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History of Planning and Urbanism
A brief guide to research resources for the history of planning and urbanism at the University of California, Berkeley libraries and on the Web. Full-text version of some of the texts referred to are available, with links provided.
http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/ENVI/histplan.html|

National Library of Scotland - Ordnance Survey large scale Scottish town plans, 1847-1895
With over 1,900 sheets covering 62 towns, some of the most detailed maps ever surveyed by Ordnance Survey are available to view as part of the National Library of Scotland's 'Maps of Scotland' project. Browsable by town name or from a map of Scotland.
http://www.nls.uk/maps/townplans/|

Papers of Sir Patrick Geddes at Strathclyde University Archives
A brief biography of Geddes, a description of the scope of the papers, and a list of all papers held at the University.
http://www.strath.ac.uk/archives/ua/pg/|

Urban Planning, 1794-1918: An International Anthology of Articles, Conference Papers, and Reports
A collection of primary source material for the study of how urban planning developed up to the end of World War I.
http://www.library.cornell.edu/Reps/DOCS/homepage.htm|

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