American Society of Planning Officials records

Collection — mapcase folder: 1

Identifier: 3247

COLLECTION DESCRIPTION

Records of the American Society of Planning Officials (ASPO) consist primarily of minutes, reports, correspondence, and memoranda, as well as membership lists; conference proceedings; and articles, drafts, newsletters, bulletins, newspaper clippings, and other printed materials concerning Board of Directors' and annual meetings; history of ASPO activities; ASPO committees, policies, and programs; activities of other professional planning organizations, including the American City Planning Institute, American Institute of Planners, American Society of City Planners, Association of State Planning and Development Agencies, International Federation of Housing and Town Planners (later International Federation of Housing and Planning), the North American Regional Section of IFHP (NARS), Public Administration Clearing House and the Public Administration Service, the National Resources Committee, the National Industrial Zoning Committee, and Jaycees; AIP/ASPO/ASCP joint committees; the 1978 AIP/ASPO merger (forming the American Planning Association); the Alfred Bettman Foundation; the Spellman Fund; Honorary Life Members files, including biographical data and obituaries of ASPO members; and many topics relating to the planning profession, including education and job opportunities for minorities and women in planning, professional ethics, awards, transportation, community improvement, and zoning.

Also included are records pertaining to the Dennis O'Harrow Memorial Fund, research materials and a manuscript for a book about O'Harrow; and files of or about Walter Blucher, Harvey S. Perloff, and Israel Stollman.

Dates

1925-1982.

Creator

American Society of Planning Officials (Organization)

Language of Materials

Collection material in English

Extent

44 cubic feet.

Additional Description

Abstract

Includes files of the American Society of Planning Officials (ASPO) and material on the activities of other professional planning organizations, including topics of education and job opportunities for minorities and women in planning, professional ethics, awards, transportation, community improvement, and zoning. Also included are records of the Dennis O'Harrow Memorial Fund, and a manuscript for a book about O'Harrow; and files of or about Walter Blucher, Harvey S. Perloff, and Israel Stollman.

COLLECTION ARRANGEMENT

Planning publications (Boxes 1-11) are arranged chronologically.

SERIES LIST

<ref actuate="onrequest" show="replace" target="s1">Series I. Printed material</ref>: Boxes 1-9, 11
<ref actuate="onrequest" show="replace" target="s2">Series II. National Industrial Zoning Committee</ref>: Box 10
<ref actuate="onrequest" show="replace" target="s3">Series III. ASPO board and committees, 1934-1978</ref>: Boxes 12-17
<ref actuate="onrequest" show="replace" target="s4">Series IV. ASPO history of activities (and miscellaneous files)</ref>: Boxes 18-25
<ref actuate="onrequest" show="replace" target="s5">Series V. Files of Dennis O'Harrow (including materials regarding a book and memorial dedicated to O'Harrow)</ref>: Box es 26-29
<ref actuate="onrequest" show="replace" target="s6">Series VI. ASPO honorary life members files</ref>: Boxes 30-33
<ref actuate="onrequest" show="replace" target="s7">Series VII. ASPO files regarding the American Institute of Planners</ref>: Boxes 34-36
<ref actuate="onrequest" show="replace" target="s8">Series VIII. ASPO files regarding Association of State Planning and Development Agencies</ref>: Boxes 37-38
<ref actuate="onrequest" show="replace" target="s9">Series IX. ASPO files regarding International Federation for Housing and Town Planning (later International Federation for Housing and Planning)</ref>: Boxes 39-42
<ref actuate="onrequest" show="replace" target="s10">Series X. Audiotapes of Hugh Pomeroy</ref>: Tape drawer
<ref actuate="onrequest" show="replace" target="s11">Series XI. Photographs</ref>: Oversize Folder

RELATED MATERIAL

See also: Guide to the American Planning Association Records ( collection #4075) and the Guide to the American Institute of Planners Records ( collection #4007).

Physical Description

Minutes, reports, correspondence, memoranda, membership lists, conference proceedings, articles, drafts, a book manuscript, newsletters, bulletins, newspaper clippings, other printed materials, and audiotapes.

General

Contact Information:: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections 2B Carl A. Kroch Library Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853 (607) 255-3530 Fax: (607) 255-9524 rareref@cornell.edu http://rmc.library.cornell.edu
Compiled by:: T.A. Gobert, M.E. Warren
Date completed:: March 1988
EAD encoding:: Martin Heggestad, April 2002
Date modified:: Jude Corina, December 2013