171300305 Kevin Lynch Papers list

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Preliminary Inventory to the Papers of Kevin Lynch MC.0208

This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit

April 15, 2009


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Table of Contents

Summary Information ................................................................................................................................. 3

Biography....................................................................................................................................................... 4

Arrangement of the collection.......................................................................................................................4

Administrative Information .........................................................................................................................4

Related Materials ........................................................................................................................................ 5

Controlled Access Headings..........................................................................................................................5

Works related to Kevin Lynch......................................................................................................................6

Bibliography...................................................................................................................................................6

Collection Inventory...................................................................................................................................... 8

Perceptual Form of the City....................................................................................................................8

Materials to be Processed......................................................................................................................47


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Summary Information

Repository Institute Archives and Special Collections

Creator Lynch, Kevin, 1918-1984

Title Kevin Lynch papers

Date [inclusive] 1934-1988

Extent 16.5 cubic feet in 12 record cartons, 8 manuscript boxes, 1 half manuscript

box, 4 medium flat boxes, 1 large flat box, 3 small media boxes, 1 slide

box and 2 loose drawings

Location Materials are stored off-site. Advance notice is required for use.

Language English

Abstract This collection documents the career of Kevin Lynch. Lynch was a

member of the faculty at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology from

1948 to 1978 in the Department of City and Regional Planning, and was a

leader in the field of city planning and urban redevelopment. Material in

this collection covers research data, correspondence, course material, trip

diaries, and manuscripts.

Citation

Kevin Lynch papers, MC 208, box X. Massachusetts Institute of Technology Institute Archives andSpecial Collections, Cambridge, Massachusetts.


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Biography

Kevin Andrew Lynch was born in Illinois in 1918. He began his study of architecture at Yale Universityin 1935; then Taliesin (under Frank Lloyd Wright), 1937-1939 and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute,1939-1940. He earned a B.C.P. degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1947. He wasappointed instructor in city planning at MIT in 1948, assistant professor in 1949, associate professor in1955, and professor in 1963. Lynch retired from MIT in 1978 to found, with Stephen Carr, the designfirm Carr, Lynch and Associates.

Lynch consulted for many cities in the United States and abroad on projects including Boston'sGovernment Center and Waterfront Park, Detroit's Riverfront, major art institutions in Dallas, and urbandesign plans in Minneapolis, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and San Diego. Lynch's publications includeThe Image of the City (1960), which summarizes a five-year study he directed with Gyorgy Kepes on howpeople perceive their cities; What Time is This Place? (1972), which examines how time may be passedin cities, as well as urban conservation; and Growing Up in Cities (1977), which he edited and whichexplores how environments affect children.

Lynch influenced the field of city planning through his work on the theory of city form, and on theperception of the city environment and its consequences for city design. Kevin Lynch died in April 1984.

Arrangement of the collection

The collection is organized into two series: Perceptual Form of the City Files, 1951-1960, and Materialsto be Processed, 1934-1988.

Administrative Information

Access note

The collection is open for research. The collection is not yet fully processed and may need to be screenedbefore use. In accordance with MIT policy, there may be restrictions on access to MIT records

Intellectual property rights


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Access to collections in the Institute Archives and Special Collections is not authorization to publish.Separate written application for permission to publish must be made to the Institute Archives. Copyrightof some items in this collection may be held by respective creators, not by donor of collection.

Acquired from

Materials were given to the Institute Archives and Special Collections by Kevin Lynch and the family ofKevin Lynch in 1979, 1980, 1982, 1986, 1989, 1993, and 1997.

Location of copies

Digital surrogates of selected material from the series "Perceptual Form of the City" can be accessedthrough the MIT Libraries digital repository, DOME, at http://dome.mit.edu/handle/1721.3/33656.

Related Materials

Related archival materials

The Rockefeller Foundation Humanities Department Officers (1954) Grant Award Report for MITLynch–Kepes City Planning Study, 7 April. Foundation RG 1.2, MIT City Planning. Ser. 200R, Box 375,Folder 3330.30, Rockefeller Archive Center, Sleepy Hollow, New York.

The Kepes-Lynch Photograph Collection in the MIT Libraries, Rotch Visual Collections. The photographcollection is also available at http://dome.mit.edu/handle/1721.3/33656.

The Louise Chawla papers on the Growing Up in Cities project, 1997-2005, collection MC 651 in theMIT Institute Archives and Special Collections, may also be of interest.

Controlled Access Headings

Personal Name(s)

• Lynch, Kevin, 1918-1984

Subject(s)


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• City planning--Massachusetts--Boston• Urban planning and environment• Massachusetts Institute of Technology--Faculty• City planning--History• City and towns--History• Urban ecology• Regional planning--Research

Works related to Kevin Lynch

Lynch, Kevin, Tridib Banerjee, and Michael Southworth. City Sense and City Design : Writings andProjects of Kevin Lynch. Cambridge, Mass: MIT Press, 1996.

Dream and Reality Architecture and Urban Planning; an Interview with Kevin Lynch. 1 videocassette (55min.). Directed by Anne Buttimer, Kevin Lynch, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Departmentof Architecture. Cambridge, MA: MIT Educational Video Resources, 1980

Appleyard, Donald. The Major Published Works of Kevin Lynch : An Appraisal. Berkeley: Institute ofUrban & Regional Development, University of California, Berkeley, 1978.

Bibliography

Appleyard, Donald, Kevin Lynch, and John Randolph Myer. The View from the Road. Cambridge:Published for the Joint Center for Urban Studies of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology andHarvard University by the MIT Press, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1964.

Lynch, Kevin. A Theory of Good City Form. Cambridge, Mass: MIT Press, 1981.

Lynch, Kevin. The Image of the City. Cambridge, Mass: MIT Press, 1960.

Lynch, Kevin and Tridib Banerjee. Growing Up in Cities : Studies of the Spatial Environment ofAdolescence in Cracow, Melbourne, Mexico City, Salta, Toluca, and Warszawa. Cambridge, Mass: MITPress, 1977.

Lynch, Kevin. What Time is this Place? Cambridge, Mass: MIT Press, 1972.

Lynch, Kevin. Managing the Sense of a Region. Cambridge: MIT Press, 1976.

Lynch, Kevin. A Theory of Good City Form. Cambridge, Mass: MIT Press, 1981.


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Lynch, Kevin and Michael Southworth. Wasting Away. San Francisco: Sierra Club Books, 1990.

Lynch, Kevin. "How We See Our Cities." Technology Review 63 (January 1961): 19-21.


Perceptual Form of the City

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Collection Inventory

Series. Perceptual Form of the City 1951-1960

Historical note

In 1954 Kevin Lynch began a research project called The Perceptual Form of the City, a five year project

funded by The Rockefeller Foundation. The study was done under the direction of Lynch and Professor

Gyorgy Kepes at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Center for Urban and Regional Studies. The

research findings were published in 1960 in Lynch’s seminal work, The Image of the City.

The Perceptual Form of the City study addressed the legibility and imageability of the American city.

The study focused on the cities of Boston, Massachusetts; Los Angeles, California; and Jersey City, New

Jersey.

According to the 1955-1956 MIT Directory of Current Research, Perceptual Form of the City was an

“investigation directed toward development of a theoretical concept of city form. An attempt is being

made to supply the fundamental criteria and techniques for conceiving, expressing and controlling our

perceptual environment.”

In 1958-1959 the project is described as “an investigation of the individual’s perception of the urban

landscape. The inhabitant’s and the highway traveler’s image of the city, and the use of the signs and

symbols in the cityscape are of interest. The objective of this work is the development of new design

possibilities and principles for the city.”

In its final iteration the study comprised two main components. The first was a field trip made by a

trained observer, who mapped out the various elements of the city, which Lynch describes as nodes,

paths, edges, districts, and landmarks. The second component was office interviews with a sample of

residents from each city. Thirty interviews were conducted in Boston and fifteen in both Los Angeles

and Jersey City. The study was extended in Boston with sixteen of the original thirty interviewees

participating in an additional interview and field trip.



