The Olmsted National Historic Site and the Growth of Historic Landscape Preservation Book

Preface     vii
List of Abbreviations     ix
American Landscape Architecture and the Establishment of the Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site
The Beginnings of the Olmsted National Historic Site     3
Waging the Battle Anew     32
Early Development of the Olmsted National Historic Site and New Interest in Landscape Preservation
Early Developments at the Olmsted Site     61
Olmsted as a Traditional National Historic Site     84
The Cultural Landscape Preservation Movement Within the National Park Service     109
Fulfilling the Potential of the Site
The Transformation of the Olmsted Collection     141
Site Changes and Developments     170
The Preservation of Historic Landscapes     191
Olmsted National Historic Site and the National Park Service     223
Appendixes
Frederick Law Olmsted, Jr., and the National Park Service Organic Act of 1916     251
List of Interviewees for the Administrative History of Olmsted National Historic Site     257
Notes     259
Selected Bibliography     291
Index     303