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1. Folder 33: Form 1

Folder 33: Form 1
Date:
1942-10-22
Description:
Authorization for Reconditioning Service. Applicant Henry Yaschik (Oct. 22, 1942).

2. Folder 33: Form 3

Folder 33: Form 3
Date:
1942-10-20
Description:
Authorization for Reconditioning Service. Applicant Hattie Breen (Oct. 20, 1942).

3. Folder 30: Press Release 4

Folder 30: Press Release 4
Date:
1942-04-27
Description:
Press release sent to the Evening Post regarding "This is Charleston" exhibit (April 27, 1942).

4. Folder 03: CSC Report 2

Folder 03: CSC Report 2
Date:
1942-09-28
Description:
Meeting minutes of the Civic Services Committee held at the Gibbes Art Museum (Sept. 28, 1942).

5. Folder 03: CSC Report 1

Folder 03: CSC Report 1
Date:
1942-06-01
Description:
Meeting minutes of the Charleston Civic Service Committee held at the Gibbes Art Museum (June 1, 1942).

8. Folders 52-61: Whitelaw Letter 1

Folders 52-61: Whitelaw Letter 1
Date:
1942-11-16
Description:
Letter dated Nov. 16, 1942, from Robert N.S. Whitelaw to T.J. Kenney, Chairman of the War Housing Committee in Charleston, proposing that a "Garage Bungalow," a.k.a. "Victory Bungalow," be used as a new type of family dwelling for war housing.

9. Folders 52-61: Articles/Population

Folders 52-61: Articles/Population
Date:
1942-10-29, 1941-03-01, 1941-08-28
Description:
Series of articles: "Population Here Mounts Rapidly" (March 1, [1941]), "Charleston Ranks 129th" (Aug. 28, 1941), "Fast Population Rise Here Shown" (Oct. 29, 1942).

10. Folders 52-61: Articles/Education

Folders 52-61: Articles/Education
Date:
1942-09-04, 1941-11-15
Description:
Series of articles: "School District Millages Listed" (June 19 [no year]), "Federal School Aid is Discussed" (Sept. 4, 1942), "Education Week Observed in Negro Schools" (Nov. 15, 1941).

12. Folders 52-61: McDonald Letter 1

Folders 52-61: McDonald Letter 1
Date:
1942-11-10
Description:
Letter dated Nov. 10, 1942, from Frederick H. McDonald to R.T. Ledbetter (Home Owners' Loan Corporation) regarding the conversion of Charleston dwellings under the "home-use" program.

14. Folder 18: Bannister Letter 2

Folder 18: Bannister Letter 2
Date:
1942-03-14
Description:
Letter to Helen Gardner McCormack from Turpin C. Bannister (American Society of Architectural Historians) (Mar. 14, 1941) accepting her membership.

15. Folder 33: CSC Objectives

Folder 33: CSC Objectives
Date:
1942
Description:
Document listing suggested immediate objectives of the Civic Services Committee

17. Folder 34: Clipping 1

Folder 34: Clipping 1
Date:
1942-10-06
Description:
Article from the News and Courier entitled "Housing Bureau Will be Set Up" regarding a planning bureau to help with housing needs during the war (Oct. 6, 1942).

18. Folder 34: Clipping 3

Folder 34: Clipping 3
Date:
1942-10-05
Description:
Article entitled "Rooms Sought for Officers" regarding room rentals for military officers (Oct. 5, 1942).

19. Folder 33: Form 2

Folder 33: Form 2
Date:
1942-10-20
Description:
Authorization for Reconditioning Service. Applicant Mrs. F. R. Baker (Oct. 20, 1942).

20. Folders 52-61: Articles/Housing

Folders 52-61: Articles/Housing
Date:
1942-11-02, 1942-05-29, 1942-06-08, 1942-08-13
Description:
Series of News and Courier articles: "380 Demountable Homes Under Way" (May 29, 1942), "1,000 Families Need Homes Here" (June 8, 1942), "Housing Problem Greatest in S.C." (August 13, 1942), "Home Building Here Attains 3rd Best Level in 12 Years" (November 2, 1942).

