Papers of Martin Wagner

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Notebook. 80 leaves.

1/1 Vom ungebauten Bauen. 34 leaves. [1-34]. Typescript. “Cambridge, 15 Januar 1957”

1/2 Baumeisterlicher Selbstmord. 12 leaves. [35-46]. Typescript. “Martin Wagner, 25 März 1957”

1/3 Baumeister & Architekten. 30 leaves. [47-76]. Typescript. “30 Oktober 1952” No place.

1/4 Hans Poelzig über Architekten. 3 leaves. Numbered a,b,c. [77-79]. Typescript. “Zitat von Poelzig, Zusatz von Wagner!” No place, no date.

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Notebook. 48 leaves. Leaves [34-36] are blank.

2/1 Berlin ein Zufall? 33 leaves. [1-33]. Typescript. “Cambridge am 1. Mai 1957”

2/2 Baumeisterlicher Selbstmord. 12 leaves. [37-48]. Typescript. “Martin Wagner, 25 März 1957”

2/3 [Index cards in pocket, pasted onto verso of cover] 14 leaves. Includes quotation, charts, tables.

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Notebook. 30 leaves. Typescript. No place, no date.

Scope and Contents Notebook. 94 leaves.4/1 Kommunale-Wirtschaftswunder und ihre Pleiten. 36 leaves. [1-36]. Typescript. “Cambridge, 8 Febr. 1957” Leaf 37 is blank. Handwritten notes clipped to leaves 14, 16, 26.4/2 Vom ungebauten Bauen. 34 leaves. [38-71]. Typescript. “Cambridge, 15 Januar 1957” Handwritten note clipped to leaf 39. Leaf 72 is blank.4/3 Städtebau real gesehen. 22 leaves. [73-94]. Typescript. “Cambridge am 1. April 1957” Handwritten note clipped to leaf 84....

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Notebook. 45 leaves. Typescript. Leaf 1 blank; contains handwritten notes.

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Notebook. 61 leaves. No place, no date. Bound in old envelope. Handwritten notes on cover: Bodenbau-Städtebau. Volkswirtschaftlich genug? Vortrag gehalten in Frankfurt? in Deutschland. Aufheben.

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....

Scope and Contents Originally in a binder. 314 leaves. Some original, typewritten page numbers have been struck through in red pencil and re-numbered in red pencil.8/1 Lebensbau. 10 leaves. [1-10]. Typescript. “Mai 1952” No place.8/2 Lebensbau: zweiter Teil. 10 leaves. [11-20]. Typescript. No place, no date.8/3 Schalen des Lebens. 24 leaves. [21-44]. Typescript. “Cambridge, am 22 Okt. 1953”8/4 Baubankrott Europas. 4 leaves. [45-48]. Typescript. “Martin Wagner” No...

Scope and Contents Originally in a binder. 188 leaves. Cover title. Title page: Bauen für die Massen / von Dr. Ing. Martin Wagner / Stadtbaurat a. D. Prof. em. / Cambridge, März 1956.[Title page] 1 leaf. [1].Inhalt. 1 leaf. [2],9/1 Vorwort. 4 leaves. [3-6]. Numbered [1]-4. Typescript. “Cambridge am 30 März 1956”9/2 Schalen des Lebens 24 leaves. [7-30]. “Cambridge, am 22 Okt. 1953”9/3 Massenbau [Bauen für die Massen III von Martin Wagner] is struck...

Scope and Contents Originally in a binder. 342 leaves. Many leaves renumbered in pencil.10/1 Städtebauliche Wurzelprobleme. 14 leaves. [1-14]. Typescript. “Cambridge, am 20 Oktober 1955”.10/2 Biochemie des Städtebaus. 10 leaves. [15-24]. Typescript. “17 April 1952” No place.10/3 Fazit des neudeutschen Städtebaus: 1945-1955. 14 leaves. [25-38]. Typescript. “Cambridge, am 30 März 1955” 10/4 Vernunft-Perspektiven in Städtebau: eine Philippika von Martin Wagner. 13 leaves....

