Crane, Jacob L. (Jacob Leslie), 1892-1988
Variant namesJacob Leslie Crane, Jr., also known as Jacob L. Crane, was born on September 14, 1892 in Benzonia, Michigan. During his career as an engineer, Jacob L. Crane was the planning consultant for the Great Salt Lake Diking Project in Utah. In 1933, he prepared a report for the Research Corporation in New York, New York to determine the feasibility of the project. Later in life, Jacob L. Crane wrote Urban Planning-Illusion and Reality: A New Philosophy for Planned City Building, published in 1973. On the front of the book he was coined as the "Grandfather" of the worldwide urban planning movement.
From the guide to the Report on the Great Salt Lake Diking Project, 1933, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections)
Archival Resources
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| referencedIn | Jacob Leslie Crane papers, 1927-1980, 1946-1965 (bulk) | Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library. | |
| referencedIn | John Nolen papers, 1890-1938, 1954-1960. | Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library. | |
| creatorOf | Report on the Great Salt Lake Diking Project, 1933 | L. Tom Perry Special Collections | |
| referencedIn | Warren Jay Vinton papers, 1932-1969 | Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library. | |
| referencedIn | Justin R. Hartzog papers, 1917-1966. | Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library. | |
| referencedIn | Charles Abrams papers, 1923-1970. | Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library. | |
| referencedIn | Alumni Association (University of Michigan), Individual Photographs, ca. 1880-ca. 1960s | Bentley Historical Library |
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| associatedWith | Charles Abrams 1902-1970. | person |
| associatedWith | Jacob L. (Jacob Leslie) Crane, 1892-1988 | person |
| associatedWith | John, Nolen 1869-1937. | person |
| associatedWith | Justin R.(Justin Richardson), Hartzog 1892-1963. | person |
| associatedWith | University of Michigan. Alumni Association. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Utah. State Planning Board | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Vinton, Warren Jay, 1889-1969 | person |
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| Great Salt Lake (Utah) | |||
| Antelope Island (Utah) |
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Birth 1892
Death 1988
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