COLLECTION DESCRIPTION
Manuscripts and galley proofs; correspondence; questionnaires; photographs, negatives, and slides; research material, notes, and rough drafts pertaining to rural housing; printed materials; and 2 victrola records and 3 film strips relating to the 1950 census.
Dates
- 1934-1969.
Creator
- Beyer, Glenn H. (Person)
Language of Materials
Collection material in English
BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE
Glenn Beyer was born in Chester, South Dakota in 1913. He earned degrees from Augustana (South Dakota) College in 1935 and George Washington University in 1939. He held positions in several federal housing agencies until he became Professor of Housing and Design at Cornell University in 1947. He became Director of the Cornell Center for Housing and Environmental Studies (formerly the Housing Research Center) upon its establishment in 1950. Beyer wrote several books, monographs, and articles on rural and farm housing and housing for the elderly. Many works were concerned with Upstate New York housing practices.
Extent
10.3 cubic feet. (10.3 cubic feet.)
Abstract
Manuscripts and galley proofs; correspondence; questionnaires; photographs, negatives, and slides; research material, notes, and rough drafts pertaining to rural housing; printed materials; and 2 victrola records and 3 film strips relating to the 1950 census.
Physical Description
Manuscripts, gallery proofs, correspondence, questionnaires, photographs, research material, notes, printed materials, film strips, monographs, and articles.
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:
- M.E. Warren
- Date completed:
- September 1990
- EAD encoding:
- Martin Heggestad, March 2003
- Date modified:
- Marcie Farwell, September 2018
- Beyer, Glenn H.
- College teachers.
- Color slides.
- Cornell University. Cornell Center for Housing and Environmental Studies
- Cornell University. Housing Research Center
- Galley proofs.
- Housing -- New York (State)
- Housing -- United States -- Research.
- Housing, Rural.
- Motion pictures (visual works).
- Negatives.
- Older people -- Dwellings.
- Photographs.
- Questionnaires.
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Compiled by M.E. Warren
- Date
- March 2003
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Repository
2B Carl A. Kroch Library
Cornell University
Ithaca NY 14853
607-255-3530
607-255-9524 (Fax)
rareref@cornell.edu