Odds Were Against Me: A Memoir

Object Details

sova.aag.chm_ref899
GUID
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb6867a6fe8-d329-4ccd-bbbe-7bf7f5ed4f6a
Contributor
Weems, Katharine Lane, 1899-1989
Author
Weeks, Edward, 1898-1989
Collection Owner
Weems, Katharine Lane, 1899-1989
Lane, Gardiner M., 1859-1914
Lane, Emma Gildersleeve
Collection Former owner
Dana, Rich H.
Collection Landscape architect
Olmsted Brothers
Olmsted, Frederick Law, Jr., 1870-1957
Whiting, Edward Clark
Collection Architect
Gildersleeve, Raleigh C. (Colston), 1869-1944
Collection Gardener
Watson, B. M. (gardener)
Contributor
Weems, Katharine Lane, 1899-1989
Author
Weeks, Edward, 1898-1989
See more items in
The Chimneys collection
The Chimneys collection / Printed Matter / Books
Extent
1 Book
Date
1985
Container
Box 6
Archival Repository
Archives of American Gardens
Type
Archival materials
Books
Books
Collection Citation
Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, The Chimneys collection.
Collection Rights
Archives of American Gardens encourages the use of its archival materials for non-commercial, educational and personal use under the fair use provision of U.S. copyright law. Use or copyright restrictions may exist. It is incumbent upon the researcher to ascertain copyright status and assume responsibility for usage. All requests for duplication and use must be submitted in writing and approved by Archives of American Gardens. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.
Collection Restrictions
Access to original archival materials by appointment only. Researcher must submit request for appointment in writing. Certain items may be restricted and not available to researchers. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.
AAG.CHM_ref899
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb6867a6fe8-d329-4ccd-bbbe-7bf7f5ed4f6a
AAG.CHM
AAG
Record ID
ebl-1562713211936-1562713212048-2
1 result(s)
  • The Chimneys collection
    sova.aag.chm
    GUID
    https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb69d2935d3-72dc-4183-a4a7-abfc8e22e8dd
    Owner
    Weems, Katharine Lane, 1899-1989
    Lane, Gardiner M., 1859-1914
    Lane, Emma Gildersleeve
    Former owner
    Dana, Rich H.
    Landscape architect
    Olmsted Brothers
    Olmsted, Frederick Law, Jr., 1870-1957
    Whiting, Edward Clark
    Architect
    Gildersleeve, Raleigh C. (Colston), 1869-1944
    Gardener
    Watson, B. M. (gardener)
    Place
    Massachusetts -- Manchester
    The Chimneys (Manchester, Massachusetts)
    Topic
    Gardens -- Massachusetts -- Manchester
    Sculptors -- United States
    Women sculptors
    Water gardens
    Owner
    Weems, Katharine Lane, 1899-1989
    Lane, Gardiner M., 1859-1914
    Lane, Emma Gildersleeve
    Former owner
    Dana, Rich H.
    Landscape architect
    Olmsted Brothers
    Olmsted, Frederick Law, Jr., 1870-1957
    Whiting, Edward Clark
    Architect
    Gildersleeve, Raleigh C. (Colston), 1869-1944
    Gardener
    Watson, B. M. (gardener)
    See more items in
    The Chimneys collection
    Summary
    Correspondence, invoices, nursery and seed catalogs, estimates, planting plans, photocopies of blueprints, photographs, negatives, autochromes, and drawings relating to the gardens of The Chimneys, the home of Emma and Gardiner Martin Lane and their daughter Katharine Lane Weems in Manchester, Massachusetts. Also included are four garden journals (1903-1928), garden-related medals awarded to Emma Lane, index files of plant materials, photocopies of garden related library cards belonging to Gardiner M. Lane, a diascope and nursery and seed catalogs. The collection also includes architectural plans, invoices and specifications from, and a framed photograph of, Raleigh C. Gildersleeve, architect of The Chimneys and brother of Emma Lane.
