Introductory Material and Text

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Introduction Editorial Policy Short Titles Used in Citations Biographical Directory Chapter I: Voyage to San Francisco

[Editorial Introduction]New York to San Francisco., 14 September – 11 October 1863 Frederick Law Olmsted to Mary Perkins Olmsted, 25 September 1863 Frederick Law Olmsted to Ignaz Anton Pilat, 26 September 1863 Frederick Law Olmsted to Mary Perkins Olmsted, 13 October 1863

Chapter II: Bear Valley

[Editorial Introduction]Frederick Law Olmsted to Mary Perkins Olmsted, 14 October 1863 Frederick Law Olmsted to Mary Perkins Olmsted, 15 October 1863 Calvert Vaux to Frederick Law Olmsted, 19 October 1863 Frederick Law Olmsted to Mary Perkins Olmsted, 20 October 1863 Frederick Law Olmsted to John Olmsted, 30 October 1863 Frederick Law Olmsted to Mary Perkins Olmsted, 31 October 1863 Frederick Law Olmsted to Morris Ketchum, 6 November 1863 Frederick Law Olmsted to Mary Perkins Olmsted, 20 November 1863 Frederick Law Olmsted to Frederick Newman Knapp, 21 November 1863

Chapter III: Looking Homeward

[Editorial Introduction]Frederick Law Olmsted to Calvert Vaux, 26 November 1863 Frederick Law Olmsted to Charles Loring Brace, 21 December 1863 Frederick Law Olmsted to Edwin Lawrence Godkin, 25 December 1863 Frederick Law Olmsted to Henry Whitney Bellows, 25 December 1863

Chapter IV: Managing the Mariposa Estate

[Editorial Introduction]Frederick Law Olmsted to John Olmsted, 1 January 1864 Calvert Vaux to Frederick Law Olmsted, 18 January 1864 Calvert Vaux to Frederick Law Olmsted, 5 February 1864 Frederick Law Olmsted to John Olmsted, 11 February 1864 Frederick Law Olmsted to George W. Farlee, 1 March 1864 Frederick Law Olmsted to James Hoy, 2 March 1864 Frederick Law Olmsted to James Hoy, 5 March 1864 Frederick Law Olmsted to John Olmsted, 11 March 1864 Frederick Law Olmsted to Calvert Vaux, 25 March 1864

Chapter V: Civilizing the Frontier

[Editorial Introduction]Frederick Law Olmsted to Edwin Lawrence Godkin, 2 April 1864 Frederick Law Olmsted to Edwin Lawrence Godkin, 4 April 1864 Frederick Law Olmsted to Friedrich Kapp, 6 April 1864 Frederick Law Olmsted to David Parker & Company, 9 April 1864 Frederick Law Olmsted to Henry Whitney Bellows, 28 April 1864 Frederick Law Olmsted to Mason Brothers, 8 June 1864 Frederick Law Olmsted to the Mariposa Weekly Gazette, 11 June 1864 Frederick Law Olmsted to John Olmsted, 25 June 1864

Chapter VI: Sierra Scenery and Politics

[Editorial Introduction]Frederick Law Olmsted to Edwin Lawrence Godkin, 24 July 1864 Frederick Law Olmsted to John Olmsted, 17 August 1864 Frederick Law Olmsted to John Olmsted, 14 September 1864 Frederick Law Olmsted to Frederick Newman Knapp, 28 September 1864 Frederick Law Olmsted to John Wheeler Harding, 20 October 1864 Frederick Law Olmsted to Charles James, 20 October 1864 Frederick Law Olmsted to Clarence King, 23 October 1864 Frederick Law Olmsted to John Griffith McCullough, 31 October 1864 “The Manager of the Mariposa Estate Defines His Position,” 5 November 1864 Frederick Law Olmsted to Samuel Hopkins Willey, 21 November 1864 Frederick Law Olmsted to John Griffith McCullough, 24 November 1864 Frederick Law Olmsted to Morris Ketchum, Son & Company, 30 December 1864

