Center for City Building Education™ Files
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Historical documentation
1971-2010
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Scope and Content
This subseries includes Nelson's files concerning her foundation of City Building Education™ (CBE). Most of these records
were previously contained in boxes marked "archives." The creator's existing roughly chronological order has been maintained
as well as her file titles.
box 1, folder 1
Frank Gehry and and Doreen Gehry Nelson
1971
Scope and Contents
Materials include a photocopy of a photo of Gehry Nelson and her brother, Frank Gehry teaching at the Smithsonian.
box 1, folder 2
Open Space proposal
1971
Scope and Contents
This Open Space proposal for the Broadway Elementary School and the community of Venice, California was created by the Open
Space Board of Directors, of which Nelson was a member while she was a teacher at Westminster Elementary School and coordinator
of Venice projects for Open Space, a non-profit educational development corporation. The Open Space Board was comprised of
educators, parents, and urbanologists who embraced an environmental curriculum and believed that "...public schools are public
resources to help shape communities and be shaped by communities."
box 1, folder 3-4
A Documentation of the CBEP for the NEA and Humanities within the LAUSD
1971-1972
Scope and Content
Materials include four copies of
A Documentation of the City Building Educational Program for the National Endowment of the Arts (NEA) and Humanities within
the Los Angeles Unified School District
. This documentation describes the aims and objectives of the City Building Program, funded by the Artists-In-Schools Program
of the NEA jointly with the United States Office of Education, through the Los Angeles Unified School District. Two copies
are a limited edition set of ten with full color original photographs. Documentation includes work with consultant Architect
Frank Gehry, guest lecturer Dr. August Berger from East Los Angeles City College, and Charles Eames' documentation of project
activities.
box 1, folder 5
Press releases
1971-1975
Scope and Contents
Materials include press releases for The Center for City Building Educational Programs.
box 1, folder 6
School newsletters
1971-1986
Scope and Contents
Materials include CBEP newsletters from school sites and school districts.
box 1, folder 7
Correspondence
1971-2012
Scope and Contents
Materials include letters from Architect Frank Gehry, Los Angeles City Council, philanthropist David Rockefeller, Jr., Designer
Charles Eames, California Assemblyman Howard L. Berman, California Senator Newton R. Russell, and Jonas Salk of the Salk Institute.
box 1, folder 8
Photo release forms
1972-1973
Scope and Contents
Materials include photo release forms for students of the first City Building class.
box 1, folder 9
CBE Summer Teacher Orientation Workshop booklet
1973
Scope and Contents
Materials include one workshop booklet for the following project participants: Sulphur Springs Union School District, Compton
Unified School District, Los Angeles Unified School District, and St. Augustine-By-The-Sea.
box 1, folder 10
Documentation
1973
Scope and Contents
Documentation includes a brief summary of the CBEP, support from the Sulphur Springs community, a statement on the program's
primary goals and educational philosophies, an outline of curriculum, and a response to the program's progress by Project
Director Nelson.
box 1, folder 11
CB stationery
1973-1974
Scope and Contents
Materials include stationery samples from the CBEP stationery and the Environmental Goals Committee of the Los Angeles Region
Goals Project. Graphic designer Marion Sampler of Victor Gruen and Associates gifted the letterhead design to CBE in 1974.
box 2, folder 1
Letters of endorsement
1973-1998
Scope and Contents
Letters of endorsement include correspondence from sculptor Claes Oldenburg, David Rockefeller, Jr., Frank Gehry, Ray Eames,
Alan Kay of Apple Computer, Inc., Member of the United States House of Representatives Mel Levine, graphic designer Sheila
de Bretteville, artist Judy Chicago, Ms. magazine editor Phyllis Rosser, ABC Unified School District Superintendent Dr. Eugene
Tucker, and United States Secretary of Education Richard W. Riley.
box 2, folder 2
CBEP Decision Making Tools
1974
Scope and Contents
This booklet includes major fundamentals of the program and models for CBEP activities.
box 2, folder 3
CBE documents
1974-1976
Scope and Contents
Materials include correspondence from the Internal Revenue Service concerning CBEP status as a non-profit corporation.
box 2, folder 4
CBE corporate
Scope and Content
Materials include CBE Board of Directors Minutes and sample letterhead and envelopes designed by artist Marion Sampler. The
letterhead lists Board Members and Advisory Trustees such as Ray Eames, Frank Gehry, John Goodlad, Jonas Salk, and Gloria
Steinem.
box 2, folder 5
Original CBE prints
undated
Scope and Contents
Materials include graphic designer Frederick Usher's original prints for CBE curricular maps and flow charts.
box 2, folder 6
CBE transparencies
undated
Scope and Contents
Materials include transparencies of graphic designer Frederick Usher's original CBE prints.
box 2, folder 7
Doreen Nelson consulting booklet
undated
Scope and Contents
This consulting booklet describes Nelson's work for CBE with a focus on education, design, and creative thinking.
box 2, folder 8
Registry of Charitable Trusts documentation
1975
Scope and Contents
Materials include correspondence, registration form, and CBEP Articles of Incorporation.
box 2, folder 9
CCAIA correspondence
1975
Scope and Contents
Materials include a letter from the California Council of the American Institute of Architects (CCAIA) President Ward W. Deems
to Frank O. Gehry concerning his appointment as Chairman of the Environmental Awareness Committee. Doreen Nelson is listed
as a committee member.
box 3, folder 1
Film script binder
1975
Scope and Contents
Materials include a description of CBEP and notes on the Eames film.
box 3, folder 2
Cells for film
circa 1975
Scope and Contents
Materials include charts, copies of
The Source newspaper and film cells designed by Nelson's students.
box 3, folder 3
Signed release forms
1975-1976
Scope and Contents
Signed release forms by parents allow permission for students to participate in film, still photographs, and video documentation
of the CBEP.
box 3, folder 4
CBEP's trustees
1976
Scope and Content
Materials include a CBEP report, lists of Board of Directors, Members of the Corporation, and Advisory Trustees as well as
correspondence from trustees.
box 3, folder 5
CBE film narration
1976-1977
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
One 7 1/2 inch audio reel.
Audiovisual materials in this collection will require assessment and possible digitization for safe access. To review these
audiovisual materials you must notify the reference desk in advance of your visit.
Scope and Contents
Materials include film narration by actor Alan Mandell on a 7 1/2 inch audio reel and billing statements for film and photography.
box 3, folder 6
The Classroom as City charts
undated
Scope and Contents
These charts describe and illustrate CBE methodology including its system, structure, and process.
box 4, folder 1-2
Theater book draft
1978
Scope and Contents
Materials include first draft handwritten and typed notes, narration, and student writing samples.
box 4, folder 3
CBE celebration flyers
1978
Scope and Contents
Materials include four copies of "Homage to an Idea" Doreen Nelson and City Building's first decade party flyers.
box 4, folder 4
Testimonials
1979-1980
Scope and Contents
Materials include correspondence of support for the CBEP from students, parents, educators, administrators, and public officials.
box 4, folder 5
CBE Programs lists
1979, 2000
Scope and Contents
Materials include CBE history, funding history, and overview of the program.
box 5, folder 1
CBEP posters
undated
Scope and Contents
Materials include two CBEP posters that describe the program's philosophy, curriculum, and background.
box 5, folder 2
CBE Teaches Transformation posters
undated
Scope and Contents
Materials include posters for Steps of Transformation and The Classroom as a City.
box 5, folder 3
New York City Branch Office
1980
Scope and Contents
Materials include correspondence and Articles of Incorporation concerning the corporation's application for authority to conduct
activities in New York.
box 5, folder 4
The Classroom as a City invite and slides
undated
Scope and Contents
Materials include invite for Nelson's presentation at the C.U.N.Y. graduate center and reproductions of slides.
box 5, folder 5
CBE graphic of backwards thinking
undated
box 5, folder 6
CBE graphic of system
undated
box 5, folder 7
City Building vs. Traditional Education graphic
undated
box 5, folder 8
CBE info.
1981
Scope and Contents
Materials include documentation of "Los Angeles of the Past, Present and Future" exhibition at the Southern California Institute
of Architecture.
box 5, folder 9
Trainer's manual
1981
Scope and Contents
Materials include one copy of
The Teacher as Designer/Builder of Curriculum training manual for the CBEP at ABC Unified School District.
box 5, folder 10-12
CBE Prospectus
1981-1984
Scope and Contents
Materials include three copies of the
CBE Prospectus used for numerous grant proposals which includes Nelson's long range plan for disseminating CBE.
box 5, folder 13
Teacher Peer-Training - Lab Idea Bank
1982
Scope and Contents
Materials include two copies of the CBE proposal for a Teacher Peer-Training Program and Lab/Idea Bank.
box 5, folder 14
Los Angeles Children's Museum originals
1983
Scope and Contents
Materials include correspondence, reports, and a personal statement by Nelson which describes her educational beliefs and
how she envisions the role of the Museum.
box 6, folder 1
CBEP info and envelopes
1983-1984
Scope and Contents
Materials include CBE letterhead, envelopes, clippings, and a five page summary of CBE by Nelson.
box 6, folder 2
Contract - book
1984
Scope and Contents
Materials include one Memorandum of Agreement between Nelson and the Publishing Center for Cultural Resources for a CBEP book.
box 6, folder 3
Books - general
1984
Scope and Contents
Materials include contracts for CBEP books including
City Building Education: A Way to Learn,
Children's City Building Book and
Transforming the City/A City in the Classroom.
box 6, folder 4
Book copyright
1984
Scope and Contents
Materials include copyright registration certificates for the following publications:
City Building Education: A Way to Learn,
Manual for the City Building Educational Program: Architectural Consultant Edition,
Manual for the City Building Educational Program, and
Transforming the City: A City in the Classroom.
box 6, folder 5
Utah Street brochure
undated
Scope and Contents
One brochure for the Community Building Laboratory at Utah Street School.
box 6, folder 6
Tristram Shepard correspondence
1987
Scope and Contents
Letters between Nelson and Shepard, head of the department at the Simon Langton Boys' School and a copy of Shepard's "Education
by Design" case study.
box 6, folder 7
Neutra
1990
Scope and Contents
Correspondence from Dion Neutra to Nelson concerning her class's upcoming visit to his house.
box 6, folder 8
Brian Sutton-Smith
1990
Scope and Contents
One letter from Nelson to Brian Sutton-Smith of the Graduate School of Education at the University of Pennsylvania.
box 6, folder 9
Neutra house
1991
Scope and Contents
Materials include a Neutra class list and student evaluations of the class.
box 6, folder 10
Eames tape (dupe)
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
One audio cassette tape.
