Guide to the Roland Park Company Records,
ca.1891-1962

Collection Number: 2828

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:

K. Jacklin

Date completed:

March 1984

EAD encoding:

Martin Heggestad, Sarah Keating, August 2002

© 2002 Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library

DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY

Title:

Roland Park Company records, ca.1891-1962

Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library

Abstract:

Correspondence, ledgers, sales department files, annual reports, architectural approval records, articles of incorporation, architectural specifications, minutes, scrapbooks, photographs, contracts and deeds, blueprints, renderings, and maps for the projects of the Roland Park Company around Baltimore, including Guilford, Homeland, Loch Raven, Northwood Apartments, Kernwood, Woodburne, and Pentridge. Major correspondents are Edward H. Bouton and John Mowbray; Frederick Law Olmsted, Jr., Edward L. Palmer, Jr., and George Kessler are also represented.

ORGANIZATIONAL HISTORY

The Roland Park Company was established in 1891 to plan and develop a residential area north of the city limits of Baltimore, Maryland. The company was owned by the Lands Trust Company of London, England, and the Jarvis-Conklin Mortgage Company, headquartered in Kansas City, served as the developer. Edward H. Bouton, a Kansas City real estate developer, served as the company's general manager. Landscape architects George Kessler, John C. Olmsted and Frederick Law Olmsted, Jr. were involved with the planning of Roland Park. By 1910, Roland Park neared completion, and the company reorganized and continued to plan other residential areas, among them Guilford, Homeland and Northwood.

COLLECTION DESCRIPTION

Olmsted, Frederick Law, Jr.

Subjects:

Apartment houses.

Architecture--Maryland--Baltimore.

City planning--Maryland--Baltimore.

Community development, Urban.

Places:

Baltimore (Md.)--City planning.

Guilford (Md.)--City planning.

Homeland (Md.)--City planning.

Northwood (Md.)--City planning.

Roland Park (Md.)--City planning.

Form and Genre Terms:

Architectural drawings.

INFORMATION FOR USERS

Cite As:

Roland Park Company Records, #2828. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.

SERIES LIST

Series I. Correspondence	Boxes 1-42, 57-245
Series II. Miscellaneous materials	Boxes 246-342
Series III. Edward L. Palmer, Jr.'s 1917 correspondence	Boxes 106-112, 117
Series IV. Bound volumes	Box 341, bound volumes on shelf
Series V. Ledgers and portfolios	Boxes 344-351, bound volumes on shelf
Series VI. Record plats for Guilford	Mapcase
Series VII. Record plats not held by Cornell

