)
Control # F-11

Finding Aid prepared by: Boutilier, Victoria


Archives at Queens Library

Queens Borough Public Library

89-11 Merrick Boulevard

Jamaica, NY 11432


Phone: (718) 990-0770


Descriptive Summary

Creator Federation of Laurelton Block Associations
Title Federation of Laurelton Block Associations Records,
Dates: 1983-1997(Bulk 1983-1987)
Abstract: The Federation of Laurelton Block Associations Records document the work of the Federation of Laurelton Block Associations (a.k.a. Federated Blocks of Laurelton) on behalf of the Laurelton community, especially Laurelton's crime and safety concerns in the early to mid 1980's.
Extent: 2 boxes, 1.3 cubic feet
Identification: F-11
Location: The material is located in the Archives at Queens Library.

Historical/Biographical Note

The neighborhood of Laurelton, near the Southeast border of Queens County, had its birth in the early 1900’s as a middle-class suburban community off the Long Island Railroad. During the 1960’s, Laurelton, like many neighborhoods in America’s cities, experienced the departure of its white residents to towns outside city limits as African-Americans began to settle in the neighborhood. The blockbusting tactics employed by real estate agencies accelerated the speed of population shift and squashed hopes for a racially integrated community.

In 1964, Laurelton community activist Jay Steingold founded the Laurelton Fair Housing Council in response to blockbusting in Laurelton. In 1972, the year in which the State Department banned real estate brokers from making solicitations to homeowners, Mr. Steingold became the first President of The Federation of Laurelton Block Associations. For Laurelton homeowners, rallying together for the benefit of their blocks, the Federation developed into one of the most important means of community solidarity, “the pivotal group in the revitalization of the community.” (1) In 1979, the Federation already comprised a total of two hundred block associations representing 6,000 families. (2)

The processes bringing change to Laurelton continued throughout the 1970’s and 1980’s. Although local homeowners had successfully battled to keep their neighborhood comparatively middle-class, pressing issues still faced the now 90% African-American community.(3) Redlining had closed neighborhood banks. Laurelton’s main commercial thoroughfare, Merrick Boulevard, had deteriorated as shoppers drove to Valley Stream, Nassau County’s Green Acres Mall. Perhaps the high incidence of drug related crimes troubled residents most of all.

In the 1980’s and 1990’s, the Federation of Laurelton Block Associations concentrated its efforts on solving Laurelton’s “quality of life” problems. The organization supported new block associations, sponsored programs for local youth, fought drug crime, provided comfort and assistance to crime victims, and promoted the interests of the community and its residents with relation to the police department, local businesses, local politicians, and the local Community Board.

Around 1994, Federation of Laurelton Block Associations changed its name to Federated Blocks of Laurelton. On April 5, 1997, Federated Blocks of Laurelton held its 25th Anniversary Celebration.

The Federation of Laurelton Block Associations had its headquarters in a number of different offices on Merrick Boulevard as well as in private homes. Federated Blocks of Laurelton is currently located at 137-41 228th Street.

Among the prominent office holders in the Federation of Laurelton Block Associations (Federated Blocks of Laurelton) during the 1980s and 1990s was Astley Alexander Campbell, who served the Federation of Laurelton Block Associations/Federated Blocks of Laurelton in multiple capacities, often simultaneously. In 1983, Mr. Campbell was president/block captain of the 227th Street Block Association, soon coming to serve on the Board of Governors of the Federation. The other major posts Mr. Campbell held through the 1980’s included Community Coordinator (managing the stabilization and development of member block associations) and co-chair of the Crime Committee. He also served as coordinator of Federation of Laurelton Block Association’s Neighborhood Victim Assistance Project. In 1989, Mr. Campbell was chairman of the Beautification Committee. By 1990, Mr. Campbell had become Vice President. In 1993, Mr. Campbell was elected President. He continued in this position through 1997.

Sources:
(1) Ann McCallum, “Welfare Tipping Laurelton’s Balance,” Long Island Press, June 15, 1975: 8.
(2) “Shabby Image, Reality Conflict in Laurelton,” New York Newsday, Oct 2, 1979: 23.
(3) Stewart Ain, “How One Integration Plan Fared,” New York Newsday, Nov 9, 1986: 76.

