Box 1 Folder 1
Writings & Talks, General, 1956 to 1986
List and copies of the articles and talks, primarily on industrialization of the building process
Box 1 Folder 2
Writings & Talks, "The Halle System of Building - Description", 1964 Oct
Article in
Progressive Architecture;includes the original magazine and 5 reprints
Box 1 Folder 3
Writings & Talks, "Systems: Basis For An Integrated Building Industry", 1965 Sept
Article in
Architecture & Engineering News;includes 38 copies of the reprints
Box 1 Folder 4
Writings & Talks, Garage Semi-Prototype (Straus Garage), 1967 Jun
Article in
Architecture & Engineering News;includes reprints, 1 album and 10 photographs
Box 1 Folder 5
Writings & Talks, "The Potential of Steel in System Building", 1967 Nov
Talk at Building Research Institute (Washington, D.C.); contains 8 copies of transcripts and 3 copies of
Catalog of Parts - Structure
Box 1 Folder 6
Writings & Talks, Talk at School of Architecture, Princeton University, 1969 May, Dec
Box 1 Folder 7
Writings & Talks, "The Disadvantages of Mobile Homes"; "The Disadvantages of Modular Houses", 1974 Oct
Includes "Home Owners Taken For A Ride - Mobile Home" by Robert Cassidy for
The New York Times
Box 1 Folder 8
Writings & Talks, Introductory Remarks to NYIT Classes, 1975 to 1976
Box 1 Folder 9
Writings & Talks, Articles in The New York Times, 1976, 1981,1986
Includes Letters to the Editor, "To Revive Stalled Housing Starts" and the Op-Ed Page
Box 1 Folder 10
Writings & Talks, "On Building Much More Housing at Much Less Cost", 1980 to 1981, 85
Includes the original version in Sep and Dec, 1980, the talk version at NYIT in 1981 and the addendum "Total Building Systems - Why Not Before Now"
Box 1 Folder 11
Writings & Talks, "Only New Ways Can Build More Housing", 1981
Talk at HUD-NIBS Conference (Orlando, FL); full version and draft
Box 1 Folder 12
Writings & Talks, "Housing for All", 1986 Apr
Article in
National Building News,includes original newspapers and photocopies
Box 1 Folder 13 to 16
Writings & Talks, Correspondence (4 Folders), 1963 to 1985
With
Architectural & Engineering News, Architectural News, Progressive Architecture, The Architecture Forum, The Architectural Record, The Reader's Digest, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journaland
Fortune Magazine
Box 1 Folder 17
Notes, Sketches and Drawings, [1959]
3 drawings of various projects and 4 Photostats of course work at Princeton
Box 1 Folder 18
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Operation Breakthrough RFP [1 of 4], 1969
Application of Improved Housing Systems Concepts for Large Volume Production
Drawer 202 Folder 1
HUD, Operation Breakthrough RFP [2 of 4], 1969
Final booklet of the Application, and a print of the trademark
Box 1 Folder 19
HUD, Operation Breakthrough RFP [3 of 4], 1971 to 1974
Includes Robertson Ward Jr. article in 1971 Mar AIA Journal: "Breakthrough?", "Where I Stand" article in 1972 May
Architectural Newsand correspondence with the Industrialization Forum at Harvard GSD
Box 2 Folder 1 to 3
HUD, Operation Breakthrough RFP [4 of 4] (3 folders), 1969 to 1972
Correspondence with Department of Housing and Urban Development
Box 2 Folder 4 to 6
HUD, Correspondence (3 Folders), 1977 to 1988
Box 2 Folder 7
HUD, "Some Thoughts on Research and Technology at HUD", 1977 to 1979
Texts, HUD User Research Information brochures, HUD publication: "Earth Sheltered Housing: Code, Zoning and Financial Issues," drafts of unsolicited proposal and the correspondence with William J. White
Box 2 Folder 8 to 9
HUD, Cost of Housing Task Force (2 Folders), 1977 to 1979
Correspondence, meeting minutes, press release, final report, texts and research articles
Box 2 Folder 10
HUD, "On Lowering the Cost of Housing", 1978 to 1981
Proposals for action and comments before HUD Cost of Housing Task Force
Box 2 Folder 11
National Institute of Building Science (NIBS), Print Material, 1974 to 1985
Organizational brochures, magazine clippings and report to the President booklets
Box 2 Folder 12
NIBS, Correspondence, 1982 to 1983
Box 2 Folder 13
NIBS, Residential Technology Conference, 1981 to 1982
Notes, committee meeting minutes and questionnaire
Box 3 Folder 1 to 4
NIBS, Consultative Council (4 Folders), 1981 to 1987
Membership certificates, communication letters, memorandums to Technology Division members, newsletters and directories
Box 3 Folder 5 to 8
NIBS, Housing Technology Research Agenda (4 Folders), 1982 to 1984
Correspondence, memorandum, research plan and proposals, draft and final version of status and reports, presentation, drafts and final version of "Federal Government Role in Housing Technology Research: Responses to a Sampling of Building Community Viewpoints"
Box 3 Folder 9 to 11
Research, Building System [1 of 2] (3 folders), 1961 to 1970
Material and publication on modular system, prefabrication, school buildings, steel buildings and Hills Dry Building System
Drawer 202 Folder 2
Research, Building System [2 of 2], 1961 to 1970
Hills Dry Building System Section 2 Standard Drawing
Box 3 Folder 12
Research, Technology, 1976 to 1987
Office of Technology Report, NASA Publication, articles and newspaper clippings
Box 3 Folder 13
Research, Labor and Construction Cost, 1970 to 1980
Dept. of Labor Statistics booklet, other articles and construction cost report by Nielsen, Wurster & Assoc, Inc
Box 4 Folder 1
Research, Organizations, 1978 to 1981
Information of American enterprise Institute, Brookings Institution, Ford Foundation, Building Research Council, AIA Research Corporation, National Science Foundation
Box 4 Folder 2 to 4
Research, Housing (3 Folders), 1982 to 1992
Housing Act of 1968, US General Accounting Office 1982 Report, housing cost data, housing starts, smart housing and housing in Japan
Box 4 Folder 5
Research, Articles & Clippings, 1954 to 1984
Includes "A Modern School" by Abraham Flexner, "Behind the Scene and Under The Rug" by Howard E. Shuman, articles about Geo W.W. Brewster, and
Profilemagazine
Box 4 Folder 6 to 12
Research, Vendors and Products [1 of 2] (7 folders), 1964 to 1981
Information about structure, building components & material, insulations, panels, partitions, gasketing and extrusion
Box 5 Folder 1 to 3
Research, Vendors and Products [2 of 2] (3 folders), 1964 to 1981
Information about structure, building components & material, insulations, panels, partitions, gasketing and extrusion
Box 5 Folder 4 to 6
Correspondence (3 Folders), 1975 to 1987
With Office of The President, US Senate, US Congress Subcommittee on Housing & Urban Development, Office of Technology Assessment, etc.
