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Guide to the Terrence J. Allen Prospect Park Collection, BCMS.0006 Finding Aid Prepared by Brooklyn Collection Staff Guide to the Terrence J. Allen Prospect Park Collection, BCMS.0006 Finding aid prepared by Brooklyn Collection staff and revised by Diana Bowers-Smith, archivist This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit May 14, 2019 Brooklyn Public Library - Brooklyn Collection , 2019 10 Grand Army Plaza Brooklyn, NY, 11238 718.230.2762 [email protected] Guide to the Terrence J. Allen Prospect Park Collection, BCMS.0006 Table of Contents Summary Information ................................................................................................................................. 3 Historical Note...............................................................................................................................................4 Scope and Contents....................................................................................................................................... 4 Arrangement...................................................................................................................................................5 Administrative Information .........................................................................................................................5 Related Materials ........................................................................................................................................ 5 Controlled Access Headings..........................................................................................................................6 Collection Inventory...................................................................................................................................... 8 Series I: Postcards....................................................................................................................................8 Series II: Stereoviews............................................................................................................................ 11 Series III: Prints & Publications........................................................................................................... 11 Series IV: Ephemera..............................................................................................................................14 Series V: Photographic Media...............................................................................................................14 - Page 2 - Guide to the Terrence J. Allen Prospect Park Collection, BCMS.0006 Summary Information Repository Brooklyn Public Library - Brooklyn Collection Title Terrence J. Allen Prospect Park Collection Date 1868–2007, bulk 1895–1915 Extent 6.3 Linear feet , 7 boxes Location Brooklyn Collection Morgue, Shelf 7.2 Language English Abstract A collection of visual material documenting Prospect Park, compiled and donated by Terrence J. Allen. Preferred Citation This collection should be cited as the Terrence J. Allen Prospect Park Collection, Brooklyn Public Library – Brooklyn Collection. - Page 3 - Guide to the Terrence J. Allen Prospect Park Collection, BCMS.0006 Historical Note Prospect Park is a 585 acre park in the heart of Brooklyn. It was designed by famed landscape architects Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux, who had previously designed Manhattan’s Central Park. Construction of the park began in 1866 and was mostly completed by 1875. Created to serve all classes of Brooklyn – at that point still an independent city and one of the largest in the country – the park was deliberately constructed to resemble a natural landscape, with a small creek, a lake, wooded areas, and long open meadows. Buildings in the park were mainly rustic shelters built of wood to complement the pastoral atmosphere. The park evolved over the years, and as the 19th century drew to a close many classical design elements were added to the landscape. The architecture firm of McKim, Mead, and White was hired to redesign the entrances around the park’s perimeter; they installed the classical pedestals, columns, and statuary that stand at Grand Army Plaza, the Third Street entrance, Bartel-Pritchard Circle, and Park Circle. A number of new buildings were also erected around the turn of the century, including the Boat House and the Peristyle. Under the administration of city parks commissioner Robert Moses in the mid-twentieth century, the park was again renovated to emphasize physical recreation over the passive enjoyment of natural vistas. Moses built a new zoo, bandshell, and several playgrounds around the park’s perimeter. A period of decline followed, with original buildings falling into disuse and decay even as the park celebrated its centennial year in 1966. Restoration efforts were mounted in the 1980s, including