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Creator:

Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company  Search this

Author:

Garrett, John W. (John Work), 1820-1884  Search this

Latrobe, Benj. H. (Benjamin Henry), 1807-1878  Search this

Collector:

National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of History of Technology  Search this

National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering  Search this

Extent:

33 Cubic feet (76 boxes, 46 map-folders)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Annual reports

Correspondence

Drawings

Glass plate negatives

Negatives (photographic)

Photographs

Tracings

Date:

1827-1987

Summary:

The collection consists of correspondence, invoices, drawings, photographs, and negatives and other printed literature documenting the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad from its inception in 1827 to its merger with the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad in the 1960s.

Scope and Contents:

The collection consists of correspondence, engineering drawings, notes, photographs, transparencies, negatives, glass plate negatives, printed materials, and newspaper clippings documenting the Baltimore and Ohio railroad from its inception in 1827 to its merger with the Chesapeake and Ohio in the 1960s.

Arrangement:

The records are arranged into ten series.

Series 1, Historical Background, 1827-1987

Series 2, Bridge Histories, 1867-1966

Series 3, President's Office, 1826-1880

Series 4, Correspondence, 1826-1859

Series 5, Business Records, 1894-1914, and undated

Series 6, Agreement, 1870

Series 7, Drawings, 1858-1957, and undated

Subseries 7.1, Indices and Lists, 1924-1943, undated

Subseries 7.2, Bailey's Station, 1887; 1899; 1901

Subseries 7.3, Baltimore Belt Railroad, 1895, undated

Subseries 7.4, Bay View and Canton Bridges, 1884-1885

Subseries 7.5, Big Seneca Creek Viaduct, 1905

Subseries 7.6, Bollman Bridges, undated

Subseries 7.7, Boyds, Maryland Station, 1886; 1927

Subseries 7.8, Bridewell Station, undated

Subseries 7.9, Bridges (general), 1893-1917

Subseries 7.10, Brunswick, Maryland, 1890-1907

Subseries 7.11, Building Materials List, undated

Subseries 7.12, Building Signs, 1911-1912

Subseries 7.13, Camden Station, 1881-1942 (not inclusive)

Subseries 7.14, Camden Station (related), 1881-1915

Subseries 7.15, Centenary Bridge Models, 1927

Subseries 7.16, Central Office Building, undated

Subseries 7.17, Chestnut Street Station, 1925-1952

Subseries 7.18, Coaling facilities, water tanks, turntables, and miscellaneous structures, 1888-1912

Subseries 7.19, Cumberland Station, 1910-1955

Subseries 7.20, Curtis Bay Branch, 1900-1911

Subseries 7.21, Frederick Station, 1908-1915

Subseries 7.22, Hyattsville Station, 1913

Subseries 7.23, Keedysville Station, undated

Subseries 7.24, Laurel Station, undated

Subseries 7.25, Ledger, undated

Subseries 7.26, Lieperville Station, 1889

Subseries 7.27, Locust Point, 1881-1957

Subseries 7.28, Maps, 1862; 1918

Subseries 7.29, Martinsburg, West Virginia, 1913-1927

Subseries 7.30, Miscellaneous Buildings, 1875-1956

Subseries 7.31, Miscellaneous Large Photographs, undated

Subseries 7.32, Miscellaneous Structures, 1890-1916

Subseries 7.33: Mt. Clare (general)

Subseries 7.34, Mt. Clare New Blue Line Stable, 1899; 1905

Subseries 7.35, Mt. Clare New Car Shops, undated

Subseries 7.36, Mt. Royal Station, undated

Subseries 7.37, Newton Falls and Fairpoint, Ohio, 1909

Subseries 7.38, Patapsco River Bridge, 1883

Subseries 7.39, Plans for house no. 1846 (N. Gay Street, Baltimore, Maryland), undated

Subseries 7.40, Point of Rocks Station, 1951

Subseries 7.41, Scales, 1903

Subseries 7.42, Signal towers, 1900-1908

Subseries 7.43, Stations (general), 1866-1907

Subseries 7.44, Sykesville Station, undated

Subseries 7.45, Untitled, undated

Subseries 7.46, Warnings, 1894-1911

Subseries 7.47, Woodstock Station, undated

Subseries 7.48, Miscellaneous (rolled), 1858-1930 (not inclusive)

