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      1. ADB: MAYOR ABRAHAM D BEAME
      2. ALMSHOUSE LEDGER COLLECTION
      3. ART: DESIGN COMMISSION
      4. BODIES IN TRANSIT REGISTERS
      5. BOE: BOARD OF EDUCATION
      6. BOOKS AND MANUSCRIPTS
      7. BPB: BOROUGH PRESIDENT BROOKLYN
      8. BPM: BOROUGH PRESIDENT MANHATTAN
      9. BPQ: BOROUGH PRESIDENT QUEENS
      10. BPS: BRIDGES/PLANT & STRUCTURES
      11. BRONX OLD TOWN RECORDS
      12. BROOKLYN OLD TOWN RECORDS
      13. DCP: DEPARTMENT OF CITY PLANNING
      14. DEG: DEGREGARIO COLLECTION
      15. DEP: BOARD OF WATER SUPPLY
      16. DND: MAYOR DAVID N DINKINS
      17. DOB: ARCHITECTURAL PLANS AND DRAWINGS
      18. DOF: BRONX 1940S TAX PHOTOS
      19. DOF: BRONX 1980S TAX PHOTOS
      20. DOF: BROOKLYN 1940S TAX PHOTOS
      21. DOF: BROOKLYN 1980S TAX PHOTOS
      22. DOF: MANHATTAN 1940S TAX PHOTOS
      23. DOF: MANHATTAN 1980S TAX PHOTOS
      24. DOF: QUEENS 1940S TAX PHOTOS
      25. DOF: QUEENS 1980S TAX PHOTOS
      26. DOF: STATEN ISLAND 1940S TAX PHOTOS
      27. DOF: STATEN ISLAND 1980S TAX PHOTOS
      28. DOH: MARITIME BIRTH, DEATH AND MARRIAG…
      29. DOS: SANITATION & STREET CLEANING
      30. DPC: PUBLIC CHARITIES & HOSPITALS
      31. DPR: PARKS & RECREATION PHOTOGRAPHS
      32. DPW: DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
      33. EARLY MAYORS, WILLIAM STRONG, 1895-1897
      34. EIK: MAYOR EDWARD I KOCH
      35. FDNY: FIRE DEPARTMENT NEW YORK
      36. FHL: MAYOR FIORELLO H LAGUARDIA
      37. HPD: HOUSING PRESERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT
      38. JVL: MAYOR JOHN V LINDSAY
      39. MAC: MUNICIPAL ARCHIVES COLLECTION
      40. MALCOLM X ASSASSINATION CASE FILE RECORDS
      41. MANHATTAN AND BROOKLYN LIQUOR LICENSES
      42. MAPS AND ATLASES
      43. MAYOR ROBERT VAN WYCK
      44. MAYOR SETH LOW
      45. MRC: MAYORS RECEPTION COMMITTEE
      46. NEW AMSTERDAM RECORDS
      47. NEW YORK COUNTY JURY CENSUS
      48. NYPD & CRIMINAL PROSECUTION
      49. NYPD SURVEILLANCE FILMS
      50. OLD TOWN KINGS COUNTY MICROFILM
      51. PARKS AND PARKWAYS DRAWINGS AND PLANS
      52. PAUL MOSS SCRAPBOOK
      53. PORTS & TERMINALS
      54. PRINTS POSTERS & DRAWINGS
      55. QUEENS OLD TOWN RECORDS
      56. RFW: MAYOR ROBERT F WAGNER
      57. RWG: MAYOR RUDOLPH W GIULIANI
      58. VRI: MAYOR VINCENT R IMPELLITTERI
      59. WNYC TV: MOVING IMAGES
      60. WNYC: RADIO
      61. WOD: MAYOR WILLIAM O'DWYER
      62. WPA FEDERAL WRITERS PROJECT
NYC Municipal Archives Collections

This collection consists of a selection materials produced by the mayoral administration of Seth Low. The collection is not comprehensive, but does include material related to the daily work of his mayoral administration. The material includes correspondence both from citizens and businesses throughout the city, as well as correspondence received from City Departments, Commissions, and Agencies. In addition, official documentation such as bills and legislation as well as a small amount of ephemera comprise the Subject Files series.
Seth Low (1850-1916) served as the Mayor of New York from 1902-1903, on a fusion ticket of the Republican and Citizens Union parties. Prior to his tenure as Mayor, Low was the president of Columbia University and the former Mayor of Brooklyn as well as an activist in progressive politics. In comparison to his predecessor, Robert Van Wyck, Low was seen as a reformer in city politics. Low's mayoralty is most noted for introducing the civil service system into city government, streamlining the city's bureaucracies, improving the school system, and fighting graft in the police department. He ran for office in 1903, but was defeated, though he stayed active in politics, especially involving organized labor. Low died on September 17, 1916 at home in Upstate New York. Guide to the records of Mayor Seth Low, 1902- 1903