How to Plan and Plant Your Own Property

mnsss474 Alice Recknagel Ireys Papers, 1885-2001 Finding Aid Finding aid prepared by Maida Goodwin. Processing of the Alice Recknagel Ireys Papers was made possible by the generous support of Catherine Recknagel Ropes. Sophia Smith Collection

Smith College Northampton, MA

2008 Finding aid encoded in NoteTab Pro. Encoded by Margaret Jessup. 2008-12-09 Finding aid written in English Collection Overview Ireys, Alice Recknagel Alice Recknagel Ireys Papers 1885-2001 1950-2000 MS 303 121 boxes, 26 flat file drawers, 16 rolls (69.25 linear ft.) English Sophia Smith Collection

Smith College Northampton, MA

Landscape architect, Instructor. Papers consist of biographical material, correspondence, financial records, notes, plant lists, sketches, renderings, plans, photographs, drafts and typescripts of writings, and handouts prepared for teaching. The materials are primarily related to Ireys' professional life. The main subject of her papers is the approximately 800 gardens she designed over her sixty-five year career, a period of transition in the field of landscape architecture from the large private estates and grand public works projects of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries to the smaller scale ventures of the post-World War II world. Extensive Client Files reveal how designs evolved over time and also show her impressive knowledge of plants and careful selection for the site and situation. Biographical Note

Alice Recknagel Ireys, n.d.

Alice Elizabeth Recknagel was born April 24, 1911 in Brooklyn, New York, to Harold S. and Rea Estes Recknagel. Her father was an attorney who worked in the insurance industry. Alice and her sister Catherine were the fourth generation to grow up in the house at 45 Willow Street.

As so often happens with avid gardeners, Alice had a very early introduction to growing things. In her case it was under the tutelage of her grandfather, Ellery Estes, during summers spent on the family farm in Green Harbor, Massachusetts. Alice helped her grandfather in his vegetable garden and was given a small plot of her own in which to grow flowers.

The Brooklyn Botanic Garden (BBG), established in 1910, was under development through her youth. Once her interest in plants was awakened, she volunteered at the BBG and ended up doing any job they had. In the process, she got extensive, invaluable, hands-on experience of a kind not usually available to a child in the city. While studying at Packer Collegiate Institute in Brooklyn, she made a list of "things she could do with plants" and did some research into the field of landscape architecture. A friend suggested she look into the Cambridge School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It was a school for women, founded by Harvard professors in 1916, when Harvard did not admit women as graduate students. The School offered an intensive professional training program leading to a masters degree for those who held a B.A. or a Certificate for those who did not.

Alice Recknagel earned her certificate in 1935 and went to work for Packer alumna Marjorie Sewell Cautley in New Jersey. She taught gardening at Silver Lake Camp in Hawkeye, New York, in the summer of 1936 and worked at the nursery of W.J. Manning in Duxbury, Massachusetts, in the summer of 1937.

In February 1936 Alice began working for the landscape architect Charles Lowrie. Lowrie and his staff of five worked mostly on housing developments and public parks. When the Depression forced Lowrie to let most of the staff go, he kept Alice on. Out of necessity, she learned to do a bit of everything around the office, including typing, filing, cleaning, and errands as well as rendering, "inking," and visiting job sites. It was an experience she later described as "a wonderful way to learn." When Lowrie died suddenly in September 1939, Alice was asked to take over his clients, but only five of them agreed to stay with her. One project she completed was the planting plan for the Red Hook Housing Project in Brooklyn.

After Lowrie's death, Alice pieced together a variety of jobs, from giving gardening talks on the radio and writing articles for newspapers to working in collaboration with Cambridge School alumnae Cynthia Wiley and Clara Coffey. With Wiley and Coffey, she designed playgrounds for the New York City Parks Department and landscape plans for housing in New York City, Niagara Falls, New Rochelle, Detroit, and New Jersey. She also did special projects for landscape architects Arthur F. Brinckerhoff and A. Carl Stelling and architects Lorimer Rich (for whom she made a planting plan for the Tomb of the Unknowns) and I. Naftali. In the spring of 1941 and the fall of 1943 she taught a landscape gardening course at Connecticut College.

At the wedding of her Cambridge School roommate in 1942, Alice met Henry Tillinghast Ireys III, a Virginia Military Institute graduate who was working for a construction firm in New York City. They married in 1943. After the birth of their first child in 1946, Alice closed the Manhattan office and set up shop at home on Willow Street.

A good part of Ireys' time in the following decade was primarily occupied by the Ireys' three children, Catherine, Anne, and Henry. In a 1973 American Society of Landscape Architects survey of its women members, Alice wrote that she "did only enough to keep [her] interest alive" during this period.

Once the children were in school, with a lot of assistance from her mother (who lived with them), Ireys resumed a busier work schedule. Though the majority of her work was residential gardens for private citizens, Alice also designed gardens for churches, hospitals, libraries, historical societies, and schools. In the 1950s these included gardens for the Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Home for Children, Brooklyn House for Aged Men, the Thoracic Hospital, and several projects at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden. Among these was the Garden of Fragrance for the Blind (renamed the Alice Recknagel Ireys Fragrance Garden in 2001), the first such garden and the BBG's satellite 12-acre Clark Memorial Garden on Long Island (now the Clark Botanic Garden).

From the late 1950s until the early 1980s Ireys regularly taught at the Landscape Design Schools run by the Federated Garden Clubs. These schools educated garden club members in the principles of "good landscape architectural practice" so that they could "serve as guardians and critics of outdoor beauty in the U.S.A." One major aim of the schools was to further the profession by educating potential board and committee members to advocate for professional planning of public outdoor areas.

Ireys was a perennially popular speaker at garden club meetings in New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut, her talk on Planning the Small Garden being the most in demand. Beginning in the 1970s, Ireys also offered multi-session "Landscape Design" and "Advanced Landscape Design" courses to garden clubs and at a variety of adult education venues.

Ireys' first book, How to Plan and Plant Your Own Property (1967), was written to address the questions and issues raised most often at her lectures. It was an accessible introduction to the principles of landscape design illustrated with photographs of gardens designed by Ireys and some of her colleagues. The book reached a wide audience, from home gardeners to landscape architecture students, and helped lay the groundwork for much more knowledgeable generations of gardeners to follow.

Ireys' list of clients, as well as speaking and teaching engagements, continued to grow in the 1960s. Her husband died in 1963.

Ireys' client list grew with her reputation from the 1970s through the 1990s. She was busy with many design projects, primarily for private citizens, all over New York and New Jersey with some in Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Illinois, and California. These projects ranged in scope from postage-stamp-sized Brooklyn backyards to large rural estates. She also designed gardens for a number of small institutions, churches, historical societies, schools, small museums, etc.

Her second book, Small Gardens for City and Country, published in 1978, drew on her long experience working in small city spaces and teaching on the topic. Also in 1978 she was made a fellow of the American Society of Landscape Architects.

In 1987 Ireys began an association with the venerable seed company, W. Atlee Burpee & Co, which had been purchased by her clients Carter and Suzanne Bales. Alice designed theme gardens for their seed, plant, and bulb catalogs. Customers who bought these "designed gardens" received a copy of the plan and all seeds, bulbs, or plants needed to reproduce the design. The most popular of these designs were published as part of the Burpee American Gardens series in 1991. In the same year Burpee also published Designs for American Gardens. Similar in format to her earlier works, it used a selection of Ireys' built designs to provide ideas and demonstrate principles for small and large gardens.

In 1991 the American Horticultural Society honored her with the Liberty Hyde Bailey Award, the highest honor the Society can bestow on an individual, and in 1992 the Garden Writers' Association of America presented her with its Quill and Trowel Award. In 1994 she received the Brooklyn Botanic Garden's Distinguished Service Medal.

