Finding Aid for the Audubon New Community Records,
1964-1987 [1975-1987,
bulk]
MS 52
University Archives
University at Buffalo -- The State
University of New York
2005
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Collection Overview
| Collection Title: |
Audubon New Community Records,
1964-1987 [1975-1987,
bulk]
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| Collection Number: |
MS 52 |
| Creator: |
Audubon Association, Inc. |
| Extent: |
9 record cartons, 11.25 linear
feet
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| Repository: |
University Archives (State University of New York at
Buffalo)
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| Abstract: |
Records, 1975-1987 with earlier documents from 1964 onward, of the Audubon Association, Inc. pertaining to the Audubon New Community of Amherst, New York; concerning the operation, maintenance, and government of a planned new community which began construction in 1973.
|
Processing Information
Encoded by: Amy Vilz,
October, 2005
Processed by: Archives Staff,
July 1990; with additional
materials integrated by William Offhaus,
March 2005
Finding aid updated by: Karen Morse,
July 2005
Terms of Use and Access
The Audubon New Community Records, 1964-1987 [1975-1987, bulk], are
open for research.
Copyright
Permission to publish material from this collection must be requested
in writing from the University Archivist at the State University of New York at
Buffalo.
Copyright is retained by the Audubon Association, Inc. Copyright in
other 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 University Archives before publishing quotations
from materials in the collection. Most papers may be copied in accordance with
the library's usual procedures unless otherwise specified.
Acquisition Information
The records of the Audubon Association, Inc. related to the Audubon New Community were deposited into the University Archives by the action of the Association's Board of Directors on March 21, 1990. This action is recorded in the minutes of that meeting.
Historical Note
The Audubon New Community, located in West Amherst, New York, is one
of three new communities or new towns developed in New York State by the Urban
Development Corporation (UDC), a corporate governmental agency and public
benefit corporation. The intention of these new towns was to offer their
residents the opportunity to "live, work, and play" within a given area of land
which had been designed and developed within the framework of an overall master
plan. UDC was established in 1968 through the
New York State Urban Development Corporation Act (Chapter
174, Section 1, Laws of 1968, McKinney's Unconsolidated Laws, Sections
6251-6285). New York was the first state to become directly involved in the
development of new communities, sometimes referred to as Planned Unit
Developments (PUDs).
The conception of this new community, located northeast of the city of
Buffalo, coincided with the decision to construct the new campus of the State
University of New York at Buffalo in Amherst. As stated in the Offering Plan,
Audubon was intended to help the Town of Amherst meet the impact of the new
campus. The original studies recommended 2400 acres. Initially 1800 acres were
purchased by UDC for the development of the community, and zoned as New
Community District (NCD). The Audubon Development Corporation (ADC), a
subsidiary of UDC, was established to oversee all activities of the Audubon New
Community and of New York State UDC within the NCD. As of 1987 only
approximately 550 acres had been developed into commercial, industrial and
residential areas. Due to the financial difficulties encountered by UDC during
the early 1970s, coupled with the unexpected slow growth of the new campus, as
well as the national and local economic problems of the late 1970s and early
1980s, Audubon's development plans were revised and reduced to reflect a more
realistic picture.
Actual construction of the new community began in August 1973, with
initial occupancy occurring in 1975. As of 1990, the Residential section of
Audubon consists of approximately 400 privately owned single family homes and
townhomes, 216 units of housing for the elderly (Brewster Mews) and 180 units of subsidized rental
property (Parkside). Residents may have access to a
competition sized swimming pool, five regulation sized tennis courts,
basketball courts, a softball diamond, and
Walton Pond Center (WPC)-the community building.
The Audubon Child Development Center, a day care facility, which leases space
in WPC, is available for a fee to all residents. Seven miles of protected
bicycle/walkway paths inter-connect the cul de sacs of single family homes,
housing clusters, lakes, parks, the public library, the headquarters for the
Town of Amherst Police, as well as the courthouse. In addition, the Commercial
and Industrial Parks have also enjoyed a moderate, but successful period of
growth and development. Approximately 4,000-5,000 people are employed within
the two parks. However, the Industrial Park, although developed by UDC and
sharing the name of Audubon, is not part of the Audubon Association, Inc.
