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Arthur Levitt papers, 1948-2007
30 linear feetCorrespondence, speeches, speech materials, news clippings, subject files, audio and videotapes relating to the professional activity of Arthur Levitt, Jr. The papers and audiovisual material deal primarily with his tenure as the Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission (1993-2001), but also contain earlier records, including some materials relating to Levitt's school years at the Polytechnic Preparatory Country Day School and at Williams College, and his work at Hayden Stone, the American Stock Exchange, and the New York Economic Development Corporation, and his advocacy of the National Endowment of the Arts during the 1991-1992 funding controversy. These papers also contain materials relating to his father, Arthur Levitt, Sr., who served for 24 years as New York State Comptroller.
New York City Opera records, 1924-2019, bulk 1965-1991
214 linear feetImperatore, Arthur E. (Vixen Gift from Tishman Speyer Prop.), 1987-1990 Box 122, Folder 23
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- Imperatore, Arthur E. (Vixen Gift from Tishman Speyer Prop.), 1987-1990
David A. Paterson papers, 2005-2011
38.75 linear feetGovernor Paterson, Mayor Bloomberg, MTA Announce Selection Of Tishman Speyer To Develop West Side Rail Yards, 2008 March26, 2008
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- Governor Paterson, Mayor Bloomberg, MTA Announce Selection Of Tishman Speyer To Develop West Side
Emery Roth & Sons architectural records and papers, 1906-1996, bulk 1951-1994
34175 drawingsThis collection primarily contains architectural drawings, correspondence, business records, and a small number of photographs related to the projects of Emery Roth & Sons and its subsidiary entities. A large portion of the entities are represented only in the Office Records series and are identified as such. Some projects on which Emery Roth & Sons acted as architect of record are not represented in this collection, most notably the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center.
Percy and Harold D. Uris papers, 1901-2003
277.5 linear feetThis collection primarily contains materials related to Percy and Harold Uris and their real estate businesses. Correspondence, financial records, and estate papers document the professional and personal lives of the brothers and their wives. The bulk of the business records are from their properties at 380 Madison Avenue and 300 Park Avenue. There is limited information about the other Uris properties and Uris Building Corporation. Finally, the collection contains records from the Uris Brothers Foundation, Inc about the family's philanthropic endeavors.
Series 6. 300 Park Avenue, 1942-1999
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- purchased in 1999 by Tishman Speyer Properties from the Uris estate and subsequently renovated.
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This series contains administrative records, correspondence, financial records, construction files, and drawings. The documents generated by the four successive corporate entities managing the commercial property represent the initial project planning stages through the next forty years of operation. Park Avenue Offices, Inc. was the first administrative corporation, followed by Colcorn Company, Uris Holding Company, and finally 300 Park Avenue, LLC. Within the administrative records, there are tenant files, monthly property statements, subject files, mortgage and loan records, and employee related files for the property. Correspondence details the deal arranged to purchase the property, construction of the office building, business activities concerning to 300 Park Avenue, and everyday operations at the premises. In the financial records, there are general files, financial statements, paid bills, and bank account materials about fiscal matters. Both the construction records and drawings illustrate the building's design by Emery Roth & Sons and modification for tenants.