Research Catalog

Calvert Vaux papers

Title
Calvert Vaux papers, 1860-1921, bulk (1860s).
Author
Vaux, Calvert, 1824-1895.
Supplementary Content
Finding Aid

Details

Additional Authors
  • Olmsted, Frederick Law, 1822-1903.
  • Olmsted, Frederick Law, 1870-1957.
  • Parsons, Samuel, 1844-1923.
  • Vaux, C. Bowyer.
Description
.3 linear foot (1 box and portfolio).
Summary
Collection consists of correspondence, documents, drawings, maps, plans, reports, speech, photograph, newsclippings, and other printed matter.
Subject
  • Vaux, Calvert, 1824-1895
  • City planning > New York (State) > New York
  • Land use > New York (State) > New York
  • Landscape architecture
  • Parks > New York (State) > New York
  • Public lands > New York (State) > New York
  • Recreation areas > New York (State) > New York
  • Zoos > New York (State) > New York
  • California > Description and travel
  • Central Park (New York, N.Y.)
  • Prospect Park (New York, N.Y.)
Genre/Form
  • Drawings.
  • Maps.
  • Photographs.
Access (note)
  • Restricted access;
Additional Formats (note)
  • available on microfilm;
Source (note)
  • Vaux, Mrs. C.B.; Mrs. Marian Hendrickson
Biography (note)
  • Calvert Vaux (1824-1895) was a British-born landscape architect who practiced in the U.S.
Indexes/Finding Aids (note)
  • Collection guide available in repository and on internet.
Processing Action (note)
  • Cataloged
Call Number
MssCol 3150
OCLC
NYPW94-A390
Author
Vaux, Calvert, 1824-1895.
Title
Calvert Vaux papers, 1860-1921, bulk (1860s).
Restricted Access
Restricted access; Manuscripts and Archives Division; Permit must be requested at the division indicated.
Additional Formats
Materials excluding portfolio of drawings available on microfilm; New York Public Library; *ZL-425
Biography
Calvert Vaux (1824-1895) was a British-born landscape architect who practiced in the U.S. He worked on the designs for the grounds of the U.S. Capitol and the Smithsonian Institution. In 1857 he began collaborating with Frederick Law Olmsted on the construction of Prospect Park in Brooklyn, N.Y., and Central, Morningside and Riverside Parks in Manhattan. They also worked on the South Park in Chicago and the state reservation at Niagara Falls, N.Y. Vaux was the landscape architect for the department of parks in New York City for many years.
Indexes
Collection guide available in repository and on internet.
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Finding Aid
Occupation
Landscape architects.
Added Author
Olmsted, Frederick Law, 1822-1903.
Olmsted, Frederick Law, 1870-1957.
Parsons, Samuel, 1844-1923.
Vaux, C. Bowyer.
Research Call Number
MssCol 3150
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