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David F.M. Todd papers on the AIA National Housing Committee, 1969-1976 2 manuscript boxes

Todd, David Fenton Michie, 1915-2008

The collection consists of correspondence, reports, and studies from American Institute of Architects Housing Task Forces spearheaded by David F.M. Todd. The collection illustrates the role of AIA in affecting policy development and implementation at the federal level.

  1. Avery Drawings & Archives

Edith Elmer Wood papers, 1900-1943 72 manuscript boxes

Wood, Edith Elmer, 1871-1945
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.
  1. Avery Drawings & Archives