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Landscape architect:

Olmsted Brothers  Search this

Owner:

Lambert, Gerard (Gerard Barnes), 1886  Search this

Lambert, Rachel Parkhill  Search this

Creator:

Mellon, Rachel Lambert  Search this

Collection Creator:

Garden Club of America  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

General:

Records related to this site can be found at the Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site, Olmsted Job Number 07630, Lambert, Gerard B., Princeton NJ.

Persons associated with this property include: Gerard B. and Rachel Parkhill Lambert (former owners), Bunny Mellon (daughter and resident), and Olmsted Brothers (landscape architect).

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.

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.

Identifier:

AAG.GCA, File NJ039

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The Garden Club of America collection

The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Garden Images / New Jersey

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Gardens

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb6077daebe-503b-43de-857d-d59887ebbd2e

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aag-gca-ref20185

Landscape architect:

Wheeler, Perry H., 1914-1989  Search this

Photographer:

Stengle, James M., Dr.  Search this

Creator:

University of Georgia  Search this

Garden Club of America  Search this

Emory University  Search this

American Society of Landscape Architects  Search this

Names:

Arlington National Cemetery (Arlington, Va.)  Search this

National Arboretum (U.S.)  Search this

Washington National Cathedral (Washington, D.C.)  Search this

Bonnet, Henri, Ambassador  Search this

Bonnet, Henri, Madam  Search this

Estes, Billie Sol  Search this

Harriman, Pamela Digby Churchill Hayward, 1920-1997  Search this

Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007  Search this

Mellon, Paul  Search this

Mellon, Rachel Lambert  Search this

Mesta, Perle, 1889-1975  Search this

Onassis, Jacqueline Kennedy, 1929-1994  Search this

Palmer, Bertha Honoré, 1849-1918  Search this

Truman, Margaret  Search this

Extent:

25.75 Cubic feet

3,958 Photographic items

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Lists

Awards

Certificates

Invoices

Negatives

Correspondence

Clippings

Photographs

Invitations

Slides (photographs)

Photographic prints

Plans (drawings)

Place:

Canada

White House (Washington, D.C.)

Africa

Europe

Caribbean

South America

West (U.S.)

Georgetown (Washington, D.C.)

Date:

1880-1984

bulk 1950-1965

Summary:

The Perry H. Wheeler Collection includes the design, client and business records of Perry H. Wheeler, a landscape architect best known for his work on numerous townhouse gardens in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C., during the 1960s as well as the redesign of the White House Rose Garden in collaboration with Rachel Lambert ('Bunny') Mellon during the Kennedy administration.

Scope and Contents note:

The Perry H. Wheeler Collection includes the design, client and business records of Perry H. Wheeler, a landscape architect best known for his work on numerous townhouse gardens in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C. during the 1960s as well as the redesign of the White House Rose Garen in collaboration with Rachel ('Bunny') Lambert Mellon during the Kennedy adminstration. The collection includes photographic images, plans, drawings, client correspondence, plant lists, invoices, newspaper and magazine clippings, certificates, awards, and invitations. The bulk of the collection and most of the professional papers date from about 1950 to 1965 and relate to various garden design projects by Wheeler, many of them located in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Of particular note are documents for Wheeler's public design work including the White House grounds, Washington National Cathedral, U. S. National Arboretum, President John F. Kennedy's gravesite in Arlington National Cemetery, and the British and Cambodian Embassies in Washington, D.C. Noteworthy correspondents include President and Mrs. John F. Kennedy, Ladybird Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon, and Margaret Truman.

There are also over 3,000 35mm slides dating from the 1950s and 1960s that document Wheeler's personal travels to Europe, Africa, South America, the Caribbean, Canada, and the American West.

