Byron R. Hanke Papers,1911-2000.

Collection Number: 6724

Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
Cornell University Library

DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY

Title:
Byron R. Hanke papers, 1911-2000.
Collection Number:
6724
Creator:
Hanke, Byron R.
Quantity:
9 cubic ft.
Forms of Material:
Publications, correspondence, research materials, diaries, scrapbooks, and organizational records.
Repository:
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library
Abstract:
Professional papers of landscape architect and urban planner Byron R. Hanke including publications, correspondence, talks, research materials, diaries, scrapbooks, awards and honors relating to his career in the Federal Housing Administration and as a private sector consultant.
Language:
Collection material in English

BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE

Byron R. Hanke, landscape architect and urban planner, was a consultant and author on residential developments, land planning, automatic-membership property owner's associations and countryside conservation communities. From 1946-1972 he was the national director of land planning of the Federal Housing Administration.
COLLECTION DESCRIPTION

Professional papers of landscape architect and urban planner Byron R. Hanke including publications, correspondence, talks, research materials, diaries, scrapbooks, awards and honors relating to his career in the Federal Housing Administration and as a private sector consultant.
SUBJECTS

Names:
Hanke, Byron R.
United States. Federal Housing Administration.

Subjects:
Landscape architects.
Land use -- Planning.

INFORMATION FOR USERS

Cite As:
Byron R. Hanke Papers, #6724. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
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