Audiovisual materials in this collection will require assessment and possible digitization for safe access. To review these
audiovisual materials you must notify the reference desk in advance of your visit.
box 6, folder 11
Open Charter School profile and mission
1993
Scope and Contents
Materials include Los Angeles Open Charter School profile, mission, and "Thoughts on the Open School" essay by Alan Kay.
box 6, folder 12
Publishers
1994-1996
Scope and Contents
Materials include correspondence with Janis A. Donnaud.
box 6, folder 13
Apple San Jose
1993-1994
Scope and Contents
File contains correspondence with Alan Kay and San Jose State University Educator newsletters.
box 6, folder 14
Hon AIA
1996
Scope and Contents
Materials include correspondence concerning Nelson's election as an Honorary Member of The American Institute of Architects
(AIA) and her Certificate of Commendation from the Los Angeles Chapter of the AIA.
box 6, folder 15
Powerful Ideas catalog
Scope and Contents
Three
Powerful Ideas catalogs discuss the principles and strategies of Alan Kay and Seymour Papert.
box 7, folder 1
Evaluations
1997
Scope and Contents
Photocopies of evaluations of Nelson and Leslie Stoltz's CBE work include letters from students and United States Department
of Education Secretary Richard W. Riley.
box 7, folder 2-4
CBE website
1998-2001
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Folder 2: One photo master CD.
Audiovisual materials in this collection will require assessment and possible digitization for safe access. To review these
audiovisual materials you must notify the reference desk in advance of your visit.
Scope and Contents
Materials include a site map, slides, a photo master CD, a City Building Program History timeline, and a binder of overhead
projector transparencies.
box 7, folder 5
CBE archives member list
2006
Scope and Contents
Materials include Nelson's handwritten list of items for the CBE archives and a list of teachers, staff, consultants, project
participants, and advisory board members who served between 1972 and 2006.
box 7, folder 6
Student cards
2006-2007
Scope and Contents
Materials include letters of gratitude from CBE students and Nelson's Pasadena cohort.
box 7, folder 7
In Memoriam: Bernard Zimmerman
2009
Scope and Contents
Materials include an obituary for Zimmerman who helped establish Cal Poly Pomona's Department of Architecture.
box 7, folder 8
Frederick Arthur Usher, Jr. obituary
2009
Scope and Contents
This obituary from The Santa Barbara Independent describes the life of Usher, Jr. who worked with Charles Eames in the 1950s
and designed Nelson's first book.
box 7, folder 9
Shell Publishing
2010
Scope and Contents
Materials include correspondence with Shell Publishing, an outline for "Project-based Learning for the 21st Century" and copies
of Buck Institute for Education project planning forms.
Agencies and organizations
Scope and Content
This subseries includes correspondence and enclosures from agencies and organizations concerning CBE projects. Files are arranged
in alphabetical order.
box 8, folder 1
ABA
Scope and Contents
Materials include correspondence with Charlotte C. Anderson of the American Bar Association (ABA) and Nelson's manuscript
describing her City Building law project.
box 8, folder 2
AIA
Scope and Contents
Correspondence from the American Institute of Architects (AIA) includes
Learning About the Built Environment Sourcebook for environmental education. This Sourcebook features the CBEP.
box 8, folder 3
California Council for the Social Studies
box 8, folder 4
Children's Museum Los Angeles
box 8, folder 9
Group for Environmental Education
Scope and Content
Correspondence includes letters from GEE's Alicia McGinley and Director Richard Saul Wurman, architect and CBEP Advisory Trustee.
box 8, folder 10
Gruen, Victor (Found.)
Scope and Contents
Materials include Victor Gruen Center for Environmental Planning workshop evaluations, brochures and a copy of Gruen's
The Charter of Vienna.
box 8, folder 11
John Simon Guggenheim Memorial
box 8, folder 13
Houston Independent School District
Scope and Contents
This file contains letters from Associate Professor Peter C. Papademetriou, Rice University School of Architecture.
box 8, folder 14
ICSID '75 Moscow
Scope and Contents
Materials include correspondence from Yuri Soloview concerning Nelson's participation in the International Council of Societies
of Industrial Design (ICSID) Congress.
box 8, folder 15
Independent Curators, Inc.
box 8, folder 16
Institute for Development of Educational Ideas, Inc.
box 8, folder 17
JDR 3rd
Scope and Contents
Materials include correspondence from the John D. Rockefeller, 3rd Fund and
An Arts In Education Source Book: A View from the JDR 3rd Fund.
box 8, folder 18
Learning About Learning
Scope and Contents
Correspondence includes letters from Learning About Learning Educational Foundation Director Jearnine Wagner.
box 9, folder 1
L.A. Contemporary Art Museum
box 9, folder 3
Museum of Contemporary Art
box 9, folder 4
Ms. Magazine
Scope and Contents
Materials include correspondence with Phyllis F. Rosser and Gloria Steinem's typewritten thoughts on transformational moments
and techniques.
box 9, folder 5
National Endowment for the Arts
box 9, folder 6
Norwalk-La Mirada Unified School District
box 9, folder 8
Piedmont Citizens for Action
box 9, folder 10
SimCity 3000
Scope and Contents
Materials include the
SimCity 3000 Teacher's Guide by Doreen Nelson and Leslie Stoltz.
box 9, folder 12
UCLA Graduate School of Management
box 9, folder 14
U.S.O.E.
Scope and Contents
Materials include correspondence from Gerald W. Elbers, United States Office of Education.
People
Scope and Content
This subseries includes correspondence from CBE trustees, teachers, consultants, designers, architects, museum curators, former
students, and federal officials. Files are arranged in alphabetical order by surname.
box 9, folder 19
de Bretteville, Sheila
Scope and Contents
In addition to typed and handwritten letters from de Bretteville, materials include her curriculum vitae and a "Judy's back
in town!" invitation for a celebration in honor of Judy Chicago who founded The Woman's Building in Los Angeles with de Bretteville
and Arlene Raven in 1973.
box 10, folder 15
Preminger (Wiseman), Judy
box 10, folder 26-29
Miscellaneous correspondence
1969-1978, 1981-1983
box 10, folder 30
Children's correspondence
Significant personnel
Scope and Content
This subseries includes correspondence, personnel files, contracts, and resumes from former CBE staff and consultants. These
files are arranged according to Nelson's existing order.
box 11, folder 6
Past consultant employees
Implementation
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
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Scope and Content
This subseries consists of evaluations, reading and mathematics tests, teacher test manuals, standardized test scores, testimonials,
lesson plans, transcriptions of reflective discussions and statistical reports concerning the implementation of CBE methodologies
at sites such as Sulphur Springs Union School District, ABC Unified School District, California State University (CSU) Long
Beach, CSU Dominguez Hills, CSU Los Angeles and in collaboration with the American Bar Association (ABA).
box 12, folder 1-4
Sulphur Springs evaluations
1973-1974
Scope and Contents
Materials include standardized math and reading tests, answer keys, test scores and evaluation reports.
box 12, folder 5
Experience reports
1975-1976
Scope and Contents
Materials include two reports by teacher Eleanor Hughes on the effectiveness of CBE workshops.
box 12, folder 6
Final evaluation copies
1978
Scope and Contents
Materials include two final evaluation copies by students of the City Building/Career Education Program.
box 12, folder 7-8
Evaluation reports
1978
Scope and Contents
Materials include City Building Career Education Program evaluation reports for classes at CSU Long Beach, CSU Dominguez Hills
and CSU Los Angeles.
box 13, folder 1
CB joint sessions final evaluation copy
1978
box 13, folder 2
CSULA Anthropology final evaluations
1978
box 13, folder 3
Instant City Project evaluations
1978
box 13, folder 4
Adrianne Bank's evaluation report
1978
box 13, folder 5
North Monterey U.S.D. evaluation report
1978
box 13, folder 6
Book II experience reports
1973-1980
box 13, folder 7
CBE testimonials
circa 1980
box 13, folder 8
Cerritos Elementary School discussion transcript
1981 May 19
box 13, folder 9-10
Nelson interview transcipts
1981 December 14
box 13, folder 12
Japan testimonial
1996-1997
Scope and Contents
Materials include correspondence from Hiroko Hosoda of the Architecture and Children Network Sendai concerning appreciation
for CBE lectures and workshops in Sendai, children's conference buttons, object transformation drawings, a map of Japan and
a poster with an illustration of a woman driving a car with two passengers hanging on in the back seat. One passenger exclaims,
"No! No!" to which the driver responds, "Sorry, Sorry, I'm a woman driver."
box 13, folder 13-14
6 1/2 steps manuals
undated
Scope and Contents
Folder 13 includes two copies of 6 1/2 steps to Academic Achievement through Backwards Thinking™ City Building Education™
by Doreen Nelson with Leslie Stoltz.
