History of Landscape Architecture at NCSU.

%xmlchars; ]> mc00097 Guide to the Edwin Gilbert Thurlow Papers, circa 1930-1974 Processed by: Anna R. Craft;machine-readable finding aid created by: Anna R. Craft North Carolina State University Libraries, Special Collections Research Center 2006 Machine-readable finding aid derived from xml authoring program Finding aid written in English. Guide to the Edwin Gilbert Thurlow Papers, circa 1930-1974 MC 97 North Carolina State University Libraries Special Collections Research Center Contact Information: &ncsuaddr; Processed byAnna R. Craft, 2006 August Encoded byAnna R. Craft, 2006 August Descriptive Summary North Carolina State University Libraries, Special Collections Research Center Thurlow, E. G. (Edwin Gilbert), 1909-1997 Edwin Gilbert Thurlow Papers, circa 1930-1974 MC 97 1.54 boxes The Edwin Gilbert Thurlow papers contain personal and professional correspondence and other material written and received during Thurlow’s term as Professor of Landscape Architecture at North Carolina State University, 1947-1974, as well as approximately 1,600 photographs and photographic postcards, circa the 1930s and 1940s. Letters make up the bulk of the written collection, with notable correspondence between Thurlow and Richard C. Bell, Carey Hoyt Bostian, Roberto Burle Marx, Lewis Clarke, Harold Dunbar Cooley, Garrett Eckbo, Frederick Edmundson, Sam J. Ervin, George Watts Hill, B. Everett Jordan, George Matsumoto, Rodrigo Velarde Ortiz, Hubert B. Owens, Bremer W. Pond, Robert Royston, Terry Sanford, Robert Walter Scott, Stanley White and many North Carolina garden clubs. Other written material includes Thurlow’s 1968 article History of Landscape Architecture at NCSU. The photograph and postcard collection focuses on architecture and landscape architecture in Europe and Asia, as well as in the northeastern United States, primarily Boston, Massachusetts. Canadian native Edwin Gilbert Thurlow (1909-1997) received a B.S. in Landscape Architecture from North Carolina State College of Agriculture and Engineering (later North Carolina State University) in 1932, and received Master of Landscape Architecture from Harvard University in 1936. He joined the North Carolina State College faculty in 1947 as Professor of Landscape Architecture in the School of Design, and taught there until his retirement in 1974. He also served as Head of the Department of Landscape Architecture in the School of Design from 1947 to 1951. For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Special Collections Research Center Reference Staff. English Information for Users Restrictions to Access

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Acquisitions Information

Gift of Edwin Gilbert Thurlow, 1974 July 5 (accession no. 1974-0008), and transfer from Design Library, 2004 July 27.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Edwin Gilbert Thurlow Papers, MC 97, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC

Processed by Anna R. Craft, 2006 August

Encoded by Anna R. Craft, 2006 August

Biographical Note

Canadian native Edwin Gilbert Thurlow (1909-1997) attended Purdue University from 1928 to 1929, received a B.S. in Landscape Architecture from North Carolina State College of Agriculture and Engineering (later North Carolina State University) in 1932, and received Master of Landscape Architecture from Harvard University in 1936. He traveled through Europe in 1937 as a Charles Eliot Traveling Fellow in Landscape Architecture (a Harvard program). He attended Princeton’s Naval Officer’s Training School in 1943. He joined the North Carolina State College faculty in 1947 as Professor of Landscape Architecture in the School of Design, and taught there until his retirement in 1974. He also served as Head of the Department of Landscape Architecture in the School of Design from 1947 to 1951. Thurlow served as a consultant in landscape architecture in private practice; was a member of numerous professional societies, professional committees, and academic committees; and authored several articles and papers on landscape architecture.

Scope and Content Note

The Edwin Gilbert Thurlow papers contain personal and professional correspondence and other material written and received during Thurlow’s term as Professor of Landscape Architecture at North Carolina State University, 1947-1974, as well as approximately 1,600 photographs and photographic postcards, circa 1930s and 1940s. Letters make up the bulk of the written collection, with notable correspondence between Thurlow and Richard C. Bell, Carey Hoyt Bostian, Roberto Burle Marx, Lewis Clarke, Harold Dunbar Cooley, Garrett Eckbo, Frederick Edmundson, Sam J. Ervin, George Watts Hill, B. Everett Jordan, George Matsumoto, Rodrigo Velarde Ortiz, Hubert B. Owens, Bremer W. Pond, Robert Royston, Terry Sanford, Robert Walter Scott, Stanley White and many North Carolina garden clubs. Other written material includes Thurlow’s 1968 article History of Landscape Architecture at NCSU. The photograph and postcard collection focuses on architecture and landscape architecture in Europe and Asia, as well as the northeastern United States, primarily Boston, Massachusetts.

