According to sarah allaback s history of mission 66 visitor centers, during the summer of 1954, department of the interior undersecretary ralph tudor began a reorganization that allowed thenpark service director conrad wirth to focus his attention on the subjective and procedural problems that plagued the park service. The history of a building type, written by sarah allaback and published by the national park service in 2000, 296 pages. But mission 66 was also the last systemwide, planned development campaign to accommodate increased numbers of automotive tourists. Sarah allaback allaback, sarah, 1965 the online books.
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The history of a building type 2000 illustrated html at national park service help with reading books report a bad link suggest a new listing. The history of a building type provides a historical narrative of neutras visitor center initially from the architectclient relationship and. She is currently working on a national historic landmark nomination for the ames monument near laramie, wyoming, in collaboration with james f. Describes 6 national park visitor centers built from 19561966. Those narratives have been freely incorporated into the present report. The visitor centers of the national park service mission 66 era. The history of a building type by sarah allaback author. Author profiles library of american landscape history. She previously worked as publications manager at monticello, for the historic american buildings survey and the historic american engineering record, and as a consultant for the national park service. Sarah allaback author of the first american women architects. Sarah allaback, lalh senior manuscript editor, is coeditor of warren h. Department of the interior national park service cultural resources stewardship and partnerships park historic structures and cultural landscapes program.
It provides a solid narrative for a major national park service initiative that has rendered a lasting legacy in its relationship to the nations national parks. Ncptt modern architecture and preserving the historical. Minor scuffing to covers from shelf wear, bumping to base of spine. Click download or read online button to get facts about mission 66 book now. The history of a building type classic reprint dec, 2017. She is the author of the first american women architects university of illinois press, 2008, mission 66 visitor centers. Mission 66 was a united states national park service tenyear program that was intended to dramatically expand park service visitor services by 1966, in time for the. Click download or read online button to get mission sixty six visitor centers book now. Cover image quarry visitor center, view from beneath ramp, ca. Park historic structures and cultural landscapes program u. In some places you might even be able to access is electronically. Sarah allaback is the author of the first american women architects 5.
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