Scope and Contents Association of Building Technicians Committee papers consists of papers relating to: Architect's Professional Advisory Committee, 1946-1947 Architect's Sectional Committee and Technical Committee, 1946-1954 Education Committee and Student Liaison Committee, 1946-1954 Executive Committee and General Council, 1948-1951 Planning Committee,...

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"Coventry of Tomorrow" series consists of:

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Drafts and the final report Town and Country Planning Research ( 1951) written on behalf of the Association of Building Technicians. Press-clippings relating to planning in London are also included.

Scope and Contents Typescript copy of the final report by the Association of Building Technicians Evidence to the Schuster Committee ( 1950) .This was their submission for the HM Government appointed Schuster Committee's research into the education of planners which was published as: Report on the Qualification of Planners ( 1950) There are...

Scope and Contents This file contains a folder entitled Housing diagram for the ABT containing research for the diagram: notes, mixed correspondence and Ministry of Works forms and circulars. There is a set of minutes for the Association of Building Technicians and Association of Scientific Workers Joint Committee on Housing, dated 24 January 1947 . There is also a personal letter to Sris Chandra Chatterjee in Calcutta, dated 10 August 1947, concerning...

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Manuscript and typescript drafts, and preparation material, for the Association of Building Technician's (ABT) report on the Town and Country Planning Act, 1947. A summary of recommendations by the ABT Planning Committee and correspondence from the report's author Ron King to Percy Johnson-Marshall. Includes a pamphlet: Town and Country Planning Act: Defects of the Act and Remedies ( 1950)

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Typescript and manuscript drafts, with editorial comments, for the report London Plans written by Percy Johnson-Marshall under the auspices of the Association of Building Technicians. The file also contains a typescript synopsis on Report on the New Towns, ( 1947) with editorial comments.

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Papers and correspondence relating to the authoring of the Association of Building Technicians Planning Committee's report: Evidence to the Schuster Committee ( 1949) , concerning the definition of the role of the planner and formulation of training courses.

There is also some general correspondence relating to the Planning Committee.

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Two draft reports by the Association of Building Technicians, both typewritten with hand written comments: Report on current planning practice under the T & CP Act, 1947 and Report on the London Plans . Also includes a manuscript plan of Glenrothes (15cm x 19cm) and some correspondence concerning the report.

Scope and Contents The Association of Building Technicians: draft reports consists of manuscript and typewritten draft reports along with accompanying research material and correspondence. There are several drafts of most of the reports along with editorial comments. Related research material include press-cuttings, pamphlets and reports by other bodies. Associated correspondence includes requests for information, reactions to the reports, and correspondence with possible publishers. Very few final copies of...