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Historic American Landscapes Survey Collection
- Title: Historic American Landscapes Survey Collection
- Other Title:
HALS collection
Built in America: Historic American Buildings Survey/Historic American Engineering Record. - Creator(s): Historic American Landscapes Survey, creator
- Date Created/Published: 2000-
- Medium: ca. 1,000 items ; various sizes.
- Summary: This expanding collection already documents more than 40 historic landscapes through large-format photographs (b&w and color), measured drawings, and written historical reports. Coverage includes gardens, urban parks and plazas, cemeteries, and agricultural complexes.
- Reproduction Number: ---
- Rights Advisory:
No known restrictions on publication.
- Call Number: Guide Record [P&P]
- Repository: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA
- Notes:
- Arrangement: Organized according to the geographic location of the structure. Arrangement: Arranged alphabetically by state, county, and city.
- Documentation for historic landscapes also appears in the Historic American Buildings Survey and Historic American Engineering Record collections, which included many landscape features until HALS was created.
- The Historic American Landscapes Survey began in 2000, the result of a tripartite agreement among the American Society of Landscape Architects, the National Park Service, which administers creation of the documentation, and the Library of Congress, which preserves and serves the collection to the public. The NPS Web site provides additional program information http://www.cr.nps.gov/habshaer/hals/
- In January 2005 the collection contained more than 300 photographs including color transparencies; 30 drawings; 400 pages of written histories and photo captions; and several field note packages.
- Collection expands regularly, both through the initiative of the National Park Service's summer programs, and through submission to the National Park Service of documentation created by schools, contractors, and preservationists.
- Supplementary documentation is available for some surveys, indicated by the presence of a "Field note" or "Field record" number in the online catalog.
- Collection title devised by Library staff.
- Digitized images of many items in the collection and their associated identifying information are available through the Prints & Photographs Online Catalog.
- Digitized images are also available through the Library of Congress Web site under the title: Built in America: Historic American Buildings Survey/Historic American Engineering Record, first produced in 1997 for the National Digital Library Program, American Memory collections.
- Transfer; National Park Service, Historic American Landscapes Survey; 2004-
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http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2005675765/
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Rights assessment is your responsibility.
The Library of Congress generally does not own rights to material in its collections and, therefore, cannot grant or deny permission to publish or otherwise distribute the material. For further rights information, see "Rights Information" below and the Rights and Restrictions Information page ( http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/rights.html ).
- Rights Advisory: No known restrictions on publication.
- Reproduction Number: ---
- Call Number: Guide Record [P&P]
- Medium: ca. 1,000 items ; various sizes.
Rights assessment is your responsibility.
Generally, Guide Records describe large groups of items from which a selection must be made. The individual items in the group may or may not be represented online.
1. Determine whether the desired materials can be retrieved online.
- Select the "About this Item" tab and look for a note about tools for searching the group
- If there is a note such as "Digitized images of most prints along with associated descriptive information are available through the Prints & Photographs Online Catalog," try searching the name of the collection in Search All
- Select the "Obtaining Copies" tab for any retrieved items that are of interest.
2. If the desired material cannot be retrieved online:
- A visit to the Prints & Photographs Reading Room may be necessary. You may wish to discuss access to the group of images with reference staff. General information about service in the reading room is available at: http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/info/001_ref.html and contact information is available at: http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/address.html
- Call Number: Guide Record [P&P]
- Medium: ca. 1,000 items ; various sizes.
Please use the following steps to determine whether you need to fill out a call slip in the Prints and Photographs Reading Room to view the original item(s). In some cases, a surrogate (substitute image) is available, often in the form of a digital image, a copy print, or microfilm.
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Is the item digitized? (A thumbnail (small) image will
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Yes, the item is digitized. Please use the digital image in preference to requesting the original. All images can be viewed at a large size when you are in any reading room at the Library of Congress. In some cases, only thumbnail (small) images are available when you are outside the Library of Congress because the item is rights restricted or has not been evaluated for rights restrictions.
As a preservation measure, we generally do not serve an original item when a digital image is available. If you have a compelling reason to see the original, consult with a reference librarian. (Sometimes, the original is simply too fragile to serve. For example, glass and film photographic negatives are particularly subject to damage. They are also easier to see online where they are presented as positive images.)
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No, the item is not digitized. Please go to #2.
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Do the Access Advisory or Call Number fields above indicate that
a non-digital surrogate exists, such as microfilm or copy prints?
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Yes, another surrogate exists. Reference staff can direct you to this surrogate.
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No, another surrogate does not exist. Please go to #3.
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If you do not see a thumbnail image or a reference to another surrogate, please fill out a call slip in the Prints and Photographs Reading Room. In many cases, the originals can be served in a few minutes. Other materials require appointments for later the same day or in the future. Reference staff can advise you in both how to fill out a call slip and when the item can be served.
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