D. W. Meinig correspondence with John Brinckerhoff Jackson, 1963-1995 (bulk 1977-1982)

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D. W. Meinig correspondence with John Brinckerhoff Jackson, 1963-1995 (bulk 1977-1982)

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The D. W. Meinig collection of John Brinckerhoff Jackson consists primarily of professional correspondence from Jackson to Meinig. Correspondence relates to lectures, publications, projects, and scholarly pursuits of both men. A copy of the paper given by Jackson to the AAG in 1963, "The Rise and Fall of Tourism in Colorado" is included as is a copy of a lecture Jackson gave on Carl Sauer, and a reprint of Meinig's article, "Environmental Appreciation: Localities as a Humane Art," which Jackson requested to distribute to his class. Also included in the collection are handmade Christmas/New Year's greetings from Jackson and a letter from Helen Lefkowitz Horowitz, Professor of History and American Studies at Smith College, thanking Meinig for his assistance with a Jackson anthology.

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Meinig, D.W. (Donald William), 1924-

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Donald W. Meinig, has been faculty in the Geography Department at Syracuse University since 1959. His focus is historical geography, regional geography, cultural geography, social geography, and landscape interpretation. He is best known for his 4 volume publication, The Shaping of America. Meinig received his Ph. D. in Geography from the University of Washington in 1953. Meinig met J. B. Jackson in August 1963 at the Association of American Geographers (AAG) annual meeting in Denver. Familiar w...

Jackson, John Brinckerhoff, 1909-1996

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J.B. (John Brinckerhoff) Jackson, author, editor, and educator, was born to American parents on September 25, 1909, in Dinard, France. Educated in France, Switzerland, and the U.S. He studied architecture at MIT for one year before departing to work as a reporter, and then to travel by motorcycle across the country. Eventually, he settled in northeastern New Mexico. Credited with founding the field of landscape studies, Jackson elevated vernacular architecture and landscapes to a level of study ...