Box 13 Folder 12
Central Park - Photo Album - Architectural Details, 1930s, 1960s, undated
76 photos (original album name missing)
Box 13 Folder 11
Central Park - Photo Album - Architecture and Infrastructure, 1960s, undated
Box 13 Folder 13
Central Park - Photo Album - Lower Middle Park, 1930s, 1960s, undated
Box 13 Folder 14
Central Park - Photo Album - Lower Middle Park II, 1930s, 1960s, undated
Box 14 Folder 1
Central Park - Photo Album - Mall and Bandstand, 1930s, 1960s, undated
Box 14 Folder 2
Central Park - Photo Album - Middle Park, 1930s, 1960s, undated
Box 14 Folder 3
Central Park - Photo Album - South End II, 1930s, 1950, 1960s, undated
Box 14 Folder 4
Central Park - Photo Negatives, undated
25 strips of negatives, 3 negatives
Box 14 Folder 5
Central Park - Photos - People and Animals, 1960s-70s, undated
Box 14 Folder 6
Central Park - Photos - Plans and Drawings, undated
Box 14 Folder 7
Central Park - Photos - Reproductions [1 of 2], undated
77 photos of paintings, drawings and maps, including 32 photos of sketches from Lewis Miller's 1864 "Guide to Central Park" and 2 photos of John Singer Sargent's portrait of Frederick Olmsted, postcards, two of which addressed to 'Hettie Rice' and 'Sadie Rice', both dated 1903
Box 14 Folder 8
Central Park - Photos - Reproductions [2 of 2], undated
77 photos of paintings, drawings and maps, including 32 photos of sketches from Lewis Miller's 1864 "Guide to Central Park" and 2 photos of John Singer Sargent's portrait of Frederick Olmsted, postcards, two of which addressed to 'Hettie Rice' and 'Sadie Rice', both dated 1903
Box 14 Folder 9
Central Park - Photos - Views and Landscapes, 1960s, undated
Box 14 Folder 10
Central Park - Photos by Reed, 1960s, undated
28 negative strips, 8 negatives, 31 photos (of which 24 are contact sheets)
Box 13 Folder 5
Central Park - Research - General I [1 of 2], 1970s, undated
Includes correspondence Lewis G. Adams (Adams & Woodbridge Architects), Roger F. Pasquier (Linnaean Society of New York), Estelle Wolf (to Mayor Lindsay re Ladies Pavilion), Gabriella Befani Canfield (re Metropolitan Museum expansion), Marjorie Pickens, Richard Edes Harrison, notes and information on Metropolitan Museum, history and chronology of Central Park
Box 13 Folder 6
Central Park - Research - General I [2 of 2], 1970s, undated
Includes correspondence Lewis G. Adams (Adams & Woodbridge Architects), Roger F. Pasquier (Linnaean Society of New York), Estelle Wolf (to Mayor Lindsay re Ladies Pavilion), Gabriella Befani Canfield (re Metropolitan Museum expansion), Marjorie Pickens, Richard Edes Harrison, notes and information on Metropolitan Museum, history and chronology of Central Park
Box 13 Folder 7
Central Park - Research - General II, 1911-12, undated
Box 13 Folder 8
Central Park - Research - General III, 1970s, undated
Box 38 Folder 9
Central Park - Research - General IV, 1970s, undated
Box 38 Folder 12
Central Park - Research - General V, 1970s, undated
Includes maps, excerpt from Bibliography of the Life and Works of Calvert Vaux, and negatives of photographs by Jacob Wrey Mould (1863 - 1865)
Box 13 Folder 9
Central Park - Research on Gardens and Plants [1 of 2], 1966, undated
Box 13 Folder 10
Central Park - Research on Gardens and Plants [2 of 2], 1966, undated
Box 14 Folder 11
Manhattan Parks - Photos [1 of 2], undated
42 photos (not including Central Park)
Box 14 Folder 12
Manhattan Parks - Photos [2 of 2], undated
42 photos (not including Central Park)
Box 12 Folder 15
Manhattan Parks - Research Material - General, 1970s, 1986, undated
