Finding aid to the Richard L. Meier papers BANC MSS 2008/105

Marjorie Bryer

The Bancroft Library

2018

The Bancroft Library

University of California

Berkeley, CA 94720-6000

bancref@library.berkeley.edu

URL: http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/libraries/bancroft-library

Language of Material: English

Contributing Institution: The Bancroft Library

Title: Meier (Richard L.) papers

Creator: Meier, Richard L.

Identifier/Call Number: BANC MSS 2008/105

Physical Description: 15 Linear Feet (12 cartons)

Date (inclusive): 1928-2007

Abstract: This collection documents the personal and professional life of pioneering regional planner, systems theorist, scientist, futurist, and University of California, Berkeley professor, Richard Louis Meier. Meier’s papers document his advocacy of sustainability in planning, his efforts to improve the lives of poor people in developing countries, his concerns about atomic power, his commitment to social justice, and his family life. Meier's papers include professional and family correspondence; writings and research; materials related to his work with the Federation of Atomic Scientists, the Society for General Systems Research, and international planning projects; and course materials.

Language of Material: Collection materials are in English.

Physical Location: Many of the Bancroft Library collections are stored offsite and advance notice may be required for use. For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the library's online catalog.

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Accruals

No future additions are expected.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

The Richard L. Meier papers were given to The Bancroft Library in 2008 by Alan Meier, on behalf of the widow and children of Richard L. Meier.

Alternate Forms Available

There are no alternative forms of this collection.

Biography

“Super-planner” Richard Louis Meier was an early advocate of sustainability in planning and recognized internationally for anticipating large-scale social problems and envisioning and devising practical solutions to them.

Meier was born into a poor family in Indiana in 1920. The oldest of five children, he helped run the household when his mother became ill after the birth of his youngest sibling. Meier received his B.S. from the University of Illinois in 1940, and his Ph.D. in organic chemistry from the University of California, Los Angeles in 1944. He married social worker Gitta Unger that same year. The couple had three children: Alan, Andrea, and Karen. Gitta Unger died in 1982. Meier remarried in 1992 and frequently collaborated on research projects with his second wife, Robin Standish.

While working at Standard Oil in Richmond as a research chemist during World War II, Meier talked with University of California, Berkeley scientists about the post-war implications of atomic energy and weapons. Consequently, he became a member of the Federation of Atomic Scientists in 1945 and served as executive secretary from 1947-1949. While on a Fulbright Fellowship in Manchester, England from 1949-1950, Meier focused on finding technological solutions to the problems of the world’s largest and poorest cities.

Meier taught in the University of Chicago’s Program on Research and Planning from 1950 to 1956. He was a research social scientist in the Mental Health Research Institute and professor in the School of Conservation’s Department of Natural Resources at the University of Michigan from 1957 to 1967. From 1957 to 1961, he served as Secretary-Treasurer of the Society for General Systems Research, which promoted interdisciplinary and international co-operation in the field of systems theory and systems science.

Meier joined the University of California, Berkeley faculty in 1967 and helped establish a new doctoral program in the Department of City and Regional Planning. He taught for over 35 years in the departments of architecture, landscape architecture, and urban and regional planning in the College of Environmental Design. Throughout his career, Meier maintained an optimism about the future and believed that good planning and social justice were inseparable.

Meier died of pneumonia and congestive heart failure in Berkeley in 2007. For more details about his life and work, see his daughter Karen Meier Reeds' obituary, https://sites.google.com/site/andreatestname/obituary%3Arichardl.meier%2C%22super-planner%2C%22

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Richard L. Meier papers, BANC MSS 2008/105c,The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.

System of Arrangement

Arranged to the folder level.

Processing Information

Processed by Marjorie Bryer in 2018.

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Scope and Content of Collection

This collection documents the personal and professional life of pioneering regional planner, systems theorist, scientist, futurist, and University of California, Berkeley professor, Richard Louis Meier. Meier’s papers document his advocacy of sustainability in planning, his efforts to improve the lives of poor people in developing countries, his concerns about atomic power, his commitment to social justice, and his engaged family life. The collection is divided into eight series: Correspondence; Family Correspondence and Personalia, which includes materials related to his wife, Gitta Unger; Writings and Research; Notebooks; Federation of Atomic Scientists; Professional Activities and Administrative Materials; International Project Files; and Course Materials.

Separated Materials

Digital materials transferred to the Digital Collections Unit of The Bancroft Library

Publication Rights

Some materials in these collections may be protected by the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.). In addition, the reproduction of some materials may be restricted by terms of University of California gift or purchase agreements, donor restrictions, privacy and publicity rights, licensing and trademarks. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owner. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user. All requests to reproduce, publish, quote from, or otherwise use collection materials must be submitted in writing to the Head of Public Services, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley 94720-6000. See: http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/reference/permissions.html

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Meier, Richard L. -- Archives.

University of California, Berkeley. -- College of Environmental Design -- Faculty.

University of California Berkeley. -- Department of Architecture

University of California, Berkeley. -- Department of City and Regional Planning.

University of California, Berkeley. -- Department of Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning.

Nuclear nonproliferation

Federation of American Scientists

City planning -- Environmental aspects.

Regional planning.

Urbanization -- Developing countries.

Urban ecology (Sociology)

Community development.

Futurologists.

Futurism (Architecture)

Family planning

Technology.

Communications.

Meier, Gitta Unger

Series 1. Correspondence 1943-1967, 1978-1996

Physical Description: Cartons 1-3; Carton 4, folders 1-45

Arrangement

Arranged alphabetically by name of correspondent, organization, or project. Unidentified correspondents filed at the end.

Scope and Content Note

Consists of incoming and outgoing professional correspondence. The bulk of the letters precede Meier's tenure at the University of California, Berkeley. Meier often stapled incoming and outgoing correspondence together, and he primarily arranged his correspondence alphabetically, so that order was maintained. Includes related materials.

Carton 1, Folder 1

Abt Associates 1966

Carton 1, Folder 2

Ackoff, Russel L. 1955-1961

Carton 1, Folder 3

Adler, John 1956-1957

Carton 1, Folder 4

Agency for International Develoopment 1964-1966

Carton 1, Folder 5

Allen, Layman circa 1958-1965

Carton 1, Folder 6

American Institute of Planners (AIP) 1949-1967

Carton 1, Folder 7

American Journal of Physics/Thomas H. Osgood 1951-1957

Carton 1, Folder 8

Automatic Control Panel Session at Institute of Radio Engineers National Convention/"Automation and Economic Development" 1954-1955