Folder 14 includes overheads of the manual for presentations.
box 13, folder 15
Sections of From Stones to Skyscrapers
undated
box 13, folder 16
The Children's Evaluation
undated
box 14, folder 1-12
ABA files
1978-1980
Scope and Contents
Materials concern the implementation of CBE in collaboration with the American Bar Association (ABA).
Processing Information
Grant application pages with Nelson's social security number were removed, PII redacted and originals returned to Nelson.
box 15, folder 1-11, box 14, folder 13-16, box 16, folder 1-2
ABC files
1978-1983
Scope and Contents
These records document CBE implementation within the ABC Unified School District.
Box 14: Materials include project proposals, meeting minutes, diagrams and correspondence with the district (1980-1982).
Box 15: Materials include long range training plans, evaluations, transcripts of discussions and workshops, charts, handouts,
workshop agendas, press, program and correspondence concerning the Classroom City Demonstration/Workshop at the Biltmore Hotel
for the CCAIA convention and experience reports for the United States Office of Education (1979-1983).
Box 16: Materials include evaluations, ABC Community Learning Center Prospectus, consultant reports and a USOE Environmental
Education Annual Report(1978-1980).
box 16, folder 3
Norwalk-La Mirada USD
1985
Scope and Contents
Materials include inter-office district memos, mentor teacher instructional strategies and a CBE tour invitation.
box 16, folder 4
Arts, Education, Americans
1976 February 13
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
One audio cassette.
Audiovisual materials in this collection will require assessment and possible digitization for safe access. To review these
audiovisual materials you must notify the reference desk in advance of your visit.
Scope and Contents
Materials include correspondence, a transcript of Nelson's speech before the Rockefeller Panel on "The Arts, Education and
Americans," and an audiocassette recording of the panel.
box 16, folder 5-7
Education Tomorrow conversations
1980
Scope and Contents
Materials include transcripts of national figures in conversation with Doreen Nelson and David Rockefeller, Jr. about "The
Future of Learning and Schooling in America; U.S. Education Tomorrow: Barebones or Basics?"
box 16, folder 8-10, box 17, folder 1-2
Career Education files
1976-1978
Scope and Contents
Box 16: Materials include a United States Office of Education (USOE) application for Federal assistance, reports on City Building
career education programs on California State University (CSU) campuses, correspondence and program press clippings.
Box 17: Materials include correspondence, experience reports and final reports for City Building career education programs
at CSU Los Angeles, CSU Long Beach and CSU Dominguez Hills.
box 17, folder 3
Chaular Summer Project
1981
Scope and Contents
Materials include a report from the Chaular Elementary School Bilingual Coordinator concerning its Migrant Education Summer
Program work with CBE.
box 17, folder 4-5
Compton
1976-1979
Scope and Contents
Materials include experience reports for Compton Elementary School and El Segundo Elementary School.
box 17, folder 6
Long Beach
1977-1978
Scope and Contents
Materials include experience reports for College Intermediate Elementary School.
box 17, folder 7
Lowell Massachusetts
1978-1980
Scope and Contents
Materials include correspondence, Harvard Professor Dennis Reinhardt's resume and plans for Lowell Massachusetts Public School
System involvement with CBE.
box 17, folder 8
Maryland Project
1980
Scope and Contents
Materials include correspondence, abstract and budget for CBEP's work with the Law-Related Education Program for the Schools
of Maryland, Inc.
box 17, folder 9-10
Migrant Education
1980
Scope and Contents
Materials include student work samples, evaluations and migrant education Stanford Project program descriptions.
box 17, folder 11-12
Monterey
1977-1978
Scope and Contents
Materials include experience reports, proposals and consultant agreements concerning CBE as an alternative approach to bilingual
education within the North Monterey County Unified School District. This work was sponsored by the Migrant Education Region
I Office, directed by Eduardo Cabrera.
box 17, folder 13
Prospectus
1981-1984
Material Specific Details: Materials include the Center for City Building Prospectus and CBE Prospectus Synopsis.
box 18, folder 1-13
USD files
1971-1985
Processing Information
Test scores from folder 13 were removed and returned to the donor. Samples were kept with redactions.
Scope and Contents
Materials include correspondence, evaluations and standardized assessments for CBE work with Unified School Districts such
as Inglewood, Compton, Long Beach, L.A. City Schools, Montebello, Norwalk/La Mirada, Pasadena, Santa Monica and Sulphur Springs.
box 18, folder 14-17
Course files
1973-1997
Scope and Contents
Materials include correspondence, reports and curriculum plans for CBE courses and workshops at various USDs, UCLA Extension,
Walker Art Center and Otis/Parsons.
box 21, folder 1-2, box 19, folder 1-10, box 20, folder 1-3
Japan files
1993-1999
Scope and Contents
Box 19: Materials include correspondence, photos, maps, newsletters, brochures, magazines and Architecture and Children publications
concerning a Japanese - United States cultural and educational grass roots exchange program between the Center for City Building
Education and the Architecture and Children Network of Sendai (1993-1997).
Box 20: Materials include Japanese publications, reports, correspondence with Hiroko Hosada of Network Sendai and a photo
album (1996-1998).
Box 21: Materials include Architecture and Children Network of Sendai newsletters and report books, letters from Japanese
students, Sendai City Board of Education reports and correspondence from Hisako Kaihatsu of Kyoto Research Park (1998-1999).
box 21, folder 3-7, box 22, folder 1-8
ROP files
1997-2000
Scope and Contents
These East San Gabriel Valley Regional Occupational Program (ROP) files document CBE's staff development and curriculum assistance
work shops.
Box 21: Materials include evaluations, sign-in sheets, lesson plans, agendas, worksheets, consultant services agreements and
ROP final reports (1997-2000).
Box 22: Materials include evaluations, final reports, agendas, correspondence, a print out of a presentation by Laurel Adler
and a Small Learning Communities (SLC) grant application (2000-2003).
Grant proposals
1971-2012
Scope and Content
This subseries includes grant proposals arranged in the existing chronological order of the creator by year and then chronologically
by unit or type which include University, Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE), and National Endowment
for the Arts (NEA).
The following are common file title acronyms:
ARCO - Atlantic Richfield Company
A.I.S.C. - Artists in Schools and Communities
C.A.C. - California Arts Commission
C.C.F. - California Community Foundation
FIPSE - Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education
O.E.G. - Office of Education Grant
U.S.O.E. - United States Office of Education
In order to retain the creator's existing order, this subseries also includes handbooks, booklets, and magazines related to
grant proposals.
box 23, folder 2-5
N.E.A.
1971 September-1972 June
Scope and Content
Folder 2: September 1971-June 1972
Folder 3: January 1972-January 1973
Folder 4: September 1971-April 1972
Folder 5: September 1971-June 1972
box 23, folder 6
O.E.G.
1972 July-1973 June
box 23, folder 7
N.E.A.-U.S.O.E.
1972 September-1973 June
box 23, folder 8
N.E.A.
1972 September-1973 June
box 23, folder 10
Summer program proposal
1973
box 23, folder 11
Grant proposal - museum setting
circa 1974
box 23, folder 15
N.E.A.
1974 May-1974 November
box 23, folder 16
Communications and environmental arts
1974 June-1974 August
box 23, folder 17
N.E.A.
1974 June-1975 June
box 23, folder 20
Career Education
1975-1976
box 23, folder 21
C.A.C.
1975 June-1975 September
box 23, folder 22
C.A.C. - Artists-In-Communities
box 23, folder 23
N.E.A.
1975 June-1976 June
box 23, folder 24
A Handbook for City Spirit Facilitators
1976
Scope and Contents
City Spirit is an N.E.A. program initiated to develop a new involvement for the arts in community life. The handbook's reading
list includes Nelson's City Building Educational Program because it "...covers extremely well the whole field of working with
groups in process."
box 24, folder 2
C.A.C.
1977 January-December
box 24, folder 3
By Design: A Ten-Year Report
1977
Scope and Contents
This N.E.A. report was generated by the Architecture and Environmental Arts Program.
box 24, folder 4
C.A.C. (A.I.S.C.)
1977-1978
box 24, folder 5
Career education
1977-1978
box 24, folder 8
Marine science
1977 August-1978 August
box 24, folder 9
Environmental education
1978
box 24, folder 11
Learning About the Built Environment
circa 1978
Scope and Contents
This N.E.A. booklet features selected Design Arts Program grants. The CBEP's educational gaming project is described on page
61.
box 25, folder 5-7
N.E.A.
1979-1981
Scope and Contents
Materials include an N.E.A. magazine which features Design Arts recognized grants.
box 25, folder 9-10
C.A.C.
1981 September-1983 June
box 25, folder 11, box 26, folder 1-2
N.E.A.
