Finding Aid for the Warner L. Marsh Papers, 1927-1965
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Finding Aid for the Warner L. Marsh Papers, 1927-1965
Collection number: 1173
UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections
Manuscripts Division
Los Angeles, CA
- Processed by:
- Anne Caiger, April 1976
- Encoded by:
- Caroline Cubé
- Online finding aid edited by:
- Josh Fiala, March 2004
© 2003 The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
Descriptive Summary
Title: Warner L. Marsh Papers,
Date (inclusive): 1927-1965
Collection number: 1173
Creator:
Marsh, Warner L.
Extent: 8 cartons (8 linear ft.)
5 oversize boxes
Repository:
University of California, Los Angeles. Library.
Dept. of Special Collections.
Los Angeles, California 90095-1575
Abstract: 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.
Physical location: Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library, Department
of Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
Language:
English.
Administrative Information
Restrictions on Use and Reproduction
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
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Restrictions on Access
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Advance notice required for access.
Provenance/Source of Acquisition
Gift of Warner L. Marsh, 1976.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Warner L. Marsh Papers (Collection 1173). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research
Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
UCLA Catalog Record ID
Biography
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).
Scope and Content
Collection consists of correspondence, drawings, blueprints, notes, clippings and printed material reflecting Marsh's career
as a landscape architect and planning consultant. Correspondence includes five letters from Richard J. Neutra.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Marsh, Warner L.--Archives.
Landscape architects--California--Los Angeles--Archival resources.
Note
Warner Lincoln Marsh (born 1899) began his career as a landscape draftsman in Nebraska and Iowa. He worked as a landscape
architect for the Los Angeles City Park Department in 1925 and in addition to his private practice as a planning consultant
and landscape architect, has been employed as Research Director for the Los Angeles County Department of Rehabilitation (1935-36),
and as Deputy Director, California State Department of Natural Resources (1940-43).
Carton 1
Garden Art (magazine). November 1927.
Scope and Content Note
Draft issue.
Note
(Marsh - publisher and managing director)
Carton 1
Bulletins, memberships rosters, and miscellaneous printed matter. [1950-1966].
Scope and Content Note
re American Institute of Landscape Architects (Marsh - board member. c. 1962)
Also,
re California Institute of Landscape Architects. c. 1950-66.
Carton 1
Correspondence and papers. 1959-1962.
Scope and Content Note
re C.M. Goethe Arboretum Society.
Note
(Marsh - chairman)
Carton 1
Green Gold. Tree Wealth in the South West. n.d.
Scope and Content Note
Corrected manuscript and typed copy.
Carton 1
Notes for an introduction to
The Landscape Vocabulary. n.d.
Carton 2
Notes, correspondence, papers and clippings. c. 1929-1955.
Scope and Content Note
re landscape gardening.
Carton 3
Reports, pamphlets and other printed material, correspondence and papers. c. 1930-1950.
Scope and Content Note
re forestry and forest management.
Carton 4
Subject files of reports, clippings, articles, and correspondence on topics. c. 1930-1940s.
Scope and Content Note
re conservation, and land utilization and development, including political campaign programs.
Carton 5
Professional correspondence files, including notes, drawings, and clippings. c. 1930-1950.
Scope and Content Note
re projects.
Includes 5 letters from Richard J. Neutra. 1943 and 1946.
Carton 6
Miscellaneous reports, papers, notes, clippings, and printed material. 1930s-1970s.
Carton 6
Correspondence and papers. 1950s.
Scope and Content Note
re Zoological Society of Los Angeles.
Carton 7
Correspondence, papers and printed material. c. 1940-1962.
Scope and Content Note
re California State capitol plans
Includes minute book of Sacramento Housing and Planning Council (Marsh - Secretary). 1940-47.
Carton 8
Papers and printed materials. c. 1955-1965.
Scope and Content Note
re water resources in California, including San Joaquin County area water plan.
Boxes 9-12
Tracings, blueprints, and drawings. c. 1930s-1950s.
Box 13
Drawings, plans. 1928-1954.
