Root, Irving C.
Variant namesIrving Campdoras Root (1891-1973) worked as a city planner and landscape architect in Cambridge, Massachusetts from 1916-1920, and in Flint, Michigan from 1920-1922. He worked as a private planning consultant from 1922-1927 before becoming the Chief Engineer and Planning Director of the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission. Root was then Superintendent of the National Capital Parks in the District of Columbia from 1940-1953 before returning to private practice as a planning consultant.
From the description of Papers, 1915-1972. (University of Wyoming, American Heritage Center). WorldCat record id: 28896489
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| referencedIn | John Nolen papers, 1890-1938, 1954-1960. | Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library. | |
| creatorOf | Baker, Howard, 1905-1990. National Park Service : oral history transcripts of tape recorded interviews : additions, 1971-1973. | UC Berkeley Libraries | |
| creatorOf | Root, Irving C. Papers, 1915-1972. | Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center. | |
| referencedIn | Black, Russell Van Nest, 1893-1969. Russell Van Nest Black papers, 1919-1968. | Cornell University Library | |
| referencedIn | Nolen, John, 1869-1937. John Nolen papers, 1890-1938, 1954-1960. | Cornell University Library | |
| creatorOf | United States. National Park Service. Oral History Project. National Park Service : oral history transcripts of tape recorded interviews : additions, 1971-1973. | UC Berkeley Libraries |
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| associatedWith | Black, Russell Van Nest, 1893-1969. | person |
| associatedWith | John, Nolen 1869-1937. | person |
| associatedWith | Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Nolen, John, 1869-1937. | person |
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