Papers of Howard T. Fisher, circa 1929-1974 | WorldCat.org (original) (raw)

Summary:The Papers of Howard T. Fisher contain correspondence, memoranda, reports, designs, photographs, data, and other papers, mostly relating to SYMAP and the Laboratory for Computer Graphics and Spatial Analysis at the Harvard Graduate School of Design. The collection also includes architectural scrapbooks for the firm of Howard T. Fisher and Associates (circa 1947-1952); transcripts of mapping conferences Fisher directed; a publication, A Streamline Merchandising Program that will sell her a General House, published in 1936; and reprints, publications, and reference material. The collection contains three-dimensional objects including cardboard 4x4x4 cubes that illustrate principles of computer graphics and a Lincoln penny in plexiglass or glass. Much of the collection is concerned with data, data gathering, analysis, and presentation. A major concern is the coloring of computerized maps. Most of the material dates from circa 1965 to 1974, but also includes material from Fisher's association with the American Institute of Architects (1949-1979) and his tenure as a lecturer in Urban and Regional Planning at the Technological Institute of Northwestern University (1957-1964)