Series 8, Photographs and Copy Prints, 1872-1980s (not inclusive)

Subseries 8.1, Photographs, 1872-1980s

Subseries 8.2, Copy prints, 1901-1931, undated

Subseries 8.3, Indices and Lists, 1909-1920

Series 9, Negatives, 1850-1983 (bulk 1920s-1930s)

Subseries 9.1, Glass plate negatives (unidentified), undated

Subseries 9.2, Glass plate negatives (numbered), 1850-1957 (bulk 1920s-1930s)

Subseries 9.3, Negatives by number, undated

Subseries 9.4, Negatives by location, 1870; 1978-1983

Subseries 9.5, Negatives by subject, 1922-1930s, undated

Series 10, Stations and Buildings, 1884-1982

Biographical / Historical:

The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (B&O) was the nation's first extensive steam powered railroad. It was founded by Baltimore merchants in 1827 as a means of promoting trade and making Baltimore competitive with other east coast ports. The original intent of the founders was to provide direct and fast access to the Ohio River, and the markets that the river reached. The railroad, however, went beyond the Ohio River and its lines went as far west as St. Louis and Chicago. The B&O was also known for its use of an electric locomotive in the mid 1890s. It also had a completely air conditioned train, and it was a forerunner in the use of diesel-electric locomotives. Company activities paralleled those of other American railroads and over the course of its life included expansion, near bankruptcy, innovations, regulations, and finally buy out. In February 1963, the Chesapeake and Ohio (C&O) completed its purchase of the B&O. Today, B&O is part of the CSX Transportation (CSX) network.

John Work Garrett president of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad 1858-1884, was born in Baltimore, Maryland July 31, 1820. He was the second son of Elizabeth Stouffer and Robert Garrett. He married Rachel Ann Harrison, the daughter of Thomas Harrison, a Baltimore merchant. They had one daughter, Mary and two sons Robert and Thomas Harrison Garrett.

After attending Lafayette College (Pennsylvania) for two years John W. Garrett left in 1836 to become associated with his father's commission business in Baltimore. The commission house which dealt in wholesale groceries, produce, forwarding and a commission business expanded to establish direct connections with Latin America, seek outlets in Europe and develop its own banking operations. In time its financial operations overshadowed the commission and shipping business.

When John W. Garrett began to invest heavily in Baltimore and Ohio Railroad stock, the road was in competition with the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal and the stock was not popular. Its value rose steadily over the years. Mr. Garrett was elected a director of the railroad in 1855. His report as chairman of a subcommittee on the need for additional funds to complete the line to the Ohio River led to his election to the presidency of the road on November 17, 1858, a position he held for 26 years. New policies with emphasis on economy, personal supervision and gradual expansion were inaugurated and consistently maintained, in spite of a general financial crisis, Mr. Garrett's first year in office showed a net gain in earnings.

Sympathetic to his southern friends during the Civil War, Mr. Garrett nevertheless supported the Union. He recognized the inevitability of Confederate defeat by superior northern resources. Confederate leaders blamed him for their inability to seize Washington and he received warm appreciation for his services to the Union cause from President Lincoln. The railroad stretched along the theater of war and twice crossed Confederate territory. It was, therefore, a main objective for southern attack. Branches were frequently damaged by Confederate raids, but the main line to Washington became important for the transport of troops and supplies. The Baltimore and Ohio carried out the first military rail transport in history and the transfer of 20,000 men from the Potomac to Chattanooga in 1863 was a major triumph for its president.

With the advent of peace Mr. Garrett turned to rebuilding and strengthening the railroad. He replaced equipment and track damaged by the war, then extended the system by securing direct routes to Pittsburgh and Chicago and arranging an independent line into New York. Wharves were built at Locust Point for ocean liners and a system of elevators erected. The B&O. built its own sleeping and dining cars, established hotels in the mountains and created its own express company. By 1880, after battles over rates with other trunk lines, a costly rivalry with the Pennsylvania Railroad over the eastern route and charges of discrimination against local shippers Mr. Garrett was at the height of his success. He cooperated in establishing the B. and 0. Employees Relief Association for accident and life insurance, a hospital system, saving and building funds, and arrangements for improving sanitation in the work place. He was on friendly terms with Johns Hopkins, a trustee of John Hopkins Hospital, and with George Peabody, founder of the Peabody institute of which he was also a trustee. Garrett County, Maryland was named in his honor.

