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Architect:
Menzer, Oscar  Search this
Landscape designer:
Pellett, Tom  Search this
Provenance:
Little Garden Club of Memphis  Search this
Collection Creator:
Garden Club of America  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Place:
Lee Garden (Memphis, Tennessee)
United States of America -- Tennessee -- Shelby County -- Memphis
Scope and Contents:
The folder includes worksheets.
General:
This English-style garden, established in 1978 on a 3.5 acre property, includes a picket fence, a small pavillion and brick walks. Plantings include boxwood borders, herbs and perennials.
This garden was originally submitted as part of a 1992 donation to the Archives of American Gardens from the Garden Club of America. An update of the garden documentation was provided in 2012 by The Little Garden Club of Memphis.
Persons associated with the garden include: Tom Lee (former owner, until 1980), Oscar Menzer (designer of the pavillion), Tom Pellett (landscape designer).
Related Materials:
Lee Garden related holdings consist of 2 folders (10 35mm slides (photographs); 4 photographic prints)
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.
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.
Topic:
Gardens -- Tennessee -- Memphis  Search this
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, The Garden Club of America collection.
Identifier:
AAG.GCA, File TN038
See more items in:
The Garden Club of America collection
The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Garden Images / Tennessee
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Gardens
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb6ad6ceb7a-a17e-450f-8ca1-4ab9a469dda9
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-aag-gca-ref10937