21. Folders 52-61: Article/Rent Control

Folders 52-61: Article/Rent Control
Date:
1942-10-20, 1942-10-12, 1942-10-27
Description:
Series of articles: "Rent Homes Here Reported Filled" (Oct. 12, 1942), "Henderson Rules Against Evictions" (Oct. 20, 1942), and "Government Rent to be Controlled" (Oct. 27, 1942).

22. Folder 33: Baker Letter

Folder 33: Baker Letter
Date:
1942-10-17
Description:
Letter to Homes Registration Office from F. R. Baker regarding suggestions on converting an attic into an apartment for war workers (Oct. 17, 1942).

23. Folder 18: McCormack Letter 8

Folder 18: McCormack Letter 8
Date:
1942-01-12
Description:
Letter to Morgan Robertson from Helen Gardner McCormack (Jan. 12, 1942) requesting reports on the activities of the Joint Committee to Curtail the Transmigration of Virginia Source Materials.

24. Folder 18: McCormack Letter 10

Folder 18: McCormack Letter 10
Date:
1942-02-19
Description:
Letter to Ralph McKinney (56th Signal Battalion, Fort Jackson) from Helen Gardner McCormack (Feb. 19, 1942) regarding the production of exhibit posters.

25. Folder 18: McCormack Letter 11

Folder 18: McCormack Letter 11
Date:
1942-03-19
Description:
Letter to Turpin C. Bannister from Helen Gardner McCormack (Mar. 19, 1942) regarding the status of the exhibition.

26. Folder 34: Clipping 9

Folder 34: Clipping 9
Date:
1942-10-21
Description:
Article entitled "Billeting of War Workers in Local Homes Possible" regarding billeting for war workers (Oct. 21, 1942).

27. Folder 34: Clipping 6

Folder 34: Clipping 6
Date:
1942-12-09
Description:
Article entitled "U.S. Housing Administrator Pleased with Progress Here" regarding housing in Charleston during war time (Dec. 9, 1942).

28. Folder 34: Clipping 5

Folder 34: Clipping 5
Date:
1942-10-07
Description:
Article entitled "House Planning Bureau" regarding the planning committee (Oct. 7, 1942).

29. Folder 34: Clipping 8

Folder 34: Clipping 8
Date:
1942-10-28
Description:
Article entitled "Consideration Being Given to Housing Situation Here" regarding billeting for war workers (Oct. 28, 1942).

30. Folder 03: CSC Report 3

Folder 03: CSC Report 3
Date:
1942-12-15
Description:
Meeting minutes of the Civic Services Committee of the Carolina Art Association held at the Gibbes Art Gallery (Dec. 15, 1942).

31. Folder 32: McDonald Letter

Folder 32: McDonald Letter
Date:
1942
Description:
Letter to Robert N.S. Whitelaw from Frederick H. McDonald (Sept. 21, 1942), advising RNSW about procedures for city planning that the CSC should consider.

32. Folder 32: McDonald Letter 3

Folder 32: McDonald Letter 3
Date:
1942
Description:
Letter to Robert N.S. Whitelaw from Frederick H. McDonald (Nov. 13, 1942) regarding the Charleston Development Council.

33. Folder 32: McDonald Letter 2

Folder 32: McDonald Letter 2
Date:
1942
Description:
Letter to Robert N.S. Whitelaw from Frederick H. McDonald (Oct. 10, 1942) suggesting the purpose of the Planning Bureau.

35. Folder 21: Johnston Letter 2

Folder 21: Johnston Letter 2
Date:
1942-06-24
Description:
Letter to Helen McCormack from Frances Benjamin Johnston (June 24, 1942) regarding a billing question and suggesting that the architectural inventory be published.

36. Folder 21: McCormack Letter 5

Folder 21: McCormack Letter 5
Date:
1942-07-02
Description:
Letter to Frances Benjamin Johnston from Helen Gardner McCormack (July 2, 1942).