John W. Garrett died on September 26, 1884 within a year of his wife's death in a carriage accident. During his connection with the railroad the stock increased from $57 to $200; at the outbreak of the Civil War the railroad was operating 514 miles of rail, gross earnings were $4,000,097 and net per mile was $4246.1 By 1864 gross earnings were $10,138,876 and net per mile, $7113.2 By the end of his presidency mileage had increased to 1711 miles and net earnings were $4535 per mile.3

References

1 -- National Cyclopedia of American Biography -- Vol. 18:3

2 -- National Cyclopedia of American Biography -- Vol. 18:3

3 -- National Cyclopedia of American Biography -- Vol. 18:3

Related Materials:

Materials at Other Organizations

Maryland Historical Society

Baltimore and Ohio Museum

Provenance:

This collection was donated to the National Museum of American History by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in the 1960s.

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research but is stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.

Rights:

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Topic:

Bridges  Search this

Construction  Search this

Engineering -- 19th century  Search this

Railroads  Search this

Repairing -- Railroads  Search this

Railway engineering -- 1860-1890  Search this

Genre/Form:

Annual reports

Correspondence -- 19th century

Drawings -- 1860-1890

Glass plate negatives

Negatives (photographic)

Photographs

Tracings

Citation:

Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Records, Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Identifier:

NMAH.AC.1086

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Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Records

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8e652d903-bb57-46a8-a205-c7cbfe89f444

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-1086

Author:

Grady, Frederick  Search this

Arroyo-Cabrales, Joaquin  Search this

Garton, E. Ray  Search this

Object Type:

Smithsonian staff publication

Year:

2002

Citation:

Grady, Frederick, Arroyo-Cabrales, Joaquin, and Garton, E. Ray. 2002. "The Northernmost Occurrence of the Pleistocene Vampire Bat Desmodus stocki Jones (Chiroptera: Phyllostomatidae: Desmodontinae) in Eastern North America." In Cenozoic mammals of land and sea : tributes to the career of Clayton E. Ray. 73–75. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press. In Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology, 93. https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00810266.93.73.

Identifier:

170298

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00810266.93.73

Series Standard Number:

0081-0266 (print) ; 1943-6688 (online)

Data source:

Smithsonian Libraries and Archives

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:slasro_170298

Written by:

Norman Lobsenz, American, 1919 - 2012  Search this

Edited by:

Phillip Bacon  Search this

Illustrated by:

Ray Pioch  Search this

Designed by:

Frances Giannoni  Search this

Published by:

Golden Press, Inc., American, founded 1958  Search this

Printed by:

Western Printing and Lithographing Company, American, 1907 - 2001  Search this

Subject of:

Rock Rest Tourist Home, American, 1948 - 1976  Search this

Owned by:

Clayton Sinclair, American  Search this

Hazel Sinclair, American  Search this

Medium:

ink on paper (fiber product) with laminated plastic on cardboard

Dimensions:

H x W x D: 10 3/8 × 7 1/2 × 11/16 in. (26.4 × 19 × 1.8 cm)

Type:

hardcover books

Place collected:

Kittery, York County, Maine, United States, North and Central America

Place printed:

Racine, Racine County, Wisconsin, United States, North and Central America

Date:

1960

Topic:

African American  Search this

Africa  Search this

Black Enterprise  Search this

Black interiors  Search this

Children  Search this

Education  Search this

Segregation  Search this

Travel  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Portsmouth Black Heritage Trail, Inc.

