Elbert Peets papers, 1883-1983, 1904-1974 (bulk).

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Elbert Peets papers, 1883-1983, 1904-1974 (bulk).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/64071932

Includes correspondence, reports, clippings, photographs, plans, and drawings related to projects on which Peets worked; material on the L'Enfant plan for Washington, D.C., of which Peets was a major proponent and guardian; material related to articles and books by or about Peets, including photographs and negatives from the book CIVIC ART; and personal correspondence, notes, manuscripts, and family papers.

4.2 cubic ft.

Cornell University Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7908978

Cornell University Library

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