F. Stuart Chapin papers, 1940s-1970s [manuscript].

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F. Stuart Chapin papers, 1940s-1970s [manuscript].

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Correspondence, research materials, reports, speeches, and published writings of Chapin. Correspondence, 1944-1977, is chiefly between Chapin and professional colleagues, but contains little substantive discussion. Materials relating to the Center for Urban and Regional Studies, 1954-1970s, consists primarily of reports on the Center's work. There are also items from the 1960s relating to Chapin's investigation of the urban growth of the Piedmont Crescent region in North Carolina and a collection of research questionnaires used by Chapin in various studies. Writings include papers and speeches presented at professional meetings from the 1950s through the 1970s and reprints and preprints of articles and printed reports from the 1940s through the 1970s. Topics covered include city and regional planning, land use, time management, and the work of the Center for Urban and Regional Studies and the Institute for Research in Social Science.

140 items (1.5 linear ft.).

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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Chapin, F. Stuart (Francis Stuart), 1916-

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F. Stuart Chapin, noted urban and regional planner, whose primary research interests included urban and regional growth systems and human activity patterns. Chapin was professor of urban and regional planning at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he also founded and directed the Center for Urban and Regional Studies and worked with the Institute for Research in Social Science. From the description of F. Stuart Chapin papers, 1940s-1970s [manuscript]. WorldCat reco...

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Institute for Research in Social Science

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The Institute for Research in Social Science is the oldest institute of its kind in the United States. It began in 1924 with a grant to the university by the Laura Spelman Rockefeller Foundation. In 1927 it became a permanent institute of the University with Howard W. Odum as its Director. The original purpose of the Institute was to sponsor and to publish research on social and economic conditions in the South and on the role of local government in promoting public welfare. From the...

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Center for Urban and Regional Studies

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Established in 1957, the Center for Urban and Regional Studies of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill conducts and supports both basic and applied research on urban, regional, and rural planning and policy issues. From the description of Center for Urban and Regional Studies records, 1995-2001. WorldCat record id: 225867478 The Center for Urban and Regional Studies of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill was established in 1957 as the Urban Studies Pro...