Repository
ULS Archives & Special Collections
Title Edward E. Smuts Papers Creator
Smuts, Edward E.
Collection Number AIS.2012.07 Extent
27 Linear Feet
Date 1945-1981 Abstract The Edward E. Smuts Papers document the professional career and involvement of Ed Smuts with urban planning in Pittsburgh and the surrounding area. Smuts served as the president of the Regional Industrial Development Consultants (RIDC) from 1957-1959 and deputy director for the City Planning and Development of Pittsburgh from 1965-1970; he owned his own urban consulting firm, Urban Development Consultants Incorporated, from 1960-1984. Language
English
. Author Sarita Wescott. Publisher ULS Archives & Special Collections Address University of Pittsburgh Library Systemhttp://library.pitt.edu/archives-special-collections Biography
Edward E. Smuts was born October 25, 1924. He married Marjorie Palmer and had six children (Peter, Thomas, Shannon, Christian, Matthew and Daniel). Throughout his life, Smuts was active in many associations, including the American Institute of Planners, Pittsburgh Chapter of American Society for Public Administration, American Society of Planning Officials, and Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation.
Smuts earned his B.A. from Carnegie Institute of Technology in 1946. After earning his master's degree in Business Administration from Harvard Univeristy, Smuts returned to Pittsburgh to start his career in the urban planning. His first job was with the Pennsylvania Economy League of Pittsburgh. In 1957 Smuts took the position as president of Regional Industrial Development Cooperation (RIDC). He left RIDC in 1959 to become an independent planning consultant.
Smuts established Urban Development Consultants Incorporated and served as president from 1960-1965. His company performed consulting and market research studies of the Pittsburgh area. Some of these research studies included, mass transportation, air pollution, and business development sites. From 1965-1970 he served as deputy director of City Planning and Development in Pittsburgh. As deputy director Smuts took action in projects to improve transportation, parking, business development, and university expansion. Some of these projects were Craig Street project, Carnegie Mellon University, and Greenway projects around Pittsburgh.
In 1970 Smuts returned to Urban Development Consultants, Inc. During his career as president of his consulting form, Smuts contributed to diverse development projects around the Pittsburgh and Allegheny County area.
Edward Smuts died on February 2, 1984 in Pittsburgh.
Access Restrictions
No restrictions.
Acquisition Information
Gift of Marjorie Palmer Smuts on November 5, 2012.
Scope and Content Notes The Edward E. Smuts Papers document the various professional positions he held in the capacity of an urban planner in the Pittsburgh area. The papers include business material, correspondence, meeting notes, project agendas, agreements between organizations, lease agreements, financial reports, data surveys, statistics, press releases, published reports, studies, and proposals. The topics covered by the papers include urban planning, urban redevelopment, greenway projects, traffic planning, university development, hospital ventures, and county planning in Southwestern Pennsylvania.
Related Material
Allegheny Conference on Community Development Collection, 1944-1993, AIS.1973.04, Archives & Special Collections, University of Pittsburgh Library System
Health Systems Agency of Southwestern Pennsylvania Records, 1971-1987, AIS.1987.02, Archives & Special Collections, University of Pittsburgh Library System
Pennsylvania Economy League Records, AIS.1978.06, Archives & Special Collections, University of Pittsburgh Library System
Urban League of Pittsburgh Records, 1915-1963, AIS.1981.11, Archives & Special Collections, University of Pittsburgh Library System
Processing Information
This collection was processed by Sarita Wescott in 2013-2014.
Previous Citation
Edward E. Smuts Papers, 1945-1981, AIS.2012.07, Archives Service Center, University of Pittsburgh
Preferred Citation
Edward E. Smuts Papers, 1945-1981, AIS.2012.07, Archives & Special Collections, University of Pittsburgh Library System
Copyright
The University of Pittsburgh holds the property rights to the material in this collection, but the copyright may still be held by the original creator/author. Researchers are therefore advised to follow the regulations set forth in the U.S. Copyright Code when publishing, quoting, or reproducing material from this collection without the consent of the creator/author or that go beyond what is allowed by fair use.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged into the following series:
Series I. Department of City Planning and Development
Series II. Pennsylvania Economy League
Series III. Personal
Series IV. Professional Associations
Series V. Regional Industrial Development Corporation
Series VI. Related Professional Materials
Series VII. Urban Development Consultations, Inc.
Series VIII. Urban Redevelopment Authority
Subjects Corporate Names Pennsylvania Economy League Pittsburgh (Pa.). Department of City Planning Health Systems Agency of Southwestern Pennsylvania Urban Development Consultants, Inc Regional Industrial Development Corporation of Southwestern Pennsylvania Geographic Names North Side (Pittsburgh, Pa.) Pittsburgh (Pa.) Allegheny County (Pa.) Homewood (Pittsburgh, Pa.) Oakland (Pittsburgh, Pa.) Other Subjects Urban renewal -- Pennsylvania -- Pittsburgh Landscape architecture -- Pennsylvania -- Pittsburgh Landscape design -- Pennsylvania -- Pittsburgh Health services administration -- Pennsylvania -- Pittsburgh Health planning -- Pennsylvania -- Pittsburgh Medical policy -- Pennsylvania -- Pittsburgh Economic development -- Pennsylvania -- Pittsburgh Transportation Social action Health and medicine Government Environment Business and Industry Container List Series I. Department of City Planning , 1954-1979 Scope and Content Notes This series covers the period that Smuts was the of Deputy Director of City Planning of Pittsburgh (1965-1970) and beyond. Materials document City Planning projects and program and include agreements, reports, and correspodence.
Subseries 1. Topical Folders , 1957-1979 Scope and Content Notes This subseries represents various projects and programs of the Department of City Planning. Materials contained in these folders include memorandum of projects, agendas, press release, agreements, reference materials, project proposals, financial/expenditures reports, photographs, presentation reports, area surveys, and multiple forms of communications.
Action-Housing, Inc. , 1972 Containers box 1 , folder 1 Action-Housing, Inc. - Reports , 1968-1971 Containers box 1 , folder 2 Action-Housing, Inc. - District Liaison - Neighborhood Programs , 1965-1970 Containers box 1 , folder 3 Aerial Photography , 1966-1967 Containers box 1 , folder 4 Allegheny County Health Department , 1976 Containers box 1 , folder 5 Allegheny County Planning Commission , unknown Containers box 1 , folder 6 Allegheny Housing Rehabilitation Corporation (AHRCO) , 1967-1968 Containers box 1 , folder 7 American Institute of Architects and Urban American Inc. Design Concept Seminar , 1967-1968 Containers box 1 , folder 8-9 American Institute of Planners - Finance Historical & Reference , 1968-1969 Containers box 1 , folder 10 American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) , 1966-1967 Containers box 1 , folder 11 American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) - Urban Intern Program , 1966-1968 Containers box 1 , folder 12 American Society of Planning Officials , 1970 Containers box 1 , folder 13 ARA Project - Sixth Empire Fund, Inc. , 1969 Containers box 1 , folder 14 Armour and Company , 1963-1965 Containers box 1 , folder 15 Armstrong Cork Company , 1965-1970 Containers box 1 , folder 16 Automobile Deal Development , 1964-1967 Containers box 1 , folder 17 Binswager Corporation , 1960-1961 Containers box 1 , folder 18 Board of Education - Education Park , 1964-1966 Containers box 1 , folder 19 Business and Urban Problems , 1968 Containers box 1 , folder 20 Center Business District (Center 1) , 1962-1969 Containers box 1 , folder 21-25 City Business District - Library Avenue-Allegheny River Action Area , 1969-1973 Containers box 1 , folder 26 City Information System – City Wide -Budget , 1969-1970 Containers box 1 , folder 27 City of Pittsburgh – Neighborhood – Commercial Improvement Program – General , unknown Containers box 1 , folder 28 City Service Guide , 1969 Containers box 1 , folder 29 Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh , 1969 Containers box 1 , folder 30 Community Facilities , 1967-1969 Containers box 1 , folder 31 Community Renewal Plan (CRP): Open Space , 1964-1970 Containers box 1 , folder 32-33 Comprehensive Planning and Programming , 1966-1967 Containers box 1 , folder 34 Downtown Development Plan , 1967-1971 Containers box 2 , folder 1 Department of the Art Commission , 1969 Containers box 2 , folder 2 Economic Development Plan , 1965 Containers box 2 , folder 3 Environmental Nuisance Control , 1965-1966 Containers box 2 , folder 4 Environmentally Sensitive/Predominately Vacant: City of Pittsburgh , 1969-1979 Containers box 2 , folder 5 Exchange Fund Inc. – Director's Meeting and Correspondents , 1969 Containers box 2 , folder 6 Filtration Site , 1970-1977 Containers box 2 , folder 7-9 Golden Triangle Association , 1960-1965 Containers box 2 , folder 10 Herrs Island Project , 1964-1969 Containers box 2 , folder 11 Housing Project , 1966-1969 Containers box 2 , folder 12 Housing Program , 1966-1969 Containers box 2 , folder 13 Housing Program R-5 Target Area , 1968-1969 Containers box 2 , folder 14 Housing Program Relocation , 1966-1972 Containers box 2 , folder 15 Housing Planning Reference Book , 1966 Containers box 2 , folder 16 Hourly Work Schedule , 1974 Containers box 2 , folder 17 Industrial Renewal and Development Projects Follow-Up , 1962-1963 Containers box 2 , folder 18 J. H. Matthews and Co. , 1965-1968 Containers box 2 , folder 19 Joint Development – S1 Saw Mill Run- Design Concept Team , 1968-1969 Containers box 2 , folder 20-21 Land Use Control , 1967-1968 Containers box 3 , folder 1 Legislation Program , 1968 Containers box 3 , folder 2 Mauro, John T. - Speech American Society of Military Engineers , 1969 Containers box 3 , folder 3 Mayor's Office , 1968-1977 Containers box 3 , folder 4 Miscellaneous , 1966-1969 Containers box 3 , folder 5 N2 – Lower Northside , 1968 Containers box 3 , folder 6 N3 – Federal Anderson , 1965-1969 Containers box 3 , folder 7 Northside Anderson – East State Renewal Project , 1969 Containers box 3 , folder 8 Parking , 1968-1970 Containers box 3 , folder 9 Parking Ordinances , 1965-1976 Containers box 3 , folder 10-11 Parks and Recreation , 1968 Containers box 3 , folder 12 Pennsylvania – Overall Company , 1965-1966 Containers box 3 , folder 13 Pennsylvania – State Planning Board , 1963-1966 Containers box 3 , folder 14 Point Bridges & Pedestrian Paths , 1968-1969 Containers box 3 , folder 15 Population Forecasts – Pittsburgh , 1968 Containers box 3 , folder 16 Projects, Priorities, and Correspondence , 1969-1970 Containers box 3 , folder 17 Port Authority of Allegheny County – Transit Division Planning Department , 1968 Containers box 3 , folder 18 Public Action to Hold Existing Industries , unknown Containers box 3 , folder 19 Public Relations , 1964-1966 Containers box 3 , folder 20 Public Safety Traffic Planning , 1968-1976 Containers box 3 , folder 21 Public Works , 1969 Containers box 3 , folder 22 Rapid Transit Program , 1968-1969 Containers box 3 , folder 23-24 Rapid Transit Study , 1965-1970 Containers box 3 , folder 25-26 Recreation Facility and Program , 1969-1970 Containers box 3 , folder 27 Regional Economic Development Institute - Incorporated , 1967 Containers box 3 , folder 28 Regional Planning Association - Annual Meeting , 1969-1972 Containers box 3 , folder 29 Riverfront Program , 1958-1969 Containers box 3 , folder 30-31 Rockwell Manufacturing Company , 1966-1967 Containers box 3 , folder 32 Seldom Seen Program , 1957-1958 Containers box 4 , folder 1 Sharon Project , 1976 Containers box 4 , folder 2 Slide Presentation , 1967-1968 Containers box 4 , folder 3 Southwestern Pennsylvania Regional Planning Commission (SPRPC) , 1965-1979 Containers box 4 , folder 4 SPRPC - Open Space Task Forces , 1968 Containers box 4 , folder 5 SPRPC-Work Program , 1966-1969 Containers box 4 , folder 6 State Highway , 1967-1974 Containers box 4 , folder 7-8 Strip District – Interview/Recon , 1963 Containers box 4 , folder 9 Taber Follow-Up , 1977-1978 Containers box 4 , folder 10 Transportation Thoroughfare Improvement Program – Index , 1968-1970 Containers box 4 , folder 11 Tranist - Center City Transportation Project , 1968-1975 Containers box 4 , folder 12 Transit - Center City - Wotsit Pitch , 1968-1975 Containers box 4 , folder 13 Transit - Core Penetration - Final Analysis , 1966-1967 Containers box 4 , folder 14 Transit - Core Penetration - Station Design , 1967 Containers box 4 , folder 15 Transit - General , 1967-1968 Containers box 4 , folder 16 Transit – National Transportation Center , 1969-1970 Containers box 4 , folder 17 Transit - PAT property Acquisition – RT , 1967-1968 Containers box 4 , folder 18 Transit – Pittsburgh Transit-Historical , 1958-1963 Containers box 4 , folder 19 Transit – Pole Removal Program , 1968-1969 Containers box 4 , folder 20 Transit - Regional Designs , 1966-1967 Containers box 4 , folder 21 Transit 4 Transit Program Follow-Up , 1966-1967 Containers box 4 , folder 22 Transit US Steel Penetration , 1969 Containers box 4 , folder 23 Transit, Mass & Rapid – Core , 1966-1967 Containers box 4 , folder 24 Transit, Mass & Rapid – Center Business District Planning- Distribution , 1966-1967 Containers box 4 , folder 25 Transit, Mass & Rapid – Miscellaneous , 1966-1969 Containers box 4 , folder 26 Transit, Mass, & Rapid - Reference , 1965-1966 Containers box 4 , folder 27 Westinghouse – Information Systems Project , 1969-1970 Containers box 4 , folder 28 Zoning Ordinance of Pittsburgh , 1968-1979 Containers box 4 , folder 29 Subseries 2. Reports, Studies, and Proposals , 1954-1979 Scope and Content Notes This subseries contains reports, studies, and proposals on City Planning project such as, North side redevelopment, highways and transportation, stadiums, Golden Triangle redevelopment, housing, Homewood-Brushton improvements and more.
