Environmental Research and Development Foundation records
Overview
The Environmental Research and Development Foundation (ERDF) was established by the Topeka, Kansas-based Menninger Foundation in 1965 as the Environmental Research Foundation. ERDF maintained offices at different times in Topeka; Kansas City, Missouri; and Tucson, Arizona. This collection of ERDF records primarily includes research files identified by subject, as well as some administrative files. Also included are papers of Edward T. Hall, Missouri-born anthropologist who is best known for his theories of proxemics, or the study of the nature, degree, and affect of spatial separation individuals maintain in social and interpersonal situations and how that separation relates to environmental and cultural factors.
Dates
- Creation: ca. 1965-1980s
Creator
- Environmental Research and Development Foundation (Organization)
Language of Materials
The collection is primarily in English; some publications are in German, French, Danish, Dutch, and Swedish.
Conditions Governing Access
Materials located at RH MS 913 are stored in the KU Annex off-site storage area.
All researchers interested in reviewing this material must consult Spencer Research Library staff (785-864-4334, 9-5 M-F CST) no less than three days in advance of a planned visit. Be advised that drop-in requests for this material cannot be accommodated.
Conditions Governing Use
Spencer Library staff may determine use restrictions dependent on the physical condition of manuscript materials.
Extent
63.25 Linear Feet (59 boxes + 1 folder, 2 oversize boxes)
Physical Location
RH MS 913
Physical Location
RH MS P898
Physical Location
RH MS Q327
Physical Location
Annex (Contact Spencer Library Public Services)
Other Finding Aids
Box contents list for boxes 1-46 of RH MS 913 available at ksrl.kc.erdf.pdf.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift, University of Arizona School of Architecture, 1990.
- Title
- Guide to the Environmental Research and Development Foundation Collection
- Subtitle
- Environmental Research and Development Foundation records
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by amc, 2007; revised by skt, 2010
- Date
- 2007
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Finding aid written in English.
- Finding aid permalink
- http://hdl.handle.net/10407/5631399348
- Preferred citation
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Environmental Research and Development Foundation records, RH MS 913, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas
Repository Details
Part of the University of Kansas. Kenneth Spencer Research Library Repository