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- 1 October 1963-6 January 1967 (Creation)
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1 file
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Comprises correspondence (mainly between members of the Salk Institute) regarding physical space at the Salk Institute. Subjects include: requirements and allocation of space for offices, laboratories and other areas within the institute; Senior Fellows choosing the location of their studies (1965); installing telephones; disposal of temporary buildings (1965); furniture; animal facilities; and the design of laboratories.
Also includes minutes of Space Committee meetings (Mar - Apr 1965), an agenda for a Space Committee meeting (Oct 1964), weekly reports on planning activity for construction at the Salk Institute (Oct 1964 - Mar 1965), construction and occupancy timescale charts and floor plans.
Additionally includes a letter from Louis I Kahn Architect company about publicity for the Salk Institute buildings (Sep 1964).