Incorporated in 1974, the Audubon Association was established by UDC as the
homeowner's association (HOA) which would own, operate, maintain, and govern
the facilities of the Audubon New Community as designated within the Offering
Plan. The operation and management of the Audubon Association, Inc., was
controlled by the developer, UDC, until January 1, 1985. At that time, control
of the Association was turned over to the residents of Audubon. However, from
1975-1985, UDC and the resident members of the community continually worked
together in order to assure a smooth and effective transition from developer to
homeowner control.
Scope and Content Note
Records, 1975-1987 with earlier documents from 1964 onward, of the
Audubon Association, Inc. pertaining to the Audubon New Community of Amherst,
New York; concerning the operation, maintenance, and government of a planned
new community which began construction in 1973. Includes development studies,
maps, plats, brochures, newsletters, correspondence, minutes of the Board of
Directors and committee meetings, calendars, logs, notes, outgoing letters,
inventories, guidelines, governing documents, specifications, and surveys.
Subjects include development, promotion, governing documents, board meetings,
administrative, finance, land maintenance, Parkside, pool operation and
membership, resident population, newsletters, and committees.
Arrangement
Based on the collection's original processing, it is divided into
fifteen series: Administration of the Audubon Association, Board Meetings,
Association Committees, Audubon Development Corporation, Development of the
Audubon New Community, Association Finance, Governing Documents, Land
Maintenance, Maps, Newsletters, Association Outgoing Correspondence, Parkside,
Pool Operation and Membership, Promotional Materials, and Resident Population.
The fifteen series are presented in alphabetical order (a change that was made
during later processing). The records within the majority of the series are
arranged alphabetically. Other series are arranged chronologically.
Container List
SERIES I: ADMINISTRATION OF THE AUDUBON
ASSOCIATION, 1976-1987
Scope and Content Note: Files include information and
correspondence pertinent to the daily operation and maintenance of the Audubon
Association and the properties within its realm of responsibility. The
administrative functions of the community were carried out under the direction
of the Board of Directors. From 1978-1987 the Association hired a Community
Coordinator/Executive Director to fulfill these obligations. Records in this
series are primarily those originating and utilized by the
Coordinator/Executive Director.
Arrangement: Arranged in alphabetical order
by subject.
| 3.1 |
Amherst Youth Group,
1983-1986
|
| 3.2 |
Architectural Standards Executive Director's material,
1977-1987
|
| 3.3 |
Assessment Procedures,
1980-1986
|
| 3.4 |
Assessments - Legal,
1982-1983
|
| 3.5-3.7 |
Audubon Child Development Center Lease Contracts,
1976-1989
|
| 3.8 |
Board of Directors Executive Director's Information,
1985-1986
|
| 3.9-3.12 |
Buffalo Convention Center Home Show,
1981-1984
|
| 3.13 |
Bus Service,
1981
|
| 3.14 |
Calendar,
1976
|
| 3.15 |
Calendar,
1982
|
| 3.16 |
Calendar/Log,
1982-1983
|
| 3.17 |
Calendar/Log,
1983
|
| 3.18 |
Calendar/Log,
1985-1986
|
| 3.19 |
Caucus Partnership,
1986
|
| 3.20 |
Committee Reorganization,
1980
|
| 3.21 |
Community Associations Institute,
ca.1982
|
| 3.22 |
Community Associations Institute 15th National
Conference,
1983
|
| 3.23 |
Community Coordinator's Audubon Development Corporation
Report,
1980
|
| 3.24 |
Community Coordinator's Audubon Development Corporation
Report,
1982
|
| 3.25-3.26 |
Community Coordinator's Correspondence,
1975-1982
|
| 3.27 |
Community Coordinator's Reports,
1980-1983
|
| 3.28 |
Computer Purchase/Bids,
1986
|
| 3.29 |
Correspondence: Sue Ryan/George Schanzenbacher,
1985-1986
|
| 3.30 |
Craft Shows,
1986-1987
|
| 3.31-3.32 |
Executive Director's Calendar,
1984-1985
|
| 3.33-3.35 |
Executive Director's Journal,
1983-1985
|
| 3.36-3.38 |
Executive Director's Notes,
1983-1986
|
| 3.39 |
Gazebo Repair and Renovation,
1985
|
| 3.40-3.42 |
General Correspondence,
1982-1985
|
| 3.43 |
House Committee: WPC,
1978-1979
|
| 3.44 |
House Policies: Aspen House Comm. Building Radisson,
1978
|
| 3.45 |
Incoming Letters: Diane Giuliano,
1986-1988
|
| 3.46 |
Independent Community Associations,
n.d.