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Scope and Content Note

The Federation of Laurelton Block Associations Records document the wide range of community benefiting activities the Federation of Laurelton Block Associations (Federated Blocks of Laurelton) sponsored and promoted. The subject of the Federation of Laurelton Block Associations’ multifold community crime fighting and crime prevention endeavors dominates the collection as a whole. Most of the collection dates from 1983-1987. Only a smattering of records in the collection date from 1988 to 1997.

The collection consists of the Federation of Laurelton Block Associations (Federated Blocks of Laurelton) records Astley A. Campbell created, acquired and saved. The scope and content of the collection reflects the work Mr. Campbell did for the organization, emphasizing his participation during the years 1983-1987.

Series, subseries, and subsubseries are listed in alphabetical order. Unless otherwise noted, documents are arranged in no specific order inside each folder. The records are in the form of correspondence, reports, fliers, pamphlets, newsletters, meeting materials, memoranda, membership directories, clippings, financial records, grant documentation, criminal activity logs and maps, and an architectural drawing.

The series Civic Improvements (4 folders, 1983-1989, 1994) relates mainly to the Federation of Laurelton Block Associations’ work in the maintenance of public property in Laurelton, but also in the revitalization of the commercial strip along Merrick Boulevard. The series Keep Laurelton Beautiful/Gardens of Laurelton is closely related to this series. The series contains three subseries, the contents of which are detailed in the three paragraphs below.

The main content of the subseries Community Board 13 (1 folder, 1983-1985) is the Federation of Laurelton Block Associations’ Priority List for Community Planning Board 13 dated 1985. This is the organization’s submitted request to the local Community Planning Board for local government spending on the most pressing needs of the Laurelton community. The other documents include a program for a Substance Abuse Seminar sponsored by the Community Board, May 14, 1984.

The subseries Laurelton Community Mall (2 folders, 1987, 1989) contains a breakdown of the costs involved in the 1987 construction of the “Laurelton Community Mall,” located at the corner of Merrick Boulevard and Francis Lewis Boulevard, and two copies of a 1987 architectural drawing depicting the proposed construction work. The subseries also includes a 1989 letter from Campbell to neighboring homeowners about their neglect of adjacent malls.

The subseries Relations with Local Businesses (1 folder, ca. 1985-ca. 1987, 1994) contains form letters and undated drafts of letters to local businesses encouraging the upkeep of storefronts and sidewalks, and discouraging businesses that allow drug deals to take place. Also included are an undated survey form submitted to local merchants by Federation of Laurelton Block Associations, a letter soliciting donations for the 1986 Anniversary Dinner Dance Journal, and an invitation for “Community In Action” award presentation given for the Laurelton Merchants Association by NatWest Bank, 1994.

The series Clippings-Community Affairs (1 folder, 1985-1986), contains news clippings from Newsday, Daily News, and NY Amsterdam News relating to local Queens politics, New York City crime statistics, accomplishments of other Queens civic groups, and Laurelton’s status as a middle-income African American community.

The series Community Coordination (3 folders, 1984-1988, 1991) contains records of community coordinator Astley Campbell in his capacity as coordinator of new and old block associations within the Federation, as well as a promoter of block confederation in neighboring communities of Queens. For directories of block captains in the Federation, see subseries Federation of Laurelton Block Associations Membership in series Management. The series Community Coordination consists of two subseries, detailed in the following two paragraphs.

The subseries Block Coordination (2 folders, 1984-1988, 1991) contains records created, collected, and distributed by Astley Campbell in his position as community coordinator. The records document the organization of new block associations into the Federation of Laurelton Block Associations, and the maintenance of older block associations’ membership in the Federation. These records include block co-ordination yearly reports, memoranda, letters, and flyers.

The subseries Relations with Other Queens Civic Organizations (1 folder, 1984, 1986) contains a flier announcing Campbell’s November 1986 presentation to the St. Albans Civic Improvement Association on block association formation, a copy of that organization’s newsletter, the Civic Crier, for October 1986, and a copy of the Queens Village Civic Association’s newsletter of June 1984.

