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Housing.

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 39 Collections and/or Records:

Paul Davidoff papers

 Collection — Box 27: [Barcode: 31924065340170]
Identifier: 4250
Abstract

Papers relating to Paul Davidoff's career as a city planner, including his civil rights activism on housing discrimination.

Dates: 1951-1985.

Robert C. Colwell publications

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31924064918638]
Identifier: 3503
Scope and content

Includes articles, reports, and pamphlets concerning housing, urban development, and other aspects of land economics.

Dates: 1961-1971.

Ruby Loper slide collection

 Collection
Identifier: 23-16-3265
Abstract

Black and white glass lantern slides depicting prefabricated housing to room interiors and furniture were used by Loper for teaching and research. Some were made commercially and some taken by Cornell photographer Jon Troy.

Dates: 1950-1960

San Francisco Planning and Urban Renewal records

 Collection — Box 5: [Barcode: 31924064944097]
Identifier: 3199
Abstract

Includes records related to housing planning and redevelopment; recreation; land use; organizational materials; social policy; and transportation.

Dates: [ca.1911-1969]

Schickel family papers

 Collection
Identifier: 3671
Abstract Schickel family papers include correspondence, applications, a housing survey, inquiries and replies, licences, patents, financial records, payroll, blueprints, drawings, specifications, advertisements, brochures, trade catalogs, contracts, orders, political letters, progress reports, and other records pertaining to the business interests of Norbert H. Schickel, Sr., particularly relating to his involvement in Ithaca, New York housing and real estate development, engineering, investments,...
Dates: 1905-1965.

Wallace Francis Smith publications

 Collection — Box 2
Identifier: 3540
Scope and content

Reports and articles by Wallace F. Smith concerning housing, particularly in cities.

Dates: 1963-1968.

William T. Leonard publications

 Collection — Box 2
Identifier: 3523
Scope and content

Reports by Leonard concerning housing, streets, innovations in construction technology, and property taxes.

Dates: [ca.1962-1968]

William W. Moore publications

 Collection — Box 2
Identifier: 3528
Scope and content

Article by William W. Moore: "Rolled Earthfill Foundation - Supports Concrete Housing Units," WESTERN CONSTRUCTION NEWS, May 1942. Also, article co-authored by Moore and Nicholas Chryssafopoulos: "Sample Approaches to Optimum Use of Marginal Lands," JOURNAL OF THE SOIL MECHANICS AND FOUNDATIONS DIVISION, March 1972.

Dates: 1942-1972.