Main Series | Volume 1: The Formative Years | Introductory Material and Text
Frederick Law Olmsted: His Life and WorkEditorial PolicyShort Titles Used in CitationsBiographical DirectoryChapter I: AutobiographyChapter II: Early LettersChapter III: The Voyage to China[Editorial Introduction]Frederick Law Olmsted to John Hull Olmsted, 8 April 1843Frederick Law Olmsted to John Hull Olmsted, 10 April 1843Frederick Law Olmsted to Parents, 6 August 1843The Voyage Out: 24 April to 9 August 1843]Frederick Law Olmsted to Parents, 5 September 1843Frederick Law Olmsted to John Olmsted, 24 September 1843Frederick Law Olmsted to John Hull Olmsted, 28 September 1843Frederick Law Olmsted to Parents, 20 November 1843Frederick Law Olmsted to Maria Olmsted, 30 November 1843Frederick Law Olmsted to John Olmsted, 5 December 1843Frederick Law Olmsted to John Olmsted, 27 December 1843The Real China Chapter IV: Connecticut InterludeChapter V: The Search for Love and Certitude[Editorial Introduction]Frederick Law Olmsted to Charles Loring Brace, 5 February 1846Frederick Law Olmsted to Charles Loring Brace, 22 February 1846Frederick Law Olmsted to Charles Loring Brace, 27 March 1846Frederick Law Olmsted to Frederick Kingsbury, 1 April 1846Frederick Law Olmsted to John Hull Olmsted, 16 April 1846Frederick Law Olmsted to Charles Loring Brace, 27 May 1846Frederick Law Olmsted to Frederick Kingsbury, 12 June 1846Frederick Law Olmsted to John Hull Olmsted, 19 June 1846Frederick Law Olmsted to John Hull Olmsted, 26 June 1846Frederick Law Olmsted to John Olmsted, 1 July 1846Frederick Law Olmsted to John Olmsted, 23 July 1846Frederick Law Olmsted to Charles Loring Brace, 30 July 1846Frederick Law Olmsted to John Olmsted, 12 August 1846Frederick Law Olmsted to Frederick Kingsbury, 22 August 1846Frederick Law Olmsted to John Hull Olmsted, 13 December 1846 Chapter VI: The Gentleman Farmer[Editorial Introduction]Frederick Law Olmsted to Charles Loring Brace, 27 January 1847Frederick Law Olmsted to John Hull Olmsted, 16 February 1847Frederick Law Olmsted to Charles Loring Brace, 22 March 1847Frederick Law Olmsted to John Hull Olmsted, 23 March 1847Frederick Law Olmsted to Charles Loring Brace, 9 September 1847Frederick Law Olmsted to Charles Loring Brace, 20 September 1847Frederick Law Olmsted to Frederick Kingsbury, 23 September 1847Frederick Law Olmsted to Charles Loring Brace, 12 October 1847Frederick Law Olmsted to John Hull Olmsted, 6 March 1848Frederick Law Olmsted to Charles Loring Brace, 25 March 1848Frederick Law Olmsted to Charles Loring Brace, 4 July 1848Frederick Law Olmsted to Frederick Kingsbury, 17 November 1848Frederick Law Olmsted to John Hull Olmsted, 10 February 1849Frederick Law Olmsted to John Hull Olmsted, 24 February 1849Appeal to the Citizens of Staten Island, December 1849 Chapter VII: England and After