Though hampered somewhat by infirmities, Alice Ireys continued to work with the aid of a cane, golf carts, and, if need be, photographs, well into the year of her death. She died late in 2000 at age 89.

Alice Recknagel Ireys worked during a period of transition in the field of landscape architecture from the large private estates and grand public works projects of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries to the smaller scale ventures of the post-World War II world. By concentrating on smaller residential projects she was able to meet her personal needs, combining a career with child-rearing responsibilities, while also bringing the professional's skills to residential design. Ireys successfully inspired in her clients and students "the joys of creating and caring for a garden…among the greatest pleasures in this world." She worked to determine the essence of her clients' and students' desires in order to develop a solution that was both beautiful and practical in the sense that it could realistically be maintained. From her childhood experiences as a plant lover, plants and good horticulture were central to her designs.

Scope and Contents of the Collection

The Alice Recknagel Ireys Papers consist of 69.25 linear feet of biographical material, correspondence, financial records, notes, plant lists, sketches, renderings, plans, photographs, drafts and typescripts of writings, and handouts prepared for teaching. The materials are primarily related to her professional life. They date from 1885 to 2001 with the bulk dating from the 1950s until Ireys' death in 2000.

The main subject of Ireys' papers is the approximately 800 gardens she designed over her sixty-five year career. The largest series, Series II. CLIENT FILES, contains the bulk of the material about individual gardens. The many sketches in the files reveal how designs evolved over time as her communication with the clients deepened and their desires became better defined and understood. Ireys maintained relationships with clients for many years, sometimes over decades and through several moves to new properties. The files clearly illustrate her dedication to finding a design solution "that is practical and beautiful and fulfills [the clients'] dreams."

The files also show her impressive knowledge of plants and careful selection for the site and situation. They also illustrate Ireys' intense desire that after all that careful selection and placement the plants should be well-tended. Many files include detailed instructions for general care and pruning, as well as disease and insect control.

Materials about individual gardens can also be found in Series V. PHOTOGRAPHS, which is primarily made up of professional photographs of built gardens designed by Ireys. Series III. FINANCIAL FILES contains account books with billing information for individual clients. And because Ireys used her own built works to illustrate principles in her writings, Series IX. WRITINGS can be consulted for Ireys' own descriptions of her aims on those projects.

The arc of Ireys' career follows general twentieth century trends away from large estate gardens and public projects to smaller-scale, simpler projects. Ireys' dedication to beautiful, functional, and reasonable-to-maintain "home grounds" evident in her design work, teaching, and writing, jibe well with the post-World War II emphasis on the home.

Materials in Series VII. SPEECHES, Series VIII. TEACHING, and Series IX. WRITINGS provide ample evidence of Ireys' dedication to clear and accessible instruction on the principles of landscape design and the "joys of creating and caring for a garden." In addition, these materials demonstrate the interrelationships between landscape architects and garden club members who were likely to be involved in hiring landscape architects, for their own properties or public work for the towns where they lived and institutions they supported.

Series IX. WRITINGS also provides a glimpse of the world of garden book publishing in the latter twentieth century with files of correspondence and notes assessing the garden book market.

There is little personal material, mostly in Series I. BIOGRAPHICAL MATERIALS. Because Ireys' clients were sometimes her close friends, researchers can get a sense of her personality in correspondence with them in Series II. The Weekly Notes in Series IV. MISCELLANEOUS PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES, provide a sort of brief outline of the activities of Ireys' day and reveal the interrelated nature of the personal and professional. Correspondence related to travel for design work at a distance from Brooklyn, and for out-of-town speaking and teaching engagements, offers other glimpses into the challenges of combining family obligations with career.

Researchers may contact the Sophia Smith Collection for the folder list for Series II. Client Files and portions of the Photographs series which are not included in the online version of the finding aid.

Organization of the Collection

This collection is organized into nine series:

I. BIOGRAPHICAL MATERIALS II. CLIENT FILES III. FINANCIAL FILES IV. MISCELLANEOUS PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES V. PHOTOGRAPHS VI. PROFESSIONAL CORRESPONDENCE VII. SPEECHES VIII. TEACHING IX. WRITINGS OVERSIZE MATERIALS

The papers are open to research according to the regulations of the Sophia Smith Collection with the additional restriction that users of the client files must sign a written agreement to keep all names and street addresses of private clients confidential until January 1, 2031. Researchers must sign such an agreement before they are given access to the folder list for Series II. Client Files, and portions of the list for Series V. Photographs. These portions are not included in the online version of the finding aid.

Copyright is owned by Alice Ireys' three children until their deaths or until 2050, whichever comes sooner, at which time copyright will pass to Smith College. Those wishing to publish reproductions or quotations beyond "fair use" must obtain permission. Copyright to materials authored or produced by persons other than Alice Recknagel Ireys may be owned by those individuals or their heirs or assigns. It is the responsibility of the researcher to identify and satisfy the holders of all copyrights.

Please use the following format when citing materials from this collection:

Alice Recknagel Ireys Papers, Sophia Smith Collection, Smith College, Northampton, Mass.

Alice Ireys donated the bulk of her papers to the Sophia Smith Collection in 1996. Two additional donations were received from her estate in 2001.

Processed by Maida Goodwin, 2008

Ireys, Alice Recknagel Cambridge School Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) -- History -- 20th century -- Sources New York (N.Y.) -- History -- 20th century -- Sources Gardens -- Design -- New York (State) -- New York Gardening -- Societies, etc. Gardens -- Designs and plans Landscape architecture -- Study and teaching Landscape architecture -- United States -- History -- Sources Landscape design -- United States -- History -- Sources Landscape gardening -- United States -- History -- Sources Women landscape architects -- United States -- Biography -- Sources Women in the professions -- History -- 20th century -- Sources SERIES I. BIOGRAPHICAL MATERIALS (1885-2001, n.d.) 5 linear ft.

This series consists of general material about Alice Ireys' life and career, education, family, and homes. Included is the video documentary The Living Landscapes of Alice Recknagel Ireys (1999) and material about its creation. The series is arranged alphabetically. The extensive set of Cambridge School of Domestic and Landscape Architecture class notes offers many details of the training available to women at that important institution

SERIES II. CLIENT FILES (1926-2000, n.d.) 42.5 linear ft.

This series consists of materials related to gardens designed by Alice Ireys. It includes correspondence with clients and contractors; information about clients; design sketches and plans; construction drawings and details; contracts and specifications; plant lists, and notes on phone calls, site visits, and meetings with clients. The first section of the list for the series, Client files, is as inclusive a list of client names as possible. It includes the names and addresses of all clients represented in this series. If there is only oversize material related to a particular client, the name is followed by a 'see' reference, directing the researcher to materials for that client in the subseries Client files-oversize boxes or the subseries Client files-flat files. The list also contains "see" and "see also" references for cases where clients may have changed surname due to subsequent marriages, or commissioned, or been involved in the commissioning of, public as well as private gardens: or where properties with Ireys-designed gardens were inherited or purchased by clients with different surnames.

The files are arranged in three sections according to the physical size of the material: Client files contains correspondence, lists, clippings, notes, and small drawings-all materials that fit into standard legal size folders; Client files-oversize boxes is primarily mid-sized drawings and sketches with a few miscellaneous larger items; Client files-flat files contains full size drawings, sketches, and landscape plans. Each section is arranged alphabetically by client name with some clients represented in two or in all three sections.

Users of the client files must sign a written agreement to keep all names and street addresses of private clients confidential until January 1, 2031. The folder list for the Client Files is not included in the online version of the finding aid. Researchers may contact the Sophia Smith Collection for a copy.

SERIES III. FINANCIAL FILES (1928-1997, n.d.) 1 linear ft.

This series consists of tax information, personal and client account books, fee lists, check ledgers, and lists of fees.

