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Lois W. Poinier slide collection

Smithsonian Gardens

Object Details

Garden designer
Poinier, Lois W.
Wodell, Helen Page
Cottrell, Lois Page
Topic
Landscape gardening
Gardens -- United States
Gardens -- Rhode Island
Gardens -- Pennsylvania
Gardens -- New York
Gardens -- New Jersey
Gardens -- Massachusetts
Gardens -- Connecticut
Gardens -- California
Provenance
Lois W. Poinier donated materials to the Archives of American Gardens in 2003, 2011, 2012, and 2014. The 2003 donation was facilited by Catha Rambusch of Wave Hill in Bronx, NY.
Garden designer
Poinier, Lois W.
Wodell, Helen Page
Cottrell, Lois Page
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Lois W. Poinier slide collection
Summary
The Lois W. Poinier Collection documents the work of Lois W. Poinier, a self-taught garden designer who designed scores of gardens, most of them in New Jersey.
Biographical/Historical note
Lois W. Poinier is a self-taught garden designer who began her career in association with her mother, Helen Page Wodell. Wodell, along with her sister, Lois Page Cottrell, established the garden design firm of Wodell & Cottrell, in Short Hills, New Jersey in 1931. The majority of Lois W. Poinier's design work was in New Jersey. She was a longtimestanding member of the Short Hills Garden Club in New Jersey and lectured on gardens and garden design.
Extent
154 Lantern slides
1 Album
2,243 Color slides
2.25 Cubic feet
Date
circa 1920-1999
Custodial History note
Materials in the Lois W. Poinier Collection were generated or compiled by Lois W. Poiner during the course of her garden design career.
Archival Repository
Archives of American Gardens
Identifier
AAG.PNR
Type
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Lantern slides
Albums
Color slides
Slides (photographs)
Citation
Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, Lois W. Poinier slide 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.
Genre/Form
Slides (photographs)
Scope and Contents note
The Lois W. Poinier Collection contains 1,089 35mm slides documenting before-and-after images of almost 100 gardens designed by garden designer and Garden Club of America member Lois W. Poinier of New Jersey. Most gardens are located in New Jersey, but there are some in California, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York, Pennsylvania, and Rhode Island. The collection includes some gardens designed by Poinier's mother, Helen Page Wodell, and aunt, Lois Page Cottrell, who practiced under the firm name of Wodell & Cottrell. The collection is particularly helpful as it shows the evolution of gardens under construction and in their 'finished' state. The collection also includes an album of images documenting gardens owned by Lois W. Poinier and her mother, Helen Page Wodell in New Jersey and Connecticut as well as an extensive slide lecture and script compiled by Poinier entitled "Ninety Years in a Garden" that documents the story and evolution of three of those gardens in New Jersey. Another series of glass lantern slides of numerous gardens dating from the 1920s and 1930s was used extensively for garden lecture purposes by both women. Finally, there are images by Lois W. Poinier of numerous private and public gardens throughout the United States and the United Kingdom that she visited.
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.
Related link
Record ID
ebl-1521745806903-1521745806976-0
Metadata Usage
CC0
GUID
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb63644452d-e593-42da-931f-abb0a15e9d5d

In the Collection

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  • Short Hills -- Gherardi Garden

  • Greenville -- Crigler Garden

  • Wee Loch

  • Unidentified Garden in Unknown Location

  • Short Hills -- Dailey Garden

  • Bull Farm: completed wall face and terrace.

  • Cox Garden: view of the formally designed garden.

  • Miscellaneous Sites: the Johannes G. Hardenbergh house in Kerhonkson, Ulster County, New York.

  • Smith Garden: walkway leading to walled brick patio.

  • Short Hills -- Hostetter Garden

  • Campbell Garden: squirrel fountain set into stone staircase.

  • Poinier Garden: back of house during remodeling and construction of deck and garden shed.

  • Sewickley -- Berdan Garden

  • Unidentified Garden in Unknown Location

  • Halbach Garden No. 2: front of house before landscaping.

  • Turnbull Garden: a wooden gate is the focal point by a brick wall and walkway.

  • Unidentified Location

  • Halbach Garden No. 2: 'Wilhelmina Vuyk' azaleas in spring.

  • McKeown Garden: bank at side of house.

