Myers Park Homeowners Association photographs
Scope and Contents
This collection is comprised exclusively of photographs of scenes of Charlotte's Myers Park neighborhood collected by the Myers Park Homeowners Association. Thirty-three of the thirty-six prints were used in the MPHA's book, Legacy: The Myers Park Story (Charlotte: Myers Park Foundation, 1986), written by Mary Norton Kratt and Thomas W. Hanchett.
Dates
- Creation: 1915-1941, 1984
- Creation: 1915 - 1941
Creator
- Myers Park Homeowners Association (Charlotte, N.C.) (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Some material may be copyrighted or restricted. It is the patron's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright or other case restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in the collections.
Biographical / Historical
The Myers Park Homeowners Association was formed in the 1970s in opposition to the Charlotte City Council's attempt to rezone property in the neighborhood from single-family development, which prompted fear of increased density and the loss of the character and original vision of the neighborhood among some residents. The newly formed association was successful in convincing the City Council to reverse their decision and rezone the area back to single-family. After this victory, the committee continued to meet to discuss issues facing the neighborhood and officially incorporated in 1984. The association's mission is to preserve the original, historic layout of Myers Park and thereby preserve the value of its homes. In 1986, the association funded the publication of the book, Legacy: The Myers Park Story by Mary Kratt and Tom Hanchett.
Source: https://www.mpha.com/leadership/mission-statement/
Extent
0.1 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Photographs collected by the association for its book, Legacy: the Myers Park Story (1986), written by Mary Norton Kratt and Thomas W. Hanchett.
Arrangement
The Myers Park Homeowners Association Collection is organized into a single photographic series.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Copies of originals in possession of Myers Park Homeowners Association.
Processing Information
Processed by Kimberly Hotaling, 1994.
Subject
- Myers Park Homeowners Association (Charlotte, N.C.) -- Photographs (Organization)
- Kratt, Mary Norton (Person)
- Hanchett, Thomas W. (Person)
- Title
- Myers Park Homeowners Association photographs
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Kimberly Hotaling
- Date
- 1994
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Manuscript Collections, J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections and University Archives, UNC Charlotte Repository
Atkins Library, UNC Charlotte
9201 University City Blvd
Charlotte NC 28223 United States
spec-coll@uncc.edu
