Elizabeth Moynihan Collection
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Elizabeth Moynihan is an architectural historian and author, specializing in the study of Mughal gardens in India. In 1973, while living in India, Ms. Moynihan authored a survey of surviving Mughal gardens, which she published in 1979 titled "Paradise as a Garden in Persia and Moghul India." Ms. Moynihan served on the Indo-U.S. Sub-Commission on Education and Culture. During this tenure, she continued her research on Babur, the founder of the Moghul dynasty, locating and documenting four previously unknown 16th century gardens built by Babur. Ms. Moynihan served on and helped establish many distinguished boards and committees over the course of her career. These include the Raoul Wallenberg Committee, American Schools of Oriental Research, and the State University of New York at Binghamton. A long-time board member of the Smithsonian's Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Ms. Moynihan also served as a trustee of the National Building Museum, the Dumbarton Oaks Research Library, Harvard University, the Preservation League of New York State, and the Leon Levy Foundation, among other educational and cultural institutions. Ms. Moynihan received honorary degrees from the City University of New York and Hartwick College. In 1991, she was nominated by Leon Levy and elected to serve as an independent director of the Oppenheimer Funds, a position in which she served for 12 years. In 1996, Ms. Moynihan directed a joint project for the Archaeological Survey of India and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery of the Smithsonian Institution, and edited the report published in 2000 as "The Moonlight Garden: New Discoveries at the Taj Mahal." In 2003, Ms. Moynihan was named as a founding trustee of the Leon Levy Foundation. The projects in which she is most engaged are the Leon Levy Native Plant Preserve in Eleuthera, Bahamas, the Native Plant Garden at the New York Botanical Garden, the Water Conservation Project at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, and the Center for Conservation Studies at Nagaur Fort in Rajastan, India. Married to United States Ambassador and Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan for 48 years, Ms. Moynihan managed three of his four campaigns for the United States Senate. Ms. Moynihan currently serves as a Distinguished Counsellor to the New York Botanical Garden's Board of Managers; a position she's held since 2013. Scope and Content Note Elizabeth Moynihan is an architectural historian and author, specializing in the study of Mughal gardens in India. This collection measures 7.13 linear feet and documents Elizabeth Moynihan's research of the Lotus Garden of Dholpur, the Jai Mahal Garden in Jaipur, Mehtab Bagh, and many other Mughal Gardens in India. It includes correspondence; field notebooks; drawings; sketchbooks; photographs; slides; rock specimens; blueprints; maps; and published articles.
Elizabeth Moynihan is an architectural historian and author, specializing in the study of Mughal gardens in India. This collection measures 7.13 linear feet and documents Elizabeth Moynihan's research of the Lotus Garden of Dholpur, the Jai Mahal Garden in Jaipur, Mehtab Bagh, and many other Mughal Gardens in India. It includes correspondence; field notebooks; drawings; sketchbooks; photographs; slides; rock specimens; blueprints; maps; and published articles.
The Elizabeth Moynihan Collection is organized into seven series.
Series 1: Gardens Subseries 1.1: Lotus Garden, Dholpur, India 1978-1985 Subseries 1.2: Jaipur, Jai Mahal Garden Subseries 1.3: Mehtab Bagh "Moonlight Garden" Series 2: Book Research Materials Series 3: Garden Reference Materials Series 4: Slides Series 5: Notebooks Series 6: Rock Specimens Series 7: Oversized Materials
Collection is open for research.
The Elizabeth Moynihan Collection, FSA A2013.06. National Museum of Asian Art. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. Gift of Elizabeth Moynihan, 2013.
Gift of Elizabeth Moynihan.
Processed by Morgan Adle.
FSA A2013.06 01
The series is organized into three sub-series: Series 1.1: Lotus Garden; Series 1.2: Jai Mahal Garden; Series 1.3: Mehtab Bagh Garden.
This collection includes research documentation, photographs, slides, and diaries related to Ms. Moynihan's Moghul garden surveys. This information ranges from the Lotus Garden to Rajasthan Gardens to various garden reference materials. There are also various notebooks and annotated maps.
