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Book/Printed Material Better homes in America; plan book for demonstration week, October 9 to 14, 1922

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Title

  • Better homes in America; plan book for demonstration week, October 9 to 14, 1922

Summary

  • Published in 1922 by the Bureau of Information of Better Homes in America, this pamphlet consists of one letter, a plan proposal, and nine essays prepared by government and other authorities on the significance of Better Homes campaigns and on various phases of home- building. The first two essays, written by President Calvin Coolidge and Secretary of Commerce Herbert Hoover, encourage home ownership and discuss the home as the foundation of American social institutions. Other components include a blueprint for Better Homes Demonstration Week from October 9 to October 14, 1922, and essays on house construction, interior decoration, and the impact of zoning on the home. An organizational chart for Better Homes in America, with its National Advisory Council and Bureau of Information at the top and seven subcommittees at the bottom, appears on page 10. American Memory.

Names

  • National advisory council for better homes in America. [from old catalog]

Created / Published

  • [New York, Printed by the Delineator, c1922]

Headings

  • -  Dwellings
  • -  Interior decoration

Notes

  • -  Also available in digital form.

Medium

  • 1 p.l., 53p. illus., diagr. 23 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • NA7110 .N3

Library of Congress Control Number

  • ca23000369

Online Format

  • online text
  • image
  • pdf

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Chicago citation style:

National Advisory Council For Better Homes In America. Better homes in America; plan book for demonstration week, October 9 to 14. [New York, Printed by the Delineator, 1922] Pdf. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/ca23000369/.

APA citation style:

National Advisory Council For Better Homes In America. (1922) Better homes in America; plan book for demonstration week, October 9 to 14. [New York, Printed by the Delineator] [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/ca23000369/.

MLA citation style:

National Advisory Council For Better Homes In America. Better homes in America; plan book for demonstration week, October 9 to 14. [New York, Printed by the Delineator, 1922] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/ca23000369/>.