Larry Reich Urban Planning Records
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of 9 containers (8.3 linear feet) and includes the records of Larry Reich related to his work in urban planning in Baltimore City.
Dates
- Other: Date Not Yet Determined
Creator
- Reich, Larry, 1919-1994 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Biographical Note
Larry Reich (b. 1919-d. 1994) served as the Director of City Planning in Baltimore from 1965 until 1990. Reich was born in Monticello, N.Y. in 1919. He served with the 312th Combat Engineers during WWII and fought in the Battle of the Bulge. After the war, Reich earned his bachelor's and master's degrees in urban planning from Harvard University. Reich's urban planning career included projects in Milwaukee, Knoxville, Philadelphia, Chicago, and San Miguel (El Salvador). His tenure as the head of the Planning Department for the City of Baltimore spanned the administrations of five mayors. Reich died in 1994 at the age of 75.
Extent
8.42 Linear Feet (9 containers)
Language of Materials
English
Custodial History
The source of immediate acquisition is unknown. The collection came to the archives prior to 2015.
Processing Information
This collection is currently unprocessed.
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
- Title
- Finding aid for the Larry Reich Urban Planning Records.
- Status
- Unprocessed
- Author
- Finding aid created by Aiden Faust (2015). Revised by Laura Bell (2021).
- Date
- 2015
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Baltimore Studies Archives Repository