Call Number:

02

Repository:

Awbury Arboretum

Extent:

2.8 linear feet

Language:

English

Date:

1978-1983 (bulk) and 1960-2002 (inclusive)

Creator:

Kane, Douglas H.

Abstract:

Douglas H. Kane (circa 1947-2002) was a nationally renowned environmental architect and scholar who focused on ecologically-based design. As director of the Awbury Arboretum from 1978-1983, Kane developed a master plan for the arboretum's future growth. The Douglas Kane collection, 1960-2002 [bulk 1978-1983], contains administrative and ephemeral records created by Douglas H. Kane during his time as director of the Awbury Arboretum.

Douglas H. Kane was a nationally renowned environmental architect and scholar who focused on ecologically-based design. Born circa 1947 in Quincy, Massachusetts, he received degrees in environmental design and landscape architecture from the University of Massachusetts and University of Pennsylvania. He was conferred charter membership to Temple University's Sigma Lambda Alpha Charter of the National Honors Society of Landscape Architecture. As director of the Awbury Arboretum from 1978-1983, Kane developed a master plan for the arboretum's future growth. He taught as visiting faculty in landscape architecture at the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Minnesota before joining the faculty of Delaware Valley College in 1989. Doug Kane passed away in 2002.

Bibliography:

Obituary for Douglas H. Kane. Intelligencer, October 25, 2002.

This collection is comprised of the records produced by Douglas H. Kane during his time as director of the Awbury Arboretum. It includes reports produced by Kane, descriptions of Awbury Arboretum, correspondence, grant applications, fundraising materials, family histories, and a scrapbook focusing on Awbury. The collection also includes many slides and audio cassettes of presentations prepared and given by Kane.