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Speeches, reports, papers, memoranda and notes, articles, books and pamphlets by Abner D. Silverman, concerning public housing, neighborhood development, housing for the aged, housing policy, housing legislation, housing for low-income families, and housing authorities.

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Articles, reprints, and pamphlets concerning urban renewal, federal mortgage policies, property taxes, the postwar housing boom, and mortgage interest benefits for veterans.

Abstract Primarily files of American Institute of Planners executive offices, departments, and committees, this collection consists of correspondence, memoranda, minutes, reports, bylaws, policy statements, contracts, proposals, bills and receipts, publications by AIP and other organizations, drafts, articles, reviews, surveys, and other materials relating to the activities of AIP and its local chapters. Subjects represented include educational and career opportunites for women and minorities in...

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Books, articles, and reports on real estate, housing, and urban development topics. Also includes extensive "bio-bibliography" (expanded vitae).

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Books and articles by Leo Grebler on subjects including housing development, housing finance, housing policy, residential construction, and real estate investment.

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Correspondence between Alfred Bettman and officials of the Federal Housing Administration; findings of committees; reports; legislative acts; proposals; agenda; proceedings of the Conference on City Planning Administration in Chicago; correspondence as Director of City Planning, City and County of San Francisco and of the Northeastern Illinois Metropolitan Area Planning Commission; speeches; and scrapbooks.

Scope and content Collection includes international housing studies relating in Turkey, Chile, Argentina, Honduras, Nigeria, Panama, Cyprus, and Lesotho, 1963-1981; U.S. housing market analysis in Centre and Clearfield Counties, Pa., Brunswick-Bath, Me., New Britain, Ct., St. Petersburg, Fl, and Syracuse, Sidney, Utica-Rome, Long Island, Rockland County, Rochester, Sullivan County, and Poughkeepsie-Kingston, N.Y., 1956-1983; studies on housing for the elderly in the U.S., 1960-1978; studies on housing needs...

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