United States of America -- Pennsylvania -- Delaware County -- Radnor
Scope and Contents:
The folder includes a worksheet and copies of articles.
General:
"The house is immediately on the road, the lawn sloping upward behind it. Good landscape work has made of the natural contours and fine trees a place of beauty and interest. There are both formal and informal gardens and an al-fresco roof garden." (Garden Club of America, Twenty-fifth Annual Meeting Booklet)
Persons and organizations associated with the garden include: Mr. and Mrs. Isaac H. Clothier, Jr. (former owners. 1903-1964); Mr. and Mrs. Maynard Poole (former owners, 1964-?); Thomas W. Sears (landscape architect); Arthur Brockie (architect); and Wilson Eyre (architect).
Related Materials:
Sunnybrook related holdings consist of 3 folders (15 35 mm. slides and 9 photoprints)
Additional images located in Pew Museum Loan - Radnor Historical Society Collection, Athenaeum of Philadelphia
Additional images located in Wilson Eyre Collection, Architectural Archives of the University of Pennsylvania.
See others in:
J. Horace McFarland Collection, 1900-1961.
Collection Restrictions:
Access to original archival materials by appointment only. Researcher must submit request for appointment in writing. Certain items may be restricted and not available to researchers. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.
Collection Rights:
Archives of American Gardens encourages the use of its archival materials for non-commercial, educational and personal use under the fair use provision of U.S. copyright law. Use or copyright restrictions may exist. It is incumbent upon the researcher to ascertain copyright status and assume responsibility for usage. All requests for duplication and use must be submitted in writing and approved by Archives of American Gardens. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.
Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, The Garden Club of America collection.
Sponsor:
A project to describe images in this finding aid received Federal support from the Smithsonian Collections Care Initiative, administered by the National Collections Program.
