Scope and content
Speeches and articles, 1950-1970; typescript of "A Study of Planned Communities," by Comey and Wehrly, for the Research Committee on Urbanism, National Resources Committee, 1936; miscellaneous manuscripts; and biographical information.
Dates
- 1935-1970.
Creator
- Wehrly, Max Siler, 1905- (Person)
Biographical / Historical
City planner, engineer. Max S. Wehrly is a consultant to the Urban Land Institute. He is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and holds a Master's degree from the Harvard School of City Planning. He was a member of the National Capital Regional Planning Council from 1953 to 1961 and its chairman in 1955. He has served as a member of the Northern Virginia Planning and Economic Development Commission, the Arlington County, Virginia, Planning Commission, the Board of Governors of the American Institute of Planners, and the Building Research Advisory Board of the National Academy of Sciences, as well as numerous Federal government committees on housing, community facilities, urban renewal, and the Census. He is a member of the George Washington Chapter of Lambda Alpha and served as its president.
Extent
.5 cubic feet. (.5 cubic feet.)
Language of Materials
English
- Description rules
- Appm
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Repository
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