The series Community Coordination (3 folders, 1984-1988, 1991) contains records of community coordinator Astley Campbell in his capacity as coordinator of new and old block associations within the Federation, as well as a promoter of block confederation in neighboring communities of Queens. For directories of block captains in the Federation, see subseries Federation of Laurelton Block Associations Membership in series Management. The series Community Coordination consists of two subseries, detailed in the following two paragraphs.

The series Crime (10 folders, 1983-1991, 1997) documents the Federation of Laurelton Block Associations’ neighborhood crime-fighting activities. It documents the actions of the Crime Committee, its obtainment of State crime prevention grant monies, its organization of anti-drug rallies and public meetings, monitoring of local criminal activity, and community relations with law enforcement. The series contains seven subseries, detailed in the following paragraphs.

The subseries Crime Committee (2 folders, ca. 1983-1986) includes materials related to Astley Campbell’s role as a member of the Crime Committee, which was dedicated to eliminating Laurelton’s then-flourishing crack-related drug crime. Some of these materials are the Crime Committee’s 1984-1985 statement of tasks to be accomplished, notes on specific crimes committed in Laurelton during 1983-1986, and proposed strategies for fighting crime. The subseries also contains promotional fliers for Laurelton’s Auxiliary Police, and Federation of Laurelton Block Associations’ own pamphlets, including those for the Block Watchers Hotline program, on how to report a crime, and how to stop auto theft. Many of Federation of Laurelton Block Associations’ fliers published recent crime statistics for the 105th Precinct (see subseries Crime Statistics). The meeting minutes of the Crime Committee are located in the series Meeting Materials.

The subseries Crime Prevention Act Grants (1 folder, 1983-1986) contains project narratives, contracts, and applications for Neighborhood Preservation Act grants from the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services, Office of Crime Prevention, for Federation of Laurelton Block Associations’ Crime Prevention Program, as well as correspondence between the Federation and the Office of Crime Prevention about the grants.

The subseries Crime Statistics (2 folder, 1983-1986, 1997) includes sheets documenting criminal arrests in the 105th Precinct between July 15, 1983 and October 1986, and in January 1997. The criminal arrests documented are mainly burglaries, robberies, auto theft, also some drinking summonses and narcotics. For March 1985 and August/September 1986, there are precinct maps showing the locations of burglaries and robberies committed in Laurelton.

The subseries Drug Demonstration June 2, 1984, Town Hall Meeting June 23, 1984 (1 folder, 1984) includes documents relating to the anti-drug demonstration in Laurelton, June 2, 1984, such as fliers, and the town hall meeting on drug crime three weeks later held at P.S. 156Q, such as agendas and minutes. Both of these events were sponsored by Federation of Laurelton Block Associations.

The subseries 1987 Police Shooting of Alfred Saunders (2 folders, 1987-1988) documents the Federation of Laurelton Block Associations’ involvement in the response to the 1987 fatal police shooting of African-American Laurelton resident Alfred Saunders by Caucasian police officers. This subseries consists of two subsubseries, the contents of which are detailed in the two following paragraphs.

The subsubseries 105th Precinct Police Community Relations Workshop (1 folder, 1988) documents the June 21, 1988 workshop organized by the 105th Precinct in order to better relations between the overwhelmingly white Laurelton police force and the overwhelmingly African-American Laurelton community in the wake of the Saunders shooting. Pamphlets, meeting agendas and project goals are some of the records in this subsubseries.

The subsubseries Saunders Shooting December 29, 1987 (1 folder, 1988) contains news clippings, correspondence, and meeting minutes related to the incident and its aftermath. Federation of Laurelton Block Associations president Michael Carter and Jamaica branch NAACP president Walter Lynch co-wrote a letter to then New York State Governor Mario Cuomo asking the City to look into the shooting as a case of excessive force; the plea resulted in Governor Cuomo’s holding of a special community meeting on the matter. Copies of the correspondence to and from Governor Cuomo and the president of Federation of Laurelton Block Associations and minutes of the resulting meeting are also included in this subsubseries.

