Architectural 7293 A28 FEDERAL EMERGENCY ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC WORKS HOUSING DIVISION H. A. Gray, Director For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, Washington, D. C. Price 20 Cents Samás come Des Gbb. 1-28-27 LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL WASHINGTON, D. C., August 15, 1936. Hon. HAROLD L. ICKES, Administrator, Federal Emergency Administration of Public Works, Washington, D. C. SIR: Transmitted herewith is the manuscript prepared as Housing Bulletin No. 2, "Urban Housing", prepared by members of the Housing Division Staff. This bulletin fulfills the need for a brief handbook on the Housing Division and its relation to the urban housing movement. The present manuscript is a logical sequel to "Slums and Blighted Areas in the United States", Dr. Edith Elmer Wood's able exposition of the housing problem, which was published as Housing Bulletin No. 1. "Urban Housing" makes no pretense to be a complete or technical study, but is intended to fix the position of the Housing Division in housing progress. It has been written in the Editorial Section of the Branch of Research and Information, headed by Mr. Charles E. Pynchon. Winston Elting was chiefly responsible for the bulletin and was aided by Talbot Wegg and other members of the Editorial Section. I consider this manuscript important not only as a record of the Housing Division's accomplishments, but as a vital chapter in the definitive history of American housing and it is therefore recommended for publication by the Public Works Administration. Very respectfully, H. A. GRAY, Director of Housing. |