    Biographical/Historical note
    The property on which this estate in Manchester, Massachusetts sits was originally owned by the father of Richard Henry Dana, Jr., the author of Two Years Before the Mast. The estate was subdivided after the elder Dana's death in 1879. Gardiner Martin Lane purchased the land and had his brother-in-law, Raleigh Gildersleeve, design a large Georgian Colonial Revival summer house for him known as "The Chimneys." The Olmsted Brothers landscape architecture firm was hired in 1902 to help with the overall siting of the house and to plan a number of garden areas. During the next ten years, the Olmsted firm designed a number of areas including an approach road, formal terraced gardens, a water garden, and a variety of outdoor structures such as an arbor, tea house, and greenhouse. Katharine Lane Weems (1899-1989), the daughter of Emma and Gardiner M. Lane, spent her childhood summers at "The Chimneys." She later attended the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston and went on to specialize in sculpting animals. "The Chimneys" served as her principal studio after the stable was remodeled in 1930; later it became her primary residence. She married F. Carrington Weems in 1947 and published an autobiography, Odds Were Against Me, in 1985. She died at her family estate in 1989.
    Extent
    15 Cubic feet
    Date
    1903-1985
    Custodial History Note
    The estate of Katharine Lane Weems donated The Chimneys Collection to the Garden Club of America in 1989. The GCA, in turn, passed the collection along to the Archives of American Gardens.
    Archival Repository
    Archives of American Gardens
    Identifier
    AAG.CHM
    Type
    Collection descriptions
    Archival materials
    Photographs
    Negatives
    Plans (drawings)
    Correspondence
    Diaries
    Books
    Trade catalogs
    Medals
    Photocopies
    Citation
    Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, The Chimneys collection.
    Arrangement Note
    The collection is arranged into 6 series: 1) Design and Planting Records 2) Photographic images 3) Correspondence 4) Garden Journals 5) Printed Matter 6) Artifacts
    Rights
    Archives of American Gardens encourages the use of its archival materials for non-commercial, educational and personal use under the fair use provision of U.S. copyright law. Use or copyright restrictions may exist. It is incumbent upon the researcher to ascertain copyright status and assume responsibility for usage. All requests for duplication and use must be submitted in writing and approved by Archives of American Gardens. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.
    Bibliography
    Historic Inventory Report, "The Chimneys." The Estate of Katharine Lane Weems, Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts. Prepared for Ropes and Gray by Lauren G. Meier, ASLA, July 5, 1989. Revised August 5, 1989. American Country Homes and Gardens, November, 1907.
    Genre/Form
    Photographs
    Negatives
    Plans (drawings)
    Correspondence
    Diaries
    Books
    Trade catalogs
    Medals
    Photocopies
    Other Finding Aid note
    An inventory of The Chimneys Collection was generated by one or more members of the Garden Club of America, prior to its being donated to the Archives of American Gardens.
    Scope and Contents Note
    The Chimneys Collection includes extensive documentation relating to the gardens and grounds of "The Chimneys" estate in Manchester, Massachusetts, the home of Katharine Lane Weems and her parents in Manchester, Massachusetts. There is also some documentation on the residence designed by Raleigh Gildersleeve. The collection includes photographs, negatives, autochromes, a stereograph viewer, plant lists and index files of plant materials, garden journals, correspondence, nursery and seed catalogs, estimates, invoices, design specifications and plans and drawings. There are also three horticultural medals. The images focus primarily on the gardens at The Chimneys, though there are also numerous images showing the beachfront adjoining the property and images of family, friends, Weems' studio, the vicinity around Manchester, Massachusetts, and interiors of Beverwyck Manor in Rensselaer, New York. A copy of Katharine Lane Weems' autobiography, Odds Were Against Me, is also included in the collection.
    Restrictions
    Access to original archival materials by appointment only. Researcher must submit request for appointment in writing. Certain items may be restricted and not available to researchers. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.
    Related Archival Materials Note
    Records related to this site can be found at the Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site, Olmsted Job Number 00273 Gardiner M. Lane / Richard H. Dana Estate. The Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America at Radcliffe College in Cambridge, Massachusetts has the Papers of Katharine Lane Weems (MC406) which include various files and images relating to The Chimneys. The Smithsonian Institution's Archives of American Art in Washington, D.C. has the Katharine Lane Weems Papers, 1865-1989 which include images of The Chimneys.
    AAG.CHM
    https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb69d2935d3-72dc-4183-a4a7-abfc8e22e8dd
    AAG.CHM
    AAG
    Record ID
    ebl-1562713211936-1562713211971-0
Back to Top