The subseries Relations with Elmer Blackburne Democratic Club (1 folder, 1983-1986) contains records of the communication between Federation of Laurelton Block Associations, Elmer Blackburne, Democratic District Leader, 29th Assembly District, Part B, the New York City Police Department, and Queens County District Attorney John Santucci. The subject of the correspondence, law enforcement/community liaison meeting minutes and agendas, and memoranda is the problem of drug crime in Laurelton. Astley Campbell was a member of the police liaison committee of the Elmer Blackburn Democratic Club; meeting minutes and outlines of that particular committee date from 1983-1984.

The subseries Relations with 105th Precinct (1 folder, 1985-1991) contains assorted items related to the fostering of good relations between the Laurelton community and its law enforcement. These records include Block Watchers Program Training Manuals, 105th Precinct Community Council meeting agendas (1985) and family events (1988, 1991), fliers recruiting for Auxiliary Police, 105th Precinct crime prevention fliers, and notices of the Community Patrol Officer Program.

The series Division For Youth (1 folder, 1984-1986) contains documents relating to the Federation of Laurelton Youth, a counseling/recreational/educational organization for local youths under the executive direction of Shirley Huntley. The Federation of Laurelton Youth was a division of Federation of Laurelton Block Associations. It was funded through the support of the New York State Division for Youth. Documents in the series include a 1984 and 1986 New York City Youth Bureau grant and grant proposal.

The series Federation of Laurelton Block Associations Regular Activities and Special Events (4 folders, 1984-1987, 1996) contains assorted records of various typical and unusual activities sponsored by or associated with Federation of Laurelton Block Associations. The series contains two subseries detailed in the following two paragraphs.

The subseries Regular Activities and Special Events (1 folder, 1984-1987) includes a Federation of Laurelton Block Associations volunteers-wanted flier, fliers and posters advertising the Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony, homeowners’ workshops, the “Death Day” Demonstration against Crack on August 16, 1986, the 1986 spring housecleaning activity, and letters regarding the Federation’s 1987 “Child Safe Haven Project.” The series also includes records related to the 1986 Jamaica Water Bill, Neighborhood Housing Services of Laurelton, ongoing drug crimes in Mentone Park, and neighborhood transportation woes such as problems with commuter van services (including a City Hall Hearing notice for May 1, 1987, and board meeting minutes with Queens Van-Plan for November 14, 1985).

The subseries Laurelton Day (3 folders, 1996) documents the planning and promotion of the 1996 community block festival co-sponsored by Federated Blocks of Laurelton and Laurelton Merchants Association. The records relate to the securing of the attendance and participation of local politicians, entertainment, merchants, and residents, obtaining permits and financial donations, and publicizing the event. Many meeting minutes specifically related to Laurelton Day are intermingled here, as are drafts of Mr. Campbell’s speeches given at the event.

The series Financial (3 folders, 1983-1989) contains a small assortment of budgets, bank statements, and account records for the organization. The subseries Federation of Laurelton Block Associations Budgets and Accounts (1 folder, 1983-1988) consists of a small number of budget planning and account records which may have been distributed and/or discussed at the organization’s meetings. The subseries Federation of Laurelton Block Associations Dance Committee Account Records March 9, 1988-December 12, 1989 (1 folder, 1988-1989) consists of account records of the Federation of Laurelton Block Associations fundraising Dance Committee from March 9, 1988-December 12, 1989. The subseries Federation of Laurelton Block Associations General Account October 16, 1987-July 10, 1989 (1 folder, 1987-1989) includes bank statements and cancelled checks from Federation of Laurelton Block Association’s General Account from October 16, 1987 to July 10, 1989.

The series Fundraising (2 folders, 1983-1987, 1990) relates to Federation’s annual fundraising dinner dance and its 1987 building of a community center. The series contains two subseries. The subseries Annual Dinner Dance (1 folder, 1983-1987, 1990) contains announcements, a 1984 souvenir magazine, and advertising contracts related to the Federation of Laurelton Block Association’s annual fundraising dinner dance held at Antun’s restaurant. The subseries Building Fund-Building of Community Center with Federation of Laurelton Youth (1 folder, 1987) contains records such as letters, a bumper sticker, meeting minutes, and a draft lease relating to the raising of monies for the relocation of Federation of Laurelton Block Associations and its sponsored organization, Federation of Laurelton Youth, into a single shared space (see series Division for Youth and 227th Street Block Association).

