Olmsted, Frederick Law, 1822-1903, author.

The papers of Frederick Law Olmsted. Supplementary series.

Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, [1997-2020]

volumes : illustrations, maps, plans ; 25-29 cm

"For decades Frederick Law Olmsted (1822–1903) designed parks and park systems across the United States, leaving an enduring legacy of designed public space that is enjoyed, studied, and protected today. His plans and professional correspondence offer a rich source for understanding his remarkable contribution to the quality of urban life in this country and the development of the profession of landscape architecture. Olmsted's writings also provide a unique record of society and politics in post–Civil War America. Historians, landscape architects, conservationists, city planners, students, and citizens' groups continue to turn to Olmsted for ideas about the development and conservation of green spaces in urban areas."-- Taken from description on Amazon.
Volume 1. Writings on public parks, parkways, and park systems: "This volume contains Olmsted’s most significant articles, lectures and reports concerning public parks and recreation grounds. It includes several general discussions of the subject, including Public Parks and the Enlargement of Towns (1870) and A Consideration of the Justifying Value of a Public Park (1881). Also included are his remarkable reports on individual parks and park systems that combine general observations with specific proposals, including reports on New York’s Central Park, Prospect Park in Brooklyn, Mount Royal in Montreal, Belle Isle in Detroit, Franklin Park in Boston, the Niagara Reservation and a park system for Buffalo."-- Taken from Olmsted Papers Project web site viewed August 20, 2024.
Volume 2. Plans and views of public parks: "This volume contains sketches, preliminary and final plans, historic photographs, and paintings of over 70 of Olmsted's public park projects including parkways, park systems, recreation areas and scenic reservations. A large visual format has been selected so that the details of the plans are clear and many are displayed as two-page spreads. Each project has a separate presentation, consisting of multi-image layouts accompanied by explanatory text and captions. Several proposed parks are also discussed. It is lavishly illustrated with over 470 images, providing for the first time, a comprehensive view of the variety of Olmsted's public park planning. It is also the first volume to present visually the distinct aspects of the Olmsted design idiom."-- Taken from Olmsted Papers Project web site viewed August 20, 2024.
Volume 3. Plans and views of communities and private estates: "This large-format volume is a companion to Plans and Views of Public Parks. The volume presents approximately 70 of the most significant commissions in 15 categories of design other than parks. Several, because of their significance and the wealth of visual material, receive multiple "spreads" -- notably the 23rd and 24th Wards of New York City (the Bronx) (1870s) for regional planning; Riverside, IL (1868–70) for residential communities; Olmsted's residence "Fairsted" (1880s and 1890s); Moraine Farm (c. 1880) and Biltmore Estate (1890s) for private estates; Stanford University (1880s) for academic campuses; the U.S. Capitol grounds (1870s and 1880s) for governmental buildings; and the World's Columbian Exposition of 1893 for expositions and fairs. Other categories include summer communities; residential institutions; memorials; grounds of industrial buildings; resorts & hotels; zoos; arboreta; military posts; and cemeteries. The book includes approximately 400 illustrations."-- Taken from Olmsted Papers Project web site viewed August 20, 2024.

9780801855320 (v. 1)
0801855322 (v. 1)
9781421410869 (v. 2)
1421410869 (v. 2)
9781421438672 (v. 3 ; hardcover)
1421438674 (v. 3 ; hardcover)

Olmsted, Frederick Law, 1822-1903.
Olmsted, Frederick Law, 1822-1903 Correspondence.
Olmsted, Frederick Law 1822-1903
Landscape architecture United States.
Landscape architects United States Biography.
Landscape architects United States Correspondence.
Urban parks United States Designs and plans.
Urban parks United States Pictorial works.
Parks United States Designs and plans.
Parks United States Pictorial works.
Architecture du paysage États-Unis.
Architectes paysagistes États-Unis Biographies.
Architectes paysagistes États-Unis Correspondance.
Parcs urbains États-Unis Dessins et plans.
Parcs urbains États-Unis Ouvrages illustrés.
Landscape architects
Landscape architecture
Landschaftsgestaltung
Gartenkunst
Gartengestaltung
United States

Autobiography
Biography.
Biographies.
Collected works.
Writings.
Correspondence.
personal correspondence.
architectural drawings (visual works)
Personal correspondence
Autobiographies
Illustrated works.
Architectural drawings.
Correspondance privée.
Ouvrages illustrés.
Dessins d'architecture.

Beveridge, Charles E., editor.
Hoffman, Carolyn F., editor.
Meier, Lauren, editor.
Mills, Irene, editor.

Location: Library main 191586
Call No.: NA44.O51.A35 1997
Copy: v. 1
Status: Available

Location: Library main 290091
Call No.: NA44.O51.A35 1997
Copy: v. 2
Status: Available