The Town of Tomorrow and Home Building Center Souvenir Folder,
Scope and Content
The collection consists of plans and information about 15 demonstration houses in a model village at the 1939 World's Fair in New York. Each design has a brochure and each brochure includes perspective, floor plans, and a description of the house. Although numbered 1-21, with some numbers missing, these 15 brochures represent the whole set. One was designed by a woman, Verna Cook Salomonsky.
Dates
- 1939
Creator
- New York World's Fair 1939, Inc. (Organization)
Access Restrictions
Collection is open for research.
Use Restrictions
Permission to publish from the Town of Tomorrow and Home Building Center Souvenir Folder must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.
Extent
0.1 Cubic Feet (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The collection consists of plans and information about 15 demonstration houses in a model village at the 1939 World's Fair in New York.
Acquisition Information
The Town of Tomorrow and Home Building Center Souvenir Folder was purchased by Special Collections in 2013.
Processing Information
The processing, arrangement, and description of the Town of Tomorrow and Home Building Center Souvenir Folder was completed in June 2016.
- Title
- The Town of Tomorrow and Home Building Center Souvenir Folder, 1939
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Kira A. Dietz, Archivist
- Date
- © 2016 Virginia Tech. All rights reserved.
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech Repository
Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries (0434)
560 Drillfield Drive
Newman Library, Virginia Tech
Blacksburg Virginia 24061 US
540-231-6308
specref@vt.edu