Eliot, Charles W. (Charles William), 1899-1993

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Landscape architect. Educated at Harvard: A.B. 1920, M.L.A. 1923. Charles William Eliot II was the son of Samuel Atkins Eliot and the grandson of Charles William Eliot, president of Harvard from 1869 to 1909.

From the description of Biography of Samuel Atkins Eliot, ca.1885-1956 (inclusive), 1954-1956 (bulk). (Harvard University, Divinity School Library). WorldCat record id: 269368155

Charles William Eliot (1899- ) served with other Harvard men in the American Red Cross Ambulance unit, Section I, in Bassano, Italy in 1918. He earned his Harvard AB 1920 and became a planner and landscape architect. He went on to become a professor in the Graduate School of Design. His grandfather served as President of Harvard University.

From the description of Italian Front, photograph album 1918. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 77063907

From the description of Papers regarding the American Red Cross Ambulance Unit in Bassano, Italy, 1918-1987. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 77063905

From the description of Italian Front, photograph album 1918. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 249202724

Charles William Eliot II (1899-1993) graduated from Harvard College in 1920 and earned a master's of landscape architecture from Harvard in 1923. He served as director of the National Resources Planning Board, a part of Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal, from 1939 to 1943. Mr. Eliot also held the Charles Eliot Professorship in Landscape Architecture and Regional Planning (named after his uncle) at the Harvard Graduate School of Design from 1955 to 1959, at which point he became Professor of City and Regional Planning until 1967.

From the guide to the Biography of Samuel Atkins Eliot, ca.1885-1956 (inclusive), 1954-1956 (bulk)., (Andover-Harvard Theological Library, Harvard Divinity School)

Planner, landscape architect. Educated at Harvard University (A.B. 1920; M.L.A. 1923). Landscape architect, Boston, 1924-26; city planner for Arlington, Mass. and other towns; National Capital Park & Planning Commission, Washington D.C., 1926-30, director of planning, Washington and environs, 1930-33; exececutive officer National Planning Board, Public Works Administration 1933-34, National Resources Board, 1934-35 and National Resources Committee, 1935-39; director National Resources Planning Board, 1939-43; director of Haynes Foundation, 1944-45; planning consultant in private practice since 1945; Charles Eliot professor of landscape architecture and regional planning, Graduate School of Design, Harvard University, 1955-59; professor of city and regional planning, from 1959.

From the description of Papers of Charles William Eliot, 1933-1943 (bulk). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 188581117