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A more detailed explanation of the research process can be found in Appendix B of The Image of the

City.

Scope and content note

This series complements Kevin Lynch’s 1960 book The Image of the City. The material contained in this

series relates to Lynch’s study The Perceptual Form of the City, conducted at MIT with Gyorgy Kepes

from 1954 to 1960. The research done in this study was the foundation of his theories on city planning

discussed in the book.

The majority of the series can be categorized into two main groupings, records documenting the

planning, preparation, and progress of the project (1951-1956), and those that document the research

process and findings (1954-1959). These records include field notes, interview transcripts, collected data,

correspondence regarding the progress of the project and hand drawn maps. The remainder of the series

includes the original artwork and photographs published in The Image of the City.

The material in many of the folders in boxes 2 and 3 refer to an overlapping project Lynch conducted

with Malcolm Rivkin. The results of the project were published as “A Walk Around the Block,” in

Landscape, Spring 1959.

Research: The Perceptual Form of the City included field research in Boston, Massachusetts; Los

Angeles, California; and Jersey City, New Jersey. The majority of this collection relates to the Boston

phase of the project. Only three folders refer specifically to the Los Angeles and Jersey City portions of

the project.

Before beginning interviews in Boston, Lynch had his assistants survey the city and pilot test the

interview process. This initial survey served to map out the city being studied and to create the

vocabulary that Lynch and his associates would use throughout the project. Materials related to this

survey, and pilot tests completed by assistants David Crane and Richard Dober are located in the folder

“Field Analysis – Whole City.”

Book: In the margins of The Image of the City, Lynch included small graphics that served to illustrate

the concepts he was discussing in the accompanying paragraphs. This series contains these illustrations.

Also included in the series are the photographs and drawings printed in The Image of the City. Each

object includes its “figure number,” as assigned in the book, and the page number on which it can be

found.



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This series contains “Reconsidering the Image of the City,” an essay written by Lynch for Cities of

the Mind: Images and themes of the city in the social sciences, edited by Lloyd Rodwin and Robert

Hollister. In this essay, Lynch reflects on research methodology used for the Perceptual Form of the City

project and the impact of The Image of the City 20 years after its publication.

Box

General Notes 1

Box

K.L. 3-8-55 1955 March 8

K.L. 3-8-55, 1955 March 8

[http://hdl.handle.net/1721.3/35646]

1

Urban Form Seminar 1954 December 10

Urban Form Seminar, 1954 December 10


1

Urban form notes 1954 November 9

Urban form notes, 1954 November 9


1

Comments on original proposal and general framework 1

Box

The Perceptual Form of the City, people contacted 1954

The Perceptual Form of the City, people contacted, 1954


1

Licklider correspondence 1954-1955

Licklider correspondence, 1954-1955


1

http://hdl.handle.net/1721.3/35646







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Early steps 1

Box

A framework for the form of city study and some topics of study 1954 December 22

A framework for the form of city study and some topics of study, 1954 December 22


1

Research proposal 1953 December 4

Research proposal, 1953 December 4


1

A study on the visual form of cities 1951 April

A study on the visual form of cities, 1951 April

[ http://hdl.handle.net/1721.3/35648]

1

Possible research in city form 1953 August 21

Possible research in city form, 1953 August 21


1

General statements (1 of 2) 1

Box

"Progress Report and Plan for Future Studies - June 1955" 1955 June

"Progress Report and Plan for Future Studies - June 1955", 1955 June


1

"Discussion in Progress: the Image of the Urban Environment" between 1954 and

1959

"Discussion in Progress: the Image of the Urban Environment", between 1954 and

1959


1









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General statements (2 of 2) 1

Box

"Summary of Accomplishments: Research Project on the Perceptual Form of the

City" 1959 April

"Summary of Accomplishments: Research Project on the Perceptual Form of the

City", 1959 April


1

Letter to Kevin Lynch from Gyorgy Kepes 1955 June 30

Letter to Kevin Lynch from Gyorgy Kepes, 1955 June 30


1

The Image of the City between 1954 and 1959

The Image of the City, between 1954 and 1959


1

Small area study 1

Box

"The Morphological Study of the City: An analysis of the perceptual devices" 1956

August

"The Morphological Study of the City: An analysis of the perceptual devices", 1956

August


1

"Morphological Aspect of the City" between 1954 and 1959

"Morphological Aspect of the City", between 1954 and 1959


1

"Proposed Program for Filming of the Study Area" 1956 March 6 1








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"Proposed Program for Filming of the Study Area", 1956 March 6


Of interest to study, Boston area between 1954 and 1959

Of interest to study, Boston area, between 1954 and 1959


1

Notes on a method of recording and analyzing sequences of urban space and

color 1956 July 30

Notes on a method of recording and analyzing sequences of urban space and color,

1956 July 30


1

Morphological study - Copley Square 1956 August 13

Morphological study - Copley Square, 1956 August 13


1

Morphological aspects of the city 1956 June 21

Morphological aspects of the city, 1956 June 21


1

Readings: Imagability 1931-1954 1

Imagability - general 1

Box

Letter to Kevin Lynch from William Alonso 1956 June 20

Letter to Kevin Lynch from William Alonso, 1956 June 20


1

"Report on the Orientation Study of The Perceptual Form of the City" 1956

September

1









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"Report on the Orientation Study of The Perceptual Form of the City", 1956

September


A model of a city in terms of orientation between 1954 and 1959

A model of a city in terms of orientation, between 1954 and 1959


1

Morning with a cab dispatcher 1956 July 18

Morning with a cab dispatcher, 1956 July 18


1

Early sample tests 1955

Early sample tests, 1955


1

An attempt to set out a general statement of visibility in large urban areas between

1954 and 1959

An attempt to set out a general statement of visibility in large urban areas, between

1954 and 1959


1

Correspondence, Kevin Lynch – Dena Epstein 1956 1

Design Implications 1

Project - other lines 1

Box

Proposal for a major project on the means of orientation of the city between 1954 and

1959

1








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Proposal for a major project on the means of orientation of the city, between 1954

and 1959


Proposal for a study of the use of water surfaces in the city between 1954 and 1959

Proposal for a study of the use of water surfaces in the city, between 1954 and 1959


1

Proposal for a study of circulation in the city, in terms of its perceptual

impact between 1954 and 1959

Proposal for a study of circulation in the city, in terms of its perceptual impact,

between 1954 and 1959


1

Proposal for a general study of attitudes toward the city between 1954 and 1959

Proposal for a general study of attitudes toward the city, between 1954 and 1959

[http://hdl.handle.net/1721.3/35684 ]

1

Field analysis whole city 2

Box

Self applied orientation test for central Boston 1955 November 3

Self applied orientation test for central Boston, 1955 November 3


2

1st preliminary test in orientation central Boston 1955 November 17

1st preliminary test in orientation central Boston, 1955 November 17


2

Imaginary walks and rides, central Boston 1955 December 19

Imaginary walks and rides, central Boston, 1955 December 19

2









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Orientation (December) 1955 December 1

Orientation (December), 1955 December 1


2

Orientation (November) 1955 November 11

Orientation (November), 1955 November 11


2

First preliminary orientation test 1955 November 17

First preliminary orientation test , 1955 November 17


2

Orientation trip - done during walk(January) 1956 January 26

Orientation trip - done during walk(January), 1956 January 26


2

Orientation trip - done during walk (April) 1956 April 22

Orientation trip - done during walk (April), 1956 April 22


2

Crane's material between 1955 and 1956

Crane's material, between 1955 and 1956


2

Dober's material between 1955 and 1956

Dober's material, between 1955 and 1956


2

Notes in field - Faneuil Hall to Symphony Hall between 1955 and 1956 2











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Notes in field - Faneuil Hall to Symphony Hall, between 1955 and 1956


Notes in field, functional trip between 1954 and 1955

Notes in field, functional trip, between 1954 and 1955


2

Notes in field: MTA from Harvard Sq to Washington St. elevated from Winter St. to

Northampton 1956 June 25

Notes in field: MTA from Harvard Sq to Washington St. elevated from Winter St. to

