Guide to the Cornell University Dept. of Landscape Architecture records,
1898-1959

Collection Number: 15-2-1622

Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
Cornell University Library

Contact Information:
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
2B Carl A. Kroch Library
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14853
(607) 255-3530
Fax: (607) 255-9524
rareref@cornell.edu
http://rmc.library.cornell.edu
Compiled by:
A. Lipsky
Date completed:
October 18, 1988
EAD encoding:
Ann Hubert, August 2003

© 2003 Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library


DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY

Title:
Cornell University Dept. of Landscape Architecture records, 1898-1959.
Collection Number:
15-2-1622
Creator:
Cornell University. Dept. of Landscape Architecture.
Quantity:
1.9 cubic ft.
Forms of Material:
Correspondence, memoranda, reports, design problems, scrapbook, photographs.
Repository:
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library
Abstract:
Includes correspondence; memoranda; reports; student design problems used in fellowship competitions of the American Academy in Rome; curricula and other materials relating to Cornell design courses; College of Architecture scrapbook; photographs and negatives of faculty, students, design models, and buildings; copies of blueprints; and sketches. Also, materials pertaining to Eugene D. Montillon, Gilmore D. Clarke, Edward Lawson, and others in the Department of Landscape Design.
Language:
Collection material in English


COLLECTION DESCRIPTION

Includes correspondence; memoranda; reports; student design problems used in fellowship competitions of the American Academy in Rome; curricula and other materials relating to Cornell design courses; College of Architecture scrapbook; photographs and negatives of faculty, students, design models, and buildings; copies of blueprints; and sketches. Also, materials pertaining to Eugene D. Montillon, Gilmore D. Clarke, Edward Lawson, and others in the Department of Landscape Design.

SUBJECTS

Names:
Cornell University. Dept. of Landscape Architecture.
Clarke, Gilmore D., 1892-
Lawson, Edward.
Montillon, Eugene D.
American Academy in Rome.
Cornell University. College of Architecture--Curricula.

Subjects:
Architecture.
Landscape architecture.

Form and Genre Terms:
Architectural drawings.
Negatives.
Photographs.
Scrapbooks.


INFORMATION FOR USERS

Cite As:
Cornell University Dept. of Landscape Architecture records, #15-2-1622. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.

