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1. Olmsted Associates records, 1863-1971

   170,000 items. 637 containers plus 24 oversize. 255 linear feet. 531 microfilm reels. 1,295 digital files (1.26 GB). -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Landscape architectural firm. The records include correspondence, letterbooks, memoranda, reports, plans, specifications, newspaper clippings, photographs, drawings, journals, account books, ledgers, lists, diagrams, blueprints, deeds, and printed matter constituting the business files of the firm and reflecting the breadth of the projects undertaken by its staff. A small group of Olmsted family papers is also contained in the collection.

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2. Yousef Waffa papers, 1932-1934

   10 items. 8 containers. 3 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Landscape design student. Ten scrapbooks consisting of photographs, maps, blue prints, and notes detailing the urban and park planning of different cities and subdivisions across the United States at the outset of the New Deal.