Includes notes and information on Battery Park City development, The Morris-Jumel Mansion, Inwood Hill Park, Corlears Hook Park, Riverside Park, Stuyvesant Square, Washington Park and Arch, a "Survey of the More Important Parks in New York City by Reed and Sophia Duckworth," correspondence Landmarks Preservation Commission
Box 13 Folder 4
Manhattan Parks - Research Material - General, 1970s, undated
Includes information on distinguished trees in city parks, city parks and acreage, playgrounds, Shakespeare Garden, vest pocket parks, correspondence Christopher Gray (Office for Metropolitan History)
Box 12 Folder 16
Manhattan Parks - Research Material I [1 of 2], 1970s, undated
From "Battery Park" to "Fort Tyron Park," includes correspondence A.J. Sheridan (US War Department), Robert Moses (Department of Parks), Fred (Brooklyn Botanical Garden), 2 photos
Box 12 Folder 17
Manhattan Parks - Research Material I [2 of 2], 1970s, undated
From "Battery Park" to "Fort Tyron Park," includes correspondence A.J. Sheridan (US War Department), Robert Moses (Department of Parks), Fred (Brooklyn Botanical Garden), 2 photos
Box 13 Folder 1
Manhattan Parks - Research Material II, 1960s-70s, undated
From "Gramercy Park" to "Morningside Park," 3 photos
Box 13 Folder 2
Manhattan Parks - Research Material III, 1960s-70s, undated
From "Marcus Garvey Park" to "Riverside Park," 2 photos
Box 13 Folder 3
Manhattan Parks - Research Material IV, 1960s-70s, undated
Includes correspondence Joseph J. Roberto (NYU), Jane West (Clarkson N. Potter), 1 photo
Box 12 Folder 11
Manhattan Parks, Manuscript [1 of 4], 1970s
Box 12 Folder 12
Manhattan Parks, Manuscript [2 of 4], 1970s
Box 12 Folder 13
Manhattan Parks, Manuscript [3 of 4], 1970s
Box 12 Folder 14
Manhattan Parks, Manuscript [4 of 4], 1970s
Box 14 Folder 13
Roosevelt Island - Research, 1976, undated
Oversize Box 1 Folder 2
Brooklyn Sculpture (unpublished book), circa early 1970s
Proposed book, never published, with photos by John Barrington Bayley, essay by Helen A. Read and introduction by Reed, includes photocopies of photographs, detailed lists of sculptures, texts, correspondence Robert Makla (Greensward Foundation)
Box 14 Folder 14
Bronx Parks - Research - Botanical Garden, 1970s, undated
Box 14 Folder 16
Bronx Parks - Research - from "Introduction" to "Old Fort Park" [1 of 2], 1960s-70s, undated
Includes correspondence Thomas diZerega, George Tabor (?), Diane Schwartz (New York Botanical Garden), John McNamara (Bronx County Historical Society), 2 photos
Box 14 Folder 17
Bronx Parks - Research - from "Introduction" to "Old Fort Park" [2 of 2], 1960s-70s, undated
Includes correspondence Thomas diZerega, George Tabor (?), Diane Schwartz (New York Botanical Garden), John McNamara (Bronx County Historical Society), 2 photos
Box 14 Folder 18
Bronx Parks - Research - from "Pelham Bay Park" to "Weir Creek Park" [1 of 2]), 1960s-70s, undated
Includes correspondence Beatrice Gilman Proske (Hispanic Society of America), Stewart R. Manville, John E. Piper (re Poe Cottage)
Box 14 Folder 19
Bronx Parks - Research - from "Pelham Bay Park" to "Weir Creek Park" [2 of 2], 1960s-70s, undated
Includes correspondence Beatrice Gilman Proske (Hispanic Society of America), Stewart R. Manville, John E. Piper (re Poe Cottage)
Box 14 Folder 15
Bronx Parks - Research - General, 1970s, undated
Includes notes and information on Poe Cottage, Greenwood Cemetery, numerous issues ofBronx County Historical Society Journal
Box 15 Folder 1
Bronx Parks, Manuscript Draft 1 - from "Introduction" to "Wave Hill-Perkins Park", circa early 1970s
Box 15 Folder 2
Bronx Parks, Manuscript Draft 1 - from "Van Cortlandt Park" to "Green Trail", circa early 1970s
Box 15 Folder 3
Bronx Parks, Manuscript Draft 2 - from "Introduction" to "Ferry Point Park", circa early 1970s
