Joint Advisory Committee on Planning and Development of the United Nations Headquarters Records, 1934-1948, bulk 1946-1947

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Series I. Project Records



Box 1 Folder 1 Correspondence., 1938 Aug 08-1946 Jul 05 and undated

Typewritten papers and printed papers

Regarding committee formation and mandate and examples of historic competitions.



Box 1 Folder 2 Reference lists, offers of services, and correspondence., 1945 May-1946 Mar 04 and undated

Typewritten papers and printed papers

Series II. Minutes



Box 1 Folder 3 Minutes of eight meetings between March 2 and April 4, 1946., 1946 Mar 02-1946 Apr 04

Typescript papers and holograph papers

Lacking Mar 25, 1946.



Box 1 Folder 4 Minutes of eight meetings between April 26 and August 6, 1946., 1946 Apr 26-1946 Aug 06

Typescript papers and holograph papers



Box 1 Folder 5 Meeting on September 5, 1946., 1946 Aug 22-1946 Oct 05 and undated

Typescript papers, holograph papers, and telegrams

Correspondence.



Box 1 Folder 6 Meeting on September 5, 1946., 1946 and undated

Printed papers, typescript papers and holograph papers

Notes and clippings.



Box 1 Folder 7 Meeting on September 5, 1946., [1946 Sep 05]

Typescript papers and holograph papers

Untitled drafts begins with "Your Committee was appointed to put itself at the disposal of the proper authorities…"



Box 1 Folder 8 Meeting on October 29, 1946., 1946 Oct 29

Typescript papers

Series III. Report of the Headquarters Commission



Box 1 Folder 9 Report of the Headquarters Commission, with correspondence., 1946 Oct 01

Bound volume and typescript papers



Box 1 Folder 10 Correspondence., 1946 Sep 04-1946 Oct 25

Typescript papers and holograph papers



Box 1 Folder 11 "Statement on the Report of the Headquarters Commission," three drafts., 1946 Sep 27 and undated

Typescript papers and holograph papers



Box 1 Folder 12 Notes and clippings., 1946 Oct 19 and undated

Printed papers, typescript papers and holograph papers



Box 1 Folder 13 "Statement on the Report of the Headquarters Commission," final version., 1946 Oct 24

Typescript papers



Box 1 Folder 14 "For Release.", 1946 Oct 24

Typescript papers

Series IV. Correspondence



Box 1 Folder 15 Robert Gray Taylor., 1934 Feb 08-1946 Jul 19 and undated

Printed papers, pamphlets, typescript papers, holograph papers, and printed papers

Correspondence and reference.



Box 1 Folder 16 Department of State, Washington, D.C., and UNO Office., 1946 Jan 04-1946 Jun 25 and undated

