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Judith Shuman Eden papers on Philadelphia urban affairs
Philadelphia resident Judith Schuman Eden, who died 8 August 2008, devoted much of her life to Philadelphia activism and politics. She was appointed to the Zoning Board of Adjustment by Mayor John Street and later appointed to the Zoning Code Commission by Mayor Michael Nutter. She claimed a wide...
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| Collection: | Judith Shuman Eden Papers On Philadelphia Urban Affairs |
| Collection Number: | 3657 |
| Format: | Manuscript |
| Language: | English |
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2.9 Linear feet ; 8 boxes, 1 flat file |
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Philadelphia resident Judith Schuman Eden, who died 8 August 2008, devoted much of her life to Philadelphia activism and politics. She was appointed to the Zoning Board of Adjustment by Mayor John Street and later appointed to the Zoning Code Commission by Mayor Michael Nutter. She claimed a wide range of interests involving everything from the arts and Jewish community issues, to city improvements and land-use rights.
This collection of publications and printed matter from various Philadelphia and Pennsylvania organizations dates from the 1990s and 2000s and covers many topics such as homelessness, graffiti, parking, transportation, zoning, Broad Street revitalization, parks/public lands, and vacant lots/property. Organizations represented include the City Planning Commission, Project Housing Opportunity Medical Education, the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, and the John F. Street Transition Team. There is also a group of Polaroid photographs showing various Philadelphia street scenes from the 1990s.
Additional items in the collection include Mural Arts Program calendars from 1999-2005, a 2004 Print Center poster for the exhibition “Honky Tonk,” a 2003 Fabric Museum and Workshop poster depicting a work by artist Virgil Marti, and eight large rolled maps/plans. The Judith Shuman Eden papers on Philadelphia urban affairs are housed in eight boxes and one flat file. They document mostly her professional career in Philadelphia. The collection has been divided in five series: Homelessness (Series 1), Parking and Transportation (Series 2), Zoning (Series 3), City Planning (Series 4), and Historic Preservation (Series 5). The collection consists almost solely of printed materials relating to the organizations and causes Eden worked with. The collection does not contain documentation of her family or personal life. The first series, Homelessness, contains printed materials such as pamphlets, flyers and newspaper clippings concerning homelessness, side walk ordinance, Project HOME, and the Greater Philadelphia Urban Affairs Coalition (Box 1, Folders 1-4). The series also contains Mayor Edward G. Rendell's 1993 statement of strategies to combat homelessness in the city of Philadelphia. (Box 1, Folder 3). The second series, Parking and Transportation, consists of reports, policies, proposals, permits, guides, newspaper clippings and other printed materials (Box 1, Folders 5-14). The materials relate to the Avenue of the Arts, Inc., the Philadelphia City Planning Commission, and transportation improvements in the Philadelphia region. Also included in this series are printed materials concerning Philly Walks and the Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia (Box 1, Folder 11). The third series, Zoning, comprises the contents of Boxes 1 and 2, as well as Flat File 1. The series contains correspondence, reports, proposals, zoning permit applications, public hearing materials, notes, and newspaper clippings. The materials relate to the Philadelphia Department of Licenses and Inspections and the Philadelphia Zoning code. Oversized maps of Center City and Northeast Philadelphia from the Philadelphia City Planning Commission have been placed in Flat File 1. The fourth series, City Planning, contains printed materials, newsletters, reports, guides, posters, calendars, petition forms, pamphlets and newspaper clippings. Much of the series’ materials relates to future plans for Philadelphia with regard to parks, graffiti, retail shops and markets, and streetscape. Mural Arts calendars from 1999-2005 have been placed in Box 3, Folders 4 and 5. Also contained in the series are two printed art posters: "Bully Wallpaper" by Virgil Marti and "Honky Tonk: Porttaits of Country Music' by Henry Morenstein (Box 8, Folders 2-3). The final series, Historic Preservation, consists of manuals, guides, newsletters, handbooks, Polaroid photographs and other printed materials. The materials relate to the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, the Preservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia, and various architectural guides. Also contained in the series are ninety-two Polaroid photographs taken by Judith Shuman Eden of various Center City Philadelphia street scenes (Box 7, Folder 5). |