International Centre for Regional Planning and Development (ICRPD) - mixed papers (4), 1954-1960
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, papers and minutes for the Provisional Committee, General Council and British Group of the International Centre for Regional Planning and Development (ICRPD). The file includes: an agenda for a meeting considering setting up the Scottish Group, the report and list of participants on the British Group study day held at the London School of Economics on 21 November 1959 entitled "Economic forces leading to Urban Concentration", some hand-written notes, in Percy Johnson-Marshall's hand regarding architectural education, a set of hand-written lecture notes entitled "Planning and the public", an assortment of themed and Ordnance Survey topographic maps of Surrey. Also some correspondence between Alfred Potter, Secretary of the Town Planning Institute (later the Royal Town Planning Institute) and Sir Colin Douglas Buchanan of the Ministry of Town and Country Planning, regarding an employment issue.
Dates
- Creation: 1954-1960
Creator
Language of Materials
This material is in English
Physical Description
1 file
Conditions Governing Access
This material is subject to access restrictions under the Data Protection Act, 1998. Information concerning individuals is closed until 100 years after their date of birth.
Extent
From the Sub-Fonds: 0.25 metres
Physical Description
1 file
Archivist's Note
None
Sarah Higgins 12 August 2003
Creator
Subject
- Buchanan, Sir Colin Douglas, 1907-2001 (professor of transport) (Person)
- Johnson-Marshall, Percy, 1915-1993 (professor of urban design and regional planning, University of Edinburgh) (Person)
- Potter, Alfred, fl1954 (secretary, Town Planning Institute) (Person)
- HM Government. Ministry of Town and Country Planning (Organization)
- International Centre for Regional Planning and Development (1954-1960) (Organization)
- London School of Economics and Political Science (1895 -) (Organization)
- Ordnance Survey (1790-:) (Organization)
- Royal Town Planning Institute (1914-:) (Organization)
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