The Prefabricated M.W. House. Digital
Scope and Contents
Originally in a binder (enclosed). 132 leaves. 3 labels on cover: M.W. Haus. Brief an Ernst Jäckh-Bauen f.d. Massen. Harold Taubins Arbeit als Student. Chart of steel gages pasted onto verso of front binder cover.
7/1 The prefabricated M.W. House.
12 leaves. [1-12]. Typescript. “Cambridge, November 5 1940”
7/2 Tentative cost estimate of the M.W. house type for mass production
21 leaves. [13-33]. Typescript. “Cambridge, Mass. September 16, 1940” On blue paper.
7/3 Profitableness of the M.W. house.
5 leaves. [34-38]. 9 leaves. [39-47]. Typescript. Appendices designated A-H. “Cambridge, September 22, 1940” On blue paper.
7/4 Clipping: "New York Times." October 6, 19--.
1 leaf. [48]. Headline: 45,762,500 allotted for Army housing. Handwritten notes on page.
7/5 Approximate cost estimate of the M.W. House type for mass production.
14 leaves. [49-62]. Typescript. “Cambridge, August 28, 1940”
7/6 Dwelling-Value and Cost Analysis of the M.W. House Type.
5 leaves. [63-67]. Typescript. “Cambridge, August 28, 1940”
7/7 Rent computation for the M.W. House.
4 leaves. [68-71]. Typescript. “Cambridge, November 22, 1940”
7/8-7/18 [Miscellaneous pages of notes and computations].
12 leaves. 19 pages. [72-83]
7/19 Rent computation [...]. See 7/7, above.
[84-87].
7/20 Excerpts from letters to the author's new housing system.
2 leaves. [88-89]. Typescript. No place, no date.
7/21 Excerpts [...]. See 7/20, above.
[90-91].
7/22 Rent computation [...]. See 7/7, above.
[92-94].
7/23 Rent computation See 7/7, above.
[95-97].
7/24 Excerpts from letters […]. See 7/20, above.
[98-99]
7/25 Comparison of outer wall surfaces between conoidal
and cubial [sic] shaped rooms.
1 leaf. [100]. Typescript. No place, no date.
7/26 The prefabricated M.W. House. See 7/1, above.
[101-116].
7/27 The prefabricated M.W. [...]. See 7/1, above.
[117-132].
7/28 Bauen für die Massen: ein Offener Brief an Ernst Jäckh.
21 leaves. Typescript. “Cambridge, Mass. November 11, 1954” Loose at end of binder.
7/29 A Discussion of the individual and the community integral, by Harold Taubin
20 leaves. Typescript. Loose at end of binder.
7/30 Original binder
Dates
- Creation: 1924-1965 (inclusive)
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1937-1957
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Extent
10 foldersFolder List:
(7/1 - 7/2); (7/3); (7/4 - 7/7); (7/8 - 7/18); (7/19, 7/21 - 7/24, 7/26 - 7/27); (7/20); (7/25); (7/28); (7/29); (7/30)
Repository Details
Part of the Frances Loeb Library Repository
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