News bulletins from India, circa 1946-1954.

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News bulletins from India, circa 1946-1954.

Mayer's news bulletins, with some related correspondence, 1946-1954, some undated, contain descriptions of his work on city planning, rural development, architectural, and engineering projects in India, particularly the rural development projects at Etawah and elsewhere in Uttar Pradesh. Also, Mayer's impressions of India, his colleagues, Jawaharal Nehru and other Indian government officials, Indian-American relations, and personal matters.

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Mayer, Albert, 1897-....

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Correspondence to Lewis Mumford from Albert Mayer and his wife, MagdaMayer. From the description of Letters, 1934-1981, n.d., to Lewis Mumford. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155872448 Architect, city planner, engineer. Mayer (b. 1897) was appointed Planning Advisor to the Government of Uttar Pradesh, India, in 1947. From the description of News bulletins from India, circa 1946-1954. (Columbia University In the ...