|
| 4.1 |
Insurance,
1986
|
| 4.2 |
International Cable,
1980
|
| 4.3 |
Maintenance: Walton Pond Center,
1982-1983
|
| 4.4 |
Parking Lot Information,
1982
|
| 4.5 |
Parkside -- Planning,
1986
|
| 4.6 |
Personnel: Franklin G. Buffamonti,
1978-1980
|
| 4.7 |
Personnel: Jack Dianetti,
ca.1978-1984
|
| 4.8 |
Personnel: Jane S. Roth,
1980-1982
|
| 4.9 |
Personnel: Suzanne M. Ryan,
1982-1986
|
| 4.10 |
M.J. Peterson Correspondence,
1982-1985
|
| 4.11 |
M.J. Peterson Lawsuit,
1985-1986
|
| 4.12 |
Property Taxes,
1986
|
| 4.13 |
Radisson Annual Report,
1979-1980
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| 4.14 |
Radisson Community,
1976-1984
|
| 4.15 |
Realtor Presentation,
1978
|
| 4.16 |
Recreation Committee,
1984-1985
|
| 4.17 |
Reston, Virginia,
1983
|
| 4.18 |
Request: Exterior Antenna,
ca.1981
|
| 4.19 |
Specifications: Parking Areas and Walkways,
1986
|
| 4.20 |
Strategic Plan,
1986
|
| 4.21-4.23 |
Telephone Log,
1983-1986
|
| 4.24 |
Tennis Court Renovation,
1985
|
| 4.25 |
Towing Procedures,
1980-1986
|
| 4.26 |
Transition Review,
1986
|
| 4.27 |
Urban Development Corporation Williamsville Lawsuit:
Association Correspondence,
1983
|
| 4.28 |
Walton Pond Center Renovation,
1978-1982
|
| 4.29 |
Walton Pond Center Renovation,
1984-1985
|
| 4.30 |
Walton Pond Center Renovation: Contracts,
1984-1985
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| 4.31 |
Walton Woods Interest Group,
1984-1985
|
Series II: AUDUBON ASSOCIATION BOARD
MEETINGS,
1977-1987
Scope and Content Note: Includes minutes, Memoranda, board
action materials, and reports. Please note: the minutes for 1975-1978 may be
incomplete.
Arrangement: Arranged chronologically.
Memoranda, board action materials, and reports are filed by meeting date.
Minutes are filed under the date of their approval. Minutes of meetings of the
Executive Board are inter-filed.
| 2.9 |
Board Meetings,
1977
|
| 2.10-2.16 |
Board Meetings,
1978
|
| 2.17-2.28 |
Board Meetings,
1979
|
| 2.29-2.38 |
Board Meetings,
1980
|
| 2.39-2.49 |
Board Meetings,
1981
|
| 2.50-2.59 |
Board Meetings,
1982
|
| 2.60-2.70 |
Board Meetings,
1983
|
| 2.71-2.81 |
Board Meetings,
1984
|
| 2.82-2.94 |
Board Meetings,
1985
|
| 2.95-2.112 |
Board Meetings,
1986
|
| 2.113-2.128 |
Board Meetings,
1987
|
| 2.129 |
Board Meetings,
1988
|
Series III: COMMITTEES,
1976-1987
Scope and Content Note: The files include Standing Committees
appointed by the Board of Directors as well as Ad Hoc Committees established in
order to address specific areas of concern. Grounds, Communications and
Recreation provide the most consistent record of meetings, agendas, and
minutes. Ad Hoc files provide intimate data and thoughts surrounding
independent needs and requirements of the community at specific given times.
