Alice Recknagel Ireys Papers 1885-2001 1950-2000

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Alice Recknagel Ireys Papers 1885-2001 1950-2000

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Landscape architect, Instructor. Papers consist of biographical material, correspondence, financial records, notes, plant lists, sketches, renderings, plans, photographs, drafts and typescripts of writings, and handouts prepared for teaching. The materials are primarily related to Ireys' professional life. The main subject of her papers is the approximately 800 gardens she designed over her sixty-five year career, a period of transition in the field of landscape architecture from the large private estates and grand public works projects of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries to the smaller scale ventures of the post-World War II world. Extensive Client Files reveal how designs evolved over time and also show her impressive knowledge of plants and careful selection for the site and situation.

121 boxes, 26 flat file drawers, 16 rolls; (69.25 linear ft.)

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Sophia Smith Collection

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Ireys, Alice Recknagel

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b. April 24, 1911; d. December 12, 2000. From the description of Artist file : miscellaneous uncataloged material. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 84424749 Alice Recknagel Ireys, n.d. Alice Elizabeth Recknagel was born April 24, 1911 in Brooklyn, New York, to Harold S. and Rea Estes Recknagel. Her father was an attorney who worked in the insurance industry. Alice and her sister Catherine were the fourth generation to grow up in the house at 45 Willow...