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News bulletins from India, 1946-1954

Summary Information

At a Glance

Bib ID	3460632 View CLIO record
Creator(s)	Mayer, Albert, 1897-
Title	News bulletins from India, 1946-1954
Physical Description	1 manuscript box
Language(s)	English .
Access	This collection is available for use by appointment in the Department of Drawings & Archives, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library, Columbia University. For further information and to make an appointment, please email avery-drawings@library.columbia.edu.

Description

Scope and content

Mayer's news bulletins, with some related correspondence, 1946-1954, some undated, contain descriptions of his work on city planning, rural development, architectural, and engineering projects in India, particularly the rural development projects at Etawah and elsewhere in Uttar Pradesh. Also, Mayer's impressions of India, his colleagues, Jawaharal Nehru and other Indian government officials, Indian-American relations, and personal matters.

Using the Collection

Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library

Restrictions on Access

This collection is available for use by appointment in the Department of Drawings & Archives, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library, Columbia University. For further information and to make an appointment, please email avery-drawings@library.columbia.edu.

Terms Governing Use and Reproduction

Permission to publish must be obtained in writing from the Director, Avery Architectural & Fine Arts Library, Columbia University, 1172 Amsterdam Ave., MC 0301, New York, NY 10027.

Preferred Citation

Albert Mayer: News bulletins from India. Dept. of Drawings & Archives, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library, Columbia University, New York, N.Y.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Source of acquisition--Gift. Accession number--1000.071.

About the Finding Aid / Processing Information

Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library

Subject Headings

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Genre/Form

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Architects	Portal	CLIO	ArchiveGRID

Subject

Heading	"CUL Archives:" "Portal"	"CUL Collections:" "CLIO"	"Nat'l / Int'l Archives:" "ArchivedGRID"
Architecture -- India	Portal	CLIO	ArchiveGRID
Architecture -- India -- Etawa	Portal	CLIO	ArchiveGRID
Architecture -- India -- Uttar Pradesh	Portal	CLIO	ArchiveGRID
City planners	Portal	CLIO	ArchiveGRID
City planning -- India	Portal	CLIO	ArchiveGRID
Engineering -- India	Portal	CLIO	ArchiveGRID
Engineers	Portal	CLIO	ArchiveGRID
Etawa (India) -- Economic conditions	Portal	CLIO	ArchiveGRID
India -- Description and travel	Portal	CLIO	ArchiveGRID
India -- Foreign relations -- United States	Portal	CLIO	ArchiveGRID
India -- Politics and government	Portal	CLIO	ArchiveGRID
Nehru, Jawaharlal, 1889-1964	Portal	CLIO	ArchiveGRID
Rural development -- India	Portal	CLIO	ArchiveGRID
Rural development -- India -- Etawa	Portal	CLIO	ArchiveGRID
Rural development -- India -- Uttar Pradesh	Portal	CLIO	ArchiveGRID
United States -- Foreign relations -- India	Portal	CLIO	ArchiveGRID
Uttar Pradesh (India) -- Economic conditions	Portal	CLIO	ArchiveGRID

History / Biographical Note

Biographical / Historical

Architect, city planner, engineer. Mayer (b. 1897) was appointed Planning Advisor to the Government of Uttar Pradesh, India, in 1947.