Landscape architecture -- Conservation and restoration
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:
Catherine M. Howett papers
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS1289
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,...
Dates:
1957-2015, undated
Catherine M. Howett photographs and landscape drawings
Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS538
Scope and Contents
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.
Dates:
1973-2004, undated
Cothran-Danylchak papers
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS1188
Scope and Content
This collection contains research notes, articles, book excerpts, student research papers from Georgia State University, National Historic Register nomination forms, and cemetery brochures used by Cothran and Danylchak during the writing of Grave Landscapes. These materials provide details of the history of cemeteries across the United States and a few in other countries. Included in the research is information on burial customs, symbolism in gravestones and...
Dates:
1831-2013, undated
Cothran-Danylchak visual arts materials
Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS406
Scope and Contents
This collection contains slides photographed by Cothran and Danylchak, postcards, and a stereograph used for the research and publication of Grave Landscapes. Included in the collection are images of cemeteries (both in the United States and in other countries), churches and churchyards, burial grounds, memorial gardens, and mission buildings and grounds. These images provide details of cemetery and burial practices; decoration and ornament styles on...
Dates:
approximately 1900-2008, undated
Southern Garden History Society records
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS1001
Scope and Contents of the Records
This collection largely contains the records of Flora Ann Bynum (1924-2006), who was a founder of the society and served as Secretary-Treasurer from 1982 to 2005. Her records include correspondence, membership and administrative records as well as records of the Society's annual meetings and Restoring Southern Gardens and Landscapes conferences. Records also include program materials, financial reports, speaker and tour literature, brochures and articles. Semiannual board meetings include...
Dates:
1980-current
The Garden Club of Georgia, Inc. Historic Landscape and Garden Grant Program records
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS1076
Scope and Content
This collection contains grant applications, reports, and supporting evidence, which document organizations seeking funds to assist with restoration and preservation projects of historic landscapes and gardens. Project follow-up reports are included where available. Of special interest are applications for multiple restoration projects at Atlanta's Oakland Cemetery. Also part of the collection are program materials that provide details of the grant program committee including chairman's...
Dates:
1996-2014