Carton 1, Folder 9-11

"A" 1950-1967, 1978, 1994-1995

Carton 1, Folder 12

Back, Kurt W. 1958-1964

Carton 1, Folder 13

Banfield, Edward C. 1954-1957

Carton 1, Folder 14

Baranson, Jack 1961

Carton 1, Folder 15

Bawn, C.E.H. 1949-1950

Carton 1, Folder 16

Bell, Daniel 1962-1965

Carton 1, Folder 17

Benson, Bernard S./Benson-Lehner 1957-1958

Carton 1, Folder 18

Berkeley, Edmund C./Computers and Automation 1956-1957

Carton 1, Folder 19

Blaut, James M. 1951-1957

Carton 1, Folder 20

Blessing, Charles A. 1952, 1963

Carton 1, Folder 21

Blucher, Walter H. 1962-1964

Carton 1, Folder 22

Boelter, L.M.K./University of California, Los Angeles 1955-1958

Carton 1, Folder 23

Bostrom, Karl/Bostrom Manufacturing 1957-1959

Carton 1, Folder 24

Boulding, Kenneth 1957-1965

Carton 1, Folder 25

Bower, Eli M. 1961-1965

Carton 1, Folder 26

Boyer, R.F./Dow Chemical 1953-1954

Carton 1, Folder 27

British Electrical Authority 1950-1951

Carton 1, Folder 28

Brookings Institution 1958-1960

Carton 1, Folder 29

Bross, Irwin 1952-1958

Carton 1, Folder 30

Brower, Anne/"Measuring Social Cultural Change in Urban Regions"/Journal of the American Institute of Planners 1959

Carton 1, Folder 31-34

"B" 1949-1966, 1978-1979

Carton 1, Folder 35

Cadwallader, Mervyn L. 1958-1959

Carton 1, Folder 36

Cain, Stanley 1958-1959

Carton 1, Folder 37

Cairncross, Alec K. 1948-1959

Carton 1, Folder 38

Calhoun, John B. 1957-1966

Carton 1, Folder 39

Campbell, Thomas F./Cleveland State University 1967

Carton 1, Folder 40

Carroll, J. Douglas/Chicago Area Transportation Study 1956-1958

Carton 1, Folder 41

Chemical and Engineering News/"Industrialization of Photosynthesis and Its Social Effects"/Walter J. Murphy 1946-1962

Carton 1, Folder 42

Chemical Society/Journal of the Chemical Society 1950-1951

Carton 1, Folder 43

Clark, Katherine G./Joint Center for Urban Studies 1963-1964

Carton 1, Folder 44

Clay, Grady 1956-1961

Carton 1, Folder 45

Coale, Ansley J. 1956-1957

Carton 1, Folder 46

Cole, Jonathan, National Institute of Mental Health 1957

Carton 1, Folder 47

Conference on World Affairs 1952-1960

Carton 1, Folder 48-52

Conservation Foundation, including Robert G. Snider, Leo Silberman-Villiers, Peter M. Stern, Jack Urner, Samuel H. Ordway, Jr., F. Fraser Darling, and Financial Records 1954-1965

Carton 1, Folder 53

Council on Atomic Implications/Albert Gottlieb 1950

Carton 1, Folder 54

Council on Library Resources 1959

Carton 1, Folder 55-56

Craine, Lyle E./School of Natural Resources, University of Michigan 1958-1966

Carton 1, Folder 57

Cutler, Preston S. 1951

Carton 1, Folder 58-61

"C" 1949-1967, circa 1978, 1993

Carton 1, Folder 62

Daniels, Farrington 1951-1953

Carton 1, Folder 63

Davis, Kingsley 1959-1960

Carton 1, Folder 64

Denney, Ruth, University of Chicago/Joint Center for Urban Studies 1958-1961

Carton 1, Folder 65

Derthick, Martha/Joint Center for Urban Studies 1961-1962

Carton 1, Folder 66

Deutsch, Karl W. 1951-1966

Carton 1, Folder 67

Development Planning Correspondence 1963-1965

Carton 1, Folder 68

Diebold, John T. 1951-1958

Carton 1, Folder 69

Doebele, William A., Jr. 1961-1962

Carton 1, Folder 70

Donahue, Gilbert E. 1958-1964

Carton 1, Folder 71

Doxiadis, C.A./Athens Center of Ekistics/John Papaionnu/P. Psomopoulos 1965-1967

Carton 1, Folder 72-74

Duhl, Leonard J. 1956-1966

Carton 1, Folder 75

Duke, Richard D. circa 1963-1966

Carton 1, Folder 76

Dyckman, John W. 1960-1966

Carton 1, Folder 77-78

"D" 1949-1967

Carton 2, Folder 1

Easton, David 1957-1958

Carton 2, Folder 2

Edwards, Ronald S. 1949-1951

Carton 2, Folder 3

Encyclopedia – International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences 1964

Carton 2, Folder 4

Ewell, Raymond H. 1953-1963

Carton 2, Folder 5-6

"E" 1944-1966

Carton 2, Folder 7

Fagin, Henry/Penn-Jersey Transportation Study 1958-1962

Carton 2, Folder 8

Fassett, F.G., Jr./Technology Press, M.I.T. 1954-1956

Carton 2, Folder 9

Feldt, Allan G. 1963-1964

Carton 2, Folder 10

Fellows 1950

Carton 2, Folder 11

Fink, Mary Ellen/Society for General Systems Research 1958-1960

Carton 2, Folder 12

Fisher, Howard T. 1953

Carton 2, Folder 13

Ford Foundation/Twentieth Century Fund/Paul Ylvisaker 1960-1967

Carton 2, Folder 14

Francis, W.L. 1949-1950

Carton 2, Folder 15

Frase, Robert W. (Bob) 1949-1950

Carton 2, Folder 16

Friedman, John 1953-1966

Carton 2, Folder 17

Frost, Rosemary 1949-1950

Carton 2, Folder 18

Fussler, Herman H. 1958-1960

Carton 2, Folder 19

"F" 1949-1966

Carton 2, Folder 20

Gans, Herbert circa 1956-1963

Carton 2, Folder 21

Gonzalez Ramos, Juan/Puerto Rico Planning Board 1957-1963

Carton 2, Folder 22

Gross, Bertram M. 1963-1966

Carton 2, Folder 23

Grundstein, Nathan D. 1959-1960

Carton 2, Folder 24-26

"G" 1949-1966

Carton 2, Folder 27

Harris, Britton 1952-1960

Carton 2, Folder 28

Harris, Chauncey 1953-1956

Carton 2, Folder 29

Hart, Senator Philip 1962

Carton 2, Folder 30

Hoffman, Michael/Economic Development Institute 1957-1959

Carton 2, Folder 31

Hoover, Edgar M. 1955-1959

Carton 2, Folder 32

Hoshino, Ikumi/Geographical Review 1966-1967

Carton 2, Folder 33-36

"H" 1949-1967

Carton 2, Folder 37

Iatridis, Demitrius/Athens Technological Institute Graduate School of Ekistics 1962-1966

Carton 2, Folder 38

Iglesias, Santiago – Puerto Rico Planning Board 1958

Carton 2, Folder 39

International Business Machines (IBM)/Miller Spangler/G.M. Weinberg 1957-1961

Carton 2, Folder 40

Isaacs, Reginald R. 1954-1960

Carton 2, Folder 41

Isard, Walter 1951-1964

Carton 2, Folder 42

Iwamoto, Hiroaki 1951-1956

Carton 2, Folder 43

"I" 1949-1959

Carton 2, Folder 44-45

John Wiley and Sons 1954-1964

Carton 2, Folder 46

"J" 1950-1963

Carton 2, Folder 47

Kaplan, Morton 1957-1958

Carton 2, Folder 48

Keyes, Scott/"The Potential Impact of International Development on the Detroit Area" 1962-1963

