Morton J. Schussheim Papers,1950-1995.
Collection Number: 8403
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
Cornell University
Library
Title:
Morton J. Schussheim papers,
1950-1995.
Collection Number:
8403
Creator:
Schussheim, Morton J.
Quantity:
37 cubic feet.
Forms of Material:
Professional records.
Repository:
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell
University Library
Abstract:
Papers document Schussheim's career including his work at
the Dept. of Regional Planning, Harvard University, 1950-1952; city
planner/economist, Cleveland City Planning Commission, 1952-1955; Director of
Research, New York State Housing Rent Commission; Deputy Director for Area
Development, Committee for Economic Development (CED), 1959-1961; Assistant
Administrator for Program Policy, U.S. Housing and Home Finance Agency, 1961-1966;
Professor City Planning, University of Pennsylvania, 1966-1973; and Senior
Specialist in Housing, Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress,
1973-1995.
Language:
Collection material in English
Morton J. Schussheim's career included work at the city, state, and federal levels,
including a central role in shaping the housing policy and legislation of the
Kennedy and Johnson administrations. His papers complement other records in the
Cornell collection, including those of Charles Abrams, with whom Schussheim worked
at the New York State Housing Rent Commission, and of Coleman Woodbury, a
predecessor as Assistant Administrator for Program Policy at the U.S. Housing and
Home Finance Agency.
Papers document Schussheim's career including his work at the Dept. of Regional
Planning, Harvard University, 1950-1952; city planner/economist, Cleveland City
Planning Commission, 1952-1955; Director of Research, New York State Housing Rent
Commission; Deputy Director for Area Development, Committee for Economic Development
(CED), 1959-1961; Assistant Administrator for Program Policy, U.S. Housing and Home
Finance Agency, 1961-1966; Professor City Planning, University of Pennsylvania,
1966-1973; and Senior Specialist in Housing, Congressional Research Service, Library
of Congress, 1973-1995.
Names:
Schussheim, Morton J.
Subjects:
City planning.
Cite As:
Morton J. Schussheim Papers, #8403. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections,
Cornell University Library.
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