Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech
Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries (0434) 560 Drillfield Drive Newman Library, Virginia Tech Blacksburg, Virginia 24061 Business Number: 540-231-6308 specref@vt.edu URL: http://spec.lib.vt.edu
Kira A. Dietz, Archivist
Repository
Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech
Identification
Ms.2016.010
Title
The Town of Tomorrow and Home Building Center Souvenir Folder, 1939
Quantity
0.1 Cubic Feet, 1 folder
Creator
New York World's Fair 1939, Inc.
Language
English
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Abstract
The collection consists of plans and information about 15 demonstration houses in a model village at the 1939 World's Fair
in New York.
Permission to publish from the Town of Tomorrow and Home Building Center Souvenir Folder must be obtained from Special Collections,
Virginia Tech.
Access Restrictions
Collection is open for research.
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Town of Tomorrow and Home Building Center
Souvenir Folder, Ms2016-010, Special Collections, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.
Acquisition Information
The Town of Tomorrow and Home Building Center Souvenir Folder was purchased by Special Collections in 2013.
Processing Information
The processing, arrangement, and description of the Town of Tomorrow and Home Building Center Souvenir Folder was completed
in June 2016.
The collection consists of plans and information about 15 demonstration houses in a model village at the 1939 World's Fair
in New York. Each design has a brochure and each brochure includes perspective, floor plans, and a description of the house.
Although numbered 1-21, with some numbers missing, these 15 brochures represent the whole set. One was designed by a woman,
Verna Cook Salomonsky.