Northampton, 1956 June 25


2

Landmarks by memory 1954 December 18

Landmarks by memory , 1954 December 18


2

Tour of central Boston, Kevin Lynch 1955 November 10;

Tour of central Boston, K.L., 1955 November 10;


2

Charles River Esplanade between 1954 and 1959

Charles River Esplanade, between 1954 and 1959


2

Orientation analysis, central Boston 1954 December 31

Orientation analysis, central Boston, 1954 December 31


2

Field Analysis, Boston between 1954 and 1959

Field Analysis, Boston, between 1954 and 1959

6










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Memory Map of City After Field Trip Faneuil to Symphony Hall: “1” second week

June between 1954 and 1959

Memory Map of City After Field Trip Faneuil to Symphony Hall: “1” second week

June, between 1954 and 1959


6

Memory Map of City After Second City Hospital – North Church Observation Walk:

“2” second week June between 1954 and 1959

Memory Map of City After Second City Hospital – North Church Observation Walk:

“2” second week June, between 1954 and 1959


6

Memory Map After Visit to John Hancock Tower and Custom House Tower: “3”

third week June between 1954 and 1959

Memory Map After Visit to John Hancock Tower and Custom House Tower: “3”

third week June, between 1954 and 1959


6

Three Day Systematic Recon: “4/A” third week June between 1954 and 1959

Three Day Systematic Recon: “4/A” third week June, between 1954 and 1959


6

Memory Map Boston, Back Bay Walk: "5/A" between 1954 and 1959

Memory Map Boston, Back Bay Walk: "5/A" , between 1954 and 1959


6

Three Day Systematic Recon: “B” third week June between 1954 and 1959

Three Day Systematic Recon: “B” third week June, between 1954 and 1959


6










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Three Day Systematic Recon: “C” third week June between 1954 and 1959

Three Day Systematic Recon: “C” third week June, between 1954 and 1959


6

Three Day Systematic Recon: “D” third week June between 1954 and 1959

Three Day Systematic Recon: “D” third week June, between 1954 and 1959


6

Three Day Systematic Recon: “E” third week June between 1954 and 1959

Three Day Systematic Recon: “E” third week June, between 1954 and 1959


6

Memory Map after Bike Tour Through South End, North Port of Back Bay, Beacon

Hill, West End: “7” first week July between 1954 and 1959

Memory Map after Bike Tour Through South End, North Port of Back Bay, Beacon

Hill, West End: “7” first week July, between 1954 and 1959


6

Operational Definitions of Area for Preliminary Report, Recon. between 1954 and

1959

Operational Definitions of Area for Preliminary Report, Recon., between 1954 and

1959


6

Box

Memory Map of the City After a Walk Thru Back Bay and South End : “5” seventh

week June between 1954 and 1959

Memory Map of the City After a Walk Thru Back Bay and South End : “5” seventh

week June, between 1954 and 1959


3









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Memory Map City of Boston 12 hours After Walking South of South Station and

then Thru Salem to Commerce : "6" fourth week June between 1954 and 1959

Memory Map City of Boston 12 hours After Walking South of South Station and

then Thru Salem to Commerce : "6" fourth week June, between 1954 and 1959


3

Box

Map Made in 20 Minutes 1955 November 3

Map Made in 20 Minutes, 1955 November 3


2

1st Preliminary Test in Orientation - Area and Center Structure: 10 minutes 1955

November 17

1st Preliminary Test in Orientation - Area and Center Structure: 10 minutes, 1955

November 17


2

2nd Preliminary Test in Orientation - First Try: 10 minutes 1955 November 29

2nd Preliminary Test in Orientation - First Try: 10 minutes, 1955 November 29


2

3rd Preliminary Test in Orientation - First Try: 10 minutes 1955 December 1

3rd Preliminary Test in Orientation - First Try: 10 minutes, 1955 December 1


2

14 Maps between 1954 and 1959

14 Maps, between 1954 and 1959


2

Distances Overlay: 2 minutes 1955 November 4

Distances Overlay: 2 minutes, 1955 November 4

2









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Blindfold Recognition Overlay: 10 minutes 1955 November 4

Blindfold Recognition Overlay: 10 minutes, 1955 November 4


2

Sub-Area Overlay: 30 seconds 1955 November 3

Sub-Area Overlay: 30 seconds, 1955 November 3


2

Centers Overlay : 30 seconds 1955 November 3

Centers Overlay : 30 seconds, 1955 November 3


2

1st Preliminary Test in Orientation - Recognition Structure: 20 minutes 1955

November 17

1st Preliminary Test in Orientation - Recognition Structure: 20 minutes, 1955

November 17


2

1st Preliminary Test in Orientation - First Try: 10 minutes 1955 November 17

1st Preliminary Test in Orientation - First Try: 10 minutes, 1955 November 17


2

1st Preliminary Test in Orientation - Map Central Boston- Second Try: 10

minutes 1955 November 17

1st Preliminary Test in Orientation - Map Central Boston- Second Try: 10 minutes,

1955 November 17


2

1st Preliminary Test in Orientation - Map Central Boston- Third Try: 10


2










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1st Preliminary Test in Orientation - Map Central Boston- Third Try: 10 minutes,

1955 November 17


1st Preliminary Test in Orientation - Map Central Boston- Fourth Try: 10


1st Preliminary Test in Orientation - Map Central Boston- Fourth Try: 10 minutes,

1955 November 17


2

2nd Preliminary Test in Orientation -Second Try: 10 minutes 1955 November 29

2nd Preliminary Test in Orientation -Second Try: 10 minutes, 1955 November 29


2

2nd Preliminary Test in Orientation - Third Try: 10 minutes 1955 November 29

2nd Preliminary Test in Orientation - Third Try: 10 minutes, 1955 November 29


2

2nd Preliminary Test in Orientation - Recognition Structure 1955 November 29

2nd Preliminary Test in Orientation - Recognition Structure, 1955 November 29


2

1st Preliminary Test in Orientation - Estimate of Distance: 2 minutes 1955 November

17

1st Preliminary Test in Orientation - Estimate of Distance: 2 minutes, 1955

November 17


2

2nd Preliminary Test in Orientation - Subareas Overlay 1955 November 29

2nd Preliminary Test in Orientation - Subareas Overlay, 1955 November 29


2










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3rd Preliminary Test in Orientation - Second Try: 10 minutes 1955 December 1

3rd Preliminary Test in Orientation - Second Try: 10 minutes, 1955 December 1


2

3rd Preliminary Test in Orientation - Third Try: 10 minutes 1955 December 1

3rd Preliminary Test in Orientation - Third Try: 10 minutes, 1955 December 1


2

3rd Preliminary Test in Orientation - Fourth Try: 10 minutes 1955 December 1

3rd Preliminary Test in Orientation - Fourth Try: 10 minutes, 1955 December 1


2

3rd Preliminary Test in Orientation - Subarea Overlay 1955 December 1

3rd Preliminary Test in Orientation - Subarea Overlay, 1955 December 1


2

Early interviews and student maps 2

Box

Outline: orientation study between 1954 and 1959

Outline: orientation study, between 1954 and 1959


2

Bush-Brown (Student Interview) 1954 January 26

Bush-Brown (Student Interview), 1954 January 26


2

18 student maps 1960 February

18 student maps, 1960 February


6










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Student Interview: A.F. betwen 1954 and 1959