Users of the financial files must sign a written agreement to keep all names and street addresses of private clients confidential until January 1, 2031.

SERIES IV. MISCELLANEOUS PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES (1937-1999, n.d.) 2.75 linear ft.

This series consists of various materials reflecting a range of Ireys' professional activities unrelated to specific garden designs. Included are materials on garden consultations, daily activities, exhibitions, garden tours, judging at flower shows, bulb orders, and organizational affiliations. The weekly notes (1971-99) are brief notes on the major tasks of each day with a weekly summary attached. To reduce the overall bulk of the papers, complete sets of these notes were preserved at five year intervals and the rest were discarded. The notes give a sense of how Ireys' days were structured through the year and the way personal and professional matters were interwoven in the day.

SERIES V. PHOTOGRAPHS (1938-99, n.d.) 10 linear ft.

This series consists primarily of professional photographs of gardens designed by Ireys. In some cases there are "before" photographs of garden sites taken by Ireys or her clients and some snapshots of the garden-in-progress taken by clients. There are also a few family photographs and some photographs of garden elements and gardens designed by others used for teaching and for illustrating written works. The materials are arranged in three sections by photographic format: prints, slides, and negatives. Within each section, photographs are arranged in groups as follows: Biographical, Client files, Subjects, Writings. Images of gardens designed by Alice Ireys are arranged by client name. Photographs used in teaching are arranged by subject. Photographs used as illustrations in Ireys' books are filed under the client name, if known. When the client name is unknown or the photograph is of a garden designed by someone other than Ireys, the photograph is filed under the title of the book.

Users of the photographs series must sign a written agreement to keep all names and street addresses of private clients confidential until January 1, 2031. Client names are not included in the online contents list for photographs. Researchers may contact the Sophia Smith Collection for a copy.

SERIES VI. PROFESSIONAL CORRESPONDENCE (1936-2000, n.d.) 1 linear ft.

This series consists of professional correspondence not associated with specific garden designs. Included is correspondence with nurseries, contractors, suppliers and photographers. It is arranged alphabetically by subject of the correspondence.

SERIES VII. SPEECHES (1941-91, n.d.) 2.5 linear ft.

This series consists of texts, correspondence, notes, publicity materials, and handouts prepared for speeches. The series includes only a few fell texts of speeches, as Ireys was much more likely to speak from outlines or notes. The materials are arranged chronologically. General and undated handouts, arranged by subject, are filed at the end of the series.

SERIES VIII. TEACHING (1940-94, n.d.) 2.25 linear ft.

This series consists of correspondence, handouts, notes, outlines, publicity materials, testing materials, and some texts of lectures. The materials are arranged alphabetically by institution.

SERIES IX. WRITINGS (1941-1991, n.d.) 2.25 linear ft.

This series is divided into three subseries: Correspondence consists of general correspondence with various publications about potential writing projects; Articles consists of correspondence, and drafts and texts of articles filed alphabetically by title; Books consists of notes, outlines, drafts, publicity material, illustrations, and sales and royalty information related to Ireys' published and proposed books, filed chronologically. Photographs used in the books are located in Series V. PHOTOGRAPHS.

SERIES I. BIOGRAPHICAL MATERIALS 1 1 Biographical articles, curriculum vitae, and experience record1940-98, n.d. 1 2 Newspaper clippings1931-2001, n.d. Awards 1 3 American Horticultural Society, Liberty Hyde Bailey Award (1991)1990-91 1 4 Bedford Garden Club, Certificate of Acknowledgment to Non-Members for Horticulture1999 1 5 Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Distinguished Service Medal (1994), Forsythia DayMar-Jun 1994 1 6 Garden Writers Association of America, Quill and Trowel Award1992 1 7 New York Congregational Home for the Aged, Spirit of Life Award1997 1 8-10 Book collection1969-78, 1982-93, n.d. Calendars 1 11-14 1939-43, 1946, 1957-58 2 1-4 1960, 1963-64, 1966-70 3 1-5 1971-80 4 1-4 1981-88 5 1-3 1989-94 6 1-3 1995-2000 6 4 Church1939-82, n.d. Colleagues 7 1 General1983-95, n.d. 7 2 Coffey, Clara1944, 1985, n.d. 7 3 Coffin, Marian1926, n.d. 7 4 Cross, James1995 7 5 Kennedy, Jamesn.d. 7 6 Lowrie, Charles1898-1941, n.d. 7 7 Wiley, Cynthian.d. 7 8-9 Correspondence, personal1935-97, n.d. Education Packer Collegiate Institute 7 10 General1931-66, n.d. 7 11 Botany notes and exams1929-32 7 12 Yearbook, "The Pelican"1931 Cambridge School of Domestic Architecture and Landscape Architecture 7 13 General1931-86, n.d. 7 14 Alumnae Association1936-39 Course notes, 1931-35 7 15-17 Architectural Construction 7a 8 1-3 Architectural Construction 7b 8 4 Architecture-Landscape 11: Professional Practice 8 5-8 Landscape Construction 7a 8 9-15 Landscape Construction 7b 8 16 Landscape Construction 7c 8 17 Landscape Construction 8c: Plant Materials 9 1-3 Unidentified 9 4 Junior League, Provisionals Course1936 9 5 General Design, A.H. Flanders1937 9 6 New York Chapter, American Society of Landscape Architects, Atelier: problemswinter 1938 9 7 "Class with Leo," grading1943 9 8 Unidentified notessummer 1937 Family 9 9 General1885-96 9 10 Children: Anne French, Catherine Recknagel, and Henry Tillinghast IV1958-95(?), n.d. 9 11 Husband: Henry Tillinghast Ireys III1934, 1963-79, n.d. 9 12 Health1992, n.d. Houses 9 13 45 Willow Street, Brooklyn, NY1888-1994, n.d. 9 14 "The Reckage," 802 Morraine St., Marshfield, MA1971-81, n.d. 9 15 94 Carswell St., Green Harbor, MA1966-1979, n.d. 9 16 Memorabilia1920-95, n.d. 9 17 Radio interview: correspondence1997 9 18 Silver Lake Camp1936-38 "The Living Landscapes of Alice Recknagel Ireys": video documentary 9 19 Correspondence1995-2000 9 20 Notes1996-98 9 21 Draft script and illustrations1996-97 9 22 Filming schedules and outlines1996-97 10 1 Videotape1999 10 2 Volunteer activities1964-72 SERIES II. CLIENT FILES

