20 MacArthur
Fellowships to 21 Fellows Announced by MacArthur Foundation
Today.
- William Strickland, Manchester Craftsmen's Guild, 18 June
1996.
Ford Foundation
Annual Report 1995.
- Books and reports published in 1995, directly or indirectly under
Ford Foundation grants:
- Bowles, Elinor. Community Development and the Arts. Pittsburgh:
Manchester Craftsman's Guild, 1995.
Ford Foundation
Spring Report 1996.
- "'The arts can nourish the spiritual and creative energies that
enable individuals to regenerate themselves. They can bridge differences of
age, gender, income, and ethnicity. They can help people construct a
personal sense of time and place, a positive identity, and a sense of
community.' Few institutions tap this potential as
well as Manchester Craftsmen's Guild."
Historic
Districts.
- Background on "Historic Districts" in the United States with
examples, including Manchester. "Historic Preservation Home Page" at Eastern
Michigan University.
Manchester
Citizens Corporation.
- "The Manchester Citizens Corporation, one of the oldest CDCs in
the city, was formed to help the Urban Redevelopment Authority
salvage the deteriorating neighborhood."
Manchester
Craftsmen's Guild.
- "Vision Statement: Through arts,
education, culture and enterprise we
strive to create environments of hope, caring, professionalism,
opportunity and excellence that enable people to realize
a better quality of life for themselves and their communities."
National
Endowment
for the Arts' Support of Manchester Craftsmen's Guild.
- Reference made in the Testimony of Jane Alexander, Chairman of the
National Endowment for the Arts before Subcommittee on Early Childhood,
Youth and Families Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations United
States House of Representatives. 1997.
Pittsburgh's
Manchester: From the Brink to Beautiful.
- By Mandy Rosina Sirofchuck for the Tribune-Review.
- History, architecture, housing. Article promoted a "house tour
sponsored by Historic Manchester, Manchester Citizens Corporation, and
Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation."
