Word: documented
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...unlike its predecessor, the 1974 long range document is intended as an introduction to and manual for discussion on the various alternatives open to Harvard and its host communities over teh next decade and not as a blueprint to cement Harvard's intent for certain projects...
...first glance the 141-page document seems a bit overwhelming for a draft. It includes tables, maps and graphs of nearly every aspect of the University's physical environment. It outlines land boundaries, pedestrian and vehicular traffic patterns, all utility lines within the University, foliage, present zoning, building use, population densities and all potential projects that are now on the horizon for the Harvard campus. It does not specifically state each piece of property the University may attempt to purchase in coming years, but carefully lays out potential alternatives for land use in Harvard environs...
...difficulty of confronting and analyzing a document of such tremendous scope and technical nature is immediately apparent. In fact, Charles U. Daly, vice president for government and community affairs, says that the biggest danger that his office sees in the issuance of such a complete draft in the University and local communities is that individuals and groups usually expected to reply in detailed comments, may view the interim report as too finalized and refrain from extensive comment...
Preparation of the interim report began in earnest in July 1972, when the Planning Office assembled a staff of architects and planners to begin accumulating the massive amounts of data required for such a wide-ranging document. Most of the first year of the project was spent in gathering information for the study. The Long Range Planning Group, a committee of sixteen Harvard administrators chaired by Financial Vice President Hale Champion and including President Bok's other three vice presidents, conducted over 100 interviews with University personnel in every different department and faculty...
Jones says he decided to publish the memorandum because it was "illustrative of the type of activity Mr. Colson was engaged in." He goes on to say, "We tried to make it clear that the profile was a document put out by the Judiciary Committee to illustrate Colson's activity, that it was an article about Colson and not Boudin, but maybe we didn't make that as clear as we might have...