1981 July-1983 December
Scope and Content
Box 25: July 1981-December 1983
Box 26: July 1982-December 1982
box 26, folder 5
N.E.A.
1983 July-1984 July
box 26, folder 8-9
N.E.A.
1984 May-1985 April, 1993 November-1996 September
box 26, folder 11
Create-Online.com
1997-1998
box 27, folder 1-26
University
2000 January-2012 March
Scope and Contents
These California State Polytechnic University, Pomona grant proposals are for professional development, creative activities,
and travel.
box 28, folder 1-5
FIPSE
1982, 1998, 2000
Scope and Contents
FIPSE proposals include A Teacher Peer-Training Program and Lab/Idea Bank, the CREATE/Online project, and Teachers as Designers.
Student work samples
1959-1982
Scope and Content
This subseries includes specimens of student work arranged in the existing chronological order.
box 29, folder 1
University Elementary School
1959
box 29, folder 3
Young Writers of Venice
1968
box 29, folder 4
"School on a Bus" drawings
1969
box 29, folder 5
Letters to the L.A. Times
1969
box 29, folder 6-7
Homework books
1969
Scope and Contents
Nelson kept these books from her first class as examples.
box 29, folder 10
Original stories of houses
1969
box 29, folder 11
Letters to Councilman Braude
1969
box 29, folder 13
Where I want to live assignment
1970
box 29, folder 14
Natural and man-made objects table of contents
circa 1970
Scope and Contents
This folder includes a contact sheet of images of students and their buildings. Samples of these buildings may be found in
boxes 32-34.
box 29, folder 15
Open spaces assignment
1970
box 29, folder 16
Explanations assignment
1970
box 29, folder 17
City Planning - Past, Present and Future
1970
box 29, folder 18-20
Westminster School work
1970
Scope and Contents
Folders include a variety of sample assignments, class work, and homework by Westminster Elementary School students.
box 29, folder 23
Building descriptions
1970
box 30, folder 1
Oakwood plan
1970
Scope and Contents
Materials include a binder of city plans entitled Official Record for the City of Venice from the Office of the City Clerk.
box 30, folder 2
Typed Oakwood plans
1970-1971
box 30, folder 3
Trip to the beach stories
1971
box 30, folder 6
Monuments of Oakwood homework
1971
box 30, folder 7
Purium City: Don't want & Need
1972
box 30, folder 8
Adler and Sullivan posters
circa 1972
box 30, folder 9
CB vocabulary worksheet
1972
box 30, folder 10
Good and bad environments homework
1972
Scope and Contents
This assignment involved students taking photographs of good and bad environments. Contact sheets are attached to these assignments.
box 30, folder 11
Recreation centers assignment
1972
box 30, folder 12
City planning worksheets
circa 1972
box 30, folder 13
Original stories about objects
1972
box 30, folder 15
Trip We Have Taken assignment
undated
box 31, folder 1
Change activities
undated
box 31, folder 2
Fruit store assignment
undated
box 31, folder 3
Antoni Gaudi report
undated
box 31, folder 4
Visual daily journal
1973
box 31, folder 5
Kid stories
1973
Scope and Contents
These handwritten stories were the originals used for Book 1. Some assignments include contact sheets.
box 31, folder 6
Final building descriptions
1973
box 31, folder 12
Who Am I? assignments
1974
Scope and Contents
Materials include a contact sheet of student images.
box 31, folder 13
Cerritos Times front page
1981
box 31, folder 15
D-4 laws and booklets
1981-1982
box 31, folder 17
Sound and motion posters
undated
box 32, box 33, box 34, box 109
City buildings
circa 1970s
Scope and Contents
City Buildings include the following: Two partial circles made of Styrofoam, painted white surround a painted circle with
a hamburger on top. Each of the three pieces is adorned with a fabric border. Structures also include a brown Styrofoam hand,
a toothpick building, a peace sign, a red and gold dome topped with a Styrofoam ball and blue feather and a floral canopy.
Box 109 contains an oversize peace sign.
Selected workshops
1972-1990
Scope and Content
This subseries includes lesson plans, summaries, participant work samples, reports, guides, handbooks, contracts, correspondence,
brochures, evaluations, programs, and agendas regarding CBE workshops and related presentations.
box 35, folder 2-3
Smithsonian workshops
1971-1972
box 35, folder 4
Aspen Design Conference
1972
box 35, folder 5
Sulphur Springs U.S.D.
1973-1980
box 35, folder 6-7
Smithsonian workshop
1974
box 35, folder 9
Artists-in-Schools program
1974 July
box 35, folder 10
CSBA/ACSA conference
1974 December
Scope and Contents
This California School Boards Association (CSBA) and Association of California School Administrators (ACSA) conference marks
the first time in its history that school districts were allowed to display educational programs alongside commercial exhibits.
box 35, folder 12
CACE conference
1975 March
Scope and Contents
Materials include a California Association of Compensatory Education (CACE) conference program which features Nelson's workshop,
"Application of Academic Skills Through Environmental and Future Oriented Simulation" based on her work with Compton Unified
School District.
box 35, folder 13
Childhood City workshop
1975 April
box 35, folder 15
Artists-In-Schools conference
1975 July
box 35, folder 16
Education of the Gifted conference
1975 December
box 35, folder 17
Montebello workshop
1976 January 15
box 35, folder 18
CAG workshop
1976 February
Scope and Contents
Materials include a California Association for the Gifted (CAG) conference program which features Nelson's two hour program,
"City Building Educational Program: A Core Curriculum Integrating Skills of Future Thinking (Invention), Interaction, and
Planning."
box 35, folder 20
Santa Monica workshop
1976 May
box 35, folder 21
A.I.A. convention
1976 May 3-5
box 35, folder 22
Cal State L.A.
1976
Scope and Content
Materials include a contract agreement to reimburse CBEP for the Honors Program Faculty Training Institute for the Counseling
Department at C.S.U.L.A. and a photo.
box 35, folder 24
Cal State L.A. conference
1976 June
Scope and Contents
Materials include a poster for the C.S.U.L.A. Conference on Humanistic Education which features Nelson's workshop, "City Building:
Environmental Issues, Interaction, Future Thinking."
box 35, folder 25
Summer workshop
1976
Scope and Contents
Materials include two UCLA Extension applications for enrollment in the CBEP's "An Institute in Cooperative Curriculum Design
for Teachers, Architects, Designers and Planners."
box 35, folder 26
Ventura County Jr. High workshop
1977
box 35, folder 27
OE-HEW workshop
1978 June
Scope and Contents
Materials include a report and recommendations on the Public Learning/Graphic Communications Santa Barbara workshop to the
Office of Environmental Education, Department of Health, Education and Welfare.
box 35, folder 28
Portland public schools workshop
1979 November
box 35, folder 29
CCAIA convention
1981 October 22-25
box 35, folder 30
BEEP
1986 June 23-26
Scope and Contents
Materials include one program for the Built Environment Education Program (BEEP) special summer institute for teachers and
administrators. The CBEP workshop was entitled "Creating Instant Cities and Designing in the Classroom with Doreen Nelson."
box 35, folder 31
Walker Art Center workshop
1986 September
Scope and Contents
Materials include a Walker Art Center Educational Resources and Services booklet and program pamphlets which feature the Purium
Instant City Workshop led by Nelson and architect Frank O. Gehry, Mayor of Purium Instant City.
box 35, folder 32
Visual literacy conference
1988
Scope and Contents
Materials include programs for the 3rd Annual Visual Literacy Conference at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
at which Nelson presented the following session: "Using the 3-Dimensional Living Environment for Learning."
Selected lectures
1971-1981
Scope and Content
This subseries includes flyers for events, outlines and transcripts of lectures either by Nelson or about the CBEP.
box 36, folder 1-2
UCLA lecture series
1977 February 10
box 36, folder 3
C.A.G. speech
1976 April 2-3
Scope and Contents
Materials include once copy of Marlyn Silver's CBEP speech at the California Association of the Gifted (C.A.G.) conference
in Monterey.
box 36, folder 4
Rockefeller Panel speech
1976 February 13
Scope and Contents
Materials include a copy of Nelson's speech before Rockefeller Panel on "The Arts, Education, and Americans."
box 36, folder 5
White House speech
1978 September 20
Scope and Contents
Materials include Nelson's notes for her CBE presentation to Vice-President Mondale's staff.
box 36, folder 6
CUNY lecture
1978 December 13
Scope and Contents
Materials include an invitation to Nelson's City University of New York (CUNY) Graduate Center film and slide presentation,
"The Classroom as the City. The City Building System: A Way to Learn" and a transcript of her lecture and the question and
answer session.
box 36, folder 7
Wurman class lecture
1980 November 5
Scope and Contents
Materials include notes for Nelson's lecture in Richard Saul Wurman's class.
box 36, folder 8
NCSS talk
1980
Scope and Contents
Materials include Nelson's notes for her National Council of Social Service (NCSS) talk on community building, "Envisioning
the Future."
box 36, folder 9
SCIARC lecture
1981 March 18
Scope and Contents
Materials include an annotated typescript of Nelson's lecture at the Southern California Institute of Architecture.
