Mexican America - Resources and Credits
This section contains educational materials to supplement your journey through Mexican America as illustrated by the collections of the National Museum of American History.
The glossary explains some of the terms used to talk about the history and peoples of Mexico and the American West and Southwest.
The national borders of Mexico have changed radically between the start of the Aztec Empire in the 14th century and the present. See Mexican maps from the collections of the University of Texas Libraries.
Scenes and figures from postcards commemorating the American West and Southwest from the Victor A. Blenkle Postcard Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution.
- Colonia outside of El Paso (circa 1920)
- David Crockett
- Greetings from San Antonio, Texas (The Alamo)
- Mexican Home, New Mexico (circa 1925)
- Old Spanish Days (circa 1925)
Historical scenes and figures from Mexico from the Victor A. Blenkle Postcard Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution.
- Avenida A Tijuana (circa 1910)
- Basílica de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe (circa 1925)
- Calle del Comercio Ciudad Juárez (circa 1925)
- Mexican Market Scene (undated photograph)
- Quetzalcoatl
- Taxco, Guerrero (circa 1910)
- Temple of Quetzalcoatl, Teotihuacan (circa 1910)
Other Smithsonian Institution projects about the peoples of Mexico and their descendants, culture, and environment.
For additional information on the history of Mexico, Mexican Americans, and the diverse peoples of the American West and Southwest, please see the bibliography.
Esta sección contiene materiales educativos a fin de complementar el recorrido a través de la América Mexicana ilustrado por objetos provenientes de las colecciones del Museo Nacional de Historia Americana.
Pulsando sobre el enlace que se observa a continuación se puede acceder a un glosario donde se explican algunos de los términos usados para referirse a la historia y a los pueblos de México, tanto como del oeste y sudoeste de América.
Los límites nacionales de México han cambiado radicalmente entre los comienzos del Imperio Azteca en el siglo XIV y el presente. Pulse el siguiente enlace para ver mapas de México de las colecciones de las Bibliotecas de la Universidad .de Texas.
Pulsar los siguientes enlaces para ver tarjetas con escenas y figuras, y fotos conmemorativas del oeste y sudoeste americano de la Colección de Postales Victor A. Blenkle, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution.
- Colonia en las afueras de El Paso (ca. 1920)
- David Crockett
- Saludos desde San Antonio, Texas
- Hogar Mexicano, Nuevo México (ca. 1925)
- Viejos Tiempos Españoles (ca. 1925)
Pulsar los siguientes enlaces para ver escenas y figuras históricas de México.
- Avenida A Tijuana (ca. 1910)
- Basílica de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe (ca. 1925)
- Calle del Comercio Ciudad Juárez (ca. 1925)
- Escena de un Mercado Mexicano (foto sin fecha)
- Quetzalcoatl
- Taxco, Guerrero (circa 1910)
- Templo de Quetzalcoatl, Teotihuacan (ca. 1910)
Pulsar los siguientes enlaces para ver otros proyectos de la Institución Smithsonian acerca de los pueblos de México y sus descendientes, su cultura y su entorno.
Para mayor información sobre la historia de México, los mexicoamericanos y los diversos pueblos del oeste y sudoeste americano, por favor pulsar sobre el enlace de bibliografía a continuación.
The Mexican America object group is a collective effort of the staff of the National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center: Division of Home and Community Life; Division of Information Technology and Communications; Division of Music, Sports and Entertainment; Division of Politics and Reform; New Media Program; Program in Latino History and Culture; Office and Museum Management and Services; and Registration Services.
Special thanks to Diana Taggart and Michelle Sánchez.
El grupo de objetos América Mexicana es un esfuerzo conjunto del personal del Museo Nacional de Historia Americana, del Centro Kenneth E. Behring: División de Vida en el Hogar y la Comunidad; División de Tecnología Informativa y Comunicaciones; División de Música, Deportes y Entretenimiento; División de Política y Reforma; Programa de Nuevos Medios de Comunicación; Programa de Historia y Cultura Latinas; La Oficina de Gestión y Servicios de Museo; y la Oficina de Servicios de Adquisiciones.
Un agradecimiento especial a Diana Taggart y Michelle Sánchez.
