University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Archives Department.

Lincoln Neighborhood Redevelopment Corporation (Milwaukee, Wis.).

Records, 1987-1996.

UWM Manuscript Collection 95

1.2 cubic ft. (1 record center carton, and 1 archives box)

ABSTRACT: Records of the Lincoln Neighborhood Redevelopment Corporation, a non-profit Community Development Corporation, mostly dating from the 1990s. The collection documents neighborhood improvements, renovation projects, and assistance provided to area residents and businesses. Included are files concerning the establishment of a business improvement district, community development block grants, community reinvestment act matters, including performance evaluations and activity reports, and financial information. Also included in the collection are files documenting the St. Josaphat Basilica square capital improvement project and the Kosciusko Park Lagoon restoration project, as well as photographs documenting renovation projects and the Lincoln Avenue neighborhood.

ACCESS RESTRICTIONS: There are no access restrictions on the materials, and the collection is open to all members of the public in accordance with state law. However, the researcher assumes full responsibility for conforming with the laws of libel, privacy, and copyright which may be involved in the use of this collection (Wisconsin Statutes 19.21-19.39).

ARRANGEMENT: The files are organized alphabetically, then chronologically.

ADMINISTRATIVE HISTORY: The Lincoln Neighborhood Redevelopment Corporation was founded in 1989 as a subsidiary of Merchants & Manufacturers Bancorporation (M&M). Its general purpose is the revitalization of the area of Milwaukee bounded by First and Twentieth Streets, and by Mitchell Street and Oklahoma Avenue. Lincoln State Bank, M&M's founding bank is in the heart of the area.

COLLECTION CITATION: This collection should be cited as:

Lincoln Neighborhood Redevelopment Corporation (Milwaukee, Wis.). Records, 1987-1996. UWM Manuscript Collection 95. University Manuscript Collection. Golda Meir Library. University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee.

RELATED COLLECTIONS:

UWM Manuscript Collection 72

ACQUISITION: Michael Gapinski donated the collection to the Archives in November 1996.

PROCESSING: Christel T. Maass processed the collection at the Archives in November and December 1996. Photographs in the collection are copies of originals which were returned to Lincoln Neighborhood Redevelopment Corporation.

MARC RECORD SEARCH TERMS: The following terms were used in the online bibliographic MARC record to this collection:

Basilica of St. Josaphat, Milwaukee.
Community development, Urban--Wisconsin--Milwaukee.
Urban renewal--Wisconsin--Milwaukee.

UWM MANUSCRIPT COLLECTION 95	BOX	FOLDER
Annual Reports, 1992-1994	1	1
Appraisal Report, 573-75 W. Lincoln, 1994	1	2
Audits/Financial Statements, 1990-1995	1	3
Basilica Square Project, 1991, undated	1	4
Business Improvement District (BID), 1992-1993	1	5
Capital Improvement Project, undated	1	6
Community Development Block Grant Applications, 1991-1992	1	7
Community Development Block Grant Applications, 1993-1996	1	8
Community Development Block Grant Contracts, 1991-1992	1	9
Community Development Block Grant Contracts, 1993-1996	1	10
Community Development Corporation Formation, 1987-1990	1	11
Community Reinvestment Act (CRA), 1993-1995	1	12
Community Reinvestment Act (CRA), Correspondence, 1991-1994	1	13
Community Reinvestment Act (CRA), Performance Evaluations, 1992, 1995	1	14
Community Reinvestment Act (CRA), Report, 1992	1	15
Community Reinvestment Act (CRA), Report, Stockholders, 1994	1	16
Community Reinvestment Act (CRA), Statement and Notice, 1991	1	17
Community Support Statement, 1996	1	18
Conferences Attended, 1992-1994	1	19
Correspondence, 1991-1994	1	20
Fair Lending Coalition, 1994-1995	1	21
Fair Lending Coalition Presentation, 1994	1	22
FDIC, 1993-1995	1	23
Feasibility Study for the Redevelopment of the Property Located at 565-569-573 W. Lincoln Avenue, 1991	1	24
Forest Home Incubator Project, 1992-1994	1	25
Grant Applications and Proposals, 1992, undated	1	26
Historic Milwaukee, 1992	1	27
Kosciuszko Park Lagoon, 1991-1993	1	28
Lincoln Neighborhood Redevelopment Corporation Properties, 1991	1	29
Main Street Awards Competition, 1994-1995	1	30
Maple Street Remodeling, 1994-1995, undated	2	1
Merchants Directory, 1993	1	31
Milwaukee Board of School Directors (MPS) Contract, 1992	1	32
Milwaukee County, Correspondence, 1993	1	33
Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS), 1991-1993	1	34
Newspaper Clippings, 1990-1992, undated	1	35
NJROTC Career Academy, 1993	1	36
Photographs, undated	2	2
Reaching the Community Report of CRA Activities, 1993	1	37
Reaching the Community Report of CRA Activities, 1994	1	38
Select Milwaukee, 1992-1993	1	39
Social Compact, 1993	1	40
Southside Working Committee, 1995	1	41
Streetscape Project, 1992?	1	42
Surveys, 1990, undated	1	43
Wisconsin Department of Development, Community Based Economic Development, 1993	1	44
World's Biggest Rummage Sale, 1992	1	45