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FILE Identifier: DES, 1971, 0001, 000603299, 15.

Lectures: Site and Shelter; Housing. Digital

Scope and Contents

Originally in an envelope (enclosed). Given in 1938-1939, 1939-1940, 1940-1941. Lectures 10, 13, and 14 in ‘Site and Shelter’ are missing. Handwritten note on envelope: At Harvard Uni / Lectures / Site and Shelter / Is Land a Commodity? /

15/1-15/15: Site and Shelter.

15/1 Lecture 1. 15 leaves. Typescript.

15/2 Lecture 2. 16 leaves. Typescript.

15/3 Lecture 3. 16 leaves. Typescript.

15/4 Lecture 4. 13 leaves. Typescript.

15/5 Lecture 5. 19 leaves. Typescript. Includes list of illustrations for lecture.

15/6 Lecture 5. 19 leaves. Typescript. Clean copy.

15/7 Lecture 6. “Smoke and fire”. 16 leaves. Typescript.

15/8 Lecture 7. “Noise!” 16 leaves. Typescript.

15/9 Lecture 8. “Illumination and isolation.” 14 leaves. Typescript.

15/10 Lecture 9. “Climate and shelter.” 15 leaves. Typescript.

15/11 Lecture 12. “Traffic.” 15 leaves. Typescript.

15/12 [Illustrations for Lecture 12]. 2 leaves. Typescript.

15/13 [Illustrations for Lecture 12]. 2 leaves. Bound with 15/14, below.

15/14 Lecture 11. “Technical Blunders.” 13 leaves. Typescript. Bound with 15/13, above.

15/15 Lecture 15. “Building Codes III.” 16 leaves. Typescript.

15/16-15/22 Housing

15/16 Housing A 6. Site planning 1. 13 leaves. Typescript.

15/17 Housing A 7. Site planning 2. 14 leaves. Typescript.

15/18 Housing A 8. Site planning 3. 14 leaves. Typescript.

15/19 Housing A 9. Site planning 4. 13 leaves. Typescript.

15/20 Housing A 10. Financing a) 16 leaves. Typescript.

15/21 Housing B 3. Public land ownership. 14 leaves. Typescript.

15/22 Housing 5. Is Land a Commodity? 13 leaves. Numbered 52-64. 25 February 1939.

15/23 Original envelope.

Dates

  • Creation: 1924-1965 (inclusive)
  • Creation: Majority of material found within 1937-1957

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Extent

10 folders

Folder List:

(15/1-15/2); (15/3-15/4); (15/5-15/6); (15/7-15/9); (15/10-15/12); (15/13-15/14); (15/15); (15/16-15/19); (15/20-15/22); (15/23)

Repository Details

Part of the Frances Loeb Library Repository

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