Urban Planning Project files, 1954-1972.

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Urban Planning Project files, 1954-1972.

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The collection consists of records of Moreland Smith, Director of the Urban Planning Project of the SRC from 1954-1972. Includes correspondence, memoranda, newsletters, news releases, proposals, reports, and printed materials. Also includes Moreland Smith's studies, analyses, recommendations, and evaluations of urban planning and urban renewal projects throughout the United States including Atlanta, Georgia; Boston, Massachusetts; Charlotte, North Carolina; and Houston, Texas. The collection documents the relationship with professional organizations such as the American Institute of Architects and the American Institute of Planners; and social and political groups including the Foundation for Cooperative Housing, the Planners for Equal Opportunity, and the National Committee Against Discrimination in Housing.

12.6 linear ft.7 microfilm reels ; 35 mm.

Atlanta University Center, Robert W. Woodruff Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7403908

Atlanta University Center, Robert W. Woodruff Library

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Southern Regional Council

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Planners for Equal Opportunity

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American Institute of Architects

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National Committee against Discrimination in Housing

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