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John F. Collins Landscape Drawings
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Held at: Temple University Libraries: Special Collections Research Center [Contact Us]
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Overview and metadata sections
John F. Collins (1936-2011) was a landscape architect and urban planner. After co-founding the firm Adelman, Collins & DuTot with Marvin Adelman and David DuTot in 1963, later becoming Collins and DuTot Associates. The Delta Group was then created with other architects in 1971. Joining Temple in 1988, in addition to teaching, he chaired and created the landscape architecture and horticulture program at the Temple University Ambler Campus. He retired from Temple in 1988 and went on to establish Collins Nursery, which he ran until his death in 2011.
This collection consists of landscape architecture drawings, blueprints and renderings from approximately 1963-2001. These blueprints are primarily projects from the Philadelphia area, but there are several from New York, Virginia and Maryland. Some of the most notable projects are Market East train station (now called Jefferson Station), Schuylkill River Park and Rittenhouse Square.
Series 2: Landscape Architecture Drawings, 1963-1990
Donated by Sandra S. Collins on February 5, 2021.
Collection processed and finding aid prepared in March 2025 by Holly Beth Wilson, Associate Archivist.
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Place
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- Temple University Libraries: Special Collections Research Center
- Finding Aid Author
- Holly Beth Wilson, Associate Archivist
- Finding Aid Date
- March 2025
- Access Restrictions
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Collection is open for research.
- Use Restrictions
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The John F. Collins Landscape Drawings are the physical property of the Special Collections Research Center, Temple University Libraries. The donor has not assigned its rights to Temple University Libraries. Other creators' intellectual property rights, including copyright, belong to them or their legal heirs and assigns. Researchers are responsible for determining the identity of rights holders and obtaining their permission for publication and for other purposes where stated.
Collection Inventory
This series consists of landscape drawings of different buildings and areas around Temple University's Ambler Campus.
Physical Description19.38 Linear Feet9 boxes and 10 map folders
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This series consists of landscape drawings of various projects from Collins' multiple firms, primarily in the Philadelphia area, as well as some in New York, Maryland and Virginia.
Physical Description40.08 Linear Feet63 boxes and 11 map folders
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