Conditions Governing Access

No access restriction applies.

Preferred Citation

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], West Virginia University, Davis College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, School for Community and Economic Development, Landscape Architecture Slides, A&M 4628, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Transfer from West Virginia University, Davis College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, School for Community and Economic Development, Landscape Architecture Department via Spring, Dianna, 2016 July 22.

Biographical / Historical

As of December 2024, Peter Butler is a professor of Landscape Architecture, the Director of Design and Community Development, and an Extension Specialist in Landscape Architecture in West Virginia University's Davis College of Agriculture and Natural Resources. He became a WVU faculty member in 2008. The slides were compiled and used by him prior to being transferred to the West Virginia and Regional History Center.

Scope and Contents

This collection is comprised of photograph slides created within the West Virginia University Davis College of Agriculture and Natural Resources Landscape Architecture department and used most recently by a WVU Landscape Architecture professor, Peter Butler. The slides primarily feature historic sites, residential areas, cultural landscapes, and natural scenery within West Virginia. They also include photographs used for mining surveys, documentation of WVU campus events, and images from WVU Landscape Architecture classes and field trips. The photos represent Morgantown, Fairmont, Logan County, and Kanawha County; a few international sites, like Greece and Egypt (spread throughout the collection); and additional unspecified locations. A box-level contents list, including a rough approximation of photograph locations and topics, is available upon request by contacting the West Virginia & Regional History Center reference department at https://westvirginia.libanswers.com/wvrhc.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Landscape architecture -- Study and teaching
• Landscape architecture -- West Virginia
• Spring, Dianna
• West Virginia University. College of Agriculture, Forestry, and Consumer Sciences. Department of Landscape Architecture.