Peter Pollack papers, 1965-2009, bulk 1980-2005.

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Peter Pollack papers, 1965-2009, bulk 1980-2005.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/776882203

The Pollack collection consists of textual, visual, and digital materials. Project files make up the bulk of the collection. This includes correspondence, minutes, working files, project plans, and drawings documenting Pollack's involvement with various urban design and landscaping projects in the state of Michigan, in addition to his teaching career. Projects documented in the collection are grouped by Ann Arbor projects, Herman Miller projects, Pfizer campus projects, and Other Michigan projects. Ann Arbor projects include the Allen Creek Greenway Task Force, the Ann Arbor Corridor Study, the Farmer's Market Commission, the Parks, Recreation and Open Space Plan, Fuller Road, the State Street Pedestrian Project, and various projects related to the Downtown Development Authority. Other Michigan projects include Charlevoix Marina and Park, the Huron River Bikeway Study, the Huron-Whittaker Corridor Study, Independence Lake Park, and the Pere-Marquette Rail Trail.

29 linear feet, 51 tubes, and 13 oversize folders (in 2 drawers).

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Ann Arbor Downtown Development Authority

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University of Michigan.

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Outside of museum holdings, no comprehensive survey and inventory of campus artwork had been attempted since 1937. With support from the Michigan Commission on Art in Public Places, 1,076 items were inventoried during 1988-1990. Additional inventory work was undertaken in 1997-1998 for risk management purposed, but generated little new information. From the description of Inventory of University of Michigan-owned art, 1988-1990, 1997-1998. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id...

Pollack Design Associates

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Pollack, Peter, 1930-2010.

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Peter Pollack was a landscape architect who primarily worked in the Ann Arbor Area. He also taught at the University of Michigan School of Natural Resources. From the description of Peter Pollack papers, 1965-2009, bulk 1980-2005. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 776882203 ...

University of Michigan. School of Natural Resources

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Pfizer Inc.

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Pfizer Inc. was founded in 1849 by cousins Charles Pfizer, a chemist, and Charles Erhart, a confectioner. Recent immigrants to Brooklyn, N.Y. from Germany, the cousins opened their business under the name Charles Pfizer & Company in a red-brick building in the Town of Williamsburgh, now the neighborhood of Williamsburg in the borough of Brooklyn. Their first successful product was a form of santonin covered in an almond toffee flavoring that was used to treat intestinal worms. D...

Herman Miller, Inc.

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Herman Miller, Inc., based in Zeeland, Michigan, began in 1923 as a manufacturer of residential furniture. Over the years, the company became a leader in design and manufacture of modern furniture for both home and office. Many famous designers from Charles and Ray Eames to George Nelson created furniture for the company. The company is known for innovations in design and ergonomics. Examples include the "Marshmallow sofa" and the "Molded Plywood Chair." Today, Herman Miller, Inc. has customers ...

Pollack, Peter, 1939-2010.

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Peter Pollack, founder of Pollack Design Associates, worked as a landscape architect in the Ann Arbor area. He was heavily involved with local urban design projects. Pollack also served as a member of the faculty at the University of Michigan's School of Natural Resources. Pollack was born and raised in Philadelphia, PA. He received his bachelor's degree from Pennsylvania State University in 1963 and his master's degree from Harvard University's Graduate School of Design...

Ann Arbor Farmer's Market (Mich.)

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