| title | Olmsted Associates records, 1863-1971 |
| repository | Library of Congress |
| description | Landscape architectural firm. The records include correspondence, letterbooks, memoranda, reports, plans, specifications, newspaper clippings, photographs, drawings, journals, account books, ledgers, lists, diagrams, blueprints, deeds, and printed matter constituting the business files of the firm and reflecting the breadth of the projects undertaken by its staff. A small group of Olmsted family papers is also contained in the collection. |
| extent | 170,000 items
637 containers plus 24 oversize
255 linear feet
531 microfilm reels
1,297 digital files (1.3 GB) |
| access | The Olmsted Associates records are open to research. Researchers are advised to contact the Manuscript Reading Room prior to visiting. Many collections are stored off-site and advance notice is needed to retrieve these items for research use. |
| record link | https://lccn.loc.gov/mm74052571 |
| finding aid | https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms001018 |
| acquisition information | Records of the Olmsted Associates, Inc., a landscape architectural firm, were given to the Library of Congress in 1967 and 1971 by the firm's present owners. Additional material was given by the American Society of Landscape Architects in 1986. Microfilm copies of parts of the records were purchased, 1971-1973. Digital files were given by the Friends of Seattle’s Olmsted Parks in 2008. |
| updated | 02/14/2025 10:07:54 |
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