Box 15 Folder 4
Bronx Parks, Manuscript Draft 2 - from "Pelham Bay Park" to "Green Trail" [1 of 2], circa early 1970s
Box 15 Folder 4a
Bronx Parks, Manuscript Draft 2 - from "Pelham Bay Park" to "Green Trail" [2 of 2], circa early 1970s
Box 15 Folder 6
Bronx Parks, Manuscript Final - from "Bronx Park" to "Green Trail", circa early 1970s
Box 15 Folder 5
Bronx Parks, Manuscript Final - from "Introduction" to "Crotona Park", circa early 1970s
Box 16 Folder 2
Brooklyn Parks - Research - from "Bushwick Park" to "Lincoln Terrace Park", 1970s, undated
Box 16 Folder 1
Brooklyn Parks - Research - from "Introduction" to "Brower Park", 1970s, undated
Includes correspondence James Hurley (Long Island Historical Society), James Linden (Director of Maintenance and Operation to Samuel M. White re Manhattan Beach), Richard T. Trelfa (Perkins-Goodwin Co.), Robert Moses memos and reports
Box 16 Folder 3
Brooklyn Parks - Research - from "Manhattan Beach" to "Prospect Park", 1970s, undated
Includes correspondence John Hay Whitney
Box 16 Folder 4
Brooklyn Parks - Research - from "Red Hook Park" to "Wyckoff House", 1970s, undated
Includes text "Walking Tour to Bedford-Stuyvesant" by James Hurley, 1 photo
Box 15 Folder 14
Brooklyn Parks - Research - General [1 of 2], 1970s, undated
Includes correspondence Milo M. Naeve (Art Institute of Chicago), David F. Ransom (re Brooklyn arch), report on Pieter Classen Wyckoff House by architecture firm Oppenheimer, Brady & Associates, 11 photos
Box 15 Folder 15
Brooklyn Parks - Research - General [2 of 2], 1970s, undated
Includes correspondence Milo M. Naeve (Art Institute of Chicago), David F. Ransom (re Brooklyn arch), report on Pieter Classen Wyckoff House by architecture firm Oppenheimer, Brady & Associates, 11 photos
Box 15 Folder 7
Brooklyn Parks, Manuscript Draft 1, circa early 1970s
Chapter texts without "Facilities Information" for each park
Box 15 Folder 8
Brooklyn Parks, Manuscript Draft 2 - from "Introduction" to "Prospect Park", circa early 1970s
Box 15 Folder 9
Brooklyn Parks, Manuscript Draft 2 - from "Parade Ground" to "Dyer Beach Park", circa early 1970s
Box 15 Folder 10
Brooklyn Parks, Manuscript Draft 3 - from "Introduction" to "St. John's Park", circa early 1970s
Box 15 Folder 11
Brooklyn Parks, Manuscript Draft 3 - from "Lincoln Terrace Park" to "Dyer Beach Park", circa early 1970s
Box 15 Folder 13
Brooklyn Parks, Manuscript Draft 4 (final?) - from "Brower Park" to "Dyer Beach Park", circa early 1970s
Box 15 Folder 12
Brooklyn Parks, Manuscript Draft 4 (final?) - from "Introduction" to "Brooklyn Botanic Gardens", circa early 1970s
Seems most comprehensive manuscript - pages in order and includes details on facilities
Box 16 Folder 5
Prospect Park - Olmsted-Vaux material, undated
Photos and photocopies of correspondence, notes and maps by Vaux and Olmsted from 1860s, 9 photos, 4 negatives
Box 16 Folder 6
Prospect Park - Research, 1960s, undated
Includes correspondence Bob Makla (Greensward Foundation), Kenneth O'Miller (Estate of Frank Bailey), 4 photos
Box 16 Folder 7
Queens Parks - Jamaica Bay - Research [1 of 2], 1970s, undated
Includes correspondence J. Gelberman (Department of the Army), E. Roland Harriman, Mary Balleron (Board of Education), testimony of Richard L. Plunkett (National Audubon Society on JFK and ecology of Jamaica Bay), booklet: "Operation Jamaica Bay: A Teacher's Guide to Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge"
Box 16 Folder 8
Queens Parks - Jamaica Bay - Research [2 of 2], 1970s, undated
