The Pittsburgh district civic frontage

I. The community: Pittsburgh the year of the survey, by E. T. Devine. Pittsburgh: an interpretation of its growth, by R. A. Woods. Coalition of Pittsburgh's civic forces, by A. T. Burns.--II. Civic conditions: Civic improvement possibilities in Pittsburgh, by C. M. Robinson. Thirty-five years of typhoid, by F. E. Wing. The housing of Pittsburgh's workers, by Emily W. Dinwiddie and F. Elisabeth Crowell. Three studies in housing and responsibility: Skunk hollow, by Florence L. Lattimore. Painter's row, Tammany hall, by F. Elisabeth Crowell. The aldermen and their courts, by H. V. Blaxter and A. H. Kerr. The disproportion of taxation in Pittsburgh, by S. M. Harrison.--III. Children and the city: Pittsburgh schools, by Lila Ver P. North. The playgrounds of Pittsburgh, by Beulah Kennard. The public library, by Frances J. Olcott. Pittsburgh as a foster mother, by Florence L. Lattimore.--Appendices.

Papers of Helen Lawrence Appleton Brooks, 1822-1985

Mostly correspondence between family members, beginning with Catherine Lawrence and Charles Appleton, the parents of Helen Brooks. Also records of Brooks' voluntary activities, her diaries and personal writings, and material collected by Grace Norton about Henry James.

Fees and charges for public recreation; a study of policies and practices.

Mode of access: Internet.

The Pittsburgh plan : reports nos. 1 to 6, inclusive /

Cover title.

Recreation.

Title from cover.

County parks; a report of a study of county parks in the United States.

"A brief bibliography of interest to park executives": p. 107-109.

Proceedings of the ... annual Playground Congress ... and year book /

3d, 1909 published in 12 numbers.

Playground technique and playcraft /

"A working bibliography": v. 1, p. 260-274.

Children's outdoor play areas.

"April 1988."

Brewster Homes

On verso: Spencer & Wyckoff, Commercial Photographers, Detroit

Planting plan for the playground area. Columbus Park; Chicago, Illinois

Ink on linen. Location, type of plantings, pools, footpaths, football field; notes. Signed. 172 cm. x 58 cm. Scale: 1"=20' [from photographic copy by Lance Burgharrdt]

Plan of playground ... Pyott Playground. Oak Park, Illinois. Post-1918

Black, red, blue ink, pencil; location of proposed reservoir and embankment; unsigned. 88x52 cm. Scale: 1"=30' [from photographic copy by Lance Burgharrdt]

Recreation.

Mode of access: Internet.

The practical conduct of play /

Reprinted in part from various periodicals.

Environmental lead contamination in Miami inner-city area

The purpose of the study was to evaluate the magnitude of environmental lead contamination in the downtown area of Miami. Lead inspections took place at 121 homes in Little Haiti and Liberty City and involved the collection ofrepresentative samples from floors, window wells, tap water, soil and air. Community health workers (CHWs) trained in interview and safety techniques went from door to door to enlist participation. On-site investigations were tailored to areas most utilized by children underthe age of6 years. The presence of lead-containing paint was also investigated in situ via X-ray fluorescence (XRF) analysis. Results: Of the sampling areas, the window wells area had the most abundant occurrence of lead. On analysis, 24% of sites returned window well samples with lead levels above Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) guidelines. Of the soil samples, the playgrounds around the house had the highest concentration of lead. Soil sampling demonstrated that 27.5% of sites returned samples with lead levels (400 to 1600 ppm) inexcess of HUD/Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) standards. Positive XRF readings in one or more components were returned by 18% of sites. Conclusions: More than half of the houses in these two neighborhoods exhibited unacceptably high levels of lead dust and soil in areas where children live and play. Limitations of this study did not allow the assessment of how many children in this area are affected. A more comprehensive study including other areas of Miami-Dade County with older housing stock is recommended.