Scope and Contents Originally in a binder. 202 leaves. Numbered consecutively 1-190. Variations noted below. “Cambridge, August 1951”11/1 [Title]. Inhalt. 2 leaves. [1-23]. Typescript.11/2 Vorwort. 3 leaves. [3-5]. Numbered A,B,C. Typescript. No place, no date.11/3 Raumproblem im Wohnungsbau. 40 leaves. [6-45]. Numbered 1-40. Typescript.11/4 Leichtbau für die Massen. 31 leaves. [46-76]. Numbered 41-64, 64a-64g. Typescript.11/5 Wohnungsplanung. 37...

Scope and Contents Originally in a binder. 79 leaves. Cover title. Empty pocket pasted onto verso of front cover. 12/1 Quo Vadis Commonwealth? 11 leaves. [1-11]. Typescript. No place, no date.12/2 M.W. to Richard Preston [Commissioner, Massachusetts Department of Commerce]. 2 leaves. [12-13].Typescript (copy). “33 Bowdoin St., Cambridge, Mass. July 15, 1953”12/3 Richard Preston to M.W. 2 leaves. [14-15]. Typescript. Boston, Mass. 10 July 1954.12/4 M.W. to...

Scope and Contents Originally in a binder. Cover title. 328 leaves.13/1 Die Statdschaft auf dem Reissbrett: eine Studentenvision. 8 leaves. [1-8]. From "Bauen und Wohnen," 8/9. 15 pages. Numbered out of sequence. Bound into article: List of illustrations, 5 leaves. Unidentified.13/2-13/38 [Illustrations: New Town Economy]. 37 leaves. [9-45]. photocopies, charts, graphs, etc. Many duplicates.13/39 Townlets and towns: study on city reconstruction made by the students of the...

Scope and Contents Originally in a binder. Cover title. 66 leaves.14/1 Platformthesen zum neuen Bauen. 16 leaves. [1-16]. Typescript. “Cambridge am 15 Dezember 1956”14/2 Bauen ohne Bindung? 12 leaves. [17-28]. Typescript. “Cambridge am 25 Okt. 1956”14/3 Heime und Häuser. 16 leaves. [29-44]. Typescript. No place. “22 Nov. 1956”14/4 Kunst über Bord?” 12 leaves. [45-56]. Typescript. “Cambridge am 30 August 1956.”14/5 Städtebauer, wohin gehet Ihr? 10...

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...

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6 leaves. Typescript. “Cambridge, Dec. 17, 1950. Leaves. 5, 6: Clippings from "New York Times," Sat. Dec. 16 1950. Orogonally in envelope with 15 (above).

Scope and Contents Originally in a folder (enclosed). Cover title. Contents listed on front of folder.17/1 New city pattern for the people and by the people, by Walter Gropius and M. W. 12 leaves. 22 pages. Numbered 95-116. At head of title: Epilogue. Running head: The problem of the cities and towns.17/2 Regional planning and the small town, by L. Mumford. 11 leaves. “Address before Convention Symposium I 'Urban and Regional Planning' / The American Institute of Architects /...

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3 variant copies of the same text.

18/1 21 leaves. Typescript. No place, no date.

18/2 4 leaves. Another copy. Numbered 35-42, 8 pages. From "Mitteilungen des deutschen Verbandes für Wohnungswesen, Städtebau und Raumplanung," 1950, 3-4.

18/3 5 leaves. Another copy. Numbered 306-314, 10 pages. From "Baurundschau," 15/l6, 1950.

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8 leaves. Typescript. “Cambridge, am 10 März 1957”

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11 leaves. Typescript. No place, no date. On orange paper.

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16 leaves. Typescript (copy). No place, no date.

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22 leaves. Typescript. No place, no date. In folder with item 23 (below).

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7 leaves. Numbered 293-295 “Sonderausdruck aus 'Medizin und Städtebau:' ein Handbuch fur gesundheitlichen Städtebau.” c. 1957, Berlin. Cover title: Medizin und Städtebau.

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40 leaves. Typescript. “February 22, 1953” No place.

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Originally in a binder. 70 leaves. Numbered 1-66. Typescript (copy). “Cambridge, September 1942”