Includes correspondence J. Gelberman (Department of the Army), E. Roland Harriman, Mary Balleron (Board of Education), testimony of Richard L. Plunkett (National Audubon Society on JFK and ecology of Jamaica Bay), booklet: "Operation Jamaica Bay: A Teacher's Guide to Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge"
Oversize Box 1 Folder 3
Queens Parks - Maps - Pelham Park Bay and Cunningham Park, undated
Box 16 Folder 13
Queens Parks - Research - from "Tallman's Island" to "Springfield Park", 1960s-70s, undated
Includes correspondence Aurora Gareiss (Udalls Cove Preservation Committee), Ann Sottolano, James R. Brugger (Morgan Guaranty Trust Company), Richard S. Schlein (Mount Hebron Cemetery), Artemas P. Richardson (Olmsted Associates)
Box 16 Folder 10
Queens Parks - Research - from 'Introduction' to 'Breezy Point', 1960s, undated
Includes correspondence Bryan Patterson (Museum of Comparative Zoology), Timothy L. Johnson (Southern Pacific Transportation Company), 1 photo
Box 16 Folder 11
Queens Parks - Research - from 'JFK' to 'King Park', 1960s, undated
Includes correspondence Frank Champ (Long Island State Park Commission), Cornelia Meyer (United Nations), Jeanette Minturn (Landscape Architect)
Box 16 Folder 12
Queens Parks - Research - from 'JFK' to 'Springfield Park', 1960s-70s, undated
Includes correspondence Franklin F. Regan (Flushing Savings Bank), Jeanette Minturn (Landscape Architect)
Box 16 Folder 9
Queens Parks - Research - General, 1970s, undated
Includes correspondence Lewis N. Anderson, Jr.
Box 17 Folder 2
Queens Parks, Manuscript draft - from "Baisley Pond Park" to "Green Trail in Queens", circa early 1970s
Box 17 Folder 1
Queens Parks, Manuscript draft - from "Introduction" to "King Park", circa early 1970s
Box 17 Folder 4
Queens Parks, Manuscript final - from "Douglaston Park Gold Course" to "Green Trail in Queens", circa early 1970s
Box 17 Folder 3
Queens Parks, Manuscript final - from "Introduction" to "Alley Park", circa early 1970s
Box 17 Folder 7
Staten Island - Research - from "Introduction" to "Olmsted Trailway", 1960s-70s, undated
Includes correspondence Allan Greenberg (architect), 1 photo
Box 17 Folder 8
Staten Island - Research - from "Richmond" to "Westerleigh", 1960s-70s, undated
Box 17 Folder 5
Staten Island - Research - General [1 of 2], 1970s, undated
Box 17 Folder 6
Staten Island - Research - General [2 of 2], 1970s, undated
Box 17 Folder 10
Staten Island Parks, Manuscript Draft - from "Fresh Kills Park" to "Green Trail on Staten Island", undated
Box 17 Folder 9
Staten Island Parks, Manuscript Draft - from "Introduction" to "Willowbrook Park", undated
Box 17 Folder 11
Staten Island Parks, Manuscript Final, circa early 1970s
Box 17 Folder 12
Afterword: Present and Future, Manuscript, undated
Box 17 Folder 13
Appendix A: Statues, Monuments and Plaques in Parks, Manuscript, undated
Box 17 Folder 14
Appendix B: Bedding List (trees), Manuscript, undated
Box 17 Folder 15
Appendix C: A Brief History of Ornamental Horticulture and Greenhouses, Manuscript, undated
Box 17 Folder 16
Appendix D: Notes and Comments, Manuscript, undated
Box 17 Folder 18
Chicago Inland Regional Parks, undated
Box 27 Folder 11
Dissertation - The Public Park Movement in Brooklyn: 1824-1873, 1972
By Donald E. Simon, submitted to Department of History, New York University
Box 28
F.L. Olmsted Papers [on Microfilm], undated
Box 17 Folder 17
Front Matter, Manuscript, undated
Includes drafts of acknowledgements, dedication, table of contents
Box 18 Folder 1
Gardens and Flora [1 of 2], 1916, 1932, 1960s-80s