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Role Title Holding Repository
referencedIn Villard, Henry Serrano, 1900-1996. American Red Cross ambulance unit and medical stations near Bassano, Italy, 1917-1918 [videorecording]. Harvard University Archives.
creatorOf Eliot, Samuel A. (Samuel Atkins), 1862-1950. Papers, 1889-1955. Massachusetts Historical Society
creatorOf Roscoe Pound Papers Harvard Law School Library Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138
referencedIn Harvard University. Graduate School of Design. Testimonial letters, 1966. Harvard University Archives.
creatorOf Eliot, Charles W. (Charles William), 1899-. Papers of Charles William Eliot, 1933-1943 (bulk). Harvard University, Frances Loeb Library
creatorOf Rogers, William Barton, 1804-1882. Letters from Rogers to Prof. Baird, 18 April 1874 [manuscript] : Letters to Rogers from William Cabell Rives, 9 May 1839 and Charles W. Eliot, 18 April 1874 9 May 1839-18 April 1874. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Villard, Henry Serrano, 1900-1996. American Red Cross ambulance unit and medical stations near Bassano, Italy, 1917-1918. Harvard University Archives.
referencedIn Harvard University. Dept. of Geological Sciences. Records of the Department of Geological Sciences, 1888-1961. Harvard University Archives.
creatorOf Gladden, Washington, 1836-1918. Papers, 1847-1970. Library of Congress
referencedIn Autograph File, D, 1586-1975. Houghton Library
creatorOf Biography of Samuel Atkins Eliot, ca.1885-1956 (inclusive), 1954-1956 (bulk). Andover-Harvard Theological Library
creatorOf Eliot, Charles W. (Charles William), 1899-. Biography of Samuel Atkins Eliot, ca.1885-1956 (inclusive), 1954-1956 (bulk). Harvard University, Divinity School Library
referencedIn Harold Foote Gosnell papers, 1931-1962 Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn John C. Merriam Papers, 1899-1938 Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
creatorOf Eliot, Charles W. (Charles William), 1899-. Papers regarding the American Red Cross Ambulance Unit in Bassano, Italy, 1918-1987. Harvard University Archives.
creatorOf Alderman, Edwin Anderson, 1861-1931. Correspondence while at Saranac Lake, N.Y., 1912-1913 [manuscript] ca. 1909-1929. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Roscoe Pound Papers Harvard Law School Library Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138
referencedIn Charles Fessenden Morse addresses on the Civil War, etc., 1885-1921. Houghton Library
creatorOf Eliot, Charles W. (Charles William), 1899-. Italian Front, photograph album 1918. Harvard University Archives.
referencedIn Harold Foote Gosnell papers, 1931-1962 Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
creatorOf Eliot, Charles W. (Charles William), 1899-. Italian Front, photograph album 1918. Harvard University Archives.
referencedIn Houghton Mifflin Company correspondence and records, 1832-1944. Houghton Library
creatorOf Roscoe Pound Papers Harvard Law School Library Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138
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associatedWith Alderman, Edwin Anderson, 1861-1931. person
associatedWith American National Red Cross corporateBody
associatedWith American Unitarian Association. corporateBody
associatedWith Charles W. Eliot person
associatedWith Delano, Frederic A. (Frederic Adrian), 1863-1953. person
associatedWith Eliot, Charles William, 1834-1926. person
associatedWith Eliot, Samuel A. (Samuel Atkins), 1862-1950. person
associatedWith Gladden, Washington, 1836-1918. person
correspondedWith Gosnell, Harold F. (Harold Foote), 1896-1997. person
associatedWith Harvard Ambulance Corps corporateBody
associatedWith Harvard Ambulance Corps corporateBody
associatedWith Harvard Ambulance Corps. corporateBody
associatedWith Harvard University corporateBody
associatedWith Harvard University. Dept. of Geological Sciences. corporateBody
associatedWith Harvard University. Graduate School of Design. corporateBody
correspondedWith Houghton Mifflin Company. corporateBody
associatedWith Ickes, Harold L. (Harold LeClair), 1874-1952. person
associatedWith Kenyon, William Houston, 1856-1933 person
associatedWith Merriam, Charles Edward, 1874-1953. person
correspondedWith Merriam, John C. (John Campbell), 1869-1945. person
correspondedWith Morse, Charles F. (Charles Fessenden), 1839-1926 person
associatedWith Pound, Roscoe, 1870-1964. person
associatedWith Rogers, William Barton, 1804-1882. person
associatedWith Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945. person
associatedWith Samuel Atkins Eliot, Jr. person
associatedWith Unitarian Historical Society corporateBody
associatedWith United States. National Planning Board. corporateBody
associatedWith United States. National Resources Board. corporateBody
associatedWith United States. National Resources Committee. corporateBody
associatedWith United States. National Resources Planning Board. corporateBody
associatedWith Villard, Henry Serrano, 1900-1996. person
Place Name Admin Code Country
Italy
Bassano del Grappa Region (Italy)
Italy--Bassano del Grappa Region
Italy--Bassano del Grappa Region
Italy
Bassano del Grappa Region (Italy)
Bassano del Grappa Region (Italy)
Italy
United States
Italy--Bassano del Grappa Region
Subject
Regional planning
Unitarian churches
World War, 1914-1918
World War, 1914-1918
World War, 1914-1918
World War, 1914-1918
World War, 1914-1918
World War, 1914-1918
Occupation
City planners
Clergy
Regional planners
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Birth 1899-11-05

Death 1993-03-16

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Americans

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