Zane L. Miller and Paticia M. Melvin

The Urbanization of Modern America, 2nd ed.

Raymond, Mohl, ed.

The Making of Urban America

1. Regular attendance is required.
2. As discussion is an integral part of the learning process in this course, thoughtful, well-prepared class participation is also required.
3. Students are required to present a semester report both orally and in written form. They may either do a neighborhood study or a reading report (see attached instructions for each type of report). Report topic must be chosen by Oct. 3rd.
4. Mid-term examination - Oct. 31.
5. Final examination - Dec. 19.

Students who miss an examination and have a verifiable excuse should apply for a make-up examination at the Registrar's Office. Those who miss an examination without a verifiable excuse will receive a grade F on that examination. Anyone discovered cheating on a examination will receive a grade of F for the course.

10% -- Attendance and Class Participation
30% -- Semester Report - Oral and Written
30% -- Mid-Term and Final Examinations

SEPT. 19 Introduction to Urban History; The Colonial City 1607-1776

• Miller and Melvin, Chap. 1

SEPT. 26 Cities in the New Nation - Urban Growth in the South and West 1776-1820

• Miller and Melvin, Chap. 2;
• Mohl, pp. 12-44

OCT. 3 The Rise of the Industrial City 1820-1860

• Miller and Melvin, Chap. 3;
• Mohl, pp. 45-67

OCT. 10 The Mid-Nineteenth Century Urban Crisis

• Miller and Melvin, Chap. 4;
• Mohl, pp. 81-89

OCT. 17 The Rise of Metropolitan America 1860-1900

• Miller and Melvin, Chap. 5;
• Mohl, pp. 122-137

OCT. 24 Life in Late Nineteenth Century Cities

• Mohl, pp. 138-169

OCT. 31 Midterm Examination

NOV. 7 19th Century Urban Government - Bosses and Reformers

• Miller and Melvin, Chap. 6;
• Mohl, pp. 99-121

NOV. 14 Early Twentieth-Century City Growth

• Miller and Melvin, Chap. 7;
• Mohl, pp. 170-186

NOV. 21 The Roaring Twenties, The Depression and the New Deal

• Miller and Melvin, Chap. 8;
• Mohl, pp. 189-227

NOV 28 The Post-Industrial Metropolis 1945-1960

• Miller and Melvin, Chap. 9;
• Mohl, pp. 228-251

DEC. 5 The Urban Crisis and Attempted Solutions 1960-1975

• Miller and Melvin, Chap. 10;
• Mohl, pp. 252-267

DEC. 12 New Trends and Continuing Problems: 1975 to the present

• Miller and Melvin, Chap. 11;
• Mohl, pp. 268-83

DEC. 19 FINAL EXAMINATION

1. The subject of this report can be your own neighborhood or any New York Metropolitan neighborhood such as the Wall Street area, City Hall area, Greenwich Village, Chinatown, etc.



2. The report is to be presented orally to the class (10-15 minutes) at a time to be assigned and in writing (5-8 pages, typewritten, double-spaced) by December 12th. Late papers will be marked down one whole grade.



3. If at all possible, your report should be accompanied by slides (preferable) or pictures of the neighborhood which you select.



4. Your report should include the following:


1. Brief history of your neighborhood, with most emphasis on the post 1900 period.
2. Description of your neighborhood at the present time, i.e. physical description, use, i.e. residential, mixed, industrial, the people, transportation, major problems, and strengths and weaknesses.
3. Analysis and explanation of the changes which have occurred in the neighborhood with emphasis on the last 50 years.
4. Your prediction as to the future of the neighborhood.
5. Bibliography of sources of information. All direct quotes from your sources should be footnoted. Failure to do so is plagiarism and will result in a grade of F.



5. Suggested sources of information:


1. Check for books in libraries-Pace, New York Public Library.
2. New York Times lndex-the Pace Library has the N.Y. Times on microfilm from 1851 to the present.
3. Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature - for magazine articles.
4. Local Historical Society or Museum e.g. Bronx County Historical Society New York Historical Society (Manhattan), Brooklyn Historical Society - 128 Pierpont St., Queens Historical Society, etc.
5. Oral history Interviews - older residents of the neighborhood, store owners, local real estate agents, morticians, priests, ministers or rabbis, etc.

