Repository:

Kent State University Libraries. Special Collections and Archives.

Title:

Kent State University Center for Urban Regionalism records

Inclusive Date(s):

1965-1977

Author:

Finding aid prepared by Kreigh Barnette

Creation:

Finding aid encoded by Kreigh Barnette using the OhioLINK EAD Application in 2023

Description Rules:

Finding aid prepared using DACS 2nd Edition

Origination:

Kent State University. Center for Urban Regionalism.

Extent:

1 cubic feet (3 document cases)

Physical Location:

11th Floor

Finding Aid Identifier:

OhKeUSC0223

Abstract:

These records are primarily published works created by faculty and compeers of the Center for Urban Regionalism. The research center originated in 1965, in affiliation with Kent State University's political science department, the Northern Ohio chapter of the American Institute of Planners, and the Tri-County Regional Planning Commission.

Language(s):

The records are in English.

History of the Center for Urban Regionalism

The Center for Urban Regionalism (CUR) was a multidisciplinary research center at Kent State University. It specialized in urban public service, regional affairs, economic growth in metropolitan communities, transportation management, and public planning primarily in Northeastern Ohio. The Center's research concentrated on three areas: fiscal growth in urban areas, public resources, and transportation training. James G. Coke was the first director of the Center for Urban Regionalism in 1965, succeeded by Eugene P. Wenninger in 1970. The Center later broadened efforts to include environmental studies and related communication and information projects, consequently renaming circa 1973 to the Center for Urban Regionalism and Environmental Systems (CUR/ES). In 1977, the Center merged with the University Research Center.

Scope and Content

Items in this collection span from 1965-1977. Records comprise formal reports, conference proceedings, publications, a reference book, and newsletters produced by the Center for Urban Regionalism.

Statement of Arrangement

This collection is organized by type of material with one folder of newsletters, organized by date, followed by publications organized alphabetically by title.

Related Material

Please note further information concerning the founding director, James G. Coke, is located in the James G. Coke papers. Additional materials related to the Center's establishment and relevant correspondence between university administration are located in the Robert. I. White papers.

Preferred Citation

Kent State University Center for Urban Regionalism records. Kent State University Libraries. Special Collections and Archives.

Controlled Access Headings

The following are found in this collection:

Subjects:

• Regional planning -- Research -- Ohio
• City planning -- Research -- Ohio
• Cities and towns -- Growth -- Research -- Ohio
• Landscape protection -- Research -- Ohio
• Environmental protection -- Research -- Ohio
• Airports -- Planning -- Research -- Ohio
• Ohio -- Population -- History -- Statistics
• Information organization -- Terminology
• Public libraries -- Ohio -- Portage County -- Planning
• Gun control -- Ohio -- Congresses

Persons:

• Coke, James Guthrie
• Wenninger, Eugene Paul

Organizations/Corporations:

• Kent State University. Center for Urban Regionalism and Environmental Systems

Functions:

• Regional planning -- Research

Places:

• Portage County (Ohio)
• Cleveland Metropolitan Area (Ohio)
• Akron Metropolitan Area (Ohio)

Material Types:

• Reports
• Publications (documents)
• Newsletters

Detailed Description of the Collection