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I. Personal Papers . 1872-1947
Contains photographs of her shooting trip to Scotland.
A. Biographical and Family Information
Contains her birth certificate and papers belonging to her mother Mary Cadwalader Jones and her husband Max Farrand.
B. Garden Journal . 1893-1895
One bound volume of horticulture and gardening notes entitled, "Book of Gardening."
G. Drawing Exercises
Consists primarily of drawings of geometric forms and classic orders. None of the exercises are signed. Also includes two pencil sketches of the grounds at Harvard by Leonard Bartlett, Jr.
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Farrand, Beatrix Jones . Portrait of Beatrix Jones Farrand . n.d. b/w photograph
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3 x 3 inches
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[portrait of Beatrix Farrand ] . n.d. b/w photograph
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9 x 7 inches
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Farrand, Beatrix Jones . Letter from Grafton M. P___, Yale University Service Bureaus . 1947 . typescript
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9 x 7
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Farrand, Beatrix Jones . Letter from J.H. Waring, Professor of Horticulture at University of Maine . 1947 . typescript
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11 x 9 inches
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The Original Cottage & Later Residence of the Jones Family, Foot of 82nd Street East River . n.d. print
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10 x 12 inches
II. Professional Papers . 1910-1959
B. Writings/Lectures/Exhibits
Arranged alphabetically by title when given.
Contains a collection of about 30 typed manuscripts that were either presented as lectures or published as articles as well as photographic prints of her work that were included in the Architectural League of New York Exhibit and the A.I.A., Philadelphia Chapter, Exhibit.
D. Associations and Committees
Records relating to the Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association and the Garden Club of America.
E. Awards
Professional awards and certificates, including three gold prizes, from the Garden Club of America, the Garden Club Federation of Maine, and the Massachusetts Horticulture Society.
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Farrand, Beatrix Jones . Landscape Architecture as a Profession for Women. Written for Vocational Conference at Bryn Mawr. 1916 . typescript
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11 x 8 inches
III. Office Records . 1909-1932
Contains correspondence, photographs of statuary from an Italian vendor, and notes on projects.
IV. Project Records . 1892-1954
Arranged alphabetically by project, within subseries.
This series comprises the largest portion of the collection and contains project records for 110 commissions, including those related to Dumbarton Oaks, Hamilton College, Harvard University, Mount Desert Island Hospital, Oberlin College, Princeton University, and the White House Rose Garden. This series also contains a large number of Farrand's funerary designs, from entire cemetery plans to individual headstones (including her design for the headstone of President Theodore Roosevelt).
B. Photographs
Includes a large number of small photographs Farrand or her assistant, Anne Baker, took of projects. The Clement Newbold Estate in Jenkintown, Pennsylvania is particularly well documented in large photographs.
C. Drawings
Contains topographic maps, site analyses, site plans, sketch details, perspective sketches, construction drawings, planting plans, and watercolor renderings. Collaborations with the architectural firms of Carrere & Hastings, Delano & Aldrich, Hunt & Chambers, Grosvenor Atterbury, Bertram Grosnevor Goodhue, and Frank W. Ferguson are included. There is also a watercolor of a garden niche at Land's End (later moved to the Mount, Edith Wharton's residence) by Ogden Codman, co-architect with Farrand of The Decoration of Houses.
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Farrand, Beatrix Jones . Bliss (Robert W.), Dumbarton Oaks, Washington, D.C. 1925-1935 . English
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Dumbarton Oaks.Landscape architects--Northeastern States
Washington (D.C.)
Landscape architecture records
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Farrand, Beatrix Jones . Chubb (Percy), Dosoris, Long Island, New York . 1900 . English
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Landscape architects--Northeastern StatesLong Island (N.Y.)
Landscape architecture records
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Farrand, Beatrix Jones . Coats (Alfred), Tanglewold, Bar Harbor, Maine, n.d. undated . English
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TanglewoldGardens--Northeastern States
Gardens--United States
Landscape architects--United States
Landscape architecture--Northeastern States
Women landscape architects
Bar Harbor (Me.)
Landscape architecture records
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Farrand, Beatrix Jones . Dartington Hall (Elmhirst), Totnes, Devonshire, England . 1933-1938 . English
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Dartington HallLandscape architects--Northeastern States
Landscape architecture records
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Farrand, Beatrix Jones . Delano (William A.), Syosset, Long Island, New York . 1921 . English
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Landscape architects--Northeastern StatesLong Island (N.Y.)
Landscape architecture records
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Farrand, Beatrix Jones . Fahnestock (Harris), Lenox, Massachusetts . 1910-1914 . English
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Landscape architects--Northeastern StatesLenox (Mass.)
Landscape architecture records
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Farrand (Beatrix ), Reef Point Gardens, Bar Harbor, Maine . 1914-1928 . English
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Reef Point GardensLandscape architects--Northeastern States
Bar Harbor (Me.)
Landscape architecture records
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Farrand, Beatrix Jones . Garrison (William R.), Tuxedo Park, New York . 1896-1899 . English
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Landscape architects--Northeastern StatesTuxedo Park (N.Y.)