Organization of the Collection

This collection is arranged in two series: Correspondence and Photographs.

Online Catalog Terms

The following terms have been used to index the guide to the collection in the NCSU Library's online catalog.

Individuals Thurlow, E. G. (Edwin Gilbert), 1909-1997 Bell, Richard C. Bostian, Carey Hoyt, 1907- Burle Marx, Roberto, 1909- Clarke, Lewis Cooley, Harold Dunbar, 1897- Eckbo, Garrett Edmundson, Frederick Ervin, Sam J. (Sam James), 1896-1985 Hill, George Watts, 1901-1993 Jordan, B. Everett (Benjamin Everett) Matsumoto, George, 1922- Ortiz, Rodrigo Velarde Owens, Hubert B. Pond, Bremer W. (Bremer Whidden) 1884- Royston, Robert Sanford, Terry, 1917- Scott, Robert Walter, 1929- White, Stanley Corporate Entities North Carolina State University. Dept. of Landscape Architecture--Faculty North Carolina State University. Dept. of Landscape Architecture--History Topics Landscape architecture Gardening--Societies, etc. Geographic Names Massachusetts--Photographs Boston (Mass.)--Photographs Europe--Photographs Asia--Photographs Genre Photographs Occupations College teachers--North Carolina--History Landscape architects--North Carolina--History Detailed Description of the Collection MC 97 Series 1Correspondence, 1946-1974 0.51 archival box

The Edwin Gilbert Thurlow correspondence series contains personal and professional correspondence and other material written and received during Thurlow's term as Professor of Landscape Architecture at North Carolina State University, 1947-1974. Letters make up the bulk of the collection, with notable correspondence between Thurlow and Richard C. Bell, Carey Hoyt Bostian, Roberto Burle Marx, Lewis Clarke, Harold Dunbar Cooley, Garrett Eckbo, Frederick Edmundson, Sam J. Ervin, George Watts Hill, B. Everett Jordan, George Matsumoto, Rodrigo Velarde Ortiz, Hubert B. Owens, Bremer W. Pond, Robert Royston, Terry Sanford, Robert Walter Scott, and Stanley White.

These papers document Thurlow's correspondence with students, garden clubs, lawmakers, and colleagues in Landscape Architecture at N.C. State and other institutions. Other written material includes Thurlow's 1968 article History of Landscape Architecture at NCSU.

11A, 1948-1957 12B, 1948-1972 13Bell, Richard C., 1950-1966 14Bostian, Carey H., 1948-1958 15C, 1948-1960 16D, 1946-1964 17E, 1947-1966 18F-G, 1953-1973 19Garden Club Correspondence, 1948-1958 110H, 1948-1959 111House & Garden Article, 1952 112J-K, 1949-1967 113Landscape Architecture, History of, 1968 114L, 1950-1966 115M, 1954-1963 116Marx, Roberto Burle, 1961-1966 117N, 1951-1954 118O, 1950-1968 119P, 1950-1966 120R-T, 1948-1970 121White, Stanley, 1952-1961 122Y, 1950-1972 MC 97 Series 2Photographs, 1930s-1940s 13 card boxes

The Edwin Gilbert Thurlow photograph series contains approximately 1,600 photos and photographic postcards, circa 1930s and 1940s. The photo and postcard collection focuses on architecture and landscape architecture in Europe, Asia, and the northeastern United States. All are in the order in which they were received, which does not always appear to correspond to the divider headings. Some dividers had no photos associated with them and were removed. These were "Harvard University" in Card Box 2 and "Philadelphia Estates," "U.S., N.Y., Westchester," "Smith," and "Germany" from Card Box 4.

Photographs make up approximately 95% of the series, and all are black and white. Postcards are predominantly black and white and unwritten, with a few exceptions. Photos are nearly all 3 ¼" x 5 ½"; some postcards are slightly larger.

2Gateways, U.S. Boston North Shore, U.S. Berkshires, Mabel Choate, Harris Fahnstock, W.B. Osgood Field, Giraud Foster, Wiliam Hall Walker, Carlos de Heredia, Grenville A. Winthrop, Henry White, Mission House, U.S. Hartford, U.S. Long Island, and Newport., 1930s-1940s 3England, France, Orient, and Misc., 1930s-1940s 4Italy; U.S. Philadelphia; Budapest, Vienna, Goteborg, Stockholm, Copenhagen, Amsterdam, and Rotterdam; and Modern, 1930s-1940s