Student Interview: A.F., betwen 1954 and 1959


2

Student Interview: B.K. 1955 January 20

Student Interview: B.K., 1955 January 20


2

Student Interview: M.G. between 1954 and 1959

Student Interview: M.G., between 1954 and 1959


2

Student Interview: Morris Halle 1955 January 20

Student Interview: Morris Halle, 1955 January 20


2

Student Interview: RBG between 1954 and 1959

Student Interview: RBG, between 1954 and 1959


2

Composite orientation map, central Boston 1955 March 25

Composite orientation map, central Boston, 1955 March 25


6

Student maps 1956 April

Student maps, 1956 April


6

Archictecture and Planning students (hand-drawn maps) 1954 February 11

Archictecture and Planning students (hand-drawn maps), 1954 February 11

6










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Boston image (1 of 3) 2

Box

Composite photo identification map: JJ between 1954 and 1959

Composite photo identification map: JJ, between 1954 and 1959


6

Explanation of City-Form Interview Procedure 1956 April 17

Explanation of City-Form Interview Procedure, 1956 April 17


2

In Classifying Photographs between 1954 and 1959

In Classifying Photographs, between 1954 and 1959


2

Photo identification overlay between 1954 and 1959

Photo identification overlay, between 1954 and 1959


6

Map of city proper (districts) between 1954 and 1959

Map of city proper (districts), between 1954 and 1959


6

The Public Image of Boston between 1954 and 1959

The Public Image of Boston, between 1954 and 1959


2

Trip maps relation to general Boston image between 1954 and 1959

Trip maps relation to general Boston image, between 1954 and 1959

2










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Notes on Methodology 1957 September 28

Notes on Methodology, 1957 September 28


2

Composite intensity of detail map: EE between 1954 and 1959

Composite intensity of detail map: EE, between 1954 and 1959


6

Comparison Field Analysis and Interview Map, Boston between 1954 and 1959

Comparison Field Analysis and Interview Map, Boston, between 1954 and 1959


2


Box

Consensus of 32 sketch maps, Boston between 1954 and 1959

Consensus of 32 sketch maps, Boston, between 1954 and 1959


6

Mentioned in interviews, Boston [19 interviews] between 1954 and 1959

Mentioned in interviews, Boston [19 interviews], between 1954 and 1959


6

Cited as vivid, distinctive, Boston [19 interviews] between 1954 and 1959

Cited as vivid, distinctive, Boston [19 interviews], between 1954 and 1959


6

Image from street inquiries [crossed out] between 1954 and 1959

Image from street inquiries [crossed out], between 1954 and 1959

6










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Order and frequency of drawing between 1954 and 1959

Order and frequency of drawing , between 1954 and 1959


6

Map distortion with and without kernel expansion between 1954 and 1959

Map distortion with and without kernel expansion, between 1954 and 1959


2

Paths, regions, spaces, themes, and landmarks between 1954 and 1959

Paths, regions, spaces, themes, and landmarks, between 1954 and 1959


2

Kellett base map (interview) and drawn map between 1954 and 1959

Kellett base map (interview) and drawn map, between 1954 and 1959


2

Frederick base map (interview) and drawn map between 1954 and 1959

Frederick base map (interview) and drawn map, between 1954 and 1959


2

Orenberg base map (interview) and drawn map between 1954 and 1959

Orenberg base map (interview) and drawn map, between 1954 and 1959


2

Case base map (interview) and drawn map between 1954 and 1959

Case base map (interview) and drawn map, between 1954 and 1959


2

von Henenberg base map (interview) and drawn map between 1954 and 1959 2











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von Henenberg base map (interview) and drawn map, between 1954 and 1959


John base map (interview) and drawn map between 1954 and 1959

John base map (interview) and drawn map, between 1954 and 1959


2

Mary Stafford base map (interview) and drawn map between 1954 and 1959

Mary Stafford base map (interview) and drawn map, between 1954 and 1959


2

Clark base map (interview) and drawn map between 1954 and 1959

Clark base map (interview) and drawn map, between 1954 and 1959


2

Greer base map (interview) and drawn map between 1954 and 1959

Greer base map (interview) and drawn map, between 1954 and 1959


2

Witherell base map (interview) and drawn map between 1954 and 1959

Witherell base map (interview) and drawn map, between 1954 and 1959


2

Kovach base map (interview) and drawn map between 1954 and 1959

Kovach base map (interview) and drawn map, between 1954 and 1959


2

Goryl base map (interview) and drawn map between 1954 and 1959

Goryl base map (interview) and drawn map, between 1954 and 1959


2











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Toulis base map (interview) and drawn map between 1954 and 1959

Toulis base map (interview) and drawn map, between 1954 and 1959


2

R. Stafford base map (interview) and drawn map between 1954 and 1959

R. Stafford base map (interview) and drawn map, between 1954 and 1959


2

Rabe base map (interview) and drawn map between 1954 and 1959

Rabe base map (interview) and drawn map, between 1954 and 1959


2

Fraggos base map (interview) and drawn map between 1954 and 1959

Fraggos base map (interview) and drawn map, between 1954 and 1959


2

Ellis base map (interview) and drawn map between 1954 and 1959

Ellis base map (interview) and drawn map, between 1954 and 1959


2

Eberhardt base map (interview) and drawn map between 1954 and 1959

Eberhardt base map (interview) and drawn map, between 1954 and 1959


2

Nancy Day base map (interview) and drawn map between 1954 and 1959

Nancy Day base map (interview) and drawn map, between 1954 and 1959


2

Richard Viguers base map (interview) and drawn map between 1954 and 1959

Richard Viguers base map (interview) and drawn map, between 1954 and 1959

2










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Relation sketch to interviewers, Boston between 1954 and 1959

Relation sketch to interviewers, Boston, between 1954 and 1959


2

Quartiles between 1954 and 1959

Quartiles, between 1954 and 1959


2

Check on drawn maps and general conclusions between 1954 and 1959

Check on drawn maps and general conclusions, between 1954 and 1959


2

14 Maps between 1954 and 1959

14 Maps, between 1954 and 1959


2


Box

Structure from sketch maps between 1954 and 1959

Structure from sketch maps, between 1954 and 1959


2

Office and field interview notes between 1954 and 1959

Office and field interview notes, between 1954 and 1959


2

Thematic descriptions: points described out of 19 interviews between 1954 and 1959

Thematic descriptions: points described out of 19 interviews, between 1954 and 1959

2










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Structure: from interview summaries and schema maps between 1954 and 1959

Structure: from interview summaries and schema maps, between 1954 and 1959


2

Thematic content from interview summaries between 1954 and 1959

Thematic content from interview summaries, between 1954 and 1959


2

Descriptions of locations and directions between 1954 and 1959

Descriptions of locations and directions, between 1954 and 1959


2

Described as particularly vivid: 19 interviews between 1954 and 1959

Described as particularly vivid: 19 interviews, between 1954 and 1959


2

Photo Identification: percent of subjects recognizing [location] between 1954 and

1959

Photo Identification: percent of subjects recognizing [location], between 1954 and

1959


2

Interviews: Boylston, Newbury (1 of 2) 2

Box

Rev. Tripp street interview between 1955 and 1959

Rev. Tripp street interview, between 1955 and 1959


2

Henderson street interview between 1955 and 1959 2










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Henderson street interview, between 1955 and 1959


Mrs. Merlo street interview between 1955 and 1959

Mrs. Merlo street interview, between 1955 and 1959


2

Mr. Paul street interview between 1955 and 1959

Mr. Paul street interview, between 1955 and 1959


2

Brenner walk interview between 1955 and 1959

Brenner walk interview, between 1955 and 1959


2

Mrs. Shaver street interview between 1955 and 1959

Mrs. Shaver street interview, between 1955 and 1959


2

Van Doorke post walk interview between 1955 and 1959

Van Doorke post walk interview, between 1955 and 1959


2

Mrs. Merlo post walk interview between 1955 and 1959

Mrs. Merlo post walk interview, between 1955 and 1959


2

Rev. Tripp post walk interview between 1955 and 1959

Rev. Tripp post walk interview, between 1955 and 1959


2











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Mr. Philip Griffin post walk interview between 1955 and 1959

Mr. Philip Griffin post walk interview, between 1955 and 1959


2

Mr. Weinberg post walk interview between 1955 and 1959

Mr. Weinberg post walk interview, between 1955 and 1959


2

Simon post walk interview between 1955 and 1959

Simon post walk interview, between 1955 and 1959


2

Mary Ellen Peters post walk interview between 1955 and 1959

Mary Ellen Peters post walk interview, between 1955 and 1959


2

Mrs. Grasberg post walk interview between 1955 and 1959

Mrs. Grasberg post walk interview, between 1955 and 1959


2

Mrs. Grasberg street interview between 1955 and 1959

Mrs. Grasberg street interview, between 1955 and 1959


2

Mr. Gobhai street interview between 1955 and 1959

Mr. Gobhai street interview, between 1955 and 1959


2

Mr. Philip Griffin street interview between 1955 and 1959

Mr. Philip Griffin street interview, between 1955 and 1959

2










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Street interview M. van Doorke between 1955 and 1959

