Shawnee Mission -- Mission Hill

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General: Persons associated with the garden include: Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth P. Spenser (former owners); and Eleanor B. McClure (landscape designer, ca. 1960).

Landscape designer: McClure, Eleanor B.
Former owner: Spenser, Kenneth P.; Spenser, Kenneth P., Mrs.
Collection Photographer: Roche, John P.; Roche, Mary Alice

Place: Mission Hill (Shawnee Mission, Kansas); United States of America -- Kansas -- Johnson County -- Shawnee Mission

Topic: Gardens -- Kansas -- Shawnee Mission

Landscape designer: McClure, Eleanor B.
Former owner: Spenser, Kenneth P.; Spenser, Kenneth P., Mrs.

See more items in: Roche collection; Roche collection / Series 1: Garden Images / United States of America / Kansas

Archival Repository: Archives of American Gardens

Identifier: AAG.ROC, File KS024

Type: Archival materials

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.

Scope and Contents: The folder includes work sheets and other information.

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 Materials: Mission Hill related holdings consist of 1 folder (4 8 x 10 in. photographic prints)

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Shawnee Mission -- Mission Hill

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Roche collection

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Photographer

Roche, John P.

Roche, Mary Alice

Topic

Gardens -- Missouri

Gardens -- Maine

Gardens -- California

Gardens -- United States

Gardens -- New Jersey

Gardens -- New York (State)

Provenance

Mary Alice Roche donated the collection of images to the Archives of American Gardens in 2003.

Photographer

Roche, John P.

Roche, Mary Alice

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Roche collection

Summary

The Roche Collection documents some of the work of John and Mary Alice Roche, garden photographers who photographed numerous gardens throughout the United States. Several of the Roches' images appeared in popular gardening magazines and books on flower arranging from the 1950s and 1960s.

Biographical/Historical note

John and Mary Alice Roche opened a studio for horticultural photography in Caldwell, New Jersey, in 1945. Together they photographed gardens and flower arrangements for numerous publications including House Beautiful, House and Garden, Horticulture, Popular Gardening, Flower Grower, Farm Journal, American Home, Family Circle, McCall's, and the Brooklyn Botanic Garden Bulletin as well as for several books. Images by the Roches in newspapers and magazines were credited to 'Roche.' Both Roches graduated from the Clarence H. White School of Photography in New York City; John Roche later went on to teach there. He was an associate of the Photographic Society of America and a member of the Royal Photographic Society. His work was exhibited in a number of one man shows. Mary Alice Roche wrote about gardens for a number of magazines and newspapers. She and her husband also lectured on nature photography. The Roches co-wrote a book, Photographing Your Flowers; a Practical Guide for Indoor and Outdoor Use. According to the Sensory Awareness Foundation, Mary Alice Roche and Charlotte Selver established the Sensory Awareness Foundation in 1971. Roche was its managing secretary and bulletin editor for many years. She was also a director of The Lifwynn Foundation.

Extent

0.5 Cubic feet

28 Transparencies (col. , 4 x 5 in.)

62 Photographic prints (b&w , 8 x 10 in.)

1 Photographic print (col. , 2.5 x 3.5 inches)

3 Transparencies (col. , 120mm)

Date

circa 1954-1970

Custodial History note

The Roche Collection was sorted and arranged by a member of the Garden Club of America prior to its being donated to the Archives of American Gardens.

Archival Repository

Archives of American Gardens

Identifier

AAG.ROC

Type

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Transparencies

Photographic prints

Slides (photographs)

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

Roche, Mary Alice and John P. Photographing Your Flowers; a Practical Guide for Indoor and Outdoor Use. 1955. Berrall, Julia S. Flowers in Glass. Studio Publications, in association with Crowell, 1954. Berrall, Julia S. History of Flower Arrangements. London, New York: Studio Publications, in association with Crowell, 1953. Berrall, Julia S. Flowers and Table Settings. New York: Studio Publications, in association with Crowell, 1951. Brooks, Myra J. with Mary Alice and John P. Roche. The Magic World of Flower Arranging. New York: Morrow, 1967. Brooks, Myra J. with Mary Alice and John P. Roche. New Horizons in Flower Arrangement. New York: M. Barrows and Company, 1956. Brooks, Myra J. Flower Arrangement Work Books. New York: M. Barrows, 1953-. Cutler, Katherine N. Junior Flower Arrangements. New York: M. Barrows, 1954. Gannon, Ruth Tuttle. Decorating With House Plants. Studio Publications, in association with Crowell, 1952. Gannon, Ruth Tuttle. Winter Bouquets with Color. Studio Publications, in association with Crowell, 1951. Hull, Helen S. Wild Flowers for Your Garden. New York: M. Barrows, 1952. Wilson, Adelaide B. Color in Flower Arrangement. New York: M. Barrows, 1954.

Genre/Form

Photographic prints

Transparencies

Slides (photographs)

Scope and Contents note

The Roche Collection includes twenty-five private gardens dating from the 1950s and 1960s photographed by John and Mary Alice Roche in California, Maine, Missouri, New York, and New Jersey. The Roches typically indicated the garden owner name, location, plant varieties and special features on the backs of many of the color transparency mounts and black and white photographs. Some images are labeled as to which publication they appeared in. All images are stamped on the back with original licensing information.

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 Materials

The Center for Creative Photography at the University of Arizona, Tucson, includes photographs taken and/or developed by John P. Roche in its Photograph Collection.

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Record ID

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