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Creator:

Stiles, William F., 1912-1980  Search this

Former owner:

Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation  Search this

Extent:

82 Photographic prints

242 Negatives (photographic)

211 Slides

2 Film reels (8mm)

Culture:

Seminole  Search this

Eastern Band of Cherokee  Search this

Innu [Ekuanitshit (Mingan)]  Search this

Innu [Pakuashipi (Saint Augustin)]  Search this

Seneca [Tonawanda]  Search this

Innu [Uashat-Maliotenam (Seven Islands)]  Search this

Innu [Moisie]  Search this

Innu [Unaman Shipit (Romaine)]  Search this

Mushuaunnuat (Barren Ground Naskapi) [Utshimassit (Davis Inlet)]  Search this

Attikamekw (Tete De Boule Cree)  Search this

Seneca [Allegany]  Search this

Seneca [Cattaraugus]  Search this

Niantic  Search this

Narragansett  Search this

Onondaga  Search this

Miccosukee Seminole (Mikasuki)  Search this

Attikamekw (Tete De Boule Cree) [Weymontachie Band, Saint Maurice River, Quebec] Cree  Search this

Mohawk [Kahnawake (Caughnawaga)]  Search this

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Photographic prints

Negatives (photographic)

Slides

Film reels

Negatives

Color slides

Photographs

Date:

1938-1974

Summary:

This collection consists of photographic views made by William Stiles in New York, Rhode Island, Florida, Mississippi, South Carolina, Newfoundland and Quebec, among the Attikamekw (Tete De Boule Cree), Eastern Band of Cherokee, Innu, Miccosukee Seminole (Mikasuki), Mohawk [Kahnawake (Caughnawaga)], Mushuaunnuat (Barren Ground Naskapi) [Utshimassit (Davis Inlet)], Narragansett, Niantic, Onondaga, Seminole, and Seneca communities. These were made while Stiles was a staff member of the Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation from 1938-1974.

Scope and Contents:

The Stiles collection consists of photographs and films made by William Stiles on behalf of the Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation from 1938 to 1974. More than half of these document the life of Innu peoples of Quebec, Canada, in the years 1952, 1958, 1959, and 1964. They depict Innu men, women, and children, and food preparation, dwellings, fishing, canoes, settlements, the preparation of animal skins, and ceremonials. Stiles photographed among the Seminole and Miccosukee peoples of Florida in 1939, 1940, 1941, 1966, and 1974. He also variously photographed the Narragansett and Niantic peoples of Rhode Island, the Onondaga on the Onondaga Reservation, the Eastern Band of Cherokee in North Carolina, the Seneca of New York, the Attikamekw (Tete De Boule Cree) and the Mohawk of Quebec, and the Mushuaunnuat of Labrador. He also photographed various archaeological sites in New York State, Mississippi, and South Carolina. There are also two 8mm film reels titled "Nascapi Indians at Davis Inlet, Labrador, New Foundland" that were made in the summer of 1965.

Negtatives include: N21703-N21711, N21792-N21802, N22300-N22310, N22481-N22484, N22594-N22597, N22630, N22705-N22710, N22722, N23504, N23581-N23585, N23675-N23684, N26086-N23585, N23675-N23684, N26086-N26100, N26109-N26126, N26186-N26188, N29562-N29604, N32844-N32867, N33295-N33343, N41162-N41186.

Photographic prints include: P13375-P13385, P13431-P13438, P15331-P15346, P15770-P15773, P15885-P15889, P16102, P17154, P17212-P17217, P17282-P17284, P18537-P18551, P18586, P19991-P20002)

Slides include: S02005-S02178, S02389, S04518-S04519, S04559-S04575, S04675-S04678, S04694-S04702, S04753-S04760.

Arrangement note:

This collection has been intelectually arranged into four series and subseries geographically and then chronologically within each subseries.

Series 1: Expedtions in New York, 1938-1973; Series 2: Expeditions in Canada, 1940-1965; Series 3: Expeditions in the Southeastern, United States, 1939-1974; Series 4: Nebraska, Rhode Island and Other Locations, 1939-1942, undated.