Street interview M. van Doorke, between 1955 and 1959


2

Mr. Gobhai street interview between 1955 and 1959

Mr. Gobhai street interview, between 1955 and 1959


2

Henderson street interview between 1955 and 1959

Henderson street interview, between 1955 and 1959


2

Miss Marinakis street interview between 1955 and 1959

Miss Marinakis street interview, between 1955 and 1959


2

Rev. Tripp street interview between 1955 and 1959

Rev. Tripp street interview, between 1955 and 1959


2

Mrs. M. Jacobs post walk interview between 1955 and 1959

Mrs. M. Jacobs post walk interview, between 1955 and 1959


2

Hal Myer Dept of Commerce pre walk interview between 1955 and 1959

Hal Myer Dept of Commerce pre walk interview, between 1955 and 1959


2

Simon street interview between 1955 and 1959 2











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Simon street interview, between 1955 and 1959


Mrs. Merlo street interview between 1955 and 1959

Mrs. Merlo street interview, between 1955 and 1959


2

Mr. Philip Griffin street interview between 1955 and 1959

Mr. Philip Griffin street interview, between 1955 and 1959


2

Mrs. Mortimer street interview between 1955 and 1959

Mrs. Mortimer street interview, between 1955 and 1959


2

Mr. Paul street interview between 1955 and 1959

Mr. Paul street interview, between 1955 and 1959


2

Mrs. Wright street interview between 1955 and 1959

Mrs. Wright street interview, between 1955 and 1959


2

Interview with K Lynch (the younger) between 1955 and 1959

Interview with K Lynch (the younger), between 1955 and 1959


2

J. Savitsky street interview between 1955 and 1959

J. Savitsky street interview, between 1955 and 1959


2











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Adhar M. street interview between 1955 and 1959

Adhar M. street interview, between 1955 and 1959


2

Mr. Chopra street interview between 1955 and 1959

Mr. Chopra street interview, between 1955 and 1959


2

Mrs. Shaver street interview between 1955 and 1959

Mrs. Shaver street interview, between 1955 and 1959


2

Mrs. Proctor street interview between 1955 and 1959

Mrs. Proctor street interview, between 1955 and 1959


2

Mrs. Grasberg street interview between 1955 and 1959

Mrs. Grasberg street interview, between 1955 and 1959


2

Mr. Weinberg street interview between 1955 and 1959

Mr. Weinberg street interview, between 1955 and 1959


2

Simha street interview between 1955 and 1959

Simha street interview, between 1955 and 1959


2

Mrs. Pearson street interview between 1955 and 1959

Mrs. Pearson street interview, between 1955 and 1959

2










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Mr. Day street interview between 1955 and 1959

Mr. Day street interview, between 1955 and 1959


2

Mrs. Martindale street interview between 1955 and 1959

Mrs. Martindale street interview, between 1955 and 1959


2

Sigal street interview (M. Sigal and Westebee) between 1955 and 1959

Sigal street interview (M. Sigal and Westebee), between 1955 and 1959


2

Mary Ellen Peters between 1955 and 1959

Mary Ellen Peters, between 1955 and 1959


2

Brenner walk interview between 1955 and 1959

Brenner walk interview, between 1955 and 1959


2

Interviews: Boylston, Newbury (2 of 2) 2

Box

Ms. Walker Grasberg Interview between 1955 and 1959

Ms. Walker Grasberg Interview, between 1955 and 1959


2

Mrs. Merlo post-walk interview between 1955 and 1959

Mrs. Merlo post-walk interview, between 1955 and 1959

2










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Miss Marinakis - small area study between 1955 and 1959

Miss Marinakis - small area study, between 1955 and 1959


2

Mrs. Sherry Proctor post-walk interview between 1955 and 1959

Mrs. Sherry Proctor post-walk interview, between 1955 and 1959


2

Rev. Trip interview between 1955 and 1959

Rev. Trip interview, between 1955 and 1959


2

Mr. Philip Griffin post-walk interview between 1955 and 1959

Mr. Philip Griffin post-walk interview, between 1955 and 1959


2

Mr. Gobhai post-walk interview between 1955 and 1959

Mr. Gobhai post-walk interview, between 1955 and 1959


2

Hal Meyer - Dept of Commerce post-walk interview between 1955 and 1959

Hal Meyer - Dept of Commerce post-walk interview, between 1955 and 1959


2

Simha post-walk interview between 1955 and 1959

Simha post-walk interview, between 1955 and 1959


2

Interview, male between 1955 and 1959 2











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Interview, male, between 1955 and 1959


Paul post walk interview between 1955 and 1959

Paul post walk interview, between 1955 and 1959


2

Westbee post-walk interview between 1955 and 1959

Westbee post-walk interview, between 1955 and 1959


2

W. E. Siegel post-walk interview between 1955 and 1959

W. E. Siegel post-walk interview, between 1955 and 1959


2

Adhar M. post-walk interview between 1955 and 1959

Adhar M. post-walk interview, between 1955 and 1959


2

Savitsky post-walk interview between 1955 and 1959

Savitsky post-walk interview, between 1955 and 1959


2

Mrs. G. Wright interview between 1955 and 1959

Mrs. G. Wright interview, between 1955 and 1959


2

Mrs. Mortimer post-walk interview between 1955 and 1959

Mrs. Mortimer post-walk interview, between 1955 and 1959


2











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Mrs. Martindale post-walk interview between 1955 and 1959

Mrs. Martindale post-walk interview, between 1955 and 1959


2

Robert Goryl interview between 1955 and 1959 2

Female post-walk interview between 1955 and 1959

Female post-walk interview, between 1955 and 1959


2

Mrs. Walker post-walk interview between 1955 and 1959

Mrs. Walker post-walk interview, between 1955 and 1959


2

Small area study,Pearson? between 1955 and 1959

Small area study,Pearson?, between 1955 and 1959


2

Post walk interview between 1955 and 1959

Post walk interview, between 1955 and 1959


2

Mr. Gobhai post-walk interview between 1955 and 1959

Mr. Gobhai post-walk interview, between 1955 and 1959


2

Simba post-walk interview between 1955 and 1959

Simba post-walk interview, between 1955 and 1959


2

Small area study - Mrs. Walker between 1955 and 1959 2










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Small area study - Mrs. Walker, between 1955 and 1959


Mrs. Pearson - post walk continued between 1955 and 1959

Mrs. Pearson - post walk continued, between 1955 and 1959


2

Sigal post walk interview between 1955 and 1959

Sigal post walk interview, between 1955 and 1959


2

Paul post walk interview between 1955 and 1959

Paul post walk interview, between 1955 and 1959


2

Mrs. G. Wright between 1955 and 1959

Mrs. G. Wright , between 1955 and 1959

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2

Interviews: Copley square 3

A walk around the block (w/Rivkin) landscape 1959 Spring 3

Street interviews 3

Directed interviewing 3

Box

Directed interview: Copley between 1955 and 1959

Directed interview: Copley, between 1955 and 1959


3









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Directed interviews: Copley, version 2 between 1954 and 1959

Directed interviews Copley, version 2, between 1954 and 1959


3

Directed interviews: Copley, version 3 between 1954 and 1959

Directed interviews Copley, version 3, between 1954 and 1959


3

Certain things that seem to come out of the first three directed interviews

Copley between 1954 and 1955

Certain things that seem to come out of the first three directed interviews Copley,

between 1954 and 1955


3

Asking directions 1956 3

Box

Asking Directions (Trips A, B, C, D, E) circa 1956

Asking Directions (Trips A, B, C, D, E), circa 1956


3

Report on the study of "Asking Directions" Rockefeller Project 1956 October

Report on the study of "Asking Directions" Rockefeller Project, 1956 October


3

Direction inquires 1957 3

Box

Report on direction-asking interviews 1957

Report on direction-asking interviews, 1957


3









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"Destination Point Characteristics" 1957