CONTAINER LIST

Date
Description
Container
1920
College of Architecture - Correspondence, memoranda, reports
Box 1 Folder 1
1921
College of Architecture - Correspondence, memoranda, reports
Box 1 Folder 2
1923
College of Architecture - Correspondence, memoranda, reports
Box 1 Folder 3
1924
College of Architecture - Correspondence, memoranda, reports
Box 1 Folder 4
Jan. 1931-July 1931
College of Architecture - Correspondence, memoranda, reports
Box 1 Folder 5
19Aug. 1931-Dec. 1931
College of Architecture - Correspondence, memoranda, reports
Box 1 Folder 6
Jan. 1931-Nov. 1931
College of Architecture - Correspondence, memoranda, reports
Box 1 Folder 7
Dec. 1932
College of Architecture - Correspondence, memoranda, reports
Box 1 Folder 8
1933
College of Architecture - Correspondence, memoranda, reports
Box 1 Folder 9
1934
College of Architecture - Correspondence, memoranda, reports
Box 1 Folder 10
1935
College of Architecture - Correspondence, memoranda, reports
Box 1 Folder 11
1936
College of Architecture - Correspondence, memoranda, reports
Box 1 Folder 12
Jan. 1937-May 1937
College of Architecture - Correspondence, memoranda, reports
Box 1 Folder 13
June 1937-Dec. 1937
College of Architecture - Correspondence, memoranda, reports
Box 1 Folder 14
1941
College of Architecture - Correspondence, memoranda, reports
Box 1 Folder 15
1948
College of Architecture - Correspondence, memoranda, reports
Box 1 Folder 16
1949
College of Architecture - Correspondence, memoranda, reports
Box 1 Folder 17
1950
College of Architecture - Correspondence, memoranda, reports
Box 1 Folder 18
1951
College of Architecture - Correspondence, memoranda, reports
Box 1 Folder 19
Jan. 1952-Mar. 1952
College of Architecture - Correspondence, memoranda, reports
Box 1 Folder 20
Apr. 1952-June 1952
College of Architecture - Correspondence, memoranda, reports
Box 1 Folder 21
July 1952-Dec. 1952
College of Architecture - Correspondence, memoranda, reports
Box 1 Folder 22
Jan. 1953-Apr. 1953
College of Architecture - Correspondence, memoranda, reports
Box 1 Folder 23
May 1953-Dec. 1953
College of Architecture - Correspondence, memoranda, reports
Box 1 Folder 24
1954
College of Architecture - Correspondence, memoranda, reports
Box 1 Folder 25
1955
College of Architecture - Correspondence, memoranda, reports
Box 1 Folder 26
Jan. 1956-May 1956
College of Architecture - Correspondence, memoranda, reports
Box 1 Folder 27
June 1956-Dec. 1956
College of Architecture - Correspondence, memoranda, reports
Box 1 Folder 28
Jan. 1957-May 1957
College of Architecture - Correspondence, memoranda, reports
Box 1 Folder 29
June 1957-Dec. 1957
College of Architecture - Correspondence, memoranda, reports
Box 1 Folder 30
Jan. 1958
College of Architecture - Correspondence, memoranda, reports
Box 1 Folder 31
Jan. 1958-Dec. 1958
College of Architecture - Correspondence, memoranda, reports
Box 1 Folder 32
1959
College of Architecture - Correspondence, memoranda, reports
Box 1 Folder 33
1898-1909
House planning problems
Box 1 Folder 34
1909-1912
House planning problems
Box 1 Folder 35
1912-1915
House planning problems
Box 1 Folder 36
1931-1932
Landscape design problems
Box 1 Folder 37
1932-1933
Landscape design problems
Box 1 Folder 38
1933-1934
Landscape design problems
Box 1 Folder 39
1934-1935
Landscape design problems
Box 1 Folder 40
1935-1936
Landscape design problems
Box 1 Folder 41
1936-1937
Landscape design problems
Box 1 Folder 42
1937-1938
Landscape design problems
Box 1 Folder 43
1938-1939
Landscape design problems
Box 1 Folder 44
1939-1940
Landscape design problems
Box 1 Folder 45
1951-1959
Design problems
Box 1 Folder 46
1920-1936
American Academy in Rome, fellowship competitions
Box 1 Folder 47
1937-1942
American Academy in Rome, fellowship competitions
Box 1 Folder 48
1951
Binghamton City Planning Study
Box 1 Folder 49
1941-1959
Reports on College of Architecture
Box 1 Folder 50
1907-1917
Statistics
Box 1 Folder 51
n.d.
Miscellaneous
Box 1 Folder 52-53
1930-1931
Miscellaneous
Box 1 Folder 54
n.d.
Edward Lawson, Planting Design Course #650
Box 1 Folder 55
1930-1934
Planting Design Course #650, student sketches
Box 1 Folder 56
1953-1959
Plaque commemorating Engineer's Day Chairmen of the College of Architecture
Box 1 Folder 57
1917
"Landscape Architecture, Cornell University, History of the School"
Box 2 Folder 1
1917
Materials pertaining to Eugene D. Montillon's work on the history of Landscape Architecture at Cornell
Box 2 Folder 2
1921
Eugene D. Montillon materials concerning education of landscape architects
Box 2 Folder 3
1930
Eugene D. Montillon correspondence with Gilmore D. Clark re landscape instruction
Box 2 Folder 4
1931-1933
Eugene D. Montillon correspondence with Gilmore D. Clark re the American Society of Lanscape Architects
Box 2 Folder 5
1932-1933
Eugene D. Montillon correspondence re the American Academy in Rome fellowship competition
Box 2 Folder 6
1937-1939
Eugene D. Montillon correspondence and drafts concering the Landscape Architecture Department at Cornell
Box 2 Folder 7
1939-1941
Eugene D. Montillon study: "Two Degrees, Six Years"
Box 2 Folder 8
1936-1942
Eugene D. Montillon: Landscape Construction Course #660
Box 2 Folder 9
n.d.
Eugene D. Montillon history of Landscape Design notes
Box 2 Folder 10
1940
Association of professional Schools of Landscape Architecture minutes and reports, Eugene Montillon's Report to the Faculty
Box 2 Folder 11
1919-1920
Students Drawings Account - Various articles/offprints on architecture
Box 2 Folder 12
Photographs of faculty and students; copies of blueprints and photographs of buildings and models; sketches
Box 3