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Jack Dollard urban planning records
A Guide to the collection at the Connecticut Historical Society
Collection Overview |
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| Repository: | Connecticut Historical Society, Hartford, Connecticut |
| Creator : | Dollard, Jack |
| Title : | Jack Dollard urban planning records |
| Dates : | circa 1969-1995 |
| Extent : | 16 linear feet (2 boxes, 7 cartons) |
| Location: | Ms 98157 |
| Language: | English |
Biographical Sketch
Jack Dollard is an artist, architect and activist who came to Hartford, Connecticut after graduating from Cornell University. He arrived in the late 1950s to work for Charles DuBose, the chief designer of Constitution Plaza. Dollard went to Yale for his master’s degree.
Dollard was an urban planner and an advocate for Hartford. He served on the Planning Commission, the Downtown Council, the Design Review Board, and the Vision Project, to name just a few of his public roles. He also worked for 18 years as the planner for Aetna. He was responsible for the training center, the co-generation plant and other buildings.
In 2001 Dollard and his wife retired to Oaxaca, Mexico.
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Scope and Content
Jack Dollard donated these papers in preparation for his move to Mexico. He boxed the materials from his own files and while the original order in the boxes, which was confused at best, was not maintained, his folder headings have been. Supplied headings are indicated by square brackets.
The files have been arranged roughly by topic, which is difficult given that Dollard’s activities frequently overlapped. The topics are Downtown Council, the Hartford Vision Project, South Arsenal (SAND), Aetna, Housing, and research files.
Dollard’s files contain minutes and agendas, his notes from meetings, published reports, and newspaper and magazine articles and clippings related to the projects in which he was involved. Some of the reports he collected include the position statement of the SAND Everywhere School, various downtown development plans, a census and demographic data on the Capitol Region Demographic Atlas, a historical survey on “The Connecticut Riverfront in the Greater Hartford Area”, reports from the Children and Family Development Focus Committee and other sub-committees of the Hartford Vision Project, Economic and Urban Design Action Strategy, 1998, studies of the Hartford Police Department, reports on economic disparities, and items related to the development of the Aetna campus. He also collected information on education, housing, recreation, taxation, and child development.
Included in these records are development reports on Bridgeport and Westport, Connecticut, and Troy, New York. Dollard’s activities related to the carousel in Bushnell Park in Hartford and notes from the class(es) he taught at Trinity College are also part of the collection.
Published books and magazines related to Dollard’s interest have been transferred to the library and can be found in the collection folder in the archivist's office. Photographs and drawings are in the Graphics Department.
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Restrictions
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions on access to the collection.
Use Restrictions
Use of the material requires compliance with the Connecticut Historical Society's Research Center regulations.
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Subject Headings
Personal Names
Corporate Names
Subjects
Geographic Names
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Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Item, Collection Title, Collection number (Box #, Folder #). Connecticut Historical Society, Hartford, Connecticut.
Processing Details
Collection was processed by Barbara Austen in 2006.
EAD Finding Aid created October 2014.
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Contents:
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Return to the Table of Contents Series I. Downtown Council |
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| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | [Meeting agendas, 1992, 1994] | |||||||||