Slides
1969-
Scope and Content
This subseries includes thousands of color slides of the CBEP. Slides are arranged chronologically and begin with slides taken
by the Office of Ray and Charles Eames. Following the Eames Office slides, chronological arrangement begins again for slides
taken by Nelson and other CBE employees.
box 37, box 38, box 39, box 40, box 41, box 42
Slides taken by the Office of Ray and Charles Eames
1970-1977
Scope and Contents
Box 37: Slides include images of Kid City,
The Source newspaper "...and a child shall lead us" front page, classroom models and Westminster/Venice final city (1970-1976). The
Kid City images provide documentation of the City Buildings created by students which may be found in boxes 32-34.
Box 38: Slides include images from slide carousels A, B and C, Compton USD work and Soledad (1975-1977).
Box 39: Slides include images of teachers, students and city buildings taken by Grant Taylor of the Eames Office. Other images
include work at the Mark Taper, with Ruth Hiebert's Theatre Program, Compton USD and California State University.
Box 40-41: Materials include hundreds of matted color slides (circa 1970s).
Box 42: These slides were removed from a metal tin labeled "Not Promising" and include images of Kid City and work at the
Mark Taper, Soledad, Compton, and Mitchell object transformations (1970-1977, bulk 1975-1976).
box 43, box 44, box 45, box 46
Slides
1969-2001, bulk 1974-1976
Scope and Contents
Box 43: Slides include images of Sand City, Helium City, Westminster Dough Day, Kite Day at the beach with Albert Gregory,
Smithsonian Summer Institute adult class, August Berger at Brockton, Warner and Brockton at Frank Gehry's studio/office and
Doreen and Frank Gehry at the Smithsonian. The Westminster file includes images of City Buildings which may be found in boxes
32-34 (1969-1974).
Box 44: Slides include Tim Street-Porter originals and images of zoning and mapping exercises, Blimp Day, Fred Usher drawings
for CBE book, final cities for Ruth Glatt's class, Mitchell Soledad model sites, Purium, teachers, and graphics from the CBE
film (1972-1980, 1988, 1994).
Box 45: Slides include Tom Vinetz originals, images from Ralph Mechur's slide show, the Biltmore Project images of kids as
iconic Los Angeles structures with Mayor Tom Bradley, Tim Street-Porter originals, images of the ABC teacher workshop, CBE
at Santa Maria High School, the Los Angeles Children's Museum Halloween fundraiser, and key trademark images (1979-1982, 1986,
1988-1989, 1991, 1994-1996).
Box 46: Slides include images of Purium and its creation, Object Transformation, mapping cities, Open School, Don Huey's work,
Japan, the Goodyear Blimp, the Marshal Middle School front office, and Leslie Stoltz's class (1989, 1994-1999, 2001).
Photos and negatives
1970-1996
Scope and Content
Photos include color and black and white images of Nelson, students, and teachers engaged with the CBE methodology. Many of
these photographs were taken by the Office of Ray and Charles Eames. Contact sheets are also included with the negatives.
box 47, box 48, box 49, box 50, box 51, box 52
Photos
1970-1996
Scope and Contents
Box 47: Materials include ABC USD photos, Westminster Elementary School City Building images, a trademark photo from the first
class, a full set of 8 x 10 black and white photos captured by the Office of Ray and Charles Eames which were used for a CBE
book, and other photos by the Eames Office such as those of a musical score created by students and the kids at the Claes
Oldenburg exhibit.
Box 48: Photos include images of Nelson, the Object Transformation Parade and the ABC USD project, L.A. City Buildings as
Body Objects.
Box 49: Materials include photos of Nelson by Robyn Denny for use in a book, images of student work from the S.M. Gifted Program,
Cal Poly students wearing objects, migrant education program work, Apple Computer Inc. project workshops, Nelson on strike,
at work and with students and Mayor Tom Bradley. Materials also include student photos of their own houses and objects transformed.
Box 50: Photos include black and white photos for use in a book, color photos of student work, the Marshall Middle School
front office, for Mrs. Glatt's class, and a binder of contact sheets.
Box 51: Materials include photos of Japan-USA Cultural and Educational Exchange Program work which was sponsored by Japanese
and American government agencies and architectural institutes directing the introduction of CBE into the Japanese curriculum.
Box 52: Photos include small color prints from slides, images of work in Japan, Open School projects, head shots of Nelson,
and black and white photos taken by the Office of Ray and Charles Eames.
box 53, box 54, box 55, box 56
Negatives
Scope and Contents
Box 53: Materials include negatives and contact sheets for CBE's Migrant Education Program work as well as a contract with
Climate-Rite, Inc. for storage of negatives in a high-security, climate-controlled vault.
Box 54: Materials include Toronto negatives and oversize contact sheets.
Box 55: Materials include negatives, Building Purium oversize contacts, and oversize contacts from the Office of Ray and Charles
Eames.
Box 56: Materials include oversize contacts and negatives, contact sheets from the first workshop at the Neutra House, negatives
of Cal Poly students wearing objects, and contact sheets from the Office of Ray and Charles Eames.
Film
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box 57, folder 1-6
City Building: A Way To Learn film
1976
Scope and Contents
Nelson and David Olney wrote and produced this film through the Office of Ray and Charles Eames.
Folders 1-3: Materials include three 1/4 inch open reel magnetic tapes with narration by Allen Mandel for use with the Eames
film.
Folder 4: Materials include one 1/4 inch open reel magnetic tape with narration by Jeremy Blahnk for use with the Eames film.
Folder 5: Materials include two 16 mm film reels labeled "Original City Building Film" and "ABC News 1970."
Folder 6: Materials include one 16 mm film reel entitled "Kid City."
box 57, case 1
America Future Venice School Camera Roll 48-49 yrslc_2239_057_001_001
undated
Physical Description: 1 Motion Picture Film(1 16mm film; Duration: 0:18:37)
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Content Note: Reel 1 of 2
box 57, case 1
America Future Venice School Camera Roll 46-47 yrslc_2239_057_001_002
undated
Physical Description: 1 Motion Picture Film(1 16mm film; Duration: 0:20:58)
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Content Note: Reel 2 of 2
box 58, folder 1-2
Classroom City film
1981 October
Scope and Content
Nelson wrote, directed and produced this ten year longitudinal study film that surveys CBE methods in various classroom settings:
traditional, migrant teacher training, and with students with special needs. This film also revisits students from the first
CBE class of 1969. Materials include one 16 mm "Answer Print" film reel and two 16 mm reels of additional footage labeled
"Roll A," and "Roll B."
box 58, case 1
Classroom City Answer Print yrlsc_2239_058_001
1981
Creator: Center for City Building Educational Programs (Santa Monica, Calif.)
Physical Description: 1 Motion Picture Film(1 16mm film; Duration: 0:16:22)
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Scope and Contents
Content Note: Nelson wrote, directed and produced this ten year longitudinal study film that surveys CBE methods in various
classroom settings: traditional, migrant teacher training, and with students with special needs. This film also revisits students
from the first CBE class of 1969.
box 58, folder 3
Claes Oldenburg film
circa 1971
Scope and Contents
One 16 mm film of CBE kids engaging with one of Oldenburg's ice bag sculptures.
box 58, case 5
Possibly a Special on the Bag yrlsc_2239_058_005
undated
Creator: Oldenburg, Claes, 1929-
Creator: Hugo, Michael, 1930-2010
Physical Description: 1 Motion Picture Film(1 16mm film; Duration: 0:26:23)
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box 58, folder 4-5
Classroom City film
1980
Scope and Contents
Five 16 mm original negatives and a 35 mm film labeled "Classroom City Center for Con't. Education."
box 59, folder 1
Model "Oakwood" film
1971
Scope and Contents
One Super 8 film of kids working with architect Coy Howard.
box 59, case 1
Model Oakwood yrlsc_2239_059_001
1971
Physical Description: 1 Motion Picture Film(1 Super 8mm film; Duration: 0:17:36)
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Content Note: Kids working with architect, Coy Howard
box 59, folder 2-7
CBE films
1980 March
Scope and Contents
Six 16 mm films, two of which are labeled
City Building: A Way to Learn.
box 59, case 5
City Building: A Way to Learn yrlsc_2239_059_005
1971
Creator: Boorstin, Jon, 1946-
Physical Description: 1 Motion Picture Film(1 16mm film; Duration: 0:10:30)
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box 59, case 8
Cal Arts I yrlsc_2239_059_008
undated
Physical Description: 1 Motion Picture Film(1 Super 8mm film; Duration: 0:02:50)
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box 59, case 9
Cal Arts III yrlsc_2239_059_009
undated
Physical Description: 1 Motion Picture Film(1 Super 8mm film; Duration: 0:02:42)
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Videotapes
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box 60, box 61
VHS
1986-1997
Scope and Contents
Box 60: Twenty-five VHS video cassettes with titles such as Apple Computers Educom, City Building NYC, Everything is Made
out of Something: City Building at the LA Open School, Portable Portraits, Carrying Project, Portable Effects, Los Angeles
Open School, Recess: Incidents in the Playground, Learning About Learning: The Los Angeles Open School, Education in the Digital
Age, History Wall, Nakano Elementary School, Higashi Rokubancho Elementary School, Katahiracho Elementary School, Kaisaniemi
Helsinki, Martin Haeberli, Cooper Hewitt, John Doreen Yellow Cluster Function Intensive, City Building: A Way to Learn, Classroom
City, and CREATE-Online Video Presentation.