Carton 2, Folder 49

Kirk, Dudley/The Population Council 1956-1958

Carton 2, Folder 50

Kissinger, Henry A./"Confluence" 1955-1957

Carton 2, Folder 51

Kranzberg, Melvin 1959-1962

Carton 2, Folder 52

Krishnaswamy, K.S./Economic Development Institute 1958

Carton 2, Folder 53-54

"K" 1950-1967

Carton 2, Folder 55

Lapp, Ralph E./Nuclear Science Service 1954-1955

Carton 2, Folder 56

Leavitt, Harold J. 1959-1960

Carton 2, Folder 57-59

Look Magazine/Nat S. Finney/"Revolutionary Food Discovery"/Book Proposal 1948-1950

Carton 2, Folder 60

Lopez, Eugene/Tournatrain (R.G. Le Tourneau)/Darrel D. Randall 1953

Carton 2, Folder 61

Lorimer, Frank 1956-1957

Carton 2, Folder 62

Lowe, Jeanne R./Goucher College 1959-1960

Carton 2, Folder 63-64

"L" 1946-1966, 1995

Carton 2, Folder 65

Marson, Harold W. circa 1950-1952

Carton 2, Folder 66

Marvel, William W./Carnegie Corporation 1954-1955

Carton 2, Folder 67

Massachusetts Institute of Technology/MIT Press/The Technology Press 1954-1966

Carton 2, Folder 68

Mayer, Dr. Stephan K. 1958-1959

Carton 2, Folder 69

McClure, Tisha/Joint Center for Urban Studies 1960

Carton 2, Folder 70

McGraw-Hill 1950-1964

Carton 2, Folder 71

McLachlan, Dan, Jr. 1955

Carton 2, Folder 72

McWilliams, Carey/The Nation 1957-1958

Carton 2, Folder 73

Mears, Leon A. 1953

Carton 2, Folder 74

Meyerson, Martin 1953-1966

Carton 2, Folder 75

Michael, Donald N./Brookings Institution/Peace Research Institute 1955-1963

Carton 2, Folder 76

Millar, Branford P. – Centennial Review 1958

Carton 2, Folder 77

Miller, James G./Mental Health Research Institute 1952-1963

Carton 2, Folder 78

Millman, Nathan/Ortho Research Foundation 1952-1957

Carton 2, Folder 79

Murphey, Robert W./Encyclopedia Britannica 1962-1963

Carton 2, Folder 80

Myers, Jack 1949-1953

Carton 3, Folder 1-5

"M" 1948-1967, 1994

Carton 3, Folder 6

National Academy of Science 1956-1964

Carton 3, Folder 7

New York State Agricultural Experiment Station 1957

Carton 3, Folder 8

"N" 1948-1966

Carton 3, Folder 9

O'Connor, Joel S. 1962-1963

Carton 3, Folder 10

Ogden, C.K. 1950

Carton 3, Folder 11

O'Gorman, Ned/Random House 1963-1966

Carton 3, Folder 12

O'Harrow, Dennis 1959-1965

Carton 3, Folder 13

Oliveras, Candido 1954-1958

Carton 3, Folder 14

Osborn, David G. 1952-1953

Carton 3, Folder 15

"O" 1949-1969

Carton 3, Folder 16

Pabst Brewing Co./University of Chicago Research Project 1949-1950

Carton 3, Folder 17

Padilla, Salvador, Programa Graduado de Planificacion, University of Puerto Rico 1965

Carton 3, Folder 18

Papaioannou, John/Athens Technological Organization/Graduate School of Ekistics 1961-1965

Carton 3, Folder 19

Peattie, Lisa R./Joint Center for Urban Studies (MIT) 1963-1965

Carton 3, Folder 20-22

Perloff, Harvey S./Resources for the Future, Inc./Joseph Fisher 1949-1965

Carton 3, Folder 23

Petrocarbon, Ltd./G. Tuggendhat/H. Steiner 1949-1963

Carton 3, Folder 24

Philadelphia, City of – Department of Commerce 1954

Carton 3, Folder 25

Phillips, H.S./Board of Trade Office for Scotland 1950

Carton 3, Folder 26

Pica, Rafael – Puerto Rico Planning Board 1952-1958

Carton 3, Folder 27

Platt, John R. 1957-1967, 1988

Carton 3, Folder 28

Plesch, P.H. 1948-1957

Carton 3, Folder 29

Polanyi, Michael 1949-1953

Carton 3, Folder 30

Population Council/Frederick Osborn/Warren O. Nelson 1955-1958

Carton 3, Folder 31

Presthus, Robert 1962-1963

Carton 3, Folder 32-33

Puerto Rico – Correspondence, Financial Records, etc. 1943-1965

Carton 3, Folder 34-36

"P" 1948-1966

Carton 3, Folder 37

"Q" 1954-1958

Carton 3, Folder 38

Research: A Journal of Science and Its Applications 1951

Carton 3, Folder 39

Rice, Andrew E./Society for International Development 1963

Carton 3, Folder 40

Riesman, David 1952-1966

Carton 3, Folder 41

Roberts, Walter Orr 1949-1965

Carton 3, Folder 42

Robertson, Robert H.S. 1950-1951

Carton 3, Folder 43-44

Robertson, W.S./The Scottish Council 1950-1956

Carton 3, Folder 45

Robinson, Ira M. 1955-1957

Carton 3, Folder 46

Robinson, James A. 1959

Carton 3, Folder 47

Rodwin, Lloyd 1954-1960

Carton 3, Folder 48

Rose, Edward 1959-1962

Carton 3, Folder 49

Rosenfeld, Arthur H. 1952-1962

Carton 3, Folder 50

Roucek, Joseph S. 1957-1958

Carton 3, Folder 51-52

"R" 1950-1966, 1988-1989

Carton 3, Folder 53

Sara, Edward S./United Steel Companies, Ltd. 1949-1950

Carton 3, Folder 54

Schurr, Sam H. 1949-1951

Carton 3, Folder 55

Seeley, John R./Alcoholism Research Foundation 1958-1959

Carton 3, Folder 56

Seipp, Conrad 1956-1963

Carton 3, Folder 57

Shera, Jesse H./American Documentation Institute 1954-1955

Carton 3, Folder 58

Simon, Herbert A./Carnegie Institute of Technology 1951-1960

Carton 3, Folder 59

Snyder, Richard C. (Dick) 1954-1960

Carton 3, Folder 60

Society for International Development 1958-1959

Carton 3, Folder 61

"The Sociologist" 1955-1956

Carton 3, Folder 62

de Sola Pool, Ithiel 1955-1956

Carton 3, Folder 63

Spengler, Joseph J. 1949-1960

Carton 3, Folder 64

Spoehr, H.A. 1949-1953

Carton 3, Folder 65

Spurr, Dean Stephen H. – School of Natural Resources, University of Michigan 1963-1964