CONTAINER LIST

Date	Description	Container
	Series I. Correspondence
1891-1894	A	Box 1	Folder 1
1891-1894	Ba-Be	Box 1	Folder 2
1891-1894	Ba	Box 1	Folder 3
1891-1894	Bi	Box 1	Folder 4
1891-1894	Bo	Box 1	Folder 5
1891-1894	Bo-By	Box 1	Folder 6
1891-1894	Ca	Box 1	Folder 7
1891-1894	Ce-Cl	Box 1	Folder 8
1891-1894	Co	Box 1	Folder 9
1891-1895	Cr-Cy	Box 1	Folder 10
1893-1894	Da-Di	Box 1	Folder 11
1891-1894	Do-Dy	Box 1	Folder 12
1891-1894	E	Box 1	Folder 13
1891-1894	Fa-Fl	Box 1	Folder 14
1891-1894	Fo	Box 1	Folder 15
1891-1894	Fr-Fy	Box 1	Folder 16
1891-1894	Ga-Gn	Box 1	Folder 17
1891-1894	Go-Gr	Box 1	Folder 18
1891-1894	Ha-Hel	Box 1	Folder 19
1891-1894	Hem-Ho	Box 1	Folder 20
1891-1894	Hu-Hy	Box 1	Folder 21
1891-1894	I-J	Box 1	Folder 22
1891-1894	K	Box 1	Folder 23
1891-1894	Kessler, George	Box 1	Folder 24
1891-1894	La-Lez	Box 1	Folder 25
1891-1894	Lh-Ly,Mc	Box 1	Folder 26
1891-1894	Ma	Box 1	Folder 27
1891-1894	Me-My	Box 1	Folder 28
1891-1894	N	Box 1	Folder 29
1893-1894	N	Box 1	Folder 30
1891-1894	N, P	Box 1	Folder 31
1891-1894	P	Box 1	Folder 32-34
1891-1894	Telegrams	Box 1	Folder 35
1891-1894	Ra-Re	Box 2	Folder 1
1891-1894	Ri	Box 2	Folder 2
1892-1894	Ro-Ru	Box 2	Folder 3
1891-1894	Sa-Sb	Box 2	Folder 4
1891-1894	Sc	Box 2	Folder 5
1891-1894	Se-Sh	Box 2	Folder 6
1891-1894	Si-Sr	Box 2	Folder 7
1891-1894	Sta-Ste	Box 2	Folder 8
1891-1894	Ste	Box 2	Folder 9
1891-1894	Sti-Sw	Box 2	Folder 10
1891-1894	Ta-Th	Box 2	Folder 11
1891-1894	Ti-Ty	Box 2	Folder 12
1891-1894	U-Wa	Box 2	Folder 13
1891-1894	Wal-War	Box 2	Folder 14
1891-1894	War-Waz	Box 2	Folder 15
1891-1894	We-Wiz	Box 2	Folder 16
1891-1894	Wo-Wy	Box 2	Folder 17
1891-1894	Y-Z	Box 2	Folder 18
1891-1894	Telegrams	Box 2	Folder 19
1892	Dec.-Sept.	Box 2	Folder 20
1892, 1893	Aug.-July	Box 2	Folder 21
1892, 1893	June	Box 2	Folder 22
1892, 1893	May-Apr.	Box 2	Folder 23
1892, 1893	Mar.-Jan.	Box 2	Folder 24
1891	Dec.-June	Box 2	Folder 25
1893-1894	Dec.-Nov.	Box 2	Folder 26
1893-1894	Oct.-Sept.	Box 2	Folder 27
1893-1894	Aug.-June	Box 2	Folder 28
1893-1894	May-Jan.	Box 2	Folder 29
1891-1894	Telegrams	Box 2	Folder 30
1895	Dec.-July	Box 3	Folder 1
1895	June-Apr.	Box 3	Folder 2
1895	Mar.-Jan.	Box 3	Folder 3
1895	Telegrams	Box 3	Folder 4
1904-1905	A-L	Box 3	Folder 5
1905	M-S	Box 3	Folder 6
1905	T-Z	Box 3	Folder 7
1905	Telegrams	Box 3	Folder 8
1893-1894	A-F	Box 3	Folder 9
1893-1894	G-J	Box 3	Folder 10
1893-1894	K-O	Box 3	Folder 11
1893-1894	P-Z	Box 3	Folder 12
1894-1895	A-C	Box 3	Folder 13
1895-1896	D-F	Box 3	Folder 14
1895-1896	G-H	Box 3	Folder 15
1895-1896	I-N	Box 3	Folder 16
1895-1896	K	Box 3	Folder 17
1895-1896	T-Z	Box 3	Folder 18
1895	H	Box 3	Folder 19
1895	J,L	Box 3	Folder 20
1894-1895	M	Box 3	Folder 21
1895	N	Box 3	Folder 22
