Citizen's Zone Plan Conference, Report of Proceedings. Chicago, Illinois, 1919
COLLECTION DESCRIPTION
Correspondence, books, articles, reports, legal briefs transcripts, and scrapbooks dealing with Bassett's tenure as a U.S. Congressman, 1902-1905, and his membership on committees and boards including the Public Service Commission of New York, the Brooklyn Committee on City Plan, the Zoning Committee of the City of New York, and the Regional Plan of New York and Its Environs Committee. Papers deal primarily with zoning and city planning in New York City. Also includes many articles, reports and books authored by Bassett, such as The Master Plan, Zoning, and the Autobiography of Edward M. Bassett. There are also extensive legal records concerning zoning laws, regulations, and questions throughout the United States. Among his numerous correspondents were Harland Bartholomew, Otto M. Eidlitz, Lawson Purdy, Nelson P. Lewis, George McAneny, John Purroy Mitchel, Lewis H. Pounds, Frederic B. Pratt, Lewis T. Reed, Charles W. Shelton, Walter Stabler, Alfred T. White, and Robert H. Whitten.
Dates
- 1919
Creator
- From the Collection: Bassett, Edward M. (Edward Murray), 1863-1948. (Person)
- From the Collection: Bassett, Edward M. (Edward Murray), 1863-1948. (Title of work: Master plan..) (Person)
- From the Collection: Bassett, Edward M. (Edward Murray), 1863-1948. (Title of work: Zoning..) (Person)
- From the Collection: Bassett, Edward M. (Edward Murray), 1863-1948. (Title of work: Autobiography of Edward M. Bassett..) (Person)
Language of Materials
Collection material in English
Extent
16.3 cubic feet. (16.3 cubic feet.)
Repository Details
Part of the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Repository
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