United States of America -- Washington -- Pierce County -- Tacoma
Scope and Contents:
9 35mm slides and 1 folder. The folder includes brochures and a history of the park.
General:
Established in 1886, Wright Park is an arboretum featuring 102 varieties of trees that represent four continents. Located in the park is the W. W. Seymour Botanical Conservatory, one of three Victorian-style conservatories on the West coast.
Persons associated with the urban park include: E.O. Schwageral (landscape designer), George Browne (landscape designer), Ebeneezer R. Roberts (landscape designer), Rasmussen & Hobbs (architect of the Wright Park Community Center, 1980).
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.
Topic:
Gardens -- Washington (State) -- Tacoma Search this
Collection Citation:
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.