1895-1896	O-R	Box 3	Folder 23
1895	S	Box 3	Folder 24
1894-1895	T-V	Box 3	Folder 25
1894	W	Box 3	Folder 26
1894-1895	W-Z	Box 3	Folder 27
1895	Telegrams	Box 3	Folder 28
1894	A-D	Box 3	Folder 29
1893-1894	E-M	Box 3	Folder 30
1894-1895	N-S	Box 4	Folder 1
1893-1894	T-Z	Box 4	Folder 2
1892	Lot Receipts	Box 4	Folder 3
1893	Lot Receipts	Box 4	Folder 4
1893-1894	Lot Receipts	Box 4	Folder 5
1892, 1895	Lot Receipts	Box 4	Folder 6
1896	Lot Receipts	Box 4	Folder 7
1897	Lot Receipts	Box 4	Folder 8
1898	Lot Receipts	Box 4	Folder 9
1899	Lot Receipts	Box 4	Folder 10
1900	Lot Receipts	Box 4	Folder 11
1901	Lot Receipts	Box 4	Folder 12
1902	Lot Receipts	Box 4	Folder 13
1903	Lot Receipts	Box 4	Folder 14
1903-1904	Lot Receipts	Box 4	Folder 15
1904	Lot Receipts	Box 4	Folder 16
1905	Lot Receipts	Box 4	Folder 17
1895	A-B	Box 4	Folder 18
1895	C	Box 4	Folder 19
1895	D,E	Box 4	Folder 20
1895	F, G	Box 4	Folder 21
1896	A	Box 4	Folder 22
1896	B	Box 4	Folder 23
1892	C	Box 4	Folder 24
1896	D	Box 4	Folder 25
1896	E-G	Box 4	Folder 26
1896	H	Box 4	Folder 27-28
1896	I-K	Box 4	Folder 29
1896	L-M	Box 4	Folder 30
1896	M	Box 4	Folder 31
1896	M	Box 5	Folder 1
1896	N	Box 5	Folder 2
1896	N-O	Box 5	Folder 3
1896	P	Box 5	Folder 4
1896	Q-S	Box 5	Folder 5
1896	S	Box 5	Folder 6
1896	T-W	Box 5	Folder 7
1896	W	Box 5	Folder 8
1896	X-Z	Box 5	Folder 9
1895-1896	Telegrams	Box 5	Folder 10
1892-1893	A-K Lake Roland Elevated Railroad Co.	Box 5	Folder 11
1892-1893	S-W Lake Roland Elevated Railroad Co.	Box 5	Folder 12
1893	Telegrams Lake Roland Elevated Railroad Co.	Box 5	Folder 13
1897	A	Box 5	Folder 14
1897	B	Box 5	Folder 15-16
1897	C	Box 5	Folder 17
1897	D	Box 5	Folder 18
1897	E, F	Box 5	Folder 19
1897	G	Box 5	Folder 20-21
1897	H	Box 5	Folder 22-23
1897	I	Box 5	Folder 24
1897	J	Box 5	Folder 25
1897	K, L	Box 5	Folder 26
1897	M	Box 5	Folder 27-28
1897	N-O	Box 6	Folder 1
1897	P-Q	Box 6	Folder 2
1897	R-S	Box 6	Folder 3
1897	S	Box 6	Folder 4-6
1897	T	Box 6	Folder 7
1897	U-W	Box 6	Folder 8
1897	W	Box 6	Folder 9
1897	X-Z	Box 6	Folder 10
1897	Telegrams	Box 6	Folder 11
1897-1898	A-D [Bouton?]	Box 6	Folder 12
1897-1898	E-H [Bouton?]	Box 6	Folder 13
1897-1898	I-M [Bouton?]	Box 6	Folder 14
1897-1898	N-S [Bouton?]	Box 6	Folder 15
1897-1898	T-Z [Bouton?]	Box 6	Folder 16
1897-1898	Telegrams [Bouton?]	Box 6	Folder 17
1898	A	Box 6	Folder 18
1898	B	Box 6	Folder 19
1898	C, D	Box 6	Folder 20
1898	E-G	Box 6	Folder 21
1898	G-H	Box 6	Folder 22
1898	H-J	Box 6	Folder 23
1898	K-L	Box 6	Folder 24
1898	M	Box 6	Folder 25
1898	M-P	Box 6	Folder 26
1898	T-V	Box 6	Folder 27
1898	W	Box 7	Folder 1
1898	W-Z	Box 7	Folder 2
1898	Telegrams	Box 7	Folder 3
1898-1899	A-C Roland Park Country Club	Box 7	Folder 4
