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Size | 15.0 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 8150 items) |
Abstract | Philip Gibbon Hammer (1914- ), urban economist and city planner of Atlanta, Ga., Washington, D.C., and Palm Harbor, Fla. Subject files, about eighty articles and speeches by Hammer, pictures, and other materials of Philip G. Hammer. Subject files hold correspondence, reports, clippings, and other materials concerning many of Hammer's activities, especially various projects in Atlanta, Ga., and Washington, D.C., and his work with the Conservation Foundation, the National Planning Association, and South Associates, Inc. |
Creator | Hammer, Philip G. |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
Language | English |
Processed by: Linda Sellars, July 1989; Roslyn Holdzkom, January 1991, September 1993
Encoded by: ByteManagers Inc., 2008
Updated by: Dawne Howard Lucas, February 2022
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Philip Gibbon Hammer
1914: Born 18 September in Philadelphia, Pa., son of John Levering and Emma (Gibbon) Hammer. Raised in Wilmington, NC.
1936: Received A. B. from University of North Carolina
1936-1939: Harvard University
Rockefeller Fellow in Training for the Public Service, 1936-1937
Intern on staff of Senator Robert M. LaFollette, Jr., in Washington, D. C., 1937-1938
Littauer Fellow in Public Administration, 1938-1939
Passed general exams for Ph.D. in political economy
1939-1941: Chief, editorial section, Farm Security Administration, U. S. Department of Agriculture
1941-1943: Chief, program analysis section, Farm Security Administration, U. S. Department of Agriculture
1943-1944: Staff assistant to Herbert H. Lehman (former governor of New York), Director, Office of Foreign Relief and Rehabilitation Administration
1944-1946: Staff assistant to Herbert H. Lehman, Director-General, United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration
1947-1950: Principal associate, Joseph K. Heyman Company, economic and business analysts, Atlanta, Georgia
1949-1950: Project director for reorganization of local government, Local Government Commission of Fulton County, Georgia
1950-1953: Executive Director, Metropolitan Planning Commission, Atlanta
1953: Executive officer, Committee of the South, National Planning Association
1953: Director of research, study of Negro schools in the South (with Harry S. Ashmore), Fund for the Advancement of Education
1954-1979: Founder, president, chairman, Hammer and Company Associates (later, Hammer, Siler, George Associates), economic consultants, Atlanta/Washington/Denver
1979-1985: Consultant in urban economics, part-time, Philip Hammer, Inc
Activities:
1953-1955: Planning Council, Atlanta Community Chest
1954-1957: Board of Directors, Fernbank Forest, Inc., Atlanta
1955-1957: Board of Directors, Southern Regional Council
1955-1957: Family Service Society of Atlanta
1955-1958: Board of Directors, Atlanta Chamber of Commerce
1956-1961: Board of Directors, Atlanta Urban League
1958: Representative from Fulton County, Metropolitan Planning Commission
1958-1961: Advisory Committee, Graduate School of City Planning, Georgia Institute of Technology
1959-1960: Lecturer on economics, Georgia Institute of Technology and Atlanta University
1961- : Board of Directors, Potomac Institute
1964-1966: Consultant to Taconic Foundation
1965: Acting executive director, Urban America
1967-1968: President's Task Force on Suburban Problems
1967-1980: Board of Directors, Planning and Development Collaborative International
1967-1981: Board of Trustees, Clark College (Atlanta University)
1968-1969: Chairman, National Capital Planning Commission
1968-1969: President, American Society of Planning Officials
1970-1973: Commission on Governance of Metropolitan Areas, Resources for the Future
1971: Lecturer, Howard University
1972- : Board of Trustees, World Wildlife Fund/ The Conservation Foundation
1972-1973: Faculty, Dag Hammarskjold College, Columbia, Maryland
1973: Member, U. S. delegation, United States-South Africa Leader Exchange Program
1973-1975: Board of Directors, Soul City Foundation
1973-1976: District of Columbia Bicentennial Commission
1973-1977: Board of Directors, Cousins Properties, Atlanta
1973-1977: Board of Directors, National Council for Equal Business Opportunity
1973-1982: Board of Trustees, National Planning Association
1974- : American Planning Association Foundation
1975-1979: Representative of District of Columbia Mayor, National Capital Planning Commission
1977: Distinguished Practitioner/Lecturer, College of Business Administration, University of Georgia
1978- : Board of Editors, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMENTARY Magazine
1981-1984: Chairman, Building Research Board (formerly Advisory Board on the Built Environment), National Academy of Sciences
1983-1985: Lecturer, Department of City and Regional Planning, University of North Carolina
1985- : Chairman, Advisory Board, Northwestern Council for Urban Economic Development (CUED) Institute for Economic Development, Evanston
Back to TopThis collection contains correspondence, reports, clippings, articles, speeches, and other materials that document the professional life of Philip Gibbon Hammer. Each phase of Hammer's education and work is documented, including many professional activities in addition to his employment and consulting work. The bulk of the material dates from the 1950s through the 1970s.
In Series 1, Subject Files, file titles established by Hammer have been retained. Articles were placed in alphabetical order; and speeches, speech notes, and correspondence about speaking engagements were placed in chronological order during processing.
The following descriptions were written by Philip Hammer. The first folder in each group contains more extensive information provided by Hammer.