Physically arranged by negative "N", print "P" or slide "S" number.

Biographical/Historical note:

Before joining the staff of the Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation in May 1938, William F. Stiles was George G. Heye's personal driver. An employee of the Museum for almost forty years, Stiles retired in March 1978 as the Curator of Collections. Although Stiles published very little, he was an active field collector and participated in numerous archaeological expeditions. As is evident from his photographs of the Innu and Seminole peoples, he often visited individual communities more than once and over the course of several years.

Stiles Expeditions for the Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation

1938 Summer -- Cayuga County Expedition.

1939 October -- Expedition to Pennsylvania and New York.

1939 November – 1940 January -- F. K. Seward and William F. Stiles Florida Expedition.

1941 -- Trip to North Carolina and Florida.

1942 -- Trip to Putnam County, New York.

1946 -- Expedition to Mississippi.

1952 June -- Expedition to Québec, Canada.

1953 June-July -- Expedition to Québec, Canada.

1957 July -- Expedition along St. Lawrence River, Canada.

1959 August -- Expedition to Québec, Canada.

1960-1967 -- William F. Stiles Southeast Expedition. Stiles began expeditions to the Southeastern U.S. in Spring and Fall of 1960. He returned to the Southeast each Oct - Nov. through 1966 conducting investigations and excavations in South Carolina, Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia, and North Carolina and Florida returning to some sites multiple times.

1961-1965 -- William F. Stiles Savannah Farms Expedition. Preliminary investigation began in Nov 1961 and work continued each year during the fall until 1965.

1964 May-June -- Expedition to Québec, Canada.

1965 June-July -- Stanley R. Grant Naskapi Expedition to Davis Inlet, Labrador, Canada.

1966 June-July -- Expedition to Labrador, Newfoundland, and Québec, Canada

1972 October -- Expedition to Seneca Reservations, New York.

1972 October-December -- Expedition to Tennessee.

1973 April -- Expedition to Seneca Reservations, New York.

1974 November -- Expedition to the Southeast: North Carolina and Florida.

Separated Materials:

Correspondence and field notes from William Stiles can be found in the Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation records in Box 200.13, Box 201.7, Box 274.3-275.9, Box 305.1-305.2, Box 307.21, Box 312.11-312.17.

Restrictions:

Access is by appointment only, Monday - Friday, 9:30 am - 4:30 pm. Please contact the archives to make an appointment.

Rights:

Restricted: Cultural Sensitivity

Topic:

Indians of North America -- Canada  Search this

Indians of North America -- Florida  Search this

Excavations (Archaeology) -- Mississippi  Search this

Indians of North America -- New York (State)  Search this

Indians of North America -- Rhode Island  Search this

Excavations (Archaeology) -- New York (State)  Search this

Excavations (Archaeology) -- South Carolina  Search this

Genre/Form:

Negatives

Photographic prints

Color slides

Photographs

Citation:

Identification of specific item; Date (if known); William F. Stiles collection of photographs and films, NMAI.AC.001.014, item #; National Museum of the American Indian Archives Center, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

NMAI.AC.001.014

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William F. Stiles collection of photographs and films

Archival Repository:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sv4ebf62231-9761-49fa-b7b5-22d6ab5be5cf

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nmai-ac-001-014

Collection Creator:

Stiles, William F., 1912-1980  Search this

Extent:

5 Negatives (photographic)

2 Photographic prints

12 Postcards

Culture:

Niantic  Search this

Narragansett  Search this

Winnebago [Nebraska]  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Negatives (photographic)

Photographic prints

Postcards

Date:

1939

1942

Scope and Contents:

This series includes includes photographs made in Rhode Island among the Niantic and Narragansett communities in 1939 (N21707-N21711), photographic prints of Winnebago [Nebraska] community members in 1942 (P15885-P15886), and postacrds from New Mexico and South Dakota (P19982-P19987, P19975-P19977, P19988-P19990.)

Collection Restrictions:

Access is by appointment only, Monday - Friday, 9:30 am - 4:30 pm. Please contact the archives to make an appointment.