Residents were generally responsible for the recording and filing of minutes in
the Association office; unfortunately, apparent gaps exist. However,
information printed in the Association's newsletter, as well as Committee
Reports in the minutes of the Board of Director's meetings may serve as a
bridge or supplement.
Arrangement: Arranged alphabetically by
committee. Minutes of the Finance Committee are filed with the Financial
Records in this series.
| 9.1 |
Common Council: Committee Descriptions,
1978
|
| 9.2 |
Common Council: Committee Policies,
1979
|
| 9.3 |
Common Council: Memoranda and Minutes,
1978-1983
|
| 9.4-9.15 |
Communications Committee Meetings,
1976-1987
|
| 9.16 |
Community Goals Committee,
1978-1983
|
| 9.17 |
Cul and Cluster Representatives,
1979-1985
|
| 9.18 |
Community Goals,
1983
|
| 9.19 |
Design Committee Meetings,
1983-1984
|
| 9.20 |
Election Committee Information,
1985
|
| 9.21 |
Gray Panthers,
1975-1979
|
| 9.22 |
Grounds Committee: Annual Report,
1985-1986
|
| 9.23-9.25 |
Grounds Committee: Earth Day,
1984-1987
|
| 9.26 |
Grounds Committee: General Correspondence,
1978-1984
|
| 9.27 |
Grounds Committee: Land Maintenance Specifications,
1982-1986
|
| 9.28 |
Grounds Committee: Meetings Memoranda,
1982-1987; minutes for
these meetings not located.
|
| 9.29-9.75 |
Grounds Committee Meetings,
1978-1987
|
| 9.76 |
Newsletter Committee: Memoranda and Correspondence,
1980-1984
|
| 9.77 |
Personnel Committee: Evaluations,
1983
|
| 9.78 |
Personnel Committee: Job Descriptions,
1978-1986
|
| 9.79 |
Personnel Committee: Job Descriptions - CAI National
Conference,
1977
|
| 9.80 |
Personnel Committee: Job Descriptions - Radisson,
1979
|
| 9.81 |
Personnel Committee: Memoranda,
1982-1983
|
| 9.82 |
Personnel Committee: Policies,
1977-1986
|
| 9.83 |
Personnel Committee: Radisson Policies and Ethics Code,
1975
|
| 9.84 |
Public Relations Committee,
1979, 1983
|
| 9.85 |
Recreation Committee: Agendas and Memoranda,
1979-1986
|
| 9.86-9.92 |
Recreation Committee: Audubon Day,
1980-1986
|
| 9.93 |
Recreation Committee: Correspondence,
1978-1984
|
| 9.94 |
Recreation Committee: Minutes,
1978-1987
|
| 9.95 |
Recreation Committee: Road Rally,
1985
|
| 9.96 |
Strategic Planning Committee: Purpose and Goals,
1985-1986
|
Series IV: AUDUBON DEVELOPMENT
CORPORATION,
1978-1987
Scope and Content Note: This series contains minutes and
select documents of the Audubon Development Corporation of the Urban
Development Corporation as kept by the Audubon Association. (Please note: The
official records of the Audubon Development Corporation are kept by the Urban
Development Corporation.) Includes information on the Audubon Development
Corporation Board as well as the report of a study of Audubon development by
Gordon Black Focus Groups.