Back to TopArrangement: alphabetical by file title.
Correspondence, reports, clippings, and other materials concerning Philip Hammer's work, professional activities, and education. The files were established and titled by Hammer. The names "Atlanta" and "Washington" were added at the beginning of some file titles, so that files pertaining to these cities would be grouped together. Hammer prepared and placed in many files typed notes that explain his involvement with the organization that is the subject of the file.
Arrangement: alphabetical.
Drafts and published versions of articles by Philip Hammer.
Arrangement: chronological.
Typescripts and published versions of speeches by Philip Hammer.
Arrangement: chronological.
Handwritten notes on cards or paper for speeches by Philip Hammer to professional groups, such as the American Institute of Architects or the American Society of Planning Officials, to civic groups, such as Rotary, Civitan, or the League of Women Voters, and to government bodies, such as city councils.
Folder 175-176
Folder 175Folder 176 |
1953 |
Folder 177-178
Folder 177Folder 178 |
1954 |
Folder 179-181
Folder 179Folder 180Folder 181 |
1955 |
Folder 182-189
Folder 182Folder 183Folder 184Folder 185Folder 186Folder 187Folder 188Folder 189 |
1956 |
Folder 190-207
Folder 190Folder 191Folder 192Folder 193Folder 194Folder 195Folder 196Folder 197Folder 198Folder 199Folder 200Folder 201Folder 202Folder 203Folder 204Folder 205Folder 206Folder 207 |
1957 |
Folder 208-217
Folder 208Folder 209Folder 210Folder 211Folder 212Folder 213Folder 214Folder 215Folder 216Folder 217 |
1958 |
Folder 218-230
Folder 218Folder 219Folder 220Folder 221Folder 222Folder 223Folder 224Folder 225Folder 226Folder 227Folder 228Folder 229Folder 230 |
1959 |
Folder 231-252
Folder 231Folder 232Folder 233Folder 234Folder 235Folder 236Folder 237Folder 238Folder 239Folder 240Folder 241Folder 242Folder 243Folder 244Folder 245Folder 246Folder 247Folder 248Folder 249Folder 250Folder 251Folder 252 |
1960 |
Folder 253-261
Folder 253Folder 254Folder 255Folder 256Folder 257Folder 258Folder 259Folder 260Folder 261 |
1961 |
Folder 262-266
Folder 262Folder 263Folder 264Folder 265Folder 266 |
1962 |
Folder 267-269
Folder 267Folder 268Folder 269 |
1963 |
Folder 270-274
Folder 270Folder 271Folder 272Folder 273Folder 274 |
1964 |
Folder 275-277
Folder 275Folder 276Folder 277 |
1965 |
Folder 278-280
Folder 278Folder 279Folder 280 |
1966 |
Folder 281 |
1967 |
Folder 282-283
Folder 282Folder 283 |
1968 |
Folder 284-286
Folder 284Folder 285Folder 286 |
1969 |
Folder 287 |
1970 |
Folder 288 |
1971 |
Folder 289 |
1972 |
Folder 290 |
1973 |
Folder 291 |
1974 |
Folder 292 |
1975 |
Folder 293 |
1976-1979 |
Folder 294 |
1980 |
Folder 295 |
1984 |
Folder 296-321
Folder 296Folder 297Folder 298Folder 299Folder 300Folder 301Folder 302Folder 303Folder 304Folder 305Folder 306Folder 307Folder 308Folder 309Folder 310Folder 311Folder 312Folder 313Folder 314Folder 315Folder 316Folder 317Folder 318Folder 319Folder 320Folder 321 |
Undated |
Arrangement: chronological.
Invitations to speak and Hammer's responses, thanks following speeches, and some discussions of topics of speeches.
Folder 322 |
1953 |
Folder 323 |
1954 |
Folder 324 |
1955 |
Folder 325 |
1956 |
Folder 326 |
1957 |
Folder 327 |
1958 |
Folder 328-329
Folder 328Folder 329 |
1959 |
Folder 330-331
Folder 330Folder 331 |
1960 |
Folder 332 |
1961 |
Folder 333 |
1962 |
Folder 334 |
1963 |
Folder 335 |
1964 |
Folder 336 |
1965 |
Folder 337 |
1966 |
Folder 338 |
1967 |
Folder 339 |
1968 |
Folder 340 |
1969 |
Folder 341 |
1970 |
Folder 342 |
1971 |
Folder 343 |
1972 |
Folder 344 |
1973 |
Folder 345 |
1974 |
Folder 346 |
1975 |
Folder 347 |
1976 |
Folder 348 |
1977 |
Folder 349 |
1978 |
Folder 350 |
1979 |
Folder 351 |
1980, 1984 |
Image P-4527/1-2a |
Philip Hammer, 1955-1958. |
Image P-4527/3 |
Philip Hammer, Sydney Reagan, and three unidentified men, 13 June 1963. |
Image P-4527/4 |
Philip Hammer and three unidentified men, 27 June 1963. |
Oversize Image OP-P-4527/1 |
Waterfront at Norfolk, Va. with note to Hammer from Dave Rice, Executive Director, NRHA, dated 1 June 1983 |
Oversize Paper Folder OPF-4527/1 |
CertificatesIncludes Oversize Papers OP-4527/1-5. |
Box 10 |
PublicationsIncludes Oversize Papers OP-4527/6-9. |