Collection Rights:

Restricted: Cultural Sensitivity

Collection Citation:

Identification of specific item; Date (if known); William F. Stiles collection of photographs and films, NMAI.AC.001.014, item #; National Museum of the American Indian Archives Center, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

NMAI.AC.001.014, Series 4

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William F. Stiles collection of photographs and films

Archival Repository:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sv4a86ae96f-aa05-4c0a-9f96-183bb87153c0

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmai-ac-001-014-ref521

Creator:

Smithsonian Channel  Search this

Type:

YouTube Videos

Uploaded:

2021-04-16T15:30:00.000Z

YouTube Category:

Entertainment  Search this

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Data Source:

Smithsonian Channel

YouTube Channel:

smithsonianchannel

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:yt_-j4BPlo6rpI

Creator:

Tamarin, Alfred H.  Search this

Extent:

425 Negatives (photographic) (black and white, 35mm, 120 film)

65 Photographic prints (black and white, 8x10)

Culture:

Passamaquoddy  Search this

Mashpee Wampanoag  Search this

Narragansett  Search this

Cayuga [Six Nations/Grand River (Brantford, Ontario)]  Search this

Mohawk [Akwesasne (St. Regis), Hogansburg, New York]  Search this

Seneca  Search this

Lenape (Delaware)  Search this

Nanticoke  Search this

Nanticoke [Six Nations/Grand River (Brantford, Ontario)]  Search this

Pamunkey  Search this

Chickahominy  Search this

Eastern Band of Cherokee  Search this

Seminole  Search this

Southeast  Search this

Mid-Atlantic  Search this

Northeast  Search this

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Negatives (photographic)

Photographic prints

Negatives

Copy prints

Date:

1970-1971

Summary:

The Alfred Tamarin photograph collection consists of negatives and contact prints shot by Tamarin in 1971 during research for his publication We Have not Vanished: Eastern Indians of the United States. Tamarin made photographs among the Passamaquoddy, Mashpee Wampanoag, Narragansett, Cayuga [Six Nations/Grand River (Brantford, Ontario)], Mohawk [Akwesasne (St. Regis), Hogansburg, New York], Seneca, Lenape (Delaware), Nanticoke, Pamunkey, Chickahominy and Eastern Band of Cherokee communities, capturing both events and craftspeople at work.

Scope and Contents:

The Alfred Tamarin photograph collection consists of negatives and contact prints shot by Tamarin during research for his publication We Have not Vanished: Eastern Indians of the United States. In addition to Tamarins own photographs there are also 8x10 black and white prints from other sources used in the same publication.

Series 1: Reasearch Negatives includes photographic negatives made by Tamarin which were shot on 35mm film and 120 (6x6) film and have accompanying contact sheets. Most of the negatives were shot in 1971 along the east coast of the United States in Maine, Rhode Island, New York, New Jersey, Maryland, Virginia as well as in Ontario, Canada and at the Heard Fair in Phoenix, Arizona. Tamarin made photographs among the Passamaquoddy, Mashpee Wampanoag, Narragansett, Cayuga [Six Nations/Grand River (Brantford, Ontario)], Mohawk [Akwesasne (St. Regis), Hogansburg, New York], Seneca, Lenape (Delaware), Nanticoke, Pamunkey, Chickahominy and Eastern Band of Cherokee communities, capturing both events and craftspeople at work.

Events of note photographed include--the Monroe Powwow sponsored by Lenape (Delaware) Chief Earl Two Bears and a Narragansett anniversary celebration. There are also several photographs featuring Chief Jake Thomas (Ha-da-jib-ghen-ta [Descending Cloud]/Jacob Ezra Thomas) and his daughter Donna Thomas during a mask making demonstration in Brantford, Ontario. At the time, Chief Thomas was a museum preparator at the Mohawk Indian Woodland Indian Cultural.

Series 2: Publication Prints includes 65 8x10 black and white photographic prints and copy prints. Subseries 2.1 includes 19 prints from Tamarin's negatives that can be found in Series 1. Subseries 2.2 includes copy prints requested from outside photographer and institutions for use in We Have Not Vanished. These include photographs from the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Florida News Bureau, Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Maine State Highway Commission, and National Anthropological Archives (Smithsonian Institution).

