Collection Summary

Title
Citizen's Budget Committee (Philadelphia, Pa.) Records

Dates
1952-1965      

Collection ID
Acc. 261, 296

Creator
Citizen's Budget Committee (Philadelphia, Pa.)

Quantity
2 linear feet (2 boxes)

Repository
Special Collections Research Center, Temple University Libraries

Language
Materials in English

           

Detailed Collection Information

Historical Note

The Philadelphia Citizens Budget Committee was created on December 10, 1951 as a non-political and non-profit organization to engage in a continuous study of Philadelphia's governmental operations and its fiscal, budgetary and revenue problems, for the purpose of promoting "efficient and economical government for the City of Philadelphia on a comprehensive, objective and continuing basis."

Description of Collection

The records of the Citizens Budget Committee consists of two linear feet of material. The bulk of the material covers the years 1952 to 1959 with the minutes of the Committee's meetings continuing to November of 1965.

Organization and Arrangement

The collection has not been arranged  into series.

Patron Information

Catalog Record

A record for this collection is available in Temple University’s online library catalog: http://diamond.temple.edu/record=b5623464~S12

Research Access

Collection is open for research.

Collections Stored Off-Site

This collection may be housed off-site at the Library Depository, and require up to two business days to retrieve. Please review the finding aid and be prepared to identify specific materials to be retrieved. Contact the Special Collections Research Center in advance of your visit, so that materials may be relocated to the reading room for research.

Publication and Copyright Information

The Citizen's Budget Committee (Philadelphia, Pa.) Records are the physical property of the Special Collections Research Center, Temple University Libraries. Temple University holds intellectual property rights only for material donated to the university with such rights specifically assigned. For all other material, intellectual property rights, including copyright, belong to the authors or their legal heirs and assigns. Researchers are responsible for determining the identity of rights holders and obtaining their permission for publication and for other purposes where stated.

Preferred Citation

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Citizen's Budget Committee (Philadelphia, Pa.) Records, Special Collections Research Center, Temple University Libraries, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Administrative Information

Acquisition Information

Accession 261 was donated through the Greater Philadelphia Movement, June 1976. Accession 296 was donated through the Greater Philadelphia Partnership, April 1977.    

Processing Information

Finding aid revised according to contemporary archival standards in May 2014 by Katy Rawdon, Coordinator of Technical Services.     

           

Index Terms

The following headings have been used to index the description of this collection in Temple University’s electronic catalog:

Subjects:
Budget--Philadelphia
Finance, Public--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia

Places:
Philadelphia (Pa.)

Material Types:
Correspondence
Financial records
Minutes
Reports