Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Urban Studies and Planning records
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: AC-0113
Scope and Contents of the Collection
The collection contains correspondence, reports, and memoranda about department programs, curriculum, internships, conferences, and research opportunities especially for the Master in City Planning program; promotion and tenure files; budgets; grant proposals; financial planning and assistance to students; annual and affirmative action reports; files related to department personnel matters. Also included are records prepared for department visiting committees.
There are six hand drawn drawings of Scolley Square, Boston, given to the archives by Urban Studies department head Gary Hack in 1989. Drawings are housed in boxes 27, 28, and 29. The interpretive drawings were done in 1952 by department faculty Frederick J. Adams, Roland B. Greeley, Burnham Kelly, and Lloyd Rodwin prior to the urban renewal and razing of Scolley Square to build Boston's Government Center. One drawing is signed "Arthur", possibly Arthur Comey, a visiting lecturer.
There are six hand drawn drawings of Scolley Square, Boston, given to the archives by Urban Studies department head Gary Hack in 1989. Drawings are housed in boxes 27, 28, and 29. The interpretive drawings were done in 1952 by department faculty Frederick J. Adams, Roland B. Greeley, Burnham Kelly, and Lloyd Rodwin prior to the urban renewal and razing of Scolley Square to build Boston's Government Center. One drawing is signed "Arthur", possibly Arthur Comey, a visiting lecturer.
Dates
- 1952-2008
Creator
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Extent
17 Cubic Feet (12 record cartons, 14 manuscript boxes, 1 half-manuscript box, 6 drawings in 3 oversize boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Location
Materials are stored off-site. Advance notice is required for use.
Processing Information note
Some collection descriptions are based on legacy data and may be incomplete or contain inaccuracies. Description may change pending verification. Please contact the MIT Department of Distinctive Collections if you notice any errors or discrepancies.
- Appleyard, Donald
- Greeley, Roland B.
- Hack, Gary
- Howard, John, 1913-1995
- Kelly, Burnham
- Keyes, Langley Carleton, 1938-
- Lee, Tunney
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology -- History Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Urban Studies and Planning
- Rodwin, Lloyd
- Scollay Square (Boston, Mass.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Susskind, Lawrence
- academic affairs Subject Source: Thesaurus for Use in College and University Archives
- academic departments Subject Source: Thesaurus for Use in College and University Archives
- administration of employees Subject Source: Thesaurus for Use in College and University Archives
- administration of students Subject Source: Thesaurus for Use in College and University Archives
- curricula Subject Source: Thesaurus for Use in College and University Archives
- personnel records Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Creator
- Title
- Preliminary Inventory to the Records of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Department of Urban Studies and Planning
- Status
- Ready For Review
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
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- Box: 27 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 28 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 29 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 30 (Mixed Materials)
Repository Details
Part of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Libraries. Department of Distinctive Collections Repository
Contact:
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology Libraries
Building 14N-118
77 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge MA 02139-4307 US
distinctive-collections@mit.edu