"Destination Point Characteristics", 1957


3

Direction-Asking Interviews: Suggestions for Further Research 1957

Direction-Asking Interviews: Suggestions for Further Research, 1957


3

Commonwealth Avenue (destination) 1957 January 26 to January 28

Commonwealth Avenue (destination), 1957 January 26 to January 28


3

John Hancock Building (destination) 1957 January 26 to January 28

John Hancock Building (destination), 1957 January 26 to January 28


3

Scollay Square (destination) 1957 January 26 to January 28

Scollay Square (destination), 1957 January 26 to January 28


3

Beacon Hill (destination) 1957 January 26 to January 28

Beacon Hill (destination), 1957 January 26 to January 28


3

Public Garden (destination) 1957 January 26 to January 28

Public Garden (destination), 1957 January 26 to January 28


3

Filene's (destination) 1957 January 26 to January 28

Filene's (destination), 1957 January 26 to January 28

3










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Jersey City and Los Angeles 1956 3

Box

Districts and sub-districts, L.A., Mitock map 1957 April 12 6

Edges and nodes, L.A., Mitock map 1957 April 12 6

Lines or apparent pedestrian concentration (Los Angeles) approximately 1957 6

Path system, L.A., Mitock map 1957 April 12 6

Apparent marks, L.A., Mitock map 1957 April 12 6

Jersey City, areas special confusion between 1956 and 1959 6

Jersey City, shopping areas between 1956 and 1959 6

Jersey City, spaces between 1956 and 1959 6

Jersey City, landmarks between 1956 and 1959 6

Jersey City, lines of communication between 1956 and 1959 6

Jersey City, barriers and edges between 1956 and 1959 6

Figure 25, Variable boundaries of Boston districts, The Image of the City pg. 69 4

Figure 37, The distinctive elements of Boston, The Image of the City pg. 147 4

Figure 51, Steep Streets, topography and street cross sections, The Image of the City pg.

164

4

Figure 8, Problems of the Boston Image, The Image of the City pg. 24 4




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Figure 62, The visual elements of Scollay Square, The Image of the City pg. 179 4

Figure 47, Overlay of Sketch Maps, Interviews, and Field Analysis, The Image of the

City pg. 152

4

Figure 56, Sub-districts on Beacon Hill, The Image of the City pg. 169 4

Figure 50, Streets and buildings, Beacon Hill, The Image of the City pg. 161 4

Figure 53, Inset doorways and brick sidewalks, The Image of the City pg. 166 4

Figure 60, Streets and buildings, Scollay Square, The Image of the City pg. 175 4

Figure 54, Bow fronts and ornamental ironwork, The Image of the City pg. 166 4

Figure 43, The Los Angeles image as derived from verbal interviews, The Image of the

City pg. 150

4

Figure 45, The distinctive elements of Los Angeles, The Image of the City pg. 151 4

Figure 44, The Los Angeles image as derived from sketch maps, The Image of the City

pg. 150

4

Figure 57, Landmarks and commercial uses, The Image of the City pg. 169 4

Figure 15, Los Angeles from the west (Fairchild Aerial Surveys, Inc.), The Image of the

City pg. 34, 5-8-55

4

Figure 9, Jersey City from the south (Fairchild Aerial Surveys, Inc.), The Image of the

City pg. 37

4

Figure 17, Pershing Square (Gordon Sommers Photography), The Image of the City pg.

27

4



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Figure 29, The nether world of the subway (from book), Park St. Subway, Boston/

Interior (Photograph), The Image of the City pg. 75, 11-18-56 (at 7:00-8:30pm)

4

Figure 21, Commonwealth Ave, Boston, The Image of the City pg. 53, I-21-56 4

Figure 27, Bunker Hill, Los Angeles (Gordon Sommers Photography), The Image of the

City pg. 72

4

Figure 13, A Street in Jersey City, The Image of the City pg. 31 4

Figure 6, The Boston Common, The Image of the City pg. 23 4

Figure 23, The Back Bay (aerial), The Image of the City pg. 60 4

Figure 59, Louisburg Square, The Image of the City pg. 171 4

Figure 52, Looking up Chestnut Street from Charles Street, The Image of the City pg.

165

4

Figure 1, The Boston peninsula from the north (Fairchild Aerial Surveys, Inc.), The

Image of the City pg. 17

4

Figure 30, Washington and Summer Streets (book), Washington St/Boston Series/ from

Stuart St. to Adams Square corner of Winter St. between Winder and Bromfield Sts

(photograph), The Image of the City pg. 77, 6-5-56 (at 10:50am)

4

Figure 28, The Charles Street rotary (book), Beacon Hill, Boston/Charles St. station and

rotary (photograph), The Image of the City pg. 73, 11-4-56 (at 12:30pm)

4

Figure 55, The thematic unit of Beacon Hill (book), Beacon Hill Mt. Vernon and Walnut

Streets, The Image of the City pg. 167, 11-15-56 (at noon)

4

Figure 31, The Piazza San Marco, Venice (Aerial), The Image of the City pg. 79 4


Materials to be Processed

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Figure 24, The lake front of Chicago (Fairchild Aerial Surveys, Inc.), The Image of the

City pg. 64 (2 copies – 1 large, 1 small)

4

Figure 32, The “Little gray lady” on Seventh Street (Gordon Sommers Photography),

The Image of the City pg. 80

4

Figure 34, Florence from the south (book), C323 – Florence view of the city from

Piazzale Michelangiolo (Italian State Tourist Office), The Image of the City pg. 93

4

Figure 33, The Duomo, Florence, The Image of the City pg. 82 4

Figure 61, Scollay Square looking north, The Image of the City pg. 177 4

Figure 4, Boston from across the Charles, The Image of the City pg. 20 4

Figure 19, The plaza and the entrance to Olvera Street (Gordon Sommers Photography),

The Image of the City pg. 39

4

Illustrations from margins of The Image of the City 5

“Some major problems, Boston” used on page 24 The Image of the City 6

Summation of interview and sketch maps – Jersey City between 1956 and 1959 6

Map locations, connections, slopes & view - overlay of Mitock Map, Los Angeles 1957

April 12

6

Summation: interview maps, sketch maps & citied as distinctive– Los

Angeles approximately 1957

6

Series. Materials to be Processed



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Scope and content note

This series is currently unprocessed. This is not a complete description of the material in the series. The

series includes materials related to Kevin Lynch’s activities as a city planning professor at MIT; research

relating to his publications, particularly Growing Up in Cities (1977), A Theory of Good City Form

(1981), and Wasting Away; materials gathered for the UNESCO International Study of the Impact of

Economic Development on the Spatial Environment of Children; and documentation for city planning

and redevelopment projects conducted by Carr, Lynch Associates.

The series also includes poetry and papers written by Lynch while a student, high school philosophy

notes, four volumes of European trip diaries (1952 1953), and a 1980 videocassette interview with

Lynch conducted by Ann Buttimer entitled "Dream and Reality: Architecture and Urban Planning" about

influences on Lynch's life and social concerns in architecture and city planning.

Location of copies

European trip diaries, index to the diaries, and high school philosophy notes, found in box 13, are also

available on microfilm.

Conditions governing use

Audio tapes and film reels may need reformatting before being listened to or viewed.