The series Greater Jamaica Community Coalition (3 folders, 1997) concerns three 1997 meetings held by the Greater Jamaica Community Coalition on crime and law enforcement in which Federated Blocks of Laurelton participated. One of the meetings was co-sponsored by Federated Blocks of Laurelton. The series contains three subseries. A description of the contents of each subseries is provided in the following three paragraphs.

The subseries Greater Jamaica Community Coalition Law Enforcement Committee Meeting February 13, 1997 (1 folder, 1997), consists of the contents of a folder handed out at this committee meeting about drug crime in the greater Jamaica area of Queens. The meeting was attended by Astley Campbell, who, representing Federated Blocks of Laurelton, seems to have been a member of the Community Coalition’s Law Enforcement Committee. The contents of the folder indicate that Mr. Campbell may have added other materials to the folder in preparation for his appearance at the meeting and in consequence of the meeting. These materials include a log of February 1997’s serious crimes in Laurelton.

The subseries Greater Jamaica Community Coalition Law Enforcement Focus Group April 22, 1997 (1 folder, 1997) consists of the contents of a folder handed out at this focus group meeting about crime prevention. This includes a meeting agenda and a calendar of Greater Jamaica Community Coalition events for April and May 1997.

The subseries Greater Jamaica Community Coalition with Federated Blocks of Laurelton: Improving the Quality of Life in our Community Workshop, Tuesday May 20, 1997 (1 folder, 1997) consists of the contents of a folder handed out at this workshop co-sponsored by the two organizations. Astley Campbell talked about the Federated Blocks of Laurelton’s relationship with the Greater Jamaica Community Coalition at the meeting. The goal of this public forum was to recruit and train volunteers for Federated Blocks of Laurelton’s Public Safety Program. The materials include fliers announcing of the workshop and the meeting agenda (including drafts of Mr. Campbell’s speech). Most of the handouts refer to crime prevention, both drug and non-drug related, and social/economic community reform strategies.

The series Keep Laurelton Beautiful/Gardens of Laurelton (1 folder, ca. 1984-ca.1986) contains records relating to the “Keep Laurelton Beautiful”/Beautification Committee, particularly the actualization of Beautification Committee director Teresa Miller’s “Gardens of Laurelton” public property beautification contest in 1986, first developed in 1985. The records include minutes of a special board meeting January 22, 1986, a 1986 contest entry form, and a 1986 press release.

The series Management (3 folders, 1984-ca. 1993) consists of records relating to the governance of the Federation of Laurelton Block Associations, including constitutions and bylaws, documentation of the elections of officials, and directories of officers and board members. The series is organized into three subseries, outlined in the following paragraph.

The subseries Constitution and Bylaws (1 folder, ca. 1985-ca. 1993) consists of three different constitutions and bylaws for Federation of Laurelton Block Associations. None of these constitutions and bylaws is dated. The subseries Executive Officers and Governing Board (1 folder, 1984-1993) consists of records of the elections of officers, executive and governing boards, and directories of officers and board members. The subseries Federation of Laurelton Block Associations Membership (1 folder, ca. 1987-ca.1993) contains phone and address directories of members of Federation of Laurelton Block Associations-affiliated block associations and block association block captains. Most of these lists are not dated. These directories would also have proved aids to Mr. Campbell in his role as community coordinator (see series Community Coordination).

