Washington, D.C.
COLLECTION DESCRIPTION
Copies of sketches, planting plans, maps, and general plans of gardens, parks, private estates, and portions of cities in Chicago, Boston, Long Island, Massachusetts, New York, Pennsylvania, and other places, with material from various firms, including Olmsted, Olmsted, and Eliot; F. L. Olmsted and Co.; F. L. and J. C. Olmsted; and Olmsted Brothers - Landscape Architects, run by Frederick Law Olmsted, Jr. and John Charles Olmsted;"Ancestral Register of Frederick Law Olmsted, c. 1592-1878," and reports and brochures dealing with Olmsted. All materials relating to Roland Park in Baltimore, Maryland has been transferred to the Special Collections at Johns Hopkins University.
Dates
- 1877-1939.
Creator
- From the Collection: Olmsted, Frederick Law, 1822-1903. (Person)
- From the Collection: Olmsted, Frederick Law, 1870-1957. (Person)
- From the Collection: Olmsted, John Charles. (Person)
Language of Materials
Collection material in English
Extent
.3 cubic feet.
Repository Details
Part of the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Repository
2B Carl A. Kroch Library
Cornell University
Ithaca NY 14853
607-255-3530
607-255-9524 (Fax)
rareref@cornell.edu