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SERIES III. FINANCIAL

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69 1 General1928-92 69 2 Cost estimates1940-41, n.d. 69 3 Lists of services and fees1938 and n.d. 69 4-23 Invoices and notes1936-50, 1953-56, 1958, 1960-97, n.d. 69 24-25 Daily expense account books1937-41 Account books 69 26 1954-58 70 1-3 1960s-89 70 4 Inactive accounts1970s-90s 70 5-7 Check ledgers1942-43 SERIES IV. MISCELLANEOUS PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES 71 1 Bulb orders1969-96, n.d. Consultations 71 2-16 1950-80 72 1-7 1981-98, n.d. Exhibitions 72 8 General1937, 1981, n.d. 72 9 BeauxArch '86: The Architectural Exposition of the Hamptons1986 72 10 Smith College Museum of Art, "Landscape Architects from the Cambridge School"1984 72 11-17 Garden Tours1939, 1962, 1988-99 72 18 Index to subject files (discarded 2003)n.d. Judging 72 19 Miscellaneous1961-62 72 20 Garden Club of America, International Flower Show1961, 1966 72 21 Long Island Nurseryman's Association, Greater Long Island Home Furnishings and Garden Show1965-67 72 22 Massachusetts Horticultural Society, New England Spring Flower Show1988-90 72 23 Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, Spring Flower Show1965, 1968, 1976 72 24 Queens Botanic Garden, herb garden plans1969 72 25 Sears Civic Beautification Contest1961 73 1 Letterhead, business cardsn.d. Lists 73 2 Miscellaneous1983-92, n.d. 73 3 Telephone numbers1995-97 73 4 Office, 101 Park Ave., Room 412: leases and subleases1939-41 73 5 Office notescirca 1996, 1999, n.d. Organizations 73 6 General1953-91 American Society of Landscape Architects 73 7 General1924-98, n.d. 73 8 Council of Fellows1976-79 73 9 New York Chapter1938-94 Brooklyn Botanic Garden 73 10 General1941-96, n.d. 73 11 Horticultural Master Plan Committee1994-95, n.d. 73 12 Planning Committee on the International Flower Show1960 73 13 [Women's] Auxiliary1958-82 73 14 Brooklyn Brownstone Conference1983-86 73 15 Brooklyn Heights Garden Club1962-92, n.d. 73 16 Brownstone Revival Committee1972-75 73 17 Garden Writers Association of America1964-92, n.d. 73 18 Graham Home for Old Ladies Board of Managers1964-73 73 19 Horticultural Alliance of the Hamptons1989-96, n.d. 73 20 Horticultural Society of New York1992-94 73 21 W. Atlee Burpee Co., Horticultural Advisory Committee1987-89, n.d. 73 22 Recommendations1978-92 Weekly notes 74 1-15 1971, 1975, Jan-Jun 1980 75 1-12 Jul-Dec 1980, 1985, Jan-Jun 1990 76 1-11 Jul-Dec 1990, 1995, 1999 SERIES V. PHOTOGRAPHS

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Prints Biographical 77 1 General1961-79, n.d. 77 2 Alice Recknagel Ireys1962-92, n.d. 77 3 Alice Recknagel Ireys at job sites1970, 1992-97, n.d. 77 4 Family1981, 1997, n.d. Client files

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Subjects 89 1 Approach/entrancen.d. 89 2 Birdsn.d. 89 3 Cityn.d. 89 4 Containersn.d. 89 5 Decksn.d. 89 6 Down hill siten.d. 89 7 Fences and gatesn.d. 89 8 Flower gardensn.d. 89 9 Hedgesn.d. 89 10 Near the sean.d. 89 11 Pathsn.d. 89 12 Planting at the housen.d. 89 13-14 Plantsn.d. 89 15 Plants and designn.d. 89 16 Sculpturesn.d. 89 17 Seatsn.d. 89 18 Shaden.d. 89 19 Stepsn.d. 90 1-2 Swimming poolsn.d. 90 3-4 Terraces/patiosn.d. 90 5 Up hill siten.d. 90 6 Wallsn.d. 90 7 Watern.d. Contact Sheets 90 8-9 2 1/4 inch format, 1972, n.d. 90 10 35 millimeter format, n.d Writings: general illustrations and gardens designed by others How to Plan and Plant Your Own Property 90 11 Generaln.d. 90 12 Coffey, Claran.d. 90 13 Coffin, Mariann.d. 90 14 Feil, Henryn.d. 90 15 Hayes propertyn.d. 90 16 Wilson, Helen Van Peltn.d. Small Gardens for City and Country 91 1-3 Generaln.d. 91 4 Contact sheetsn.d. 91 5 Coffey, Claran.d. 91 6 Coffin, Mariann.d. 91 7 Kennedy, Jamesn.d. 91 8 Langstaff gardenn.d. 91 9 Othmer gardenn.d. 91 10 Pearsall gardenn.d. 91 11 Rhoden gardenn.d. 91 12 Rullman gardenn.d. 91 13 Vadheim gardenn.d. Unidentified 91 14 Pages 22-23n.d. 91 15 Pages 28 and 190n.d. 91 16 Pages 48-49 n.d. Slides Biographical 92 1 General1959-80, n.d. 92 2 Alice Recknagel Ireys1983-88, n.d. 92 3 Travel1961-82 Client files

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Subjects 98 7 Approach 98 8 Fences and gates 98 9 Flower gardens 98 10 Gazebos 98 11 Paths, steps, and walls 98 12 Plants 98 13 Pools and water features 98 14 Sculptures and features 98 15 Seats 98 16 Small and city gardens 98 17 Terraces 98 18 Teaching: Garden City, NY 98 19 Writings: "The Garden Life: James B.Cross of Long Island, New York" 99 1-3 Glass slides 100 Negatives SERIES VI. PROFESSIONAL CORRESPONDENCE General 101 1-6 Miscellaneous1939-96, n.d. 101 7 Anderson, Dorothy May, 1976-81 101 8 Kennedy, James1979 101 9 Salley, George1997, n.d. 101 10 Williams, Galen1988-97, n.d. 101 11 Horticulture Magazine1975-89, n.d. License 101 12 New York Statecirca 1942-2000, n.d. 101 13 West Virginia State1981-97, n.d. Nurseries, contractors, and suppliers