The series Meeting Materials 1984-1994 (1 folder, 1984-1994, bulk 1984-1987) consists of handwritten and typed agendas, handwritten notes, and typed formal meeting minutes for Federation of Laurelton Block Associations’ meetings between 1984 and 1994. This does not seem to be a complete accounting of the organization’s meetings; there are many gaps. The series is organized by type of meeting and roughly by date (some handwritten dated notes are out of order). The inclusive dates for agendas, notes and minutes for each type of meeting are:

General: February 2, 1984-February 28, 1994 (very few from 1987-1988, 1990, 1994; none for 1989, 1991-1993)
Block Captains: May 5, 1983-February 5, 1987 (about one document exists for each year)
Governing Board: January 26, 1984-May 28, 1987, calendar of upcoming meetings, February/May 1990
Crime Committee: May 9, 1984-December 9, 1986

The series also includes the President’s Narrative Report of Activities for year ending June 6, 1985. Special meetings and undated minutes have been placed at the front of the folder. Many special meeting minutes related to specific projects or events will be found outside of this subseries within other series relating to the specific project or event.

The series Neighborhood Victim Assistance Project Coordination (4 folders, 1984-1987) documents Federation of Laurelton Block Associations’ involvement in this volunteer program sponsored by the Citizens’ Committee for New York City/Victim Services Agency, including funding, training, implementation, and management. The series is organized into three subseries, outlined in the following three paragraphs.

The subseries Neighborhood Victim Assistance Project (2 folders, 1984-1986, bulk 1984-1985) contains a pamphlet explaining the program, copies of condolence letters to crime victims (the most serious crime during the period was the fatal beating of a Haitian immigrant near Mentone Park), documentation of the grant funding for the project, special meeting minutes, and project goal assessments.

The subseries Neighborhood Victim Assistance Project Manual (1 folder, 1985) contains the materials used in the training program of volunteers for the Citizens Committee for New York City/Victim Services Agency Neighborhood Victim Assistance Project. This is Astley Campbell’s program manual and the subseries also includes Mr. Campbell’s certificate of completion of the program.

The subseries Neighborhood Victim Assistance Project 105 Precinct Complaint Logs (1 folder, 1985-1987) contains complaint logs created in conjunction with the Neighborhood Victim Assistance Project, and the 105th Precinct. These logs of victims of local criminal activity date from October 9, 1985 to February 25, 1987. There are numerous gaps in the logs, particularly for 1986.

The series Newsletter (1 folder, 1984-1987, 1996) contains copies of the Federation of Laurelton Block Association’s newsletter between February 1, 1984 and February 1987, with one from January 1996 in addition. The series also contains some financial accountings of the newsletter committee and complaints to the members of the Federation from the newsletter committee about funding for the newsletter.

The series Public Interest Programs/Pamphlets/Fliers (1 folder, ca. 1985-ca.1986) consists of program announcements, pamphlets and fliers created by organizations and agencies other than Federation of Laurelton Block Associations, about drugs, police-community relations, local politics, and community events. These pamphlets and fliers were relevant to the Federation of Laurelton Block Associations’ own activities and were probably made available to the attendees of Federation of Laurelton Block Associations meetings.

The series Public Relations (1 folder, 1984-ca. 1986) consists largely of news clippings about the Federation and letters to the editor: a Daily News clipping of December 21,1984 regarding the graduation of 20 Federation of Laurelton Block Associations members from the Neighborhood Victim Assistance Project; a; letter to the editor regarding two Newsday articles from February 13,1985 and February 18,1985 about the Federation’s Vice President Roger Parris, with copies of the articles, and letters of complaint to Newsday and the Queens Chamber of Commerce regarding a negative comment about Laurelton in July 24, 1986 Newsday made by the president of the Queens Chamber of Commerce. The series also contains a Federated Blocks of Laurelton promotional pamphlet.

The series 227th Street Block Association (1 folder, 1984-1987) relates to Mr. Campbell’s work as president of his block association. These records include a treasurer’s report and budget, a roster of neighbors, a plea for contributions to Federation of Laurelton Block Associations’s1987 building fund drive, and documents relating to the collecting of dues and organization of block meetings.

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Arrangement

Folders are arranged alphabetically by subject heading.

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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation



Published citations should take the following form: Creator of item, date of item (if known), identification of item, if a photograph its control number. The Federation of Laurelton Block Associations Records, Archives at Queens Library, Queens Borough Public Library.

Provenance

The records were donated to the Division by Donald Boncoeur, current president of Federated Blocks of Laurelton.

