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Getting Started
Background:
Boston history and walking tours (books from the library and online)
Student-created walking tours (from a Northeastern class in History/Landscape Architecture)
Websites about the Emerald Necklace
Emerald Necklace Conservancy (maps, guides for visitors)
Landscape Architects of America Guide to the Emerald Necklace (PDF): history, timetable
Video
Frederick Law Olmsted: Designing America (Kanopy video)
This film is a biography of Olmsted, the designer of the parks that make up the Emerald Necklace.
Skip to 41:40 for the section about Boston
Research resources
Key article searching sites:
- Art, Design, and Architecture Collection (ProQuest) This link opens in a new windowCitations and abstracts of scholarly, peer-reviewed articles and professional association news and information from current publications in the fields of visual, and applied arts. Links to full text.
- Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals (ProQuest) This link opens in a new windowCitations and abstracts of scholarly, peer-reviewed articles and professional association news and information since 1934, covering the history and practice of architecture, landscape architecture, city planning, historic preservation and interior design and decoration. Links to full text for Northeastern-subscribed journals.
- JSTOR This link opens in a new windowOne of the most trusted sources for scholarly books and historical journal backfiles. Beginning in 2023, JSTOR also includes ArtStor images of art and primary source artifacts.
Additional Recommendations
Researching memorials and monuments
Researching architecture and landscape design