Papers of Park H. Martin, 1935-1958.

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Papers of Park H. Martin, 1935-1958.

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The material largely pertains to Park H. Martin's work as the executive director of the Allegheny Conference on Community Development, from 1945-1958. The collection also contains some material of Park H. Martin's activities prior to his career with the ACCD and what he was an engineer with the Allegheny County Planning Commission. The collection contains three series : I. Executive Director, Allegheny Conference on Community Development, II Miscellaneous papers,and III Publications. Additional scope notes are provided at the series level.

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University of Pittsburgh

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Martin, Park H., 1888-1972.

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Park H. Martin was born in Allegheny County in the borough of Bellevue, the son of David Herron and Angie (Starr) Martin. Following study at Carnegie Institute of Technology, Pittsburgh, Park Martin worked for several engineering and industrial firms. A registered professional engineer, he directed his own engineering business for more than twenty years in the Pittsburgh area. In 1933 Park Martin became chief engineer and assistant director, Allegheny County Department of Public Works, and 1935,...

Allegheny County Planning Commission

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Allegheny Conference on Community Development (Pa.)

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The Allegheny Conference on Community Development (ACCD) was organizaed in 1943 as the Citizens' Committee on Post-War Planning. The Committee was established to improve Pittsburgh from a dirty, smoky, easily flooded place where no one would voluntarily live into an improved city that could benefit from the post-war recovery period. This began a very successful plan that has been copied by many other cities. The Conference has changed its emphasis to meet special needs within the community and h...