Arrangement:

Arranged in two series. Series 1: Research Negatives and Series 2: Publication Prints.

Biographical / Historical:

Alfred Tamarin (1913-1980) was born in New York to parents Abraham and Fannie. Tamarin worked in publicity and advertising for theatre and film until the 1960s. During that time he worked for the Theatre Guild, United Artists Corporation and was also a founder and vice president of In Flight Motion Pictures Inc. After marrying his second wife Shirley Glubok in 1968, Alfred began his second career as a photographer for a series of art books written by Shirley. Alfred also wrote several books himself including We Have not Vanished: Eastern Indians of the United States (1974). We Have not Vanished was illustrated with photographs taken by Alfred in 1970-1971 among several Native American communities along the East Coast of the United States. Other books written by the Tamarins include Ancient Indians of the Southwest (1975), The Art of the Plains Indians (1975), Voyaging to Cathay (1976), among many others. Shirley Glubok Tamarin donated Alfred's materials related to We Have not Vanished to the Museum of the American Indian, Heye foundation in 1985 following Alfred's death in 1980.

Provenance:

Gift of Shirley Glubok Tamarin, 1985.

Restrictions:

Access to NMAI Archives Center collections is by appointment only, Monday - Friday, 9:30 am - 4:30 pm. Please contact the archives to make an appointment (phone: 301-238-1400, email: nmaiarchives@si.edu).

Rights:

Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from National Museum of the American Indian Archives Center. Please submit a written request to nmaiphotos@si.edu. For personal or classroom use, users are invited to download, print, photocopy, and distribute the images that are available online without prior written permission, provided that the files are not modified in any way, the Smithsonian Institution copyright notice (where applicable) is included, and the source of the image is identified as the National Museum of the American Indian. For more information please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use and NMAI Archive Center's Digital Image request website.

Images in Subseries 2.2: Copy prints from other sources are not owned by the National Museum of the American Indian.

Genre/Form:

Photographic prints

Negatives

Copy prints

Citation:

Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Alfred Tamarin photographs for We Have not Vanished, image #, NMAI.AC.376; National Museum of the American Indian Archives Center, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

NMAI.AC.376

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Alfred Tamarin photographs for We Have not Vanished

Archival Repository:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sv4e3e6f8d7-c04d-46c3-989e-ccf7043e6b93

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nmai-ac-376

Collection Creator:

Tamarin, Alfred H.  Search this

Extent:

425 Negatives (photographic) (black and white, 35mm, 120 film)

Container:

Box 1

Type:

Archival materials

Negatives

Negatives (photographic)

Date:

1970-1971

Scope and Contents:

Series 1 includes photographic negatives made by Tamarin which were shot on 35mm film and 120 (6x6) film and have accompanying contact sheets. Most of the negatives were shot in 1971 along the east coast of the United States in Maine, Rhode Island, New York, New Jersey, Maryland, Virginia as well as in Ontario, Canada and at the Heard Fair in Phoenix, Arizona. Tamarin made photographs among the Passamaquoddy, Mashpee Wampanoag, Narragansett, Cayuga [Six Nations/Grand River (Brantford, Ontario)], Mohawk [Akwesasne (St. Regis), Hogansburg, New York], Seneca, Lenape (Delaware), Nanticoke, Pamunkey, Chickahominy and Eastern Band of Cherokee communities, capturing both events and craftspeople at work.

Sheets 1-11 (35mm) include--photographs of Chief Jake Thomas (Ha-da-jib-ghen-ta [Descending Cloud]/Jacob Ezra Thomas) and his daughter Donna Thomas during a dance demonstration with Eugene Sky and a mask making demonstration in Brantford, Ontario; images of Mohawk [Awkwesasne] basket weaver Katie Thompson; views in Massachusetts at Mashpee and Martha's Vineyard and in Pleasant Point Maine on the Passamaquoddy Nation; Monroe Powwow in East Brunswick, New Jersey sponsosored by Chief Earl Two Bears.