1. A 10-15 minute oral report to the class (see due dates below). This report should be well-prepared and informative.



2. A written paper (5-8 pages, typewritten, double-spaced) due by Dec. 12th. Direct quotes must be footnoted. Failure to footnote is plagiarism and will result in a grade of F. Late papers will be marked down one whole grade.



3. Both the oral and written reports should answer the following questions:
1. What is the subject and scope of each book?
2. What are the authors' main sources of information?
3. What are the main findings and conclusions presented in each book? How do they relate to each other?
4. What contributions to an understanding of urban history and contemporary urban problems do these books make?

1. Robert G. Albion, THE RISE OF NEW YORK PORT
   Sam B. Warner, Jr., STREETCAR SUBURBS



2. Charles W. Cheape, MOVING THE MASSES: THE EVOLUTION OF URBAN PUBLIC TRANSIT IN NEW YORK, BOSTON AND PHILADELPHIA 1880-1912
   Mark S. Foster, FROM STREETCAR TO SUPER HIGHWAY

1. Alan Dawley, CLASS AND COMMUNITY: THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION IN LYNN
   Stanley Buder, PULLMAN



2. Sean Wilentz, CHANTS DEMOCRATIC: NEW YORK CITY AND THE RISE OF THE AMERICAN WORKING CLASS 1788-1850

1. James F. Richardson, THE NEW YORK POLICE: COLONIAL TIMES TO 1901
   Roger Lane, POLICING THE CITY: BOSTON 1822-1885



2. David Rothman, THE DISCOVERY OF THE ASYLUM
   Joseph M. Hawes, CHILDREN IN URBAN SOCIETY: JUVENILE DELINQUENCY IN NINETEENTH CENTURY AMERICA

1. Diane Ravitch, THE GREAT SCHOOL WARS, NEW YORK CITY 1805-1973: A HISTORY OF THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS AS BATTLEFIELD OF SOCIAL CHANGE



2. William A. Bullough, CITIES AND SCHOOLS IN THE GILDED AGE: THE EVOLUTION OF AN URBAN INSTITUTION
   David Nasaw, CHILDREN OF THE CITY: AT WORK AND AT PLAY

• Irish:
  Oscar Handlin, BOSTON'S IMMIGRANTS
  Lawrence J. McCaffrey, THE IRISH DIASPORA IN AMERICA



• Irish and Germans:
  Jay P. Dolan, THE IMMIGRANT CHURCH: NEW YORK'S IRISH AND GERMAN CATHOLICS 1815-1865
  Robert Ernst, IMMIGRANT LIFE IN NEW YORK CITY 1825-1863



• Italians:
  Humbert S. Nelli, THE ITALIANS IN CHICAGO 1880-1930
  Herbert J. Gans, THE URBAN VILLAGERS
  Donald Tricarico, THE ITALIANS OF GREENWICH VILLAGE
  Anthony Oris, THE MADONNA OF 115TH STREET: FAITH AND COMMUNITY IN ITALIAN HARLEM, 1880-1950



• Jews:
  Moses Rischin, THE PROMISED CITY
  Deborah Dash Moore, AT HOME IN AMERICA



• Chinese:
  Shih-Shan Henry Tsai, THE CHINESE EXPERIENCE IN AMERICA
  Gunter Barth, BITTER STRENGTH: A HISTORY OF THE CHINESE IN THE UNITED STATES 1850-1870

1. Josef Barton, PEASANTS AND STRANGERS: ITALIANS, ROUMANIANS AND SLOVAKS IN AN AMERICAN CITY 1890-1950
   Thomas Kessner, THE GOLDEN DOOR: ITALIAN AND JEWISH IMMIGRANT MOBILITY 1880-1915



2. Thomas Kessner and Betty Boyd Caroli, TODAY'S IMMIGRANTS, THEIR STORIES
   Nathan Glazer and Daniel P. Moynihan, BEYOND THE MELTING POT



3. Olivier Zunz, THE CHANGING FACE OF INEQUALITY: URBANIZATION, INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AND IMMIGRANTS IN DETROIT, 1880-1920

