Library of American Landscape History (LALH)

Library of American Landscape History (LALH) Developing books about American landscape history since 1992.

RACISM AND THE AMERICAN PARKJoin us for an evening of film and conversation with three leading park historiansFeaturing ...
09/29/2025

RACISM AND THE AMERICAN PARK
Join us for an evening of film and conversation with three leading park historians
Featuring the premiere of Olmsted and Yosemite: Civil War, Abolition, and the National Park Idea
Tuesday, November 4, 6:30 p.m., Coolidge Corner Theatre Brookline, MA
Free and open to the public--however, reservations are required. Space is limited. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/racism-and-the-american-park-an-lalh-film-program-tickets-1661080539609?aff=oddtdtcreator
This event is cosponsored with Friends of Fairsted

On March 5, 2024, the Humanities Institute at the New York Botanical Garden is hosting a virtual screening of "Landscape...
02/28/2024

On March 5, 2024, the Humanities Institute at the New York Botanical Garden is hosting a virtual screening of "Landscapes of Exclusion: State Parks and Jim Crow in the American South" and a discussion panel featuring William E. O'Brien, Ian Forster, and Arthur J. Clement. The free virtual event is on Tuesday, March 5 from 5:00 - 6:30 p.m. EST. Click the NYBG link to register for the event!

https://www.nybg.org/event/landscapes-of-exclusion-a-screening-and-book-discussion/

10/12/2022

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Help LALH publish a book about the landscape designs of David Kamp!Please help us raise $35,000 to publish a new book by...
10/01/2020

Help LALH publish a book about the landscape designs of David Kamp!

Please help us raise $35,000 to publish a new book by the renowned landscape architect David Kamp, FASLA. Kamp’s international career has been guided by a commitment to designing landscapes that promote the health and well-being of individuals and communities.
https://www.givedirect.org/donate/member.php?cid=13527

VIEW Mails This Fall!VIEW 2020 features articles about the designed meadows surrounding a mid-century house in Connectic...
05/28/2020

VIEW Mails This Fall!

VIEW 2020 features articles about the designed meadows surrounding a mid-century house in Connecticut, teaching landscapes in Ann Arbor, Poughkeepsie, and Santa Barbara, and images of wild passages in NYC’s Central Park by acclaimed photographer Sara Cedar Miller. If you are not a member of LALH or your membership has lapsed, join now to receive your copy of our full-color magazine, devoted exclusively to North American landscape architecture.

https://lalh.org/membership/

Cape Cod Presentation and Book SigningEthan Carr, author of The Greatest Beach: A History of Cape Cod National Seashore,...
06/10/2019

Cape Cod Presentation and Book Signing

Ethan Carr, author of The Greatest Beach: A History of Cape Cod National Seashore, will give a presentation based on his new book at Salt Pond Visitor Center in Eastham on June 22nd at 3:00 pm. Join us for this free event!

Read more about the book: http://lalh.org/the-greatest-beach-a-history-of-cape-cod-national-seashore/

Beauty of the Wild Fundraising Campaign Successful!Generous supporters have donated $25,000 to publish Beauty of the Wil...
05/03/2019

Beauty of the Wild Fundraising Campaign Successful!

Generous supporters have donated $25,000 to publish Beauty of the Wild by the landscape architect Darrel Morrison.

Thank you LALH donors!

LALH Book Wins PrizeThe Foundation for Landscape Studies has awarded the J. B. Jackson Book Prize to Ellen Shipman and t...
03/28/2019

LALH Book Wins Prize

The Foundation for Landscape Studies has awarded the J. B. Jackson Book Prize to Ellen Shipman and the American Garden by Judith B. Tankard.

Find out more about our award-winning book: http://lalh.org/the-gardens-of-ellen-biddle-shipman/

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