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101 14-15 General1936, 1951-96 102 1 Adolpho Corradi & Son/Corradi Landscape Associates1972-80 102 2 Conard-Pyle Co./Star Roses1952-78 102 3 Andre Viette Farm and Nursery1988-93 102 4 Blackthorne Gardens1976-77 102 5 Dutch Gardens1990-95 102 6 Environmentals, Inc.1982-93, n.d. 102 7 Frankenbach's Deerfield Nursery1972-94 102 8 Henry M. Feil1961-80 102 9 John Scheepers, Inc.1972-97 102 10 Keil Bros., Inc.1976-83, n.d. 102 11 Martin Viette Nurseries1951-79, n.d. 102 12-15 Mary Mattison van Schaik Imported Dutch Bulbs1963, 1971-90, n.d. 102 16 Nabel's Nurseries, Inc.1974-87, n.d. 102 17 Oak Park Nurseries1951-53 102 18 Oliver Nurseries, Inc. 1971-83 102 19 Zandbergen Bros., Inc.1959-71, n.d. Photographers 102 20 General1957-90 102 21 Adams, Molly1967-85, n.d. 102 22 Rogers Car Leasing1982-87, n.d. 102 23 Smith College1991-98 102 24 Use of photographs1955-98 SERIES VII. SPEECHES 103 1 General correspondence1952-90, n.d. 103 2 Lists of speeches1952-77, n.d. Speeches (chronological listing) 103 3 Radio Garden Club, "The Home Landscape: A Garden Plan"18 Feb 1938 103 4 Garden City Garden Club, "Designing the Small Garden"11 Apr 1938 103 5 Radio Garden Club, "For City Gardeners"10 May 1940 103 6 Radio Garden Club, "Foundation Plantings: Design"29 Jan 1941 103 7 Garden City Community Club, "Design of the Small Place"11 Apr 1945 103 8 Shelter Island Garden Club, "Design of the Small Place"12 Aug 1945 103 9 Westhampton, "The Green Garden"Dec 1948 103 10 Federated Garden Clubs of Connecticut, Judging Course, "Things to Consider in Judging the Design of the Small Place"1948 103 11 Flower Hill Garden Club, "Design of the Small Property"7 Mar 1949 103 12 Little Garden Club, "Design of the Small Property"30 Mar 1949 103 13 Irvington (NY) Garden Club, "Forms For Your Outdoor Living Area"19 Apr 1949 103 14 Garden Club of America, Horticulture Committee7 Feb 1950 103 15 Scarsdale Women's Club Garden Section, "Small Gardens"22 Oct 1952 103 16 Ramapo Valley Garden Club, "Outdoor Living Areas"28 Oct 1952 103 17 Schenectady Garden Club, "Outdoor Living Areas"18 Nov 1952 103 18 Westhampton (NY) Garden Club, "Planning the Small Garden"3 Feb 1953 103 19 North Suffolk Garden Club, "Your Planning and Planting Problems"9 Jun 1953 103 20 North Suffolk Garden Club, "Berried Shrubs"13 Oct 1953 103 21 Hortulus Garden Club, "The Green Garden"17 Oct 1953 103 22 Caudatowa Garden Club (Ridgefield, CT), "Planning the Small Garden"circa 1954 103 23 Brewster (MA) Garden Club, "Design of the Small Place"9 Mar 1954 103 24 Schenectady Junior League Gardeners' Workshop, "Planning the Small Garden"2 Apr 1954 103 25 Garden Circle of New Rochelle, "Replanning of the Old Garden or Designing and Planting a New One"6 Apr 1954 103 26 Garden Club of the Oranges (NJ), "Garden Paths, Walls, and Terraces"9 Nov 1954 103 27 Fairfield (CT) Garden Club, "Planning the Small Garden"1955 103 28 Riverside (CT) Garden Club, "Planning the Small Garden"28 Feb 1955 103 29 Ceres Garden Club of Rye (NY), "Landscaping Small Gardens and Terraces"12 Oct 1955 103 30 Holly Society of America, 20th Annual Meeting, "Planting Holly in Small Garden Design"13 Apr 1956 103 31 Manhattan Beach Garden Club, "Shrubs and Flowering Trees for the Small Garden"1 Feb 1957 103 32 Poughkeepsie Garden Club, speech and workshop "Planning the Small Garden"28-29 Mar and 1 Apr 1957 103 33 Ramapo Valley Garden Club23 Apr 1957 103 34 Plainfield (NJ) Garden Club, "Planning the Small Garden"19 Feb 1958 103 35 Community Garden Club of Newburgh, "Planning the Small Garden"2 Apr 1958 103 36 Federated Garden Clubs of Connecticut, "Landscape Design Workshop"25 Sep 1958 103 37 Bartlett Tree Company Annual Meeting, Sep1959 103 38 Henry Hicks Garden Club of the Westburys, "Planning the Small Garden"20 Mar 1961 103 39 Nantucket Garden Club, "Planning the Small Garden"13 Sep 1961 103 40 Matinecock Garden Club, "Evergreen Gardens"10 Oct 1961 103 41 Green Fingers Garden Club, workshop16 Jan 1962 103 42 Rye Garden Club, "Pruning"1 Feb 1962 103 43 Williamsburg (VA) Garden Symposium, "Planning for Pleasure"20 Mar 1962 103 44 Longwood Gardens, "Planting the Small Place"28 Mar 1962 103 45 North County Garden Club of Long Island, "Low and Slow Growing Evergreens"9 Apr 1962 103 46 Forest Garden Club (MD), "Planning the Small Garden"17 Apr 1962 103 47 Garden Club of Lawrence, "Planning a Garden Pool Using Unusual Dwarf Material"7 Aug 1962 103 48 Garden Club of Yorktown, "Planning the Small Garden"8 Aug 1962 103 49 Short Hills Garden Club16 Jan 1963 103 50 Federated Garden Clubs of America, Third District, workshop28 Jan 1963 103 51 West Hartford (CT) Garden Club, "Planning the Small Place"13 Mar 1963 103 52 Englewood (NJ) Arbor Day Ceremony27 Apr 1963 103 53 Lake George Garden Club, "Planning Small Gardens"17 Jul 1963 103 54 Westhampton (NY) Garden Club, "Planting a Sea Shore Garden"23 Jul 1963 103 55 Sasqua Garden Club, "Planning the Small Garden"17 Sep 1963 103 56 Van Rensselaer Garden Club, workshop "General Planning," and "Detail Planning"24 Oct 1963 104 1 Staten Island Garden Club, "Planning Small Gardens"22 Jan 1964 104 2 Garden Club of Lawrence, "Pruning"4 May 1964 104 3 Millbrook (NY) Garden Club16 Jul 1964 104 4 Martha's Vineyard Garden Club, "Outdoor Living Areas"28 Jul 1964 104 5 Hillside Garden Club, Lynchburg, VA, "The Design of Small Gardens"14 Oct 1964 104 6 Rye Garden Club, "Gardening With Containers"1 Dec 1964 104 7 Garden Club of Wilmington (DE), "Planning the Small Garden with Broad-Leafed Evergreens"11 Jan 1965 104 8 North Country Garden Club, "Planning the Small Garden with Broad-Leafed Evergreens"10 Feb 1965 104 9 Essex Garden Club, "Planning the Small Garden"1 Mar 1965 104 10 Richmond (NY) Garden Club, "Planning the Home Grounds"8 Apr 1965 104 11 Mystic (CT) Garden Club, "Planning with Evergreens for the Small Garden"28 Sep 1965 104 12 Garden Club Civic Conference, Washington, DC, "Community Projects: Planning and Planting"27 Oct 1965 104 13 Garden Club of Montclair, "Landscape Ideas for Old and New Properties"17 Jan 1966 104 14 Stony Brook Garden Club of Princeton, "Plant Identification and Use"17 Jan? 1966 104 15 Rolling Hills Garden Club, "Unusual Evergreens to Use in Your Garden"21 Jan 1966 104 16 North Country Garden Club of Long Island, "Color Throughout the Year"2 Mar 1966 104 17 West Virginia Garden Club Annual Meeting, "Community Projects: Planning and Planting"29 Mar 1966 104 18 Three Harbors Garden Club, "Unusual Plant Material for the Small Garden"4 Apr 1966 104 19 Matinecock Garden Club12 Apr 1966 104 20 Rumson (NJ) Garden Club, "Planning with Evergreens for the Small Garden"19 Apr 1966 104 21 New Canaan (CT) Garden Club, "Planning with Evergreens for the Small Garden"10 Aug 1966 104 22 Garden Club of Lawrence, "The Ericaceae Family"7 Nov 1966 104 23 Garden Club of Lawrence, "Flowering Shrubs and Ground