the founding of the Prospect Park Alliance, a non-profit organization that works with the City of New York to maintain and restore the park grounds. When taken in its totality, the Terrence J. Allen Prospect Park Collection, the bulk of which dates from 1895 to 1915, forms a nearly complete picture of the park in its earliest incarnation, before cycles of dilapidation and redevelopment altered the landscape. Many of the landmarks represented in the postcard collection, like the Mount Prospect water tower, the Dairy, and Mount Vernon have been replaced or are gone completely. Scope and Contents The collection consists of postcards, stereoviews, photographic media, prints and ephemera. Although the collection spans from 1868 to 2007, the bulk of materials are from the period between 1895 and 1915. In addition to the park grounds themselves, the collection also represents areas immediately adjacent to the park, including the Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Public Library, and scenes along Prospect Park West and Eastern Parkway. The ephemera collection includes programs from the Parks summer concert series - Page 4 - Guide to the Terrence J. Allen Prospect Park Collection, BCMS.0006 dating from 1897 to 1914. Although there are some duplicates in the collection, for the most part each item is unique. Arrangement The collection is arranged into series by format. Within the postcard series, materials are arranged geographically per the donor's original order, to replicate the experience of physically touring the park starting at Grand Army Plaza and looping through the the park's various landmarks. The remaining series are arranged chronologically. Administrative Information Publication Information Brooklyn Public Library - Brooklyn Collection , 2019 Access Collection is located in the Brooklyn Collection at the Central Branch at Grand Army Plaza. The collection may only be used in the library and is not available through interlibrary loan. Requests to view the collection must be made at least 48 hours in advance of visit. Use While many items in the Brooklyn Collection are unrestricted, we do not own reproduction rights to all materials. Be aware of the several kinds of rights that might apply: copyright, licensing and trademarks. The researcher assumes all responsibility for copyright questions. Provenance Donated to the Brooklyn Collection by Terrence J. Allen in 2012. Related Materials - Page 5 - Guide to the Terrence J. Allen Prospect Park Collection, BCMS.0006 Selection of sources available at the Brooklyn Collection: Berenson, Richard J. The complete illustrated guidebook to Prospect Park and the Brooklyn Botanic Garden. New York: Silver Lining Books, 2001. Graff, M. M. The making of Prospect Park : notes for a projected historical study. Greensward Foundation, c1982. Lancaster, Clay. Prospect Park handbook. New York: Long Island University Press, 1972. Landmarks Preservation Commission. Prospect Park designation report. New York: The Commission, 1975. Prospect Park Alliance. Saving Brooklyn’s last forest: the plan for Prospect Park. New York: Prospect Park Alliance, 1994. Prospect Park Centennial Committee. Prospect Park, 1866 - 1966. New York: Prospect Park Centennial Committee, 1966. Historic photographs available via our Digital Collections. Historic prints and ephemera in our Prints Collection and Ephemera Collection. Online resources: Prospect Park Alliance website and archives Forgotten New York’s “Secrets of Prospect Park” Controlled Access Headings Genre(s) • Negatives (Photographs) • Photographs • Postcards • Prints • Stereographs Geographic Name(s) • Grand Army Plaza (Brooklyn, New York, N.Y.) - Page 6 - Guide to the Terrence J. Allen Prospect Park Collection, BCMS.0006 • Prospect Park (New York, N.Y.) Personal Name(s) • Allen, Terrence J. Subject(s) • Parks -- New York (State) -- New York - Page 7 - Guide to the Terrence J. Allen Prospect Park Collection, BCMS.0006 Series I: Postcards Collection Inventory Series I: Postcards Box 1 Section 1.1: Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Arch, 1902–1943 See also oversized postcards, Box 6. Section 1.2: Grand Army Plaza, 1904–1927 Section 1.3: Prospect Park West, 1904–1910 Section 1.4: The Drive, 1905-1919 Section 1.5: Meadowport, 1907-1909 Section 1.6: Long Meadow, 1905-1918 Section 1.7: Woods, 1906-1908 Section 1.8: Litchfield Mansion, 1909-1914 Section 1.9: Conservatory, 1906-1919 - Page 8 - Guide to the Terrence J. Allen Prospect Park Collection, BCMS.0006 Box 1 Section 1.10: Tennis Grounds and Pavilion, 1907-1927 Section 1.11: Rock Arch Bridge, Dairy, and Menagerie, 1907-1915 Section 1.12: Ambergill, 1907-1921 Section 1.13: Nethermead Arch, 1907-1915 Section 1.14: Music Grove Bridge, 1909-1921 Section 1.15: Binnen Falls and Bridge, 1909-1911 Section 1.16: Boat House: New Building, 1906-1943 See also oversized
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