"North Side Study" , April 1954 Containers box 5 , folder 1 "State Highway Policies and Practices in Pennsylvania: An Appraisal by the Automotive Safety Foundation" , August 1958 Containers box 5 , folder 2 "Report on Proposed New Stadium" , September 1958 Containers box 5 , folder 3 "Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Chateau Street West Marketability Analysis" , July 1959 Containers box 5 , folder 4 "Planning Report Stage One Chartiers Valley Industrial Study Area" , April 1960 Containers box 5 , folder 5 "1961 Annual Report: A City Rebuilds" , May 1962 Containers box 5 , folder 6 "Freeways in the Urban Setting: The Hershey Conference" , June 1962 Containers box 5 , folder 7 "Pittsburgh Area Transportation Study: Volume 2 Forecasts and Plans" , February 1963 Containers box 5 , folder 8 "Data Processing and Simulation Techniques" , October 1962 Containers box 5 , folder 9 "1962-1963 Community Renewal Program: A City Rebuilds" , October 1962 Containers box 5 , folder 10 "Golden Triangle Study: Future Circulation" , February 1962 Containers box 5 , folder 11 "A Concept for Personnel Distribution and Circulation in a City Central Core" , June 1965 Containers box 5 , folder 12 "Lower Northside: Basic Conditions Reports" , December 1964 Containers box 5 , folder 13 "Community Renewal Project Progress Report: Simulation Model Number 5" , January 1964 Containers box 5 , folder 14 "State of the Region Project: Work Element 5: A Prospectus for the Study of Leadership in Southwestern Pennsylvania" , July 1964 Containers box 5 , folder 15 "A Plan and Program for Industrial Development in Pittsburgh" , 1965 Containers box 5 , folder 16 "Study Design: Drainage Basins and Flood Plains Sanitary Sewerage Water Supply and Service Project No. Penna. P-103" , August 1965 Containers box 5 , folder 17 "Study Design Transportation - Air Project No. Penna. P-103 Contract No. Penna. P-103(G)" , September 1965 Containers box 5 , folder 18 "Highways and Urban Development: Report on the Second National Conference" , November 1966 Containers box 5 , folder 19 "1966 Work Program" , 1966 Containers box 5 , folder 20 "Housing Report Summary City of Pittsburgh" , April 1966 Containers box 5 , folder 21 "Feasibility Report Filling the Herrs Island Back Channel for Future Land Development" , August 1967 Containers box 5 , folder 22 "What it Takes to Build a City of Housing Opportunities" , May-June 1967 Containers box 5 , folder 23 "Planning Programming Budgeting for City, State, County Objectivies" , April 1967 Containers box 5 , folder 24 "Auto Pound Study" , April 1967 Containers box 5 , folder 25 "Information Systems Laboratory: Capabilities and Experiences in Public Systems" , June 1968 Containers box 5 , folder 26 "Homewood Brushton Neighborhood Improvement Program" , March 1968 Containers box 5 , folder 27 "Manchester Basic Conditions Report" , January 1968 Containers box 5 , folder 28 "Tax Delinquent Property Transfer Program Progress Report" , April 1968 Containers box 5 , folder 29 "City of Pittsburgh Change in the Housing Inventory 1960-1968" , August 1968 Containers box 5 , folder 30 "1967-1968 Work Program" , 1969 Containers box 5 , folder 31 "Westinghouse - Information System Department Organization Plan: Agreement No. 19170, Report No. 1" , May 1969 Containers box 5 , folder 32 "Westinghouse - Preliminary Organization and Staffing Plan: Agreement No. 9247, Report No.1" , April 1969 Containers box 5 , folder 33 "Westinghouse - Information System Office Recruitment Plan: Agreement No. 19170, Report No. 2" , July 1969 Containers box 5 , folder 34 "Westinghouse - A Study Report Covering: City of Pittsburgh Information System Study: Findings and Recommendations for a Central Information Processing Facility" , February 1969 Containers box 5 , folder 35 "Westinghouse - Information System Project System Description: Agreement No. 19170, Report No.3" , August 1969 Containers box 5 , folder 36 "Westinghouse Reports 1969" , 1969 Containers box 5 , folder 37 "A Profile of the Residents of Sheraden Park: Comprehensive Planning and Programming Division" , April 1969 Containers box 5 , folder 38 "Herr's Island Study: A Recreation Island for Pittsburgh and Allegheny County" , January 1969 Containers box 5 , folder 39 "The Black Population and its Housing: A Social and Economic Profile of The Black Community in the Pittsburgh Metropolitan Area" , May 1969 Containers box 5 , folder 40 "Message of the Mayor" , January 1969 Containers box 5 , folder 41 "A Profile of the Residents of Pennley Park: Comprehensive Planning and Programming Division" , June 1969 Containers box 5 , folder 42 "Clifton Park Basic Conditions Report" , September 1969 Containers box 5 , folder 43 "City of Pittsburgh Changes in the Housing Inventory 1960-1968" , January 1969 Containers box 5 , folder 44 "Anderson-Chestnut Land Assembly Program for Highways and Riverside Imporvement" , February 1970 Containers box 5 , folder 45 "Sewage System: Plan and Program City of Pittsbrugh" , January, 1970 Containers box 5 , folder 46 "A Development and Renewal Program for Pittsburgh: Summary Documentation" , February 1970 Containers box 5 , folder 47 "London Borough of Haringey Seven Sisters Study: Project Submission" , September 1970 Containers box 5 , folder 48 "Lower North Side District Plan" , May 1970 Containers box 5 , folder 49 "Golden Triangle Street Program 1968-1973" , February 1968 Containers box 5 , folder 50 Series II. Pennsylvania Economy League , 1951-1969 Scope and Content Notes This series highlights Smuts' work with the Pennsylvania Economy League. Some of the folders contain in-depth reports and information about counties in southwestern Pennsylvania, including field reports, contacts, industrial surveys, pamphlets, demographics, and planning programs.
County-Armstrong , 1951-1958 Containers box 6 , folder 1 County-Butler , 1954 Containers box 6 , folder 2 County-Fayette , 1954-1958 Containers box 6 , folder 3 County-Westmoreland , 1953-1958 Containers box 6 , folder 4 Environmental Nuisance Control - Air Pollution , 1967-1969 Containers box 6 , folder 5 Environmental Nuisance Control - Litter , 1955-1956 Containers box 6 , folder 6 General , 1966-1969 Containers box 6 , folder 7 "Financing the Civic Auditorium" , January 1956 Containers box 6 , folder 8 "A More Effective Industrial Development Program for the Pittsburgh Region" , November 1954 Containers box 6 , folder 9 "A More Effective Industrial Development Program for the Pittsburgh Region – Appendices" , 1954 Containers box 6 , folder 10 "Recommended Program and Staffing of the Pennsylvania Department of Commerce" , 1955 Containers box 6 , folder 11 Series III. Personal , 1953-1980 Scope and Content Notes The Personal series contains Smuts' correspondence with local businesses, professional associations, and personal acquaintances. It also includes materials related to voter registration drives in Allegheny County. Other folders include materials concerning his marriage to Marjorie Palmer and her business, Marj Palmer Associates.
Allegheny County Government , 1962-1963 Containers box 6 , folder 12 Awards , 1963 Containers box 6 , folder 13 Correspondence , 1971-1976 Containers box 6 , folder 14-18 Daily Calendar , 1956 Containers box 6 , folder 19 Litchfield Park , 1966 Containers box 6 , folder 20 Marjorie Ann Palmer Smuts , 1953-1980 Containers box 6 , folder 21 Marj Palmer Associates , 1979 Containers box 6 , folder 22 Series IV. Professional Associations , 1945-1976 Scope and Content Notes This series covers the multitude of professional and personal associations that Smuts was involved with throughout his life. It contains newsletters, by-laws, correspondence, and speeches. Of special note are the files on the Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation, which includes flyers, memorandums, correspondence, handwritten notes, and newsletters. Smuts also taught Urban Studies classes at both Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) and the University of Pittsburgh; this folder contains the syllabus, correspondence, list of textbooks, presentation slides and notes. Smuts was also actively involved with the CMU Alumni Association, which is documented in a single folder of photographs, committee reports, executive board meeting notes, pamphlets, and newspaper clippings.