Arrangement: Board meeting minutes are filed
chronologically. Minutes are followed by other files arranged
alphabetically.
| 1.58-1.104 |
Board Meeting Minutes,
1978-1987
|
| 1.105 |
Duties and Responsibilities,
1974
|
| 1.106 |
Establishment,
1972
|
| 1.107 |
Gordon Black Focus Groups Summary,
1984
|
| 1.108 |
Meeting Schedules,
1984-1987
|
Series V: DEVELOPMENT OF THE AUDUBON
NEW COMMUNITY,
1964-1987
Scope and Content Note: This series includes documentation
pertaining to the initial studies, contracts, governing bodies, reports and
standards of the Audubon New Community. It consists primarily of records
originating from the Urban Development Corporation.
Arrangement: This series is arranged
alphabetically by title of record, report, or document.
| 1.3 |
Annual Report, New York State Urban Development
Corporation,
1977
|
| 1.4 |
Annual Report, New York State Urban Development
Corporation,
1984
|
| 1.5 |
Architectural Standards, 207 Robin Road,
1986-1987
|
| 1.114 |
Audubon Community: Modifications to the Development
Plan,
n.d.
|
| 1.11 |
Audubon Development Trust Fund,
1984
|
| 1.112 |
Audubon Plan Digest,
July 1972
|
| 1.12 |
Audubon Public Library,
1984
|
| 1.13 |
Audubon Village Adapts the "Radburn Plan,"
1929
|
| 1.6 |
Board of Directors Listing, Audubon Development
Corporation,
ca.1985-1986
|
| 1.14 |
Bryant Woods,
1984-1987
|
| 1.7 |
By Laws, Audubon Development Corporation,
1975
|
| 1.15 |
Cedar Point,
1985
|
| 1.16 |
Cluster Names,
ca.1977
|
| 1.8-1.9 |
Committees, Audubon Development Corporation,
1984-1986
|
| 1.17 |
Contract: Audubon Urban Development Corporation School,
1973
|
| 1.18 |
Contract: New York State Urban Development Corporation
and Sweet Home School District,
1973
|
| 1.19 |
Contract: New York State Urban Development Corporation
and Town of Amherst,
1972
|
| 1.20 |
Contract: New York State Urban Development Corporation
and Williamsville School District,
1973
|
| 1.21 |
Contract Review: New York State Urban Development
Corporation and Williamsville School District,
1979
|
| 1.22 |
Design Standards and the Audubon Architectural Committee
(Urban Development Corporation),
1979
|
| 1.23 |
General Manager's Report, New York State Urban
Development Corporation,
1978
|
| 1.24 |
General Manager's Report, New York State Urban
Development Corporation,
1985
|
| 1.25 |
General Manager's Report, New York State Urban
Development Corporation,
1985
|
| 1.26 |
Historical Background,
1964-1973
|
| 1.27 |
"How Does a Builder Become Involved in Audubon -The
Residential Development Process?,"
1984
|
| 1.28 |
Land Use Plan,
1975
|
| 1.29 |
Land Use Plan,
1981
|
| 1.1-1.2 |
New Community in
Amherst,
1971
|
| 1.111 |
A New Community in Amherst: General
Development Plan 1971-1980,
August 1971
|
| 1.109 |
A New Community in Amherst: Interim
Report Summary,
July 1970
|
| 1.113 |
A New Community in Amherst: The
Proposal and the Issues,
n.d.
|
| 1.30 |
Parkside Garden Apartments (prints),
1974
|
| 1.110 |
Proposal for a New Community in Amherst,
August 1971
|
| 1.31 |
Rapid Transit Committee,
ca.1985
|
| 1.32 |
Residential Petitions: Governor Cuomo -- Correspondence,
1985
|
| 1.10 |
Retail Market Survey Parcel B Amherst Campus, Audubon
Development Corporation,
1984
|
| 1.33 |
Revised Section 235 Program,
1976
|
| 1.34 |
Sprucewood,
1986
|
| 1.35 |
"Three New Towns,"
1979
|
| 1.36 |
Woodsgrove,
1985
|
Series VI: FINANCE,
1975-1987
Scope and Content Note: Contains both general and
administrative financial information.
Arrangement: Alphabetical.
