David Gurin and Jane Jacobs correspondence 1963-2016, bulk 1963-2006

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David Gurin and Jane Jacobs correspondence 1963-2016, bulk 1963-2006

1963-2016

http://hdl.handle.net/2345.2/MS2017-031

This collection contains correspondence from urban planning activist and writer Jane Jacobs to David Gurin throughout his career as an urban planner. The collection also includes programs and other materials from conferences and award ceremonies related to Jacobs.

0.25 linear feet

eng, Latn

Boston College. John J. Burns Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 11631943

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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 ...