Frederick J. Adams papers
Scope and Contents
This collection contains personal and professional papers of Frederick J. Adams, a professor of the Department of Architecture, and later the Department of City and Regional Planning at MIT. A small number of reports and administrative records of the MIT Department of City and Regional Planning, 1937-1969, and its successor, the Department of Urban Studies and Planning, are included in the collection.
Dates
- 1931 - 1978
Creator
Access note
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Biographical Note
Frederick Johnstone Adams (1901- 1979) studied at the Architectural Association School in London, 1921-1925, and received a BArch 1928, Columbia University. He was a city planner and professor of city planning at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the Department of Architecture and the Department of City and Regional Planning, 1932-1964, where he was in charge of the first professional course in city planning at MIT and later served as head of the department, 1944-1957. Adams was also active in professional organizations including the American Institute of Planners, as a consultant, and served as chair of the Cambridge Planning Board.
Extent
0.6 Cubic Feet (1 manuscript box, 1 half manuscript box)
Language of Materials
English
Location
Materials are stored off-site. Advance notice is required for use.
- Adams, Frederick J. (Frederick Johnstone), 1901-1979
- American Institute of Planners
- City planning Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology -- Faculty Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Architecture
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of City and Regional Planning
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Urban Studies and Planning
- urban planning Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Creator
- Title
- Guide to the Papers of Frederick J. Adams
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Revision Statements
- 2021 October 25: Edited by Lana Mason for compliance with DACS single-level optimum requirements.
Repository Details
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