General comprehensive development areas files: general files, 1950s
File
Identifier: PJM/LCC/E/9.1
Scope and Contents
Set of Percy Johnson-Marshall's working files relating to the London County Council Comprehensive Development Areas. The files comprise:
- file with a report on actions taken to comply with the Town and Country Planning Act, 1947; notes of planning methods and staffing requirements for individual Comprehensive Development Areas; a report of outstanding planning work for "inner areas" of London, 1950s
- file entitled "staff policy". This file consists of staffing requirements, programmes of work, and lists of outstanding work, for the Reconstruction Areas Group of the Town Planning Division of London County Council Architect's Department.
- file relating to financial aspects of the development of London County Council Comprehensive Development Areas. There are also some lists of planning permissions obtained and some reports concerning the progress of development. There are 24 photographs of drawings relating to statistics, location and zoning of the Comprehensive Development Areas.
- file of reports relating to a number of London County Council Comprehensive Development Areas with introductory material on the areas as a whole.
- file of typescript and manuscript draft articles relating to the theory and practice of Comprehensive Development Areas.
- manuscript draft for an article concerning London County Council's Comprehensive Development Areas.
- file entitled "Comprehensive Development Area (general analysis)". This contains reports with official statements and analysis for the London County Council Comprehensive Development Areas.
- file of typescript reports on London County Council's Comprehensive Development Areas, with a manuscript draft introduction.
Dates
- Creation: 1950s
Creator
Language of Materials
This material is in English
Physical Description
8 files
Conditions Governing Access
Material relating to living individuals may be restricted under the Data Protection Act, 1998
Extent
From the Sub-Fonds: 3.5 metres
Physical Description
8 files
Archivist's Note
None
Sarah Higgins 8 March 2004
Creator
Subject
Repository Details
Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository
Contact:
Centre for Research Collections
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Centre for Research Collections
University of Edinburgh Main Library
George Square
Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland
+44(0)131 650 8379
heritagecollections@ed.ac.uk