  • Donavan Garden: site under construction.

  • New Vernon -- Johnston Garden

  • Campbell Garden: patio after completion.

  • Halbach Garden No. 2: terrace, walls, and landscaping a few years after completion.

  • Saugerties -- Miscellaneous Sites

  • Burrows Garden: wall fountain and stairs.

  • Unidentified Gardens in Palm Beach, Florida

  • Bumsted, William, Garden: overview of terrace in winter.

  • Summit -- Clutsam Garden

  • Penney Garden: fenced formal garden with walkways.

  • Elmore Garden: site during landscaping installation.

  • Truslow Garden: chairs and table set up for tea in the garden.

  • West Orange -- Chubb Garden

  • Unidentified Garden in Unknown Location

  • Kemmerer Garden No. 1: side garden and patio after landscaping.

  • Summit -- Molnar Garden

  • Unidentified Garden in Unknown Location

  • Halbach Garden No. 2: terrace area shortly after completion, looking from back yard toward screened porch on side of house.

  • Wallbridge Garden

  • Bumsted, William, Garden: detail of terrace one year after completion.

  • Unidentified Gardens and Features

  • Unidentified -- Unidentified Garden in Florida

  • Woodlands Stables, Llewellyn Park: Front of house during landscaping construction and installation.

  • Jennings Garden: garden detail showing lawn and patio.

  • Short Hills -- Wee Loch

  • New Haven -- Farnam Garden

  • Bedford -- Potter Garden

  • Howe Garden

  • The Grace Edwards Garden: curving boxwood hedges; gate with scrollwork leading to rill and gazebo in the distance.

  • Unidentified Garden in Unknown Location

  • Chubb Garden

  • Princeton -- Webster Garden

  • Miscellaneous Sites

  • Short Hills -- Halbach Garden No. 2

  • Donavan Garden: site after landscaping installation.

  • Palm Beach -- Unidentified Gardens in Palm Beach, Florida

  • Unidentified Garden in Unknown Location

  • Campbell Garden: house after construction of brick wall and terrace garden.

  • Bull Farm: overview of walls, terrace, and stairs.

  • Halbach Garden No. 2: back of house before landscaping.

  • Dailey Garden: front of house before landscaping.

  • Unidentified Garden in Unknown Location

  • Short Hills -- Duff Garden

  • Halbach Garden No. 2: garage driveway area and back of house.

  • Halbach Garden No. 2: upper wall, fence, and garden borders in spring.

  • Edgewood (NY)

  • Benjamin Ten Broeck House: a view of the house.

  • Jennings Garden: garden detail showing lawn and tulips.

  • Summit -- Heekin Garden

  • McKeown Garden: back of house during construction.

  • Unidentified Garden in Unknown Location

  • Elmore Garden: front of house after landscaping.

  • Miami -- Vizcaya Museum and Gardens

  • Montclair -- Penick Garden

  • New Jersey

  • Bush Garden: site in winter, several years after landscaping.

  • Short Hills -- Halbach Garden No. 1

  • Stevenson Garden

  • Briar Patch

  • Halbach Garden No. 1: plantings adjacent to terrace.

  • Huntington -- Mill Cove

  • Unidentified Garden in Unknown Location

  • Burrows Garden: before landscaping.

  • McKeown Garden: front of house during construction.

  • Reeves-Reed Arboretum

  • Short Hills -- William Bumsted Garden

  • Woodlands Stables, Llewellyn Park: House through archway topped with horse head. Shrubs, trees, patio, gravel path through arch, urns on either side of arch.

  • Short Hills -- Halbach Garden I

  • Hoyt, C. O., Garden: side yard area after landscaping.

  • Short Hills -- Briar Patch

  • Poinier Garden: back garden in early spring after completion of remodeling and deck construction.

  • Wallbridge Garden

  • Unidentified Landscape in Unknown Location

  • Kemmerer Garden No. 2: driveway area before construction and landscaping.

  • Vizcaya Museum and Gardens: a view of the Marine Garden.

  • Rumson -- Hervey-Bathurst Garden

  • Cooperstown -- Tilton Garden

  • Briar Patch

  • Plainfield -- Sanders Garden

  • Gherardi Garden

  • Gherardi Garden

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