Includes correspondence Michael A. Ruggiero (New York Botanical Garden), Fred (Brooklyn Botanical Garden), F. Maunton (Park Director, Dept. of Parks), Rosemary Vance (Friends of Inwood Hill Park), Artemas P. Richardson (Olmsted Associates), Heather S. Miller (Massachusetts Horticultural Society Library), guidebook: "The Story of Our Boulders - Glacial Geology Guide to the Brooklyn Botanical Garden" (1932), "Pinetum guide" to the Arthur Ross Pinetum in Central Park, notes on: Stephen De Lancey, East River nurseries, Flora - Robert Prince, Newton Pippin, Isabella Grape
Box 18 Folder 2
Gardens and Flora [2 of 2], 1916, 1932, 1960s-80s
Includes correspondence Michael A. Ruggiero (New York Botanical Garden), Fred (Brooklyn Botanical Garden), F. Maunton (Park Director, Dept. of Parks), Rosemary Vance (Friends of Inwood Hill Park), Artemas P. Richardson (Olmsted Associates), Heather S. Miller (Massachusetts Horticultural Society Library), guidebook: "The Story of Our Boulders - Glacial Geology Guide to the Brooklyn Botanical Garden" (1932), "Pinetum guide" to the Arthur Ross Pinetum in Central Park, notes on: Stephen De Lancey, East River nurseries, Flora - Robert Prince, Newton Pippin, Isabella Grape
Box 18 Folder 3
Gateway National Recreation Area, Manuscript and research, 1975, undated
Chapter numbered 'VI', includes correspondence Diane Harris (US Department of the Interior)
Box 28 Folder 4
Guides to Parks, 1977
Box 18 Folder 4
Historical Timeline of New York Parks, 1969, undated
Pages titled "Some Dates and Facts"
Box 18 Folder 5
Indians, 1947, undated
Contains "The Indians of Manhattan Island and Vicinity" by Alanson Skinner, maps with outlines of aboriginal land
Box 18 Folder 6
Interview with James Jack - Transcript, 1975
Box 18 Folder 7
Interview with Thomas Everett - Transcript, 1975, 1986, 1997
Includes Everett obituary and details on his win of Arthur Ross Award
Box 18 Folder 8
Introduction - An Historical Survey, Manuscript [1 of 4], undated
Includes 5 variations on drafts of introductory material, a draft of "Key to the Guide," "Some Explanations and Suggestions" and "Notes on Introduction"
Box 18 Folder 9
Introduction - An Historical Survey, Manuscript [2 of 4], undated
Includes 5 variations on drafts of introductory material, a draft of "Key to the Guide," "Some Explanations and Suggestions" and "Notes on Introduction"
Box 18 Folder 10
Introduction - An Historical Survey, Manuscript [3 of 4], undated
Includes 5 variations on drafts of introductory material, a draft of "Key to the Guide," "Some Explanations and Suggestions" and "Notes on Introduction"
Box 18 Folder 11
Introduction - An Historical Survey, Manuscript [4 of 4], undated
Includes 5 variations on drafts of introductory material, a draft of "Key to the Guide," "Some Explanations and Suggestions" and "Notes on Introduction"
Roll A222.03
Larger Maps - For Book and Reference, 1977, undated
Includes 18 maps intended for the book (Baisley Pond Park, Battery Park, Brookville Park, Bryant Park, Claremont Park, Forest Park, Fort Greene, Fort Washington Park, Highland Park, Inwood Hill Park, Isham Park, Kissena Park, Owl's Head Park, Prospect Park, Van Cortland Park, Wave Hill Park and Perkins Gardens), 9 reference maps (Central Park, Forest Park, Kissena Lake Park, and other New York parks)
Box 18 Folder 12
Official Park Reports [1 of 2], 1913, 1930s-70s
Includes brochures on official projects by Moses' office including on reclamation, bridges, expressways, Jamaica Bay, Parks Department Annual Reports, Sherman Creek State Park study, reports on Boston and Chicago parks
Box 18 Folder 13
Official Park Reports [2 of 2], 1913, 1930s-70s
Includes brochures on official projects by Moses' office including on reclamation, bridges, expressways, Jamaica Bay, Parks Department Annual Reports, Sherman Creek State Park study, reports on Boston and Chicago parks
Box 27 Folder 12
Paris Park System, 1971?
