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Dear colleagues,

Please see below for the announcement of the release of the digital version of the Frederick Law Olmstead Papers.  This resource reproduces, in its entirety, the contents of ten volumes from the original letterpress edition published by Johns Hopkins University Press: all nine volumes from the Main Series, and Supplementary Series volume 1.  

As 2022 marks the 200^th anniversary of Olmstead’s birth, the team is pleased to share news of this new resource.

Spread the word!

All the best,

Rebecca Coleman
(she, her, hers)
Research Librarian for Architecture

 

 

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April 26, 2022            

For Immediate Release

For More Information Contact: Jason Coleman ([log in to unmask])                                                                                                                           

             UVA Press Releases First Digitized Collection of Frederick Law Olmsted Papers

The University of Virginia Press is delighted to announce the release of the digitized version of the Frederick Law Olmsted Papers on the bicentennial of Olmsted’s birth. Through a partnership with the National Association of Olmsted Parks (NAOP) and ROTUNDA, the University of Virginia Press’s digital imprint, the searchable site will allow scholars, students, and community members the opportunity to do a new level of research on this venerable designer. “Frederick Law Olmsted shaped the 19^th century to honor the ‘genius of the place’ and have parks and design interventions merge with the existing landscapes, architecture, and sensibilities” said Suzanne Morse Moomaw, director of the UVA Press.

The digital collection includes the nine volumes of the print edition and a supplementary volume covering Olmsted’s writings on public spaces, accompanied by extensive illustrations. Olmsted’s writings as a journalist and a designer give new insights into his projects but also the conditions of late nineteenth century America. He traveled through the southern states as a journalist, imagined how universities might realize design possibilities, and added new considerations to space and health and much more.

“The Papers of Frederick Law Olmsted are the definitive resource on FLO. This scholarship enables informed protection and rehabilitation of Olmsted parks and landscapes around the country,” commented Anne Neal Petri, president of the NAOP. “We are delighted to be working with UVA on this important project.” 

 

Frederick Law Olmsted’s work touched communities across North America—from Palo Alto to New York City to Montreal to Pittsburgh to Atlanta—with creativity and vision. His legacy goes beyond green space to a way of imagining cities that put people at the center. Olmsted’s thinking and perspective through these volumes give urban planners, landscape architects, urban designers, conservationists, historians, and the public roadmaps to creating more inviting cities for the 21^st century.