Sheets 12-18 (120) include--Heard Indian Fair in Phoenix, Arizona; images of Nanticoke Chief Charles Cullen Clark; views on the Pamunkey and Chickahominy reservations in Virginia; views of Eastern Band of Cherokee headquarters in North Carolina.

Collection Restrictions:

Access to NMAI Archives Center collections is by appointment only, Monday - Friday, 9:30 am - 4:30 pm. Please contact the archives to make an appointment (phone: 301-238-1400, email: nmaiarchives@si.edu).

Collection Rights:

Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from National Museum of the American Indian Archives Center. Please submit a written request to nmaiphotos@si.edu. For personal or classroom use, users are invited to download, print, photocopy, and distribute the images that are available online without prior written permission, provided that the files are not modified in any way, the Smithsonian Institution copyright notice (where applicable) is included, and the source of the image is identified as the National Museum of the American Indian. For more information please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use and NMAI Archive Center's Digital Image request website.

Images in Subseries 2.2: Copy prints from other sources are not owned by the National Museum of the American Indian.

Collection Citation:

Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Alfred Tamarin photographs for We Have not Vanished, image #, NMAI.AC.376; National Museum of the American Indian Archives Center, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

NMAI.AC.376, Series 1

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Alfred Tamarin photographs for We Have not Vanished

Archival Repository:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sv4aa11cebc-0fdf-48b4-bf00-e9fb58e9a2ff

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmai-ac-376-ref1

Former owner:

Brenton, William  Search this

Auchincloss, John Winthrop  Search this

Auchincloss, Hugh D.  Search this

Auchincloss, Janet  Search this

Landscape designer:

Barrett, Nathan Franklin  Search this

Kellaway, Herbert J.  Search this

Timchenko, Boris V., 1898-1975  Search this

Landscape architect:

Olmsted Brothers  Search this

Collection Creator:

Garden Club of America  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Place:

Hammersmith Farm (Newport, Rhode Island)

United States of America -- Rhode Island -- Newport County -- Newport

Scope and Contents:

The folder includes worksheets, a brochure, and photocopies of photographs of and articles about the garden.

General:

Lying at the meeting of Narragansett Bay and the Atlantic, Hammersmith Farm was originally settled in the 17th century by surveyor William Brenton and named for his English residence. Eventually passing into the Auchincloss family, the property was landscaped by the Olmsted Brothers firm (records show that the firm was involved with the site from 1909 to 1946). Other designs for the property were developed by Nathan Franklin Barrett, Herbert Kellaway, and Boris V. Timchenko. An elaborate Italianate sunken garden was centered on a pool flanked by low mounds of flowers. Geometrically shaped flowers beds lay to either side, while the space was decorated by urns and columns. A pergola enclosed three sides. The property was the site of the wedding reception of Mrs. Hugh D. Auchincloss, Jr.'s daughter, Jacqueline Bouvier, and John F. Kennedy.

Persons and firms associated with the garden include: William Brenton (former owner, after 1638); John W. Auchincloss (former owner, c. 1887); Mr. and Mrs. Hugh D. Auchincloss (former owners, early 20th century); Mr. and Mrs. Hugh D. Auchincloss (former owners, mid-20th century); Olmsted Brothers Landscape Architects (landscape architects, 1909-1946); Nathan Franklin Barrett (landscape designer, 1912); Herbert J. Kellaway (landscape designer); and Boris V. Timchenko (landscape designer, 1959).

Related Materials:

Hammersmith Farm related holdings consist of 1 folder (12 glass lantern slides; 9 35 mm. slides)

Records related to this site can be found at the Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site, Olmsted Job Number 03794, H. D. Auchincloss.

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 -- Rhode Island -- Newport  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.

Identifier:

AAG.GCA, File RI025

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The Garden Club of America collection

The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Garden Images / Rhode Island

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Gardens

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb69cf023d3-f1be-41a9-9a2e-70113cf774df

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aag-gca-ref10559

Collection Creator:

Garden Club of America  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, 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 RI114

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The Garden Club of America collection

The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Garden Images / Rhode Island

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Gardens

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb60c62fd15-beaa-4a86-8b9d-221a7406f800

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aag-gca-ref32409

Collection Creator:

Garden Club of America  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, 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.

