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Project Citation: 

Kafka, Judith, and Matheny, Cici. Data files for: Boundary Matters: Uncovering the Hidden History of New York City’s School Subdistrict Lines. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2021-07-06. https://doi.org/10.3886/E144502V1

Project Description

Summary:  View help for Summary This article traces the history of New York City’s geographic school subdistrict boundaries throughout the 20th century, exploring the historical relationship between race, space, and schooling in New York City and beyond.  It seeks to both make the case for studying the spatial history of within-district education boundaries and put the results of our historical mapping project into the public domain. Ultimately we hope that researchers will use our data to explore their own questions about the history of New York City, its neighborhoods, and its schools, and that some may embark upon similar boundary-mapping projects for other cities, counties and school systems.​

Scope of Project

Subject Terms:  View help for Subject Terms GIS; school districts; boundary; New York City; spatial history; education
Geographic Coverage:  View help for Geographic Coverage New York City
Time Period(s):  View help for Time Period(s) 1902 – 1975
Data Type(s):  View help for Data Type(s) administrative records data; geographic information system (GIS) data

Methodology

Data Source:  View help for Data Source Board of Education Directories, New York City Municipal Archives

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