The narrators discuss the creation of the Abraham Lincoln Memorial Gardens in Springfield: the role of Harriet Knudson in founding the Garden, finances, design by Jens Jensen, nature programs, personal interests and involvements and support from the Springfield community.

Cochran, Berta b. 1883, 2 tapes, #1 9 pp., #2 28 pp. Gaule, Margaret b. 1917, 4 tapes, 11 pp. Gray, Molly b. 1908, 2 tapes, 11 pp. McLaren, Homer b. 1887, 1 tape, 4 pp. Sayre, Jeanette b. 1912, 1 tape, 10 pp. Thompson, Milton, 1 tape, 9 pp.

70 pp. Interviews by Judith Graves, 1972 and Melinda Kwedar, 1975 OPEN For tapes see individual names See individual collateral files. See Cochran collateral file for brochures and articles on the Abraham Lincoln Memorial Gardens and a History of Lincoln Memorial Garden by Judith Graves, April 1972.

See also G235 Gaule, G793 Gray, K780 Harriet Knudson, SA99 Sayre See also LINCOLN MEMORIAL GARDENS PROJECT