Content Description
Katherine Salant's papers consist of materials documenting her career, her newspaper columns Housewatch and Your New Home, and additional written pieces. These materials include columns, column notes, book reviews, brochures, photographs, negatives, slides, electronic discs, video discs, newspaper clippings, real estate portfolios, floor plans, real estate magazines, business documents, home appliance promotional materials, and books. Newspaper clippings, and the notes and materials they derive from, appear primarily from the Washington Post, other large city newspapers, and syndication through Inman News and others. Many documents relate to real estate developments in the Washington, D.C. area, Celebration, Florida, professional home building conventions, and general home improvement.