Carton 3, Folder 66

Staley, Eugene – Stanford Research Center 1948-1954

Carton 3, Folder 67

Standard Oil/California Research Corporation/Charlotte Lockhead circa 1946-1951

Carton 3, Folder 68

Szilard, Leo 1949-1960

Carton 3, Folder 69-73

"S" 1949-1967

Carton 4, Folder 1

Taeuber, Irene B. 1949-1956

Carton 4, Folder 2

Tamiya, Hiroshi/Tokugawa Institute 1952-1966

Carton 4, Folder 3

Tangen, [John Norris] 1958

Carton 4, Folder 4

Taschdjian, Edgar M. 1957-1959

Carton 4, Folder 5

Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) 1953-1955

Carton 4, Folder 6

Titus, Richard M. – Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) 1965

Carton 4, Folder 7

Tugwell, Rex 1948-1960

Carton 4, Folder 8

Turner, Roy/Seminar on Urbanization in India 1960

Carton 4, Folder 9

Twiss, Robert 1960-1965

Carton 4, Folder 10

Tyler, Ralph W. 1950-1959

Carton 4, Folder 11

Tyrwhitt, Jacqueline/"Adjustments of European Urban Communities to the New Motor Age" (Ekistics) circa 1965

Carton 4, Folder 12-13

"T" 1949-1966

Carton 4, Folder 14

United Nations/UNESCO 1949-1959

Carton 4, Folder 15

University of California Los Angeles Cooperative Housing Association/University Cooperative Housing Association 1946-1954

Carton 4, Folder 16

University of Chicago 1949-1957

Carton 4, Folder 17

University of Michigan 1958-1969

Carton 4, Folder 18

Urner, Jack 1957-1964

Carton 4, Folder 19

Urner, Jack/"Pedagogical Revolution: Critical Issues on the Use of Instructional Technology in Developing Countries" 1994

Carton 4, Folder 20

"U" 1944-1960

Carton 4, Folder 21

Visscher, Maurice B./American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 1949

Carton 4, Folder 22

Voss, Jerrold [Joe] 1959-1961

Carton 4, Folder 23

"V" 1949-1967

Carton 4, Folder 24

Waples, Doug 1951-1955

Carton 4, Folder 25-26

Webber, Melvin M. 1953-1966

Carton 4, Folder 27

Wegman, Frederick H. circa 1957-1960

Carton 4, Folder 28

Wells, Oliver D./ARTORG (Artificial Organisms) 1958-1959

Carton 4, Folder 29

White, Gilbert F. 1956-1965

Carton 4, Folder 30

Wiedemann, Howard M./Institute of Current World Affairs 1958-1959

Carton 4, Folder 31

Wilton, Glen M., Q.C. 1957

Carton 4, Folder 32

Winthop, Henry 1958

Carton 4, Folder 33

Wood, Frederick B./IBM 1957-1966

Carton 4, Folder 34

Woods Hole/National Academy of Sciences National Research Council 1960

Carton 4, Folder 35

Woodward, Neville/Scottish Seaweed Research Association/T.K. Walleer 1949-1950

Carton 4, Folder 36

Wurster, Catherine Bauer 1953-1959, undated

Carton 4, Folder 37-40

"W" 1949-1966

Carton 4, Folder 41

Yoshioka, Ruth 1949-1950

Carton 4, Folder 42

Young, Michael/The Labour Party 1950

Carton 4, Folder 43

Zollschan, George 1958-1964

Carton 4, Folder 44

Y-Z 1954-1965

Carton 4, Folder 45

"Unidentified" 1949-1967, 1993-1996

Series 2. Family Correspondence and Personalia 1928-1994

Physical Description: Carton 4, folders 46-72; Carton 5, folders 1-25

Scope and Content Note

Includes correspondence between Richard – “Dick” – and Gitta, as well as letters between the couple, their parents, and their children, Alan, Andrea, and Karen. One folder of Gitta Meier's correspondence to Dick is water damaged. There are also some household financial documents. Brigitta "Gitta" Unger Meier had an M.A. and a certificate in social work from University of California, Berkeley, and there is a small amount of correspondence related to her professional work. Other subjects include the couple's activism regarding civil rights, co-operative and fair housing, child welfare, population control and family planning, and their childrens' education. Some of Dick’s colleagues wrote more personal letters to both of them, or professional letters to Gitta, and the series includes her active correspondence with her sister, Grete Unger Heinz. There are some drawings, year-end letters sent to family and friends, and a few letters from the girls to Santa. Other active correspondents include Mrs. E.T. Chanlett, Dorothy and Doug, Frances, Nora, Sylvia, and Kathleen D. Tolman. The personalia includes some school records and biographical material related to Dick and one of Gitta’s journals.

Carton 4, Folder 46-49

Dick's Letters to Gitta and Family 1950-1969

Carton 4, Folder 50

Dick and Robin – Card undated

Carton 4, Folder 51-52

Gitta's Letters to Dick and the Kids circa 1954-1979

Carton 4, Folder 53

Meier, Alan 1963-1979

Carton 4, Folder 54-58

Meier, Andrea and Karen/Meier Children circa 1952-1980

Carton 4, Folder 59

Karen Meier School File circa 1962-1966

Carton 4, Folder 60

Meier, Mr. and Mrs. W.A. (Grandma and Grandpa) circa 1959-1966, 1978

Gitta Meier Correspondence/Correspondence to and from Dick and Gitta

Carton 4, Folder 61

Attempts at Relief Action, etc. (Frederick Unger) 1945-1946

Carton 4, Folder 62

Cairncross, Alec circa 1950-1966

Carton 4, Folder 63

Kenneth F. and Margaret Coles 1953-1965

Carton 4, Folder 64

Duhl, Leonard 1965

Carton 4, Folder 65

Graduate School of Ekistics/Athens Technological Institute 1962-1963

Carton 4, Folder 66

de Hakel, Beatriz E. 1958-1959

Carton 4, Folder 67

Heinz, Grete Unger (Sister) 1954-1978

Carton 4, Folder 68

Kamnitzer, Marietta and Peter 1962-1965

Carton 4, Folder 69

Mead, Margaret, and Hubert Humphrey 1977-1979

Carton 4, Folder 70

Nichols, Sally and Harold 1953-1978

Carton 4, Folder 71

Planned Parenthood 1952-1962

Carton 4, Folder 72

Save the Children 1958-1964

Carton 5, Folder 1

Unger, Moorli (Grandma) 1952-1965

Carton 5, Folder 2-15

To/From Dick and Gitta 1946-1979

Carton 5, Folder 16

Gitta Meier Journal 1947

Carton 5, Folder 17

Miscellaneous Financial Records 1949-1962

Carton 5, Folder 18

Richard L. Meier Report Cards 1928-1939

Carton 5, Folder 19

Exams, Seminars, Comments [as Student] 1941-1942

Carton 5, Folder 20

Lease, Society of Sigma XI Certificate 1943, 1949

Carton 5, Folder 21

Publications, Speaking Engagements circa 1951-1963

Carton 5, Folder 22

Negatives – Where? When? AA [Ann Arbor]? circa 1953-1956

Carton 5, Folder 23

Resume, CV, Publications, Article circa 1964, 1966

Carton 5, Folder 24

"A Personal History of Experience with Arthritis and Neuromuscular Deficits" 1993

Carton 5, Folder 25

Richard L. Meier Planner 1993-1994

Series 3. Writings and Research 1942-2006

Physical Description: Carton 5, folders 26-52; Cartons 6-7; Carton 8, folders 1-18

Arrangement

Arranged chronologically.

