Description
Warner Lincoln Marsh (b.1899) was a landscape architect for the Los Angeles City Park Department (1925) before starting his
private practice as a planning consultant and landscape architect. In addition to his private practice, he was employed as
a research director for the Los Angeles County Department of Rehabilitation (1935-36), and as deputy director for the California
State Department of Natural Resources (1940-43). The collection consists of correspondence, drawings, blueprints, notes, clippings
and printed material reflecting Marsh's career as a landscape architect and planning consultant.
Background
Warner Lincoln Marsh was born on February 12, 1899 in Mt. Pleasant, Iowa; attended Morningside College, 1917-21; he began
his career as a landscape draftsman in Nebraska and Iowa; began working as a landscape architect for the Los Angeles City
Park Department in 1925; in addition to his private practice as a planning consultant and landscape architect, he was employed
as a research director for the Los Angeles County Department of Rehabilitation (1935-36), and as deputy director for the California
State Department of Natural Resources (1940-43); published, Landscape vocabulary (1964).
Extent
8 cartons (8 linear ft.)
5 oversize boxes
Restrictions
Property rights to the physical object belong to the UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections. Literary rights, including
copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds
the copyright and pursue the
copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.
Availability
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Advance notice required for access.