Object number:

2011.12.52.15

Restrictions & Rights:

© Western Publishing Company, Inc

Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Collection title:

The Rock Rest Tourist Home Collection

Classification:

Documents and Published Materials-Published Works

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5c0d16fd1-f7c5-4496-8363-06e648494c7b

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2011.12.52.15

Written by:

Piscataqua Garden Club, American, founded 1926  Search this

Printed by:

Thomas Todd Company, American  Search this

Subject of:

Rock Rest Tourist Home, American, 1948 - 1976  Search this

Owned by:

Clayton Sinclair, American  Search this

Hazel Sinclair, American  Search this

Medium:

ink on paper (fiber product) and adhesive

Dimensions:

H x W x D: 9 1/4 × 6 1/8 × 1/2 in. (23.5 × 15.6 × 1.3 cm)

Type:

paperbacks

Place collected:

Kittery, York County, Maine, United States, North and Central America

Place printed:

Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America

Date:

1965

Topic:

African American  Search this

Agriculture  Search this

Amusements  Search this

Black Enterprise  Search this

Black interiors  Search this

Segregation  Search this

Travel  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Portsmouth Black Heritage Trail, Inc.

Object number:

2011.12.52.17

Restrictions & Rights:

© 1965 Piscataqua Garden Club

Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Collection title:

The Rock Rest Tourist Home Collection

Classification:

Documents and Published Materials-Published Works

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5e3e172da-ae44-4442-ba2c-d7ac8fe8fe20

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2011.12.52.17

Written by:

John Mead Howells, American, 1868 - 1959  Search this

Published by:

Architectural Book Publishing Company, Inc., American, 1929 - 1998  Search this

Subject of:

Rock Rest Tourist Home, American, 1948 - 1976  Search this

Owned by:

Clayton Sinclair, American  Search this

Hazel Sinclair, American  Search this

Medium:

ink on paper (fiber product) with book cloth (textile material) on cardboard

Dimensions:

H x W x D: 12 1/2 × 9 5/8 × 1 in. (31.7 × 24.5 × 2.6 cm)

Type:

hardcover books

Place collected:

Kittery, York County, Maine, United States, North and Central America

Place printed:

United States, North and Central America

Date:

1965

Topic:

African American  Search this

Architecture  Search this

Black Enterprise  Search this

Black interiors  Search this

Domestic life  Search this

Segregation  Search this

Travel  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Portsmouth Black Heritage Trail, Inc.

Object number:

2011.12.52.2

Restrictions & Rights:

© 1965 Abby White Howells

Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Collection title:

The Rock Rest Tourist Home Collection

Classification:

Documents and Published Materials-Published Works

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd58b6c26b5-738b-4185-8686-3217c2507543

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2011.12.52.2

Written by:

Cardinal Francis Spellman, American, 1889 - 1967  Search this

Published by:

Catholic Book Publishing Corporation, American, founded 1911  Search this

Printed by:

Matthew F. Sheehan Company, American, founded 1907  Search this

Owned by:

Clayton Sinclair, American  Search this

Hazel Sinclair, American  Search this

Subject of:

John Kenneth Reardon, American, 1921 - 1963  Search this

Marie Larsen Reardon, American, born 1924  Search this

Michael Dennis Reardon, American, born 1951  Search this

Maureen Reardon, American, born 1953  Search this

Brian Michael Reardon, American, born 1972  Search this

Sean Michael Reardon, American, founded 1982  Search this

Pope Pius XII, Italian, 1876 - 1958  Search this

Rock Rest Tourist Home, American, 1948 - 1976  Search this

Medium:

ink on paper (fiber product) with leaf (metal) and leather on cardboard

Dimensions:

H x W x D: 8 3/16 × 5 7/8 × 1 15/16 in. (20.8 × 15 × 5 cm)

Type:

hardcover books

Place collected:

Kittery, York County, Maine, United States, North and Central America

Place printed:

Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America

Date:

1952

Topic:

African American  Search this

Black Enterprise  Search this

Black interiors  Search this

Catholicism  Search this

Literature  Search this

Religion  Search this

Segregation  Search this

Travel  Search this

Worship services  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Portsmouth Black Heritage Trail, Inc.

