Michigan State University Archives and Historical Collections
Charles W. Barr Papers
UA.17.267
Table of Contents
- Summary Information
- Biographical Note
- Scope and Content
- Administrative Information
- Controlled Access Headings
- Collection Inventory
- American Society of Landscape Architects
- Barr, Charles Biographical Information
- Farness, Sanford
- Parks Division- Michigan Biennial Report
- Problems of Landscape Architecture in the National Forests by A.D. Taylor [outline]
- Syllabus and Curriculum
- Writings and Speeches by Barr
- Photographs
Summary Information
- Repository
- Michigan State University Archives and Historical Collections
- Creator
- Barr, Charles W.
- Title
- Charles W. Barr papers
- ID
- UA.17.267
- Date [inclusive]
- 1922-1999
- Extent
- 1.0 Cubic feet
- Language
- English
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: "Item title, Collection title, Collection Identifier, Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections, East Lansing, Michigan."
Biographical Note
Charles Barr was born on October 19, 1906 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to Robert and Myrtle Barr. He received a B.S. in Landscape Architecture from the University of Massachusetts in 1929, a M. S. in Conservation from Michigan State College (now Michigan State Univerity) in 1939 and a Master’s of Community Planning from the Massacusettes Institute of Technology in 1949. Barr worked as a draftsman for the Long Island Park Commission in 1929 and then came to Michigan State as instructor of Landscape Architecture in January 1930. He was promoted to assistant professor and then full professor in June 1951.
He was married in 1933 to Mildred Davis. Barr traveled extensively during his life and served as a consultant to many towns. Barr retired from MSU in June of 1977. He died on June 25, 2000.
Scope and Content
The Charles W. Barr papers contain materials relating to the study and teaching of urban planning and landscape architecture. Included in the collection are lecture notes and course materials for courses that Barr taught at Michigan State University. Also included are papers and speeches that Barr and others presented at conferences as well as bibliographies. State and federal government reports, and materials from professional organizations, can also be found in the Barr papers. There are folders of manuscripts, some including correspondence, about Andrew Jackson Downing, other noted American landscape architects, and the history of the Detroit Zoological Park.
Administrative Information
Publication Information
Michigan State University Archives and Historical Collections
Conrad Hall888 Wilson Road, Room 101
East Lansing , MI, 48824
517-355-2330
archives@msu.edu
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Legal Status note
Copyright: Michigan State University. Property Rights: Michigan State University.
Conditions Governing Use
Permission to publish material from this collection must be obtained from University Archives & Historical Collections, Michigan State University.
Controlled Access Headings
Corporate Name(s)
- Detroit Zoo.
- Michigan State University. Libraries. Urban Planning Library.
Genre(s)
- Letters (correspondence)
- Manuscripts
- Outlines and syllabi
- Photographs
- Speeches
Personal Name(s)
- Barr, Charles W.
- Farness, Sanford S.
Subject(s)
- Landscape architects
- Landscape architecture -- Study and teaching
- Landscape architecture -- United States
Collection Inventory
Box | Folder | |||
Advisory Committee on City Planning and Zoning – Herbert Hoover 1922, 1925, 1926 |
2342 | 1 | ||
American Society of Landscape Architects |
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Box | Folder | |||
Code of Professional Ethics |
2342 | 2 | ||
Method of Charges and Recommended Minimum Charges for Professional Service in Landscape Architecture |
2342 | 3 | ||
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Box | Folder | |||
Andrew Jackson Downing Research (correspondence and references to articles) 1936, Undated |
2342 | 4 | ||
Barr, Charles Biographical Information |
Box 2342 |
Folder 5 |
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Broadacre City by Architect Frank Lloyd Wright by D. Kim |
2342 | 6 | ||
Correspondence 1950, 1991, 1999 |
2342 | 7 | ||
Development of the Detroit Zoological Park 1924-1941 |
2342 | 8 | ||
Farness, Sanford |
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Box | Folder | |||
Expanding Concept of Environment 1966 |
2342 | 9 | ||
Resource Planning versus Regional Planning 1965 |
2342 | 10 | ||
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Box | Folder | |||
Governor’s Study Commission on Metropolitan Area Problems- State of Michigan, Final Report 1960 |
2342 | 11 | ||
Interview with Charles Barr (outline) Undated |
2342 | 12 | ||
National Park and Forest Service Symbols and Plans |
2342 | 13 | ||
Noted Landscape Architects |
2342 | 14 | ||
Olmstead, Frederick Law- Published Writings |
2342 | 15 | ||
Parks Division- Michigan Biennial Report 1935-1936 |
Box 2342 |
Folder 16 |
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Problems of Landscape Architecture in the National Forests by A.D. Taylor [outline] 1935 |
Box 2342 |
Folder 17 |
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Syllabus and Curriculum |
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Box | Folder | |||
Pattern of Indian Towns lecture |
2342 | 18 | ||
Planning lecture 1992 |
2342 | 19 | ||
UP 800 1961 |
2342 | 20 | ||
UP 810B |
2342 | 21 | ||
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Writings and Speeches by Barr |
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Box | Folder | |||
Administrative Organizations as One of the Important Factors in Regional Development 1962 |
2342 | 22 | ||
Articles |
2342 | 23 | ||
Art of Tree Grouping 1934 |
2342 | 24 | ||
Comprehensive Plan in Community Development 1961 |
2342 | 25 | ||
Development Plan for Edgemont Park 1946 |
2342 | 26 | ||
Filtration Process and Minority Groups 1948 |
2342 | 27 | ||
Greenbelt Towns |
2342 | 28 | ||
Land Use Regulation Needs and Theory 1971 |
2342 | 29 | ||
Model Planning Enabling Act for Michigan 1960 |
2342 | 30 | ||
National Land Use Plan for Taiwan 1974 |
2342 | 31 | ||
Noted American Landscape Architects and City Planners A-N |
2342 | 32 | ||
Noted American Landscape Architects and City Planners O-Z |
2342 | 33-34 | ||
Observations on National Planning |
2342 | 35 | ||
Our Changing Cities 1949 |
2342 | 36 | ||
A Partial Bibliography of Road Design Beautification January 1929-January 1939 |
2342 | 37 | ||
Proposed Studies in Urban Design |
2342 | 38 | ||
The School in the Urban Comprehensive Plan: A Partial Bibliography 1971 |
2342 | 39 | ||
The Story of American Gardens and Parks |
2342 | 40 | ||
The Story of American Landscape Architecture |
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Box | Folder | |||
(I) |
2342 | 41 | ||
(II) |
2342 | 42 | ||
(IV) |
2342 | 43 | ||
draft |
2342 | 44 | ||
(corrected last carbon) |
2342 | 45 | ||
(final corrected copy) |
2342 | 46 | ||
(last carbon) |
2342 | 47 | ||
(obsolete) |
2342 | 48 | ||
(old copy) |
2342 | 49 | ||
Box | Folder | |||
South and Eastern Africa: References Related to Developmental Planning and Housing 1972 |
2342 | 50 | ||
Waterfront Development: A Partial Bibliography 1975 |
2342 | 51 | ||
Writings [Highway Plantings] 1939, 1941-1942 |
2342 | 52 | ||
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Photographs |
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Box | Folder | |||
Cranbook |
2342 | 53 | ||
People. Waugh, Frank W. |
2342 | 54 | ||
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