Contains interviews and oral histories of Eckbo; several drafts of an autobiography; general correspondence; correspondence regarding the donation of Eckbo’s professional papers; student work including plant identification sheets, the manuscript of “A History of Landscape Design”, and drawings for his master’s thesis, “Contempoville”; travel sketches; poems and other various writings; and photographs and snapshots of Eckbo, family, and friends.

Contains interviews and oral histories of Eckbo; several drafts of an autobiography; general correspondence; correspondence regarding the donation of Eckbo’s professional papers; student work including plant identification sheets, the manuscript of “A History of Landscape Design”, and drawings for his master’s thesis, “Contempoville”; travel sketches; poems and other various writings; and photographs and snapshots of Eckbo, family, and friends.

Drawings, site plans, correspondence, plant lists, and financial records spanning Eckbo’s career and documenting residential gardens, campuses, recreation landscapes, large-scale planning projects, and a range of public spaces. Project documentation of residential gardens often includes minimal financial records.

Drawings, site plans, correspondence, plant lists, and financial records spanning Eckbo’s career and documenting residential gardens, campuses, recreation landscapes, large-scale planning projects, and a range of public spaces. Project documentation of residential gardens often includes minimal financial records.