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The series Department of Landscape Architecture is comprised of two subseries: Alumni Correspondence and Other Correspondence. The former includes a collection of correspondence between students and alumni of the Department and two professors, Aubrey Tealdi and H.O. Whittemore. The correspondence spans 1917 to 1960, with the bulk of the correspondence occurring between 1930 and 1955. The majority of the correspondence is with Professor Whittemore. It is arranged in reverse chronological order by the alumni's last name. The first set of folders include, correspondence with alumni, from which only one letter was received; this follows the arrangement of the original owners, Tealdi and Whittemore. The correspondence ranges from suggestions of possible employment openings to retirement congratulations to past students. It also includes discussion of work and theory as well as general status updates. The breadth of time covered by some correspondence is impressive, in some cases the alumni corresponded with their professors over a twenty to thirty-year period. This information can act as an informal longitudinal survey of the activities of Department alumni. It is especially interesting to learn about the work available to women alumnae, to follow the progression of careers during the Depression, World War II, and the post-War era, as well as to note the different positions taken by alumni all over the country. Among the correspondents are alumni who worked on government projects, including the Tennessee Valley Authority, and others who went on to become respected landscape architecture faculty at other institutions.

The small sub-series of Other Correspondence includes letters from Professor Tealdi regarding the administration of the Nichols Arboretum, and letters to Professor Whittemore from prospective students requesting information about the Department and about the field of landscape architecture, along with his responses.