Note: In the original processing this
series was divided into four separate series: Finance, Finance--Administrative,
Finance--Budget, and Finance Committee. The four finance series were later
merged for ease of access to the information contained within them. Information
about earlier division of finance records is available in the collection's
accession record.
| 7.36-7.46 |
Annual Budget,
1976-1987
|
| 6.1-6.7 |
Assessment Journal,
1976-1987
|
| 7.1 |
Budget Comparisons,
1984-1986
|
| 7.2-7.13 |
Budget Preparation,
1975-1987
|
| 6.8-6.19 |
Cash Disbursements,
1975-1987
|
| 6.20-6.29 |
Cash Receipts,
1977-1987
|
| 7.14 |
Chart of Accounts,
1975
|
| 6.30 |
Consumer Price Index Assessment Rate Increase Schedule,
1975-1988
|
| 6.31 |
Current Investments,
1984-1986
|
| 6.32 |
Depreciation Schedule,
1977
|
| 6.33 |
Development Trust Fund,
1984-1985
|
| 7.47-7.56 |
Finance Committee Meetings,
1978-1987
|
| 6.34-6.45 |
Financial Statements,
1976-1987
|
| 7.15-7.26 |
Monthly Financial Reports,
1976-1988
|
| 6.46 |
New York State Urban Development Corporation Fiscal
Years,
1978-1979
|
| 7.27-7.28 |
Outstanding Assessment Reports,
1981-1983
|
| 7.29 |
Parkside Expenditure Breakdown,
1984-1985
|
| 7.30-7.33 |
Radisson Budget,
1977-1982
|
| 6.47 |
Ransom Oaks Financial Statement,
1983-1984
|
| 6.48 |
Repair and Replacement,
1985-1986
|
| 7.34 |
Reserve Funding Information,
1976, 1985
|
| 6.49 |
Revenue Schedule by Unit Type,
1976-1981
|
| 7.35 |
Walton Pond Center Renovation,
1985
|
Series VII: GOVERNING DOCUMENTS,
1975-1987
Scope and Content Note: The file consists of the legal
document defining the first phase of the Audubon New Community Offering Plan,
as well as design controls and Association rules and regulations.
Arrangement: Arranged in alphabetical
order.
| 2.1 |
Audubon Association, Association Area 1 Offering Plan,
1975; note: the Offering Plan is the legal document defining
the first phase of the Audubon New Community
|
| 2.2 |
Audubon Association, Association Area 1 Offering Plan --
Restated/Revised,
1985-1986
|
| 2.3 |
Audubon Association Design Controls,
1984
|
| 2.4 |
Audubon Association Pool Rules,
1985
|
| 2.5 |
The Audubon New Community Government,
1978
|
| 2.6 |
Committee Policies,
1979, 1988
|
| 2.7 |
RVS Policy and Regulations,
ca.1982
|
| 2.8 |
Walton Pond Center Use Policy,
1983
|
Series VIII: LAND MAINTENANCE,
1979-1987
Scope and Content Note: Files include agreements, bids and
specifications, correspondence, inventories, and transfer of equipment
listings. Records of the Director of Grounds prior to 1984 could not be
located. Initially land maintenance staff was hired jointly by UDC and the
Association and later transferred totally to the Association.
Arrangement: Arranged alphabetically by
topic, chronologically thereunder.
| 8.1 |
Audubon Town of Amherst Maintenance Agreement,
n.d.
|
| 8.2 |
Bids and Specifications,
1983-1984
|
| 8.3 |
Director of Grounds: Notes and Correspondence,
1983, 1986
|
| 8.4 |
Inventory,
1979-1980
|
| 8.5 |
Inventory: Equipment & Vehicles,
1981-1985
|
| 8.6 |
Land Use & Maintenance Study,
1983
|
| 8.7 |
Maintenance Building,
1987
|
| 8.8 |
Maintenance Specifications,
1982-1986
|
| 8.9 |
Parkside: Misc. Maintenance, Equipment, and
Specifications,
1983-1984
|
| 8.10 |
Plant/Vegetation Inventory,
ca.1979
|
| 8.11 |
Pool Procedures for Opening and Closing,
1982-1986
|
| 8.12 |
Transfer of Equipment from Urban Development
Corporation,
1984-1986
|
| 8.13 |
Urban Development Corporation Landscape Proposal,
1987
|
| 8.14 |
Winterview (Cluster D) Resident Interest Group,
1984
|
Series IX: MAPS,
1974-1986
Scope and Content Note: This series includes maps, plats and
street guides of the Community and Amherst.