Biographical/Historical note:

Perry Hunt Wheeler (1913-1989), a Georgia native, began his higher education at Emory University, going on to graduate from the University of Georgia with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 1937. Immediately afterward Wheeler enrolled in Harvard University from which he earned a graduate degree in Landscape Architecture in 1938. After graduation, Wheeler collaborated on garden projects in Atlanta, Georgia with fellow landscape architect Helen Hawkins Clarke. During World War II, Wheeler moved to Washington, D.C. to serve under the Office of Civilian Defense and the Office of Strategic Services Camouflage Division. Following the war, Wheeler worked at Garden House a Georgetown shop where he advised homeowners on tasteful garden design, accessories, and furnishings. By 1948 Wheeler had established a landscape architecture practice in Washington, D.C. His practice grew via word of mouth through Washington's social circles and through a shared office with landscape architect Rose Ishbel Greely, and later with architect Gertrude Sawyer.

In 1947, he formed a 'bachelor household' in Georgetown with James Snitzler. Later, at the invitation of Rachel Lambert "Bunny" Mellon, he and Snitzler created a second home outside of Washington called "Spring Hill" on property owned by Mellon. Shortly after Snitzler's death in 1968, Wheeler moved permanently to Middleburg, Virginia and continued to travel, lecture, and consult with clients. Wheeler semi-retired in 1981 to 'Budfield,' a property in Rectortown, Virginia where he passed away in 1989, leaving his estate to his partner, James M. Stengle.

Wheeler is best known for his work on private gardens in Washington's Georgetown neighborhood. He frequently employed the use of intricate brickwork, low-maintenance planting, and simple water features in creating his charming and functional designs. His most noteworthy commissions outside the private realm include collaboration with Bunny Mellon on the White House Rose Garden, designing a Garden Club of America-commissioned gazebo and its surroundings for the U.S. National Arboretum, and plantings for the National Cathedral and President John F. Kennedy's gravesite in Arlington National Cemetery.

Provenance:

Gift from the estate of James M. Stengle, 1993.

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.

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:

Presidents -- United States  Search this

Landscape architects  Search this

Presidents' spouses -- United States  Search this

Gardens -- Washington (D.C.)  Search this

Genre/Form:

Lists

Awards

Certificates

Invoices

Negatives

Correspondence

Clippings

Photographs

Invitations

Slides (photographs)

Photographic prints

Plans (drawings)

Citation:

Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, Perry H. Wheeler collection.

Identifier:

AAG.WHE

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Perry H. Wheeler collection

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Gardens

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb62b29cd93-c01c-4a8c-ae82-fdd6e8499072

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aag-whe

Creator:

Parish, Henry, Mrs., II  Search this

Parish-Hadley Associates  Search this

Hadley, Albert  Search this

Names:

Bank of New York  Search this

Cooper-Hewitt Design Archive  Search this

Gracie Mansion (New York, N.Y.)  Search this

Lenox Hill Neighborhood Association  Search this

McMillen Inc.  Search this

National Newark & Essex Bank (N.J.)  Search this

Northern Trust Bank  Search this

Paine Webber Inc.  Search this

Parish-Hadley Associates  Search this

Parsons School of Design  Search this

Ritz-Carlton Hotels (Firm)  Search this

White House (Washington, D.C.)  Search this

Andrew, Duke of York, 1960-  Search this

Astor, Brooke  Search this

Astor, Vincent, 1891-1959  Search this

Baldwin, Billy  Search this

Brown, Eleanor McMillen  Search this

Cameron, Libby  Search this

Chinsee, George.  Search this

Hadley, Albert  Search this

Hager, Gary.  Search this

Kleinberg, David.  Search this

Kwiatkowski, Henryk  Search this

McMahon, David  Search this

Mellon, Constance A.  Search this

Mellon, Rachel Lambert  Search this

Onassis, Jacqueline Kennedy, 1929-1994  Search this

Parish, Henry, Mrs., II  Search this

Rockefeller, Happy.  Search this

Whitney, Betsey Cushing Roosevelt, 1908-  Search this

Williams, Bunny, 1944-  Search this

York, Sarah Mountbatten-Windsor, Duchess of, 1959-  Search this

Extent:

