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Willowbrook Materials in the Vitaliano Papers

The following is a annotated list of folder and items with materials related to the Willowbrook State School that are located within the Assemblyman Eric N. Vitaliano Papers.

• The Greenbelt – Correspondence re: Corson’s Brook Woods, 1984-1987. Series: Subject Files, Box 44, Folder 5.

This folder includes correspondence related to Corson’s Brook Woods and the controversy over the construction of group homes for the developmentally disabled on land designated for inclusion in the Greenbelt.

• Staten Island Developmental Center (SIDC) – Correspondence Re: Disposition of Excess Land, 1984-1987. Series: Subject Files, Box 70, Folder 13.

This folder includes materials related to the proposed uses for the SIDC campus after its closure. This includes information on the effect that development would have on Corson’s Brook Woods.

• Staten Island Developmental Center (SIDC) – Press Clippings, 1984. Series: Subject Files, Box 70, Folder 14.

This folder includes materials related to the proposed uses for the SIDC campus after its closure. This includes information on the effect that development would have on Corson’s Brook Woods.

• Staten Island Developmental Center (SIDC) – Richard P. Buegler (Protectors of Pine Oak Woods, Inc.) v. James Walsh (SIDC), Brief for Respondents, 1984. Series: Subject Files, Box 70, Folder 15

This folder contains a legal brief.