American Conservatory Theater Foundation , 1965 Containers box 6 , folder 23 American Institute of Planners , 1960-1965 Containers box 6 , folder 24-27 American Society for Public Administration , 1956-1965 Containers box 6 , folder 28-30 ASPEN Design Confrence , unknown Containers box 6 , folder 31 Committee for Industrial Development , 1945-1954 Containers box 6 , folder 32 Constitutional Revision Committee , 1962-1963 Containers box 7 , folder 1-3 Courses - University of Pittsburgh and CMU , 1963-1966 Containers box 7 , folder 4 CMU Alumni Association , 1969-1974 Containers box 7 , folder 5-8 Foundation Data , 1953-1957 Containers box 7 , folder 9 Letters of Recommendation , 1962 Containers box 7 , folder 10 Mountain Club , 1963-1964 Containers box 7 , folder 11 National Association of Housing & Redevelopment Officials , 1960-1963 Containers box 7 , folder 12 Pennsylvania Planning Association , 1976 Containers box 7 , folder 13 Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundations , 1962-1969 Containers box 7 , folder 14-16 Series V. Regional Industrial Development Corporation (RIDC) , 1949-1977 Scope and Content Notes This series includes documentation on projects of the Regional Industrial Development Corporation (RIDC) during the Smuts' tenure as its president (1957-1959) and beyond. This series also includes a significant amount of promotional material compiled on Pittsburgh area companies and includes industrial statistics for the area.
Subseries 1. Topical Folders , 1949-1964 Scope and Content Notes This subseries consists of subject folders related to various projects and reference material of the RIDC. Folders reflect daily operations and business relationships, board meeting minutes, agenda, notices, correspondence, press releases, copies of newspaper articles, and indexes.
Boston Economic Study Committee , 1958-1961 Containers box 7 , folder 17 Chateau Street West , 1958-1961 Containers box 7 , folder 18 Chartiers Basin Survey 1958 Conclusions , 1958 Containers box 7 , folder 19 Committee for Economic Development (CED) , 1958-1963 Containers box 7 , folder 20 Counties , 1955-1959 Containers box 7 , folder 21-24 Economic Development – State Program , 1957-1962 Containers box 7 , folder 25 Filing Index , unknown Containers box 7 , folder 26 Future Programs , 1959 Containers box 7 , folder 27 Government Improvement Ideas , 1958-1959 Containers box 8 , folder 1 Governor's Office, Pennsylvania , 1959 Containers box 8 , folder 2 Industrial Area Renewal Program, Industrial Standards (Idea Book) , 1954-1958 Containers box 8 , folder 3 Industrial Clusters, Pittsburgh Region , 1959 Containers box 8 , folder 4 Industrial Development Fund , 1959-1962 Containers box 8 , folder 5 Interview Kit , unknown Containers box 8 , folder 6 Labor Management Relations , 1957-1961 Containers box 8 , folder 7 Laurel Highlands Project , 1958-1959 Containers box 8 , folder 8 Little, Arthur D. Inc. , 1955-1959 Containers box 8 , folder 9 Maps , 1951-1959 Containers box 8 , folder 10 Minutes, Agenda, and Notices, RIDC Board Meetings , 1955-1959 Containers box 8 , folder 11-12 Miscellaneous , 1961-1963 Containers box 8 , folder 13 Mon-Yough Conference on Community Development , 1958-1959 Containers box 8 , folder 14 Parks & Recreation – Herr's Island , unknown Containers box 8 , folder 15 Penn-Central Railroad – Finance Street (Homewood) , 1962-1963 Containers box 8 , folder 16 Pennsylvania Department of Commerce , 1955-1959 Containers box 8 , folder 17 Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry , 1957-1959 Containers box 8 , folder 18 Pennsylvania Economy League , 1949-1962 Containers box 8 , folder 19 Pennsylvania State Planning Board , 1957-1964 Containers box 8 , folder 20 Philadelphia Industrial Development Corp. (PIDC) , 1959 Containers box 8 , folder 21 Pittsburgh Industrial Development Council , 1949-1952 Containers box 8 , folder 22-23 Publication & Press Release , 1953-1959 Containers box 9 , folder 1-2 Research and Development , 1950-1959 Containers box 9 , folder 3 Research and Development Syndicate , 1957-1959 Containers box 9 , folder 4 Residential Development Analysis , 1963-1964 Containers box 9 , folder 5 Regional Industrial Renewal Survey , 1958 Containers box 9 , folder 6 RIDC- APA Study Scope & Procedures , 1964 Containers box 9 , folder 7 Ryan, Robert H. , 1958-1963 Containers box 9 , folder 8 State Action Program – Pittsburgh Region , 1959-1965 Containers box 9 , folder 9 State of Connecticut Development Commission , 1958 Containers box 9 , folder 10 United Fund of Allegheny County , 1955-1958 Containers box 9 , folder 11 Urban Land Institute – Correspondence , 1957-1963 Containers box 9 , folder 12 Subseries 2. Reports, Studies, and Proposals , 1956-1977 Scope and Content Notes The RIDC reports and studies found in this subseries appear to be used throughout Smuts' career and many date beyond his tenure with the agency. Many of these reports were used as informational tools to encourage companies to relocate to southwestern Pennsylvania. Included here are RIDC annual reports, studies on the expansion of the highway system around Pittsburgh, steep slope studies, and preliminary analysis of potential companies trageted for relocation.
"An Interim Report to the Directors Eight Months Operation of the Regional Industrial Development Corp." , May 1956 Containers box 9 , folder 13 "Statement on Industrial Area Renewal for the City of Pittsburgh, County of Allegheny and Other Counties of the Pittsburgh Region to the Senate Subcommittee on Housing" , December 1957 Containers box 9 , folder 14 "A Report to Sponsors of the Regional Industrial Development Corporation: Progress 1955-1957 and A Program for the Future" , October, 1957 Containers box 9 , folder 15 "The Pittsburgh Region Highway System and Future Economic Development" , December 1958 Containers box 9 , folder 16 "A Study of Civic Agencies in the Pittsburgh Area, Adapting Civic Agency Structure to Meet Renaissance Needs" , October 1958 Containers box 9 , folder 17 "A Report Submitted to the Industrial Panel, Urban Land Institute, 1958 for Consideration of the Problem 'How to Accomplish the Best Industrial Re-Use fo Blighted Urban Land'" , May 1958 Containers box 9 , folder 18 "Prospect Analysis: Research Centers in the Pittsburgh Economic Area" , August 1958 Containers box 9 , folder 19 "Prospect Analysis Automotive Industry" , August 1958 Containers box 9 , folder 20 "A Program for Continuing Economic Analysis in the Pittsburgh Region" , February 1958 Containers box 9 , folder 21 "Working Toward an Industrial Land Policy and Program for the City of Pittsburgh" , May 1958 Containers box 9 , folder 22 "Prospect Analysis: A Survey of Can Manufacturing Facilities (Preliminary)" , December 1958 Containers box 9 , folder 23 "Industrial Area Renewal Program Chateau West and Woods Run: R.I.D.C.'s Recommendations to the City Planning Commission and the Urban Redevelopment Authority" , July 1958 Containers box 9 , folder 24 "Highway Access Control Study: Pilot Study Route- U.S. 22- Monroeville to Congruity" , November 1958 Containers box 9 , folder 25 "Working Toward and Industrial Land Policy and Program for the City of Pittsburgh" , November 1958 Containers box 9 , folder 26 "Survey of Waterborne Traffic Patterns and Waterside Public Terminal Facilites in the Allegheny County Area: Volume 1 Narrative Report" , October 1958 Containers box 9 , folder 27 "Digest, Conference on Jobs and Business Climate in Pennsylvania" , March 1959 Containers box 9 , folder 28 "Community of Interest Between the Pittsburgh Metropolitan Area and the Upper Ohio Valley a Preliminary Analysis" , 1959 Containers box 9 , folder 29 "Chartiers Industrial Districts a Proposal to Put Idle Land to Work, Preliminary Summary Report" , September 1959 Containers box 9 , folder 30 "Northeastern Industrial Developers Association, Salary, and Activity Survey" , October 1960 Containers box 9 , folder 31 "Program of the Regional Industrial Development Corporation of Southwestern Pennsylvania" , March 1962 Containers box 9 , folder 32 "First Annual Report 1962" , September 1962 Containers box 9 , folder 33 "Six Month Report of the President Regional Industrial Development Corporation" , July 1962 Containers box 9 , folder 34 "A Progress Scrapbook" , 1963-1964 Containers box 9 , folder 35 "Report to RIDC Directors" , April 1963 Containers box 9 , folder 36 "First Annual Report 1963" , August 1963 Containers box 9 , folder 37 "Second Annual Report 1963" , September 1963 Containers box 9 , folder 38 "Pittsburgh Research - Key to Tomorrow" , 1963 Containers box 9 , folder 39 "Second Annual Report 1964 RIDC Industrial Development Fund" , September 1964 Containers box 9 , folder 40 "Third Annual Report 1964 Strategy for Growth" , 1964 Containers box 9 , folder 41 "The Southwestern Pennsylvania Region is on the Move" , July 1964 Containers box 9 , folder 42 "The Manpower Development and Training Act and Southwestern Pennsylvania" , April 1964 Containers box 9 , folder 43 "The President's Committee on Equal Opportunity in Housing and the Greater Pittsburgh Housing Conference" , November 1965 Containers box 9 , folder 44 "Third Annual Report 1965" , 1965 Containers box 9 , folder 45 "Fourth Annual Report 1965, Growth Through Technological Change" , 1965 Containers box 9 , folder 46 "Fourth Annual Report 1966" , August 1966 Containers box 9 , folder 47 "Fifth Annual Report 1967" , August 1967 Containers box 9 , folder 48 "The Human Resource, a Changing Regional Pattern 1968 Annual Report" , January 1968 Containers box 9 , folder 49 "Sixth Annual Report 1968" , August 1968 Containers box 9 , folder 50 "Public/Private Investment Partnership for Growth in the 70's, 1969 Annual Report" , 1969 Containers box 9 , folder 51 "The Changing City Report, Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh" , June 1969 Containers box 9 , folder 52 "Seventh Annual Report 1969" , September 1969 Containers box 9 , folder 53 "Geo-Economic the Geographic factor in Economic Growth 1970 Annual Report" , January 1970 Containers box 10 , folder 1 "Eighth Annual Report 1970" , August 1970 Containers box 10 , folder 2 "Transition of a Region Southwestern Pennsylvania's Changing Economy, 1971 Annual Report" , September 1971 Containers box 10 , folder 3 "Ninth Annual Report 1971" , August 1971 Containers box 10 , folder 4 "Turnaround Employment Patterns in a Changing Economy, 1972 Annual Report" , August 1972 Containers box 10 , folder 5 "Tenth Annual Report 1972" , September 1972 Containers box 10 , folder 6 "Eleventh Annual Report 1973" , September 1973 Containers box 10 , folder 7 "Twelfth Annual Report 1974" , 1974 Containers box 10 , folder 8 "Diversification and Economic Opportunity 1975 Annual Report" , August 1975 Containers box 10 , folder 9 "Thirteenth Annual Report 1975" , August 1975 Containers box 10 , folder 10 "Fourth Annual 1976" , October 1976 Containers box 10 , folder 11 "Fifteenth Annual Report 1977" , August 1977 Containers box 10 , folder 12 "Pittsburgh Region Limited Access Highways" , unknown Containers box 10 , folder 13 "The Pittsburgh Region Highway System and Future Economic Development - A Confidential Preliminary Report" , unknown Containers box 10 , folder 14 "Analysis of the Preliminary Engineering Report Recommended Route for FAI-15 Washington to Warrendale Interstate Route" , unknown Containers box 10 , folder 15 "Steep Slope Renewal Report Appendices" , unknown Containers box 10 , folder 16 "RIDC Industrial Park, Allegheny County Suburban Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania" , unknown Containers box 10 , folder 17 "Thorn Hill Industrial Park Allegheny County Butler County Suburban Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania" , unknown Containers box 10 , folder 18 "Proposed Pittsburgh Research Center Bituminous Coal Research, Inc." , unknown Containers box 10 , folder 19 Series VI. Related Professional Materials , 1950-1979 Scope and Content Notes This series contains a variety of subject and project files that do not clearly related to the various professional positions held by Smuts. Clearly Smuts had some involvement in these projects but the relationship is not clearly evident in all cases.
