Minnesota Experimental City papers 1967-1972

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Minnesota Experimental City papers 1967-1972

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Collection include grant applications, correspondence, budgetary materials, work plans and schedules, proposals, maps, charts, analyses and background research material documenting the Minnesota Experimental City (MXC) project.

45 boxes; (58 linear feet)

eng,

University of Minnesota Libraries. Northwest Architectural Archives, Manuscripts Division

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SNAC Resource ID: 6618097

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University of Minnesota

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The West Bank Union at the University of Minnesota was established in 1967 to offer services to students. It took until 1980 for the union to have its own space in Willey Hall, including an auditorium and lounge spaces for students. Student services and facilities were established in the newly constructed West Bank Union skyway, which connected Willey and Blegen Halls. From the guide to the West Bank Union papers, circa 1970s-1980s, (University of Minnesota Libraries. University Arch...

University of Minnesota. Experimental City Project.

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The objective of this 1969-1971 project was to design a totally new city with a population of 250,000, which would embody innovative concepts and opportunities in social, technological, economic and physical areas. The latest planning ideas in these areas could be observed and evaluated by urban studies experts from private and public sectors of academia and government. The project was a joint venture of the University of Minnesota and the Federal Government. The city was never built, although i...