Scope and Contents This collection contains articles, awards, book reviews, correspondence, event pamphlets and programs, and project materials that document the life and career of Catherine M. Howett. Also included are materials produced during the exhibition Land of Our Own curated by Howett and sponsored by Atlanta Historical Society (later Atlanta History Center) including a concept design, exhibition catalogue, and scrapbook. Of particular note are Howett's thesis,...

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This collection contains photographs and landscape drawings that document the professional work and projects of Catherine M. Howett created during her career as a landscape architect and historian. Of particular interest are photographs of landscape plans and project models produced while Howett was a student at the School of Environmental Design (later College of Environment + Design) at University of Georgia.

Scope and Contents The bulk of this artificial collection consists of weekly articles Henderson wrote for the Atlanta Journal/Constitution that provided practical design advice to readers. The collection contains articles from 1942, 1943, and 1950-1977. The collection includes some original manuscripts. More frequently, however, the articles included here are copies of the published version from the Atlanta Journal/Constitution. Occasionally,...

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This collection contains Henderson's landscape drawings for a residential property in Atlanta; an original rendering of the Clark Howell Homes, as part of the Housing Authority project in which Henderson took part; and over 200 of Henderson's slides on various gardening topics. Also a part of the collection are Henderson's pencil sketches of gardens, garden structures and statuary, as well as trees and landscapes.

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The majority of this collection contains correspondence, estimates, ledgers, proposals, and planting studies that provide a history of Julia O. Martin's career as principal of Julia O. Martin Landscape Design. Martin's resume and clippings offer details of her personal and professional life. Of special note are Martin's garden design sketches included in various planting studies.