Arrangement: It is arranged in alphabetical
order by location.
| 1.41 |
Street Guide: Amherst,
1983
|
| 1.37 |
Amherst Town Map,
1974
|
| 1.42 |
Zoning Map: Amherst,
1976
|
| 1.38 |
Audubon Address Map,
ca.1982-1986
|
| 1.39 |
Preliminary Plat: Bryant Woods,
1982
|
| 1.40 |
Cover Maps,
1975-1978
|
Series X: NEWSLETTERS,
1975-1987
Scope and Content Note: Series contains the newsletters of
the Audubon New Community. The newsletter was quarterly, 1975-1976, bimonthly,
1976-1979 and monthly, 1980-1987. Effective with the March, 1983 issue the name
of the publication was changed to the
News of Audubon.
Arrangement: The newsletters of the Audubon
New Community are arranged in chronological order. Missing issues are as
follows: August 1984, August 1985, August 1986, and April 1987. As of May 25,
1979 there was a Volume numbering error. It appeared to be corrected on October
26, 1979; however, the following issues reverted back to the incorrect
number.
| 8.48-8.52 |
News of Audubon,
1975-1987
|
Series XI: OUTGOING CORRESPONDENCE,
1982-1987
Scope and Content Note: Outgoing letters, March 10, 1982
through December 30, 1987, generated primarily by the Coordinator/Executive
Director or President of the Association.
Arrangement: Folders are arranged in
chronological order within each box; and in reverse chronological order within
each folder. The chronological arrangement reflects the date of filing rather
than the actual date of the letter.
| 4.32-4.39 |
1982-1983
|
| 5.1-5.18 |
1984-1987
|
Series XII: PARKSIDE,
1978-1987
Scope and Content Note: Records concerning the subsidized
housing units of Audubon. Files contain scattered information pertinent to
rent, violations, and the residents' council.
Arrangement: Arranged alphabetically by
topic.
| 8.15 |
Application for Rent Increase,
1978-1979
|
| 8.16 |
Memos,
1980-1981
|
| 8.17 |
Residents Council,
1978-1982
|
| 8.18 |
Resident Guidelines & Regulations,
1975-1986
|
| 8.19 |
Violations,
1980-1981
|
Series XIII: POOL OPERATION AND
MEMBERSHIP,
1975-1986
Scope and Content Note: The files contain membership
information and lists for the swimming pool as well as tennis
courts.
Arrangement: Arranged
chronologically.
| 8.20 8.31 |
Operation and Management,
1975-1986
|
Series XIV: PROMOTIONAL MATERIALS,
1969-1987
Scope and Content Note: This series includes brochures, news
articles, and capsulized descriptions pertaining to the "Audubon Lifestyle."
Brochures were produced in conjunction with on site home shows as well as those
that were held at the Buffalo Convention Center.
Arrangement: Files are arranged
alphabetically.
| 1.43 |
Audubon Industrial Park,
1982
|
| 1.44 |
"Audubon: Where the Choice is Yours,"
ca.1975
|
| 1.45 |
"The Buffalo Amherst Corridor,"
1969
|
| 1.46 |
"Collection '81: Walton Woods,"
1981
|
| 1.47 |
"Contempo '80: Woodsgrove, Woodsedge, and Walton Woods,"
ca.1979-1980
|
| 1.48 |
"Experience Audubon,"
ca.1982-1985
|
| 1.49 |
"Innovations '80: Walton Woods and Mallard Court,"
1980
|
| 1.50 |
"Living in Audubon,"
ca.1981
|
| 1.51 |
News Articles,
1979-1986
|
| 1.52 |
"Talk to Audubon's Best Salesmen,"
ca.1984
|
| 1.53 |
"This is Audubon,"
1981-1982
|
| 1.54 |
"University Center Park,"
ca.1984
|
| 1.55 |
Walton Woods,
ca.1979-1980
|
Series XV: RESIDENT POPULATION,
1979-1987
Scope and Content Note: Files include directories,
publications, and surveys. Directories were not published annually and lists of
residents within rental units are incomplete. Individual resident file cards
existed at one time in the Association office; however, they were not among the
deposited records. Information within this series encompasses all residents,
homeowners and renters, of the Audubon Association.
