Monterey Coast Master Plan Research File
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Title: Monterey Coast Master Plan Research File
Dates: 1957-1964
Collection Number: ARC 591
Creator/Collector:
Extent: 1 document case: 0.5 cubic ft.
Repository:
Monterey Public Library
Monterey, California 93940
Abstract: Collection consists of the research files of Nicholas Roosevelt, compiled while he worked on the plans for the Monterey Coast
Master Plan as a consultant. The files consist of reports and proposals with his annotations and separate evaluation notes.
Language of Material: English
Access by appointment only; contact Local History Librarian or designated staff.
Reproduction by Local History Librarian or other designated staff; may be restricted due to condition of the materials.
[Identification of item]. Monterey Coast Master Plan Research File. Collection Number: ARC 591. Monterey Public Library
Gift from Gary Koeppel in 2011.
Biography/Administrative History
Nicholas Roosevelt (1893-1982) was an American diplomat and writer, who later in his life lived in Big Sur. In California
he became a member of the State Recreation Commission and, in 1970, published the book, Conservation: Now or Never, a call
to protect the nation's resources. Roosevelt joined his Big Sur neighbors, architect Nathaniel A. Owings and his wife, conservationist
Margaret W. Owings, and others in developing and supporting a new Monterey Coast Master Plan. To protect Highway 1 as a "scenic
highway," Monterey County hired Skidmore, Owings, and Merrill to develop a master plan for the "scenic corridor" through which
the highway passes. Others opposed the plan as imposing limits on commercial development and growth. The Monterey County Coast
Master Plan, however, was recognized as a far-reaching and innovative conservation plan, largely supported by residents.
Scope and Content of Collection
Organized in file folders and arranged numerically and chronologically.
Big Sur Region
Land use
Campbell, James M.
California Transportation Agency
Coast Citizens Committee
Friends of Big Sur
Monterey County Planning Commission
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
Monterey County
Monterey, California
Proposals
Master plans
Reports