1 20 1 https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/44124/archive/files/395566ef42610a204860a97b7466f45e.pdf?Expires=1773878400&Signature=dw4B670NkLPdH91-twClpF7u-WZIz%7EgsXoWGwHlnGPuCuCKhnhrMpUbZc9zMA5RYRarMoVUCT96OOaagG9DVlMu-OHFvHPmHdUw5JiiXkra6b1049kbFVOtyz2hNBCc9IOIx5rE-wGx8VMb4bsa97lzFjywdYJ%7Etozsv46taOecLwCeV6EgN0Ov9qyc-59yx8FwGc-ElQXGkaTU3nsUB64hwmYG1MbfmtHoMYFo3goLLdNOFEVnGaSeQnhfyB5cdp2tD2CqnkDJuvy1wijNHs2SbG2qlEMYM8CNmc4EY57mOo19JFox-Tej475ghWnF7Tu34XAhlYFNQiDR9FPq5PA__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM a09504f03fc71e0fb139272cdde4d5aa PDF Text Text • ~. a ,DCNT T DI . ... ... "Ill " : • • • ,. .T \',a: PItU,c ... r ' .. .. U . . . ,LL.. • . " ".. ~ ,,,:,,' • • 11'1 , ....... w''-!.>A'' TU.......... . . D. • UY, J~_ REAL ESTATE BOARO OF GREATER BALTImORE C • • ,LI...... ..., .. .... " 7 EAST LEXINGTON ST .• BALTIMORE 2, MARYlAND- PLAZA 2-85]7 C .... 'U .. .. " " . .AY PITT . . .. _ • .......... .,.. U ....... . April 20 , 1959 Mr . William Boucher , III Executive Director Greater Baltimore Committee Mathieson Building Baltimore 2, Maryland Dear B111: The article on the back page of this morning ' s Sun 1n which you were quoted 8S stating that some ~mbers of the Real Estate Board are engaged 1n block bustlng and playing on prejudices and tears to create sales for themselves 1s rather puzzling to me . If you were quoted correctly , I should l i ke to believe that you would have re ported any specific case invol ving fraud or misrepresentation on the part of a Realtor to this office . It woul d 8eem to me, and I believe you'll agree , that fraud or misrepresentation would have to be evident in cases involving block busting according to your definition of the term . As you well know , an important article of the Realtors' Code of Ethics provide. that it i. the Realtor ' . duty to protect the public against fraud, misrepresentation or unethical practices in the real estate field . The eXistence of this provision was made quite clear during several meetings leading to the formation of Baltimore Neighborhoods , Inc . , at which you were present . As a matter of fact, you were quoted in the News Post of February 12 as stating that Baltimore Nei ghborhoods , Inc ., planned to back a proposed City Council ordinance a gainst bl ock busti ng which would be modeled after or be similar to the Realtors I Code of Ethics . As I explained to you in my letter of February 16 , 1959 , the Real Estate Board was of the opinion that it could not become part of Baltimore Neighborhoods, Inc ., because of that organization's intent to Btimula~the acceptance of housing on an open occupany basis . However , we shall continue our interest in this problem and, of course , are particularly concerned over statements such as yours regarding the activities of Realtors . �~~ . William Boucher , III - 2- April 20 , 1959 If you are• ever aware of any specific cases in which it 1s believed that any Realtor is engaged 1n fraud or misrepresentation , please inform this office immediately . • HAMJ>lOND Executive Vice President CWlI:mj cc: Mr . Sidney H. Tinley , Jr . � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Baltimore Neighborhoods, Inc. Subject The topic of the resource Discrimination in housing Nonprofit organizations Citizens' associations Baltimore Metropolitan Area (Md.) African Americans Housing Baltimore (Md.) Community organization Reports Correspondence Newsletters Description An account of the resource This exhibit provides an introduction to the work of Baltimore Neighborhoods, Inc. (BNI) around issues of racial integration in housing and tenants' rights from the 1950s to the 2000s. Established in 1958, Baltimore Neighborhoods, Inc. was formed to promote an open housing market and viable integrated neighborhoods in the Baltimore area. It was established by several neighborhood associations and supported by civic organizations like the Greater Baltimore Committee. The early focus of the organization was to obtain open housing and stable neighborhoods during a period of widespread white flight and blockbusting in Baltimore City. Through education and advocacy, it sought to counter racial prejudice, to fight discrimination in the real estate industry, and to combat neighborhood deterioration resulting from segregated housing. More recently, BNI has focused on tenant-landlord relations and renters' rights. The Baltimore Neighborhoods, Inc. (BNI) collection at the University of Baltimore consists of 22 linear inches of archival records, which are described in an online collection database. The complete collection has also been digitized at the folder level and is also available in the collection database. For this exhibit, 32 documents have been selected from the complete collection. 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Discrimination in housing Social integration Social integration Real estate business Ethics Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Hammond, C.W. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available University of Baltimore Special Collections & Archives Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context bni01.01.06a Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Baltimore Neighborhoods, Incorporated Records (R0015-BNI), series I, box 1, folder 6, Special Collections & Archives, University of Baltimore Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Use of this digital material is governed by U.S. copyright law. The University of Baltimore Special Collections and Archives makes digital surrogates of collections accessible if they are in the public domain, the rights are owned by the University of Baltimore, the Special Collections and Archives has permission to make them accessible, or there are no known restrictions on use. Due to the nature of archival collections, rights information is not always discernible. The Special Collections and Archives is eager to hear from any rights owners wishing to provide accurate information. Upon request, material will be removed from view while a rights issue is addressed. Contact the Special Collections and Archives for more information regarding this image. Discrimination in housing Ethics Greater Baltimore Committee Inc. Real Estate Board of Greater Baltimore Real estate business Social integration