Object number:

2011.12.52.29

Restrictions & Rights:

Public domain

Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Collection title:

The Rock Rest Tourist Home Collection

Classification:

Documents and Published Materials-Published Works

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5d69b0f7c-e6c9-4c02-824f-46ab2aee1413

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2011.12.52.29

Creator:

Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage  Search this

Type:

Blog posts

Smithsonian staff publications

Blog posts

Published Date:

Mon, 14 Aug 2023 04:00:46 GMT

Topic:

Cultural property  Search this

See more posts:

Festival Blog

Data Source:

Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:posts_07dabc476c69b4f8f083fd525ff5bef0

Creator:

Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage  Search this

Type:

Blog posts

Smithsonian staff publications

Blog posts

Published Date:

Mon, 03 Jul 2023 14:54:00 GMT

Topic:

Cultural property  Search this

See more posts:

Festival Blog

Data Source:

Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:posts_8a6457e3e2b44d772eece97ab0fd7094

Creator:

Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage  Search this

Type:

Blog posts

Smithsonian staff publications

Conversations and talks

Blog posts

Published Date:

Thu, 07 Sep 2023 17:36:00 GMT

Topic:

Cultural property  Search this

See more posts:

Festival Blog

Data Source:

Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:posts_7d0c787b7e4c9f5f510e878d21c4e608

Developer:

Warner, Percy  Search this

Warner, Edwin  Search this

Lea, Luke  Search this

Landscape architect:

Fleming, Bryant  Search this

Architect:

Daugherty, Edward E.  Search this

Collection Creator:

Garden Club of America  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Place:

Warner Parks, The (Nashville, Tennessee)

United States of America -- Tennessee -- Davidson County -- Nashville

Scope and Contents:

The folder includes worksheets, a map and guide to the parks, photocopied articles, and detailed descriptions and historical information relating to the parks' National Register of Historic Places nomination.

General:

Comprising over 2,600 acres of wooded hills and open meadows, The Warner Parks are one of the largest municipally operated parks in the United States. The parks are situated on land acquired between 1927 and 1930 and reflect the vision of three men: Colonel Luke Lea, his father-in-law Percy Warner, and Warner's brother Edwin. There are in reality two parks--Percy Warner Park and Edwin Warner Park--that are adjacent to one another and so are commonly referred to simply as The Warner Parks. Much of the parks' development occurred during the 1930s and incorporated design work by architect Edward E. Daugherty and landscape architect Bryant Fleming. The Works Progress Administration (WPA) was responsible for much of the construction of various park features. The Warner Parks are listed on the National Register of Historic Places and provide a valuable refuge for native plants and wildlife in the midst of a developing metropolitan area.

Persons associated with the site include Percy Warner (developer, ca. 1913-1927); Edwin Warner (developer, ca. 1927-1937); Luke Lea (former owner and developer, ca. 1913-1927); Bryant Fleming (landscape architect, 1931-1933); and Edward E. Daugherty (architect, 1930-1932).

Related Materials:

The Warner Parks related holdings consist of 1 folder (16 35 mm. slides)

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 -- Tennessee -- Nashville  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 TN047

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The Garden Club of America collection

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

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Gardens

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb60d5d803b-bccc-42d7-ac6b-b82cc9750615

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aag-gca-ref10956

Former owner:

Duffy, Gilbert L. Mrs  Search this

Landscape architect:

Ester, Oliver  Search this

Collection Creator:

Garden Club of America  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Place:

Kewn (Seattle, Washington)

United States of America -- Washington -- King County -- Seattle

Scope and Contents:

The folder includes work sheets, site map and copies of articles.

General:

The name "Kewn" means "Peaceful Place in the Forest." The garden was created after Mrs. Duffy had visited Kew gardens in England. Mr. Cole, from England, was hired to create a revised Kew garden for her on Puget Sound.

Persons associated with the garden include: Mrs. Gilbert Le Baron Duffy (former owner); Fred Cole (landscape architect); Edwin Fabbe (landscape architect); and Oliver Ester (landscape architect).