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- This record comes from another Smithsonian unit: Archives of American ArtNo Image Available
Rudolph Weisenborn papers, 1919-1977
- Notes
- Painter and art instructor; Chicago, Illinois. Died 1974. Taught at the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts, 1922-1934. Co-founder of Chicago No-Jury Society of Artists. Weisenborn's wife Fritzi, was art critic for Chicago's Sunday Times
- Summary
- Biographical material, letters, business records, notes, writings, art works, scrapbooks, printed material, and photographs
- REEL 856: Biographical sketches; eighteen letters from colleagues, 1948-1965; records of expenditures, 1956-57; a travel log from a trip to Arizona; essays "The Freedom of the Artist" and "Diorama on Soil Erosion and Soil Conservation for the Tennessee Valley Administration" by Weisenborn, a poem "Fritzi and Rudolph"; 2 typed drafts of "Weisenborn and the American Vision" by John Thwaites (1946); notes from an exhibition at the Werner's Books Gallery
- 16 sketchbooks, undated and 1947, and 15 sketches by Weisenborn; three scrapbooks, 1921-1956, containing clippings and art reviews written by Weisenborn's wife, Fritzi, exhibition announcements and catalogs, letters, and an autographed guest list from a party; clippings, 1937-1965; catalogs from 10 No-Jury Society exhibitions, 1922-1941; lecture announcements 1934, brochures; and photographs of Weisenborn, his studio, art-related events, and his works of art
- UNMICROFILMED: 4 biographical sketches and his marriage certificate; letters, 1919-1977; business and financial records, 1931-1972; 3 address books; essays by and about Weisenborn, including sections of "Weisenborn and the American Vision" by John Thwaites (1946); 2 children's drawings, a caricature sketch, and a print by Weisenborn; scrapbooks and scrapbook pages, containing clippings and reviews by his wife, 1938 and 1945-1946; clippings, 1920-1973; exhibition announcements and catalogs, 1922-1965, and other printed material; photographs and a photo album of Weisenborn, his family, studio, and works of art, including designs for department store windows; and a metal printing plate showing a newspaper photograph of Weisenborn and his wife
- Date
- 1919
- 1919-1977
- Creator
- Weisenborn, Rudolph b. 1881
- Subject
- Weisenborn, Fritzi
- Chicago No-Jury Society of Artists
- Local number
- AAA 856
- AAA
- Data Source
- Archives of American Art
- This record comes from another Smithsonian unit: Archives of American ArtNo Image Available
Howard C. and Bonnie Willis Ford papers relating to The Penland School of Crafts, 1935-1995
- Notes
- Howard C. "Toni" Ford was an instructor and publicity director of The Penland School of Crafts. His wife, Bonnie Willis Ford, was an administrator for the school
- Summary
- REEL 4515: Printed material, mostly written and illustrated by Howard C. ("Toni") and Bonnie Willis Ford, and Lucy Morgan, Penland's first director. Included are a history and a description of the school; a copy of the Penland song, 1955; an announcement of the 1940 sessions; an announcement about Penland's 10th anniversay; instruction sheets and 5 booklets, 1943, by Toni Ford concerning spinning, weaving, blockprinting, bonecraft, and the construction of a loom, flower holders, and hurricane lamps; three issues of Mountain MIlestones, 1945-1949; 2 clippings, and 2 photographs
- REEL 4973: Additional materials regarding The Penland School of Crafts, includes: a declaration and donations from the citizens of the town Penland toward the construction of the Edward F. Worst Craft House, ca. 1935, and other letters, ca. 1935-1988; notes, typescripts, a scrapbook, and maps on the history of the school; school course brochures, ca. 1929-1994, including 2 early brochures by Lucy Morgan describing The Appalachian School, Department of Fireside Industries, later to become The Penland School of Crafts; programs and announcements of school events, including the log raising of the Edward F. Worst Craft House, 1935, and "An Order of Service for Craftsmen"; 6 issues of Mountain Milestones, 1949-1961; clippings, 1941-1995; and photographs, ca. 1935-1974, including 19 of Morgan and Morgan with others, and ca. 450 of students, staff, crafts, and environs, several taken by Bayard Wooten. Also included are weaving samples and patterns, some published by the Lily Mills Company for The Penland School of Crafts, ca. 1954 and undated
