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Final Damage Map, East River Drive,, May 20, 1936

 Item — mapcase folder: ?

COLLECTION DESCRIPTION

From the Collection:

Collection includes extensive correspondence, blueprints, sketches, drawings, financial records, and photographs from Holden's private practice around New York City; correspondence, articles, surveys and reports documenting his service on many boards, committees, and commissions including the Executive (1943-1947), Civic Design (1935-1942), and Housing (1947-1949) Committees of the New York Chapter of the American Institute of Architects, the New York Urban League, Inc. (1922-1923), the A.I.A. Committee on Post-war Planning (1944-1946), the President's Commission on Home Building and Home Ownership (1928-1930), the National Construction Council (1931-1932), and the Mayor's Committee on City Planning, New York City (1934-1938); and personal correspondence (1920-1953). Also included are drafts and copies of articles and books including The Settlement Idea and Sonnets for My City; and a bound volume, "Are Bankers Credit Allocators?", of photocopies of a collection of commentaries, based on a New York Times article.

Dates

  • May 20, 1936

Creator

Language of Materials

Collection material in English

Extent

11.1 cubic feet. (11.1 cubic feet.)

Repository Details

Part of the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Repository

Contact:
2B Carl A. Kroch Library
Cornell University
Ithaca NY 14853
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