Related Materials:

Kewn related holdings consist of 1 folder (20 35 mm. slides and 3 glass lantern slides)

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) -- Seattle  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 WA002

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The Garden Club of America collection

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

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Gardens

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb6820838bf-9654-413e-841f-6b6205afbe06

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aag-gca-ref11415

Photographer:

Page, Fay Hauberg  Search this

Collection Creator:

Garden Club of America  Search this

Extent:

1 Slides (photographs) (col., 35 mm.)

Type:

Archival materials

Slides (photographs)

Place:

Bowman Garden (Bellevue, Washington)

United States of America -- Washington -- King County -- Bellevue

Date:

1999 Jun.

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) -- Bellevue.  Search this

Walls, brick  Search this

Sculpture  Search this

Chairs -- Iron  Search this

Pieris  Search this

Ground cover plants  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, Item WA028014

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The Garden Club of America collection

The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Garden Images / Washington / WA028: Bellevue -- Bowman Garden

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Gardens

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb6e85f7d66-8f33-4f07-9301-03a9a2001a3a

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aag-gca-ref11470

Former owner:

Thomas, James R. Mrs  Search this

Thomas, James R.  Search this

Settle, Rachel Tompkins  Search this

Provenance:

Kanawha Garden Club  Search this

Collection Creator:

Garden Club of America  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Place:

Michael Garden (Charleston, West Virginia)

United States of America -- West Virginia -- Kanawha County -- Charleston

Scope and Contents:

The folders include worksheets, planting lists, features map, planting plans, deeds, plats, historical photographs and other additional documentation.

General:

Located on approximately one acre in Charleston, West Virginia, the Michael Garden was originally part of a 21 acre property purchased by Mr. and Mrs. James R. Thomas in 1902. The estate included a large house and surrounding woodlands. Mrs. Thomas established formal garden beds on the grounds and planted daffodils in the woodland areas. The next owners, Mr. and Mrs. Settle, built the current home on the property and installed hardscape. Rachel T. Settle took pride in integrating elements of local history, adding a variety of native flowering trees, shrubs and a large flower bed. The current owners have built on the strong structure of the property, being careful to meld improvements with existing features. Their work includes installing additional hardscape and designing new garden areas emphasizing native plants.

Each gardener linked to the Michael Garden has worked with the particular challenges and benefits that come with the Kanawha Valley's terrain. Their efforts produced cultivated lawns and sculpted gardens integrated with the naturally sloping, rocky landscape. The woodlands contain mature deciduous and conifers; shrubs of rhododendron and holly; and native bulbs, plants and wildflowers. Walls, stairs and walkways on the grounds were made from the brick and stone of public properties demolished in the 1930s and 1940s. Among other features are a stream and man-made pond, seating areas and custom ironwork. The Michael Garden's curving garden bed and other gardens contain a variety of herbaceous ornamentals and woody plants, including flowering tulip magnolia and kousa dogwood.

Persons associated with the garden include: Mr. and Mrs. James R. Thomas (former owners, 1902-1937); Rachel Tompkins Settle (former owner, 1938-1985); L.T. Bingston (architect, 1938-1939); Rebecca Trafton (garden designer, 1986); Bill Mills (garden designer, 1992).

Related Materials:

Michael Garden related holdings consist of 2 folders (25 digital images)

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 -- West Virginia -- Charleston  Search this

Woodland gardens  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 WV015

See more items in:

The Garden Club of America collection

The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Garden Images / West Virginia

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Gardens

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb6afe80bc3-639f-452b-b674-a96efd8253cf

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aag-gca-ref11859

Former owner:

Huntington, Archer M., 1870-1955  Search this

Huntington, Anna Hyatt, 1876-1973  Search this

Collection Creator:

Garden Club of America  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Place:

Brookgreen Gardens (Murrells Inlet, South Carolina)

United States of America -- South Carolina -- Georgetown County -- Murrells Inlet

Scope and Contents:

The folders include worksheets, brochures incorporating a garden map, photocopies of correspondence, a fact sheet about the gardens, and other information.

General:

Founded by Archer M. and Anna Hyatt Huntington in 1931, Brookgreen Gardens is both a sculpture and landscape garden and a botanical preserve focusing on plants and animals of the Southeast. Located on the site of former indigo and rice plantations, Brookgreen encompasses over 9,000 acres and includes eight distinct habitat areas: beach and dunes, salt marshes, maritime forest, loblolly pine swamps, long-leaf pine ridges, river terrace, freshwater cypress-gum swamps, and abandoned rice fields. There are over 500 works of sculpture, making it the largest permanent outdoor exhibition of American sculpture in the world. Likewise, the botanical collection includes over 2,000 species and subspecies of plants native and adapted to the Southeast. Ponds and other bodies of water complement the more formal plantings which include several arboreta, a palmetto garden, a dogwood garden, and a magnolia allée. The gardens are open to the public.