1898-1899	D-J Roland Park Country Club	Box 7	Folder 5
1898-1899	K-L Roland Park Country Club	Box 7	Folder 6
1898-1899	M-N Roland Park Country Club	Box 7	Folder 7
1898	O Roland Park Country Club	Box 7	Folder 8
1898-1899	P-Z Roland Park Country Club	Box 7	Folder 9
1898-1899	Telegrams Roland Park Country Club	Box 7	Folder 10
1899	A-B	Box 7	Folder 11
1899	B	Box 7	Folder 12
1899	C	Box 7	Folder 13
1899	D-F	Box 7	Folder 14
1899	G	Box 7	Folder 15
1899	H	Box 7	Folder 16
1899	I-K	Box 7	Folder 17
1899	L-M	Box 7	Folder 18
1899	M	Box 7	Folder 19
1899	N-Q	Box 7	Folder 20
1899	R	Box 7	Folder 21
1899	S	Box 7	Folder 22
1899	S-V	Box 7	Folder 23
1899	W	Box 7	Folder 24
1899	Y-Z	Box 7	Folder 25
1899	Telegrams	Box 7	Folder 26
1900	A	Box 7	Folder 27
1900	B	Box 7	Folder 28
1900	C	Box 8	Folder 1
1900	C	Box 8	Folder 2
1898	D	Box 8	Folder 3
1900	E	Box 8	Folder 4
1900	F-G	Box 8	Folder 5
1900	H	Box 8	Folder 6
1900	H-J	Box 8	Folder 7
1900	K-L	Box 8	Folder 8
1900	M	Box 8	Folder 9
1900	M-N	Box 8	Folder 10
1900	O	Box 8	Folder 11
1900	P	Box 8	Folder 12
1900	R, S	Box 8	Folder 13
1900	S	Box 8	Folder 14
1900	S	Box 8	Folder 15
1900	T-V	Box 8	Folder 16
1900	W	Box 8	Folder 17
1900	W-Z	Box 8	Folder 18
1900	Telegrams	Box 8	Folder 19
1899-1901	B,C	Box 8	Folder 20
1899-1901	E-F	Box 8	Folder 21
1899-1901	G, H	Box 8	Folder 22
1899-1901	H	Box 8	Folder 23
1899-1901	K-M	Box 8	Folder 24
1899-1901	P-R	Box 8	Folder 25
1899-1901	S-Z	Box 8	Folder 26
1899-1901	Telegrams	Box 8	Folder 27
1900	A-C [Bouton?]	Box 8	Folder 28
1900	D-G	Box 8	Folder 29
1900	H-K	Box 8	Folder 30
1900	M-S	Box 9	Folder 1
1900	T-Z	Box 9	Folder 2
1901	A-D [Bouton?]	Box 9	Folder 3
1901	E-L	Box 9	Folder 4
1901	M-S	Box 9	Folder 5
1901	T-Z	Box 9	Folder 6
1901	A	Box 9	Folder 7
1901	B	Box 9	Folder 8
1901	B	Box 9	Folder 9
1901	B	Box 9	Folder 10
1901	C	Box 9	Folder 11
1901	C	Box 9	Folder 12
1901	C	Box 9	Folder 13
1901	C	Box 9	Folder 14
1901	D	Box 9	Folder 15
1901	E, F	Box 9	Folder 16
1901	F	Box 9	Folder 17
1901	Freight Receipts	Box 9	Folder 18
1901	G	Box 9	Folder 19
1901	G	Box 9	Folder 20
1901	H	Box 9	Folder 21
1901	H	Box 9	Folder 22
1901	I, J	Box 9	Folder 23
1901	K	Box 9	Folder 24
1901	L	Box 9	Folder 25
1901	L	Box 9	Folder 26
1901	M	Box 9	Folder 27
1901	M	Box 10	Folder 1
1901	N	Box 10	Folder 2
1901	O	Box 10	Folder 3
1901	P	Box 10	Folder 4
1901	R	Box 10	Folder 5
1901	S	Box 10	Folder 6
1901	S

Guide to the Roland Park Company Records, ca.1891-1962

Collection Number: 2828

Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Cornell University Library

© 2002 Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library

Guide to the Roland Park Company Records,
ca.1891-1962

Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
Cornell University Library