Object Details
Provenance
The Summit Garden Club
Collection Creator
Garden Club of America
Collection Citation
Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, The Garden Club of America collection.
Scope and Contents
The folder includes a work sheet, site plans, garden features description, and copies of newspaper articles.
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General
The garden was designed as an English cottage garden complete with hedge rows, a wooden fence and rose-covered garden house. The flower beds, in the slides, are full of roses, hollyhocks, and many other lush perennials.
Persons associated with the gardens include: Mr. and Mrs. David Stiles (former owners, 1936-1980).
Place
The Schmitz Garden (Summit, New Jersey)
United States of America -- New Jersey -- Union County -- Summit
Topic
Gardens -- New Jersey -- Summit
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Sponsor
A project to describe images in this finding aid received Federal support from the Smithsonian Collections Care Initiative, administered by the National Collections Program.
Archival Repository
Archives of American Gardens
Identifier
AAG.GCA, File NJ310
Type
Archival materials
Collection Rights
Archives of American Gardens encourages the use of its archival materials for non-commercial, educational and personal use under the fair use provision of U.S. copyright law. Use or copyright restrictions may exist. It is incumbent upon the researcher to ascertain copyright status and assume responsibility for usage. All requests for duplication and use must be submitted in writing and approved by Archives of American Gardens. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.
Bibliography
Garden featured in Judith Hapson, "Have a Garden Party," The Courier News, June 11, 1993, pp. B6-B7.
Garden featured in David and Jeanie Stiles, "Garden Projects You Can Build", pp 116.
Collection Restrictions
Access to original archival materials by appointment only. Researcher must submit request for appointment in writing. Certain items may be restricted and not available to researchers. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.
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Record ID
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