Persons associated with the garden include: Archer M. and Anna Hyatt Huntington (former owners, 1930-1973).

Related Materials:

Brookgreen Gardens related holdings consist of 2 folders (34 35 mm. slides (photographs))

See others in:

Maida Babson Adams American Garden Collection, ca. 1960-1994.

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 -- South Carolina -- Murrells Inlet  Search this

Sculpture gardens -- South Carolina  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 SC063

See more items in:

The Garden Club of America collection

The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Garden Images / South Carolina

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Gardens

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb6b6e6a1c4-df99-436a-8526-d532a994f39e

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aag-gca-ref12491

Creator:

Smith, J. J. Pringle  Search this

Middleton, Arthur  Search this

Wayte, Jacob  Search this

Collection Creator:

Garden Club of America  Search this

Extent:

1 Slides (photographs) (col.)

Type:

Archival materials

Slides (photographs)

Maps

Place:

Middleton Place (Charleston, South Carolina)

United States of America -- South Carolina -- Charleston County -- Charleston

Date:

[1930?]

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:

Spring  Search this

Gardens -- South Carolina -- Charleston  Search this

Genre/Form:

Maps

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, Item SC002023

See more items in:

The Garden Club of America collection

The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Garden Images / South Carolina / SC002: Charleston -- Middleton Place

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Gardens

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb6a973a03a-cf59-4273-9f87-6ce077139617

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aag-gca-ref12551

Collection Creator:

Garden Club of America  Search this

Extent:

1 Photograph (lantern slide, hand-colored, 3.25 x 4 in.)

Type:

Archival materials

Photographs

Lantern slides

Place:

Middleton Place (Charleston, South Carolina)

United States of America -- South Carolina -- Charleston County -- Charleston

Date:

[between 1914 and 1949?]

General:

Historic plate number: "42."

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:

Azaleas  Search this

Evergreens  Search this

Lawns  Search this

Oak  Search this

Spanish moss  Search this

Walkways  Search this

Gardens -- South Carolina -- Charleston  Search this

Genre/Form:

Lantern slides

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, Item SC002098

See more items in:

The Garden Club of America collection

The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Garden Images / South Carolina / SC002: Charleston -- Middleton Place

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Gardens

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb6ef57632d-100a-4f8f-84c5-9f3b74199d4d

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aag-gca-ref12586

Collection Creator:

Garden Club of America  Search this

Extent:

1 Photograph (lantern slide, hand-colored, 3.25 x 4 in.)

Type:

Archival materials

Photographs

Lantern slides

Place:

South Carolina -- Charleston

United States of America -- South Carolina -- Charleston County -- Charleston

Date:

[between 1914 and 1949?]

General:

Historic plate number: "44."

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:

Evergreens  Search this

Lawns  Search this

Trees  Search this

Genre/Form:

Lantern slides

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, Item SC009006

See more items in:

The Garden Club of America collection

The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Garden Images / South Carolina / SC009: Charleston -- Miscellaneous Sites in Charleston, South Carolina

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Gardens

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb6eb5d4d21-2dcc-4638-bbf4-caf36e605364

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aag-gca-ref12639

Collection Creator:

Garden Club of America  Search this

Extent:

1 Slides (photographs) (col., 35 mm.)

Type:

Archival materials

Slides (photographs)

Maps

Place:

Hampton-Preston House and Garden (Columbia, South Carolina)

United States of America -- South Carolina -- Richland County -- Columbia

Date:

1984.

Local Call Number(s):

10612

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:

Plan views  Search this

Gardens -- South Carolina -- Columbia  Search this

Genre/Form:

Maps

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, Item SC032002

See more items in:

The Garden Club of America collection

The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Garden Images / South Carolina / SC032: Columbia -- Hampton-Preston House and Garden

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Gardens

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb6bdc0ef60-c5bb-4361-a56a-214afe6b9eea

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aag-gca-ref12712

Former owner:

Lombardo, Randolph  Search this

Landscape architect:

Finsley, Rosa  Search this

Collection Creator:

Garden Club of America  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Place:

Crenshaw Farm (Beaumont, Texas).

