Item THS 5.2.31 - Typescript copy of a letter to Allen Lane, Penguin Books.

Identity area

Reference code

THS 5.2.31

Title

Typescript copy of a letter to Allen Lane, Penguin Books.

Date(s)

  • 1940 (Creation)

Level of description

Item

Extent and medium

Letter, 3 pages.

Context area

Name of creator

(1901 - 1978)

Biographical history

Thomas Sharp was a key figure in town planning in the mid-twentieth century. The concepts he developed in his writings and plans have been of enduring significance and influence on thinking about planning and design for both practitioners and academics ... Read more

Content and structure area

Scope and content

Letter in which Sharp proposes a book about the reconstruction of the country after the war. His suggested title is: "When the peace comes" and the index and contents it should have.

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