Thomas Mackesey papers

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: 15-2-1745

Scope and content

Includes correspondence; manuscripts of speeches; teaching notes; newsletters, pamphlets, A.I.P. and A.I.A. journals, books, and other printed materials; planning material pertaining to Cornell University; schedules of Cornell University lectures on the history of planning (Planning 700), 1970-1971; project notes, consultant folders, planning reports, and other papers concerning the development of various cities, the Suez Canal, Kuwait, and other areas; maps; minutes of meetings; and other material relating to Mackesey and his involvement in city and regional planning.

Dates

[ca.1950-1971]

Creator

Mackesey, Thomas W. (Thomas William), 1908-1976. (Person)

Biographical / Historical

Architect, city and regional planner. Thomas Mackesey received his Bachelor's degree in architecture (1932) and his Master's degree in city planning (1938) from M.I.T. He worked with the City Planning Board in Lynn, Massachusetts from 1932-1936. He later became a research assistant with the Division of State Planning of New York and secretary-treasurer of the State Federation of Official Planning Boards. In 1938 Mackesey became an instructor of regional planning at Cornell University and was Dean of the Cornell College of Architecture, Art, and Planning from 1951-1960, Dean of the Faculty from 1961-1964, and Vice President for Planning from 1964 until his retirement from Cornell in 1974. He later traveled to Egypt and served as an advisor to the Ministry of Housing and Reconstruction. He was a fellow of the American Institute of Architects, a member of the New York State Association of Architects, and a member of the American Institute of Planners.