Yellow Springs Sewer Project, 1959

Series I: Correspondence, 1914-1977, is the heart of the Louise Odiorne Papers. The first part of the series contains letters to her husband and letters of condolences she received on her husband’s death. After her husband, Richard’s death in 1963, Louise Odiorne was forced to be the sole provider for her family and this was accompanied by an expansion of her professional interests. Almost without exception, all of the Louise Odiorne Papers are dated after the death of her husband.

The rest of Series I contains both general correspondence from friends and background information. Included with the correspondence is letters and postcards from family and friends. The background information contains legal and professional correspondence, political/social activities, and university correspondence.

Series II: Miscellaneous Papers, 1963-1977, include articles, handwritten notes, and a thesis authored by Louise Odiorne. Professional articles or books she had acquired during her career are also contained in this series. Finally, this series contains papers from her various business or professional interests, such as Hunatech Tech, Inc.

Series III: Projects, 1956-1976, contains a general section and four sub-series containing information on professional projects of Louise Odiorne. The general section contains mainly information about projects on a national level. These include a National Endowment for the Arts grant application, a Hunatech proposal to the Department of Education, General Services Administration Conference information, and information from the Federal Housing Administration.

Subseries IIIA: Rough Drafts of Papers, 1972, undated, contains rough drafts of important papers involving some of Louise’s projects. Included in this series is Life-Clime Project correspondence, truly one of the highlights of her professional career.

Subseries IIIB: Diagrams and Photographs, contains undated diagrams and photographs which provide a pictorial record of some of her projects.

Subseries IIIC: Life-Clime Project, 1967-1976 is probably the second most important section of the Louise Odiorne Papers. The Life-Clime Project is the jewel of Louise’s Professional career and will almost certainly be a lasting legacy of this truly remarkable woman.

Subseries IIID: Yellow Springs, 1956-1975, contains the last of the papers. This sub-series is dedicated to projects in and around Yellow Springs, Ohio. Included in this section are several land use projects and the Yellow Springs sewer project. This series also contains a couple of magazine articles written about Louise Odiorne.