Landscape architecture records
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Farrand, Beatrix Jones . Goelet (Robert), Glenmore, New York . 1912-1916 . English
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Landscape architects--Northeastern StatesGlenmore (N.Y.)
Landscape architecture records
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Farrand, Beatrix Jones . Hale, G.E., Solar Laboratory, Pasadena, California . 1928 . English
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Landscape architects--Northeastern StatesLandscape architecture records
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Farrand, Beatrix Jones . Harkness (Edward S.), Eolia, New London, Connecticut . 1919 . English
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EoliaLandscape architects--Northeastern States
New London (Conn.)
Landscape architecture records
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Farrand, Beatrix Jones . Huntington (Henry E.), Library & Art Gallery, San Marino, CA . 1930-1935 . English
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Huntington Library & Art GalleryLandscape architects--Northeastern States
San Marino (Calif.)
Landscape architecture records
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Farrand, Beatrix Jones . Johnston (Laurence), Sussex, England . undated . English
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Landscape architects--Northeastern StatesLandscape architecture records
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Farrand, Beatrix Jones . McCormick (Mildred), Bar Harbor, Maine . 1923-1928 . English
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Landscape architects--Northeastern StatesBar Harbor (Me.)
Landscape architecture records
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Farrand, Beatrix Jones . Milliken (Gerrish H.), The Haven, Northeast Harbor, Maine . 1925-1945 . English
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The HavenGardens--Northeastern States
Gardens--United States
Landscape architects--Northeastern States
Landscape architects--United States
Landscape architecture--Northeastern States
Landscape architecture--United States
Women landscape architects
Northeast Harbor (Me.)
Landscape architecture records
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Farrand, Beatrix Jones . Mitchell (John K. III), Villanova , PA . 1911-1912 . English
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Landscape architects--Northeastern StatesVillanova (Pa.)
Landscape architecture records
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Farrand, Beatrix Jones . New York Botanical Garden, New York, New York . 1915-1916 . English
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Landscape architects--Northeastern StatesNew York (N.Y.)
Landscape architecture records
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Farrand, Beatrix Jones . Newbold (Clement B.), Crosswicks, Jenkintown, Pennsylvania . 1901-1916 . English
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CrosswicksLandscape architects--Northeastern States
Jenkintown (Pa.)
Landscape architecture records
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Farrand, Beatrix Jones . Pierpont J. Morgan Library, New York, New York . 1920-1928 . English
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Pierpont Morgan LibraryLandscape architects--Northeastern States
New York (N.Y.)
Landscape architecture records
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Farrand, Beatrix Jones . Pratt (George D.), Glen Cove, Long Island, New York . 1914 . English
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Landscape architects--Northeastern StatesLong Island (N.Y.)
Landscape architecture records
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Farrand, Beatrix Jones . Riddle (J.W.), Farmington, Connecticut . undated . English
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Landscape architects--Northeastern StatesFarmington (Conn.)
Landscape architecture records
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Farrand, Beatrix Jones . Rockefeller (John D.), Seal Harbor, Maine . 1926-1950 . English
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The Eyrie GardenLandscape architects--Northeastern States
Seal Harbor (Me.)
Landscape architecture records
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Santa Barbara Botanical Gardens & Herbarium, Santa Barbara, California . 1942 . English
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Santa Barbara Botanical Gardens and HerbariumLandscape architects--Northeastern States
Santa Barbara (Calif.)
Landscape architecture records
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Farrand, Beatrix Jones . Stotesbury (E.T.), Bar Harbor, Maine . 1928-1931 . English
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Landscape architects--Northeastern StatesBar Harbor (Me.)
Landscape architecture records
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Straight, Willard D./Straight Improvement Co.; Elmhirst, Dorothy Whitney (Mrs. L.K.), Old Westbury, Long Island, New York . 1914-1932 . English
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Landscape architects--Northeastern StatesLong Island (N.Y.)
Landscape architecture records
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Farrand, Beatrix Jones . Suburban House . undated . English
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Suburban gardenGardens--United States
Landscape architects--United States
Landscape architecture--United States
Women landscape architects
Landscape architecture records
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Tuxedo Park, Tuxedo Park, New York . 1896 . English
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Tuxedo ParkLandscape architects--Northeastern States
Tuxedo Park (N.Y.)
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Farrand, Beatrix Jones . University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois . 1931-1934 . English
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University of ChicagoGardens--United States
Landscape architects--United States
Landscape architecture--United States
Women landscape architects
Chicago (Ill.)
Landscape architecture records
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Farrand, Beatrix Jones . Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, New York . 1926-1927 . English
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Vassar CollegeLandscape architects--Northeastern States
Poughkeepsie (N.Y.)
Landscape architecture records
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Farrand, Beatrix Jones . Wharton (Edward and Edith), The Mount, Lenox, MA . 1901 . English
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The MountLandscape architects--Northeastern States
Lenox (Mass.)