United States of America -- Texas -- Jefferson -- Beaumont

Scope and Contents:

The folder includes worksheets, feature map, plant list, photocopied article about the property, and a printout from the property's website.

General:

Located on 38.5 acres in southeast Texas, the Crenshaw Farm combines private living and public space for the benefit of the community. The property is divided by a road. A private home and garden is located on the north side of the road, and on the other side is 8.5 acres devoted to an organically sustainable garden and orchard, known as the Brooks Road Community Garden.

The 30 acre tract was virtually treeless rice farmland, which was purchased in 1999 . By 2002, a Tuscan-style home and extensive landscaping was completed. In 2004 the owners bought and transformed the grounds into the European-style farm setting that exists on the property today. The property's once treeless landscape is now a picturesque vista enhanced by red maple, live oak, pecan, Italian cypress, bald cypress, and sycamore trees. The owners had help from landscape architect Rosa Finsley, who encouraged them to install over 1,200 linear feet of English-style garden borders on both sides of a wooden fence along some edges of the property.

The 8.5 acres across the road is where the goal of repurposing the barren rice farmland continues. The garden on this tract of land is raised organically and people from the community are welcome to visit, work in the garden, and to take produce. All extra food gets donated to local soup kitchens. The 8.5 acres was purchased in 2010, and construction on a kitchen-barn began in 2013. Since 2014 a modern greenhouse, wood fencing, brick drives and walks, two ornamental antique barrels, storage buildings, a chicken coop, and bee hives have been added to this side of the property. Crenshaw Farms' greatest accomplishment has been replanting the depleted rice field.

Persons associated with the garden include: Randolph Lombardo (former owner, 1999-2004); Rosa Finsley (landscape architect, 2004).

Related Materials:

Crenshaw Farm related holdings consist of 1 folder (33 digital images)

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 -- Texas -- Beaumont  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 TX196

See more items in:

The Garden Club of America collection

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

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Gardens

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb65e2138ba-916c-4f0d-b386-e75f830c282c

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aag-gca-ref13460

Landscape designer:

Hocker, David  Search this

Lambert Landscape Company  Search this

Landscape architect:

David Rolston Landscape Architects  Search this

Provenance:

Founders Garden Club of Dallas  Search this

Collection Creator:

Garden Club of America  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Place:

Harlan Crow Garden (Dallas, Texas)

United States of America -- Texas -- Dallas

Scope and Contents:

The folders contain a work sheet; site plan; narrative description; and copies of plans, maps, and articles.

General:

Established in 1917, the property consists of 7.5 acres. The present owners created a garden while maintaining the classic quality of the original garden. There are many mature trees such as American elm, magnolia, and live oaks. Azalea and dogwood, water features and statue garden were added. Color is dominant in the garden scheme, with extensive seasonal plantings. Blooming azalea in spring follow the tulip magnolia trees. Crepe myrtles bloom throughout the summer. The sprawling open back lawn slopes down to the lake. The garden is surrounded with brick walkways. A sculpture garden contains statues of dictators throughout history.

In January of 2013, the owner bought an adjacent lot that formerly housed a rental property. The rental structure was torn down and planted a peach orchard.

This garden was initially documented for the Archives of American Gardens in 2006. Updates of the garden documentation were provided in 2010 and 2012.

People associated with this property include: Hugh Prather (former owner, 1917-1922); Electra Wagner (former owner, 1922-1926); The Thomas Family (former owners, 1926-1940); Lambert Landscape Company (landscape design and maintenance, 1988-2001); Eduardo Puenk (property groundskeeper, 2005-present); Philip Lung, Texas Land Care (landscape installation and maintenance, 2001-present); David Hocker (assistant landscape architect, 2001-present); and David Rolston (landscape architect, 2001-present).

Related Materials:

Harlan Crow Garden related holdings consist of 3 folders (34 35 mm. slides + 3 photographic prints)

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 -- Texas -- Dallas  Search this

Formal gardens  Search this

Sculpture gardens  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 TX060

See more items in:

The Garden Club of America collection

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

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Gardens

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb621ed4797-59eb-4392-a382-f6615d88adb8

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aag-gca-ref13465