Access Restrictions

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Access Points

Subject Organizations:

  • Federation of Laurelton Block Associations

Subject Topics:

  • African American neighborhoods
  • Citizens' associations

Subject Places:

  • Laurelton (New York, N.Y.)
  • Queens (New York, N.Y.)

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Inventory

[The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.]

Civic Improvements (1983-1989,1994, 4 folders)

Community Board 13 (1983-1985, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 558-6

Laurelton Community Mall (1987,1989, 2 folders)
Box - Folder: 558-23, 127os-4

Relations with Local Businesses (ca.1985-ca.1987,1994, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 559-8

Clippings-Community Affairs (1985-1986, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 558-5

Community Coordination (1984-1988,1991, 3 folders)

Block Coordination (1984-1988,1991, 2 folders)
Box - Folder: 558-2, 558-3

Relations with Other Queens Civic Organizations (1984,1986, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 559-10

Crime (1983-1991,1997, 10 folders)

Crime Committee (ca.1983-1986, 2 folders)
Box - Folder: 558-8, 558-9

Crime Prevention Act Grants (1983-1986, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 558-10

Crime Statistics (1983-1986,1997, 2 folders)
Box - Folder: 558-11, 127os-5

Drug Demonstration June 2, 1984, Town Hall Meeting June 23, 1984 (1984, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 558-13

1987 Police Shooting of Alfred Saunders (1988, 2 folders)

105th Precinct Police Community Relations Workshop (1988, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 559-3

Saunders Shooting December 29, 1987 (1988, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 559-11

Relations with District Leader Elmer Blackburne Regular Democratic Club (1983-1986, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 559-7

Relations with 105th Precinct (1985-1991, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 559-9

Division for Youth (1984-1986, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 558-12

Federation of Laurelton Block Associations Regular Activities and Special Events (1984-1987,1996, 4 folders)

Regular Activities and Special Events (1984-1987, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 559-6

Laurelton Day (1996, 3 folders)
Box - Folder: 558-24, 558-25, 558-26

Financial (1983-1989, 3 folders)

Federation of Laurelton Block Associations Budgets and Accounts (1983-1988, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 558-15

Federation of Laurelton Block Associations Dance Committee Account Records, March 9, 1988-December 12, 1989 (1988-1989, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 558-16

Federation of Laurelton Block Associations General Account October 26, 1987 to July 10, 1989 (1987-1989, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 558-17

Fundraising (1983-1987,1990, 2 folders)

Annual Dinner Dance (1983-1987,1990, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 558-1

Building Fund-Building of Community Center with Federation of Laurelton Youth (1987, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 558-4

Greater Jamaica Community Coalition (1997, 3 folders)

Greater Jamaica Community Coalition Law Enforcement Committee Meeting, February 13, 1997, 7 P.M. (1997, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 558-19

Greater Jamaica Community Coalition Law Enforcement Focus Group, April 22, 1997, 7-9:30 P.M. (1997, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 558-20

Greater Jamaica Community Coalition with Federated Blocks of Laurelton: Improving the Quality of Life in Our Community Workshop, Tuesday, May 20, 1997 (1997, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 558-21

Keep Laurelton Beautiful/Gardens of Laurelton (ca.1984-ca.1986, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 558-22

Management (1984-ca.1993, 3 folders)

Constitution and Bylaws (ca.1985-ca.1993, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 558-7

Executive Officers and Governing Board (1984-1993, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 558-14

Federation of Laurelton Block Associations Membership (ca.1987-ca.1993, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 558-18

Meeting Materials (1984-1994, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 558-27

Neighborhood Victim Assistance Project Coordination (1984-1987, 4 folders)

Neighborhood Victim Assistance Project (1984-1986, 2 folders)
Box - Folder: 558-28, 558-29

Neighborhood Victim Assistance Project Manual (1985, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 558-30

Neighborhood Victim Assistance Project 105th Precinct Complaint Logs (1985-1987, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 559-1

Newsletter (1984-1987,1996, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 559-2

Public Interest Programs/Pamphlets/Fliers (ca.1985-ca.1986, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 559-4

Public Relations (1984-ca1986, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 559-5

227th Street Block Association (1984-1987, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 559-12

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