Olmsted Brothers Collection, 1908-1959 | Eastern Kentucky University - Special Collections and Archives

By Jackie Couture

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Collection Overview

Title: Olmsted Brothers Collection, 1908-1959

Predominant Dates:1908-1927

Primary Creator: Olmstead Associates

Extent: 4.0 Folders

Arrangement: chronological

Date Acquired: 11/04/2009

Subjects: Eastern Kentucky State Normal School (1906-1922)

Languages: English

Scope and Contents of the Materials

This is an artificial collection composed of copies of correspondence between Eastern Kentucky University representatives and the Olmsted Associates of Brookline, Massachusetts regarding future building and landscaping plans for Eastern. The original records are housed at the Library of Congress and at the Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site which is part of the National Park Service. It also includes one surviving watercolor drawing of a plan of Eastern's campus.

Subject/Index Terms

Eastern Kentucky State Normal School (1906-1922)

Box and Folder Listing

Browse by Folder:

[Folder 1: Correspondence, 1908-1914],
[Folder 2: Correspondence, 1923-1927],
[Folder 3: Correspondence, 1959],
[Folder 4: Landscape Plan, 1926],
[All]

Folder 3: Correspondence, 1959: Correspondence between William F. O’Donnell and Olmsted Brothers including a letter from O’Donnell canceling the Olmsted contract.