Jane Jacobs papers approximately 1860-2006 (bulk 1960-2002)

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Jane Jacobs papers approximately 1860-2006 (bulk 1960-2002)

1860-2006

http://hdl.handle.net/2345/973

These papers document the work of author and urban planning activist Jane Jacobs. They contain correspondence, clippings, lecture recordings, manuscripts, research material, and notes related to Jacobs's professional life. Also included are date books, awards and diplomas, scrapbooks, and photographs.

33 linear feet

eng, Latn

Boston College. John J. Burns Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 11631941

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Jacobs, Jane, 1916-2006

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Jane Jacobs (née Butzner) was born on May 4, 1916, in Scranton, Pennsylvania, the daughter of John Butzner, a physician, and Bess Robison Butzner. After graduating from Scranton's Central High School, Jacobs briefly trained to become a stenographer before taking a position as a reporter with the Scranton Tribune. In 1938, she moved to New York City and attended Columbia University's School of General Studies for two years. In the years that followed, she held a number of writing and editing ...