Walter Harold Blucher papers, 1934-1970.
Collection Number: 3698
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
Cornell University Library
DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY
Title:
Walter Harold Blucher papers, 1934-1970.
Repository:
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
Collection Number:
3698
Abstract:
Includes planning files and reports; speeches; articles; monthly reports and minutes
of the American Society of Planning Officials; minutes of the Association of State
Planning and Development Agencies; annual reports of the Detroit City Plan Commission;
pictures; and correspondence between Blucher and Rexford G. Tugwell.
Creator:
Blucher, Walter H. (Walter Harold), 1901-
Quanitities:
31.4 cubic feet.
Language:
Collection material in English
Walter H. Blucher was associated with the Detroit City Plan Commission, 1919-1934.
He was Executive Director of the American Society of Planning Officials, 1934-1953,
and of the Association of State Planning and Development Agencies, 1946-1953. Also,
he was a member of the International Federation for Housing and Town Planning, the
American Institute of Planners, Alpha Theta Kappa, and the Michigan Bar Association.
Member, International Fraternity of Lambda Alpha, Ely Chapter.
Includes planning files and reports; speeches; articles; monthly reports and minutes
of the American Society of Planning Officials; minutes of the Association of State
Planning and Development Agencies; annual reports of the Detroit City Plan Commission;
pictures; and correspondence between Blucher and Rexford G. Tugwell.
INFORMATION FOR USERS
Walter Harold Blucher Papers, #3698. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections,
Cornell University Library.
Names:
Tugwell, Rexford G. (Rexford Guy), 1891-1979.
American Society of Planning Officials
Association of State Planning and Development Agencies (U.S.)
Detroit (Mich.). City Plan Commission
Lambda Alpha International. Ely Chapter
Places:
Detroit (Mich.).
Subjects:
City planners.
City planning -- Michigan -- Detroit.
CONTAINER LIST
Container
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Description
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Date
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Planning jobs
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Box 1 |
A-B
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Box 2 |
C-F
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Box 3 |
G-Hartford
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Box 4 |
Hartford
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Box 5 |
Harvard-Kansas City
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Box 6 |
Kansas City
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Box 7 |
L-Milwaukee
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Box 8 |
Minneapolis-N
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Box 9 |
O-St
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Box 10 |
Sy-Toronto
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Box 11 |
Toronto-Virgin Islands
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Box 12 |
Virgin Islands
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Box 13 |
Virgin Islands-W
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Box 14 |
Current file, A-S
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Box 15 |
Current file, T-V
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Box 16 |
Spiral-bound and ring binders of planning job reports (unorganized)
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Box 17 |
Spiral-bound and ring binders of planning job reports (unorganized)
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Box 18 |
Spiral-bound and ring binders of planning job reports (unorganized)
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Box 18 |
Zoning Summary; American City Planning Inst.; University City and other zoning material
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Harvard Visiting Committee; Executive File--reference file of clippings
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Box 19 |
A-C
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Box 20 |
D-H
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Box 21 |
I-Metropolitan N
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Box 22 |
Metropolitan P-O
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Box 23 |
P-S
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Box 24 |
T-Z
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Other files
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Box 25 |
Articles and speeches (folder titled speeches--list included)
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Box 26 |
Articles and speeches (folder titled speeches--list included)
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Box 27 |
Articles and speeches (folder titled speeches--list included)
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Box 28 |
Blucher as City Planner of Detroit, South E. Michigan Development Corp.
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Box 29 |
American Society of Planning Officials: monthly reports, 1935-1962 , minutes of meetings,
1934-1954 ; Illinois Post-War Planning Comm. during Blucher's tenure
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1935-1962, 1934-1954 | |
Box 30 |
Association of State Planning and Development Agencies: minutes, newsletter; annual
reports of Detroit Planning Comm.; during Blucher's tenure
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Box 31 |
Pictures; one roll of F.L. Olmsted's plan for Tacoma
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Box 32 |
Proposals, programs, reports for schools, studies, and reedevelopment.
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Box 33 |
Correspondence beteween Rexford G. Tugwell and Roy P. Drachman, brochures and reports,
urban planning, etc.
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