Typescript papers and holograph papers



Box 1 Folder 17 General., 1946 Jan

Typescript papers



Box 1 Folder 18 General., 1946 Feb

Typescript papers and diazo prints



Box 1 Folder 19 General., 1946 Mar

Typescript papers, printed papers, and telegram



Box 1 Folder 20 General., 1946 Apr

Typescript papers



Box 1 Folder 21 General., 1946 May

Typescript papers and holograph papers



Box 2 Folder 1 General., 1946 Jun

Typescript papers



Box 2 Folder 2 General., 1946 Jul

Typescript papers



Box 2 Folder 3 General., 1946 Aug

Typescript papers and holograph papers



Box 2 Folder 4 General., 1946 Sep

Typescript papers



Box 2 Folder 5 General., 1946 Oct

Typescript papers



Box 2 Folder 6 General., 1946 Nov

Typescript papers



Box 2 Folder 7 General., 1946 Dec

Typescript papers



Box 2 Folder 8 General., 1947 Jan

Typescript papers



Box 2 Folder 9 General., 1947 Feb

Typescript papers



Box 2 Folder 10 General., 1947 Mar

Typescript papers and telegrams



Box 2 Folder 11 General., 1947 Apr

Typescript papers



Box 2 Folder 12 General., 1947 May

Typescript papers and telegrams



Box 2 Folder 13 General., 1947 Jun

Typescript papers, holograph papers, and sepia diazo print



Box 2 Folder 14 General., 1947 Jul

Typescript papers



Box 2 Folder 15 General., 1947 Aug

Typescript papers and printed papers



Box 2 Folder 16 General., 1947 Sep

Typescript papers



Box 2 Folder 17 General, 1947 Oct

Typescript papers and holograph papers



Box 2 Folder 18 General., 1948 Jan

Typescript papers



Box 2 Folder 19 General., undated

Typescript papers and holograph papers

Series V. General Papers



Box 2 Folder 20 Expenses, vouchers and correspondence regarding expenses., 1946 Mar 08-1947 Mar 03 and undated

Printed papers, typescript papers and holograph papers



Box 2 Folder 21 "Committee of Professional Societies U.N.O.", 1946 Mar 25

Typescript papers



Box 2 Folder 22 Personnel of the Committee on United Nations Center., 1946 Mar 28-1946 Sep 09 and undated

Printed papers, typescript papers, holograph papers, and telegram

Correspondence and notes.



Box 2 Folder 23 Selection of candidates for the Directorship and Assistant Directorship of the permanent site planning staff under the Headquarters Site Planning Committee., 1946 Mar 02-1946 Apr 30

Typescript papers

Correspondence and notes.



Box 2 Folder 24 Selection of candidates for the Directorship and Assistant Directorship of the permanent site planning staff under the Headquarters Site Planning Committee., 1946 Mar 30-1946 Apr 30

Typescript papers, holograph papers, and printed papers

Correspondence and notes.



Box 2 Folder 25 Selection of candidates for the Directorship and Assistant Directorship of the permanent site planning staff under the Headquarters Site Planning Committee., 1946 May 07-1946 May 27 and undated

Typescript papers, holograph papers, and printed papers

Correspondence and notes.



Box 2 Folder 26 Selection of candidates for the Directorship and Assistant Directorship of the permanent site planning staff under the Headquarters Site Planning Committee., undated

Typescript papers, holograph papers, and printed papers

Correspondence and notes.



Box 2 Folder 27 "An Interim City for the U.N.O., Columbia University, School of Architecture.", 1946 Mar

Typescript papers



Box 2 Folder 28 Memos, A-H., 1946 Dec 18-1947 Mar 17

Typescript papers and printed papers



Box 2 Folder 29 General., 1946-1947 and undated

Typescript papers and printed papers



Box 2 Folder 30 "Items for Agenda.", undated

Typescript papers



Box 2 Folder 31 Notes on old folders., undated

Holograph papers



Box 2 Folder 32 "U.N.O. Capital Should be Worthy of Its High Purpose, Institute of Architects Declares.", undated

Typescript papers

Series VI. Reference Files



Box 3 Folder 1 Geographical Review., 1946 Jul

Bound volume



Box 3 Folder 2 New York Times and New York Herald Tribune clippings., 1946 Feb 18-1946 Jul 30

Printed papers



Box 3 Folder 3 New York Times and New York Herald Tribune clippings., 1946 Aug 01-1946 Aug 12

Printed papers



Box 3 Folder 4 New York Times and New York Herald Tribune clippings., 1946 Aug 13-1946 Aug 28

Printed papers



Box 3 Folder 5 New York Times and New York Herald Tribune clippings., 1946 Oct 25-1946 Nov 07

Printed papers



Box 3 Folder 6 New York Times and New York Herald Tribune clippings., 1947 Jan 06-1947 Sep 04

Printed papers



Box 3 Folder 7 New York Times and New York Herald Tribune clippings., undated

Printed papers



Box 3 Folder 8 Miscellaneous clippings and journal pages, with attached letters., 1946 Feb-1947 Apr and undated

Typescript papers and printed papers