Dorothy Graves papers

Collection

Identifier: MS0170

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

This collection is comprised primarily of drawings and photographs documenting the career of Dorothy Graves, including her studies at Cornell University. Also contains a small amount of material related to her husband.

Dates

1926 - 1965
1926 - 1937

Creator

Graves, Dorothy Butler (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Some material may be copyrighted or restricted. It is the patron's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright or other case restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in the collections.

Biographical / Historical

Dorothy Butler Graves studied landscape architecture at Cornell University. During the 1930s, she worked for Rose Greely, Landscape Architect, in Washington, D.C. Later, she set up her own practice in North Carolina. Graves was elected a member of the American Society of Landscape Architects in 1937. She married S. Porter Graves Jr., an associate of Charlotte architect, Walter W. Hook.

Extent

4.5 Linear Feet

Language

English

Additional Description

Overview

Papers of one of the first female landscape architects in North Carolina. Consists primarily of specifications, blueprints, and photographs of landscaping projects in Washington, D.C. (1933-37). Also includes designs she completed while a student at Cornell University (1926) and two projects by her husband, S. Porter Graves, an associate of Walter W. Hook.