Arrangement: Arranged alphabetically
according to topic.
| 8.32 |
Brewster Mews Cookbook,
1983
|
| 8.33 |
Brewster Mews General Information,
1980
|
| 8.34-8.36 |
Directory,
1979-1981, 1983-1984
|
| 8.37 |
Newcomers Guide 1st Edition,
ca.1980-1982
|
| 8.38 |
Newcomers Guide Revised,
1983
|
| 8.39 |
Radisson Community Handbook,
1979
|
| 8.40 |
Radisson Recreation Survey,
n.d.
|
| 8.41 |
Recognition Awards,
1977-1986
|
| 8.42 |
Residential Listing,
ca.1983-1984
|
| 8.43 |
Residential Listing partial,
1985
|
| 8.44 |
Industrial & Commercial Park,
1981
|
| 8.45 |
Residential, Industrial, and Commercial Parks,
1986
|
| 8.46 |
Survey: Faller, Klenk & Quinlan,
1980
|
| 8.47 |
Survey,
1985
|
Search Terms
Authors
Audubon Association.
New York State Urban Development Corporation.
Subject Terms
Audubon Association--Archives.
New York State Urban Development Corporation.
Planned communities--New York (State)--Amherst.
Mixed-use developments--New York (State)--Amherst.
City planning--New York (State)--Amherst.
Housing development--New York (State)--Amherst.
Housing--New York (State)--Amherst.
City and town life--New York (State)--Amherst.
Community development--New York (State)--Amherst.
Community organization--New York (State)--Amherst.
Research parks--New York (State)--Amherst.
Industrial districts--New York (State)--Amherst.
Land use--Planning--New York (State)--Amherst.
New towns--New York (State)--Amherst.
Audubon Community (Amherst, N.Y.)--Archival
resources.
Audubon Community (Amherst, N.Y.)--History--Sources.
Amherst (N.Y.)--History--Sources.
Amherst (N.Y.)--Social conditions.
Related Resources
Parker, David F. "The Audubon Experiment in New Community Development"
Doctoral dissertation submitted to the State University of New York at Albany,
Graduate School of Public Affairs, 1980.
Ryan, Suzanne M. "New York State. New Community Development" Senior
thesis submitted to Daemen College, Department of History and Government, 1988.
Copy on deposit in the University Archives.
Development studies, cover maps, plats, memoranda, minutes of the
Audubon Development Corporation, annual reports, news clippings, financial
records may be available through the following agencies:
NYS UDC Audubon Office
2222 Millersport Highway
Getzville, New York 14068
NYS UDC Radisson
3128 Amesbury Drive
Baldwinsville, New York 13027
NYS UDC New York
1515 Broadway
New York, New York 10036
Parkside correspondence, memoranda, resident listings, rent rolls may
be available through the following businesses:
Parkside Houses
925 Robin Road
West Amherst, New York 14228
M.J. Peterson Corp.
One Towne Center
John James Audubon Parkway
West Amherst, New York 14228
Brewster Mews correspondence, newsletters, resident listings, rent
rolls may be available through the following businesses:
Brewster Mews
925 Robin Road
West Amherst, New York 14228
M.J. Peterson Corp.
One Towne Center
John James Audubon Parkway
West Amherst, New York 14228
Audubon Association records, current documents are available through
the following agency:
Audubon Association, Inc.
700 Robin Road
West Amherst, New York 14228