Scope and Content Note

Consists of writings and research related to Meir's academic and professional work regarding chemist ry, nuclear weapons, and family and urban planning and sustainability, particularly in the developing world. Includes articles, book chapters and projects, chemistry papers from his tenure at the California Research Corporation [Standard Oil], conference papers, drafts and typescripts, entries for design competitions, galleys, games, illustrations, meeting minutes, notes, a permit from the City of Berkeley, program notes, projects, reports, reprints, research proposals, secondary source materials, and working papers and reports from the Institute of Urban and Regional Development at Berkeley and the Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory. Includes one paper by his son Alan Meier.

Carton 5, Folder 26

Blueprints for World Planning/Introduction to Post-War Planning 1942, undated

Carton 8, Folder 1

Introduction to Post-War Planning – The United States in a New World 1942

Carton 5, Folder 27

"Proposal for the Control of Nuclear Energy" (Memorandum) 1945

Carton 5, Folder 28

Atomic Energy, including "Science and Freedom from Want," "Atomic Bomb and World State" circa 1945

Carton 5, Folder 29

“New Systems of Food Production" circa 1945

Carton 5, Folder 30

Economic Projects/Planning in the Post-War Era October 1946

Carton 5, Folder 31

Miscellaneous Writings, Reports, Meeting Minutes, Projects, Problems, Charts 1946-1967

Carton 5, Folder 32-40

Chemistry Papers on Polymerization, some for California Research Corporation circa 1946-1950

Carton 5, Folder 41-42

Algae/"Industrialization of Photosynthesis and Its Effects" circa 1946-1952

Carton 5, Folder 43-48

Photosynthesis Project, including Correspondence, Notes, Proposal circa 1949-1952

Carton 5, Folder 49

"Photosynthesis for the Present Emergency," Proposed Research Program circa 1952

Carton 5, Folder 50

Fragments, Miscellaneous Secondary Source Materials 1947-1949, circa 1965-1978

Carton 5, Folder 51

"Social Research on Atomic Energy" circa 1948

Carton 5, Folder 52

Bibliography, Research, Symposia on World Population and Planning circa 1948-1960

Carton 6, Folder 1

"Comments and Suggestions for Projects"/"Some New ideas on Production Efficiency"/"Predictable Revolutions in Technology in the Next Generation" 1949

Carton 6, Folder 2

"Problems of Interpersonal Communication" 1949

Carton 6, Folder 3

"Science and a World of Plenty" – Speech, World Affairs Conference 1949

Carton 6, Folder 4

“A Minimum Adequate Standard of Living” circa 1949

Carton 6, Folder 5

"Steel by Hydrogen Reduction," Steel Technology circa 1949

Carton 6, Folder 6

"Project Metachrome" 1949-1950

Carton 6, Folder 7

"The Lonely Crowd" Book Review, with E.C. Banfield 1950

Carton 6, Folder 8

Michigan Press Clipping Bureau/Newspaper Clippings 1950, undated

Carton 6, Folder 9

"Genetic Control of Pigmentation" Notes circa 1950

Carton 6, Folder 10

"How Much Is Left in the Hat?" circa 1950

Carton 6, Folder 11

"An Investigation of the Development and Organization of Science and Applied Research for Low-Level Economies," Research Proposal circa 1950

Carton 6, Folder 12

"Possibilities of Detergent Manufacture from Petroleum Chemicals Raw Materials" circa 1950

Carton 6, Folder 13

“Predictable Revolutions in Technology in the Next Generation” circa 1950

Carton 6, Folder 14

Introduction/Chapter 1, "Science and Freedom from Want" circa 1950

Carton 6, Folder 15

"Progress of a Defense Research Proposal for Industrial Photosynthesis," Report February 1951

Carton 6, Folder 16

"St. Lawrence Seaway and Power Project," Workshop Report June 1951

Carton 6, Folder 17

“The Role of Science in the British Economy" 1951

Carton 6, Folder 18

“Defining the Minimum Adequate Standard of Living” circa 1951

Carton 6, Folder 19

"Energy Costs for Obtaining Phosphorus, Sulfur and Nitrogen" circa 1951

Carton 6, Folder 20

"The Long Term Prospects for Essential Minerals" circa 1951

Carton 6, Folder 21

"New Food Products from Photosynthesis Research for Underdeveloped Areas," Research Proposal circa 1951

Carton 6, Folder 22

"New Tools for Economic Development from Current Research in Science and Technology," Research Proposal circa 1951

Carton 6, Folder 23

"The Mathematical Communications Theory and the Development of Standards of Performance for Mass Media" March 1952

Carton 6, Folder 24

Personal Report/Minutes, Committee on Master Planning for Industry and Transportation circa 1952

Carton 6, Folder 25

"Abstract of a Research Proposal" circa 1952

Carton 6, Folder 26

"Notes on Research Techniques" circa 1952

Carton 6, Folder 27

"Social and Economic Repercussions of Recent Developments of Mathematical Communication Theory" (a Research Program) circa 1952

Carton 6, Folder 28

Planning – Research Proposals, Education in Research and Planning circa 1952-1954

Carton 6, Folder 29

"A Note on the Operational Philosophy of Planning," Advance Planning Seminar February 1953

Carton 6, Folder 30

"Social versus Technical Creativity" June 1953

Carton 6, Folder 31

"Population and Resources: A Plan for Research" January 1954

Carton 6, Folder 32

Research Proposal – Biological Cycles for the Production of Energy from the Sun March 1954

Carton 6, Folder 33

"Very Large Cities," Research Proposal March 1954

Carton 6, Folder 34

“Automatism in the American Society” circa 1954

Carton 6, Folder 35

“The Use of Automatism in the Early States of Economic Development” circa 1954

Carton 6, Folder 36

"Group Studies in Planning" circa 1954

Carton 6, Folder 37

"Integrated Communications Systems for Densely Populated Underdeveloped Areas" circa 1954

Carton 6, Folder 38

"Linking Natural Science and Technology to the Unsolved Problems in Economic Development," Research Proposal circa 1954

Carton 6, Folder 39

"New Facets in Urban Organization Indicated by Recent Developments in Weapons Research," Research Proposal circa 1954

