Perloff (Harvey S.) Papers, 1966-1977

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Title:: Harvey S. Perloff Papers,
Dates:: 1966-1977
Creators:: Perloff, Harvey S.
Abstract:: Harvey S. Perloff taught architecture and urban planning at the University of Chicago (1947-55), was dean of the UCLA Graduate School of Architecture and Urban Planning (1968-1983), director of the Resources for the Future, Incorporated, appointed by President Kennedy to the Committee of Nine of the Alliance for Progress, and served as chairman of the Committee on National Urban Policy (1981). He also wrote 17 books on urban planning. The collection consists of Perloff's personal papers.
Extent:: 75 boxes (37 linear ft.) 5 oversize boxes
Preferred citation:: [Identification of item], Harvey S. Perloff Papers (Collection 1357). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, UCLA.

Scope and content:: Collection consists of the personal papers of Harvey S. Perloff, former dean of the UCLA Graduate School of Architecture and Urban Planning.
Biographical / historical:: Perloff taught architecture and urban planning at the University of Chicago, 1947-55; director, Resources for the Future, Incorporated, for eight years; appointed by President Kennedy to the Committee of Nine of the Alliance for Progress, on which he served for two years; became chairman of the Committee on National Urban Policy in 1981; wrote 17 books on urban planning, including Education for planning: city, state, and regional (1957); became dean of the UCLA Graduate School of Architecture and Urban Planning two years after its inception in 1966, and guided the program for 15 years; died in 1983.
Acquisition information:: Gift of Mrs. Perloff, 1984.
Physical location:: Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
Rules or conventions:: Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard

Collection Guide Author:: Processed by Charlotte Payne and Dan Luckenbill; machine-readable finding aid created by Caroline Cubé and edited by Josh Fiala.
Date Prepared:: © 2005
Date Encoded:: Text rekeyed by Caroline Cubé from in-house paper finding aid, February 2005 . Machine-readable finding aid derived from rekeyed finding aid, encoding added via Notetab Pro. Online finding aid edited by Josh Fiala. Date of source: 19 October 1997 .

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Restrictions:: COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Advance notice required for access.
Terms of access:: Property rights to the physical object belong to the UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections. Literary rights, including copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.

Preferred citation:: [Identification of item], Harvey S. Perloff Papers (Collection 1357). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, UCLA.

Location of this collection:: UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library

A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library

Box 951575

Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575, US