Covers"9 Jan 1967 104 24 Garden Club of Danville (VA), "Effective Garden Design"3 Feb 1967 104 25 Green Acres Garden Club (Armonk, NY), "Design of Home Grounds"12 Apr 1967 104 26 Brooklyn Botanic Garden Women's Auxiliary, "Community Projects--Planning and Planting for: Your City-Your Street-You!"4 May 1967 104 27 Garden Club of Shelter Island, "Planting the Small Garden"30 Aug 1967 104 28 Scarsdale Audubon Society, "Planting to Attract Birds"8 Feb 1968 104 29 Scarsdale Garden Club, "Planning Your Outdoor Living Areas"28 Mar 1968 104 30 Martha's Vineyard Garden Club, "Seashore Planning and Planting"9 Jul 1968 104 31 Garden Club of America, northeastern zone meeting, "Landscape Planning for Private and Public Areas"2 Oct 1968 104 32 South Side Garden Club of Long Island, "Planning Your Home Property"18 Nov 1968 104 33 Rusticus Garden Club (Bedford, NY)14 Jan 1969 104 34 James River Garden Club (Richmond, VA), "Design of the Home Property"12 Feb 1969 104 35 Wilton Garden Club, "Design of the Home Property"10 Mar 1969 104 36 Matinecock Garden Club (Long Island), "Bulb Planting for an Evergreen Garden"9 Sep 1969 104 37 Garden Club of Irvington (NY), "The Design of Small Gardens"23 Sep 1969 104 38 Milton Garden Club, "The Design of Small Gardens"20 Oct 1969 104 39 Garden Club of Darien (CT), "Planning the Small Property"21 Oct 1969 104 40 Garden Club of Michigan, "Planning Small Gardens"12 Nov 1969 104 41 Federated Garden Clubs of New York, 7th District, "Design of the Home Property"8 Apr 1970 104 42 Acorn Garden Club (Washington, DC), "The Design of Small Gardens"9 Nov 1970 104 43 Rock Spring Garden Club (Arlington, VA)21 Jan 1971 104 44 Farmington House and Garden Symposium (Louisville, KY), "Landscape Design Today"3 Feb 1971 104 45 Jupiter Island Garden Club (Hobe Sound, FL), "Planning Small Gardens"16 Feb 1971 104 46 Garden Club of Morristown (NJ), "The Design of Small Gardens"17 Mar 1971 104 47 Garden Club of Madison (CT), "Design of the Home Property"10 Aug 1971 104 48 Shippon Point Garden Club, "Design of the Home Property"23 Sep 1971 104 49 Brooklyn Heights Garden Club, "Planting for City Gardens and Gardening with Containers"10 Jan 1972 104 50 Green Fingers Garden Club (Greenwich, CT), "Landscaping a Small Property"11 Jan 1972 104 51 Federated Garden Clubs of New York State, "Design for Easy Maintenance"17 Jan 1972 104 52 American Rhododendron Society, "Landscape Planning with Rhododendrons and Azaleas"16 Mar 1972 104 53 Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Clark Memorial Garden, "Planning a Bulb Garden"16 Aug 1972 104 54 Bryant Park Flower Show, "Planning a Small Garden"6 Oct 1972 104 55 Hillside Garden Club (Lynchburg, VA), "What's New in Garden Planning"11 Oct 1972 104 56 Rake and Hoe Garden Club (Westfield, NJ), "Design of the Home Property"17 Jan 1973 104 57 Garden Club of New Haven (CT), "Planning the Small Property"5 Feb 1973 104 58 Lake and Valley Garden Club (Cooperstown, NY), "The Design of Small Gardens"5 Sep 1973 104 59 Garden City (NY) Community Club, "Landscaping the Small Property"8 Feb 1974 104 60 Garden Club of Montclair (NJ), "Designing the Small Property"22 Apr 1974 104 61 Scarsdale Sunday Recreation Program, "Planning Your Garden Now for Spring"12 Jan 1975 104 62 Mrs. Field's Literary Club16 Jan 1975 104 63 Long Island Historical Society, "Gardens Old and New"20 Apr 1975 104 64 Rye Garden Club and Little Garden Club of Rye, "Planning a Small Garden"6 Jan 1976 104 65 New Canaan (CT) Garden Club, "Planning the Home Grounds with Interesting Plant Material"21 Jan 1976 104 66 Staten Island Garden Club, "Planning Small Gardens"24 Mar 1976 104 67 Garden Club of Darien (CT), "Planning Small Gardens"18 May 1976 104 68 Bridgewater (MA) Garden Club, "Planning a Small Garden"27 Oct 1976 105 1 Brooklyn Heights Garden Club, "How to Write a Book on City Gardens"17 Jan 1977 105 2 North County Garden Club of Long Island, "A Water Feature in Your Garden"2 Mar 1977 105 3 Cohasset (MA) Garden Club, "Renovating a Property"15 Jun 1977 105 4 Colony Club series "Ten Reasons to Plant Bulbs"13 Oct 1977; "Ideas for Special Features," 26 Jan 1978; and "Unusual Plants for City and Country Gardens," 9 Mar 1978 105 5 Brooklyn Botanic Garden Symposium, "Gardening in Containers"12 Feb 1978 105 6 Remsenburg (NY) Garden Club, "Planting a Garden Near the Sea"15 Jun 1978 105 7 East Hampton (NY) Garden Club, "Planning a Small Garden with Year Round Interest"5 Dec 1978 105 8 Three Harbors Garden Club (NY), "Landscape Ideas for Small Gardens"5 Mar 1979 105 9 Garden City Historical Society, "Victorian Gardens"18 Mar 1979 105 10 Old Westbury Gardens, "History of Garden Design"15 Jun 1979 105 11 Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Clark Memorial Garden, 10th Anniversary of Clark Garden29 Sep 1979 105 12 Central Connecticut Packer Alumni, "Gardens for Grandparents"22 Oct 1979 105 13 Garden City Historical Society, "Evergreens for Gardens Old and New"14 Nov 1979 105 14 City Gardens Club (NYC), "Evergreens for City and Country Gardens"26 Nov 1979 105 15 Sands Point (NY) Garden Club, "Evergreen Plantings for Terraces and Decks"4 Feb 1980 105 16 Matinecock Garden Club, "Landscape Ideas for the Home Grounds"11 Mar 1980 105 17 Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Alfred T. White Memorial Lecture, "The Joys of Gardening for One and All"5 Oct 1980 105 18 Chevy Chase (MD) Garden Club, "Landscape Ideas for Small Gardens"20 Oct 1980 105 19 Ireys home, "Planning Your City Garden"13 and 20 Mar 1981 105 20 Herb Society of America, New York Unit, "Herb Garden Planning"19 Mar 1981 105 21 Garden Club of Michigan, "Planning Small Gardens Today"9 Apr 1981 105 22-23 American Women and Gardens, 1915-45 Conference, Wave Hill, Bronx, NY, "Landscape Architecture: A Women's Profession": correspondence, notes, and cassette tape recording16 Oct 1981 105 24 Brooklyn Botanic Garden, unititled21 Jan 1982 105 25 Rye (NY) Garden Club, "Interesting Plant Material for Landscaping"2 Mar 1982 105 26 Garden Club of Shelter Island (NY), "Landscaping with Native Material"22 May 1982 105 27 Friends of Rock Hall, "Old Fashioned Gardens"2 Jun 1982 105 28 Old Westbury Gardens, "The Evolution of Garden Design"3 Nov 1982 105 29 Short Hills (NJ) Garden Club, "New Ideas for Old Gardens"19 Jan 1983 105 30 Garden Club of America Horticulture Committee, "Designing with Unusual Plant Material"1 Feb 1984 105 31 Millbrook (NY) Garden Club, "Designing with Unusual Plant Material"19 Jul 1984 105 32 Nantucket Garden Club, "Landscape Design"22 Aug 1984 105 33 Connecticut Valley and Hartford Garden Clubs joint meeting, "Landscaping Small Gardens"13 Nov 1984 105 34 Garden Club of Princeton (NJ), "Landscaping Small Gardens"20 Nov 1984 105 35 Brooklyn Botanic Garden, "Planning and Designing Brownstone Landscapes"24 Feb 1985 105 36 Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Clark Memorial