| 1 | 2 | [Update, Strategic objectives and action plan, May 5, 1992] | |||||||||
| 1 | 3 | [Minutes, notes, memoranda, circa 1992] | |||||||||
| 1 | 4 | Downtown symposium about convention center | |||||||||
| 1 | 5 | [Downtown Council information and minutes, 1991-1992] | |||||||||
| 1 | 6 | Ann-High Project, 1989 | |||||||||
| 1 | 7-8 | [Main Street Market, 1991-1992] | |||||||||
| 1 | 9 | Downtown, 1990-1991 | |||||||||
| 1 | 10 | Downtown Council, 1991 | |||||||||
| 1 | 11 | Downtown Council, 1993-1994 | |||||||||
| 1 | 12 | Rail Corridor Study—Transit District, 1989-1990 | |||||||||
| 1 | 13 | [Economic and Community Revitalization Work Group minutes, list of members, undated] | |||||||||
| 1 | 14 | G. Fox Proposal, 1994 | |||||||||
| 1 | 15 | G. Fox Proposals, 1992 | |||||||||
| 1 | 16 | Marketing and communications plan, and memoranda, 1992 | |||||||||
| 1 | 17 | [Strategic Objectives and Action Plan, 1992] | |||||||||
| 1 | 18 | [Downtown Council reports, memos, etc., 1987-1993] | |||||||||
| 1 | 19 | [Economy and Urban Design, 1998] | |||||||||
| 1 | 20 | School Regionalism | |||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 2 | 1 | Hartford Development Plan Proposal | |||||||||
| 2 | 2 | [Plan of Development, 1972] | |||||||||
| 2 | 3 | [General Plan for Development of Riverside Park, 1989] | |||||||||
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Return to the Table of Contents Series II. Research files and Hartford Vision Project |
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| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 3 | 1 | Recreation [notes] | |||||||||
| 3 | 2 | Education theory | |||||||||
| 3 | 3 | American Leadership Forum misc., 1993 | |||||||||
| 3 | 4 | Historic Trails, 1993 | |||||||||
| 3 | 5 | Vision Project [schematic], 1993 | |||||||||
| 3 | 6 | Vision Project presentations, proposals, and notes, 1993 | |||||||||
| 3 | 7 | Hartford Vision Task Force, [1991] | |||||||||
| 3 | 8 | [Findings and recommendations by the Futures Group, 1992] | |||||||||
| 3 | 9 | [Findings and recommendations], 1992 | |||||||||
| 3 | 10 | [Children and Family Development Focus Committee Report, 1992] | |||||||||
| 3 | 11 | Vision-Now, 1993 | |||||||||
| 3 | 12 | Vision Project, [1993] | |||||||||
| 3 | 13 | Vision Back-up | |||||||||
| 3 | 14 | [Hartford Vision Project, 1991-1992] | |||||||||
| 3 | 15 | [Vision Project, 1992] | |||||||||
| 3 | 16 | [Hartford Vision Project, 1993] | |||||||||
| 3 | 17 | Post Vision, 1993-1994 | |||||||||
| 3 | 18 | Reports, various | |||||||||
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| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 4 | 1 | SAND history, 1968- | |||||||||
| 4 | 2 | South Arsenal, 1993-1994 | |||||||||
| 4 | 3 | SAND the plan, 1994-1995 | |||||||||
| 4 | 4 | SAND, 1994 | |||||||||
| 4 | 5 | SAND Board Meeting, January 1994 | |||||||||
| 4 | 6 | South Arsenal, 1996 | |||||||||
| 4 | 7 | Market Sites | |||||||||
| 4 | 8 | South Arsenal Census, 1990 | |||||||||
| 4 | 9 | Feb. 25 [1995] | |||||||||
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| 5 | 1 | [SAND Everywhere School, circa 1969] | |||||||||
| 5 | 2 | Everywhere School Report, [1965-1990] | |||||||||
| 5 | 3 | South Arsenal, [1978-1990] | |||||||||
| 5 | 4 | [SAND-DEVCO joint venture agreement, 1972] | |||||||||
| 5 | 5 | South Arsenal History | |||||||||
| 5 | 6 | [Agenda, etc.], January 19, 1994 | |||||||||
| 5 | 7 | [Agenda etc.], May 10, 1994 | |||||||||
| 5 | 8 | [February 1994] | |||||||||
| 5 | 9 | Notes, memos, minutes, agendas, 1994-1995 | |||||||||
| 5 | 10 | [May 24, 1994] | |||||||||
| 5 | 11 | South Arsenal—United Way budget, 1994 | |||||||||
| 5 | 12 | Everywhere School working paper, [circa 1968] | |||||||||
| 5 | 13 | [Various reports, newspaper clippings, etc.] | |||||||||
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Return to the Table of Contents Series IV. Aetna and City |
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| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 6 | 1 | Downtown, [1977-1982] | |||||||||
| 6 | 2 | The City—Hartford, 1985-1991 | |||||||||
| 6 | 3 | City #2 | |||||||||
| 6 | 4 | City #3 | |||||||||
