Carver, Humphrey, 1902-1995.

Humphrey Carver fonds, 1932-1987.

4 linear meters.

Access by appointment only.

Manuscripts of speeches, broadcasts, and articles and books on housing, town planning, and reconstruction. Personal and documentation files including papers, proceedings, reports, press clippings, reprints and pamphlets. Includes documentation relating to Central Mortgage and Housing Corporation, 1948-1957; Canadian Council on Urban and Regional Research, 1960-1968; Australian Institute of Urban Studies, 1967-1978; National Housing Conference, 1967-1970; Ottawa National Capital Commission, 1960-1984, and general topics such as urban renewal, social change, and urban design issues.

Humphrey Carver (1902) was born in Birmingham, England. Architect, community planner, and author. Educated in England. Active in Canada from 1930. Organized the 1939 Housing Conference. Chaired the Research Committee, 1948-1955, and Advisory Group, 1955-1967, Central Mortgage and Housing Corporation. Major publications include Cities in the suburbs (1962) and Compassionate landscape (1975).

Central Mortgage and Housing Corporation (Canada)
Canadian Council on Urban and Regional Research.
Australian Institute of Urban Studies.
Canada. National Capital Commission.
Architecture Canada.
Architecture Australia.
Architecture Australie.
Architecture
Australia
Canada
Housing Canada.
Urban planning Canada.
Social issues.
Urban design Canada.
Urban design Australia.
Urban renewal Canada.
Urban renewal Australia.
Reconstruction.

Manuscripts (document genre)
Reports.
Minutes.
Clippings (information artifacts)
Reprints.
Pamphlets.
Proceedings.
Professional papers.
Fonds (collections)

Location: Library archives collection 259771
Call No.: AP020
Status: Available