Guide to the Joel A. Tarr Papers, 1957-1995 AIS.1999.15
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Joel A. Tarr papers, 1957-1995, (bulk, 1980-1981), Tarr papers, 1957-1995, Papers of Joel A. Tarr, 1957-1995
Subject
Tarr, Joel A. (Joel Arthur), 1934-, Allegheny Conference on Community Development (Pa.)., Carnegie-Mellon University, Carnegie-Mellon University
--Faculty, City planning--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh, Housing--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh, Industries--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh, Pollution--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh, Urban renewal--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh (Pa.)--Politics and government
Description
The Joel A. Tarr Papers include materials related to Tarr's research on urban development, specifically for his paper "Four Decades of Public-Private Partnerships in Pittsburgh," published in 1982 (co-authored with Shelby Stewman). This scholarly publication analyzes the differences in public-private partnerships during the periods of the Renaissance I (1945-1969), the Interlude (1970-1977) and Renaissance II (1978-1980) to better understand "present-day Pittsburgh" based on "two sets of interviews conducted with public officials (past and present), chief executive officers of major corporations, and administrative officials and staff of various private voluntary organizations." The first set of interviews (78 total) used for the study are part of the Pittsburgh Renaissance Project: The Stanton Belfour Oral History Collection, 1971-1973. The second set of interviews was created by Tarr, Shelby Stewman, and Steven Block in 1981. Transcriptions of the 1981 interviews make up Series II of this collection. Series I of the collection include publications by Tarr and others, case studies and reports, committee proceedings, newspaper clippings, correspondence and research notes, and other materials related to his research between 1957-1995. Series II contains transcripts and notes from oral history interviews conducted by Joel A. Tarr, Shelby Stewman, and Steven Block for the article, "Four Decades of Public-Private Partnerships in Pittsburgh.", Joel A. Tarr Papers, 1957-1995, AIS.1999.15, Archives Service Center, University of Pittsburgh., Gift of Dr. Joel A. Tarr in 1999., Joel A. Tarr graduated with his B.A. and M.A. in History from Rutgers University in 1956 and 1957, respectively, and graduated with his Ph.D. in History from Northwestern University in 1963. He began teaching at Carnegie Mellon University in 1967. He currently holds joint appointments in the H. John Heinz III School of Public Policy and Management and the Department of Engineering and Public Policy at Carnegie Mellon University. He has published extensively on urban history, the development of urban technological systems, and the history of the urban environment and has received many awards for teaching and research. This collection includes research materials related to his publication, "Four Decades of Public-Private Partnerships in Pittsburgh," published in Public-Private Partnerships in American Cities by R. Scott Fosler and Renee Berger in 1982. Other notable publications include Devastation and Renewal: an Environmental History of Pittsburgh and its Region and The Search for the Ultimate Sink: Urban Pollution in Historical Perspective., Finding aid Available in repository and on Internet; Folder level control; http://digital.library.pitt.edu/cgi-bin/f/findaid/findaid-idx?type=simple;c=ascead;view=text;subview=outline;didno=US-PPiU-ais199915
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Tarr, Joel A. (Joel Arthur), 1934-, University of Pittsburgh (depositor)
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