| 6 | 5 | Aetna, Griffen rail line, Farm Ave Bus line and other "outside" projects, [circa 1985-1990] | |||||||||
| 6 | 6 | Aetna, late 80’s, early 90’s | |||||||||
| 6 | 7 | Aetna misc. | |||||||||
| 6 | 8 | [Aetna] | |||||||||
| 6 | 9 | [Contract for architectural services, 1987] | |||||||||
| 6 | 10 | [Home Office Renovation, undated] | |||||||||
| 6 | 11 | Aetna, 1994 | |||||||||
| 6 | 12 | Aetna #4, [circa 1998] | |||||||||
| 6 | 13 | [Art Program, 1986] | |||||||||
| 6 | 14 | [Capitol Ave, undated] | |||||||||
| 6 | 15 | [Special drawings, etc., undated] | |||||||||
| 6 | 16 | [Institute plans and settings, 1980] | |||||||||
| 6 | 17 | [Aetna Institute, 1986] | |||||||||
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Return to the Table of Contents Series V. Assorted files |
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| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 7 | 1 | [Report to City Manager, Troy, NY, 1976] | |||||||||
| 7 | 2 | Troy Report, [1976] | |||||||||
| 7 | 3 | [Park Street Revitalization Strategy, July 2000] | |||||||||
| 7 | 4 | Historic Info—Park St. Historic District; Sage Allen; Questions, Historical Commission, undated | |||||||||
| 7 | 5 | Ballet, undated | |||||||||
| 7 | 6 | [Bushnell Park information, 1981] | |||||||||
| 7 | 7 | [Equality and the National Economy, undated] | |||||||||
| 7 | 8 | Griffin Line Task Force, [1996] | |||||||||
| 7 | 9 | Children [1993] | |||||||||
| 7 | 10 | [Willimantic—mock-up of report] | |||||||||
| 7 | 11 | Quality of Life Round Table Group, 1978-1979 | |||||||||
| 7 | 12 | "Frog Hollow" report, 1994 | |||||||||
| 7 | 13 | HART Frog Hollow, 1993 | |||||||||
| 7 | 14 | Frog Hollow misc. | |||||||||
| 7 | 15 | [Art exhibits] | |||||||||
| 7 | 16 | [Biographical information, correspondence, designs, 1974-1982] | |||||||||
| 7 | 17 | Parkville | |||||||||
| 7 | 18 | Greenleaf Park, Springfield, MA, 1965 | |||||||||
| 7 | 19 | Little Italy, proposed gateway, 1995 | |||||||||
| 7 | 20 | Little Italy stuff | |||||||||
| 7 | 21 | [Little Italy district report (copy)] | |||||||||
| 7 | 22 | Franklin Avenue, 1993-1994 | |||||||||
| 7 | 23 | Franklin Avenue, 1995 | |||||||||
| 7 | 24 | Caribbean Bank, 1994-1995 | |||||||||
| 7 | 25-26 | [Newspaper clippings] | |||||||||
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Return to the Table of Contents Series VI. Housing |
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| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 8 | 1 | Taina, 1991-1997 | |||||||||
| 8 | 2 | State Blue Ribbon Commission on Housing, 1988 | |||||||||
| 8 | 3 | Five Year Housing Advisory Plan, 1987 | |||||||||
| 8 | 4 | [Affordable housing] | |||||||||
| 8 | 5 | Mayor’s Ec. Transition Task Force, 1994 | |||||||||
| 8 | 6 | Housing for All Americans, [1991] | |||||||||
| 8 | 7 | Housing Charrette, [1992] | |||||||||
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Return to the Table of Contents Series VII. Assorted files |
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| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 9 | 1 | Knox Foundation Carousel | |||||||||
| 9 | 2 | [Knox Foundation, 1990] | |||||||||
| 9 | 3 | Fees, 1997-2000-2002 | |||||||||
| 9 | 4 | Synagogue, Westport, SK—Drawings, 1997-1998 | |||||||||
| 9 | 5 | Westport correspondence history, [1998] | |||||||||
| 9 | 6 | [Bridgeport revitalization, 1993] | |||||||||
| 9 | 7 | Trinity (he was a teacher at the college), 1984-1985 | |||||||||
| 9 | 8 | GCROG Task Force, 1991 | |||||||||
| 9 | 9 | Proposal to Bill Clinton’s Economic Summit, 1993 | |||||||||
| 9 | 10 | Vermont House (drawings) | |||||||||
| 9 | 11 | Gather Together Group "Delphi" | |||||||||
| 9 | 12 | Town meeting committee, the beginning, 1990-1991 | |||||||||
| 9 | 13 | My city (biographical), [1982] | |||||||||
| 9 | 14 | Fellowship—Nominated for MacArthur—Badi Foster | |||||||||
| 9 | 15 | University Park, 1988-1992 | |||||||||
| 9 | 16 | University Park, 1994 | |||||||||
| 9 | 17 | Misc. No. 1 | |||||||||
| 9 | 18 | Misc. stuff No. 2—Carousel, Wolf House, Stage Co., Tracey | |||||||||
| 9 | 19 | Publications | |||||||||
| 9 | 20 | Hartford Times columns | |||||||||
| 9 | 21 | Reports and writings Htfd yr 2000 | |||||||||