A Guide to the The Town of Tomorrow and Home Building Center Souvenir Folder, 1939 #Ms2016-010

A Guide to the The Town of Tomorrow and Home Building Center Souvenir Folder, 1939 The Town of Tomorrow and Home Building Center Souvenir Folder Ms2016-010

A Guide to the The Town of Tomorrow and Home Building Center Souvenir Folder, 1939

A Collection in
Special Collections
Collection Number Ms2016-010

Special Collections, Virginia Tech

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Processed by: Kira A. Dietz, Archivist, Special Collections

Repository

Special Collections, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Collection Number

Ms2016-010

Title

The Town of Tomorrow and Home Building Center Souvenir Folder, 1939

Physical Characteristics

0.1 Cubic Feet 1 folder

Creator

New York World's Fair 1939, Inc.

Language

English

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.

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

Collection is open for research.

Use Restrictions

Permission to publish from the Town of Tomorrow and Home Building Center Souvenir Folder must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.

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.

Scope and Content

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.

Index Terms

Subjects:

Architecture
History of Women in Architecture
International Archive of Women in Architecture (IAWA)

Corporate Names:

New York World's Fair 1939, Inc.

Contents List

Folder 1

Souvenir folder, 1939

No. 1, The Dual Duty House, Henry S. Churchill
No. 2, The House of Plywood, A. Lawrence Kocher
No. 3, The Bride's Home, Landefeld & Hatch
No. 4, The Pittsburgh House of Glass, Landefeld & Hatch
No. 5, The Small Brick House of the Sheltered Workshops, George D. Conner
No. 6, The Small Home of Wood, Evans, Moore & Woodbridge
No. 8, The New England Home, Cameron Clark
No. 10, House of Vistas, Verner, Walter Johnson
No. 13, The Garden Home, Verna Cook Salomonsky
No. 15, The Johns-Manville Triple Insulated House, Godwin, Thompson & Patterson
No. 16, The Kelvin Home, Electus D. Litchfield
No. 17, The Celotex House, Henry Otis Chapman, Jr. and Harold W. Beder
No. 18, The Electric Home, James W. O'Connor
No. 19, The Fire-Safe Home, Perry M. Duncan
No. 21, The Motor Home, Adams & Prentice