Richard Panz collection on Neighbors Building Neighborhoods, 1995-2002

Summary

Abstract:
This collection consists of working documents, reports, newsletters and other documents pertaining to the Neighbors Building Neighborhoods program in Rochester, New York between 1995 and 2002. The documents were collected by Richard Panz, then Director of the Rochester Public Library, through his participation in developing and managing the program.
Extent:
.434 Cubic Feet One box, 8 folders. and .434 Cubic Feet
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

Richard Panz collection on Neighbors Building Neighborhoods, [Box#, Folder#], Local History and Genealogy Division, Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County N.Y.

Background

Scope and content:

One box housing eight folders containing both internal and external reports, letters and publications documenting the Neighbors Building Neighborhoods program between 1995 and 2002. These materials were associated with participation of Richard Panz, then-Director of the Rochester Public Library, in the Neighbors Building Neighborhoods program.

This collection consists of working documents, reports, newsletters and other documents pertaining to the Neighbors Building Neighborhoods program in Rochester, New York between 1995 and 2002. The collection includes materials pertaining to the initial development of Neighbors Building Neighborhoods in 1995, and continuing through future annual initiatives. Annual reports, newsletters and other documents are also included.

Biographical / historical:

Neighbors Building Neighborhoods was created in 1994 by Rochester mayor William A. Johnson as a way to meaningfully engage citizens in neighborhood development plans. As former President of the Urban League of Rochester, Johnson was an experienced community organizer, and sought to engage Rochester's citizens in the creation and implementation of a new community planning process. Over more than a decade of operation, the Neighbors Building Neighborhoods program was deeply involved in the city's planning process, with noteworthy success in developing new zoning rules and driving neighborhood investment. It also saw the development of a sophisticated information-sharing tool through the Neighborlink Network, which allowed the program teams to utilize the city's digital resources efficiently. Richard Panz was born in 1947 in Buffalo, New York. An alumnus of Canisius College and Syracuse University, Panz served in administrative roles in several libraries around New York State and Michigan. He served as director of the Rochester Public Library from 1989 to 2003.

Acquisition information:
This collection consists of materials that had been stored in the office of the Director of the Rochester Public Library, and were transferred to the Local History and Genealogy Division in 2018.
Physical description:
Items are in good condition and largely in original order.
Dimensions:
15 x 10 x 5
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this collection.

Terms of access:

Copyright is held by the Rochester Public Library, Local History and Genealogy Division. Copyright of the papers in the collection may be held by their authors, or the authors' heirs or assigns. Researchers must obtain the written permission of the holder[s] of copyright and the Local History and Genealogy Division before publishing quotations from materials in the collection. Most papers may be copied in accordance with the library's usual procedures unless otherwise specified.

Preferred citation:

Richard Panz collection on Neighbors Building Neighborhoods, [Box#, Folder#], Local History and Genealogy Division, Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County N.Y.

Location of this collection:
Rundel Memorial Building
115 South Avenue
Rochester, NY 14604, United States
Link to repository site
Contact:
585-428-8370
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