ContentsContainer List General Correspondence, 1906-1933 Chapter and Committee Reports, 1927-1955 |
American Society of Landscape Architects RecordsA Finding Aid to the Collection in the Library of CongressPrepared by Manuscript Division staff2010
Organizational HistoryThe American Society of Landscape Architects, the national professional association representing landscape architects, was founded in 1899 to establish landscape architecture as a profession, develope educational opportunities in the field, and provide a voice of advocacy for the profession. Return to the Table of Contents Scope and Content NoteThe records of the American Society of Landscape Architects span the years 1899-1966, with the bulk of the material dating from 1925 to 1955. The collection includes general correspondence, subject files, letterheads of society members, reports from chapters and committees, books, and letterbooks of outgoing correspondence. The records are organized into the following series: General Correspondence, Subject File, Chapter and Committee Reports, Letterheads of Members, Books, and Letterbooks. Return to the Table of Contents Selected Search TermsOrganizations
Subjects
Return to the Table of Contents Arrangement of the PapersThis collection is arranged in six series:
Return to the Table of Contents Container ListGeneral Correspondence, 1906-1933Correspondence and miscellaneous items. Arranged chronologically. 1906-19201921-1933Subject File, 1900-1966Correspondence, reports of meetings, printed matter, and miscellaneous items relating primarily to the organization's chapters and committees. Arranged by key word as supplied by the organization. Committee on Applied Arts, 1927-1935Committee on American Academy in Rome, 1914-1955Committee on American Landscape Architecture, 1933-1935American Planning and Civic Association, 1960-1963Committee on American Society of Landscape Architects, AIP, 1938-1957Committee on Annual Meetings, 1956-1960 (2 folders)Committee on Associate and Student Affiliation, 1957-1960Associations, landscape architecturalCalifornia Council of Landscape Architects, 1958-1960MiscellanyBrochures, 1958-1960California State Board, 1960Certificates, 1916-1956Chapters general, 1938-1958City and regional parks and playgrounds, 1957-1961Civil Service CommitteeClippings, 1964Committee on Code of Ethics, 1926-1950Committee on Competitions, 1916-1960Committee on Competitions, historical, 1960Historical competitions, Franklin D. Roosevelt Memorial, 1960Committee on Constitution and Bylaws, 1957-1960Committee on Definitions, 1932-1956Special Committee to Obtain Designs and Estimates, 1915-1920Executive Director, 1962Committee on Education, 1909-1960 (1 folder)(1 folder)Honorary elections, historicalExamining Board, 1910-1925 (2 folders)Fee schedule, historical, 1924Glossary of housing termsCommittee on Housing, 1950-1960ICED, historical fileIndex to works of landscape architectureCommittee on Insurance, 1956-1960Committee on Landscape Industry Conference, historical, 1960New legislation, historical file, 1966Legislation, 1932-1938Membership and deaths, historicalCommittee on Membership, 1929-1960Membership qualifications, 1948-1960Membership resignation, historical, 1907-1936Membership secretary, historicalMichigan State University, East Lansing, Mich., historicalMissouri Valley chapter, historical 1960Committee on National Arboretum, 1932Committee on National Cemeteries, 1944-1946National Conference of Instructors in Landscape Architecture, historical, 1959National defenseCamouflage, 1942Circulars of information, 1940-1942General, 1940-1942Committee on National Historic Monuments, 1934New York chapter, historical, undatedCommittee on Nominations, 1956-1958North Central States chapter, historical, 1960-1962Northern California chapter, historical, 1955-1960Committee on Occupational Classification, 1946-1947Committee on Olmsted Memorial, 1923-1960Organization and Development, 1950-1960Pacific Northwest chapter, 1960-1962Panama-Pacific Exposition, 1913-1915ParksCommittee on Central Park, New York, N.Y., 1927Committee on City Parks, Playgrounds and Public Property, 1945-1956Committee on Metropolitan and County Parks, 1943-1950Committee on National State Parks and Forests, historical, 1916-1960State parks, 1924-1939Pennsylvania chapter, historical, 1958-1960Committee on Personnel, 1926-1954PhotographsHistorical file on chapters, 1960Historical file on works of landscape architects, 