Beard, Charles, 1827-1888
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Charles Beard (1923-1993) was born December 15, 1923, in Macon, Georgia. As a young boy, he and his family moved to Newport, Rhode Island. He enlisted in the United States Air Force during World War II and was sent to Tuskegee Air Force Base to become a fighter pilot. Charles Beard attended the public schools of Newport, Rhode Island, and the Institute of Design in Springfield, Massachusetts. In 1945, he moved to Cleveland, and in 1947 he attended Western Reserve University. In 1960, Charles Beard married Peggy Lanton in Cleveland, Ohio.
Charles Beard's advocacy for community development and organizing was visible through his involvement in local organizations, as well as in his professional career. In 1946, Beard served as a junior city planner for the City Planning Commission, and in the 1950s he worked for the Cleveland Urban Renewal Agency. In the late 1950s, he was promoted to chief city planner for Cleveland, and became the Director of PATH (Plan of Action for Tomorrow's Housing) in the 1960s. From the late 1970s to the early 1980s, he held a position as a government liaison with the Federation for Community Planning. Beard was also a founder of the Friends of Shaker Square and Fair Housing, Inc. He played a significant role in organizing the North Coast Chapter of the Tuskegee Airmen, Inc. in 1993. He died on February 4, 1993.
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From the guide to the Charles Beard Papers, 1919-1975, 1945-1970, (Western Reserve Historical Society)
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creatorOf | Vol. XII (ff. lxv+191). A-Blunt.includes:f. 1 Charles John Abbey, Rector of Checkendon: Letter to J. Julian from Charles John Abbey: 1890.f. 5 Leonard Addison, Vicar of Gretton, county Northamptonshire: Letter to J. Julian from Leonard Addison: 1... | British Library | |
referencedIn | Van Alstyne (Richard W.) Papers, 1932-1982 | University of the Pacific. Library. Holt-Atherton Department of Special Collections | |
creatorOf | Ainsworth, William Harrison, 1805-1882. Letters, 1832-1878. | University of Iowa Libraries | |
creatorOf | Charles Beard Papers, 1919-1975, 1945-1970 | Western Reserve Historical Society | |
referencedIn | Ralph Waldo Emerson letters from various correspondents, ca. 1814-1882. | Houghton Library |
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associatedWith | Ainsworth, William Harrison, 1805-1882. | person |
correspondedWith | Emerson, Ralph Waldo, 1803-1882 | person |
associatedWith | Richard W. Van Alstyne | person |
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African Americans |
African Americans |
Beard, Charles, 1923-1993 |
City planning |
Cleveland (Ohio) |
Cleveland (Ohio). City Planning Commission |
Fair Housing Inc. (Cleveland, Ohio) |
Federation for Community Planning |
Friends of Shaker Square |
Housing |
Plan of Action for Tomorrow's Housing (Cleveland, Ohio) |
Tuskegee Airmen, Inc. North Coast Chapter |
Urban renewal |
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Person
Birth 1827
Death 1888