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Eleanor Weller collection

Smithsonian Gardens

Object Details

Compiler
Weller, Eleanor
Names
Garden Club of America
Topic
Gardens -- History
Gardens -- United States
Parks -- United States
Provenance
Donated by Eleanor Weller Reade to the Archives of American Gardens in 2006, 2009, 2011 and 2012.
Compiler
Weller, Eleanor
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Eleanor Weller collection
Summary
The Eleanor Weller Collection dates from circa 1978-2006 and consists of photographic images and research files relating to The Garden Club of America's Slide Library of Notable American Parks and Gardens (later donated to the Smithsonian Institution as The Garden Club of America Collection) and the book, The Golden Age of American Gardens: Proud Owners, Private Estates, 1890-1940, co-written by Weller and Mac Griswold, as well as thousands of photographic images of historic and contemporary gardens compiled or taken by Weller. Materials include correspondence, research notes, clippings, brochures, lecture scripts, photocopied images from archival repositories, and original and duplicate 35mm slides.
Biographical/Historical note
Eleanor Weller Reade is a horticulturist, garden lecturer, interior designer, and co-author of the book The Golden Age of American Gardens: Proud Owners, Private Estates, 1890-1940. As a member of The Garden Club of America, she played a ciritical role in the compilation of the GCA's Slide Library of Notable American Parks and Gardens which was subsequently donated to the Archives of American Gardens as The Garden Club of America Collection.
Extent
36 Cubic feet
Date
circa 1978-2006
bulk 1981-1991
Archival Repository
Archives of American Gardens
Identifier
AAG.ECW
Type
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Publications
Notes
Clippings
Correspondence
Citation
Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, Eleanor Weller Reade collection.
Rights
Archives of American Gardens encourages the use of its archival materials for non-commercial, educational and personal use under the fair use provision of U.S. copyright law. Use or copyright restrictions may exist. It is incumbent upon the researcher to ascertain copyright status and assume responsibility for usage. All requests for duplication and use must be submitted in writing and approved by Archives of American Gardens. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.
The Golden Age of American Gardens: Proud Owners, Private Estates, 1890-1940
Significant portions of the Eleanor Weller Collection were generated or amassed for this book which was co-written by Mac Griswold and Eleanor Weller.
Genre/Form
Publications
Notes
Clippings
Correspondence
Scope and Contents note
The core of the collection consists of thousands of 35mm slide images photographed or amassed by Eleanor Weller. The latter come from numerous sources including books, magazines and archival repositories. The images document thousands of private gardens and public spaces (including parks, historic sites, and sculpture gardens) throughout the United States. Duplicates of a significant number of images from the Eleanor Weller Collection can be found in The Garden Club of America Collection at the Archives of American Gardens. There is also a smaller grouping of photographs of gardens taken by Weller. Complementing this collection of images are numerous vertical files with magazine and newspaper clippings and brochures, etc. relating to hundreds of public and private gardens in America. A significant number of the files relate to gardens profiled in the book co-authored by Weller, The Golden Age of American Gardens: Proud Owners, Private Estates, 1890-1940. The collection also includes correspondence regarding the recompilation of The Garden Club of America's collection of historic glass lantern slides as well as correspondence and research materials relating to the compilation of 35mm slides for the GCA's Slide Library of Notable American Parks and Gardens from both public and private sources. Another portion of the collection documents the research and image compilation for The Golden Age of American Gardens manuscript. While similar in nature to the research materials relating to the GCA Slide Library, the portion of the collection encompassing the book's preparation represents a change in focus from collecting a representative sampling of 35mm slides for gardens throughout the U.S. to gathering specific high quality images intended for The Golden Age of American Gardens. This portion of the collection also contains a nearly complete draft of the manuscript as well as drafts of the footnotes and appendix. Because of the similar nature of the GCA Slide Library and The Golden Age of American Gardens book projects and the fact that they overlapped for a time, the files frequently intertwine closely. Some files identified with one project may include documents for the other project and visa versa. An example of this is seen in The Golden Age of American Gardens' Image Reference Files arranged according to Archival Repository. The files include packets from archival repositories throughout the U.S. with photocopies of select images in their collections. These images were used to facilitate both the selection of images for The Golden Age of American Gardens book project and the GCA Slide Library, and are occasionally annotated. In some cases, a review of both series may be necessary to ensure that relevant files are not overlooked. Other noteworthy aspects of this collection are materials that deal with the origins and operations of the Smithsonian's Archives of American Gardens, including correspondence regarding one of its future collections, The Chimneys Collection. Also present are several slide scripts corresponding with the GCA's historic glass lantern slide collection, as well as materials in the GCA Slide Library (now The Garden Club of America Collection). It should be noted that while the creator of this collection is Eleanor Weller, significant portions of the files relating to the GCA Slide Library and The Golden Age of American Gardens were compiled by Helen Rollins in her position as research assistant for The Golden Age book project. It is possible that Rollins also helped compile the files in The Golden Age of American Gardens' Image Reference Files arranged by state. Lastly, the collection includes contemporary color photographs of historic sites and gardens taken by Richard Marchand. Weller had previously worked with Marchand, the donor of the Richard Marchand Historical Postcard Collection at the Archives of American Gardens, to compile historic garden images for the GCA Slide Library.
Restrictions
Access to original archival materials by appointment only. Researcher must submit request for appointment in writing. Certain items may be restricted and not available to researchers. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.
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Record ID
ebl-1530043205252-1530043205269-0
Metadata Usage
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GUID
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In the Collection

