COLLECTION DESCRIPTION
Includes training manuals, memos, pamphlets, newspapers clippings and photographs describing the program, including articles about Janet Brown, the founder of the program, and Mark Russo, one of the staff members.
Dates
- 1979-1983.
Creator
- Cornell University. Cooperative Extension. Handivan (Organization)
Language of Materials
Collection material in English
ORGANIZATIONAL HISTORY
Started in April 1979 and funded by Citibank, the Handivan was a traveling education program in New York City, that taught tenants and homeowners how to maintain and repair their homes. Its bilingual staff worked for Cornell University's Cooperative Extension.
Extent
.2 cubic feet. (.2 cubic feet.)
Abstract
Includes training manuals, memos, pamphlets, newspapers clippings and photographs describing the program, including articles about Janet Brown, the founder of the program and Mark Russo, one of the staff members.
Physical Description
Publications, news clippings, photographs, manuscripts
General
- Contact Information:
- Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections 2B Carl A. Kroch Library Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853 (607) 255-3530 Fax: (607) 255-9524 rareref@cornell.edu http://rmc.library.cornell.edu
- Compiled by:
- Eileen Keating
- Date completed:
- January 30, 2005
- EAD encoding:
- Eileen Keating
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Processed by Eileen Keating
- Date
- January 30, 2005
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- Description is in ENG
Repository Details
Part of the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Repository
2B Carl A. Kroch Library
Cornell University
Ithaca NY 14853
607-255-3530
607-255-9524 (Fax)
rareref@cornell.edu