Box 61: Eleven VHS video cassettes with titles such as "Be Your Best" with Doreen Nelson, Oide Elementary School, Akaishi
Branch, Nakano Elementary School, Higashi Rokubaucho Elementary School, Katahiracho Elementary School, Doreen in Japan: Instant
City and Seminar, Stu Botnick, Don Lewis, Jon/Doreen Yellow Cluster Function Intensive, City Presentation John/Doreen Yellow
Debrief, History Wall, Portable Effects Yellow Cluster, John/Doreen with Objects Apple Hill, Kid City 1971 with Frank Gehry
in the Classroom, R. Strickland Apple Vivarium - Los Angeles Open School and Recess Incidents in the Playground and RM Strickland
Apple Vivarium "Everything is Made Out of Something" City Building Education at L.A. Open School.
box 61, case 1
Kid City- Frank Gehry in the Classroom yrlsc_2239_061_001
1993
Creator: Boorstin, Jon, 1946-
Physical Description: 1 Video Recordings(1 VHS; Duration: 0:29:37)
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Transcribed from container: Transfered 1993
box 60, case 1
City Building: A Way to Learn yrlsc_2239_060_001_001
1977
Creator: Olney, David
Creator: Office of Charles and Ray Eames
Physical Description: 1 Video Recordings(1 VHS; Duration: 0:10:24)
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box 60, case 1
Classroom City yrlsc_2239_060_001_002
1981
Creator: Center for City Building Educational Programs (Santa Monica, Calif.)
Physical Description: 1 Video Recordings(1 VHS; Duration: 0:15:57)
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box 62, box 63
U-matic
1981-1982, 1987-1989
Physical Description: The 1/2 inch videotape is moldy. It was cleaned and rehoused in a sealed heavy plastic bag by UCLA Library Audiovisual Preservation
Specialist Yasmin Dessem.
Scope and Content
Box 62: Materials include eight U-matic videotapes with the following titles: City Building (California Arts Council) Cal
Arts Documentation Migrant Ed., CBEP Migrant Education duplicate copy, CB workshop lesson demos, Classroom City film, CB workshop
Dr. Tucker, Steps to Learning Episode EL74-23 University of Southern California and R. Strickland Apple Vivarium "Everything
is Made Out of Something" City Building at L.A. Open School video excerpts.
Box 63: Materials include four U-matic videotapes with the following titles: ABC Watson, City Building: Classroom City, CB
workshop lesson demos and Classroom City support documentation video. This box also includes a 1/2 inch video tape entitled
"TV Program."
Audiocassettes
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box 64
Audiocassettes
1971, 1977-1981, 1983, 1986, 1992
Scope and Content
Twenty audio cassettes with titles such as ABC evaluation, Architects at Doreen Nelson's home, "Kid City" Eames, Migrant Program
Santa Maria, ABC USD Experience Report, CBEP Eames, Cal Arts Council (CAC) Nelson speech rehearsal, Doreen Nelson Sci Arc
lecture, Doreen Nelson City University of New York lecture, Vital Issues #3 "The Environmental Design: A 3-D View of the Social
Studies" (Pitas, Nelson, Rockefeller), Doreen's narration for classroom, U.S. Office of Education Service to Broadcasters,
Doreen Nelson NCSS "Community Building: Envisioning the Future," ABC/CB Year End Review and ABA Institute: Presentation by
Doreen Nelson, Carol James and Marilyn Silver.
Materials also include a file on storage of tapes, films and photos with Climate Rite, Inc. Records Management and an audiocassette
tape index file.
box 64, case 1
Kid City- Eames City Building Educational Program yrlsc_2239_064_001
1971
Physical Description: 1 Sound Recordings(1 audiocassette; Duration: 0:06:28)
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box 64, case 2
Kid City- Eames City Building Educational Program yrlsc_2239_064_002
1971
Physical Description: 1 Sound Recordings(1 audiocassette; Duration: 0:06:28)
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Content Note: duplicate of yrlsc_2239_064_002
box 65, folder 1
Buckminster Fuller letter
1983 May 8
Physical Description: This letter's frame was removed for preservation and access purposes because it was broken.
Scope and Contents
This letter from inventor Buckminster Fuller recommends that City Building Education be included in all elementary and high
school curricula.
box 65, folder 2
Eames photos
circa 1970s
Scope and Contents
Materials include two black and white oversize photos taken by the Office of Ray and Charles Eames. These photos are close-ups
of a child's hand constructing an Eames Molded Plywood Chair using glue, straws, and paper.
box 65, folder 3
CBEP book paste-up boards
1974
Scope and Contents
Materials include paste-up boards for the
City Building Educational Program: Architectural Consultant Edition book.
box 66, folder 1-2
CBEP book photo stills
1974
Scope and Contents
Materials include photo stills used in the production of the
City Building Educational Program: Architectural Consultant Edition book.
box 67, folder 1
Claremont project
1987
Scope and Contents
Materials include a student "piece" project.
box 67, folder 2
Weisbach photos
circa 1970s
Scope and Contents
Materials include seven oversize black and white matted photographs of students building cities.
box 67, folder 3
CBE posters
1979
Scope and Contents
Materials include the following City Building Education posters: The Classroom as a City, Transformation, City Building Education:
the System. the Structure. the Process, California Council of the American Institute of Architects (CCAI) 36th Annual Convention
and Concentrated City Building Programs.
box 67, folder 4
Architectural flow charts
undated
Scope and Contents
Materials include production materials for CBE flow charts.
box 67, folder 5
L.A. Architect clipping
1981 July
Scope and Contents
Materials include Nelson's paste-up board for the clipping and an oversize silver print of the clipping which features the
CBEP.
box 67, folder 6
Metropolis magazines
1981 November
Scope and Contents
Materials include two copies of
Metropolis: The Architecture and Design Magazine of New York. The CBEP is featured in full color on the cover.
box 68
Red book paste-up boards
1982
Scope and Contents
This box contains paste-up boards for the
City Building Education: A Way to Learn red book.
box 69
Transformations paste-up boards
1984
Scope and Contents
This box contains paste-up boards for the
Transformations: Process and Theory: A Curriculum Guide to Creative Development book.
box 70
Posters
1977-1979, undated, 1992, 1997
Scope and Contents
This box contains the following posters: CBEP course map, CBEP workshop, City Building Program: An Educational Program for
Public Schools, CBEP flow chart, and Sendai-Helsinki.
Design-Based Learning Files
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Cal Poly Pomona files
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Scope and Content
These files contain Nelson's DBL documentation from Cal Poly Pomona and maintain her existing order. For example, boxes 62-73
are loosely organized alphabetically by file name and include some files concerning Nelson's Art Center DBL work.
box 71, folder 1
ACM1 San Jose
2001 March 10-14
Scope and Contents
Materials include correspondence, a program, notes and photos concerning City Building's involvement with the Association
for Computing Machinery (ACM) Exposition.
box 71, folder 3
American Educational Research Association
box 71, folder 4
American Planning Association
box 71, folder 6
ASCD article
2002-2003
Scope and Contents
Materials include correspondence with the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD) concerning Nelson's
article, "Powerful Learning: Design Based Learning Delivers Required Standards in K-12 Classrooms."
box 71, folder 7
Apple Permission to Reprint
2001 January 29
Scope and Contents
Materials include
Changes & Creativity: A Guide for Teachers Technical Report by Nelson, John Steinmetz, Dolores Patton, and Leslie Barclay.
box 71, folder 8
Alan Kay Apple
Scope and Contents
Materials include Apple futurist Alan Kay's "Thoughts on the Open School" and "The Apple Vivarium."
box 71, folder 9
Contracts Apple
1992-1994
box 71, folder 10
Alan Kay Viewpoints
2001-2004
box 71, folder 11
Alan Kay UCLA course
2003 April
box 72, folder 1
Architecture and Children
Scope and Content
Materials include
Architecture and Children curriculum guide and correspondence with Anne Taylor.
box 72, folder 2
ACSA
1999
Scope and Contents
Materials include agendas and participant lists for the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA) K-12 meeting
and correspondence with Joe Bilello, ACSA Southwest Regional Director and Associated Dean for Research, College of Architecture,
Texas Tech University.
box 72, folder 4
ABC Norwalk La Mirada
1984
Scope and Contents
Materials include student alphabet letters exercise.
box 72, folder 5
American Bar Association
1977-1978
box 72, folder 6
AIA
1990
Scope and Contents
Correspondence with the American Institute of Architects (AIA) concerning the display of Nelson's publications at the AIA
National Convention in Houston.
box 72, folder 8
AIA Honorary
1996
Scope and Contents
Letters of support concerning Nelson's honorary American Institute of Architects membership.
box 72, folder 10
Art Center Admin Lunch
2004 May 26
box 72, folder 11
Art Center thank yous
2003-2004
box 73, folder 3
David Walker long range plans
box 73, folder 4
Exhibit Art Center
2006-2007
box 73, folder 7
Art Center Design Hi
2006
box 73, folder 8-9, box 74, folder 1-3
Brochures
Scope and Contents
Folder 8: Art Center brochures.
Folder 9: Cal Poly Pomona DBL brochures.
Folder 1: Archival brochures.
Folder 2: Making of DN brochure.
