Administrative Information
Acquisition Information
Records of the Olmsted Associates, Inc., a landscape architectural firm, were given to the Library of Congress in 1967 and 1971 by the firm's present owners. Additional material was given by the American Society of Landscape Architects in 1986. Microfilm copies of parts of the records were purchased, 1971-1973. Digital files were given by the Friends of Seattle’s Olmsted Parks in 2008.
Processing History
The records of the Olmsted Associates were arranged and described in 1972 and 1974 by Joseph Sullivan. The records were reprocessed and prepared for microfilm in 1988 by Paul D. Ledvina, and the finding aid revised in 1995 with the assistance of Susie H. Moody and Karen Stuart. Digital files were processed and the finding aid updated in 2015 by Michael Spangler, Patrick Kerwin, and Kathleen O'Neill.
Digital files were received as part of the Olmsted Associates records on a variety of storage media, each of which was assigned a unique digital ID number. Use the digital ID number to request access copies of the files associated with each media. A description of the standard processes taken on all born digital records can be found in the Processing History Note: Born Digital Collection Material at https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.digital.
Other Repositories
An extensive collection of additional Olmsted Associates records, including graphic material related to this collection, is located at the Fredrick Law Olmsted National Historical Site in Brookline, Massachusetts.
Related Material
Related collections in the Manuscript Division include the papers of Frederick Law Olmsted, Sr. at https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms001019, and the papers of his biographer, Laura Wood Roper, at https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms001020.
Microfilm
A microfilm copy of part of these records is available on 531 reels. Consult reference staff in the Manuscript Division concerning availability for purchase or interlibrary loan. To promote preservation of the originals, researchers are required to consult the microfilm edition as available.
Online Content
The Olmsted Associates Records are available on the Library of Congress Web site at https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/collmss.ms000086. To promote preservation of the originals, researchers are required to consult the online edition as available.
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Container, reel, or digital ID number, Olmsted Associates Records, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.