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James A. Glass thesis research papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 4080

Scope and content

Collection includes photographs and negatives, maps, reports, blueprints, articles and clippings concerning Kingsport, Tennessee and Mariemont, Ohio; minute books of the board of directors of the Mariemont Company and of the trustees of the Thomas J. Emery Memorial, Cincinnati, Ohio; and material concerning Venice, Florida, including pamphlets, brochures, maps, a city plan, clippings and letters. Also, tapes and transcripts of interviews with architect and city planner Earle S. Draper, Sr., conducted by James Glass, May 14, l983 and December 17, 1983. Topics discussed include John Nolen and the planning of Kingsport, Tennessee. Transcript of interview with John Nolen, Jr. conducted by James Glass on December 13, 1983.

Dates

  • 1914-1983.

Creator

Terms Governing Use and Reproduction

Photocopies of Mariemont, Ohio material owned by the Cincinnati Art Museum may not be used in a published work without permission of the Mariemont Preservation Foundation..

Terms Governing Use and Reproduction

Transcripts of Earle S. Draper, Sr. interviews: require written permission of Earle S. Draper, Sr. to cite, quote or reproduce..

Terms Governing Use and Reproduction

Tape recordings of Earle S. Draper, Sr. interviews: quotations may not be made from tape recordings, they may only be made from revised transcripts..

Biographical / Historical

. James Glass received his M.A. in History of Architecture and Urban Development (Cornell University, 1984). His research on John Nolen focused on Kingsport, Tennessee, Mariemont, Ohio and Venice, Florida.

Extent

.6 cubic feet. (.6 cubic feet. 4 cassette tapes.,)

Language of Materials

English

Publications About Described Materials

Glass, James Arthur. "John Nolen and the Planning of New Towns: Three Case Studies" M.A. Thesis, Cornell University, Aug., 1984.
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Repository Details

Part of the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Repository

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