Olmsted Brothers Collection 1969.-2
Archives Staff
Arrangement and description of this collection was funded by the Department of Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning
and by a grant from the Getty Foundation.
University of California, Berkeley. College of Environmental Design. Environmental Design Archives
1999
230 Bauer Wurster Hall #1820
Berkeley, CA 94720-1820
designarchives@berkeley.edu
Contributing Institution:
University of California, Berkeley. College of Environmental Design. Environmental Design Archives
Title: Olmsted Brothers Collection
Creator:
Olmsted Brothers
Creator:
Olmsted, John Charles, 1852-1920
Creator:
Olmsted, Fredrick Law , Jr., 1870-1957
Identifier/Call Number: 1969.-2
Physical Description:
5 Linear Feet:
Date (inclusive): 1913-1916
Abstract: The collection consists of records created by the Olmsted Brothers firm, as well as materials relating to Frederick Law Olmsted,
Sr.
Language of Material:
English
.
The Olmsted Brothers collection consists of a few planting plans for Saint Francis Wood (San Francisco) as well as a reproduction
of the plan for Oakland's Mountain View Cemetery, by Olmsted & Vaux.
Collection is open for research.
All requests for permission to publish, reproduce, or quote from materials in the collection should be discussed with the
Curator.
[Identification of item], Olmsted Brothers Collection, (1969-2), Environmental Design Archives. University of California,
Berkeley. Berkeley, California.
Frederick Law Olmsted (1822-1903), known as the "father of American landscape architecture," designed and planned parks and
park systems throughout the United States. His earliest designs, completed with partner Calvert Vaux, include New York's Central
Park, Brooklyn's Prospect Park, and Chicago's South Parks.
Olmsted's stepson and son, John Charles Olmsted and Frederick Law Olmsted, Jr. became landscape architects as well, working
in Olmsted's firm. The two formed the Olmsted Brothers firm in 1898, after the retirement of Frederick Law Olmsted, Sr. and
the death of partner Charles Eliot. The Olmsted Brothers completed numerous large projects, including comprehensive park systems,
universities, exposition grounds, libraries, hospitals, and state capitols. In addition, the two were among the founding members
of the American Society of Landscape Architects.
The Olmsted Brothers collection consists of records created by the Olmsted Brothers firm, as well as materials relating to
Frederick Law Olmsted, Sr. Records of the firm consist of site plans and planting plans of Saint Francis Wood (San Francisco).
Items concerning Frederick Law Olmsted, Sr. consist of a portrait and a reproduction of the plan for Oakland's Mountain View
Cemetery, by Olmsted & Vaux.