Carton 6, Folder 40

"Problems of Inter-Personal Communication" circa 1954

Carton 6, Folder 41

"Raw Material Shortages and the Chemist"/"Cities for the Hydrogen Age," Marvel Carnegie Corporation Research Proposal circa 1954

Carton 6, Folder 42

"Studies in Slum Prevention" circa 1954

Carton 8, Folder 2

Birth Control – Reprints, Report, Correspondence 1954-1957

Carton 8, Folder 3-5

"Modern Science and the Human Fertility Problem" – Reader's Comments and Galleys 1957

Carton 6, Folder 43

"An Inventory of Interests" July 1955

Carton 6, Folder 44

"Comments upon the Potentialities of Science-Government Interrelations as a Field for Study and Research" 1956

Carton 6, Folder 45

"Technological Development and Planning" – Outline 1956

Carton 6, Folder 46

"Sketch of a Mathematical Theory of State Planning" circa 1956

Carton 6, Folder 47

"Science and Economic Development" – Reviews, Correspondence 1956-1959

Carton 6, Folder 48

"Analysis of the Social Consequences of Scientific Discovery," Abstract 1957

Carton 6, folders 49

"Concept Learning - Adapted to Responses and Capacities of the Norway Rat," Proposal 1957

Carton 6, Folder 50

"The Transmission of Values in Developmental Societies" 1957

Carton 6, Folder 51

"Information Input Overload in Social Organization I," Report No. 1 April 1958

Carton 6, Folder 52

"The Measurement of Social Change," Report No. 2, Galleys circa 1958

Carton 6, Folder 53

"Organizational Adjustments to Increasing Load in Libraries for Research and Higher Education" – Research Proposal December 1958

Carton 6, Folder 54

"Studies on the Social and Economic Effects of Psycho-Active Drugs" January 1959

Carton 6, Folder 55

"A Proposal to Study the Decision-Making Process in American History" July 1959

Carton 6, Folder 56

"Metropolitan Communications Systems and Regional Development" June 1960

Carton 6, Folder 57

"Modern Resource Development Strategy and Its Implications for Communications Systems" October 1960

Carton 6, Folder 58

A Grammer [sic] of Human Values – Review 1960

Carton 6, Folder 59

"A Multi-Level Study of Nationalism," Social Change Discussion Paper March 1961

Carton 6, Folder 60

"The Evolving Metropolis and New Technology” 1961

Carton 6, Folder 61-62

Requests for Publication 1961-1965

Carton 6, Folder 63

"Notes on the Operation of the Steel Mill Matanzas" April 1962

Carton 6, Folder 64

"Adjustments of European Urban Communities to the New Age" circa 1962

Carton 6, Folder 65

Metropolis (the Game of) circa 1962

Carton 6, Folder 66

"Spatial and Other Requirements of Urban Communications Systems" circa 1962

Carton 6, Folder 67

"The Library: An Instrument for Metropolitan Communications" May 1963

Carton 6, Folder 68

"The Use of Models in the Behavioral Sciences," Research Project Outline June 1963

Carton 6, Folder 69

"Accidents as Phenomena of Urban Social Systems" November 1963

Carton 6, Folder 70

"The Significance of Wayside Information" circa 1963

Carton 6, Folder 71

"Explorations in the Realm of Organization Theory V: Analysis and Political Development," Third Draft February 1964

Carton 6, Folder 72

"A Doctoral Program in Planning," with Duke, Second Draft October 1964

Carton 6, Folder 73

"Regionalization of the Metropolitan Governments" October 1964

Carton 6, Folder 74

"Varieties of Organization for Developmental Planning," Preprint November 1964

Carton 6, Folder 75

The Settlement of the Seas I-II 1964-1965

Carton 6, Folder 76

"Contributions to a Model of an Agency Promoting the Establishment of Organizations" May 1965

Carton 6, Folder 77

"A General Systems Party" draft September 1965

Carton 6, Folder 78

"Future Directions for the City," Research Prospectus, Draft October 1965

Carton 6, Folder 79

"Planning and Institution Building" October 1965

Carton 6, Folder 80

"External Considerations for the Program Budgeting Process" December 1965

Carton 6, Folder 81

"Institution-Building for Weather Control: An Early Projection" December 1965

Carton 6, Folder 82

"Trends in Urbanization that Can Be Influenced by Weather Modification Programs" 1965

Carton 6, Folder 83

Book Reviews/Reactions from Reading circa 1965

Carton 6, Folder 84

"Communications Networks and Urban Development" May 1966

Carton 6, Folder 85

Evaluation of University of California, Berkeley Proposal on Social Policies Planning/University of California Department of Architecture 1966-1967

Carton 6, Folder 86

"Resource Development and Use" June 1967

Carton 6, Folder 87

"Simulations of Social Institutions" (Meier, Ray) circa 1967

Carton 6, Folder 88

"Preliminaries to the Construction of a Building Block for the Design of a Fish Farm within an Agro-Industrial Complex" July 1968

Carton 6, Folder 89

"Designing Urban Eco-Systems" February 1972

Carton 6, Folder 90

Business Game Appendices (Wordsmith, Ltd. [Pacific Express]) circa 1973

Carton 6, Folder 91-110

Working Papers, Institute of Urban and Regional Development, University of California, Berkeley January 1974-June 1981

Carton 7, Folder 1

"The Future of the Design Profession" February 1974

Carton 7, Folder 2

"Impressions of Javanese Cities" February 1974

Carton 7, Folder 3

"Building an Indonesian Enterprise" March 1974

Carton 7, Folder 4

"Letter from Vietnam" August 1974

Carton 7, Folder 5

Use of the Doctoral Program – Asia (Memo) August 1974

Carton 7, Folder 6

"Social Capital Formation: Concepts and Uses" September 1974

Carton 7, Folder 7

Nepal October 1974

Carton 7, Folder 8-9

Reprints, Institute of Urban and Regional Development, University of California, Berkeley December 1974, October 1975

Carton 7, Folder 10

"New York Housing – Welfare Island" February 1975

Carton 7, Folder 11

"Urban Transport, India: An Overview," by Alan Meier March 1975

Carton 7, Folder 12

Epirus Villages July 1975

Carton 7, Folder 13

Quality of Life – India Fall 1975

Carton 7, Folder 14

Berkeley's Alternative School of Design – Report December 1975

Carton 7, Folder 15-16

Manila Design Competition 1975-1976

Carton 7, Folder 17

"Casablanca: 1976 and Beyond" – Notes June 1976

Carton 7, Folder 18

A Planner's Rejoinder – "Morality" July 1976

Carton 7, Folder 19

"Urban India: 1976" August 1976

Carton 7, Folder 20

Computer Conference Network December 1976

Carton 7, Folder 21

Moslem Urban Settlements December 1976

Carton 7, Folder 22

Design Competition – Habitat 1976

Carton 7, Folder 23

"Energizing the Urban Ecosystem" 1976

Carton 7, Folder 24

Planning in Asia and Africa – Notes 1976

Carton 7, Folder 25

Stable Urban Ecosystem 1976

Carton 7, Folder 26

"Planning Method within a Living Systems Outlook" September 1977

Carton 7, Folder 27

"Multinationals as Agents of Social Development" November 1977

Carton 7, Folder 28

""Futures for Housing" (Partial) 1977

Carton 7, Folder 29

Drift of Contemporary Cultures January 1978

Carton 7, Folder 30

Euphorbia Plantations in California March 1978

Carton 7, Folder 31

Kelp Harvesting March 1978

Carton 7, Folder 32-33

Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, Energy and Environment Division, University of California, Berkeley – Reports March 1978, March 1981

