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).
Letter to heads of civic and cultural organizations from Robert N.S. Whitelaw inviting them to attend a meeting to address an editorial by W. W. Ball about beautifying the approach to Charleston (Jan. 13, 1937).
Letter to David H. Stevens (Rockefeller Foundation) from Robert N.S. Whitelaw (Nov. 30, 1939) about the need for a "social survey" of Charleston and requesting the services of Mr. Gorer to conduct the survey.
Letter to H.D. Todd from Robert N.S. Whitelaw dated Mar. 17, 1945, asking him to introduce Staats before the speech "Capital Investment in City Planning."
Letter to Robert N.S. Whitelaw. from John Mead Howells (Dec. 6, 1939) declining the chairmanship of a committee that would oversee the architectural survey.
Letter to Robert N.S. Whitelaw from A.J. Tamsberg regarding the Civic Services Committee representatives presenting at the meeting for the Committee on Ways and Means (March 6, 1945).
Letter to Harold A. Mouzon from Henry P. Staats thanking him for his letter regarding the State Supreme Court decision about creating a special tax district (Sept. 19, 1945).
Letter to Robert N.S. Whitelaw from Mayor E. Edward Wehman acknowledging Whitelaw's letter on the presentation of an off-street parking plan (Feb. 13, 1945).
Letter to George W. Simons from Robert N.S. Whitelaw (Aug. 4, 1943) enclosing informational material and asking if Whitelaw and Fred McDonald may consult with him about city planning matters in Charleston.
Letter to Frances Benjamin Johnston from Robert N.S. Whitelaw (Dec. 6, 1941) regarding the use of her photographs for the upcoming city planning exhibition.
Letter to Frederick H. McDonald from Edmund P. Grice in response to an inquiry made about the County Hall being used as a recreational center (May 1, 1943).
Letter to David H. Stevens of the Rockefeller Foundation from Robert N.S. Whitelaw (Aug. 18, 1948) inquiring about a grant to underwrite the publication of Charleston Grows.
Document summarizing a letter to the Commanding General, Eastern Defense Command, from Captain James F. Reeves regarding the use of photographs of the Charleston area for the exhibit.
Telegram to Sen. Burnet R. Maybank (Jan. 20, 1943) from Frederick H. McDonald, Henry W. Lockwood, Edwin H. Robertson, and Ernest L. Godshalk, requesting the senator to join the Community Development Council.
Letter to Robert N.S. Whitelaw from the Honorable Thomas Gamble (June 22, 1945) mentioning parking issues in Savannah and requesting a copy of CSC's survey.
Letter to John Mead Howells from Helen Gardner McCormack (Jan. 20, 1941) regarding miscellaneous matters related to the architectural survey and exhibit.
Meeting minutes for the Civic Services Committee to Consider Publications Underwriting Plan for the Carolina Art Association, also known as the "Charleston Grows" committee (Jan. 27, 1949). Exhibit A, listing Carolina Art Association publications as of Oct. 1, 1948. Exhibit B, with notes for a Civic Services Committee meeting regarding books under consideration for purchase.
Letter to Helen Gardner McCormack from Turpin C. Bannister (ASAH) (Nov. 14, 1941) regarding her membership and requesting her to write an article. Included is an enclosure regarding ASAH aims, membership, and activities.
Memorandum to the Civic Services Committee on the "Charleston Grows" committee ( April 29, 1949) regarding plans for the publication of Charleston Grows.
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.
"Report of the Charleston Regional Planning Committee, Operating Under a Grant from the Carnegie Corporation" (June 20, 1941), which describes the purpose of the Committee and the status of the architectural survey.
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..
Letter from Albert Simons to members of the Home Service Committee Charleston Chapter [American Red Cross], dated Mar. 20, 1943, regarding the present hospital situation in Charleston. Encloses draft of letter to U.S. Representative Mendel Rivers.
Telegram to Frederick H. McDonald from L. Mendel Rivers (Jan. 22, 1943) regarding an invitation to become a member of the Governing Board of Community Development Council.
News and Courier captioned photograph of Edward Kronsberg, having been elected chairman of the city planning and zoning commission (dated July 16, 1949). News and Courier article, "City Moves for Legal Test, Orders Razing of 45 Coming St." (dated Mar. 30, 1945).
Memorandum documenting the meeting of the Charleston Regional Planning Advisory Committee (Dec. 1, 1941) outlining suggestions and changes to the "This is Charleston" exhibit.
Letter to Mayor E. Edward Wehman, Jr. from Robert N.S. Whitelaw regarding the presentation of an off-street parking plan to the Charleston City Council (Feb. 12, 1945).
Letter to the Superintendent of Documents from Jane Kingsley (April 8, 1943) requesting a list of publications about city planning, regional planning, and conservation and use of natural resources.
A document that addresses the need for city planning and historic preservation in Charleston and about the work of the Planning Committee of the Carolina Art Association. (May be an editorial.)
Memorandum to the Committee (Homer Pace, E. Milby Burton, John Mead Howells, Sidney J. Rittenberg, Albert Simons, Alice R. Huger Smith, Samuel G. Stoney, Robert N.S. Whitelaw) written by Robert N.S. Whitelaw (Mar. 1, 1940) regarding the discussion of Frederick Law Olmsted's preliminary reports ("Central Considerations" and "Inventory"; see Folder 8), which led to the suggestion that index cards be used to conduct a preliminary architectural inventory.
Letter to the Commandant Sixth Naval District from Robert N.S. Whitelaw (Jan. 22, 1943) thanking him for his help to establish a community development council.
Letter to Robert N.S. Whitelaw from C.C. Moses (Jan. 20, 1943) submitting the names of individuals who will represent the Navy on the Community Development Council.
Letter to Robert N.S. Whitelaw from Frederick Law Olmsted (Feb. 12, 1940) enclosing draft "Central Considerations" that completes the "Inventory" section, and informing Whitelaw that subsequent sections on zoning, parking, and traffic, will be delayed.