Box

UNESCO Report 1

General correspondence: A – E (1 of 2) 1975-1978 1

General correspondence: A – E (2 of 2) 1975-1978 1

General correspondence: F – H 1975-1978 1

General correspondence: I – L 1975-1978 1

General correspondence: M – P 1975-1978 1



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General correspondence: Q – S 1975-1978 1

General correspondence: T – Z 1975-1978 1

James Morgan, correspondence 1

Kenneth Lynch, correspondence 1

Philip W. Porter, correspondence 1

Tamasz Sudra 1

“Temporary Paradise” / Hamilton Marston – San Diego, correspondence 1

Requests for permission to quote or use illustrations from Kevin Lynch publications 1

Enrique Browne, correspondence 1

William Carney, correspondence 1

Jean Louis duCharme, correspondence 1

Emily J. Gabel, correspondence 1

T.A. Gihring thesis (Nigeria), correspondence 1

William W. Harris, correspondence 1

Michael Pause, correspondence 1

Deana Rhodeside, correspondence 1

Doctoral examination – Dinh Vu 1977 December 1

Ph.D. examinations 1



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Ph.D. examinations (1 of 3) 1975 1



The Boston Children’s Museum 1

Urban Landscape, bibliography 1

Managing the Sense of a Region, background 1

Environmental Perception: research and public policy 1976 May 1

Managing the Sense of a Region, bibliography 1976 Fall 1

Managing the Sense of a Region, new draft 1

Man and the Biosphere (MAB) Project 13, correspondence 1976 1

United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

correspondence

1

Moore/Golledge – environmental knowing correspondence 1

World Environmental and Resources Council (WERC), correspondence 1

Some Studies of the City Image, bibliography 1

New Society/UNESCO article, correspondence 1

Timed Development Project, draft 1973 1

Designing and Managing the Strip 1974 1



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The Possible City 1967 1

A City for Learning / Where Learning Happens 1967 1

Temporary Paradise? – San Diego 1

Planner’s Notebook: Performance Zoning – Gay Head 1

The Image of Time and Place in Environmental Design 2

Encyclopedia 2

Enhancing the visual environment 2

A classification system for the analysis of the urban pattern 2

UNESCO Studies: Children’s Perception of the Environment 2

Talks – Misc. 2

Miscellaneous 2

General bibliographies 2

“Growing Up in Cities” Study of the Spatial Environment of Adolescence (1 of 3) 2

“Growing Up in Cities” Study of the Spatial Environment of Adolescence (2 of 3) 2

“Growing Up in Cities,” Study of the Spatial Environment of Adolescence (3 of 3) 2

“Growing Up in Cities: Studies of the Spatial Environment of Adolescence…” 2

Urban design, articles 2

Course materials 2



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Workshops 2

Boston harbor studio report 11.02 2

Signs 2

Columbia material 2

Italy [includes photographs, postcards, newspapers] 1953 2

University circles 2

Committee on Community Service 1968 2

Waterfront 2

Old work 2

MIT Science Day camp 2

Lynch – Normative Theories, draft 2

New book (1 of 2) 2

New book (2 of 2) 2

Cities course – Science Day Camp 1966 Summer 2

Govt. Center (Boston) 1958-1960 2

Site engineering 1975 3

Site planning 3

The Visual Plan (Seminar 4.572) 1962, 1964 3



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Urban Landscape: general 3

Environmental structure 1975 3

Urban Landscape: Papers by “Others”(not students, not Lynch) 3

Urban Landscape, notes 3

Urban Landscape: Lynch class notes, etc. (1 of 2) 3

Urban Landscape: Lynch class notes, etc. (2 of 2) 3

Urban Landscape: biographical references 3

Seminar on Large Scale Design 1973-1974 3

Representation – Lynch, notes and materials 3

Department materials, notes 3

City design curriculum 3

Urban Landscape: articles, clippings, maps, photographs 3

City Design (1 of 3) 4a



Metro Image (1 of 2) 4a

Metro Image (2 of 2) 4a

Metro Image: Verbal Report 4b



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Metro Image notebooks 4b

Boston Metro Image 4b

Highway criteria 4b

Highway, general statements 4b

Highway transcripts 4b

Childhood Memories (1 of 3) 5



Childhood memories students 1970 5









Meaning of houses 5



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Memorable places 11.31 5

Student papers: urban landscape 1958 5





Student papers 1966-1967 5

A Classification System for the Analysis of the Urban Pattern, Lynch 1961 5

The City as Environment, Sci. American 1965 September 5

Where Learning Happens, Lynch/Carr 5

Quality in City Design 5

The Future Metropolis 1961 Winter 5

The Possible City 1967 June 5

A Theory of Urban Form (w/Rodwin), JAIP 1958 5

The Form of Cities, sci. American 1954 April 5

The Openness of Open Space, draft 1963 5

Draft/City Design & City Appearance 1966 5

Directories 5



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Town planning review article on UNESCO study of Latin American

neighborhoods 1976

5

Permissions 5

Articles and papers 5

Charles Basin Advisory Committee 5

EROS data center 5

Fronteras 1976 5

A laboratory for city design 5

MIT Press 5

Loose materials 5

TCF ’78 course 1978 6

Readings P[?] 6

WTITP Illustrations used 6

WAT P.B. active 6

Guayana 6

MAPC open space 6

Red Gate 6

San Salvador 6



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Futures workshops 6

Buffalo Creek 6

Brookline 6

Jobs 6

Cambridge Inst. – New City 6

Harbor current 6

Waterfront 6

Dallas arts 6

S[?] Quality 6

Correspondence 6

Los Angeles 1968 6

SD, San Diego? 6

MIT study Kendall Square 6

untitled 7

untitled 7

Correspondence 7

untitled 7

untitled 7



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Hanscom 7

Conway 7

Paul Groth 7

Berkeley – Urban Design 7

Dallas 7

Sand 7

UNESCO – Children’s perception – Original Children’s drawings (?Portland, Mexico,

Salta Argentia?)

7

UNESCO – Children’s perception – photographs for Poland study 7

UNESCO – Children’s perception – draft final report 1975 April 7

UNESCO – Children’s perception – Poland 1973-1974 7

UNESCO – Children’s perception – Melbourne, Draft report 7

UNESCO – Children’s perception – Salta, Preliminary report 1972 7

UNESCO – Children’s perception – Draft appendix (drawings) 7

untitled 7

Illustrations, photographs and maps from various projects 8

Architecture Advisory Group Meeting, Boston 1984 9

The City of the Future, literature 9



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Planned Beijing lectures (1 of 2) 1984 9

Planned Beijing lectures (2 of 2) 1984 9

Boston Chamber of Commerce Development Commission (1 of 2) 9

Boston Chamber of Commerce Development Commission (2 of 2) 9

“Controlling the Flow of Rebuilding and Replanning in Residential Areas” –Thesis-

Kevin Lynch 1974 May

9

Charlotte, NC 9

Conway School of Landscape Design 9

Miscellaneous correspondence and notes (1 of 4) 9




Dallas Arts district 9

Eastman, Yvette 9

Encyclopaedia Britannica 9

Gay Head Indian settlement 9

“Kevin Lynch: The Major Published Works” by D. Appleyard 1978 9

Maracaibo, Venezuela (1 of 3) 9



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Negatives and slides 9

MIT/Cambridge map 1958 9

Notes on cards (1 of 4) 9

Notes on cards (2 of 4) 9

“Case Study: Faneuil Hall Marketplace, Boston” J.Gordon, MIT 1984 10a

“Some Thoughts on Urban Design Education for the students from Third World

Countries.” – T. Banerjee 1983

10a

Miscellaneous papers (1 of 2) 10a

Miscellaneous papers (2 of 2) 10a

“Boston Tomorrow” Project – Carr, Lynch Associates (1 of 3) 10a



Dallas Sign Ordinance – Carr, Lynch Associates (1 of 4) 10






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Yvette Eastman, Gay Head, Martha’s Vineyard – Carr, Lynch Associates 10

Near East Riverfront – Carr, Lynch Associates 10

Rio Salado Master Plan, draft 10

Rio Salado project / Phoenix, AZ 10

Map: Strange et al. property, Chilmark, MA - Carr, Lynch Associates 10

Columbia Point revitalization plan 10

Urban development policies MIT/DCA 1970 10

The Boston Region 10

Report on downtown waterfront – Faneuil Hall renewal plan 10

Publications, by K.Lynch or prepared by Carr, Lynch Associates 11

Notes on Cards? (3 of 4) 12

Notes on Cards? (4 of 4) 12

“On Children, Places and Management of the Environment” – K. Lynch and T.