Allegheny County Indstrial Information , 1950-1958 Containers box 10 , folder 20 American Society for Public Administration - Meeting and Reports , 1966-1973 Containers box 10 , folder 21 Noise Pollution: The Rising Racket, (Audio tape) , 1970 Containers box 10 , folder 22 Breskin, Joseph - Westmoreland County , unknown Containers box 10 , folder 23 Butler County, Pennsylvania , 1952-1958 Containers box 10 , folder 24 Byers, A.M. , unknown Containers box 10 , folder 25 Cohen, Larry - Monroeville Project , unknown Containers box 10 , folder 26 County Information , unknown Containers box 10 , folder 27 CRP , 1963 Containers box 10 , folder 28 Detter, Ritchey, Sippel Associates , 1970-1973 Containers box 10 , folder 29 Designers Center , 1979 Containers box 10 , folder 30 Disposition Procedures , January 1961 Containers box 10 , folder 31 Downtown Projects - Penn Station , 1978 Containers box 10 , folder 32 Doziadas Association , unknown Containers box 10 , folder 33 Dun & Bradstreet Reports , 1965 Containers box 10 , folder 34 Empire Fund, Inc. - Director's Meeting , May 8, 1968 Containers box 10 , folder 35 Greater Harrisburg Movement, Inc. , 1973 Containers box 10 , folder 36 Heinz Warehouse -#1 , unknown Containers box 10 , folder 37 Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh , 1970 Containers box 10 , folder 38 Housing Market Analysis , 1970 Containers box 10 , folder 39 Johnson, Howard , unknown Containers box 10 , folder 40 Lawrence Paint Company Building Project , unknown Containers box 10 , folder 41 Lutheran Brotherhood Fund, Inc. , 1964 Containers box 10 , folder 42 Maps , unknown Containers box 10 , folder 43 Miscellaneous , unknown Containers box 10 , folder 44 Photographs , unknown Containers box 10 , folder 45 Pittsburgh Comprehensive Plan and Development Program , unknown Containers box 10 , folder 46 S. S. Kressge Company , unknown Containers box 10 , folder 47 Steel City Electric , 1970 Containers box 10 , folder 48 Steep Slope Renewal , 1960 Containers box 10 , folder 49 Urban Design Consultants, Inc. - Clifton Park , 1979 Containers box 10 , folder 50 Vacation of Streets , unknown Containers box 10 , folder 51 Vacant/Sensitive "Neighborhoods for Living" Center , unknown Containers box 10 , folder 52 Series VII. Urban Development Consultants, Inc. , 1959-1981 Scope and Content Notes The Urban Development Consultants series documents the primary consulting firm founded and operated by Smuts. The firm's primary clients include public, civic and private development organizations within the Greater Pittsburgh region.
Subseries 1. Environmentally Sensitive/Predominately Vacant , 1964-1980 Scope and Content Notes Smuts actively participated in the development of Greenway projects by evaluating Environmentally Sensitive/Predominately Vacant areas of Pittsburgh. The subseries focus on various projects, land leases, studies that relate to the vacant land areas. Included in the folders are agenda of meetings, program and project proposals, annual reports, notes, analysis, blueprints, budget and service expenses.
Concept - Environmentally Sensitive/Predominately Vacant , unknown Containers box 10 , folder 53 Acquisition Cost Techniques , 1971-1978 Containers box 10 , folder 54 Aerials Photography , 1979 Containers box 10 , folder 55 Area Analysis Summaries , 1979 Containers box 10 , folder 56 Bigelow Acquisition Owner/Assessment , unknown Containers box 10 , folder 57 Department and Agencies - City Planning , 1979 Containers box 10 , folder 58 Department and Agencies - Environmentaly Services , 1979 Containers box 10 , folder 59 Department and Agencies - Housing , 1979 Containers box 10 , folder 60 Department and Agencies - Housing Authority , 1978-1979 Containers box 10 , folder 61 Department and Agencies - Land and Buidlings , 1978-1979 Containers box 10 , folder 62 Department and Agencies - Mayor and Council , 1978 Containers box 10 , folder 63 Department and Agencies – Miscellaneous Materials , 1978-1979 Containers box 10 , folder 64 Department and Agencies - Parks and Recreation , 1977-1979 Containers box 10 , folder 65 Department and Agencies - Public Works , 1978-1979 Containers box 11 , folder 1 Department and Agencies - Urban Redevelopment Authority , 1978-1979 Containers box 11 , folder 2 Department and Agencies - Western Pennsylvania Conservancy , 1974-1979 Containers box 11 , folder 3 Earlier City-Wide Property , 1964-1965 Containers box 11 , folder 4 Handout References , 1979 Containers box 11 , folder 5 Hazelwood , 1969-1972 Containers box 11 , folder 6 Other Area Examples , 1970 Containers box 11 , folder 7 Phase II Preliminary Analysis Methods , 1978 Containers box 11 , folder 8 Richard King Mellon Proposal/City of Pittsburgh/Steep Slopes/River frontage , 1977-1978 Containers box 11 , folder 9 Richard King Mellon Foundation Correspondence , 1978-1980 Containers box 11 , folder 10 Scaife Foundation - City Proposal , 1978 Containers box 11 , folder 11 Slide Show , 1979 Containers box 11 , folder 12 Spiegel, Ben , 1978-1979 Containers box 11 , folder 13 Zoning Controls , 1979 Containers box 11 , folder 14 Subseries 2. Financial , 1959-1976 Scope and Content Notes This subseries includes invoice reports, financial ledgers, consulting time sheets, and employee payroll and expense reports.
Allegheny County Planning Commission - Contractual Details , 1959 Containers box 11 , folder 15 Allegheny County Planning Commission - Consulting Activities Reports , 1959-1965 Containers box 11 , folder 16 Bibliographies , 1963 Containers box 11 , folder 17 Correspondence , 1960-1962 Containers box 11 , folder 18 Duquesne Light Company - Consulting Activity Reports , 1962-1965 Containers box 11 , folder 19 Federated Funds, Inc. - Board of Directors Activities , 1963-1965 Containers box 11 , folder 20 Financial Aids for Urban Development (Course UA-251), Pitt GSPIA , 1964 Containers box 11 , folder 21 Financial Statments (Urban Development Consultants) , 1971-1976 Containers box 11 , folder 22 National Association of Real Estate Boards (NAREB)- Building America Better Committee , 1963-1964 Containers box 11 , folder 23 Margiooti, Rose E. , 1964 Containers box 11 , folder 24 Mayor's Office - City of Pittsburgh , 1963 Containers box 11 , folder 25 Miscellaneous Employees - Urban Development Consultants, Inc. , 1963-1964 Containers box 11 , folder 26 Slocum, Robert J. , 1963-1964 Containers box 11 , folder 27 Waddell, William B. , 1963-1964 Containers box 11 , folder 28 Subseries 3. Greenway Projects , 1977-1981 Scope and Content Notes This subseries contains documentation on multiple greenway projects that the UDC consulted on. The contents include area maps, blueprints, appraisal reports of property, lot and block order lists, project proposals, correspondence, gift of property procedure with documentation, pubic property transfer outline, reports, notes, newspaper clippings, budget reports, and project proposals. Some photographic materials are also included in project files. The images depict residential lots, aerial views, and neighborhood views.
Becks Run Greenway , 1981 Containers box 11 , folder 29 Beechview and Mt. Washington Phase 1 , 1981 Containers box 11 , folder 30 Bigelow and Polish Hill , 1977-1980 Containers box 11 , folder 31 Charles Street Area , 1979 Containers box 11 , folder 32 Conrail , 1981 Containers box 11 , folder 33 Fifth and Forbes Corridor Maps , undated Containers box 11 , folder 34 Fifth and Forbes Parkway Corridor Property Data , 1980 Containers box 11 , folder 35 Fifth Avenue Greenway Project, 2300-2500 Block Photographs , undated Containers box 11 , folder 36 Greenway Brochure Distribution , 1981 Containers box 11 , folder 37 Greenway Project - Clarke Thomas Follow-up , 1981 Containers box 11 , folder 38 Hazelwood and Greenfield Greenway , 1981 Containers box 11 , folder 39 Liberty Tubes (Tunnel) South Greenway , 1981 Containers box 11 , folder 40 PMMP - Greenway Publication Materials , 1981 Containers box 11 , folder 41 Spring Hill and Spring Garden Greenway - David Cirocco , 1981 Containers box 11 , folder 42 Spring Hill and Spring Garden Greenway - Joseph Garbowski Property , unknown Containers box 11 , folder 43 Spring Hill and Spring Garden Greenway - Salago Property , 1981 Containers box 11 , folder 44 Spring Hill and Spring Garden Greenway - Treatment Area Phase II , 1980 Containers box 11 , folder 45 Spring Hill and Spring Garden Greenway I , 1979-1981 Containers box 11 , folder 46 Spring Hill and Spring Garden Greenway II , 1979-1981 Containers box 11 , folder 47 Subseries 4. Health System Agency , 1970-1979 Scope and Content Notes The UDC created a subsidiary component entitled the Health Systems Consultant to work with the Health Systems Agency of Southwestern Pennsylvania, which studied the health care needs and services of the region. The contents include facility studies, program and project agendas, budget reports, meeting notes, program improvement plans and reports, hospital occupation statistics, hospital trustee's seminar, and agreements.
4 Hospital Dialogue- Joint Advisory Committee Meeting , 1970-1976 Containers box 12 , folder 1 Advisory Group Meetings , 1976-1977 Containers box 12 , folder 2 Allegheny County Hopstials - HSA and Health System Consultants , 1977-1978 Containers box 12 , folder 3 Bergholz, David and George Taber , 1978 Containers box 12 , folder 4 Clem, John , 1978 Containers box 12 , folder 5 Contract and Services Rendered by Urban Development Consultants , 1977-1978 Containers box 12 , folder 6 Facility Study and Planning Process , 1978 Containers box 12 , folder 7 Facilities Development Plan , 1976-1977 Containers box 12 , folder 8 Follow-up , 1978 Containers box 12 , folder 9 Materials , 1977 Containers box 12 , folder 10 Health System Consultants , 1977-1978 Containers box 12 , folder 11 Hospital Occupancy Reports , 1978 Containers box 12 , folder 12 Obstetrical Outline HSA and HSASP , 1973-1978 Containers box 12 , folder 13 Preliminary Special Projects Outline , 1978 Containers box 12 , folder 14 Regional Health Facility Study , 1978 Containers box 12 , folder 15 Reports and Maps , 1978-1979 Containers box 12 , folder 16 Shared Services Potential for Sub-areas - Fayette, Greene, and Washington , 1975-1978 Containers box 12 , folder 17 Southern Allegheny County Hospital Association (SACHA) - Long Range Plan Development , 1978 Containers box 12 , folder 18 Staff Education and Training Sessions , 1977-1978 Containers box 12 , folder 19 United States Officials and Health System Agencies , 1978 Containers box 12 , folder 20 Subseries 5. JDJ Associates , 1973-1985 Scope and Content Notes UDA worked in association with the JDJ Associates on a redevelopment project focused on Craig Street in the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh. The project inlcudes documentation on commercial development of the street.