Folder 3: DN brochures.
box 74, folder 4
Brown, Stephen/Velora
1995-1996
Scope and Contents
Materials include Apple's
Partnerships in Education grant proposal.
box 74, folder 7
Boris Berenfeld
2009
Scope and Contents
Materials include correspondence with Boris Berenfeld concerning an invitation to Nelson to join the International Laboratory
for Educational Technologies (iLAET) board.
box 74, folder 10
Bingler, Steven
2006 January 28
Scope and Content
Materials concern Nelson's work with the Santa Monica Malibu Unified School District.
box 74, folder 11
Kathleen Brown
1994
Scope and Contents
Materials include a fax from Nelson to Brown and an invitation to a supper honoring Brown, "California's Next Governor."
box 74, folder 13
Chaparral Middle School
2013
Scope and Contents
Materials include a DBL Classrooms Grand Opening Ceremony and Ribbon Cutting Leslie A. Stoltz Dedication brochure.
box 74, folder 15
Smithsonian Cooper Hewitt
2002
box 75, folder 4
Co-op learning book review
1986
box 75, folder 5
ChiChi Pierce
2000
Scope and Contents
Materials include correspondence with Pierce of the Doc Tank, Inc. concerning the 3-D & I media program.
box 75, folder 6
Chicago Design Inst.
1996
box 75, folder 8
Center for Children & Technology
1999
box 75, folder 9
Cranbrook Michigan
1998 June
box 76, folder 2
Dunn Foundation
1997-1998
box 76, folder 4
Edison Projects
1992-1993
box 76, folder 5
Alan Feigenberg
2000 June 24
box 76, folder 6
Girls in the Band
2011 July
box 76, folder 8
Galef
1998
Scope and Contents
Materials include correspondence with the Galef Institute.
box 76, folder 13
Hale after school program
2006
box 76, folder 15
IIDA
1998-2000
Scope and Contents
Materials include Nelson's correspondence with the International Interior Design Association (IIDA).
box 76, folder 16
Fernandez photos
1997
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
One CD.
Special equipment or further processing may be required for viewing. To access digital materials you must notify the reference
desk in advance of your visit.
Scope and Contents
Materials include slides, photos and a CD of of Miguel Fernandez's students.
box 77, folder 5
Herb Kohl
1990-2000
Scope and Contents
Materials include correspondence with Herbert Kohl, an educator who influenced Nelson's work and used her book for teaching
his classes.
box 77, folder 6
LAAAE training
2011 August
Scope and Contents
This folder contains a staff development packet for a one day training at the LA Academy of Arts and Enterprise (LAAAE).
box 77, folder 7
LAAAE minutes
2009-2010
Material Specific Details: This folder contains LAAAE Board of Directors meeting minutes.
box 78, folder 1-4
Lotus
1998-2000, 2007
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, workshop agendas, and work plans for professional staff development at Lotus Music and Dance Studios.
box 78, folder 5
Long Beach Aquarium
2003-2004
box 78, folder 6-8
Legal
1992-1995
Scope and Contents
Correspondence concerning legal matters with Apple, Taligent, and CBE rip-offs.
box 78, folder 10
Paul MacCready
2000-2007
Biography/History
Paul MacCready was an aerospace scientist who championed Nelson's work. Nelson worked on a project with Paul at Mashall Middle
School in Pomona Unified School District called "Hamster Driven Aircraft - Doing More with Less." They trained a super star
hamster to be a power source for lifting a small aircraft which could fly from one desk to another about one foot off the
ground. Their point was to teach students about never before seen ways of finding energy.
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, clippings, articles, and a MacCready memorial program.
box 79, folder 1
Wayne McIntyre
2007
Scope and Contents
Materials include a
Los Angeles Times obituary for McIntyre, a professor of Nelson's who encouraged her to realize CBE.
box 79, folder 3
Jay Rounds
1995
Scope and Contents
Materials include correspondence with Rounds of the Milken Family Foundation.
box 79, folder 5
Science Museum of Minnesota
1991-1996
Scope and Contents
Correspondence with Robert Garfinkle, Project Leader of The Real Life of Buildings.
box 79, folder 6
MIT
1991-1993
Scope and Contents
Correspondence with Professor Stephen A. Benton, Head of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Program in Media
Arts & Sciences.
box 79, folder 8
Multi-Media roundtable
1994
box 79, folder 9
NY Foundation for the Arts
1999
box 80, folder 1
Neutra house
1990 July
Scope and Contents
Photos, slides and correspondence concerning Nelson's use of the Neutra House for "A City in the Classroom" workshop.
box 80, folder 2
North Carolina State University
2001 February 12-14
box 80, folder 3
Meredith Davis
1998, 2007
Scope and Contents
Materials include a copy of Davis' "Making a Case for Design-Based Learning."
box 80, folder 4
N.E.A.
2000
Scope and Contents
Materials include
The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) 1965-2000: A Brief Chronology of Federal Support for the Arts.
box 80, folder 6
Otis Cert. Prog. Proposal
1984
Scope and Contents
Materials include a description of the Curriculum Design credential at Otis/Parsons School of Design in Los Angeles.
box 80, folder 8
Prentice Hall-Merrill Educ.
2000-2001
box 81, folder 1
Riverside School for the Arts
1998
box 81, folder 3
SIFT
2013
Scope and Contents
Materials include Art Center's Summer Institute for Teachers (SIFT) scholarship brochures.
box 81, folder 5
Alison and Peter Smithson
1988
Biography/History
In 1978 Peter taught at UCLA and lived in Nelson's house. Nelson corresponded with the Smithsons until they both died. Peter
was also friends with Charles Eames but did not know Nelson's brother because in 1978, Frank Gehry was not a household name.
Scope and Contents
Materials include correspondence from English architects, Peter and Alison Smithson.
box 81, folder 6
John Steinmetz
1991-1994
Scope and Contents
Materials include correspondence concerning electronic music pioneer Morton Subotnick's visit to the Open School, his research
notes on The Unschool of the 21st Century and his article, "Creative Teamwork."
box 81, folder 7
Stoltz - general info.
2008-2013
Scope and Contents
Materials include correspondence with Stoltz concerning her work with Nelson, letters regarding Stoltz's funeral services
and the Leslie Stoltz Scholarship Fund.
box 81, folder 8
Scholastic - Francie Alexander
1997
box 81, folder 9
Project Zero - Harvard
1993
box 82, folder 2
Teacher brochures
1999
Scope and Contents
Materials include two Civilization Building Core teacher brochures made by kids.
box 82, folder 3
Testimonials
1998-2010
Scope and Contents
Materials include thank you cards made by Nelson's students and DBL evaluation forms.
box 82, folder 4
UCLA facilities planning
1991
box 82, folder 5
University of New Mexico
1993
Scope and Contents
Materials include correspondence with Bob Weber of the University's College of Education and School of Law and flyers for
Weber's publication, "Forks, Phonographs, & Hot Air Balloons."
box 82, folder 7
West Virginia
1996 March
Scope and Contents
Materials include Marshall University "Design Influences" Symposium on Design brochures and related correspondence.
box 82, folder 8
Whole Earth Ecology
1991
Scope and Contents
Materials include a review of Nelson's
Transformations book and a letter from a
Whole Earth Review research department staff member.
box 82, folder 9
World Design/Peter Lowe
2000
box 82, folder 10
Minneapolis - Weisman Art
1999 August 23-24
Scope and Contents
Materials include brochures and evaluations for the "Spaces and Places: Teaching Art and Design through the Internet" conference
at The Frederick R. Weisman Art Museum.
box 82, folder 11-12
Wang Award
2006
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, Nelson's selection committee packet, invitations, guest lists, and CSU programs which feature Nelson as the
award recipient for Education, and Professional and Applied Sciences.
box 83, folder 1
Pomona letters of thanks
1986-2001
box 83, folder 2
Masters concentrated CB programs
undated
box 83, folder 4
DN tenure at Cal Poly
1986-1988
box 83, folder 5
MA - History of Creation
1989-1996
box 83, folder 8-9
Sabbatical
1992-1994
Scope and Contents
Folder 9 includes a letter of support from Apple Fellow Alan Kay.
box 67, folder 7
DBL MA posters
circa 1995
Scope and Contents
Seven DBL MA posters announce Design and Creativity in Education courses at Cal Poly Pomona.
box 84, folder 1
Authorization to travel forms
1996-2006
box 84, folder 2
Cal Poly bulletins
1998-2001
box 84, folder 3
Global - Cal Poly Pomona
1999
box 84, folder 4
Post-tenure review
1999-2000
box 84, folder 6
Cal Poly Pomona Abroad article
circa 2000
box 84, folder 7
M.A. program presentation
2002 November 14
box 84, folder 9
Use of Private Vehicle
2003-2008
box 84, folder 10
M.A. program info sheet
2004
box 84, folder 14
GIA speech outline
2005 October 18
box 84, folder 17
Course grades & evals
2006-2007
box 84, folder 18
Annual academic personnel evaluation
2007-2008
box 84, folder 19
Course grades & evals
2007-2008
box 84, folder 20
Chinese delegation
2008 December 3
box 84, folder 21
NBS Instant City of Feelings plan
undated
box 84, folder 22
Pathway Graphics samples
1998
box 84, folder 23
Sustainable coastal community plans
2003
box 85, folder 1
Course grades & evals
2009
box 85, folder 2
DBL certificate
2009-2010
box 85, folder 3-4
Course evals & grades
2010-2011
box 85, folder 5
Gavin Newsom correspondence
2011
box 85, folder 6
Course grades & evals
2011-2012
box 85, folder 10
Chaparral M.S. correspondence
2013
box 85, folder 12
M.A. program handouts
undated
box 85, folder 15
Cal Poly faculty guide
undated
box 86, folder 1-8
Slides and photos
1995-2004
Scope and Contents
Folders 1-5: Slides of Cal Poly Pomona M.A. students.