Chapter VII: Vigil in San Francisco

[Editorial Introduction]Frederick Law Olmsted to Mary Perkins Olmsted, 8 January 1865 Frederick Law Olmsted to Edwin Lawrence Godkin, 9 January 1865 Calvert Vaux to Frederick Law Olmsted, 9 January 1865 Frederick Law Olmsted to Mary Perkins Olmsted, 18 January 1865 Frederick Law Olmsted to Henry Whitney Bellows, 18 January 1865 Frederick Law Olmsted to James Hoy, 21 January 1865 Frederick Law Olmsted to Edwin Lawrence Godkin, 22 January 1865 Frederick Law Olmsted to Mary Perkins Olmsted, 25 January 1865 Frederick Law Olmsted to Edwin Lawrence Godkin, 26 January 1865 Frederick Law Olmsted to John Olmsted, 11 February 1865 Frederick Law Olmsted to Mary Perkins Olmsted, 12 February 1865 Frederick Law Olmsted to Edwin Lawrence Godkin, 20 February 1865 Frederick Law Olmsted to Mary Perkins Olmsted, 1 March 1865 Frederick Law Olmsted to Calvert Vaux, 12 March 1865 Frederick Law Olmsted to John Olmsted, 16 March 1865 “The Production of Wine in California: Particularly Referring to the Establishment of the Buena Vista Vinicultural Society,” April – May 1865

Chapter VIII: Debating the Future

[Editorial Introduction]Frederick Law Olmsted to Edwin Lawrence Godkin, 4 April 1865 Frederick Law Olmsted to Mary Perkins Olmsted, 6 April 1865 Frederick Law Olmsted to Frederick Newman Knapp, 9 April 1865 Frederick Law Olmsted to Frederick Newman Knapp, 16 April 1865 Frederick Law Olmsted to John Olmsted, 29 April 1865 Calvert Vaux to Frederick Law Olmsted, 10 May 1865 Calvert Vaux to Frederick Law Olmsted, 12 May 1865 Frederick Law Olmsted to Edwin Lawrence Godkin, 14 May 1865 Calvert Vaux to Frederick Law Olmsted, 20 May 1865 Calvert Vaux to Frederick Law Olmsted, 22 May 1865 Frederick Law Olmsted to Edwin Lawrence Godkin, 27 May 1865 Calvert Vaux to Frederick Law Olmsted, 3 June 1865 Frederick Law Olmsted to Calvert Vaux, 8 June 1865 Frederick Law Olmsted to Edwin Lawrence Godkin, 10 June 1865

Chapter IX: Landscape Projects East and West

[Editorial Introduction]Frederick Law Olmsted to Edward C. Miller, 26 June 1865 Calvert Vaux to Frederick Law Olmsted, 6 July 1865 Calvert Vaux to Frederick Law Olmsted, 8 July 1865 Calvert Vaux to Frederick Law Olmsted, 21 July 1865 Frederick Law Olmsted to Samuel Hopkins Willey, 25 July 1865 Frederick Law Olmsted to Howard Potter, 31 July 1865 Calvert Vaux to Frederick Law Olmsted, 31 July 1865 Frederick Law Olmsted to Calvert Vaux, 1 August 1865 “The Project of a Great Park for San Francisco,” 4 August 1865 Frederick Law Olmsted to Virgil Williams, Thomas Hill, and Carleton E. Watkins, 9 August 1865 Frederick Law Olmsted to John Olmsted, 28 August 1865 Frederick Law Olmsted to James Miller McKim, 7 September 1865 Frederick Law Olmsted to Samuel Bowles, 26 September 1865 Frederick Law Olmsted to Calvert Vaux, 28 September 1865

Landscape Design Reports

Introduction to the Landscape Design Reports Preface to the Plan for Mountain View Cemetery, Oakland, California, May 1865 “Preliminary Report upon the Yosemite and Big Tree Grove,” August 1865 “Preliminary Report in Regard to a Plan of Public Pleasure Grounds for the City of San Francisco,” 31 March 1866 “Report upon a Projected Improvement of the Estate of the College of California, at Berkeley, near Oakland,” 29 June 1866

Notes on the Pioneer Condition

General Introduction The Text and Its Treatment The Pioneer Condition and the Drift of Civilization in America

Introductory Material Section 1: A Pioneer Community of the Present Day Section 2: Defining Civilization Section 3: The Low Level of Civilization of Early Emigrants from Europe Section 4: The Barbarizing Experience of Pioneers on the Frontier Section 5: The Decivilizing Current in American Society Section 6: The Civilizing Current in American Society Section 7: The Prospect for Civilization in America Postscript, c. 1868

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