Appeal, John and Jon Humphrey - Lease , 1977-1978 Containers box 12 , folder 21 Balance Sheet January , 1979 Containers box 12 , folder 22 Craig Square Shops , 1975-1978 Containers box 12 , folder 23-24 Current Financing , 1979-1980 Containers box 12 , folder 25 Economic Analysis , 1980 Containers box 12 , folder 26 Equity Investment , 1978-1985 Containers box 13 , folder 1-2 Financial Analysis , 1978-1979 Containers box 13 , folder 3 Financial Reference I , 1973-1981 Containers box 13 , folder 4 Financial Reference II , 1979-1980 Containers box 13 , folder 5 Gallery Shops Tenants , 1979 Containers box 13 , folder 6 J.Harger - Juniper Hollow Gallery , 1978 Containers box 13 , folder 7 JDJ Associates - General , 1978 Containers box 13 , folder 8 Joint Venture - JDJ, Joel H.Kranich, and Lawrence N. Adler , 1973-1978 Containers box 13 , folder 9 Joint Venture - South Craig St. , 1979 Containers box 13 , folder 10 Miller, Simon, and Wolf - Gallery Shops , 1977 Containers box 13 , folder 11 Nierenberg, John - High Society Snacks , 1978 Containers box 13 , folder 12 Partnership Proposals , 1978-1979 Containers box 13 , folder 13 Sturgeon, Everatt - La Ventana Sur , 1978-1979 Containers box 13 , folder 14 Subseries 6. Oakland Directions Inc. , 1970-1980 Scope and Content Notes This subseries includes documentation on the planning process to produce a redevelopment plan for the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh during the 1970's. Included are committee meeting agendas, meeting notes, memorandums, general reference materials, and proposals.
AD Hoc Committee , 1980 Containers box 13 , folder 15 Darragh/Terrace Triangle , 1979 Containers box 13 , folder 16 Implementation Program for Planning and Development , 1980 Containers box 13 , folder 17 Magee Project , 1979 Containers box 13 , folder 18 Oakland Directions Inc. - General , unknown Containers box 13 , folder 19 Oakland Planning Studies , 1978 Containers box 13 , folder 20 Oakland Preliminary Draft Report , 1978-1979 Containers box 13 , folder 21 Opportunity Areas , 1978-1980 Containers box 13 , folder 22 Panther Hollow , 1979 Containers box 13 , folder 23 Planning Committee , 1974-1980 Containers box 13 , folder 24-27 Planning Committee - Follow-up , 1979-1980 Containers box 14 , folder 1 Planning Committee - Goals and Guidelines , 1976-1977 Containers box 14 , folder 2 Planning Committee - Handwritten Notes , unknown Containers box 14 , folder 3 Planning Committee - January Meetings , 1979-1980 Containers box 14 , folder 4 Planning Process Drafts , 1978 Containers box 14 , folder 5 Planning Project Proposal , 1977 Containers box 14 , folder 6 Short-Range Proposals , 1978 Containers box 14 , folder 7 Supplemental Funding , 1978 Containers box 14 , folder 8 Transportation , 1978-1979 Containers box 14 , folder 9 Transportation Committee , 1977-1979 Containers box 14 , folder 10 Urban Design Associates , 1978-1979 Containers box 14 , folder 11 "Conklin & Rossant" , unknown Containers box 14 , folder 12 "A Proposal: Planning for Oakland's Future" , April 1977 Containers box 14 , folder 13 "A Master Plan for the Oakland Area - A Proposal to the City Planning Department and Oakland Directions, Inc." , April 1977 Containers box 14 , folder 14 "Planning Oakland's Future Phase II" , May 1977 Containers box 14 , folder 15 "Proposal to City of Pittsburgh Department of City Planning and Oakland Directions, Inc. for Planning and Urban Design Services" , May 1977 Containers box 14 , folder 16 "Oakland Area Pittsburgh - A Proposal to Prepare a Growth Management Master Plan" , May 1977 Containers box 14 , folder 17 "Planning Oakland's Future Phase 2" , May 1977 Containers box 14 , folder 18 Subseries 7. Reports, Studies, and Proposals , 1960-1981 Scope and Content Notes The subseries consists of reports, studies and proposals that were either produced by Smuts or were used in conjunction with projects undertaken by his firm.
"Land for Industry" , May 1960 Containers box 14 , folder 19 "The Allegheny Seminar - Agenda Guide "The Movement of People and Goods in Allegheny County" , April 1961 Containers box 14 , folder 20 "The Allegheny Seminar - Agenda Guide "The Environmental Pattern in Allegheny County" , April 1961 Containers box 14 , folder 21 "Re-Use Value Appraisal, City of Meadville Redevelopment Area R 22 - Supplement to Land Utilization and Marketability Study" , September 1961 Containers box 14 , folder 22 "Review of the Stadium Urban Renewal Project and Recommended Financing Proposal" , September 1962 Containers box 14 , folder 23 "Winthrop Urban Renewal Project - New London, Connecticut" , October 1963 Containers box 14 , folder 24 "Land Utilization and Marketability Study - General Hospital Urban Renewal Project - W.VA. R-12" , November 1963 Containers box 14 , folder 25 "Proposal for Selective Counselling on Land Utilization and Marketability Gladstone Urban Renewal Project" , December 1963 Containers box 14 , folder 26 "Second Year Activites and Progress Greater Cleveland Growth Board 1963 Annual Report" , February 1964 Containers box 14 , folder 27 "Land Utilization and Marketability Study - Canonsburg, Pennsylvania - General Neighborhood Renewal Plan PA. R-132" , June 1964 Containers box 14 , folder 28 "Comprehensive Development Plant - The Chartier's Panhandle Region" , August 1964 Containers box 14 , folder 29 "Proposal for the City of Pittsburgh Participation in the Project 70 Program" , October 1964 Containers box 14 , folder 30 "Land Utilization and Marketability Study -Scottdale Plaza PA. R-189" , October 1964 Containers box 14 , folder 31 "A Plan and Program for Residential Development in Pittsburgh" , 1965 Containers box 14 , folder 32 "New Housing Site for Pittsburgh - Sweetbriar Hallock" , August 1965 Containers box 14 , folder 33 "Community Renewal Program Study" , 1965 Containers box 14 , folder 34 "New Housing Sites for Pittsburgh Greenway" , August 1965 Containers box 14 , folder 35 "Steep-Slop Housing - A Fesibility Report" , August 1965 Containers box 15 , folder 1 "Land Utilization and Marketability Study - Wilmerding Project NO. 1 PA.R-134" , March 1966 Containers box 15 , folder 2 "Market Impact Study of Selected Housing Developments in the Pittsburgh Area" , 1967 Containers box 15 , folder 3 "Land Utilization and Marketability Study - Ninth Street PA. R-210" , March 1965 Containers box 15 , folder 4 "Greater Pitt - Gateway to the World: A Study of the Feasibility of Establishing Greater Pitt As a Major International Airport" , May 1969 Containers box 15 , folder 5 "Soil and Foundation Report Northside Riverfront Improvement" , 1969 Containers box 15 , folder 6 "Strategies to Provide a Community Center St. Nicholas Cathedral" , November 1970 Containers box 15 , folder 7 "Fifth-Forbes Corridor Study" , 1969 Containers box 15 , folder 8 "An Action Program for Downtown Pittsburgh" , 1970 Containers box 15 , folder 9 "Carnegie Mellon University Spear - Klee Property Disposition Development" , 1970 Containers box 15 , folder 10 "Proposal for Pittsburgh Convention Exposition Center - Advisory Committee on Exhibition Hall" , January 1970 Containers box 15 , folder 11 "The Redevelopment Area Plan - Clifton Park Redevelopment Area No. 36" , January 1970 Containers box 15 , folder 12 "Action Housing, Inc. Semi-Annual Report to the Board of Directors" , September 1971 Containers box 15 , folder 13 "Action Housing, Inc. Chairman's Report 14th Annual Meeting" , January 1972 Containers box 15 , folder 14 "Action Housing, Inc. Chairman's Report 15th Annual Meeting" , January 1973 Containers box 15 , folder 15 "St. John's General Hospital Development Program" , June 1973 Containers box 15 , folder 16 "Sample Scheduling Documents" , 1973 Containers box 15 , folder 17 "A Community Profile of Lower Oakand" , August 1974 Containers box 15 , folder 18 "A Community Profile of North Oakand" , August 1974 Containers box 15 , folder 19 "A Community Profile of South Oakand" , Auguest 1974 Containers box 15 , folder 20 "Allegheny General Hospital, Divine Providence Hospital, St. John's Hospital - Ambulatory Care Planning for the Northside of Pittsburgh" , January 1974 Containers box 15 , folder 21 "Development Program for Health Care - A Summary" , 1973-1981 Containers box 15 , folder 22 "St. John's General Hospital - Plan/Program for Development" , July 1976 Containers box 15 , folder 23 "Housing and Community Development Amendments" , 1978 Containers box 15 , folder 24 "The Oakland Plan, A Citizens' Planning Process" , 1977-1979 Containers box 15 , folder 25 "Journal of the American Planning Association Volume 45, Number 2" , April 1979 Containers box 15 , folder 26 "Geo-Science Department Proposal for Subsurface Investigation" , unknown Containers box 15 , folder 27 "City of Pittsburgh Residential, Commercial, and Industrial Real Estate for Sale" , unknown Containers box 15 , folder 28 "West Hills Center Associates" , unknown Containers box 15 , folder 29 "Port of Pittsburgh - Fact Finder" , unknown Containers box 15 , folder 30 "Pittsburgh Profile" , uknown Containers box 15 , folder 31 "Part II of Lease of Land for Private Redevelopment By and Between Urban Redevelopment Aurthority of Pittsburgh and St. Margaret Memorial Hospital" , unknown Containers box 15 , folder 32 "For Sale: Downtown Pittsburgh" , unknown Containers box 15 , folder 33 "St. John's Hospital Development Program Phase I" , unknown Containers box 15 , folder 34 Subseries 8. Topical Folders , 1952-1981 Scope and Content Notes The subseries consists of project and subject files, generally these were not part of larger projects undertaken by the firm, but reflect a wide range of business activity and professional projects. Included are significant documentation on projects for Carnegie Mellon University, Craig Square Shops, Health Systems Consultants, Mine Safety Appliances, Point Park College, and Westinghouse. Content of the folders include: business correspondence, memorandums, handwritten notes, proposals, reference materials, statistics of the project area, financial reports, pamphlets, blueprints, press releases, maps, photographs, area data, and related published materials.
