Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Harry L. Sanders planning documents
- Dates:
- 1940-1970
- Creators:
- Sanders, Harry L., collector.
- Abstract:
- This collection includes reports, proposals, agenda, minutes, transcripts of public hearings, and other documents pertaining to development in San Francisco, especially Diamond Heights and the Western Addition, 1948-54; and reports, booklets, and brochures pertaining to planning in general, 1940-70. Of note in the latter group is the book MEMOS FROM RUSSIA 1969; A STUDY--INDUSTRIALIZATION OF THE BUILDING PROCESS IN RUSSIA AND ENGLAND, written and illustrated by Bill Caudill and privately printed in 1970 by the architectural firm Caudill Rowlett Scott.
- Extent:
- 3.5 Linear Feet
- Language:
- English .
- Preferred citation:
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Harry L. Sanders Planning documents (SC0674). Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
Background
- Scope and content:
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This collection includes reports, proposals, agenda, minutes, transcripts of public hearings, and other documents pertaining to development in San Francisco, especially Diamond Heights and the Western Addition, 1948-54; and reports, booklets, and brochures pertaining to planning in general, 1940-70. Of note in the latter group is the book MEMOS FROM RUSSIA 1969; A STUDY--INDUSTRIALIZATION OF THE BUILDING PROCESS IN RUSSIA AND ENGLAND, written and illustrated by Bill Caudill and privately printed in 1970 by the architectural firm Caudill Rowlett Scott.
- Biographical / historical:
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Harry L. Sanders came to Stanford in 1956 as associate director of planning. In 1960 he became director of planning, the University's first full-time director; he retired in 1976. In addition to managing the complex development of the campus, Sanders was a cofounder of the Society of College and University Planning, member of the design team for California State Highway 280, and planning consultant to Menlo College and Tulane University.
- Acquisition information:
- Gift of Harry L. Sanders, 1995.
- Physical location:
- Special Collections and University Archives materials are stored offsite and must be paged 48 hours in advance. For more information on paging collections, see the department's website: http://library.stanford.edu/spc.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- Building -- Soviet Union.
Cities and towns -- Growth.
City planning -- California -- San Francisco.
Community development, Urban.
Construction industry -- Russia.
Building -- Russia.
Construction industry -- Soviet Union.
Urban renewal -- California -- San Francisco. - Names:
- Sanders, Harry L., collector.
Caudill, William Wayne.
About this collection guide
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-09-30 08:50:46 -0700 .
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Materials are open for research use. Audio-visual materials are not available in original format and must be reformatted to a digital use copy.
- Terms of access:
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While University Archives is the owner of the physical and/or digital items, permission to examine collection materials is not an authorization to publish. These materials are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study. Any transmission or reproduction beyond that allowed by fair use requires permission from the owners of rights, heir(s) or assigns.
- Preferred citation:
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Harry L. Sanders Planning documents (SC0674). Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
- Location of this collection:
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Stanford University Archives, Green Library557 Escondido MallStanford, CA 94305-6064, US
- Contact:
- (650) 725-1022