12/6/809 Guide to the Planning Books and Special Publications Planning Books and Special Publications

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Guide to the Planning Books and Special Publications 1950/9999 University of Illinois Archives Overview of the Collection Planning Books and Special Publications 1950, 1958, 1965-2000 12/6/809 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Small Homes Council 0.30 English University of Illinois Archives
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Historical Note:

In 1944, the Board of Trustees approved the establishment of the Small Homes Council.1

The purpose of the council was to focus "talents on the small home problems, rural and urban." Its objectives were to inform the public on all home building problems and solutions, "to keep abreast of all that is new", and to work continually for the improvement of homes and housing. It was to publish "bulletins and circulars in convenient form on all subjects pertaining to planning, financing and building the home." Homes were to be built on campus to demonstrate good homes to thousands of visitors to the campus.2

Students in University courses which relate to construction, design, and management of the home would have advantages of practical studies. Financing was expected from sponsors.3

In 1955 the responsibility for the director to report directly to the University president was changed so that he reported to the Dean of the College of Fine and Applied Arts.4 The council issues non-technical circulars for home owners and planners, publishes research reports and presents short courses for contractors, builders, mortgage lenders and others.

1. Board of Trustees Transactions, 43rd Report, September 29, 1944, pp. 214-15.

2. Ibid., p. 214.

3. Ibid., p. 215.

4. Board of Trustees Transactions, 48th Report, May 19, 1955, p. 353.

Access Terms

This Collection is indexed under the following controlled access subject terms.

Topical Term: Kitchens Residential Construction
Administrative Information Accruals:

9/1964, 3/2012

Conditions Governing Access:

None.

Arrangement of Materials:

Numerical series.

Scope and Contents

Special Publications issued by the Council, including Specifications of Masons' Work and Specifications for Carpenters' Work (SP-2: 1982); More for Your Money - Home Energy Savings (SP-4: 1987);Specifications of Mason's Work and Specifications for Carpenter's Work (Boston: Mudge & Son, 1869) (1989 facsimile reprint); Indoor Air Quality in Homes: Synthesizing the Issues and Educating Consumers (SP-10: 1991); The Quiet Indoor Revolution, Seichi Konzo (SP-11: 1992); Lo-Cal House Drawings (SP-12: 1977); Dwarf Shrubs for the Midwest (SP-13: 1980); Ground Covers for the Midwest (SP-14: 1983); Basic Construction and Materials Takeoff (SP-15: 1969, 1972, 1981); Current House Construction Practices (SP-16: 1968-69, 1974, 1982); Code Comparison: CABO One and Two Family Dwelling Code with Model Energy Code and Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards (SP-17: 1998); Lead Paint and Historic Buildings: Training Manual (SP-18: 2000); and Teacher's Guide to Lead Paint and Historic Buildings (SP-19: 2000).

The series also includes Handbook of Kitchen Design (1950); A Check-List for Retirement Houses (1958); Kitchen Planning Guide (1965); Student Guide to Kitchen Planning (1965); Teaching Kitchen Planning (1965); Kitchen Industry Technical Manual: Design Principles and Practice (1972); and After the Flood: Crises, Concepts, Solutions, concerning the 1994 Mississippi River Floods