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Georgia Historic Landscape Initiative records

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS1007

Scope and Content

This collection contains descriptive landscape surveys and accompanying research material such as correspondence, articles, maps, and garden sketches which document the history and current condition of historic landscapes included in the project. Many garden surveys are associated with a significant individual or house and provide social and cultural history as well as landscape history. Material varies according to the availability of information about each site.

Dates

  • 2002-current, undated

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use

Unpublished manuscripts are protected by copyright law. (Title 17, U.S. Code) Permission for use must be cleared through the Kenan Research Center at the Atlanta History Center. Licensing agreement may be required.

Administrative/Biographical History

The Georgia Historic Landscape Initiative began in 2002 under the direction of landscape architect James Cothran, FASLA, as a collaboration between the Garden Club of Georgia, Inc.; the Cherokee Garden Library at the Atlanta History Center; the Georgia Department of Natural Resources - Historic Preservation Division; and the National Park Service Southeast Regional Office. Their mission is to survey and document Georgia's historic landscape resources. These surveys provide valuable information for researchers as well as help to identify which properties might be eligible for the National Register and the Georgia Register of Historic Places.

Administrative/Biographical History

Modeled after the national Historic American Landscapes Survey (HALS) and using Garden History of Georgia, 1733-1933 as a guide, the Georgia Historic Landscape Initiative attempts to determine which of the book's historic gardens remain and what changes have been made to them. Landscape surveys are completed by volunteers from the Garden Club of Georgia, Inc., and by graduate students for the Cherokee Garden Library fellowship program.

Extent

10.51 linear ft. (21 document cases and one oversize box)

Language

English

System of Arrangement

This collection is arranged alphabetically by county name.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Collected by staff, interns, fellows and volunteers, 2011 (2011.8).

Bibliography

  • Eaddy, Mary Ann. "Georgia's Historic Landscape Initiative," CRM: The Journal of Heritage Stewardship, Vol. 2: 2, Summer 2005, pp. 101-106.
  • Catron, Staci. Cherokee Garden Library Fellowship 2010: Georgia Historic Landscape Initiative, 2010.

Description Control

Collection processed in 2011, with subsequent additions.

Title
Georgia Historic Landscape Initiative records
Author
Jennie Oldfield
Date
February 2011
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center Repository

Contact:
130 West Paces Ferry Road
Atlanta GA 30305
404-814-4040