- Date
- 1929
- 1935-1995
- Creator
- Ford, Howard C
- Ford, Bonnie Willis 1907-1976
- Morgan, Lucy 1889-1981
- photographer
- Wooten, Bayard
- Subject
- Penland School of Handicrafts
- Local number
- aaa 4515
- aaa 4973
- aaa
- Data Source
- Archives of American Art
- This record comes from another Smithsonian unit: Archives of American ArtNo Image Available
Polly Thayer (Starr) papers, 1922-2008
- Notes
- Polly Thayer (1904- 2006) was a painter and educator in Boston, Mass. Starr spent years studying in art schools and privately in Boston, Provincetown, New York, Madrid, and Paris. She was awarded the Julius Hallgarten Prize from the National Academy of Design and the gold medal at the Boston Tercentenary Exhibition. In 2001, she was the only living artist whose work was part of the Museum of Fine Arts show "A Studio of Her Own: Women Artists in Boston 1870-1940." Thayer's married name was Polly Thayer Starr
- Summary
- Biographical material, correspondence, scrapbooks, photographs, writings, artwork, audio visual material, and printed material relating to the career of Polly Thayer (Starr)
- Biographical material includes Thayer's resumes, club affiliations, passports, and marriage license as well as those compiled by Starr of her family members and friends. Professional correspondence concerns Thayer's exhibitions, art, and methodologies. Photographs are of Thayer, her friends, family, studio, and her works of art (also found on DVD and CD). Writings by Thayer concern her art, travel and inspirational events as well as a published manuscripts and personal verses. Two scrapbooks, complied by Starr's mother, Ethel Randoph Starr, include printed material and photographs
- Artwork includes sketches, sketchbooks, lithographs, and charcoals. Also included is an inventory of Thayer's work compiled by Wendy L. Swanton, log books, accounts, calendars, and various organizational material. Audio visual material includes interviews of Starr on audio cassette, a VHS video documentary featuring Thayer. Printed material includes newspaper articles, exhibition catalogs, and booklets. A small amount of material relating to Donald C. Starr, Thayer's husband, is also found
- Date
- 1922
- 2008
- 1922-2008
- Creator
- Thayer, Polly 1904-2006
- Starr, Ethel Randoph
- Swanton, Wendy L
- Subject
- Starr, Donald C
- Local number
- aaa
- Data Source
- Archives of American Art
- This record comes from another Smithsonian unit: National Air and Space Museum ArchivesNo Image Available
John Wallis Bishop Collection, 1918-1936
- Notes
- This collection contains photos, log books,and a WWI diary. The collection includes an aerial map of the northern Italian front, a copper membership plate for the Quiet Birdmen organization, a booklet of silhouettes of WWI aircraft, pamphlets on the 66th Squadron, and an article from the November/December 1931 edition of The Military Engineer entitled "Two-Fifths of an Ace," describing Bishop's exploits with the 66th Squadron. Also included are a medallion of the Lafayette Escadrille memorial, a book of tickets for excursion flights with Bishop, and a genealogy of Samuel and John Bishop
- Summary
- John (Jack) Wallis Bishop was born June 8, 1892 and was killed in a flying accident at Roosevelt Field, Long Island, New York on August 30, 1936. He was an American who began his military career in Canada during World War I and subsequently in 1917 was assigned to the 66th Squadron of the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) at the front for 14 months in northern Italy. He shot down two enemy aircraft and participated in 22 low altitude bombing raids. He returned to the US in June 1919, became a member of the "Ancient and Secret Order of Quiet Birdmen" and continued flying. In the 1930s he became a flying instructor and pilot at Roosevelt Field and a lieutenant in the Nassau County (NY) police department. He was a friend and flying associate of the air racer Annette Gipson
- Date
- 1918
- 1918-1936
- Creator
- Bishop, John Wallis (Jack)
- Subject
- Bishop, John Wallis (Jack)
- Great Britain Royal Flying Corps 66th Squadron
- Roosevelt Field (N.Y.)
