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Series I: Projects
Series II: Lower Manhattan Expressway
Series III: Berlin Free University
Series IV: XIV Milan Triennale
Series V: Writings
Series VI: Lecture and Faculty Papers
Series VII: Professional Papers
Series VIII: Personal Papers
Series IX: Reference Material
Series X: Additional Donations

Shadrach Woods architectural records and papers, 1923-2008, bulk 1948-1973

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Series II: Lower Manhattan Expressway


Box 08 Folder 01 Ad Hoc Committee Minutes, 1967 Dec 15-1968 Jun 3

Notes and report


Rolls A011.10, .15 Aerator (wood diagonal)

Detail drawings


Box 08 Folder 02 Baltimore Information, 1967 May 25-1967 Oct 09

Correspondence and reports


Box 08 Folder 03 Bills, 1969 Mar 25-1969 Aug 28

Final Bills for Lower Manhattan Contract I.


Box 08 Folder 04 Cast Iron Study Material, 1969 Apr 09

Correspondence and notes


Box 08 Folder 05 to 12 Contracts, 1968-1969

Includes drafts and correspondence


Box 08 Folder 13 to 14 Correspondence, 1968-1969


Box 08 Folder 15 Correspondence, Consultants, 1968 Dec-1969 Feb 18

Includes proposals


Box 08 Folder 16 Correspondence, Development History, 1969 Jun 30

Includes notes


Box 08 Folder 17 Correspondence, Education, 1968 May 20-1968 Aug 23


Box 08 Folder 18 Correspondence, Expressway History

Includes outlines


Box 08 Folder 19 Correspondence, Idlewood New Town, 1968 Sep 15-1970 Sep 21

Includes notes and contracts


Box 08 Folder 20 Correspondence, M-D Local, 1968 Nov 21-1969 Feb 11


Box 09 Folder 01 Correspondence, Office of Lower Manhattan Development, 1969 Apr 03-1970 May 25


Box 09 Folder 02 Correspondence, Planning for Lower Manhattan Expressway

Includes outlines


Box 09 Folder 03 Correspondence, Reference Material, 1969 Jan 20-1969 Jun 02


Box 09 Folder 04 Correspondence, Site and Building Information, 1968 Jul 12-1968 Dec 19

Includes Drafts


Box 09 Folder 05 Correspondence, Structural Engineers, 1969 Jan 22

Includes brochures


Box 09 Folder 06 Cross Brooklyn, 1965 Aug 24-1969 Jan 17

Agreements and clipping


Drawer 197 Diagrams

7 items


Box 09 Folder 07 Housing and Urban Development Proposal (Harvard University Studio and Seminar ), 1968 Sep 10


Box 09 Folder 08 Notes, 1970 Aug 20

Drafts and correspondence


Box 09 Folder 09 Notes [on letter fragment]


Box 09 Folder 10 Notes, "Artist Against NY / Polemic for LOMEX [Lower Manhattan Expressway]", 1969 Jul


Box 09 Folder 11 Notes, "Calculations of Study Area as Mapped"

Includes schedule and manuscript


Box 09 Folder 12 Notes, "Common Places"

Includes correspondence


Box 09 Folder 13 Notes, "Demographic--Need for Urban Design Study"


Box 09 Folder 14 Notes, "How Should the Urban Design Study Be Organized?"

Includes outline


Box 09 Folder 15 Notes, "Introduction"


Box 09 Folder 16 Notes, "IV. 1000 What Will Be the Cost of the Urban Design Study?" "Chapter II--Work Prog Sch & Costs"


Box 09 Folder 17 Notes, "'What is an Urban Design Study' Present Use and Condition"


Box 09 Folder 18 Notes, "What is Meant by Joint or Comprehensive Development?"

Includes drafts


Box 09 Folder 19 Notes, "What is the Lower Manhattan Expressway?"

Includes drafts


Box 09 Folder 20 Notes, "Why Build the Lower Manhattan Expressway?"

