Fonds ASC - Charles Ascher Papers

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FR PUNES AG 14-2--ASC

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Charles Ascher Papers

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  • 1926 - 1979 (Creation)

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8 microfiches

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Biographical history

Charles Ascher served as professor of political science at Brooklyn College from 1949 to his retirement in 1966. He was also secretary and general counsel of the City Housing Corporation, builder of the experimental developments Sunnyside (Queens, N.Y.) and Radburn (New Jersey), founding executive secretary of the Public Administration Clearing House in Chicago, regional director of the National Housing Agency from 1942-1947 and executive officer for programs at UNESCO.

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Microfiches received by the UNESCO Archives in 1992

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Copies on microfiches of part of the Charles S. Ascher Papers, 1926-1979, preserved by the Columbia University, containing the pages concerning UNESCO.

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  • English

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Originals preserved by the Columbia University Library

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The originals of these documents are not preserved by the UNESCO Archives. Only copies on microfiche are available.

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