Folders 6-8: Photos of Nelson with her M.A. students, U.S.-Japan Architecture and Children International Symposium, and curriculum
maps.
box 87, box 88
Videotapes
1995-2002
Scope and Contents
Box 87: Thirteen VHS tapes include the following titles: Final presentation course #2, Presentation of lesson course #1, D.
Nelson M.A. class, Design World, Alan Kay, Martin Haberly, Michael Eisenberg, Betty Edwards Drawing Demo, Jerry Yang, Herb
Kohl and Monton Subot.
Box 88: Twelve VHS tapes include the following titles: ROP Design Based, DBL Promo, Flying Free, Ron Hockwalt, Macready Sturges,
Laurel Adler and Sue Griffin.
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Audiovisual materials in this collection will require assessment and possible digitization for safe access. To review these
audiovisual materials you must notify the reference desk in advance of your visit.
Art Center files
Scope and Content
This subseries includes flyers, publications, mailers, programs, brochures, agendas and evaluations for Nelson's DBL Kids
Program, Learning Lab, and Summer Institute for Teachers (SIFT) at Art Center College of Design.
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
SUBSERIES CONTAINS AUDIOVISUAL MATERIALS: Special equipment or further processing may be required for viewing. To access audiovisual
materials you must notify the reference desk in advance of your visit.
box 89, folder 1
Art Center Kids Program
2001
box 89, folder 3-4
Art Center Summer
2002
Scope and Contents
Folder 3 includes evaluations, brochures and agendas for Nelson's first DBL Summer Institute for Teachers.
Folder 4 contains nine Summer Institute mailers.
box 89, folder 7
Art Center General
2003-2004
box 90, folder 2
Open House invitations
2004
box 90, folder 3
Public programs booklet
2004
box 90, folder 4
AIGA at Art Center
2005 February 5
box 90, folder 6-7
Art Center Summer
2005-2006
box 91, folder 1
SIFT and peer coaching evaluations
2007-2008
box 92, folder 1-3
Art Center SIFT
2010-2012
box 92, folder 4
At a Glance - DBL
undated
box 92, folder 5
South Campus Fact Sheet
undated
box 93, folder 1
DBL Learning Lab brochures
2004-2005
box 93, folder 2
Art Center DBL flyers
2003-2005
box 94
Audiovisual materials
2001-2009
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Audiovisual materials in this collection will require assessment and possible digitization for safe access. To review these
audiovisual materials you must notify the reference desk in advance of your visit.
Scope and Contents
Fifteen CDs, six DVDs, three zip discs, three Mini DVs and one Hi8 cassette provide documentation of Nelson's DBL Art Center
work.
Publications
1966-
Scope and Content
The publications series includes books, magazines, journals, reports, newspapers and clippings collected by Nelson. Almost
all publications either include articles on Nelson's work with CBE and DBL or were created by Nelson.
box 95, folder 1
The Object Transformed
1966
box 95, folder 2
Environmental Goals for the Los Angeles Region
1967
box 95, folder 3
The Source newspapers
1969
box 95, folder 4
Summary Report of the Los Angeles Goals Council
1969
box 95, folder 5-8
CBE clippings binder
1969-1982
box 96, folder 1-2
Educational Goals in an Urban Setting
1970
Scope and Contents
Two copies of Nelson's M.A. thesis wherein Nelson presents the theoretical educational model which provides the framework
that informed her CBE methodology.
box 96, folder 3-4
Mobil Classrooms
1970
Scope and Contents
These folders each contain one copy of a paper Nelson wrote for her Master's program entitled, "A Future Model of Schools."
box 96, folder 6
The Source
1970 April
Scope and Contents
The Source newspaper was a Venice publication by Citizens for Political Integrity. The front page of this issue features the headline,
"..and a child shall lead us" for a story about the CBE work Nelson's students were engaged with while working on a Master
Plan for Venice. The editorial page highlights Nelson's Westminster Elementary School fifth and sixth grade students' letters
to Mayor Yorty and Councilman Braude concerning their visions for the future of Venice.
box 96, folder 7
The Source newspapers
1970 May-June
box 96, folder 8
Claes Oldenburg and L.A. architecture clippings
circa 1970
box 97, folder 1-3
Smithsonian book
1971
Scope and Contents
Materials include the book by Nelson and her brother Frank Gehry, correspondence, and paste-up boards.
box 97, folder 4
Follow the Yellow Brick Roads
1979 April
box 97, folder 5-6
Dimensions: A Catalog of Ideas Relating Education to Work
1978
box 98, folder 1
Learning to Get Around
1971
box 98, folder 2
My Weekly Reader
1971 September 15
box 98, folder 3
Our Man-Made Environment resource guides
1971
box 98, folder 4
MOCA article - original art
1971
box 98, folder 5
CBEP documentation booklets
1971-1972
box 98, folder 9
Architecture and Environmental Planning booklet
1973
box 98, folder 10
The CBEP: A Decision-Making Approach to Education
1973
box 98, folder 11
CBE Writings - General
1973-1974
box 99, folder 1
The CBEP: A Design for Elementary Education
1974
box 99, folder 2
Alternative Learning Environments
1974
box 99, folder 3
CBEP Summer Orientation guide
1974
box 99, folder 4
CBE: Architectural Consultant Edition
1974
box 99, folder 6
Manual for the CBE Program
1974
box 99, folder 7
The CBEP: A Design for Elementary Education
1974
box 100, folder 1
Tiger cartoon strip
circa 1970s
box 100, folder 2
The CBE Program: A Problem Solving...draft
circa 1974
box 100, folder 3
Documentation for the CBEP: Architect Consultant
1974
box 100, folder 6
Seeing the Environment
1975
box 100, folder 7
CBEP: Architectural Consultant Edition
1975
box 100, folder 8
Learning magazines
1975 October
box 100, folder 9
Diagnosis & Remediation of the Disabled Reader excerpt
1976
box 101, folder 3
Brochure originals
circa 1977
box 101, folder 8
CB: Learning Through the Arts Program
1978
box 101, folder 11
Using the City: Law & Humanities in the CBEP
1979
box 101, folder 12
Smithsonian
1979 February
box 101, folder 13
CBE Final Eval Report
1979
box 102, folder 2
Ms. Magazine
1979 November
box 102, folder 3
Update on Law Related Education
1979
box 102, folder 7
Learning about the Built Environment
1980
box 102, folder 8
CBE Final Evaluation Report
1980
box 102, folder 10
Arts and the Schools
1980
box 102, folder 11-13
CBE: The City as a Legal Construct
1980
box 103, folder 1-6
3-D Tools for Making Connections originals
1981
box 104, folder 3
CBE System Trainer's Manual
1981
box 104, folder 5
CBE Proposal for a Teacher Peer Training Program and Lab/Idea Bank
1982
box 104, folder 7
A Tribute to Alan Sieroty
1982
box 104, folder 10
CBE: A Way to Learn
1982-1983
box 105, folder 4
MOCA articles by DGN
1984
box 105, folder 5-6
Transformations: Process & Theory
1984
box 105, folder 9
Walker Art Center program and brochures
1986
box 105, folder 10
Visible Objects are part of Invisible Ideas
1988
box 106, folder 2
Philosophy of Education Proceedings
1989
box 106, folder 3
Annual Review of Environmental Education
1989
box 106, folder 5
Children's Environments Quarterly
1989
box 106, folder 6
Growing by Design conference program
1990
box 106, folder 9
NY Times: Education Life
1991
box 106, folder 10-11
Change and Creativity guidebook
undated
box 106, folder 13
Open: Thoughts, Feelings, Fantasies
1992
box 106, folder 14
The Harvard Education Letter
1992
box 107, folder 2
Children's Environments
1992
box 107, folder 3
SIM City Teacher's Guides
1993
box 107, folder 4
Children's Enviroments journal
1993
box 107, folder 5
Changing Arch. of Teacher's Minds article
1993 December
box 107, folder 8
How the Brain Works...by Pat Wolfe
1996
box 107, folder 9
Open Charter School pubs.
1996, 1998
box 107, folder 11
CB: The Designer as Teacher
1997
box 107, folder 12
Design as a Catalyst for Learning
1997
box 107, folder 13
OMG Center - Linkages
1998
box 107, folder 14
Cal Poly Pomona Bulletins
1999 March 15
box 107, folder 16
Cal Poly Pomona Abroad
circa 2000
box 108, folder 1
Perspective - Backward Thinking
2000
box 108, folder 2
Marshall University on DN
undated
box 108, folder 5
Instant City of the Future Tool Kit
2001
box 108, folder 7
CBE E-Article
2001 August 29
box 108, folder 8
Cal Poly Pomona Bulletins
2001 February 12
box 108, folder 9-10
Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies
2004
box 108, folder 13
Poly Trends magazine
2006-2007
box 108, folder 14
NEXT: AIGA Design Conference program
2007
box 108, folder 15
Committee of 300 blog
2010
box 1, box 2, box 3, box 4A, box 4B, box 5, box 6, box 8, box 9
Accession LSC-2018-024 backlog material LSC-2018-024
Physical Description: 11 Audiovisual Carriers(10 videocassettes, 1 film strip)
Physical Description: 14 Born-digital Carriers(14 optical discs)
