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Reference Files

 Sub-Series — Box: 2

Scope and Contents

“ARCH 219, Fall 1986 #1.” Contents: Reference files for teaching/related to Cranz’s class. June 6, 1983 - July 1986.

“ARCH 219, Fall 1986 #2.” Contents:

“The Proposed Speed-road in Central Park.” Garden and Forest, C. S. Sargent, ed. (pp. 109-110). March 9, 1892. “Work for the Municipal Art Society.” Garden and Forest, No. 307, C. S. Sargent, ed. (pp. 11-12). January 10, 1984. “The Architectural Attack on Rural Parks.” Garden and Forest, No. 393, C. S. Sargent, ed. (pp. 351-352). September 4, 1895. FC31-ENVI: “The Billboard Nuisance.” The Bulletin of the American Park and Outdoor Art Association, (pp. 30-32). Undated. FC64-ENVI: “The Logic of Scientific Discovery,” (pp. 27-56). Karl Popper. 1959. FC65-ENVI: “Frederick Law Olmsted: Landscape Architecture as Conservative Reform.” The Journal of American History, Vol. 62. Geoffrey Blodgett (pp. 869-889). 1976. FC69-ENVI: New York City’s Park-Design Controvercy.” Landscape Architecture, vol. 53. Robert B. Nichols (pp. 285-287). July 1963. FC70-ENVI: “Landscapes between walls.” Architectural Forum, vol. 3. Lawrence Halprin (pp. 148-152). November 1959. FC71-ENVI: “A Typical Neighborhood Park.” Department of Landscape and Art: Parks & Recreation. J. Haslett Bell (pp. 601-603). Undated. FC72-ENVI: “What Shall We Do With This New Leisure?” Parks & Recreation, vol. 17, V. K. Brown, ed. V. K. Brown (pp. 361-364). May 1934. FC73-ENVI: “The Decline and Deterioration of the American City Park.” Parks & Recreation, vol. 5. Jere Stuart French (pp. 25-28, 40-43). August 1970. FC74-ENVI: “Dress Up Your Play Areas With Inexpensive Play Sculptures.” Parks & Recreation, vol. 39. William Penn Mott, Jr. (pp. 4-5). May 1956. FC75-ENVI: “The Public Dance Hall: The Problem as Dealt With by San Francisco Committee.” Parks & Recreation, vol. 7, (pp. 589-602). July-August 1924. FC76-ENVI: “Seattle’s over-the-freeway park.” Parks & Recreation, vol.7. Hans A. Thompson (pp. 36-38). June 1972. FC77-ENVI: “Historical Background of Recreation Movement in America.” Parks & Recreation, vol. 29. L. H. Weir (pp. 238-243). July-August 1946.

“ARCH 219, Fall 1986 #3.” Contents:

FC80-ENVI: “The Moses Recipe for Better Parks.” Recreation. Robert Moses (pp.214-215). May 1956. FC81-ENVI: “New Concepts: Behind Designs for Modern Playgrounds.” Recreation. Robert B. Nichols (pp. 154-157). April 1955. FC83-ENVI: “Women in Urban Parks.” Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society, vol. 5, no. 3, The University of Chicago. Galen Cranz (pp. S79-S95). April 1980. FC84-ENVI: “Public Parks and the Enlargement of Towns.” Journal of Social Sciences, no. 3. Frederick L. Olmsted (pp. 1-36). 1871. FC87-ENVI: “The Useful & Beautiful: Urban Parks in China.” Landscape, Vol. 23, no.2. Galen Cranz (pp. 3-10). 1979. FC88-ENVI: “It Takes More Than An Outdoor Site to Make Sculpture Public.” ARTnews, Vol. 19, no.1. Benjamin Forgey (pp. 84-89). September 1980. FC89-ENVI: “The Fountains of Urban Life.” Urban Life and Culture, Vol. 2, no.2. Ruth Leeds Love (pp. 161-208). July 1973. FC90-ENVI: “Urban Sculpture: Cultural Tokens to Ornaments to Life?” ARTnews, Vol.78, no.7. Harriet Senie (pp. 108-114). September 1979. FC91-ENVI: “Personal Sensibilities in Public Places.” ARTnews, Vol. 19, no.10. John Beardsley (pp. 43-45). Summer 1981. FC105-ENVI: “Relation of Playgrounds to Juvenile Delinquency.” Allen T. Burns (pp. 3-14). 1909.

Dates

  • Creation: 1961 - 2017

Language of Materials

From the Collection:

The majority of materials are in English, while a very small percentage are in Russian, Italian, and French.

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research. However, materials from boxes 12 through 17 are unavailable for research while undergoing rehousing.

Full Extent

From the Collection: 13.35 Cubic Feet (Eight large filing boxes (boxes # 1-4, 7-10), three letter filing boxes (boxes # 5-6, 11), and six card filing boxes (boxes # 12-17).)

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech Repository

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