Model Cities Program, Indianapolis, Indiana and Des Moines, Iowa financial records
Collection — Folder: S2874
Identifier: S2874
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of financial records from the citizens’ councils of regions 4 and 5 of Model Cities Program in Des Moines, Iowa and Indianapolis, Indiana, ranging from 1969 to 1974, largely regarding expenditures for training activities.
Dates
- 1969-1974
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Legal title, copyright, and literary rights reside with Rare Books and Manuscripts, Indiana State Library, Indianapolis, IN. All requests to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to Rare Books and Manuscripts.
Organizational History
The Model Cities Program was an innovation of U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson's administration. It was designed to rehabilitate deteriorated urban areas and improve the lives of people living there through a coordinated concentration of public services. In its earliest stage, all federal assistance was provided in the form of separate grants administered by a multiplicity of federal agencies for specific purposes.
The program awarded 150 communities with planning grants in 1969, when the Model Cities Program came under the Nixon administration. Plans created with these grants had to be approved by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to be awarded block grants for the carrying out of those plans. The Nixon administration sought greater involvement from mayors on the local level.
Sources:
Items in the collection.
Wikipedia. "Model Cities Program." Wikipedia.org. Accessed January 10, 2025. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Model_Cities_Program.
The program awarded 150 communities with planning grants in 1969, when the Model Cities Program came under the Nixon administration. Plans created with these grants had to be approved by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to be awarded block grants for the carrying out of those plans. The Nixon administration sought greater involvement from mayors on the local level.
Sources:
Items in the collection.
Wikipedia. "Model Cities Program." Wikipedia.org. Accessed January 10, 2025. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Model_Cities_Program.
Extent
0.01 Cubic Feet (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
The collection is arranged chronologically.
Custodial History
This collection was received by Rare Books and Manuscripts as a donation from Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI).
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing completed in 1998 by Philip N. Williams and Andrea Bean Hough. EAD finding aid created 2024/10/29 by A.J. Chrapliwy. EAD finding aid revised 2025/01/10 by Brittany Kropf.
- Title
- Model Cities Program, Indianapolis, Indiana and Des Moines, Iowa financial records
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Rare Books and Manuscripts Repository
Contact:
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