1. Richard Wade, SLAVERY IN THE CITIES
   Leonard P. Curry, THE FREE BLACK IN URBAN AMERICA 1800-1850: THE SHADOW OF THE DREAM



2. Allen H. Spear, BLACK CHICAGO: THE MAKING OF A GHETTO 1890-1920
   Harold X. Connolly, A GHETTO GROWS IN BROOKLYN or
   Arnold R. Hirsch, MAKING THE SECOND GHETTO: RACE AND HOUSING IN CHICAGO, 1940-1960

1. Christine Stansell, CITY OF WOMEN: SEX AND CLASS IN NEW YORK 1789-1860
   Suzanne Lebsock, THE FREE WOMEN OF PETERSBERG: STATUS AND CULTURE IN A SOUTHERN TOWN. 1784-1860



2. Elizabeth Ewen, IMMIGRANT WOMEN IN THE LAND OF THE DOLLAR: LIFE AND CULTURE ON THE LOWER EASTSIDE 1890-1925
   Kathy Peiss, CHEAP AMUSEMENTS! WORKING WOMEN AND LEISURE IN TURN OF THE CENTURY NEW YORK

1. Alexander B. Callow, Jr., THE TWEED RING
   Leo Hershkowitz, TWEED'S NEW YORK: ANOTHER LOOK



2. Other Bosses:
   Mike Royko, BOSS: RICHARD J. DALEY OF CHICAGO
   Walton Bean, BOSS RUEF'S SAN FRANCISCO



3. Reformers:
   Melvin G. Holli, REFORM IN DETROIT
   Allen F. Davis, SPEARHEADS FOR REFORM: THE SOCIAL SETTLEMENTS AND THE PROGRESSIVE MOVEMENT 1890-1914

1. Mark I. Gelfand, A NATION OF CITIES: THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND URBAN AMERICA

1. Herbert Gans, THE LEVITTOWNERS
2. Kenneth T. Jackson, CRABGRASS FRONTIER

1. William M. Tuttle, Jr., RACE RIOT: CHICAGO IN THE RED SUMMER OF 1919
   Dominic Capeci, THE HARLEM RIOT OF 1943



2. REPORT OF THE NATIONAL ADVISORY COMMISSION ON CIVIL DISORDER (KERNER COMMISSION) 1968

1. Gwendolyn Wright, BUILDING THE DREAM: A SOCIAL HISTORY OF HOUSING IN AMERICA



2. Deveraux Bowley, Jr., THE POORHOUSE: SUBSIDIZED HOUSING IN CHICAGO 1895-1976

1. Carl Abbott, THE NEW URBAN AMERICAN: GROWTH AND POLITICS IN SUNBELT CITIES



2. David R. Goldfield, COTTON FIELDS AND SKYSCRAPERS: SOUTHERN CITY AND REGION 1607-1980

The Museum of the City of New York

Fifth Avenue at 103rd Street - open daily & Sunday 10-6.
A must.

Theodore Roosevelt House

28 East 20th Street open Tue-Sat 10-5, Sun 1-5.
Fine example of mid-nineteenth century brownstone (Gothic Revival architecture), illustrates life-style of urban upper class in the 2nd half of the l9th century.

City Hall

Broadway at City Hall Park.
Begun in 1802 and finished in 1811.

Tweed Court House

50 Chambers Street between Broadway and Center.
Of 1872: prime example of Boss Tweed's corruption.

St. Paul's Chapel and Graveyard

Broadway at Fulton.
Erected in 1764-66 - most notable 18th century building and oldest surviving church in New York City.

Federal Hall National Memorial

28 Wall Street at Nassau.
Built between 1834-42, Greek revival, has many prints and memorabilia of early New York City.

South Street Seaport Museum

16 Fulton Street (at South Street).
Museum and ship displays of 19th century port of New York.

Trinity Church and Graveyard

Wall Street & Broadway.
Gothic Revival 1846.

Fraunces Tavern

Broad & Pearl Streets.
1907 reconstruction of l8th century home of wealthy merchant.

Woolworth Building

233 Broadway.
Built 1913 - early and beautiful skyscraper

Chinatown

Boundaries - Canal, Worth, Mulberry, Bowery & Chatham Square.

Lower East Side

See Orchard Street on a Sunday between East Houston and Canal for a flavor on tenement life past & present.