Edwards, W. Warren (Wlliam Warren), 1929-
Person
Biography
William Warren Edwards (1929-) is a landscape architect and adjunct instructor and associate professor of landscape architecture at the University of Oklahoma College of Architecture. He is noted for his residential gardens and expertise with plant material. He was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He attended Oklahoma State University where he earned a degree in botany and North Carolina State College (now University) Schoo of Design (now College of of Design) where he earned his landscape architecture degree in 1958. He received a Dumbarton Oaks Garden Scholarship in 1957.
The Warren Edwards Papers, 1952-2007 are held by the North Carolina State University Libraries.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Letter from William W. Edwards, 124 St. Mary's Street, Raleigh, North Carolina to Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss, October 27, 1957 Digital
FOUND IN:
Dumbarton Oaks
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Collection:
Dumbarton Oaks Garden Archives
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Series:
Correspondence
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Sub-Series:
Mildred Bliss Office Files, A-Havey
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Sub-Group:
Dumbarton Oaks, Garden, Appreciation Letters
File — Box E, Folder: 4, item: 42Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, E4:Edwards 1957.10.27
Scope and Contents:
Handwritten letter from William W. Edwards to Mildred Bliss thanks her for the opportunity made available to him by the Dumbarton Oaks Garden Scholarship. He tells her the last summer was one of the most enjoyable he has ever spent, and an experience he will always value. The advantages, aesthetic, and practical experience form part of a reserve from which to draw in the creation of his own designs for the pleasure of others and self-expression. He wishes all students of landscape...