See more items in:

The Garden Club of America collection

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Gardens

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb653f5a4fa-71fe-4259-ab23-a33248a801d5

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aag-gca-ref32850

Provenance:

Newport Garden Club  Search this

Photographer:

Whitney, Kate Lucey (Kathryn Lucey)  Search this

Palmer, Thomas  Search this

Collection Creator:

Garden Club of America  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Place:

United States of America -- Rhode Island -- Newport County -- Newport

Wild Moor (Newport, Rhode Island)

Scope and Contents:

This file contains 20 digital images and 1 folder.

General:

Established in 1887, Wild Moor (also known as Berry Hill) is a woodland and natural landscape planted with native species on 22 acres. It has been in the same family for over 100 years and is protected by a land trust by new owners. Wild Moor sits on the second highest point on Aquidneck Island, overlooking Narragansett Bay, the Newport Country Club, and before the extensive planting of trees, the town of Newport and its harbor.

The garden was cultivated by the first owners, Walter and Mary Howe. Water penned a book of essays titled, 'The Garden.' After Walter's death Mary married Arnold Hague, a geologist and amateur botanist. She attended botany courses at Columbia University and the couple began to plant specimen trees, shrubs, fern landscapes, a rock garden, swaths of crocus, trout lilies and narcissus. The added acreage and constructed a tennis court, greenhouses, stone garden sheds and a rose house.

Mary Howe Hague was the first president of the Newport Garden Club. Club members were invited to the property's spring flowering in 1914 and it was open to visits by members throughout the family's ownership of the estate.

Donald MacKay Fraser, a coachman promoted to gardener, oversaw Berry Hill from 1932 to 1976. A Scottish immigrant, he was not trained in horticulture, but overtime became a knowledgeable gardener who sought advice from other gardeners including other Scots working on Newport's grand estates. MacKay's era saw the gradual clearing of the land and construction of structures including a stonewall-enclosed "Little Garden," "Loch Fraser," a catchment pond, the "Shanty," a wooden shed perched atop fitted with a small fireplace and baby grand piano for Mary Carlisle Howe, an accomplished composer and one of the founders of the National Symphony Orchestra.

The property was sold in 2020 and renamed Wild Moor, the windswept garden, with mossy dells, rock-strewn lawns and panoramic vistas.

Persons associated with the property include: Walter and Mary Ann Bruce Howe (former owner, 1887); Walter Bruce Howe (former owner, 1923); Mary C. Howe (former owner, 1954); Bruce Howe (former owner, 1959); Berry Hill Nominee Trust (former owner, 1992); Samuel Parsons (unknown role, 1887); Frederick Law Olmsted (landscape architect of subdivision/sited the house); McKim, Mead, and White? (architect); Michael Carney (head gardener, 1889-1908); William Richardson (head gardener, 1909-1919); Charles Clark (head gardener, 1920-1930); Frederick S. Franco (head gardener, 1931-1932); Donald Fraser (coachman and gardener, superintendent/horticulture, 1933-1975); John Salvador (head gardener, 1976-1992); Keith Hayward (head gardener, 1993-present); Howe family (garden designers).

Records related to the overall subdivision in which this property is located may be found at the Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site, Olmsted Job Number 00681, King-Glover Lands.

Related Materials:

See the 'Flora and Fauna of Berry Hill' at the Redwood Library and Athenaeum.

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 -- Rhode Island -- Newport  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.