Abram, Leon , 1981 Containers box 15 , folder 35 Acquaah-Harrison Senathirajah Associates , 1973 Containers box 15 , folder 36 Action Housing - Rehabilitation Program , 1966-1967 Containers box 15 , folder 37 Administrative – Accounting File , 1971-1974 Containers box 15 , folder 38 Administrative – Armstrong County Contract , 1973-1979 Containers box 15 , folder 39 Administration – Work Program with Department of City Planning and Development , 1967 Containers box 15 , folder 40 Aiken Ave. Project , 1974-1980 Containers box 15 , folder 41 Allegheny – Property Tax Rates , 1962-1970 Containers box 15 , folder 42 Allegheny County Health Department - Advisory Council on Environmental Quality , 1970-1976 Containers box 16 , folder 1 Allegheny County Health Department - Pamphlets , 1968-1971 Containers box 16 , folder 2 Allegheny County - River Front Acquisition Project , 1971-1978 Containers box 16 , folder 3-4 Allegheny General Hospital - Consulting , 1973-1974 Containers box 16 , folder 5 Allis - Chalmers Manufacturing Company , 1952-1962 Containers box 16 , folder 6 Alman, Contract , 1975-1978 Containers box 16 , folder 7 American Planning Association (APA) - Meeting Presentation Vacant/Sensitive Land Managment Study , unknown Containers box 16 , folder 8 American Society for Public Administration (ASAP) Pittsburgh Area Chapter and Conference , 1976-1983 Containers box 16 , folder 9 ARA Project Follow-up , 1964 Containers box 16 , folder 10 Armstrong County - Coal Conversion , 1975-1976 Containers box 16 , folder 11 Arts and Crafts Center for Pittsburgh (ACCP) - Project Binder , 1968-1970 Containers box 16 , folder 12-14 Beynon, William , 1973-1980 Containers box 16 , folder 15 Billing - City of Sharon , 1971-1975 Containers box 16 , folder 16 Billing - St. John's General Hospital , 1970-1975 Containers box 16 , folder 17 Billing - Subcontractor Urban Design Associates (UDA) , 1971-1972 Containers box 16 , folder 18 Board of Pubic Education - Pittsburgh , 1961-1970 Containers box 16 , folder 19 Branigar Organization, Inc. , 1971-1972 Containers box 16 , folder 20 Bus-way 35 mm Slides , February 1976 Containers box 16 , folder 21 Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) General , 1974-1975 Containers box 16 , folder 22 CMU - Blueprints , 1972-1973 Containers box 17 , folder 1 CMU - Bureau of Mines , 1964 Containers box 17 , folder 2 CMU- Courses Taught - City Planning and Urban Design , 1964-1967 Containers box 17 , folder 3 CMU - Facilities Conditions and Deasign Criteria , 1972 Containers box 17 , folder 4 CMU – Final Agreement Draft Executed , 1972 Containers box 17 , folder 5 CMU – Forbes Craig Area Development , 1970 Containers box 17 , folder 6 CMU – Lecture Series , 1964 Containers box 17 , folder 7 CMU - Playhouse Real , 1976 Containers box 17 , folder 8 CMU – Press Releases , 1973 Containers box 17 , folder 9 CMU – Proposal , 1973 Containers box 17 , folder 10 CMU – Project , 1971-1975 Containers box 17 , folder 11 CMU – Spear-Klee Project , 1970 Containers box 17 , folder 12 Central Business District (Center 1) Market Square , 1969-1970 Containers box 17 , folder 13 Center Medical Pavilion, Inc. , 1972-1977 Containers box 17 , folder 14 Center City Transportation Project – Downtown , 1970-1971 Containers box 17 , folder 15 City Planning Commission (CPC) Consulting Activity Reports , 1961-1964 Containers box 17 , folder 16 CPC – Hearing , 1974-1975 Containers box 17 , folder 17 CPC – Industrial Contractual Details , 1960-1965 Containers box 17 , folder 18 Chateau-West Project , 1960-1961 Containers box 17 , folder 19 Clients – Action-Housing Inc. , 1965 Containers box 17 , folder 20 Clients – Baskin, Sachs & Craig , 1964-1965 Containers box 17 , folder 21 Clients – Carnegie Institute of Technology , 1964-1965 Containers box 17 , folder 22 Clients – David, Lewis, and Associates , 1964 Containers box 17 , folder 23 Clients – Mine Safety Appliances Co. , 1965 Containers box 17 , folder 24 Clients – Zanesville , 1965 Containers box 17 , folder 25 Columbia Corporation Follow-up , 1974 Containers box 17 , folder 26 Comprehensive Health Planning Association of Western Pennsylvania – Joint Planning Advisory Committee , March 1976 Containers box 17 , folder 27 Consad Research Corporation – Industrial , 1963 Containers box 17 , folder 28 Constantin Property , 1972-1974 Containers box 17 , folder 29 Continental Colonies, Inc. – Residential Land Development , 1971-1975 Containers box 17 , folder 30 Continental Colonies, Inc. – Maps , 1966 Containers box 17 , folder 31 Continental Insurance Companies , 1970-1973 Containers box 17 , folder 32 Correspondence , 1972-1977 Containers box 17 , folder 33 Counseling Center of Pittsburgh – Alan Dezen , 1981 Containers box 17 , folder 34 Craig Street Development , 1973 Containers box 17 , folder 35 Craig Square Shops – Agey, Jim, & Robert Young – Decorators , 1980 Containers box 18 , folder 1 Craig Square Shops – Baty, Richland – Leather and Antiques , 1981 Containers box 18 , folder 2 Craig Square Shops – D.Lyon – Fur's Shop , 1981 Containers box 18 , folder 3 Craig Square Shops – Elias, David – Coffee Express, Inc. , 1981 Containers box 18 , folder 4 Craig Square Shops – Hackeny – Flowers , 1980 Containers box 18 , folder 5 Craig Square Shops – Individual Prospects , 1977-1980 Containers box 18 , folder 6 Craig Square Shops – Kedzuf – Haircut Services , 1980 Containers box 18 , folder 7 Craig Square Shops – Kenny, Fran – Ice Cream Parlor , 1981 Containers box 18 , folder 8 Craig Square Shops – Parent, Evelyn – Panhandler , 1981 Containers box 18 , folder 9 Craig Square Shops - Retail Leasing , 1977-1980 Containers box 18 , folder 10 Craig Square Shops – Schmid, Joan – Gilded Cage , 1980 Containers box 18 , folder 11 Craig Square Shops – Small, Norma – Leather , unknown Containers box 18 , folder 12 Craig Square Shops Prospect - Ciccone, Dennis, and Gerald Farbar - Bookstore , 1979-1981 Containers box 18 , folder 13 Craig Square Shops Prospect – Whetstone, Roy – Whetstone Environments , 1980 Containers box 18 , folder 14 CRP – Residential – Conjoining Housing Analysis , 1965 Containers box 18 , folder 15 CRP – Residential – Housing Act , 1965-1966 Containers box 18 , folder 16 CRP – Residential – Housing Development Study AREA , 1966 Containers box 18 , folder 17 CRP – Residential – Housing Market Study , 1964-1965 Containers box 18 , folder 18 CRP – Residential – Occupancy – Vacancy Data , 1965 Containers box 18 , folder 19 CRP – Residential – Population Estimates , 1965 Containers box 18 , folder 20 Department of Transportation (US) , 1968-1969 Containers box 18 , folder 21 Department of Water - Gallery Area , 1975 Containers box 18 , folder 22 Dithridge-Bellefield Project , 1976 Containers box 18 , folder 23 Downtown Action Program , 1970 Containers box 18 , folder 24 Duclos, Paul J. , 1970 Containers box 18 , folder 25 Duquesne Light , 1964 Containers box 18 , folder 26 Duquesne Light-Brunot Island Project , 1972 Containers box 18 , folder 27 Duquesne Light Company – Area Development Manual 1 , 1961-1964 Containers box 18 , folder 28 Duquesne Stag Products Co. , 1965 Containers box 18 , folder 29 East Suburban Health Center/Forbes Health Systems: Maps and Design Plans , 1964 Containers box 18 , folder 30 East Liberty/Lincon Ave. Area: Photographs and Negatives , unknown Containers box 18 , folder 31 EDP , 1964-1970 Containers box 18 , folder 32 Environmental Design Advisor Committee – Reference Materials , 1968 Containers box 18 , folder 33 Environmental Design Advisory Committee – Program , 1960-1969 Containers box 18 , folder 34 Estate Data – Administrative , 1969-1975 Containers box 18 , folder 35 Feasibility Study Bikeway System Allegheny County , 1978 Containers box 18 , folder 36 Federal Arts Program , 1980-1981 Containers box 18 , folder 37 Fees and Contract Pricing Information , unknown Containers box 18 , folder 38 Forbes Health System , 1976-1977 Containers box 18 , folder 39 Forbes Hosptal System-Site Analysis Project , 1976-1977 Containers box 18 , folder 40 Forbes-Oakland Medical Building , 1975-1977 Containers box 18 , folder 41 Franken, Dr. Paul - Syndikud Der Dresdner Bank Germany , 1971 Containers box 18 , folder 42 Gay Cruising Area- South Craig Street , 1980 Containers box 18 , folder 43 Graphics Plus , 1970-1978 Containers box 18 , folder 44 Green Engineering , 1973 Containers box 18 , folder 45 Grodin, Marsha - Sachs Realty Forbes and Craig , 1981 Containers box 18 , folder 46 Hammer, Siler, George Associate, Inc. , 1971 Containers box 19 , folder 1 Hartford Process - American City Corporation , 1970 Containers box 19 , folder 2 Healthy Center Contract University of Pittsburgh , 1975 Containers box 19 , folder 3 Health Care Planning , 1977-1978 Containers box 19 , folder 4 Health System Consultants (HSC) General , 1974-1978 Containers box 19 , folder 5 HSC-Alcoa Assignments , 1978 Containers box 19 , folder 6 HSC- Experience and Services Orientation of UDC , unknown Containers box 19 , folder 7 HSC - Garland, Gray , 1970-1978 Containers box 19 , folder 8 HSC - Marketing Program , 1978 Containers box 19 , folder 9 HSC - Stark Nathan J. , 1975-1979 Containers box 19 , folder 10 Homes, Ryan , 1970 Containers box 19 , folder 11 Hotel Chain Information , 1970-1972 Containers box 19 , folder 12 Hotel Company - Aircoa , unknown Containers box 19 , folder 13 Housing for the Elderly , 1967-1970 Containers box 19 , folder 14 Hospital Association of Pennsylvania – Impact of Government Regulations on Hospital Costs (A-D) , 1977 Containers box 19 , folder 15 Hospital Association of Pennsylvania – Impact of Government Regulations on Hospital Costs (D-K) , 1977 Containers box 19 , folder 16 Hospital Holding Companies , 1977-1978 Containers box 19 , folder 17 Hospital Investment Summary , 1973-1977 Containers box 19 , folder 18 Howard Christner and Carnegie Mellon University (HC/CMU) General , 1973-1974 Containers box 19 , folder 19 HC/CMU – Agreement Modifications , 1975 Containers box 19 , folder 20 HC/CMU – Design and Zoning Analysis , 1971-1974 Containers box 19 , folder 21 HC/CMU – Dithridge Parking , 1972-1974 Containers box 19 , folder 22 HC/CMU – Parking Negotiation , 1971-1975 Containers box 19 , folder 23 HC/CMU –Pittsburgh Blind Association , 1973-1975 Containers box 19 , folder 24 HC/CMU – Project Follow-Up , 1974 Containers box 19 , folder 25 HC/CMU – Real Estate , 1974-1975 Containers box 19 , folder 26 HC/CMU – Underground Parking Project , 1973-1975 Containers box 19 , folder 27 HC/CMU – Zoning Petition Endorsement Letters , 1973-1974 Containers box 19 , folder 28 HC/CMU – Zoning Petition Information , 1972-1975 Containers box 19 , folder 29 Joseph A. Hajnas and Associates (Landscape Architects) , 1971 Containers box 19 , folder 