Garden, "Concepts of Landscape Design"26 Oct 1985 105 37 Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Clark Memorial Garden, "Concepts of Landscape Design," 1 Mar; and "A Landscape Course"26 Apr 1985 105 38 Garden Club of Montclair (NJ), "New Trends in Landscape Planning"21 Apr 1986 105 39 Brownstone Revival Committee, "Plantscaping"18 May 1986 105 40 Short Hills (NJ) Home Garden Club, "Planning a New Look for Your Terrace"6 Oct 1986 105 41 Clark Garden of the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, "Concepts of Landscape Design"1 Nov 1986 105 42 Brooklyn Heights Garden Club, "Forcing Bulbs for Indoor Use"12 Nov 1986 105 43 Brooklyn Union Gas, "City Gardens"26 Apr 1987 105 44 West Virginia symposiumFeb 1988 105 45 Brooklyn Hospital Auxiliary, "The Pleasures of a Summer Garden"17 May 1988 105 46 W. Atlee Burpee Co.Nov 1988 105 47 Rembrandt Club, "The Pleasures of Nature's Art in the Garden"Feb 1989 105 48 Brooklyn Botanic Garden, "Gardens for Children: Creating the Design"Feb 1989 106 1 Orange and Duchess Garden Club, "Small Gardens-Design and Planting"18 Apr 1989 106 2 Mohonk Garden Holiday, "Design and Unusual Plants for Small Gardens"27 Aug 1989 106 3 Horticultural Alliance of the Hamptons (Long Island), "Design and Planting of a Small Garden"11 Mar 1990 106 4 Ridgefield (CT) Garden Club, "Creative Plant Combinations"27 Nov 1990 106 5 Four Virginia garden clubs, "Designing and Planting Your Property"16 Jan 1991 106 6 Brooklyn Heights Garden Club, "Writing a Garden Book in 1991"9 Feb 1993 106 7 Maymont Flower and Garden Show (Richmond, VA), "Design Ideas for Small Properties"19 Feb 1994 106 8 Clark Garden of Brooklyn Botanic Garden, panel on landscape design1996 106 9-10 undated Lecture handouts, general, undated 107 1 Advanced Landscape Course 107 2 Berried Shrubs 107 3 Birds 107 4 Bulbs 107 5 Children 107 6 City Gardens 107 7 Color Throughout the Year 107 8 Community Projects 107 9 Containers 107 10 Detail Landscape Design and Construction 107 11 Detail Planting Notes 107 12 Evergreens 107 13 Flower Garden 107 14 Flowering Trees 107 15 Garden Accessories/Features 107 16 Garden Maintenance 107 17 General Landscape Design 107 18 General Planting/Planting Fundamentals 107 19 Landscape Construction 107 20 Landscape Course outline 107 21 Landscape Fundamentals 107 22 Landscaping the Home Grounds 107 23 New Trends/What's New? 107 24 Outdoor Living Areas 107 25 Planning a Garden 107 26 Plant Composition 107 27 Plant Identification and Use 107 28 Planting Design 107 29 Principles of Landscape Design 107 30 Seashore 107 31 Shade, miscellaneous 107 32 Site Planning 107 33 Small Garden 107 34 Unusual/Interesting Plants 107 35 Water 107 36 Why Properties Should Be Planned 107 37 Miscellaneous 107 38 Illustrationsn.d. SERIES VIII. TEACHING 108 1 Acorn Garden Club (Washington, DC), Landscape Design Course spr 1971 Brooklyn Botanic Garden 108 2 Spring 1937"Bulbs" 108 3 Spring 1940"Planning the Garden" 108 4 1945"Landscape Gardening" 108 5 1947"Landscape Gardening" 108 6 Spring 1948"Planning and Planting the Home Grounds" 108 7 Spring 1949"Planning and Planting the Home Grounds" 108 8 Spring 1950"Planning and Planting the Home Grounds" 108 9 Spring 1951"Landscape Gardening" 108 10 Spring 1952"Plan Before You Plant" Spring 1953 108 11 "Flowering Shrubs and Trees" 108 12 "Plan Before You Plant" 108 13 "How to Lay Out a Suburban Plot" 108 14 Feb 1954"Landscaping Your Own Grounds" 108 15 1955"Planning and Planting the Home Grounds" 108 16 1956"Planning and Planting the Home Grounds" 108 17 1957"Home Landscaping" 108 18 1958"Home Landscaping" 108 19 1959"Landscaping Your Home Grounds" 108 20 1960"Landscaping Your Home Grounds" 108 21 Feb-Mar 1961"Plan and Plant Your Home Grounds" 108 22 1962"Plan and Plant Your Home Grounds" 108 23 Mar 1967"Effective Garden Design" 108 24 Feb-Mar 1971"Plant and Plant Your Home Grounds" 108 25 Feb-Mar 1972"Plan and Plant Your Home Grounds" 108 26 Feb 1984"Brownstone Gardens" "Landscaping a Brownstone Garden" 108 27 Mar 1986 108 28 Nov 1986 108 29 Feb 1987 108 30 Apr 1987 108 31 Feb 1988 108 32 Oct 1988 108 33 Feb 1989 108 34 Oct-Nov 1989 108 35 Feb 1990 108 36 Feb-Mar 1991 108 37 Feb-Mar 1992 108 38 Feb-Mar 1993 108 39 Mar 1994 108 40 Miscellaneousn.d. Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Clark Memorial Garden 108 41 Mar-Apr 1972"Plan and Plant Your Home Grounds" 108 42 Mar 1988"Landscape Design" 108 43 Fall 1989"Landscape Design for the Homeowner" Connecticut College 108 44 Correspondence1945 108 45 Landscape Gardening1943-44 Cora Hartshorn Arboretum and Bird Sanctuary, Short Hills, NJ 108 46 Jan 1963?"Developing a Garden" 108 47 Jan-Feb 1964"Landscape Design" 108 48 Fall 1967"Garden Design" 109 1 Spr 1970"Gardening in the Shade" 109 2 Spr 1983"Landscape Design" 109 3 Delaware Federation of Garden Clubs, Flower Show SchoolOct 1964 109 4 Federated Garden Clubs of Connecticut, Landscape Design WorkshopSep 1958 109 5 Federated Garden Clubs of Maine, Landscape Design Study Course IApr 1976 Federated Garden Clubs of Maryland, Landscape Design School 109 6 Course IIMar 1958 109 7 Course VMar 1960 109 8 Course INov 1965 Federated Garden Clubs of Maryland, Landscape Design School 109 9 Course IVNov 1968 109 10 Course IApr 1970 109 11 Course IIIMar 1972 109 12 Course IIIMay 1973 109 13 Course IIIApr 1976 109 14 Course IApr 1978 109 15 Course IIIMar-Apr 1980 109 16 n.d. Federated Garden Clubs of Maryland and National Capital Garden Club League 109 17 Landscape Design Study Course IIOct 1961 109 18 Landscape Design Study Course IIIApr 1976 Federated Garden Clubs of New York State 109 19 Course for Flower Show Exhibitors and JudgesJan 1952 School of Landscape Design 109 20 Spr 1957 109 21 Course Ifall 1957 109 22 Course VApr 1960 109 23 Course VIOct 1960 109 24 Course IIOct 1970 110 1 Course IIIOct 1971 110 2 Jan 1972 110 3 Course IIISep 1981 Garden Club Federation of Massachusetts, School of Landscape Design 110 4 Course INov 1961 110 5 Course INov 1963 110 6 Course IINov 1964 110 7 Course IV spr 1969 Garden Club Federation of Pennsylvania, School of Landscape Design 110 8 Course IINov 1972 110 9 Course IIIMay 1973 110 10 Garden Club of America, Educational Symposium, "Planning the Small Garden"19-20 Nov 1952 110 11 Garden Club of Cranford (NJ), "Landscape Design"Feb 1972 Garden Club of Lawrence (NY) 110 12 Advanced Landscape CourseJan-Feb 1966 110 13 Plant IdentificationOct 1966, Nov 1966, Jan 1967 Garden Club of New Jersey, School of Landscape Design 110 14 Course IVJan 1960 110 15 Course IOct 1960 110 16 Course IIOct 1964 110 17 Course IIIMar 1965 110 18 Course IIIMar 1967 110 19 Course IIIOct 1969 Greenwich (CT) Garden Center 111 1 "How to Plan and Plant Your Home Grounds" and "Landscape Fundamentals" spr 1974 111 2 "Landscape Design" and "Advanced Landscape Course"spr 1973, fall 1974 Hillside Garden Club, Lynchburg, VA, "Landscape Design" 111 3 Mar 1973 111 4 Fall 1973 111 5 Millbrook (NY) Garden Club, Landscape Design Course, ? 