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John Nolen papers, 1890-1938, 1954-1960.

Title: John Nolen papers, 1890-1938, 1954-1960.

Collection consists of personal and professional correspondence, letterbooks, addresses, biographical data, diaries, scrapbooks, school notes and textbooks, syllabi, lectures and outlines, typescript papers and articles, printed material, policy directives, card files, sample contracts, projects files and reports, slides, photographs, negatives, plans, blueprints, drawings, charts, and maps relating to Nolen's work in city planning, preservation, survey projects, zoning, and extension programs. Includes records pertaining to Nolen's studies at the University of Pennsylvania and Harvard; his work at the American Society for the Extension of University Teaching; consulting jobs; projects with the United States Housing Corporation, National Resources Committee, National Park Service, National Resources Planning Board, Federal Emergency Relief Administration of Public Works, Resettlement Administration, Department of the Interior, Division ofSubsistence Homesteads, and various city and state agencies; and housing, parks, streets, railways, and water systems in Bridgeport, Conn., Charlotte, N.C., Clearwater, Clewiston, Sarasota, and Venice, Fla., Columbus, Ga., Johnson City and Kingsport, Tenn., La Crosse and Madison, Wis., Lancaster and Reading, Pa., Little Rock, Ark., Mariemont, Ohio, Niagara Falls, N.Y., Riverton, N.J., Roanoke, Va., Sacramento and San Diego, Calif., Boston, Mass., Spartanburg, S.C., Dubuque, Iowa; and other places.

ArchivalResource:

http://rmc.library.cornell.edu/EAD/xml/dlxs/RMM02903.xml View

Report on the Great Salt Lake Diking Project, 1933

Title: Report on the Great Salt Lake Diking Project 1933

Typewritten engineering report prepared for the Research Corporation of New York concerning the diking of the Great Salt Lake east of Antelope Island to create a fresh water embayment of particular use to Salt Lake City. Typescript was received by the Utah governor's office in January 1934.

ArchivalResource: 1 folder; (0.96 linear ft.)

http://findingaid.lib.byu.edu/viewItem/MSS%20SC%20246 View

Warren Jay Vinton papers, 1932-1969

Title: Warren Jay Vinton papers, 1932-1969

Consists primarily of correspondence, memoranda, telegrams, minutes, reports, pamphlets, programs, newsletters, membership lists, reprints, speeches, press releases, broadsides, clippings, photographs, and copies of legislative hearings and bills documenting Vinton's active role in designing and implementing federal housing policies from 1935 to 1957. Papers concern many aspects of governmental activity in the public housing area, including low-income housing, defense housing, housing for the elderly, racial policy in public housing, and particularly the development and passage of housing legislation and congressional investigations of federal housing practices. In addition to Vinton's own work, the papers document the work and opinions of many other planners, architects, housing experts, economists, federal administrators, and politicians.

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http://rmc.library.cornell.edu/EAD/xml/dlxs/RMM02946.xml View

Justin R. Hartzog papers, 1917-1966.

Title: Justin R. Hartzog papers, 1917-1966.

Correspondence, reports, blueprints, whiteprints, maps, pamphlets, monographs, and newspaper clippings mainly concerning his association (1922-1937) with John Nolen.

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http://rmc.library.cornell.edu/EAD/xml/dlxs/RMM02407.xml View

Charles Abrams papers, 1923-1970.

Title: Charles Abrams papers, 1923-1970.

Papers include biographical materials, speeches, course materials, lectures, newspaper clippings, press releases, and correspondence pertaining to organizations and agencies in which Abrams was actively involved.

ArchivalResource:

http://rmc.library.cornell.edu/EAD/xml/dlxs/RMM03086.xml View

Alumni Association (University of Michigan), Individual Photographs, ca. 1880-ca. 1960s

Title: Alumni Association (University of Michigan),Individual Photographs ca. 1880-ca. 1960s

Photos of University of Michigan alumni, faculty and staff collected by the University Alumni Association.

ArchivalResource: 8 linear ft.

http://quod.lib.umich.edu/b/bhlead/umich-bhl-8730p?rgn=main;view=text View