Research & Writings

Dean Fritz Steiner Explores the Olmsteds & Land Grant College Design  

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

Library of Congress Presents December Crowdsourcing Transcription Challenge

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

Jacob Wrey Mould: Hell on Color, Sweet on Song 

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.   

New Books Debut for Olmsted’s Birthday

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.

Olmsted: A Reading List

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

Landscape of a Marriage – How one Olmsted explored her family’s history

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

Harvard Graduate School of Design to Host “Olmsted: Bicentennial Perspectives”

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 By the People “By Design: Olmsted and Associates” Crowdsourcing Transcription Campaign

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.

Book on Olmsted Linear Park Due Out Spring 2022

Spencer Tunnell and Jennifer Richardson are collaborating on a book about the history of Olmsted Linear Park in Atlanta, GA. The book is expected to be out in time for Olmsted's 200th birthday in April of 2022.