Title: The papers of Frederick Law Olmsted, 1777-1952
Authors: Olmsted, Frederick Law, 1822-1903; Library of Congress.
Year: 1838
Subjects: Olmsted, Frederick Law, Manuscripts.; Landscape architects United States Correspondence.; Landscape architects United States Biography
Abstract: The papers document Olmsted's varied careers as farmer, journalist, editor, and landscape architect as well as his private life. The collection consists of journals, correspondence, letterbooks, business papers, legal and financial papers, maps, drawings, reports, speeches, lectures, essays, articles, book manuscripts, scrapbooks, newspaper clippings, and miscellaneous items. Numerous family papers are also included.