Interesting official report on Paris parks, includes maps, plans and statistics, in French, 20 photos
Box 18 Folder 14
Park Acreage, 1970s, undated
Includes resolutions on the naming of New York parks and list of city parks and acreage
Box 18 Folder 17
Parks Book - General Research [1 of 2], 1960s-70s, undated
Includes organigram of NYC government (1971), information and statistics on park costs, plants, playgrounds, swimming pool attendance, tennis courts, golf courses, museums, parks bibliography, interview notes with Charles Webster (1972), correspondence Frank Champ (Long Island State Park Commission)
Box 18 Folder 18
Parks Book - General Research [2 of 2], 1960s-70s, undated
Includes organigram of NYC government (1971), information and statistics on park costs, plants, playgrounds, swimming pool attendance, tennis courts, golf courses, museums, parks bibliography, interview notes with Charles Webster (1972), correspondence Frank Champ (Long Island State Park Commission)
Box 19 Folder 1
Parks Book - General Research [1 of 2], 1970s, undated
Includes information on historic Chicago parks, Civil War Sites and monuments, Roosevelt Island AVAC System, bedrock in NYC, report on Park Construction by Allyn Jennings, brochure "Parks and Recreation" by John V. Lindsay, parks report "Property List April 1969," observation notes of John J. Mooney on forestry in Manhattan, "NYC Notes on Natural History" published by Sidney Horenstein (1977), copies of City Parks form Reports of Unusual Incidents (mostly crimes)
Box 19 Folder 2
Parks Book - General Research [2 of 2], 1970s, undated
Includes information on historic Chicago parks, Civil War Sites and monuments, Roosevelt Island AVAC System, bedrock in NYC, report on Park Construction by Allyn Jennings, brochure "Parks and Recreation" by John V. Lindsay, parks report "Property List April 1969," observation notes of John J. Mooney on forestry in Manhattan, "NYC Notes on Natural History" published by Sidney Horenstein (1977), copies of City Parks form Reports of Unusual Incidents (mostly crimes)
Box 18 Folder 16
Parks Book - Maps, 1970s, undated
Includes texts on parks and maps by Richard Edes Harrison, notes on Staten Island
Box 18 Folder 15
Parks Book - Project Outline, 1970s-80s
Includes correspondence Barnaby McHenry (book project donor?), Guenter Vollath (Greensward Foundation), Peter Bienstock, copies of checks, outline of the book project with lists of parks covered, report by George Colbert on update of "Maps of New York" project, paperwork relating to Greensward Foundation
Box 38 Folder 10
Research Notes, undated
Includes general notes on parks throughout New York City
Box 19 Folder 3
Robert Moses - Parks Commissioner, 1930s-60s, 2005
Box 19 Folder 4
Robert Moses - Statements and Writings [1 of 2], 1930s-60s
Statements and remarks made by Moses over the years, as well as editorials, essays, articles
Box 19 Folder 5
Robert Moses - Statements and Writings [2 of 2], 1930s-60s
Statements and remarks made by Moses over the years, as well as editorials, essays, articles
Box 19 Folder 6
Water Pollution, Sewage and Landfill, 1970s, undated
Includes a bibliography, correspondence Martin Hauptman (Board of Water Supply), maps of sewage systems