The Town of Tomorrow and Home Building Center Souvenir Folder,

Access and use

Location of collection:
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Special Collections, University Libraries (0434)
Newman Library
Virginia Tech
P.O. Box 90001
560 Drillfield Drive
Blacksburg, VA 24062-9001
Contact for questions and access:
Phone: (540) 231-6308
Fax: (540) 231-3694
Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Terms of access:

Permission to publish from the Town of Tomorrow and Home Building Center Souvenir Folder must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.

Preferred citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Town of Tomorrow and Home Building Center Souvenir Folder, Ms2016-010, Special Collections, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Summary

Extent:
0.1 Cubic Feet 1 folder
Creator:
New York World's Fair 1939, Inc.
Abstract:
The collection consists of plans and information about 15 demonstration houses in a model village at the 1939 World's Fair in New York.
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Town of Tomorrow and Home Building Center Souvenir Folder, Ms2016-010, Special Collections, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection consists of plans and information about 15 demonstration houses in a model village at the 1939 World's Fair in New York. Each design has a brochure and each brochure includes perspective, floor plans, and a description of the house. Although numbered 1-21, with some numbers missing, these 15 brochures represent the whole set. One was designed by a woman, Verna Cook Salomonsky.

Acquisition information:
The Town of Tomorrow and Home Building Center Souvenir Folder was purchased by Special Collections in 2013.
Processing information:

The processing, arrangement, and description of the Town of Tomorrow and Home Building Center Souvenir Folder was completed in June 2016.