Guide to the John W. Dyckman Papers,
1959-1967

Collection Number: 4382

Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
Cornell University Library

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Compiled by:
Alexandra Lipsky
Date completed:
September 14, 1988
EAD encoding:
Julia Lonnberg and Peter Martinez, October 2001

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DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY

Title:
John W. Dyckman Papers, 1959-1967
Collection Number:
4382
Creator:
John W. Dyckman
Quantity:
4.3 cubic ft.
Forms of Material:
Correspondence, manuscripts, project files, and documents
Repository:
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library
Abstract:
Correspondence, biographical materials, course outlines, project files, notes, drafts, lectures, articles, reports, and other writings relating to John W. Dyckman's professional activities.
Language:
Collection material in English

BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE

Professor of Geography and Environmental Engineering, Urban Planning; Director, Johns Hopkins Center for Regional Development and Planning, Lille, France.
John W. Dyckman received a B.A. from Chicago Teachers College in 1944, and holds M.A. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Chicago. He began working in the planning field in Chicago. During the 1950s he served as consultant to the American Council to Improve Neighborhoods, the New York City Planning Dept. for Capital Improvement Planning, and the National Park Service. From 1961 to 1963 he was Chief of the Urban and Regional Economic Development section of Arthur D. Little company in San Francisco. Beginning in 1965, he worked extensively in the U.S. and overseas, serving as Field Director of the American-Yugoslav Project in Ljubljana, in Israel, Italy, Colombia, Panama, and Egypt. Beginning in 1975 he was a consultant to the Region of Ile de France (Paris), and worked on a number of domestic planning projects as well. He taught a number of American university courses, eventually becoming the James Irvine Professor of Urban and Regional Planning at the University of Southern California. He was a member of the Los Angeles Chapter of Lambda Alpha.
COLLECTION DESCRIPTION

Correspondence; biographical materials; course outlines; project files; notes, drafts, lectures, articles, reports, and other writings relating to John W. Dyckman's professional activities.
Part of Lambda Alpha Archives.
Part of Regional Science Archives.
SUBJECTS

Names:
Dyckman, John W.
Lambda Alpha International. Los Angeles Chapter.

Subjects:
City planning.
Regional science.
INFORMATION FOR USERS

Cite As:
John W. Dyckman Papers, #4382. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
CONTAINER LIST

