Category: Research & Writings

The Frederick Law Olmsted Papers and the Restoration of Olmsted's Parks.

In this program, Jennifer Ott examines the enduring work of John Charles Olmsted in Seattle, WA.

Arnold Arboretum celebrated its 150th anniversary in 2022. They celebrated this milestone with a wide array of public activities and events.

In a brand new study, spurred by Olmsted 200, University of Pennsylvania's Fritz Steiner explores the Olmsteds' connections to campus design.   

The Library of Congress needs help with a special transcription project.

Who was Jacob Wrey Mould and what did he do with Frederick Law Olmsted? That will be the topic of a new book, out in 2023 by scholar Frank Kowsky with Lucille Gordon, revealing new information about this important figure in 19th century American architecture and music. Mould, a British architect, came to New York in 1852 and worked with Calvert Vaux and Olmsted on Central Park, creating the beautiful designs that ornament Bethesda Terrace and other structures in Central Park.   

Library of American Landscape History is celebrating Olmsted 200 by releasing two Olmsted books— Olmsted and Yosemite: Civil War, Abolition, and the National Park Idea by Rolf Diamant and Ethan Carr and Walks and Talks of An American Farmer in England with an introduction by Charles C. McLaughlin.

An overview of many new books about Frederic Law Olmsted and the Olmsted legacy

Gail Ward Olmsted explains how her family heritage helped inspire a biographical novel on Olmsted and his wife Mary Perkins.

The Harvard University Graduate School of Design, in partnership with the Arnold Arboretum, will host a two-day academic conference on October 14–15, 2022 as part of Olmsted 200.

The Library of Congress launches a new “By Design: Olmsted and Associates” By the People crowdsourcing transcription campaign that provides volunteers the opportunity to transcribe, review, and study Olmsted documents in an up-close way.

Spencer Tunnell and Jennifer Richardson are collaborating on a book about Olmsted Linear Park in Atlanta, Georgia. Tunnell is a landscape architect and historian who serves on the Olmsted Linear Park Alliance (OLPA) board as does Richardson, an author. To be published by Arcadia Publishing, the book is expected to be out in time for […]

I have a master’s degree in English and a law degree, both from the University of Pennsylvania, and I drew upon both disciplines for my new book, “The Power of Scenery: Frederick Law Olmsted and the Origin of National Parks,” coming from Bison Books in November. The literary degree helped to shape the chapters about […]

(Note: This interview has been edited for clarity and length.) What drew you to write about World’s End? I’ve been interested in Frederick Law Olmsted since I was a kid. My dad was a preservation architect in New York City during the 1980s and ’90s, and one of his jobs was helping to restore Central […]

Friends of Fairsted created the Charles E. Beveridge Research Fellowship to honor the eminent scholar, Series Editor of The Papers of Frederick Law Olmsted, and devoted friend of Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site (Olmsted NHS) and its archives and collections. The Fellowship is intended to encourage the use of these archives and foster the […]