11 Boxes (13 albums)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Drafts (documents)

Awards

Designs

Press releases

Drawings

Templates

Clippings

Articles

Speeches

Slides (photographs)

Date:

[196-]-1994

Summary:

The Parish-Hadley Collection documents the history of the New York City design firm from 1962-1994.Particular emphasis is on Sister Parish (Mrs. Henry Parish II) and Albert Hadley. Magazine clippings from various publications make up the majority of the collection as well as gossip column excerpts about Parish-Hadley or infamous clients. The slides date mostly from the 1980s-1990s and depict some but not all Parish-Hadley projects.

Arrangement note:

Materials are arranged in 13 albums

Organized by album title. The albums contain magazine and newspaper clippings, sketches, templates, speeches, and press releases, project slides. Arranged alphabetically by client, or in lieu of a client name, by project name (There is some overlap in the albums and the album labels are not accurate).

Biographical/Historical note:

Dorothy "Sister" Parish born Dorothy May Kinnicutt in Morristown, New Jersey. Sister is a nickname given to her by her three brothers. She graduated from the Foxcroft School for Girls, an elite Virginia boarding school. She began her career in 1933. It was the year of the "Crash" and financial necessity prompted her to set up shop, "Mrs. Henry Parish II Interiors", in Far Hills, New Jersey, where she began decorating houses for friends. She had no formal training but attributes her taste and instinct for quality to European travel, exposure to art, and, most of all to her upbringing. Alone, and then together with her partner, Albert Hadley, who joined the firm in 1962, she has decorated houses of every size and kind throughout the world. It is said that she represents the "undecorated" look; Vogue magazine calls her "the most famous of all living American women interior designers whose ideas have influenced life-styles all over America."

Sister Parish--grande dame of American decor--shaped the American domestic aesthetic of various Kennedys, Astors, Paleys, and Whitneys. Parish-Hadley was the upper-crust New York firm formed by Mrs. Parish and the Tennessee-born decorator Albert Hadley.

Mr. Hadley, a graduate of and former teacher at Parsons School of Design in both New York and Paris, established his own design firm before joining McMillen, Inc. He began his legendary association with Mrs. Henry Parish II in 1962, when they co-founded the distinguished design firm of Parish-Hadley Associates, which grew to encompass 25 associates and staff members.

Described by The New York Times as "the most illustrious American decorating team of the 20th century," Parish-Hadley's client register includes names of the Kennedys, Rockefellers, Astors, Gettys, Whitneys and Vanderbilts. Parish's cozy, yet dignified style, combined with Hadley's Modernism and attention to architectural space, has led to Parish-Hadley's constant surviving achievement.

The partnership lasted until the death of Sister Parish in 1994. After closing Parish-Hadley in late 1999, Hadley opened a new office and continues collaborating with clients toward his goal to "help them realize more than they thought possible within the framework of their own tastes." His impressive roster of distinguished clients includes former Vice President and Mrs. Albert Gore, Diane Sawyer and Mike Nichols, former Ambassador and Mrs. Henry Grunwald and Mrs. Vincent Astor.

Location of Other Archival Materials Note:

Parish-Hadley Associates, Inc. papers; Also located at The John F. Kennedy Library of the National Archives and Records Administration. Boston, Mass.

Provenance:

All materials donated by Mr. Albert Hadley in 1999. Unprocessed.

Restrictions:

Unprocessed; access is limited; Permission of Library Director required; Policy.