Carton 7, Folder 34

"Less Is More," with Janet E. Crane March/April 1978

Carton 7, Folder 35

"New Prospects for Metro Manila" July 1978

Carton 7, Folder 36

"Socio-Economic Acceleration in Korea Promoted by Seoul" July 1978

Carton 7, Folder 37

"The Harijan's House as an Instrument for Effecting [sic] Community Development" August1978

Carton 7, Folder 38

"Life at Steady State" [to Andrea Meier] December 1978

Carton 7, Folder 39

"Urban Carrying Capacity and Steady State Considerations in Planning for the Mekong Valley Region" 1978

Carton 7, Folder 40

"Post-Industrial Urbanism for Korea" March 1979

Carton 7, Folder 41

"Human Habitat at the Fringe of the Forest..." April 1979

Carton 7, Folder 42

"The Coming Paradigm for Planners: Community Ecology" – Abstract June 1979

Carton 7, Folder 43

"Socio-Technical Considerations in Planning a New Capitol for South Korea" July 1979

Carton 7, Folder 44

"Catastrophe Theory and the Acceptance of Underground Space" 1979

Carton 7, Folder 45

Permit – City of Berkeley 1979

Carton 7, Folder 46

"Solar Energy, Space Technology, and Community Ecology," Second Draft March 1980

Carton 7, Folder 47

"Preservation – Planning for the Survival of Things" April 1980

Carton 7, Folder 48

"Brunei: Once Foremost Among Malay City States. but Now the Last Survivor" September 1980

Carton 7, Folder 49

"Energy and Urban Ecosystems in Developing Countries" September 1980

Carton 7, Folder 50

"Better Cities for the Future" 1980

Carton 7, Folder 51

"A Stable Urban Ecosystem" 1980

Carton 7, Folder 52-53

Illustrations on Sustainability in Living Systems, and Miscellaneous (some hand-drawn) 1980-1999, undated

Carton 7, Folder 54

“Urban Ecosystems Synthesis,” and CV 1980-1981

Carton 7, Folder 55

“Resource – Conserving Urbanism for Cairo and the Egyptian Delta,” Third Draft 1981

Carton 7, Folder 56

"Risk-Taking in Design" February 1981

Carton 7, Folder 57

National Urban Policy Study – Egypt July 1981

Carton 7, Folder 58

"Biotechnology for Water Conservation" July 1981

Carton 7, Folder 59

"Egypt's Western Coastal Desert to Marsa Matrouh" July 1981

Carton 7, Folder 60

Korea's Future Problems December 1981

Carton 7, Folder 61

"Reflections Upon the Guidance of Academic Units" 1981

Carton 7, Folder 62

"Telecommunications and Urban Development" September 1983

Carton 7, Folder 63

Ecology of a City 1983

Carton 8, Folder 6-18

"Ecological Planning and Design," Correspondence, Draft Typescripts (published as "Ecological Planning, Management, and Design") 1986-1999

Carton 7, Folder 64

“Seeing It Whole with Community Ecology” October 1990

Carton 7, Folder 65-66

Sustainable Cities Collection 1991-1993

Carton 7, Folder 67

Educational Tools – Hi Tech [Q.L. Measurement '98] 1992-1995

Carton 7, Folder 68

"The Way to Sustainability for Poor Cities" October 1993

Carton 7, Folder 69-70

Symposium on Knowledges/Knowledges: Production, Distribution, Revision 1993-1994

Carton 7, Folder 71-72

Education for Development XII, XIV 1994-1995

Carton 7, Folder 73

“The Next Worldwide Green Revolution: Food Supply Just-in-Time”/“Food Just-in-Time: The Next Green Revolution Worldwide” 1994-1997

Carton 7, Folder 74

Notes on Books, Articles 1994-1997

Carton 7, Folder 75

"Information Technology for Development: Africa" 1996

Carton 7, Folder 76

"Food Futures to Sustain Chinese Cities" 1997

Carton 7, Folder 77

"Happiness Planning: Better Futures Sooner for Very Poor Societies" February 1999

Carton 7, Folder 78

"Information Technology: An Assessment of Future Impact in Advance Societies and Higher Education (IAMOT Talk Notes) February 2000

Carton 7, Folder 79

"Information Technology Can Speed Development in the Very Poorest Societies" 2000

Carton 7, Folder 80

"Cyber Campus" 2001

Carton 7, Folder 81

"Internet Strategies for the Development of Very Poor Societies" 2001

Carton 7, Folder 82

Happiness circa 2001-2005

Carton 7, Folder 83

"Planners without Boundaries" 2003-2004

Carton 7, Folder 84

Creative Work circa 2003-2005

Carton 7, Folder 85

"A Democratic Future," New York Times January 2004

Carton 7, Folder 86

"The Failed States Syndrome and Its Treatment" 2004

Carton 7, Folder 87

"Solar Power for City Life" circa 2004-2006

Carton 7, Folder 88

"Urban Design for the Homeless in the 21st Century" undated

Carton 7, Folder 89

"The Problem of the Design and Evolution of Very Large Cities" – Abstract – Advanced Planning Seminar undated

Series 4. Notebooks 1941-1952, 1982, undated

Physical Description: Carton 9, folders 1-23

Arrangement

Arranged chronologically.

Scope and Content Note

Includes chemistry research, and Meier's notes and thoughts on population control, atomic power, sustainability, and other social issues.

Carton 9, Folder 1-6

Chemistry Notebooks circa 1941-1946, undated

Carton 9, Folder 7

Miscellaneous Notes circa 1944

Carton 9, Folder 8-9

Statistics circa 1945

Carton 9, Folder 10-11

Thoughts 1945-1948

Carton 9, Folder 12

Atomic Energy, Letters, Miscellaneous circa 1946-1947

Carton 9, Folder 13

Race Relations/Atomic Power circa 1947

Carton 9, Folder 14

Notes – Population/Fertility/Rockefeller Foundation circa 1948

Carton 9, Folder 15

“Atomic Power – Sooner or Later?” and Other Science Notes circa 1949

Carton 9, Folder 16

Odd Notes – Manchester circa 1949

Carton 9, Folder 17

“Toward a Minimum Adequate Standard of Living” and Other Notes circa 1949

Carton 9, Folder 18

England? circa 1950

Carton 9, Folder 19

[Trinidad?] [Puerto Rico?] “Food for All” circa 1952

Carton 9, Folder 20

Rangoon/Dacca – Work and Travel Journal 1982, undated

Carton 9, Folder 21

Notes – Professional and Personal undated

Carton 9, Folder 22

"The Philosophy of Comfort” and Other Notes re: Economics and Food undated

Carton 9, Folder 23

Subjects/Outline for Various Studies undated

Series 5. Federation of Atomic Scientists 1945-1960

Physical Description: Carton 9, folders 24-42; Carton 10, folders 1-9

Arrangement

Arranged chronologically.