Date
Description
Container
Biographical Information
 Box 1 Folder 1
Miscellaneous Professional Papers
 Box 1 Folder 2
Travel
 Box 1 Folder 3
Course Outlines, Bibliographies
 Box 1 Folder 4
1981-1983
Correspondence
 Box 1 Folder 5
re: general activities
1962
Governor?s Advisory Commission on Housing Problems
 Box 1 Folder 6
Draft
Nov. 16, 1963
Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions, Santa Barbara
 Box 1 Folder 7
Talk by JWD
1962
Governor?s Advisory Commission on Housing Problems
 Box 1 Folder 8
Draft
1965
State Planning
 Box 1 Folder 9
1967, 1982
"Altshuler & Logue: Cautionary Tales for Planners"
 Box 1 Folder 10
(Review ? Journal), American Institute of Planners (AIP)
1968
"Social Planning in an American Democracy"
 Box 1 Folder 11
(AIP Conference)
1971
American-Yugoslav Project
 Box 1 Folder 12
Draft
1977
American-Yugoslav Report
 Box 1 Folder 13
1972
Vietnam Project
 Box 1 Folder 14
1972
Center for Comparative Urbanism
 Box 1 Folder 15
1976
"Evaluation des Objectifs et Strategies del la Planification et de la Region Parisienne?"
 Box 1 Folder 16
1978
Bahrain
 Box 1 Folder 17
ca. 1979-1980
Italy
 Box 1 Folder 18
1980
1st Congreso Internacional
 Box 1 Folder 19
de Planeacion de Grandes Cuidades
1981
Notes and Reports
 Box 1 Folder 20
(Congreso Internacional de Planeacion de Grandes Ciudades)
1980-1981
Egypt
 Box 1 Folder 21
1980-1981
Delta Partnership
 Box 1 Folder 22
1980-1982
Ad Hoc Group on Urban Problems
 Box 1 Folder 23
1980-1982
Ad Hoc Group on Urban Problems (2)
 Box 1 Folder 24
1982
Ad Hoc group on Urban Problems (3)
 Box 1 Folder 25
1980-1983
Task Force on Coordination of State/Regional Planning in Maryland; Other Projects
 Box 1 Folder 26
1981
Panama Project - Memos
 Box 1 Folder 27
1981
Mexico
 Box 1 Folder 28
1982
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
 Box 1 Folder 29
1981-1982
Metro Center Activities
 Box 1 Folder 30
1981
Public Policy Program, Metro Center
 Box 1 Folder 31
1982
Public Policy Program
 Box 1 Folder 32
1982
Task Force on Economic Development
 Box 1 Folder 33
1981-1982
France
 Box 1 Folder 34
1982-1983
Nord/Pas de Calais
 Box 1 Folder 35
1983-1985
Johns Hopkins Center
 Box 1 Folder 36
1983-1985
Lille
 Box 1 Folder 37
1983
"Planning in an Unprepared Environment" - Bahrain
 Box 1 Folder 38
Review Articles
 Box 2 Folder 1
Collaborative Efforts
 Box 2 Folder 2
Articles
 Box 2 Folder 3
Articles A-1
 Box 2 Folder 4
Articles A-1 (2)
 Box 2 Folder 5
Articles A-1 (3)
 Box 2 Folder 6
Articles J-Z (1)
 Box 2 Folder 7
Articles J-Z (2)
 Box 2 Folder 8
Articles J-Z (3)
 Box 2 Folder 9
Manuscripts, Miscellaneous
 Box 2 Folder 10
(Incomplete)
Technology - AIP
 Box 2 Folder 11
Writings & Speeches by JWD
Miscellaneous Writings
 Box 2 Folder 12
Miscellaneous Writings and Papers
 Box 2 Folder 13
Policy Analysis and Planning:
 Box 2 Folder 14
Transdisciplinary Concepts and Approaches
1959
"Introduction to Readings in the Theory of Planning"
 Box 2 Folder 15
1970
"Economic Aspects of the Vietnam War"
 Box 2 Folder 16
1976
"An Evaluation of the Columbian Urban Sector Loan"
 Box 2 Folder 17
1978
"Successes and Failures in Regional Development Programs: A Comparative Prospective"
 Box 2 Folder 18
ca. 1980
"Employment Implications of Changing Economic Structure in the U.S."
 Box 2 Folder 19
Research Proposal
1980
"Notes on the 10th International Fellows Conference"
 Box 2 Folder 20
1983
The Two Cultures of Planning
 Box 2 Folder 21
Draft
Lecture Series Drafts
 Box 2 Folder 22
Drafts and Writings
 Box 2 Folder 23
Drafts, Notes and Writings
 Box 2 Folder 24
Notes
 Box 2 Folder 25
Notes on Urban Regional Reorganization
 Box 2 Folder 26
Notes
 Box 2 Folder 27-30
1970
Annotated Hearings - Subcommittee on Science, Research and Development
 Box 2 Folder 31
Notebooks
 Box 2 Folder 32
Notebooks
 Box 2 Folder 33
May/June, 1971
"Public Administration Review" (PAR), Volume No. 3
 Box 3 Folder
1971
Metropolis in Crisis
 Box 3 Folder
Edited by J.K. Hadden, L. H. Masotti, C.J. Larson. Second edition.
Jan. 1970
"Spatial Policies for Regional Development: A Demonstration Study of the Ljubljana Region"
 Box 3 Folder
Technical Report, Numbers 4, 6, 7, 11, 12 (Part I), 12, (Part II).
Nov. 1970
"Information Needs of the New Planning System,"
 Box 3 Folder
Report of Joint Local Authority. S.D.D. and M.H.L.G. Study Team. Draft.
1969
"Structure of Influence in Local Communities," by Janez Jerovsek
 Box 3 Folder
Research Reports.
1969
"International Planning Workshop"
 Box 3 Folder
Proceedings and selected papers from the Urbanistic Institute of SR Slovenia.
1968
"Toward a Methodology for Regional Planning:
Box 3 Folder
the Proposal and Evaluation of Alternative Patterns of Spatial Organization for the Ljubljana Urban Region." Volume 1, Description and Program.
"Cities, Their Origin, Growth and Human Impact,"
 Box 3 Folder
Readings from Scientific American .
Sept. 1969
Guest Editor?s Introduction:
 Box 3 Folder