111 6 Morristown (NJ) Garden Club, Landscape Design CourseFeb 1972 111 7-8 National Council of State Garden Clubs, School of Landscape Design, Course IIIApr 1961, n.d. 111 9 New Canaan (CT) Garden Club, Landscape Design Course spr 1970 111 10 New York Botanical Garden, Brownstone Gardens1984 North Country Garden Club of Long Island 111 11 Landscape Design CourseJan-Feb 1963 111 12 Advanced Landscape CourseFeb 1964 111 13 Plant Identification and UseJan-Feb 1965 111 14 Rusticus Club (Bedford, NY), Landscape Design CourseJan-Feb 1970 Rye (NY) Garden Club, Landscape Design Course 111 15 Jan-Feb 1960 111 16 Jan-Feb 1962 Scarsdale (NY) Adult School, Landscape Design Course 111 17 Fall 1949 111 18 Fall 1967 111 19 Fall 1968 111 20 Stony Brook Garden Club (Princeton, NJ), Plant Identification and UseJan 1966 Three Harbors Garden Club (Long Island, NY) 111 21 Landscape Design Course spr 1969 111 22 Advanced Landscape Coursespr 1970 111 23-25 Miscellaneous and unidentified notesn.d. Correspondence 112 1 General1953-85, n.d. 112 2 Horticulture magazine1965-87 112 3 New York Sun1941, n.d. 112 4 New York Times1960-66, n.d. Articles 112 5 "The Approach to the Garden," The Brownstonercirca 1975 112 6 Azalea Garden,New York Timescirca 1965 112 7 "Backyard Garden,"New York Times7 Apr 1946 112 8 "Between Two Gardens"circa 1941 112 9 "Broadleaved Evergreens for All-Year Effect," HorticultureOct 1968 112 10 "Charm Comes to a City Garden," New York Sun22 Feb 1941 112 11 "Founts of Color,"New York Times30 Mar 1958 "The Garden Life: James E. Cross of Long Island, New York," Garden Design, winter 1983 12 Correspondence, 1982-84 112 13 Drafts, notes, and text1982-83 112 14 "Garden Plans with a Purpose," The BrownstonerFeb 1975 112 15 "Guide for Novices,"New York Times19 Sep 1954 112 16 "A High Garden with a Bay View," New York Sun15 Feb 1941 112 17 "A Hillside Garden," Flower and Gardencirca 1976 112 18 "How to Use Trees and Shrubs"n.d. 112 19 "Junipers are Useful," HorticultureNov 1966 112 20 "Juvenile Delinquency in Brooklyn," Brooklyn Eagle13 Feb 1941 112 21 "Landscape the Swimming Pool,"New York Times7 Sep 1961 112 22 "Landscaping a Small Plot," Long Island Horticultural Society Bulletincirca 1972 112 23 "Let's Have a Fruit Garden This Year," HorticultureMay 1975 112 24 "Let's Have a Garden This Year"circa 1949 112 25 "Litchfield Perennial Garden," New York Sun1 Mar 1941 112 26 "Long Island Gardens," PaumanokJun 1973 112 27 "Master Planner: A Landscape Architect Sets the Home Scene,"New York Times5 Feb 1961 112 28 Multi-stem Trees,New York Timescirca 1966 112 29 "Needle-leaved Evergreens for Many Purposes," HorticultureApr 1970 112 30 "A New Approach,"New York Times18 Sep 1955 112 31 "One-Color Plantings Will Accent a Garden,"New York Times1 Feb 1959 112 32 "Perennial Trends: the Northeast,"New York Times10 Jan 1960 112 33 "Plan for a Suburban Plot," New York Sun8 Feb 1941 112 34 "Planned to Differ,"New York Times20 Mar 1955 112 35 "Planning for Fall Garden Color,"New York Times15 Apr 1962 112 36 "Planting a Garden Path," New York Suncirca 1941 112 37 "Plot-Plan Guides New Home Landscaping,"New York Times5 Apr 1964 112 38 "Railroad Ties in the Home Landscape," HorticultureOct 1974 112 39 "A Remodeled Garden,"New York Timescirca 1960 112 40 "Red Hook Housing Project," Alumnae Bulletin of the Smith College Graduate School of Architecture and Landscape ArchitectureMar 1941 112 41 "Shade-Tolerant Plants Suit Problem Sites,"New York Times7 Apr 1957 112 42 "Sunken Garden in the City,"New York Times18 Apr 1965 112 43 Terrace Ideas,New York Timescirca 1964 112 44 "Vines for Town," New York Sun5 Apr 1941 112 45 "Wisteria," Flower and GardenApr 1966 112 46 "Year-Round Color with Broadleaved Evergreens," HorticultureDec 1973 Books How to Plan and Plant Your Own Property, 1967 113 1 Published volume1967 113 2 Clippings1967, n.d. 113 3 Contract and royalty statements1965-84 113 4-6 Correspondence1957-85, n.d. Illustrations 113 7 Listsn.d. 113 8 Detail plansn.d. 113 9 Information re gifts, purchases, and sales1967-82, n.d. 113 10 Interview on "The Jewish Home Show"1968 113 11-13 Notesn.d. 113 14 Publicityn.d. 113 15-20 Typescriptn.d. Small Gardens for City and Country: a guide to designing and planting your green spaces, ( Gardens for Brownstone and Brick)1978 114 1 Published volume1978 114 2 Contract and royalty statements1976-89 114 3-4 Correspondence1973-85, n.d. Illustrations 114 5 Lists and notesn.d. 114 6-8 Detail plansn.d. 114 9 Notesn.d. 114 10 Outlinesn.d. 114 11-13 Proposals1974, n.d. 114 14 Publicity1977-88, n.d. 114 15 Sales1979-90, n.d. 114 16-17 Typescriptn.d. Designs for American Gardens (original title: Country Gardens)1991 115 1 Published volume1991 115 2 Correspondence, drafts, and notes1989-92, n.d. Illustrations 115 3 General1991, n.d. 115 4-17 Detail plans, Chapters 1-14 115 18 Outlines1989, n.d. 115 19 Publication party at Brooklyn Botanic Garden24 Nov 1991 115 20 Publicity1992-93 Garden Designs (Burpee American Gardening Series) (original title: Designed Gardens) 1991 115 21 Published volume1991 115 22 Correspondence and notes1988-90, n.d. 115 23 Publicity and clippings1991-92 115 24-25 Typescript Book proposals 115 26 "Hudson River Valley Gardens"1974 "Gardens for Grandparents"1978-80, n.d. 115 27 Correspondence, notes, and drafts 115 28 Illustrations by Helen Miller OVERSIZE MATERIALS (BOXES) I. BIOGRAPHICAL MATERIALS Awards 116 1 Liberty Hyde Bailey Medal1991 ASLA Fellow medal, 1978; Spirit of Life glass award, 1997 116 2 Certificates and miscellaneous1961-99, n.d. Education 116 3 Cambridge School: miscellaneous sketches1934, n.d. 116 3 New York Chapter, American Society of Landscape Architects, Atelier: problemswinter 1938 116 5 Houses: 94 Carswell St., Green Harbor, MA, plan of land1958 II. CLIENT FILES 117 1-3 Miscellaneous unidentified drawingsn.d. V. PHOTOGRAPHS Prints Client files 118 1 Blum, Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Brown (Short Hills) 118 2 Curry, Donovan (William), Eristoff, Garden City 118 3 Ireys, Jackson, Love, Paley 118 4 Poor, Stim, Sturgis, Sulzberger 118 5 Timpson, Ward, Waters 119 1 Carlton Gardens 119 2 Heyes 119 3-4 Unidentified VIII. TEACHING 120 1-4 Demonstration drawings and sketches, miscellaneousn.d. IX. WRITINGS Books 121 1-3 How To Plan and Plant Your Own Property: detail plans 121 4 Designs for American Gardens OVERSIZE MATERIALS (FLAT FILE) Flat file 27 I. BIOGRAPHICAL MATERIALS Education Cambridge School Thesis drawings Originals-extremely fragile Copies Student sketches Flat file 26 VIII. TEACHING Demonstration sketches and drawings OVERSIZE MATERIALS (ROLLED DRAWINGS) IV. MISCELLANEOUS PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES Roll 16 Consultations: Brooklyn Parks Department, proposed tree planting plann.d.