Philip H. Cornick papers, 1922-1971

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Philip H. Cornick papers, 1922-1971

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Correspondence, pamphlets, charts, speeches, reports, published and unpublished manuscripts, and other printed material relating to Philip Cornick's research and writings in the fields of land economics, taxation, land use, urban planning, and public works planning. Materials cover many areas across the country, including Tennessee, Ohio, Maine, Massachusetts, New York City and Newark, New Jersey. Also includes materials concerning Henry George's "single tax," forest taxation, the Regional Plan Association, the International Fraternity of Lambda Alpha, and land assessment.

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Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.

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Regional Plan Association (New York, N.Y.)

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Ely, Richard T. (Richard Theodore), 1854-1943

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George, Henry, 1839-1897

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Cornick, Philip Heinrich, 1883-1971.

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