- Quiet Birdmen, The
- Local number
- 1988-0086
- Data Source
- National Air and Space Museum Archives
- This record comes from another Smithsonian unit: Smithsonian Institution ArchivesNo Image Available
Production Records, 1876, 1963-2002
- Category
- Series Level Description
- Summary
- Consists of records created by Nazaret Cherkezian, Director; Paul B. Johnson, Director; Karen Loveland, Director of Special Projects for the Office of Telecommunications; John Tyler, Radio Production Specialist and Audio Production Manager; Denise Freeland, Marketing and Promotion Specialist; Michele Turner, Associate Producer; Lisa H. Kaiser, Production Researcher; Laura T. Schneider, Audio-Visual Production Specialist; Jean B. Quinnette, Associate Producer; John R. Paulson, Audio-Visual Production Specialist; Elizabeth Smith Brownstein, Media Project Development Specialist; Jacquie Gales Webb, Producer; John P. Meehan, Audio-Visual Production Specialist; and Sandra Wentworth Bradley, Executive Producer documenting the planning, development, and execution of film, video, television, and radio productions and audio recordings for general release, for accompaniment to exhibitions and exhibition halls, for training, and for television spots. Materials include memoranda, correspondence, and notes; production proposals and scripts; interview transcripts; production and post-production schedules; computer editing forms; editing, roll, tape, and audio time logs; music selections; tape catalogues; title lists; story boards; microphone lists; contracts, license agreements, and release forms; grant information; run sheets; air and interview schedules; program reports; budget summaries and expense reports; contracts; casting information; mailing lists for premieres; articles about videos; clippings; blueprints; press releases; fact sheets; contractor and intern files with project descriptions; color and black and white negatives and transparencies of credits; photographs; demonstration DAT tapes; and research materials
- Date
- 1963
- 1963-2002
- 1876, 1963-2002
- Creator
- Smithsonian Productions
- Subject
- Webb, Jacqueline Gales
- Cherkezian, Nazaret
- Quinnette, Jean B
- Freeland, Denise
- Johnson, Paul B
- Brownstein, Elizabeth Smith 1930-
- Meehan, John P
- Loveland, Karen
- Tyler, John
- Kaiser, Lisa H
- Turner, Michele
- Schneider, Laura T
- Paulson, John R
- Bradley, Sandra Wentworth
- Local number
- SIA RS00518
- Data Source
- Smithsonian Institution Archives
- This record comes from another Smithsonian unit: Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and CollectionsNo Image Available
Smithsonian Folklife Festival records, 1967-2010
- Notes
- The Smithsonian Institution Festival of American Folklife, first held in 1967, was renamed the Smithsonian Folklife Festival in 1998. To date the Festival has featured exemplary tradition bearers from 54 nations, every region of the United States, scores of ethnic communities, more than 100 American Indian groups, and some 50 occupations. Festivals typically include international, regional/state, occupational, and thematic programs
- The Smithsonian Folklife Festival was originally the idea of James Morris, director of Museum Services and then of the Division of Performing Arts, and was developed under first director Ralph Rinzler, with strong support of Smithsonian Institution Secretary S. Dillon Ripley. The Festival was part of a larger effort by Ripley in the 1960s to make the National Mall more accessible to the American public and to make the Smithsonian's programs more exciting and engaging
- The Festival is organized to increase and diffuse knowledge about grassroots culture. It is a research-based, curated production, drawing on the efforts of Smithsonian staff, academic and lay scholars from the featured cultures, and people who know a great deal about their culture. The most distinctive feature of the Festival is its attempt to foreground the voices of tradition bearers as they demonstrate, discuss, and present their cultures. Since its founding the Festival has always navigated between the various axes of art (as entertainment), cultural rights (as advocacy), education (as public service), and knowledge (as scholarship)
- Summary
- This collection documents the planning, production and execution of the annual Smithsonian Folklife Festival, produced by the Smithsonian Institution's Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage. Materials include born digital photographs, photographic prints, negatives, slides, audio and video recordings, notes, production drawings, contracts, memorandums and correspondence. Festival fieldwork is generated by researchers who operate according to standard guidelines. Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage staff collaborate with Smithsonian staff photographers to document the Festival in images. The Center's videographer, contract crews, volunteers, and interns operate cameras to video-record Festival performances and demonstrations. Volunteers trained by the Center's archivists record and log audiotapes at every Festival stage and discussion area. The documentation of the Festival for an average year consists of about 300-400 rolls of film, 600 audio recordings, 200 videotapes, and a few thousand pages of field notes
- Cite as
- Smithsonian Folklife Festival records, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution
- Date
- 1967
- 1967-2009
- 1967-2010
- Creator
- Smithsonian Institution Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
- Subject
- Smithsonian Folklife Festival
- Data Source
- Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections
- No Image Available
Earl Shaffer Papers, 1903-2002
- Notes
- Author, poet, naturalist and environmental activist. Was the first "through-hiker" of the Appalachian Trail, in 1948
- Summary
- Papers documenting the life and work of Earl Shaffer, including his pioneering hike of the Appalachian Trail in 1948. The papers include Shaffer's early school records, papers relating to his army service in World War II, correspondence, photographs, notes and writings, notebooks, trail logs, poetry, manuscripts from his book, papers relating to his activities as Corresponding Secretary of the Appalachian Trail Club, maps, guidebooks, news clippings about his activities, and newsletters and other printed materials relating to various mountaineering and hiking clubs and environmental activist groups Shaffer was involved with. Addendum includes an inscribed copy of Benton MacKaye's article proposing the development of the Appalachian Trail. 2008 addendum consists of one and one half cubic foot of additional photographs, slides, letters, and poems. 2009 addendum consists of two and one third cubic feet of additional photographs, slides, letters, maps, newsletters and publications
- Cite as
- Earl Shaffer Papers, 1925-2002, Archives Center, National Museum of American History. 2012 addendum consists of additional letters and poetry, and a book of poetry entitled "South of the Sunset"
- Date
- 1925
- 1925-2002
- 1903-2002
- 20th century
- creator
- Shaffer, Earl V. 1918-
- author
- MacKaye, Benton 1879-1975
- donor
- Shaffer, John
- Creator
- Appalachian Trail Club
- donor
- Earl Shaffer Foundation
- Local number
- 2012.3008 (NMAH Acc.)