1962Members, 1952-1962Miscellaneous, 1916-1964Committee on City, Regional and National Planning, 1917-1959Committee on National Planning, 1933-1947Committee on Town Planning and Industrial Housing, 1922-1923Committee on Post-War Planning, 1943-1948Committee on Plant Nomenclature, 1916-1960PoliciesCommittee on Policies, 1914-1951Potomac chapter, historical, 1957-1960Committee on Practice of Landscape Architecture by Governmental Agencies, 1931-1936Professional collaboration, historical, 1960Committee on Professional and Governmental RelationsContracts, 1935-1938General, 1937-1947Housing Division, 1934-1935Lack of credit, 1934-1941National Park Service, 1935Committee on Professional Charges1948-19551928-1947Hubbard-Taylor professional practice, 1933-1944Committee on Professional Practice, 1947-1948Committee on Statement of Professional Practice, 1936-1942Professional practice and charges, John C. Olmsted, 1900-1915Professional responsibilitiesGeneral, 1957Highway work, 1956-1957Military installations, 1956-1957Professional registration, historical1954-19601919-1957Professional registration, 1929-1939Committee on Professional ServiceGeneral, 1946-1960Federal Highway Administration, 1955-1956Public relations, 1916-1960Publication board, 1949-1960Publicity releases, historical, 1966Public Housing Administration, historical, 1960QuarterlyCommittee on Quarterly, Landscape Architecture, 1935-1937Guarantees and sustaining subscriptions, Los Angeles, Calif., 1938-1940Committee on Relations with Trades, 1907-1941Committee on Review Requirements for Membership, 1942-1943Roads and highways, 1931-1947HistoricalRoads, better highways, information foundation, 1960Rocky Mountain chapter, 1960-1962Short Course, Los Angeles, Calif., 1959Southeastern chapter, 1929-1960Southern California chapter, 1953-1960Southwest chapter, 1957-1960Public roads, 1948-1955Membership rosters, 1914-1961Committee on Seal, Certificates, and Letterhead, 1916-1939Committee on Site Planning, 1944-1945Committee on Society Seal, 1916-1946Committee on Special Studies, Roundtable Conference, 1945-1946Standard contracts and specifications, 1928-1938Committee on Standard Symbols, Scales, and Terminology for Planning Use, 1933-1938Committee on Traveling ExhibitionGeneral, 1951-1954Traveling lecture, 1931-1933HistoricalUniversity of Illinois, Urbana, Ill. 1954Upstate New York chapter, 1957-1960National War Manpower Commission roster, 1940-1945Committee on War Memorials, 1918-1946Washington, D.C.Washington Bicentennial Commission, Sol Bloom, 1931-1932Committee on National Capital1943-19591919-1935National Commission of Fine Arts Commemorative Magazine, 1910-1950Committee on the National CapitalCommission of Fine Arts, 1940-1950National Capital Park and Planning Committee, historical file, 1949-1957White House grounds, 1951-1960Committee on Williamsburg Restoration, 1928-1952Yearbook CommitteeChapter and Committee Reports, 1927-1955Printed copies of chapter and committee reports. Arranged chronologically. 1927-1955Letterheads of Members, 1899-1931Letterheads of members prior to 1932. Arranged chronologically. circa 1899-circa 1931Books, 1899-1959Published books and periodicals. Arranged chronologically. Transactions of the American Society of Landscape Architects, 1909-1921Thomas H. Mawson, "The Art and Craft of Garden Making," 1907American Landscape Architecture, incomplete collection, 1929-1932Thomas H. Mawson, The Life and Work of an English Landscape Architect, an Autobiography 1927Henry Vincent Hubbard and Theodora Kimball, Landscape Architecture, 1920Lewis A. Coffin, Jr., Henry M. Polhemus, and Addison F. Worthington, Small French Buildings, 1921Transactions of the American Society of Landscape Architects, 1922-1926Mildred Stapley Byne and Arthur Byne, Spanish Gardens and Patios, 1924Percy S. Cane, Geoffrey Holme and Shirley B. Wainwright, Modern Gardens, British and Foreign, 1926-1927Yearbooks for the Boston Society of Landscape Architects, 1929 (2 vols.)Yearbooks and catalogs for the New York chapter, 1926-1933 (10 vols.)Illustrations of Work of Members1931 (4 vols.)1932-1934 (4 vols.)Architecture and Design, vols. 3 (no. 8) and 22 (3 vols.)Roster pressbook, 1899-1959Florida Landscape Architecture (periodical), 1936 (2 vols.)Letterbooks, 1900-1909Letterbooks with copies of outgoing correspondence. Arranged chronologically. 1900-1909 (3 vols.)Return to the Table of Contents |
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