37. Folder 30: Clipping 2

Folder 30: Clipping 2
Date:
1942-04-17
Description:
News paper article entitled "Show Stresses Architecture" from the Evening Post regarding "This is Charleston" exhibit (April 17, 1942).

38. Folder 05: Whitelaw Letter 2

Folder 05: Whitelaw Letter 2
Date:
1942-10-24
Description:
Letter from Robert N.S. Whitelaw to Frederick H. McDonald regarding McDonald's acceptance of the position of Planning Consultant (Oct. 24, 1942).

39. Folder 34: Clipping 20

Folder 34: Clipping 20
Date:
1942-10-16
Description:
Article entitled "Service Offered for Remodeling" regarding housing (Oct. 16, 1942).

40. Folder 18: McCormack Letter 13

Folder 18: McCormack Letter 13
Date:
1942-04-03
Description:
Letter to Frederick H. McDonald from Helen Gardner McCormack (April 3, 1942) asking him to write something about the development of Charleston architecture for an upcoming article about the exhibit..

41. Folder 18: McCormack Letter 14

Folder 18: McCormack Letter 14
Date:
1942-04-03
Description:
Letter to Turpin C. Bannister from Helen Gardner McCormack (April 3, 1942) enclosing an article about the exhibit for the ASAH journal.

42. Folder 18: McCormack Letter 17

Folder 18: McCormack Letter 17
Date:
1942-04-21
Description:
Letter to Mrs. Sidney Tesky from Helen Gardner McCormack (April 21, 1942) requesting that she not remove the fire insurance mark at her home (32 George Street).

43. Folder 18: McCormack Letter 16

Folder 18: McCormack Letter 16
Date:
1942-04-17
Description:
Letter to E. Milby Burton from Helen Gardner McCormack (April 17, 1942) enclosing copy of JASAH article.

44. Folder 30: Press Release 2

Folder 30: Press Release 2
Date:
1942-03-27
Description:
Press release sent to the Evening Post regarding "This is Charleston" exhibit (Mar. 27, 1942).

47. Folder 30: Clipping 5

Folder 30: Clipping 5
Date:
1942-03-27
Description:
Newspaper article entitled "Gibbes Gallery Show Opening Today will Illustrate Good and Bad Points" from the News and Courier regarding "This is Charleston" exhibit (Mar. 27, 1942).

48. Folder 30: Clipping 4

Folder 30: Clipping 4
Date:
1942-04-22
Description:
Newspaper article entitled "Exhibition is Nearing Close" from the Evening Post regarding "This is Charleston" exhibit (April 22, 1942).

49. Folder 30: Press Release 3

Folder 30: Press Release 3
Date:
1942-04-03
Description:
Press release sent to the Journal of Architectural Historians regarding the "This is Charleston" exhibit (April 3, 1942).

50. Folder 18: Howells Letter 2

Folder 18: Howells Letter 2
Date:
1942-03-30
Description:
Letter to Helen G. McCormack from John Mead Howells (Mar. 30, 1942) about his contribution to This is Charleston, the section "The National Value of Charleston."

51. Folder 05: Wagner Letter

Folder 05: Wagner Letter
Date:
1942-10-22
Description:
Letter from Charles A. Wagner, Jr., to Robert N.S. Whitelaw submitting his resignation as planning technician (Oct. 22, 1942).

52. Folder 34: Clipping 25

Folder 34: Clipping 25
Date:
1942-09-21
Description:
Clipping of Time (magazine) photograph of San Francisco's Union Square (Sept. 21, 1942) showing its return to being a park.

53. Folder 05: McDonald Letter

Folder 05: McDonald Letter
Date:
1942-10-24
Description:
Letter from Frederick H. McDonald to Robert N.S. Whitelaw regarding payment of his retaining fee (Oct. 24, 1942).

