Scope and arrangement
The Hulan E. Jack papers document Jack's years in the New York State Assembly, via his constituent correspondence, and his tenure as borough president, via correspondence and subject files. For the most part, the correspondence deals with routine matters: requests for employment, invitations to functions, his participation as an honorary member on committees of civic organizations, and requests from meetings with labor and other groups. Subject files include speeches, lists of African Americans in New York City government in the 1950s, information on his re-election campaign, a 1954 trip to Puerto Rico to attend a conference regarding migration of Puerto Ricans to New York, and public relations activities such as requests for donations of money. Other files discuss Jack's membership in the National Democratic Club and executive membership in the New Deal Democratic Club. There is also a file on a political dispute between Jack and U.S. Representative Adam Clayton Powell, Jr., 1958.
The collection also includes Jack's appointment calendars from his terms as borough president, 1954-1960, and an extensive clipping file and scrapbooks of clippings. The latter cover every New York City development Jack was associated with between 1954 and 1958, including the razing of the Third Avenue El, the development of the Coliseum, street pavings, plans for building baseball stadiums, and other city improvements.
The Hulan Jack papers are arranged in two series:
-
1941-1953
-
1949-1960