Organizational History

The Federation of Atomic Scientists (FAS) was founded in November 1945 by Manhattan Project scientists who built the first atomic bombs. FAS grappled with ethical issues related to atomic power and believed scientists were obligated to ensure their work benefitted humankind. The organization was renamed the Federation of American Scientists in 1946, to include all scientists who wanted to reduce nuclear dangers and prevent global catastrophe.

Scope and Content Note

Contains materials related to Meier's involvment with the Federation of American Scientists and local chapters of the organization in Northern California and Chicago. Meier was Executive Secretary of the FAS from 1947-1949. Includes administrative records, correspondence, meeting minutes, materials from the 1947 Princeton conference chaired by Albert Einstein, publications, and writings.

Carton 9, Folder 24-29

Northern California Association of Sciences (NCAS) Meeting Minutes, Administrative Records, Correspondence, Newsletters, Committee for Foreign Correspondence 1945-1947

Carton 9, Folder 30-31

"Some Suggestions for Atomic Energy Control" 1946-1955

Carton 9, Folder 32-34

Correspondence, Memos, Minutes of Council Meetings, Press Releases 1947-1960

Carton 9, Folder 35-36

Research Committee – “Odds and Ends” ("Bomb Stuff) 1946-1949

Carton 9, Folder 37-38

Informal Committee on Atomic Power/Cowles Commission/Professor J.B. Condliffe 1946-1947

Carton 9, Folder 39

Research Committee – Application of Atomic Energy/Atomic Energy Control 1946-1947

Carton 9, Folder 40-41

Princeton Conference 1947, 1949

Carton 9, Folder 42

"Bomb Stuff" 1949

Carton 10, Folder 1

Newsletters 1949-1953

Carton 10, Folder 2

Member Bulletins 1950-1953

Carton 10, Folder 3

Brochures circa 1950-1951

Carton 10, Folder 4

Materials from Other Organizations, including "Bulletin of Atomic Scientists," Newsletters, Newspaper Clippings 1950-1954

Carton 10, Folder 5-8

Atomic Scientists of Chicago circa 1950-1953

Carton 10, Folder 9

"Bulletin of Atomic Scientists"/Mike Amrine 1951-1952, 1960

Series 6. Professional Activities and Administrative Materials 1936-1980

Physical Description: Carton 8, folder 19; Carton 10, folders 10-40; Carton 11, folders 1-19

Scope and Content Note

Consists of materials related to fellowships and professional and academic organizations Meier was involved in, and files regarding administrative work he did at the Universities of Chicago, Michigan, and California. Includes materials from his Fulbright Fellowship in Manchester, England, his work for the Population Council, his involvement with the University of California Students' Co-Operative Association, his tenure as Secretary-Treasurer of the Society for General Systems Research, his participation in a conference on social change, and projects in Indonesia and Venezuela.

Carton 10, Folder 10-13

Fellowship Applications and Correspondence, Dick's Academic Record, includes Guggenheim 1936-1948

Carton 10, Folder 14-15

Fulbright Fellowship and Findings 1948-1953

Carton 10, Folder 16-20

Population Council – Ad Hoc Committee circa 1930-1957

Carton 8, Folder 19

Population Council – Ad Hoc Committee circa 1953

Carton 10, Folder 21-24

University of California Students' Co-operative Association (UCSCA) circa 1944-1947

Carton 10, Folder 25

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) 1946

Carton 10, Folder 26-27

Planning at the University of Chicago – Contribution of Various Program On Planning Members, including Ed Banfield 1946-1949

Carton 10, Folder 28

Chicago – South Side circa 1951

Carton 10, Folder 29

Hyde Park-Kenwood Community Conference circa 1951

Carton 10, Folder 30

Communications Seminar, University of Chicago 1951-1952

Carton 10, Folder 31-38

Conference on Social Change, including Table of Contents, Introduction, Bibliography, Papers, Sessions #1-5 with Comments 1959

Carton 10, Folder 39-40

Indonesia – Plans and Disappointment 1960-1962

Carton 11, Folder 1-10

Society for General Systems Research – General, Newsletters, Correspondence, A-W circa 1960-1963

Carton 11, Folder 11-12

Venezuela – Caracas/Ann Arbor, Odds and Ends 1963

Carton 11, Folder 13

Societal Sciences – University of Michigan 1963-1965

Carton 11, Folder 14

Ad Hoc Group on the Development of Societies – University of Michigan 1964-1965

Carton 11, Folder 15

Travel – University of Michigan 1964-1965

Carton 11, Folder 16

Seminar – The Future of Organizations and Organizational Theories, University of Michigan circa 1965

Carton 11, Folder 17

Education and Research in Planning by Sub-Committee on Curriculum/Ad Hoc Committee on Regional Planning November 1965

Carton 11, Folder 18

Long Range Planning for Landscape Architecture – Memo, University of California, Berkeley October 1975

Carton 11, Folder 19

"What Language Will You Choose to Speak When You Wish to Communicate Seriously about Matters Larger than Yourself?" Department of Landscape Architecture – Memo, University of California, Berkeley March 1980

Series 7. International Project Files 1979-1995, undated

Physical Description: Carton 11, folders 20-70; Carton 12, folders 1-26

Arrangement

Arranged alphabetically.

Scope and Content Note

Meier created his own series of files related to the work he did on international development and sustainability projects in the 1980s and 1990s. These files contain correspondence, subject materials, and writings. The series includes files on the Asian Institute of Technology; Bangladesh; biotechnology; China; family planning; India; research and writing he did on the Japanese Land Price Bubble with Wally Smith, Frances Rosenbloom, and Augie Hoggatt; module design; network correspondence; the Philippines; and photographs of Tokyo by Martin Cohen.

Carton 11, Folder 20-70

Algal Pond - Japanese Land Bubble/Japanese Economy and Real Estate 1980-1994

Carton 12, Folder 1-26

Japanese Land Bubble/Japanese Economy and Real Estate - Workshop on the Design of Resource-Conserving Modules for Metropolitan Growth 1979-1995

Course Materials Series 8. 1958-1965, 1978-1990, undated

Physical Description: Carton 12, folders 27-40

Scope and Contents

Consists of materials for courses Meier taught on social science, psychiatry, planning, architecture, and landscape architecture. There are lecture notes, syllabi, secondary materials, assignments, and exams. Subjects include ecological design, urban infrastructure, environmental policy planning, urban design for growing cities, urbanism and the future of the city, and Third World Studio. Meier taught a few of these at University of Michigan, and one class in Seoul, but most are from his time at the University of California, Berkeley.

Carton 12, Folder 27-40

Classes/Teaching Materials 1958-1990