54. Folder 33: Form 4

Folder 33: Form 4
Date:
1942-10-29
Description:
Authorization for Reconditioning Service. Applicant Mary M. Duffy (Oct. 29, 1942).

56. Folder 34: Clipping 10

Folder 34: Clipping 10
Date:
1942-10-20
Description:
Article entitled "Billeting May be Next Step to Break Housing Bottleneck" regarding billeting for war workers (Oct. 20, 1942).

57. Folder 34: Clipping 4

Folder 34: Clipping 4
Date:
1942-11-30
Description:
Article entitled "Building a House is a Matter of Hours in Charleston Defense Area" regarding the building of demountable homes (Nov. 30, 1942).

58. Folder 45: Traffic Survey Map 2

Folder 45: Traffic Survey Map 2
Date:
1942
Description:
Map of the Charleston peninsula showing the traffic count locations for the Metropolitan Council Traffic Survey.

59. Folder 45: Traffic Survey Map 1

Folder 45: Traffic Survey Map 1
Date:
1942
Description:
Map of the Charleston peninsula showing the traffic count locations for the Metropolitan Council Traffic Survey.

61. Folder 03: Civic Arts Committee Report

Folder 03: Civic Arts Committee Report
Date:
1942-01-30
Description:
Meeting minutes of the Civic Arts Committee of the Carolina Art Association that was held at the Gibbes Art Gallery (Jan. 30, 1942).

62. Folder 03: CSC Memorandum 1

Folder 03: CSC Memorandum 1
Date:
1942-02-11
Description:
Memorandum to the members of the Charleston Civic Services Committee (Feb. 11, 1942).

63. Folder 13: Whitelaw Memorandum

Folder 13: Whitelaw Memorandum
Date:
1942-05-19
Description:
Memorandum to the members of the Charleston Civic Services Committee (May 19, 1942) announcing the receipt of $24,000 from the Rockefeller Foundation.

64. Folders 52-61: McDonald Letter 2

Folders 52-61: McDonald Letter 2
Date:
1942-11-10
Description:
Letter dated Nov. 10, 1942, from Frederick H. McDonald to Leicester B. Holland, F.A.I.A. (Library of Congress) regarding the National Housing Administration program to house war workers in Charleston, requesting that Albert Simons be charged with the architectural phases of the program.

65. Folder 18: McCormack Letter 12

Folder 18: McCormack Letter 12
Date:
1942-03-25
Description:
Letter to John Mead Howells from Helen Gardner McCormack (Mar. 25, 1942) regarding the This is Charleston exhibit.

66. Folder 30: Press Release 1

Folder 30: Press Release 1
Date:
1942-03-25
Description:
Press release (draft) (Mar. 25, 1942) for the News and Courier regarding the "This is Charleston" exhibit; includes statement of the purpose of the Charleston Civic Services Committee of the Carolina Art Association.

67. Folder 18: Howells Letter 1

Folder 18: Howells Letter 1
Date:
1942-02-11
Description:
Letter to Helen G. McCormack from John Mead Howells (Feb. 11, 1942) complimenting her ASAH article and mentioning the importance of Charleston's zoning ordinance..

68. Folder 18: McCormack Letter 18

Folder 18: McCormack Letter 18
Date:
1942-05-14
Description:
Letter to Mary from Helen Gardner McCormack (May 14, 1942) regarding general matters related to zoning, preservation, and architecture in Charleston.

69. Folder 06: CSC Memorandum 1

Folder 06: CSC Memorandum 1
Date:
1942-02-16
Description:
Memorandum to members of the Charleston Civic Services Committee regarding various matters including "block planning." (Likely February 16, 1942)

71. Folder 34: Clipping 13

Folder 34: Clipping 13
Date:
1942-10-25
Description:
Article entitled "Protecting a Heritage" regarding housing and preservation of buildings (Oct. 25, 1942).

72. Folder 30: Clipping 1

Folder 30: Clipping 1
Date:
1942-04-16
Description:
News paper article entitled "The Face of a City" from the News and Courier regarding "This is Charleston" exhibit (April 16, 1942).

