General Services Administration, 1965-1968
Scope and Contents
Documents DeMars' professional activities outside of the firm. Includes correspondence with other architects and artist Emmy Lou Packard; notes and writings related to numerous presentations and affiliation with professional associations; and extensive research and reference files mostly relating to low-cost housing developments. Also represented are administrative files and reports related to his U.S. government work with the National Housing Agency, and the General Services Administration. In 1952, DeMars request for employment for the Mutual Security Agency was challenged because of his involvement with the architectural committee of the National Council of American Soviet Friendship. This file contains material related to a 1944 MOMA exhibit of U.S. war housing submitted as evidence to get him approved for a security clearance.
Dates
- Other: 1965-1968
Creator
- From the Collection: DeMars, Vernon, 1908-2005 (Architect, Person)
- From the Collection: Wells, John G. (Architect, Person)
Access Statement
Collection is open for research. Many of the Environmental Design Archives collections are stored offsite and advance notice is required for use.
Extent
From the Series: 3.5 Linear Feet: (Carton 4-5; Flat Box 2, 8; Box 3, 33 )
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the University of California, Berkeley. College of Environmental Design. Environmental Design Archives Repository