Identifier:

AAG.GCA, File RI215

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The Garden Club of America collection

The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Garden Images / Rhode Island

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Gardens

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb66b2ed21a-5456-42da-8764-26be3d96bdfe

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aag-gca-ref33215

Creator:

Von Bayer, Henry  Search this

Extent:

1 Glass negative

Culture:

Seri  Search this

Indians of North America -- Southwest, New  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Glass negatives

Photographs

Date:

1874

1874

Local Numbers:

BAE GN.4278 A

Genre/Form:

Photographs

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Bureau of American Ethnology negatives

Bureau of American Ethnology negatives / Additional Materials / Von Bayer, Henry

Archival Repository:

National Anthropological Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw39ac09641-931e-44c5-9f4b-d7bf971aa2e2

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-naa-photolot-176-ref12980

Creator:

Von Bayer, Henry  Search this

Extent:

1 Glass negative

Culture:

Seri  Search this

Indians of North America -- Southwest, New  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Glass negatives

Photographs

Date:

1874

1874

Local Numbers:

BAE GN.4278 B

Genre/Form:

Photographs

See more items in:

Bureau of American Ethnology negatives

Bureau of American Ethnology negatives / Additional Materials / Von Bayer, Henry

Archival Repository:

National Anthropological Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw3a1241a1b-b7c2-44e8-b9a3-60f8bca7029a

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-naa-photolot-176-ref12981

Ocean/Sea/Gulf:

Atlantic, Narragansett Bay  Search this

Vessel:

Fish Hawk  Search this

Place:

Atlantic Newport, Rhode Island., Newport County, Rhode Island, United States, Atlantic

Collection Date:

4 Sep 1880

Taxonomy:

Animalia, Chordata, Vertebrata, Osteichthyes, Actinopterygii, Neopterygii, Paracanthopterygii, Gadiformes, Macrouridae, Macrourinae

Published Name:

Hymenocephalus italicus

USNM Number:

74341

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Vertebrate Zoology

Fishes

Data Source:

NMNH - Vertebrate Zoology - Fishes Division

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/388cd3773-658e-4c0f-a4a3-e006fa44b6b6

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhvz_16858992

Collector:

Edgar A. Mearns  Search this

Ocean/Sea/Gulf:

Atlantic, Narragansett Bay  Search this

Place:

Newport, R.I., Newport County, Rhode Island, United States, Atlantic

Taxonomy:

Animalia, Chordata, Vertebrata, Osteichthyes, Actinopterygii, Neopterygii, Paracanthopterygii, Gadiformes, Merlucciidae, Merlucciinae

Published Name:

Merluccius bilinearis

Accession Number:

037560

USNM Number:

75008

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Vertebrate Zoology

Fishes

Data Source:

NMNH - Vertebrate Zoology - Fishes Division

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/305c767b1-0c63-4484-9554-3532562fc6d6

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhvz_16859027

Collector:

Edgar A. Mearns  Search this

Ocean/Sea/Gulf:

Atlantic, Narragansett Bay  Search this

Place:

Newport, R.I., Newport County, Rhode Island, United States, Atlantic

Taxonomy:

Animalia, Chordata, Vertebrata, Osteichthyes, Actinopterygii, Neopterygii, Acanthopterygii, Scorpaeniformes, Scorpaenoidei, Triglidae

Published Name:

Prionotus

Accession Number:

037560

Other Numbers:

Original Number : 3676

USNM Number:

75011

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Vertebrate Zoology

Fishes

Data Source:

NMNH - Vertebrate Zoology - Fishes Division

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3f8260d29-f9df-4d35-b999-cc1b89b8a705

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhvz_16859028

Collector:

Samuel Powel  Search this

Expedition:

United States Fish Commission (USFC)  Search this

Ocean/Sea/Gulf:

Atlantic, Narragansett Bay  Search this

Place:

Vicinity of Newport, Rhode Island, Newport County, Rhode Island, United States, Atlantic

Collection Date:

26 Jul 1880

Taxonomy:

Animalia, Chordata, Vertebrata, Osteichthyes, Actinopterygii, Neopterygii, Acanthopterygii, Scorpaeniformes, Cottoidei, Cottidae

Published Name:

Myoxocephalus octodecemspinosus

USNM Number:

25651

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Vertebrate Zoology

Fishes

Data Source:

NMNH - Vertebrate Zoology - Fishes Division

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/35384dbb3-8b06-438d-85d8-e46d028e7e40

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhvz_16852622

Collector:

Samuel Powel  Search this

Expedition:

United States Fish Commission (USFC)  Search this

Ocean/Sea/Gulf:

Atlantic, Narragansett Bay  Search this

Place:

Vicinity of Newport, Rhode Island, Newport County, Rhode Island, United States, Atlantic

Collection Date:

26 Jul 1880

Taxonomy:

Animalia, Chordata, Vertebrata, Osteichthyes, Actinopterygii, Neopterygii, Acanthopterygii, Scorpaeniformes, Scorpaenoidei, Triglidae

Published Name:

Prionotus carolinus

USNM Number:

25652

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Vertebrate Zoology

Fishes

Data Source:

NMNH - Vertebrate Zoology - Fishes Division

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3f7eabd85-3da1-4ea3-979d-123f995998d8

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhvz_16852623

Collector:

Samuel Powel  Search this

Expedition:

United States Fish Commission (USFC)  Search this

Ocean/Sea/Gulf:

Atlantic, Narragansett Bay  Search this

Place:

Vicinity of Newport, Rhode Island, Newport County, Rhode Island, United States, Atlantic

Collection Date:

26 Jul 1880

Taxonomy:

Animalia, Chordata, Vertebrata, Osteichthyes, Actinopterygii, Neopterygii, Acanthopterygii, Beloniformes, Belonoidei, Exocoetidae

Published Name:

Exocoetus

USNM Number:

25655

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Vertebrate Zoology

Fishes

Data Source:

NMNH - Vertebrate Zoology - Fishes Division

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/38398b084-3c76-453b-9233-da274fa32497

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhvz_16852624

Collector:

Samuel Powel  Search this

Expedition:

United States Fish Commission (USFC)  Search this

Ocean/Sea/Gulf:

Atlantic, Narragansett Bay  Search this

Place:

Vicinity of Newport, Rhode Island, Newport County, Rhode Island, United States, Atlantic

Collection Date:

26 Jul 1880

Taxonomy:

Animalia, Chordata, Vertebrata, Osteichthyes, Actinopterygii, Neopterygii, Acanthopterygii, Perciformes, Scrombroidei, Scombridae, Scombrinae

Published Name:

Scomber scombrus

USNM Number:

25656

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Vertebrate Zoology

Fishes

Data Source:

NMNH - Vertebrate Zoology - Fishes Division

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/350eb03c6-f3b8-4577-b323-cb00642fc8be

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhvz_16852625

Collector:

Samuel Powel  Search this

Expedition:

United States Fish Commission (USFC)  Search this

Ocean/Sea/Gulf:

Atlantic, Narragansett Bay  Search this

Place:

Vicinity of Newport, Rhode Island, Newport County, Rhode Island, United States, Atlantic

Collection Date:

26 Jul 1880

Taxonomy:

Animalia, Chordata, Vertebrata, Osteichthyes, Actinopterygii, Neopterygii, Acanthopterygii, Perciformes, Scrombroidei, Trichiuridae, Trichiurinae

Published Name:

Trichiurus lepturus

USNM Number:

25659

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Vertebrate Zoology

Fishes

Data Source:

NMNH - Vertebrate Zoology - Fishes Division

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/37659df49-3009-41ff-97ff-7c24439f638c

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhvz_16852626

Collector:

Samuel Powel  Search this

Expedition:

United States Fish Commission (USFC)  Search this

Ocean/Sea/Gulf:

Atlantic, Narragansett Bay  Search this

Place:

Vicinity of Newport, Rhode Island, Newport County, Rhode Island, United States, Atlantic

Collection Date:

26 Jul 1880

Taxonomy:

Animalia, Chordata, Vertebrata, Osteichthyes, Actinopterygii, Neopterygii, Acanthopterygii, Scorpaeniformes, Dactylopteroidei, Dactylopteridae

Published Name:

Dactylopterus volitans

USNM Number:

25660

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Vertebrate Zoology

Fishes

Data Source:

NMNH - Vertebrate Zoology - Fishes Division

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3ab7097fb-22d7-47d4-ae98-d6f1739e83f4

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhvz_16852627