73. Folder 18: McCormack Letter 15

Folder 18: McCormack Letter 15
Date:
1942-04-11
Description:
Letter to John Mead Howells from Helen Gardner McCormack (April 11, 1942) thanking him for the article.

74. Folder 29: Announcement

Folder 29: Announcement
Date:
1942-03-27
Description:
Invitation to the opening of "This is Charleston" exhibition by the Civic Services Committee (Mar. 27, 1942).

75. Folder 34: Clipping 11

Folder 34: Clipping 11
Date:
1942-10-21
Description:
Newspaper advertisement for home owners in Charleston to provide housing for officers and war workers (Oct. 21, 1942).

76. Folder 34: Clipping 22

Folder 34: Clipping 22
Date:
1942-12-09
Description:
Article entitled "U.S. Housing Administrator Surveys Charleston's Needs" regarding housing (Dec. 9, 1942).

77. Folder 30: Clipping 3

Folder 30: Clipping 3
Date:
1942-03-27
Description:
Newspaper article entitled "Gallery Opens New Exhibition" from the Evening Post regarding "This is Charleston" exhibit (Mar. 27, 1942).

78. Folder 34: Clipping 24

Folder 34: Clipping 24
Date:
1942-10-14
Description:
Article entitled "U.S. will Lease Private Homes" regarding housing (Oct. 14, 1942).

79. Folder 34: Clipping 14

Folder 34: Clipping 14
Date:
1942-10-26
Description:
Article entitled "Few Vacancies in Rooms Here" regarding housing (Oct. 26, 1942).

80. Folder 34: Clipping 12

Folder 34: Clipping 12
Date:
1942-10-21
Description:
Article entitled "Billeting of War Workers In Local Homes Possible" regarding housing for war workers (Oct. 21, 1942).

81. Folder 44: Newspaper Article 1

Folder 44: Newspaper Article 1
Date:
1942-06-02
Description:
Wall Street Journal article (6/2/1942, "Plan Proposed to Use Private Cars to Supplement Transit Facilities."

82. Folder 33: Letter 1

Folder 33: Letter 1
Date:
1942-10-21
Description:
Letter offering home for war workers in response to ad (Oct. 21, 1942).

83. Folder 17: Albert Simons Letter

Folder 17: Albert Simons Letter
Date:
1942-10-08
Description:
Letter to Harold A. Mouzon from Albert Simons (Oct. 8, 1942) regarding a discussion about the Civic Services Committee at a recent meeting, in which he outlines his position about the remodeling of buildings, housing, and land use; specifically how to house the influx of new residents of Charleston due to the war effort. With annotations.

85. Folder 30: Clipping 6

Folder 30: Clipping 6
Date:
1942
Description:
Magazine article regarding "This is Charleston" exhibit (name of magazine unknown).

86. Folder 18: Robinson Letter

Folder 18: Robinson Letter
Date:
1942-01-13
Description:
Letter to Helen Gardner McCormack from Morgan P. Robinson (Jan. 13, 1942) enclosing various documents including the meeting announcement (Oct. 18, 1940), the resolution to form the committee (Nov. 6, 1940), meeting minutes of (Dec. 9, 1940), a letter from Morgan P. Robinson to "Madame Regent" (Feb. 24, 1941) requesting a representative, and meeting minutes of (May 27, 1941), from the Joint Committee to Curtail the Transmigration of Virginia Source Materials.

87. Folder 32: Albert Simons Letter

Folder 32: Albert Simons Letter
Date:
1942
Description:
Letter to Harold A. Mouzon from Albert Simons (Oct. 8, 1942) regarding a discussion about the Civic Services Committee at a recent meeting, in which he outlines his position about the remodeling of buildings, housing, and land use. With annotations.

88. Folder 41: Charleston Map

Folder 41: Charleston Map
Date:
1942
Description:
Map of Charleston peninsula with parking questionnaire areas indicated. (See Parking Survey Area Descriptions.)