- 2009.3056 (NMAH Acc.)
- 2008.3031 (NMAH Acc.)
- 2007.3029 (NMAH Acc.)
- 2004.3026 (NMAH Acc.)
- 2003.3007 (NMAH Acc.)
- Data Source
- Archives Center - NMAH
- This record comes from another Smithsonian unit: Archives of American ArtNo Image Available
Lloyd E. Herman papers, 1961-2002
- Notes
- Lloyd E. Herman (1936- ) is a museum curator in Seattle, Wash
- Summary
- Exhibition files, correspondence, audio and video recordings, writings, photographs, and printed material relating to Lloyd E. Herman's life and career as a museum curator, particularly his work with glass, fiber, jewelry and other craft collections
- Primarily files on exhibitions curated by Herman. Also found are correspondence, video and audio recordings, log books, files pertaining to Lloyd's involvement in the development of the International Glass Museum in Tacoma, Wash., the Cartwright Gallery/Canadian Craft Museum in Vancouver, Canada, and the Thundering Seas Institute in Or.; and a book compiled by fiber artists for Herman's 60th birthday
- Among the exhibitions documented are, "Art That Works: Decorative Arts of the Eighties Crafted in America;" "Screams with Laughter; Brilliant Stories: American Narrative Jewelry;" "From the Woods: Washington Wood Artists;" "Fresh Clothes; Tales and Traditions: Storytelling in Twentieth Century American Craft," and "Clearly Art: Pilchuck's Glass Legacy." Included in the Clearly Art files are tapes and transcripts of interviews conducted by Herman with 13 artists involved with the Pilchuck Glass School in preparation for the exhibition catalog, 1991, a first draft of the essay by Herman for the catalog, and a transcript of Anne Hauberg's luncheon discussion
- Additional writings consist of one typescript of an autobiography, "Lloyd E. Herman: Looking back at 75." Photographs are of Herman with Raymond Loewy ,1975, and Herman at the opening of the exhibition, "Portraits from The Americans: The Democratic Experience" at the National Portrait Gallery ,1975. Other photographs are from Herman's childhood and are on CD. Printed material consists of newspaper clippings, 1961-1975
- Date
- 1961
- 1961-2002
- Creator
- Herman, Lloyd E
- International Glass Museum
- Cartwright Gallery
- Thundering Seas Institute
- Nanette L. Laitman Documentation Project for Craft and Decorative Arts in America
- Subject
- Pilchuck School
- Local number
- AAA
- Data Source
- Archives of American Art
- No Image Available
Milt Gabler Papers, 1927-2001
- Notes
- Born in Harlem in 1911, Gabler was a music industry executive, producer, lyricist, and promoter. He founded Commodore Records, and started the first mail order record label, United Hot Clubs of America. He was also affiliated with Decca Records. He died in 2001
- Summary
- Papers documenting Gabler's life and career, including: correspondence with family members, friends and people in the music business such as Sammy Davis, Jr. and Lucille Armstrong (Louis' wife); Gabler's writings, including an autobiography and numerous articles; music manuscripts and sheet music, the lyrics for some of which were written by Gabler, and other compositions written by others, including Red Norvo, Eddie Condon and others; legal and financial records, including royalty statements, tax papers and banking records; business records for Commodore and Decca, including correspondence from persons such as Norman Granz, Burl Ives, and Leonard Feather; Commodore and Decca legal records including licensing and trademark documents; publicity materials; production records, such as production logs and liner notes; printed materials such as catalogs, newsletters, magazines, and periodicals; papers relating to Gabler's affiliation with Bert Kaempfert, including correspondence, sheet music and lyrics, and production records; photographs of Gabler and his family and of numerous others in the music industry, including Bing Crosby, Billie Holiday, Sammy Davis Jr., Bert Kaempfert, the Mills Brothers, Rex Stewart, Cootie Williams, Benny Goodman, Coleman Hawkins, Gene Krupa, Louis Jordan, Peck Kelly, Sidney Bechet, Cab Calloway, Louis Armstrong, and numerous others, many taken in the studio during recording sessions; and audio recordings