30 Joseph Horne Company , 1960-1964 Containers box 19 , folder 31 Kanter Corporation , 1971 Containers box 19 , folder 32 Leasing Reference , 1973-1979 Containers box 20 , folder 1-2 Lesko, Ruth , 1981 Containers box 20 , folder 3 LFDR Design Consultants, Inc. , 1975 Containers box 20 , folder 4 LaNormande Restaurant , 1979 Containers box 20 , folder 5 Leggett, William D. Company Site – Market Study , 1974 Containers box 20 , folder 6 Little, Arthur D. & Co. , 1970 Containers box 20 , folder 7 Lipsitz, Herman , 1980 Containers box 20 , folder 8 Magee-Oxford , 1978-1979 Containers box 20 , folder 9 Martin, Albert C. & Associates – Resources (Architects/Planning) , 1970-1972 Containers box 20 , folder 10 Mauro, John T. , 1971 Containers box 20 , folder 11 Maryland Creek-Yorker Contracts , 1976-1977 Containers box 20 , folder 12 Maus, Vernes , 1962-1964 Containers box 20 , folder 13 McGarrahan, John , 1971-1973 Containers box 20 , folder 14 McMillan, Norman H. , 1977 Containers box 20 , folder 15 MDC Systems , 1969 Containers box 20 , folder 16 Medicon, Inc. , 1974 Containers box 20 , folder 17 Mercy Hospital – Hospice Committee and Planning Group , 1978-1979 Containers box 20 , folder 18 Miller, Paul , 1973-1974 Containers box 20 , folder 19 Mine Safety Appliances (MSA) General , 1964 Containers box 20 , folder 20 MSA – Assessments , 1964 Containers box 20 , folder 21 MSA – Bacharach Industrial Instrument Co. , 1964 Containers box 20 , folder 22 MSA – Contract , 1973-1976 Containers box 20 , folder 23 MSA – Correspondence , 1964 Containers box 20 , folder 24 MSA- Sable Project , 1974 Containers box 20 , folder 25 MSA- Maps and Charts , 1974 Containers box 20 , folder 26 MSA- Penn Hills , 1974 Containers box 20 , folder 27 MSA- Scherger, Ralph , 1973 Containers box 20 , folder 28 MSA- Skidmore, Owings, & Merrill , 1974 Containers box 20 , folder 29 Miscellaneous , 1971-1978 Containers box 20 , folder 30 Mon Plaza , 1970 Containers box 20 , folder 31 Morgan, Pan , 1981 Containers box 20 , folder 32 Mountain Real Estate , 1972-1973 Containers box 20 , folder 33 Mullen , 1973-1974 Containers box 20 , folder 34 New Towns & Town Centers for Pittsburgh Region , 1971 Containers box 20 , folder 35 National Association of Olmstead Parks , 1981 Containers box 20 , folder 36 National Regional Trends – Industrial Modernization , 1959-1965 Containers box 20 , folder 37 Nicaragua , 1970 Containers box 20 , folder 38 Noise Control Committee-Board , 1973-1976 Containers box 20 , folder 39 Norris, Barry N. , 1971-1972 Containers box 20 , folder 40 Oakland – Alternate Future Consultants , 1975-1977 Containers box 20 , folder 41 Oakland – "B" Exhibit , 1979 Containers box 20 , folder 42 Oakland – Berardennelli Property , 1961 Containers box 20 , folder 43 Oakland – CMU Properties , 1976-1978 Containers box 20 , folder 44 Oakland – College Club , unknown Containers box 20 , folder 45 Oakland – Condominium Project , unknown Containers box 21 , folder 1 Oakland – Crosskeys (Ramada) , unknown Containers box 21 , folder 2 Oakland – Design Consultant Section , 1977 Containers box 21 , folder 3 Oakland – East of Craig/Fifth & Neville Apartment Site , unknown Containers box 21 , folder 4 Oakland – Pittsburgh Fairfax , 1972-1973 Containers box 21 , folder 5 Oakland – Flinn Property , 1972-1974 Containers box 21 , folder 6 Oakland – Health Center Planning , 1974-1976 Containers box 21 , folder 7 Oakland – Historical Property Project , unknown Containers box 21 , folder 8 Oakland – Historical – St. Paul's Cathedral , 1973 Containers box 21 , folder 9 Oakland – Hotel , 1978 Containers box 21 , folder 10 Oakland – JDJ Associates –Advertising and Public Relations , 1981-1982 Containers box 21 , folder 11 Oakland – Kriss-Nan Properties , 1972-1973 Containers box 21 , folder 12 Oakland – Kriss-Nan 2 – Pitcher , 1968-1973 Containers box 21 , folder 13 Oakland – Kriss-Nan 3 –Joel Kranich Offer , 1972-1974 Containers box 21 , folder 14 Oakland – Magee Follow-Up , 1973-1976 Containers box 21 , folder 15 Oakland – Magee-McNeil Contract , 1972-1973 Containers box 21 , folder 16 Oakland – Magee Project , 1973-1974 Containers box 21 , folder 17 Oakland – Magee Property 1 , 1973 Containers box 21 , folder 18 Oakland – Magee Property 2 , 1973 Containers box 21 , folder 19 Oakland – Magee Zoning Analysis , 1974-1975 Containers box 21 , folder 20 Oakland – Oxford-Magee Parking Lease , 1978-1979 Containers box 21 , folder 21 Oakland – PAT/Magee Acquisitions Agreement , 1974 Containers box 21 , folder 22 Oakland – PAT/Magee Project , 1973-1974 Containers box 21 , folder 23 Oakland – Pittsburgh Plan for Art (Baloh) , 1972-1975 Containers box 21 , folder 24 Oakland – Playhouse , 1971-1976 Containers box 21 , folder 25 Oakland – Smith, Thelma-319 S Craig Street , 1972-1976 Containers box 21 , folder 26 Oakland – South Craig Area – Liquor Store (LCB and Private) , unknown Containers box 21 , folder 27 Oakland – Transit , 1970-1978 Containers box 21 , folder 28 Oakland – Transportation Study (Preliminary Draft) , 1979 Containers box 21 , folder 29 Oakland – Western PA. Association for the Blind , 1974 Containers box 21 , folder 30 Oakland – West University Place , 1973 Containers box 21 , folder 31 Oliver Realty, Inc. , 1970-1979 Containers box 22 , folder 1 Oxford Development , 1971-1974 Containers box 22 , folder 2 PAT-Rapid Transit Early Action Program , 1967-1970 Containers box 22 , folder 3 Page & Company , 1973 Containers box 22 , folder 4 Palmer, Thomas , 1980 Containers box 22 , folder 5 Pennsylvania Planning Association, (PPA) –Conference , 1976 Containers box 22 , folder 6 Pennsylvania Railroad Negotiations Chartiers Valley Project , 1958-1964 Containers box 22 , folder 7 Penn Central Area –Development Project Convention Center , 1971-1972 Containers box 22 , folder 8 Penn Central Photographs , unknown Containers box 22 , folder 9 Penn's Southwest Association , 1972 Containers box 22 , folder 10 Penn's Southwest – Ad Campaign , 1980-1981 Containers box 22 , folder 11 Pittsburgh-Allegheny County Cultural Alliance –"The Arts Edge" Conference , October 1981 Containers box 22 , folder 12 Pittsburgh Center for the Arts , 1971 Containers box 22 , folder 13 Pittsburgh City Planning Department – Citizen Participation Conference , 1977 Containers box 22 , folder 14 Pittsburgh Field Club , 1966-1977 Containers box 22 , folder 15 Pittsburgh Housing Land Bank Fund , 1971 Containers box 22 , folder 16 Pittsburgh Public Theater , 1974-1975 Containers box 22 , folder 17 Pittsburgh Regional Planning Association , 1964-1975 Containers box 22 , folder 18 Pine Township , unknown Containers box 22 , folder 19 Phipps Plaza, Atlanta, Ga. , 1971 Containers box 22 , folder 20 Plateau Demont , 1974 Containers box 22 , folder 21 Point Park Playhouse , 1973-1979 Containers box 22 , folder 22 Point Park Playhouse – Contract , 1976-1979 Containers box 22 , folder 23 Point Park Playhouse – Current Follow-up Playhouse , 1975-1978 Containers box 22 , folder 24 Point Park Playhouse - Maps and Blueprints , unknown Containers box 22 , folder 25 Point Park Playhouse – New Construction Option , unknown Containers box 22 , folder 26 Point Park Playhouse Project , 1974-1976 Containers box 22 , folder 27 Point Park Playhouse Property - Magee Hospital/Point Park College , 1974-1978 Containers box 22 , folder 28 Point Park Playhouse – PHEFA , 1974-1976 Containers box 22 , folder 29 Point Park Playhouse – Street Vacation , 1978 Containers box 22 , folder 30 Point Park –Dormitory Properties , 1980 Containers box 22 , folder 31 Point Park – Dormitory Properties – Expenses & Billing , 1980 Containers box 22 , folder 32 Port Authority – Early Action Program Agreements , 1970 Containers box 22 , folder 33 Port Authority – Reference , 1971 Containers box 22 , folder 34 Port Authority of Allegheny County – Transit Concept Materials , 1966-1968 Containers box 22 , folder 35 Port Authority of Allegheny County – Transit , 1968-1969 Containers box 23 , folder 1 Port Authority – UDC Proposal-Contract-Correspondence , 1970-1971 Containers box 23 , folder 2 Post Office , 1963-1969 Containers box 23 , folder 3 Professional Director , unknown Containers box 23 , folder 4 Programming System for Office of the Secretary of Defense , 1962 Containers box 23 , folder 5 Prudential – Follow-Up , 1959-1960 Containers box 23 , folder 6 Public Parking Programs , 1958-1967 Containers box 23 , folder 7 Real Estate –Federal Investors , 1972 Containers box 23 , folder 8 Rapid Transit – Shopping Center Development , 1970 Containers box 23 , folder 9 Real Estate Investor –Correspondence , 1970-1971 Containers box 23 , folder 10 Real Estate – Toten Property , 1970 Containers box 23 , folder 11 Real Estate Investors – National , 1962-1965 Containers box 23 , folder 12 Real Estate – Housing 236 Financing Programs , 1970-1971 Containers box 23 , folder 13 REACON Corporation , 1970 Containers box 23 , folder 14 Receipts from Commissions , 1974-1976 Containers box 23 , folder 15 Regional Medical Program , 1972-1974 Containers box 23 , folder 16-17 Regional Planning Association , 1971 Containers box 23 , folder 18 Regional Economic Study Project , 1960-1985 Containers box 23 , folder 19 Renaissance II – Symposium , 1981 Containers box 23 , folder 20 Resources Investment, Inc. , 1979 Containers box 23 , folder 21 Rice Center Project – Value Capture , 1977 Containers box 23 , folder 22 Richner, Ernest – Santo Domingo , 1979 Containers box 23 , folder 23 Rourke, Anthony –SMMH , 1968 Containers box 23 , folder 24 Rouse –Columbia Residential Deal , unknown Containers box 23 , folder 25 Rowell, Harry B. Jr. , 1974 Containers box 23 , folder 26 Rudov, Elaine , 1978 Containers box 23 , folder 27 Rust Engineering Company , 1970 Containers box 23 , folder 28 Sable , 1970-1977 Containers box 23 , folder 29 Sable, James R. – Billing and Contract , 1976 Containers box 23 , folder 30 Sable - Maps , unknown Containers box 23 , folder 31 St. John's General Hospital - Contract and Billing , 1976 Containers box 23 , folder 32 St. John's General Hospital – Smuts New Role , 1976 Containers box 23 , folder 33 St. John's Hospital – Historical Perspective , 1970-1976 Containers box 23 , folder 34 St. John's Hospital – Photographs and Slide Presentations , 1973-1975 Containers box 23 , folder 35 St. Margaret Memorial Hospital (SMMH) General , 1976 Containers box 23 , folder 36 SMMH - Billing , 1973-1977 Containers box 24 , folder 1 SMMH– Board Meetings , 1975-1977 Containers box 24 , folder 2 SMMH – Development Program for Health Care , 1975 Containers box 24 , folder 3 SMMH – Project Manual , 1975-1977 Containers box 24 , folder 4-5 St. Paul Cathedral , 1973 Containers box 24 , folder 6 St. Thomas Dairies, Ephrim Adkins , 1972-1973 Containers box 24 , folder 7 Sardinia , 1970-1972 Containers box 24 , folder 8 Schafer, Seymour - Office Building , 1980 Containers box 24 , folder 9 Schume, Mary Louise , 1977 Containers box 24 , folder 10 Scottdale County , 1964 Containers box 24 , folder 11 Service Stations Planning , 1965-1969 Containers box 24 , folder 12 Shady Side , 1968-1976 Containers box 24 , folder 13 Sharon Redevelopment Authority – Contract and Billing , 1976-1977 Containers box 24 , folder 14 Sheridan E.S./P.V. Land Management , 1979 Containers box 24 , folder 15 Short-Run Industrial Problems – Department of City Planning , 1959-1962 Containers box 24 , folder 16 Sinclair, Ian , 1975 Containers box 24 , folder 17 Skrabut, Myron – Olentangy Management Company , 1978 Containers box 24 , folder 18 Slop Study – Pittsburgh Follow-up , 1960-1961 Containers box 24 , folder 19 Smith, Larry, & Company, Inc. , 1966-1968 Containers box 24 , folder 20 SNAP & Shadyside Coalition , 1979 Containers box 24 , folder 21 Somerset , 1960 Containers box 24 , folder 22 South Craig Association , 1979-1980 Containers box 24 , folder 23 South Craig Street Follow-up , 1979-1980 Containers box 24 , folder 24 Southeast Banking Corporation , 1964-1969 Containers box 24 , folder 25 South Side , 1978 Containers box 24 , folder 26 Special Studies – Street Furniture , 1967-1968 Containers box 24 , folder 27 Southwestern Pennsylvania Regional Planning Commission (SPRPC) – Health Policy Institute , 1979 Containers box 24 , folder 28 SPRPC – Paratransit , 1979 Containers box 24 , folder 29 Squirrel Hill Development Area , 1970-1971 Containers box 24 , folder 30 Stadium Authority of Pittsburgh , 1981 Containers box 24 , folder 31 Steel City Electric , 1967-1969 Containers box 24 , folder 32 Stillson, Geoffery – Real Estate Consultant , 1977 Containers box 24 , folder 33 Stevenage Development Corporation , 1962 Containers box 24 , folder 34 Strahorn, James- Landsing Associates , 1975-1978 Containers box 24 , folder 35 Strawberry Way , 1968-1970 Containers box 24 , folder 36 Strip District , 1974-1979 Containers box 24 , folder 37 Surdoval, Lawrence A. , 1979 Containers box 24 , folder 38 Swindell Dressler Company , 1974 Containers box 24 , folder 39 Tenant Leasing – A303 – Craft Marketing Cooperative Associates , 1978-1979 Containers box 25 , folder 1 Tenant Leasing – A340 – Katz, Eleanor – Looney Bird Gallery , 1979-1980 Containers box 25 , folder 2 Tenant Leasing – B – Machtiger , 1979 Containers box 25 , folder 3 Tenant Leasing – B311 – Jacquie's Place , 1980 Containers box 25 , folder 4 Tenant Leasing – C160 - Ronald McNeish Associates , 1978-1981 Containers box 25 , folder 5 Tenant Leasing – C317/319 – Avalance , 1979-1981 Containers box 25 , folder 6 Tentant Leasing - Scandia Shope C317/319 , 1979 Containers box 25 , folder 7 Tenant Leasing – D384 – Skurka, Mary, Grace – Fabric Folio , 1978-1979 Containers box 25 , folder 8 Tennis Club Development Shadyside , 1973-1975 Containers box 25 , folder 9 Thorn, R.S. – Pitt Economic Department , 1975-1977 Containers box 25 , folder 10 Three Rivers Computer Company , unknown Containers box 25 , folder 11 Three Rivers Improvement and Developers (TRIAD) Corporation , 1971-1972 Containers box 25 , folder 12 Texaco - Shadyside , 1979 Containers box 25 , folder 13 Transit, Mass, and Rapid – Core Downtown Loop Analysis – Pgh. Council for Urban Transit , 1965-1969 Containers box 25 , folder 14 Transit, Mass, and Rapid – Core – SOM study , 1967 Containers box 25 , folder 15 Trustee Education - William Metcalf – University of Minneapolis , 1978 Containers box 25 , folder 16 Turtle Creek Model Cities Program , 1966-1968 Containers box 25 , folder 17 Underground Wiring , 1967-1968 Containers box 25 , folder 18 Union Real Estate , 1976-1977 Containers box 25 , folder 19 United Fund , 1973-1976 Containers box 25 , folder 20 United States Steel Corporation , 1970 Containers box 25 , folder 21 University Science Center , 1969-1970 Containers box 25 , folder 22 University of Pittsburgh – Contract , 1975-1978 Containers box 25 , folder 23 University of Pittsburgh – Forbes Quadrangle , 1967 Containers box 25 , folder 24 University of Pittsburgh – Research Liaison , 1968-1971 Containers box 25 , folder 25 University of Pittsburgh – UDC Counsel Follow-up , 1970 Containers box 25 , folder 26 University Place – Development Rights – Mellon Site , 1960-1962 Containers box 25 , folder 27 University Place – Duquesne Light , 1973 Containers box 25 , folder 28 University Place – East of Craig – Parking , 1972 Containers box 25 , folder 29 University Place – Parking – Miscellaneous Filing , unknown Containers box 25 , folder 30 University Place – Phase II – CMU/BPE/PUT , 1973 Containers box 25 , folder 31 University Place – Parking -West of Craig , 1972 Containers box 25 , folder 32 University Place – Property 121 , 1979 Containers box 25 , folder 33 University Plaza , 1970 Containers box 25 , folder 34 Urban Design Associates , 1969 Containers box 25 , folder 35 Urban Design Associates – Resources (Architects) , 1971-1976 Containers box 25 , folder 36 Urban America , 1967-1969 Containers box 25 , folder 37 Urban Development Consultants, Inc. (UDC) General Business Files , 1962-1963 Containers box 26 , folder 1 UDC – Associates , 1963 Containers box 26 , folder 2 UDC – Brochures, Resumes, etc. , unknown Containers box 26 , folder 3 UDC –Budget , 1975-1977 Containers box 26 , folder 4 UDC – Curry Field Project – Contract and Correspondence , 1964-1965 Containers box 26 , folder 5 UDC – Hospital Development Seminars , 1975 Containers box 26 , folder 6 UDC – Miscellaneous , 1964-1978 Containers box 26 , folder 7 UDC – Monetary Tracking and Taxes , 1965-1966 Containers box 26 , folder 8 UDC – Staff , 1963 Containers box 26 , folder 9 UDC – Projects , 1963 Containers box 26 , folder 10 VanHorn , 1975 Containers box 26 , folder 11 V.W. Projects , 1976 Containers box 26 , folder 12 Washington County , 1954-1959 Containers box 26 , folder 13 Walls, John , 1962-1963 Containers box 26 , folder 14 Webster Hall Program , 1975 Containers box 26 , folder 15 Weisengerg-Ford , unknown Containers box 26 , folder 16 Western Pa. Conservancy , 1966-1970 Containers box 26 , folder 17 Western Pennsylvania Regional Medical Program (WPRMP) Annual Report , 1972 Containers box 26 , folder 18 Western Pennsylvania Regional Medical Program (WPRMP) Background , 1972 Containers box 26 , folder 19 Westinghouse , 1961-1979 Containers box 26 , folder 20 Westinghouse – McCrady Site , 1976-1977 Containers box 26 , folder 21 Westinghouse – Misc. Background Info. , 1959 Containers box 26 , folder 22 Westinghouse – Oakland Project , 1970-1971 Containers box 26 , folder 23 Westinghouse – Sable Site , 1974 Containers box 26 , folder 24 Westinghouse Tele-Computer Systems – Resources (Data Systems) , 1970 Containers box 26 , folder 25 West Penn. Realty , 1972-1973 Containers box 26 , folder 26 Wilmerding , 1963-1969 Containers box 26 , folder 27 Wilner Building 568-5 , 1977-1978 Containers box 26 , folder 28 Woodland Manor , 1973 Containers box 26 , folder 29 Work Program , November and December 1970 Containers box 26 , folder 30 WPRMP – Background , 1972 Containers box 26 , folder 31 WPRMP – UDC Reimbursements – EES , 1962-1964 Containers box 26 , folder 32 WPRMP – XEROX , 1964-1965 Containers box 26 , folder 33 WQED , 1976 Containers box 26 , folder 34 Yellow Cab Company , 1969 Containers box 26 , folder 35 Yunis, Sally - Studio Stitchery , 1980 Containers box 26 , folder 36 Subseries 9. Vacant/Sensitive Properties , 1969-1981 Scope and Content Notes This series focuses on vacant and sensitive properties in relationship to potential greenway projects. The properties are predominately located in the city of Pittsburgh. Included in the files are data on potential development sites, budget reports, correspondence, land management studies, greenway proposals, block address reports, hand written notes, photographs, land maps and graphs, meeting agendas and reports.
All-City Data Reference , 1979 Containers box 27 , folder 1 Area Information C-2-2 Polish Hill , 1980-1981 Containers box 27 , folder 2 Area Information N-1 Northgate , 1969-1970 Containers box 27 , folder 3 Area Information N-4 Spring Hill/Spring Garden , unknown Containers box 27 , folder 4 Area Information N-6 Herr's Island , 1978 Containers box 27 , folder 5 Area Information N-7 Northside , 1978 Containers box 27 , folder 6 Area Infromation S-1-2 and S-1-4 , 1974-1980 Containers box 27 , folder 7 Area Information S-2 Elliot St. , 1979 Containers box 27 , folder 8 Area Information S-3 West Point Office Park , 1978 Containers box 27 , folder 9 Area Information S-6 Southside Park , 1969 Containers box 27 , folder 10 Dan Sentz Work Program , 1979 Containers box 27 , folder 11 Foundation News Articles - J.H.Mooney , 1980-1981 Containers box 27 , folder 12 Funding , 1979 Containers box 27 , folder 13 Land Management Excutive Summary , unknown Containers box 27 , folder 14 Land Management Program Interim Report , 1979 Containers box 27 , folder 15 PMMP Project Implementation Reference Materials , 1974-1980 Containers box 27 , folder 16 Vacant/Sensitive Executive Summary , unknown Containers box 27 , folder 17 Vacant/Sensitive - Slide Show II , unknown Containers box 27 , folder 18 Vacant/Sensitive Program , 1979 Containers box 27 , folder 19 Series VIII. Urban Redevelopment Authority , 1952-1979 Scope and Content Notes This series documents Smuts professional activity for the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh. Smuts involvement includes projects that focus on transportation, land usage and development. Papers include notes, internal and external correspondence, fact sheets, meeting notes, agendas, blueprints, memos, reports and studies, project reviews, and cost analysis reports.
Allegheny Center Marketability Analysis , 1960 Containers box 27 , folder 20 Balw-Knox Company , 1952-1963 Containers box 27 , folder 21 Environmental Design – Program Proposal , 1969 Containers box 27 , folder 22 General , 1966-1971 Containers box 27 , folder 23 Hill District Recovery Program , 1969 Containers box 27 , folder 24 Maps/Blueprints , 1966 Containers box 27 , folder 25 Penn Central Railroad , 1962-1970 Containers box 27 , folder 26-28 Proposals and Reports on Silver Lake, Chartiers Valley, and Wilkinsburg projects , 1962-1968 Containers box 27 , folder 29 Transit, Mass & Rapid , 1962-1979 Containers box 27 , folder 30 Transit, Mass & Rapid - PBQ&D - Progress Reports , 1968 Containers box 27 , folder 31 Transit, Mass & Rapid - Technical Committee Minutes , 1965-1966 Containers box 27 , folder 32 Urban Redevelopment Authority , 1978 Containers box 27 , folder 33 West Point Office Park , 1978 Containers box 27 , folder 34 
Reddit
Twitter
Facebook