Banerjee

12

Martha’s Vineyard subdivisions – Oyster-Watcha Midlands Association 12

Fryburg, Nicholas – Oyster-Watcha Midlands Association 12

Newspaper clippings – Martha’s Vineyard 12

Martha’s Vineyard Development 12



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Places – Environmental Design Journal 12

Photos – Denmark? 12

Rhode Island Coast 12

“Temporary Paradise” – San Diego 12

“Things to be dealt with in April 1984” 12

University of Minnesota course 1984 February 12

Washington D.C. review panel 12

“An activities approach for understanding metropolitan form;” term paper, Brenner,

Langendorft, Appleyard, and Barr 1957 May

12

“The Bauenswelt: Toward an ontology of the ‘Built Environment’” thesis, R.

Manoff 1973

12

“Citywide Urban Design Policies.” Thesis, T. Yata 1981 June 12

“Contemplative Place in Cities.” Thesis, J.A. Moir 1978 June 12

“The Designer as Shaman.” Term paper, K. Krasin 1969 Fall 12

The From of Edo.” Term paper, K. Kudo 1977 Spring 12

“Rehabbing the Suburbs: Freedom to Change.” Thesis, H.H. Hartman 1982 July 12

“The Sensual Urban Environment of the Blind.” Term paper, J.B. Davidson 1970

December

12

“Theories of Space as they Relate to Urban Form.” Term paper, M. Lawner 12



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“Two Interviews with Blind People about their Perception of the City.” Term paper, F.S.

Seiersen and J. Bihoux

12

“The West Ends’ Heritage for Redevelopment.” Term paper, W.D. Warner 1956 May 12

“How People Construe the Environment.” Term paper, Paul Deutsch 1971 December 12

“By Looking” – Alan B. Jacobs (1 of 3) 12



Kevin Lynch Diaries, Volume 1, Florence, Italy 1952 September 29 to November 12 13

Kevin Lynch Diaries Volume 2, Florence, Italy 1952 November 14 to 1953 March 26 13

Kevin Lynch Diaries Volume 3, Florence, Italy 1953 March 27 to May 16 13

Kevin Lynch Diaries Volume 4, Florence, Italy 1953 May 17 to August 24 13

Kevin Lynch diaries index and notes 13

Philosophy notes 13

Bound photocopy of Kevin Lynch diaries Volumes I – IV and philosophy notes 13

Appleyard, Donald 1983 14

Blumfeld, Hans 1981-1982 14

Buffalo Creek, West Virginia 1973 14

Correspondence 1980-1981 14



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Correspondence 1982 14

Correspondence 1983-1984 14

Course notes, 11.321 (Urban Landscapes); 13.322 (City Design) 1972 14

Course notes, 11.38 (Theory of City Form) 1978 14

Cuban Seminar on City Design 1970 14

Drawings, general 14

Enciclopedia Italiana 1973 14

Fundamental books on urban planning 14

Furniture, drawings 14

Houses and gardens, drawings 1959-1981 14

Krasin, Karalyn Emilie 1973 14

MIT Press 1979 14

Notes, general 14

Photographs, general (1 of 2) 14

Photographs, general (2 of 2) 14

Sino American Conference on Urban Design and Development Technology 1981 14

Site development in Columbia (Maryland?) 1968 14

Squibnocket Pond, map 1976 14



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Student papers and poetry 1934-1937 14

Trip to England 1969 14

Trip to Japan 1980 14

University of Minnesota, interdisciplinary seminar on the quality of the city 1984 14

Appleyard, Donald, The Major Published Works of Kevin Lynch 1978 14

Lynch, Kevin A., list of design projects, writings, and reports 1980 14

Lectures(1 of 3) 1978-1983 14

Lectures(2 of 3) 1978-1983 14

Lectures(3 of 3) 1978-1983 14

Reviews of works by Lynch 14

Environmental Knowing, foreword undated 14

The Immature Arts of City Design undated 14

Some Possible Adaptability Standards undated 14

Topic Outline of a Report for San Diego undated 14

Mixed Communities and Residential Mobility 1947 14

A General Plan for State Parks 1952 14

City satisfactions 1953 14

Environmental adaptability 1958 14



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The Openness of Open Space 1963 14

The Shapeless Metropolis 1964 14

Some Notes on the Design of Ciudad Guyana 1964 14

If Cities Were Everywhere 1965 14

City Design and City Appearance 1966 14

General Policies for a Metropolitan Open Space System in Boston 1966 14

Quality in City Design 1966 14

The Possible City 1967 14

Should We Build More Freeways in the Center City 1968 14

The Urban Landscape of San Salvador, including photographs 1968 14

Cambridge Institute New City Project, some notes on its spatial form 1971 14

A Study of Environmental Quality Standards in Areas of New Growth 1972 14

City and Regional Planning 1973 14

Controlling of the Location and Timing of Development by the Distribution of

Marketable Development Rights 1973

14

Performance Zoning 1973 14

Recommendations for Development of the Sweetened Water Farm, Massachusetts 1973 14

Urban Design, from Encyclopedia Britannica 1974 14



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Enhancing the Visual Environment 1975 14

The Image of Time and Place in Environmental Design 1975 14

Environmental Perception: Research and Public Policy 1976 14

A Process for Community Visual Survey 1977 14

Talking About the Future 1978 14

Managing the Sense of a Region, Foreword to the Japanese Edition 1979 14

Open Space, Freedom and Control 1979 14

Review of Norberg Shulz's Genius Loci 1979 14

Teaching City Design 1979 14

Image of the City, revision 1981 14

A Theory of Good City Form, preface to the Japanese Edition 1982 14

"The Autobiography of Jack Welsh and Marie Kelly Welsh" 1976 15

Correspondence with Vincenzo Andriello 1983-1984 15

Notes on interviews on waste conducted by Arne Abramson 1982 15

Summary report for interviews on waste conducted by Arne Abramson 1982 15

Newspaper articles on health, housing, and waste 1976-1981 15

Papers presented at Cincinnati, Ohio conference on "Managing Mature Cities" 1977 15

Photographs of urban sites and waste undated 15



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Publications on abandoned housing 1973-1982 15

Publications on energy recovery from waste 1973-1975 15

Publications on hazardous waste 1976-1983 15

Publications on land reclamation 1963-1969 15

Publications on waste management 1970-1972 15

Publications on waste management 1972-1981 15

Publications on waste reduction and recycling 1975-1978 15

Report, "Deterioration and Improvement in Low Income Rental Housing" 1971 15

Report, "Some Images of Urban Ugliness" 1970 15

"The Salvage Depot" - articles, correspondence, and memoranda 1975-1976 15

Wastelands project proposal 1970 15

Wasting Away - bibliography and notes undated 15

Wasting Away - computer disc of text 1988 15

Wasting Away - drafts of chapters I-IV 1984 15

Wasting Away - drafts of chapters V-VI 1984 15

Wasting Away - drafts of chapters VII-VIII 1984 15

A Theory of Good City Form illustrations 16

Growing up in Cities illustrations 16



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A Theory of Good City Form illustrations 16

Dream and Reality: Architecture and Urban Planning – an interview with Prof. Kevin

Lynch, MIT School of Architecture and Urban Planning 1980 April 23

16

Wasting Away, photographs circa 1980 17

Wasting Away, New Yorker cartoon 1977 September 5 17

Wasting Away, computer disk 17

Good City Form, illustrations 17

Photographs 17

“The Urban Landscape of San Salvador: Environmental Quality in an Urbanizing

Region” 1968

17

Growing Up in Cities, photographs 17

Growing Up in Cities, illustrations 17

UNESCO Perception Study, photographs 19

Slides – Detroit, Melbourne 19

Good City Form, negatives of illustrations 19

Architecture Portal Project (5 Audio Cassettes) 1984 March 20

Audio cassettes labeled with various names (13 cassettes) undated 20

UNESCO - Venezuela slides circa 1980 20

UNESCO – slides of children’s maps 20



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Model Test, three 16mm film reels 1958 20

Two untitled 16mm film reels undated 21

untitled film reel undated 21

“Firenze” film reel undated 21

“24 hours in 100ft View across Charles River” film reel undated 21

Metal slide box containing slides of various cities, including Chicago, Venice, Firenze 22

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