Includes drafts and outline


Box 09 Folder 21 Notes, Background Information

Includes bibliography


Box 09 Folder 22 Notes, Cost of Consultant Services


Box 09 Folder 23 Notes, Demographic Patterns

Includes clippings


Box 09 Folder 24 to 25 Notes, Development History

Includes drafts


Box 10 Folder 01 Notes, Economic Survey

Includes drafts


Box 10 Folder 02 Notes, Planning Context, 1967 Sep

Includes chart and article


Box 10 Folder 03 Notes, Relocation, 1968 May

Includes reports


Box 10 Folder 04 Notes, Urban Design Study

Includes drafts


Box 10 Folder 05 Preliminary Analysis

Flowchart, map and reports


Box 10 Folder 06 Preliminary Development Plan for Lower Manhattan Manufacturing District, 1970 Aug


Box 11 Folder 01 Preliminary Cost Estimate, 1969 Mar 11


Box 10 Folder 07 Public Hearing, 1968 Apr 10

Plan, statements and photo


Box 10 Folder 08 Public Relation Brochures, 1968 Dec 20-1969 Feb 18

Drawings, drafts, notes and correspondence


Box 10 Folder 09 to 10 Reference Material, 1968-1969

Charts, reports, correspondence, articles and clippings


Drawer 197 Report Mockup

Drawings and photographs : 49 items


Box 10 Folder 11 Report : "Cross Manhattan Arterials and Related Improvements", 1959 Nov


Box 10 Folder 12 Report : City Planning Commission, Dept. of City Planning, City of New York, Internal staff report, "Industrial Moveouts: A Study in Depth.", 1967 Jun


Box 11 Folder 02 Report : Downtown--Lower Manhattan Assoc., Inc. "Planning for Lower Manhattan Report, 1969.", 1969 May 23


Box 11 Folder 03 Report : EBS Management Consultants, Inc. Technical Report. "Transportation and Related Problems of the Downtown Manhattan Area Between the Holland Tunnel and the Manhattan and Williamsburg Bridges, and Alternative Solutions Therefor." To Transportation Administration, Office of the Mayor, City of New York., 1966 Nov 10


Box 11 Folder 04 Report : Economic Inputs New York, 1968 Oct 21-1969 Apr 14

Includes Clippings


Box 11 Folder 05 Report : Environmental Development Division Office of Right-of-Way and Location, Bureau of Public Roads. "A Report on the Status of Multiple Use and Joint Development.", 1968 Sep 30


Box 11 Folder 06 Report : Interim Report, 1965 Nov 15-1969 Feb 20

Includes chart and notes


Box 11 Folder 07 Report : L.M.E. Preliminary Report

Report and notes


Box 11 Folder 08 Report : Legislation & Fed Highways. Amendments Fed Highway Act, 1968 Jul 25-1969 May 02

Legislation & Fed Highways. Amendments Fed Highway Act.


Box 11 Folder 09 Report : M. Levine and R. Baker. "Artists' Housing in South Houston." Presented to New York City Planning Commission., 1968 Nov


Box 11 Folder 10 Report : M. Levine. "Artists' Housing in South Houston, Part II." Presented to the New York City Planning Commission., 1968 Mar


Box 11 Folder 11 Report : Madigan-Hyland, Inc. Preliminary Design Report. "Lower Manhattan Expressway, Miller Highway to Williamsburg and Manhattan Bridges." Prepared for New York State Department of Transportation., 1969 May 14


Box 11 Folder 12 Report : Madigan-Hyland, Inc., "The Lower Manhattan Expressway Project.", 1966 Jul 13


Box 11 Folder 13 Report : Massachusetts Institute of Technology Urban Systems Laboratory Report No. USL-69-1. "National Cooperative Highway Research Program Final Report--Phase 1: Study Design, Project No. 8-8, The Impacts of Highways upon Environmental Values." Prepared for Highway Research Board, National Cooperative Highway Research Program, National Academy of Sciences., 1969 Mar


Box 11 Folder 14 Report : Precedents--List of Air Rights Developments Compiled for SOM for Baltimore

Includes clippings


Box 11 Folder 15 Report : Preliminary Report on Joint Development

Includes notes


Box 12 Folder 01 Report : Text of Report--Final Copy., 1969 Jun 30


Box 12 Folder 02 Report : Urban Design Concept Associates. "Traffic Evaluation Summary.", 1968 Aug 22


Box 12 Folder 03 Report : Wallace, McHarg, Roberts and Todd. Whittlesey, Conklin and Rossant. Alan M. Voorhees & Assoc., Inc. "The Lower Manhattan Plan, Summary of Report." Prepared for the New York City Planning Commission., 1966 Jun


Box 12 Folder 04 to 06 Scope of Services, 1968

Draft and notes


Rolls A100A.10, .11, A108A.10, .11 Studies and Maps


Box 12 Folder 07 Transportation, 1968 Oct 21-1970 Jan 16

Clippings


Box 12 Folder 08 Travel, 1968 May 19-1968 Oct 31

Plane tickets and receipts.