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- Creator
- Carson, Lettie Gay, 1901-
- Call number
- MssCol 481
- Physical description
- 15 linear feet (17 boxes)
- Preferred Citation
- Lettie Gay Carson papers, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library
- Repository
- Manuscripts and Archives Division
- Access to materials
- Request an in-person research appointment.
Lettie Gay Carson (1901- ) was an American social activist. Collection consists of correspondence, reports, speeches, and other papers of Carson reflecting her work as president of the Harlem Valley Transportation Association (HVTA), her promotion of anti-pollution legislation, urban mass transport, the disposal of solid wastes and ocean sludge, and other public interest matters. Also, newsclippings relating to transportation, HVTA posters, and newsphotographs.
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Gift, Carson, Lettie Gay, 1979Key terms
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- Conservation of natural resources -- Law and legislation -- United States
- Local transit -- United States
- Marine pollution -- United States
- Pollution -- Law and legislation -- United States
- Refuse and refuse disposal -- United States
- Sewage sludge -- United States
- Transportation -- United States
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Manuscripts and Archives DivisionStephen A. Schwarzman Building
Fifth Avenue at 42nd Street, New York, NY 10018-2788
Brooke Russell Astor Reading Room, Third Floor, Room 328