Occupation:

Interior designers -- United States  Search this

Topic:

Interior decoration -- United States -- History -- 20th century -- Sources  Search this

Genre/Form:

Drafts (documents)

Awards

Designs

Press releases

Drawings

Templates

Clippings

Articles

Speeches

Slides (photographs)

Identifier:

SIL-CH.2000-3-1

Archival Repository:

Smithsonian Libraries

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sc251459c46-6a55-4dd6-ac74-dda74c8e1e8c

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-sil-ch-2000-3-1

Creator:

Peiperl, Adam, 1935-  Search this

Names:

Marlborough Gallery  Search this

Borge, Victor  Search this

Brown, J. Carter (John Carter), 1934-  Search this

Getlein, Frank  Search this

Levai, Pierre  Search this

Mellon, Rachel Lambert  Search this

Onassis, Jacqueline Kennedy, 1929-1994  Search this

Robb, Lynda Bird, 1944-  Search this

Waesche, Marilla Beth  Search this

Extent:

0.4 Linear feet

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Date:

1968-2007

Scope and Contents:

Letters, photographs, loan agreements, printed material, and miscellany relating to Adam Peiperl's career as a kinetic artist.

Letters are from museums, galleries, and organizations and include e-mails. Included are one letter each from Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and Lynda Johnson Robb. Photographs are of Peiperl with Frank Getlein, J. Carter Brown and Lynda Johnson Robb, Victor Borge, and Bunny Mellon, Pierre Levai and Marilla Beth Waesche with Peiperl's work installed at the Marlborough Gallery, New York City. Printed material includes magazine articles, newspaper clippings, and brochures.

Biographical / Historical:

Adam Peiperl, b. 1935, is a kinetic light sculptor, photographer, and videographer who creates sculptures by using polarized light. He also uses digital technology to create his art.

Provenance:

Donated in 2008 by Adam Peiperl.

Restrictions:

Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center. Contact Reference Services for more information.

Occupation:

Kinetic artists -- Washington (D.C.)  Search this

Photographers -- Washington (D.C.)  Search this

Identifier:

AAA.peipadam

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9b14de90b-a1c3-45f9-8ea4-fc9424a535a1

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-peipadam

Owner:

Mellon, Rachel Lambert  Search this

Collection Landscape architect:

Wheeler, Perry H., 1914-1989  Search this

Collection Photographer:

Stengle, James M., Dr.  Search this

Collection Creator:

University of Georgia  Search this

Garden Club of America  Search this

Emory University  Search this

American Society of Landscape Architects  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

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.

Collection Citation:

Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, Perry H. Wheeler collection.

Identifier:

AAG.WHE, File DC072

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Perry H. Wheeler collection

Perry H. Wheeler collection / Project Files / District of Columbia

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Gardens

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb6933508e7-0f04-454b-a82c-4b82aa0f0317

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aag-whe-ref1302

Creator:

Mellon, Rachel Lambert  Search this

Trinity Church (Upperville, Virginia)  Search this

Collection Landscape architect:

Wheeler, Perry H., 1914-1989  Search this

Collection Photographer:

Stengle, James M., Dr.  Search this

Collection Creator:

University of Georgia  Search this

Garden Club of America  Search this

Emory University  Search this

American Society of Landscape Architects  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

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.

Collection Citation:

Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, Perry H. Wheeler collection.

Identifier:

AAG.WHE, File VA354

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Perry H. Wheeler collection

Perry H. Wheeler collection / Project Files / Virginia

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Gardens

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb6628aa95d-761d-428e-8b3e-8e6ec0d3f2c5

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aag-whe-ref1491

Owner:

Mellon, Paul  Search this

Mellon, Rachel Lambert  Search this

Collection Landscape architect:

Wheeler, Perry H., 1914-1989  Search this

Collection Photographer:

Stengle, James M., Dr.  Search this

Collection Creator:

University of Georgia  Search this

Garden Club of America  Search this

Emory University  Search this

American Society of Landscape Architects  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

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.

Collection Citation:

Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, Perry H. Wheeler collection.

Identifier:

AAG.WHE, File VA358

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Perry H. Wheeler collection

Perry H. Wheeler collection / Project Files / Virginia

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Gardens

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb6e7ae284c-28d6-4139-a933-3cd57ecb2a1f

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aag-whe-ref1496