"The Practical Uses of Planning Theory," by John W. Dyckman. Reprinted from Journal of the American Institute of Planners.
1968
"Water and Choice in the Colorado Basin:
 Box 3 Folder
An Example of Alternatives in Water Management." A Report by the Committee on Water of the National Research Council. Publication No. 1689.
Oct. 1968
Advanced Study Program: The Urban Policy Conference Program
 Box 3 Folder
The American City Seminar in Association with A Consortium of Colleges and the City of Memphis.
August 1968
"Status of the Inquiry Into Bay Area Regional Organization,"
 Box 3 Folder
A Research Progress Report to the Technical Advisory Committee of the Joint Committee on Bay Area Regional Organization.
Summer 1966
Annotated article from Daedalus
 Box 3 Folder
Journal of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Summer 1966
?Tradition and Change," in Daedalus
Box 3 Folder
Sept. 1965
"Cities," in Scientific American
Box 3 Folder
Sept. 1965
Community Facilities: Social Values and Goals in Planning For Education, Health, and Recreation
Box 3 Folder
One typescript manuscript.
Winter 1961
?The Future Metropolis," in Daedalus
Box 3 Folder
Readings in Planning and Decision Theory
Box 3 Folder
Edited by Douglass B. Lee, Jr. Department of City and Regional Planning, University of California at Berkeley.
Jan. 1977
"International Professional Exchange: The Implications of the American-Yugoslav Project"
 Box 4 Folder
The Johns Hopkins University Center for Metropolitan Planning and Research.
April 1973
"Transfer of U.S. Planning Technologies,"
 Box 4 Folder
J.W.D., University of California at Berkeley. The Peter B. Andrews Memorial Lecture.
April 1975
"The Administration and Provision of Urban Services in Grand Rapids, Michigan and Ljubljana, Yugoslavia:
 Box 4 Folder
A Report of the Grand Rapids-Ljubljana Comparative Urban Study."
"Evaluation Des Objectifs et Strategies de la Planification et de L?Amenagerent de la Region Parisienne, avec une Reference Particuliere au Schema Directeur de la Region,"
Box 4 Folder
JWD and S. Cohen.
Nov. 1973
"L?Amenagement et le Secteur des Services dans la Region Parisienne,"
 Box 4 Folder
Stephen Cohen and JWD.
March 1974
"Conservation of Energy in Transportation Round Table,"
 Box 4 Folder
Washington, D.C., A Scientific American Conference.
April 1972
"International Collaboration in Planning Research: Summary Report of the Ljubljana Region Demonstration Study,"
 Box 4 Folder
American-Yugoslav Project in Regional and Urban Planning Studies.
Sept. 1972
"Thu Thiem Peninsula Development Plan,"
 Box 4 Folder
Agency for International Development Contract (AID).
Dec. 1971
Monthly Report No. 2, Thu Thiem Peninsula Development, Saigon, Vietnam
 Box 4 Folder
Agency for International Development (AID).
August 1977
"Proposal to the Department of Interior for the Analysis of the Restoration of Historic Buildings in Terms of Energy, Labor and Urban Historical District Revitalization,"
Box 4 Folder
by Urban Design Disciplines, Inc., Kaplan/McLaughlin and the Energy Group.
Oct. 1977
"Proposal and Qualifications for Planning Services for the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency."
 Box 4 Folder
South Lake Tahoe, California.
Sept. 1980
Report of the International Ministers? Colloquium on National Strategies for Urban Policy
Box 4 Folder
Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and The Johns Hopkins University.
"Planning the Planning Process: A Case Study."
 Box 4 Folder
Johns Hopkins University, Center for Metropolitan Planning and Research.
Fall 1980
A Summary Report of the Tenth International Fellows Conference: ?The Changing Metropolitan Economy of the Eighties."
 Box 4 Folder
Johns Hopkins Center for Metropolitan Planning and Research.
Feb. 1981
"Decentralization: A Framework for Policy Analysis," by S. Cohen, JWD, E. Schoenberger and C.R. Downs
 Box 4 Folder
Project on Managing Decentralization performed between the University of California at Berkeley and the U.S. Agency for International Development (AID).
June 1981
"Primer Congreso Internacional de Planeacion de Grandes Cuidades. Resumen y Conclusiones,"
 Box 4 Folder
Departamento del Distrito Federal, Mexico.
March 1985
"Seminar Discussion of Committee on Urban Public Economics,"
 Box 4 Folder
reported by John Aiken.
March 1985
First Annual Report, Centre European Johns Hopkins for Regional Planning and Research, Nord-Pas De Calais
 Box 4 Folder
The Center for Metropolitan Planning and Research at the Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland.
ca. 1972
La Propuesta para El Estudio de la Viabilidad del Desarrollo de un Mayor Centro de Recreo en Nicaragua, para El Gobierno de Nicaragua, el Ministerio de Ceonomia, Industria, y Comercio,
Box 4 Folder
Preparado par The Tourplan Partnership.
April 1964
Citation:
Box 4 Folder
Election of JWD to membership in Lambda Alpha Honorary Professional Land Economics Fraternity.