Correspondence about the Museum of Knowledge

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People:

Pierre Jeanneret (archive creator)

Title:

Correspondence about the Museum of Knowledge

Date:

1959-1964

Description:

Photocopies and transcriptions of documents pertaining to the Museum of Knowledge, in Chandigarh, India, sometimes referred to as the “House of Knowledge” (“Maison de connaissance”). Predominently correspondence of Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret. Other correspondents include: K.S. Narang, M.S. Randhawa, R.S. Lall, B.S. Bajwa, N.V. Gadgil, B.B. Vohra, Eulie Chowdhury, and S. Partap Singh Kairon, the Chief Minister, Government of Punjab. Also included: meeting minutes and manuscripts

Form:
textual records

Quantity / Object type:
1 textual record(s)

Extent and medium:

0.02 l.m. of textual records

Reference number:

ARCH268045

Location:

Chandigarh India

Credit line:
Fonds Pierre Jeanneret
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Jacqueline Jeanneret/
Gift of Jacqueline Jeanneret

Folder Number:

156-004-25

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