Knudson, founder of Lincoln Memorial Gardens in Springfield, discusses the origin of the Gardens in 1932, its development by landscape architect Jens Jensen, the role of the Garden Club of Illinois, the importance of establishing Illinois native plants, the development of the Gardens' Boy Scout Council rings, nature center, and parking area, and the realization of the mission of the Gardens as a living memorial to Abraham Lincoln.

1 tape, 45 mins, 13 pp. Interview by Harriet Knudson Flinn, 1965. Transcribed and donated by Eugenia Eberle, 2000. Bound with copies of K781 Sam Knudson and the Berta Cochran Memoir from L638, including copies of photographs, newspaper clippings and other items on the Lincoln Memorial Gardens and the Springfield Civic Garden Club. OPEN See also: L638 Abraham Lincoln Memorial Gardens, LINCOLN MEMORIAL GARDENS PROJECT.