Edith Elmer Wood (1871-1945) was a US housing reformer. As lobbyist, writer, and government consultant, she helped define New Deal housing policy. After graduating from Smith College in 1890, she wrote fiction and undertook settlement house work before launching her influential, life-long career in housing reforms. The bulk of the collection is letters but other kinds of material is included, such as drawings, blueprints, manuscripts, maps, photographs, pamphlets, news clippings and hotel receipts.
State of NewYork. Report of the State Board of Housing on the standard of living of 400 families in a model housing project. The Amalgamated Housing Corporation by Asher Achinstein, 1931 Jul 20 , 1931 Jul 20