Landscape architecture records
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Farrand, Beatrix Jones . Whitney (Edward F.), Oyster Bay, New York . 1906-1914 . English
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Landscape architects--Northeastern StatesOyster Bay (N.Y.)
Landscape architecture records
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Beatrix Farrand . Wilson (Woodrow), Washington, D.C. 1913-1916 . English
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White HouseLandscape architects--Northeastern States
Washington (D.C.)
Landscape architecture records
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Farrand, Beatrix Jones . Witherell (Nathaniel), Greenwich, CT . 1899-1900 . English
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Landscape architects--Northeastern StatesGreenich (Conn.)
Landscape architecture records
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Farrand, Beatrix Jones . Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut . 1924-1937 . English
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Marsh Botanic GardensMarsh Botanical Gardens
Yale University
Gardens--Northeastern States
Gardens--United States
Landscape architects--Northeastern States
Landscape architects--United States
Landscape architecture--Northeastern States
Women landscape architects
New Haven (Conn.)
Landscape architecture records
V. Reef Point Papers . 1942 . English
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Santa Barbara Botanical Gardens and HerbariumLandscape architects--Northeastern States
Santa Barbara (Calif.)
Landscape architecture records
A. Reef Point Library, Maine
Comprised of records relating to the administration of the Reef Point Library and grounds. Includes correspondence, financial records, library catalogs, annual reports, photographs, and plans.
B. Reef Point Library, U.C. Berkeley
Consists of papers regarding the administration of Reef Point, Farrand's Estate in Maine, and its relocation to U.C. Berkeley in 1955.
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Farrand, Beatrix Jones . [closeup of house] . n.d. b/w photo
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8 x 10 inches
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Farrand, Beatrix Jones . [house through trees] . n.d. b/w photo
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8 x 10 inches
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Farrand, Beatrix Jones . [house and path] . n.d. b/w photo
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8 x 10 inches
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Farrand, Beatrix Jones . [porch and trellis] . n.d. b/w photo
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8 x 10 inches
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Farrand, Beatrix Jones . [garden paths] . n.d. b/w photo
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8 x 10 inches
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Farrand, Beatrix Jones . [plants and pond] . n.d. b/w photo
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5 x 7 inches
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Farrand, Beatrix Jones . [view with woman] . n.d. b/w photo
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8 x 10 inches
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Farrand, Beatrix Jones . [house with ivy] . n.d. b/w photo
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7 x 9 inches
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Farrand, Beatrix Jones . [path] . b/w photograph
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8 x 10 inches
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Farrand, Beatrix Jones . Landscape Architecture - Reef Point Library Patricia Hochberg and Marcia Sigler . n.d. b/w photo
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8 x 10 inches
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Farrand, Beatrix Jones . Greenhouse - Department of Landscape Architecture John Kollenbaum, Mai Arbegast, and students . n.d. b/w photo
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8 x 10 inches
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Farrand, Beatrix Jones . [aerial photo of Reef Point house] . n.d. b/w photo
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11 x 14 inches
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[Reef Point photos] . n.d. 2 b/w photos on heavy paper
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10 x 19 inches
Rutherford, M.J. Reef Point bequest
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Farrand, Beatrix Jones . Letter to Sir William Wright Smith, Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh, Scotland . 1953 . typescript
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9 x 11 inches
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Farrand, Beatrix Jones . Letter from A.E. Brower, Senior Entomologist, State of Maine Forest Service . 1951 . typescript
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9 x 11 inches
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Farrand, Beatrix Jones . Letter from Robert Patterson . n.d. transcript
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9 x 11 inches
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Farrand, Beatrix Jones . Letter to Beatrix Farrand from Leland Vaughan . 1957 . typescript
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11 x 19 inches
VI. Research Records . 1910-1939
Because Farrand's personal papers, professional papers, and the material from the Reef Point reference collection had been interfiled prior to the processing of the collection by the Environmental Design Archives, it is difficult to distinguish between material that was organized in these groups. In fact, it is possible that Farrand may not have made clear distinctions between these areas herself. As a result, reference material that may have originally been part of her personal papers, professional files, or the Reef Point Library, but can no longer be separated according to these categories, have been combined in this series, Research Records.
This series contains photographs, prints, postcards and other material Farrand collected on her travels and then assembled as a research collection.
A. Purchased Images
Arranged by location (country) if given or by type (e.g. architecture, garden, sculpture). Within these distinctions, photographs and prints are separated.
Contains prints and photographs of European gardens and garden furniture, and hand-tinted images of American gardens.
B. Fine Art Etchings
In the fine art horticulture print collection are works by Pannini (e.g., the Villa Lante) and Piranesi (e.g., a part of the Villa d'Este). French prints include those by Rigaud, and Israel Silvestre's views of Versailles. Also included is a series of vues optiques: popular viewing entertainment scenes including depictions of Constantinople, Rome, Spain, Germany, France, and Holland.
C. Postcards
Arranged by location (country) if given or by type (e.g. architecture, garden, sculpture).
Document mostly European gardens and American architecture and landscapes.
VII. Additional Donations . 2 volumes and letters.