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  • Manchester -- Seyburn Garden

  • Unidentified Location -- Unidentified Garden

  • Atlanta -- Unidentified Garden

  • Savannah -- Battersby-Hartridge House

  • Pasadena -- Villa Merritt Ollivier

  • Winnetka -- Skipton

  • Fairfield -- Thaddeus Burr Homestead

  • Lenox -- Schultz Garden

  • Lake Forest -- Carry Playhouse

  • Montgomery -- Blount Garden

  • Brookfield -- Unidentified Garden House

  • Augusta -- King Park, Pendleton

  • Convent, near -- Unidentified Garden

  • Montgomery -- Unidentified Gardens along Woodley Road

  • Green Valley -- Unidentified Garden(s)

  • Seal Harbor -- Glengariff

  • Madison -- Shrewsbury-Windle House

  • Palm Beach -- Sandy Loam Farm

  • Materials relating to The Golden Age of American Gardens: Proud Owners, Private Estates, 1890-1940

  • Waterford -- Enders Heart Garden, The Harriet Whitmore

  • San Francisco -- Metcalf Garden

  • Greenwich -- Khakum Wood

  • Litchfield -- Butternut Brook Farm

  • Montecito -- Miraflores

  • Millbrae -- Millbrae

  • Cumberland Island -- Greyfield Inn

  • Pasadena -- Millard Garden

  • Los Angeles -- Unidentified Garden

  • Seal Harbor -- Harbor Club

  • Hillsborough -- Summerholme

  • Honolulu -- Farrington Garden

  • Indianapolis -- Iveagh House

  • Carmel -- Fortune Garden

  • Lake Forest -- Wendell Garden

  • Atlanta -- Woodhaven

  • Lake Forest -- Chapin Garden

  • Athens -- Founders Memorial Garden

  • Little Rock -- Harriet Stephens Garden

  • Etowah Valley -- Valley View

  • Honolulu, O'ahu -- Unidentified Garden

  • Key West -- Hemingway Home and Museum

  • Groton -- Danielson Garden

  • Easton, near -- Cedar Point

  • Wheaton -- Brookside Gardens

  • Mobile -- Spanish Plaza

  • Vacherie -- Oak Alley Plantation

  • Barrington -- Hilltop House

  • Eastern Shore -- Unidentified Garden

  • Augusta -- Teague Garden

  • Louisville -- Malvern House

  • Chestnut Hill -- Roughwood

  • Ketchum -- Taylor Garden

  • Augusta -- Herbert Memorial Institute of Art, Gertrude

  • Cambridge -- Unidentified Garden (plan by Paul Frost)

  • Lake Forest -- Bennett Garden

  • Lake Forest -- Haffner Garden

  • New Orleans -- Ursuline Convent

  • Greenwich -- As You Like It

  • Lake Forest -- Clow Garden

  • Santa Barbara -- Coe Garden

  • Wethersfield -- Howe Garden

  • Corona del Mar -- Sherman Library and Gardens

  • Los Angeles (Hollywood) -- Bernheimer Oriental Gardens

  • Wilmington -- Sainte Amour

  • Hartford -- Barney

  • Kentucky

  • Los Angeles (Hollywood) -- Cresmont

  • Los Angeles -- El Alisal

  • Montecito -- La Toscana

  • Newnan formerly Haddock -- Bankshaven

  • Augusta -- Hill Garden

  • Atherton -- Payne - Douglass Hall & Gardens

  • Lake Tahoe -- Vikingsholm

  • Bar Harbor -- Unidentified Garden

  • Wilmington -- Unidentified Gardens (aerial)

  • Thomasville -- Greenwood Plantation

  • Saratoga -- Villa Montalvo

  • Santa Barbara -- Le Petit Manor

  • Atlanta -- Fleming Garden

  • York Harbor -- Piscataqua Garden Club Roadside Cleanup

  • Beverly -- Dawson Hall

  • York -- Unidentified Garden(s)

  • (Southern California) -- Unidentified Garden

  • Ridgefield -- Keeler Tavern

  • Unidentified City -- McCoy Garden

  • Piedmont -- Proctor Garden

  • Palm Beach -- Buenos Recuerdos

  • West Morris -- Maple Corners

  • Fairfield -- Spelman Garden

  • Los Angeles -- Secundo Guasti Villa

  • Greenwich -- Baxter Garden

  • Hobe Sound/Jupiter Island -- Mellon Garden

  • Washington -- Shipman Garden

  • New Iberia -- Shadows-on-the-Teche

  • Washington (Washington Depot) -- Meadow Wind

  • Pasadena -- 1969 Annual Garden Club of America Meeting

  • Paducah -- Keiler Gardens

  • San Diego -- Coronado Nursery

  • New Orleans -- Gallier House

  • Los Angeles -- Anthony Garden

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