- Cite as
- Milt Gabler Papers, 1927-2001, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
- Date
- 1927
- 1927-2001
- 20th century
- creator
- Gabler, Milt
- Creator
- Armstrong, Louis 1900-1971
- Armstrong, Lucille
- Bechet, Sidney 1897-1959
- Calloway, Cab 1907-
- Condon, Eddie 1905-1973
- Davis, Sammy 1925-
- Feather, Leonard
- Goodman, Benny (Benjamin David) 1909-1986
- Granz, Norman
- Hawkins, Coleman
- Holiday, Billie 1915-1959
- Ives, Burl 1909-
- Jordan, Louis 1908-1975
- Kaempfert, Bert 1923-1980
- Kelly, Peck 1898-
- Krupa, Gene 1909-1973
- interviewee
- Norvo, Red 1908-1999
- Creator
- Stewart, Rex (William) Jr (cornetist) 1907-1967
- Williams, Cootie
- United Hot Clubs of America
- Commodore Records
- singers
- Mills Brothers
- Creator
- Decca (recording company)
- Subject
- Crosby, Bing 1904-1977
- Goodman, Benny (Benjamin David) 1909-1986
- Local number
- 2003.3099 (NMAH Acc.)
- Data Source
- Archives Center - NMAH
- This record comes from another Smithsonian unit: Archives of American GardensNo Image Available
David Lenz House Garden, 2004
- Notes
- The Colonial Dames saved the house from destruction in 1958 and placed it on a bare grass lot. Flowers were planted around the house and the Society put in a winding concrete walk. Others in the organization advocated historical research to re-create a smaller version of the Harmonist vegetable garden. They approached Kent Schuette, a professor of agriculture at Purdue University, to conduct the research, design, and implementation of the new garden. The design and plants are based on research done at Old Economy in Pennsylvania. Harmonist gardens, like the houses, were built according to specific plans in order to maximize space and volume of produce. The four main beds are twelve-foot squares; two planted with vegetables and two with hervs and fruit. Gravel paths separate the beds. Ornamental flowers and vines are planted in beds abutting the picket fences that edge the garden and house. A bake house and small log barn are located at the back of the garden
- Persons of Organizations associated with the garden include: Harmony Society (former owners of house, ca. 1820-1825); David Lenz and family (occupant of house, ca. 1820-1825); Robert Owen (former owner, 1825-1826); William MacClure (former owner of house, 1826-1838); The Mumford Family (former owners, 1826-1958); The Indiana Society of the National Society of the Colonial Dames of America (present owners, 1958-present); Historic New Harmony (lease holder, 1958-present); Horticulture and Landscape Architecture Department, School of Agriculture, Purdue University (research, planning, and implementation, 2001-2002); and James E. Parrent (garden designer, maintenance, 2005-present)
- David Lenz, a member of the Harmonist Society, moved from Pennsylvania to Indiana with the Harmonists and built the house ca. 1815. The Lenz family moved back to Pennsylvania in 1825 with the community. In 1825, Robert Owen bought the house and town in hopes of starting a progressive thinking community. In 1828 Thomas Mumford, a carpenter, joined the Owen-Maclure community. The heirs of Thomas Mumford donated the house to the Indiana Society of the National Society of Colonial Dames of America in 1958. The house was in danger of destruction from someone drilling an oil well. The Colonial Dames moved the house to its current location and leased it to Historic New Harmony. New Harmony was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1965, with the David Lenz House listed as an historic site
- Summary
- The folder includes a work sheet and site plan
- Publications
- Project manual for the 2001-2002 reconstruction of garden located at Purdue University with a copy at Historic New Harmony
- Date
- 2004
- Local number
- IN039000
- Data Source
- Archives of American Gardens
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