AV
Scope and Contents note
The Tarr Collection contains four series, student papers, projects, university, and AV, and takes up 10 linear feet. The student papers series consists of papers and articles created by students regarding subjects pertinent to Pittsburgh history and infrastructure. These papers range in in date from 1969-2007.
The project series contains Tarr's personal work on various subject matter relating to Pittsburgh and the Carnegie Mellon community. The majority of the series consists of the Homewood Cemetery project, the Environmental Action Task Force, and Pittsburgh urban development projects. Also included are general Pittsburgh historical items as well as a short subseries on Tarr's work with Southwestern Pennsylvania's transporation.
The general university papers of the Tarr Collection contain the professional correspondence of Tarr from 1979-2008. Also included in this series is a selection of papers from the Committee to Evaluate the President as well as Carnegie Mellon strategic planning. These papers are closed until thirty years after the date.
Finally, the AV series contains digital materials on Tarr's projects, lecture slides, and audio recordings of various interviews.
Dates
- Creation: 1969-2007
Creator
- From the Collection: Tarr, Joel A. (Joel Arthur), 1934- (Person)
Conditions Governing Access note
The presidential records found under the University series are restricted until 30 years after the date of creation.
Biographical/Historical note
The Joel Tarr collection deals mostly with Pittsburgh history, specifically the projects undertaken by Tarr and his students. Tarr focused on issues of urban development in the Pittsburgh community as well as environmental issues such as sanitation, water pollution, and maintaining Pittsburgh's natural resources. Tarr taught applied history seminars on Pittsburgh history, which makes up the bulk of this collection.
Extent
From the Collection: 10.0 Linear feet (10 boxes)
Language
From the Collection: English
Overview
This collection contains the papers of Dr. Joel Tarr, Carnegie Mellon University's Richard S. Calguiri University Professor of History and Policy.The Tarr collection contains a series of student papers on Pittsburgh topics, a series of projects undertaken by Tarr, Tarr's personal papers, as well as an AV series that contains digital material, audio recordings, and lecture slides. The collection is 10 linear feet.
Repository Details
Part of the Carnegie Mellon University Archives Repository