Elizabeth Moynihan is an architectural historian and author, specializing in the study of Mughal gardens in India. She served on the Indo-U.S. Sub-Commission on Education and Culture for many years. While living in India, Ms. Moynihan authored a survey of surviving Moghul gardens, which was published in 1979 as "Paradise as a Garden in Persia and Moghul India." She also did research on Babur, the founder of the Moghul dynasty. In the process, she located and documented four previously unknown 16th century gardens built by Babur.
Elizabeth Moynihan Collection, Series 1: Gardens
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Lotus Garden, Photos from 1978, Documentation 1985 [Original title of box] Contains material specific to different locations/parts of the Lotus Garden palace; for example, main terrace, round well, or aqueduct.
FSA A2013.06 01.01
This collection includes research documentation, photographs, slides, drawings, and diaries related to Ms. Moynihan's Moghul garden surveys, and the excavation of the Lotus Garden in Dholpur, India.
Elizabeth Moynihan is an architectural historian and author, specializing in the study of Mughal gardens in India. She served on the Indo-U.S. Sub-Commission on Education and Culture for many years. While living in India, Ms. Moynihan authored a survey of surviving Moghul gardens, which was published in 1979 as "Paradise as a Garden in Persia and Moghul India." She also did research on Babur, the founder of the Moghul dynasty. In the process, she located and documented four previously unknown 16th century gardens built by Babur.
Elizabeth Moynihan Collection, Series 1: Gardens; Sub-series 1.1: Lotus Garden
Slide set
Slide set
FSA A2013.06 01.01.11
Notes and diaries related to Ms. Moynihan's research, surveys and excavation of the Lotus Garden in Dholpur, India, as well as travel in Agra, Jhor and locality.
Elizabeth Moynihan is an architectural historian and author, specializing in the study of Mughal gardens in India. She served on the Indo-U.S. Sub-Commission on Education and Culture for many years. While living in India, Ms. Moynihan authored a survey of surviving Moghul gardens, which was published in 1979 as "Paradise as a Garden in Persia and Moghul India." She also did research on Babur, the founder of the Moghul dynasty. In the process, she located and documented four previously unknown 16th century gardens built by Babur.
Elizabeth Moynihan Collection, Series 1: Gardens
FSA A2013.06 01.0343
Unearthing Babur's scalloped octagonal pool, Dholpur, India
FSA A2013.06 01.0352
Detail of Babur's large stone well, Lotus Garden, Dholpur, India
FSA A2013.06 01.0106
First of three terraces, Lotus Garden, Dholpur, India
FSA A2013.06 01.0226
View from the roof of the Timurid pavilion, Dholpur, India
FSA A2013.06 01.0304
Slide set
Slide set
FSA A2013.06 01.02
This collection includes research documentation, photographs, slides, drawings, and diaries related to Ms. Moynihan's Moghul garden surveys, and the Jai Mahal Garden in India.
Elizabeth Moynihan is an architectural historian and author, specializing in the study of Mughal gardens in India. She served on the Indo-U.S. Sub-Commission on Education and Culture for many years. While living in India, Ms. Moynihan authored a survey of surviving Moghul gardens, which was published in 1979 as "Paradise as a Garden in Persia and Moghul India." She also did research on Babur, the founder of the Moghul dynasty. In the process, she located and documented four previously unknown 16th century gardens built by Babur.
Elizabeth Moynihan Collection, Series 1: Gardens; Sub-series 1.2: Jai Mahal Garden
Jai Mahal Garden in Jaipur, India
FSA A2013.06 02.5.050
Slide set
Slide set
Original Title: "Mehtab Bagh. Includes Material on Project, to excavate and document. Report was The Moonlight Garden." "Articles – Gardens. Ideas on B's Gardens (Panipat), Pinjor under Misc." It is situated north of the Taj Mahal complex and the Agra Fort on the opposite side of the Yamuna River, in the flood plains. The garden complex, square in shape, measures about 300 by 300 metres (and is perfectly aligned with the Taj Mahal on the opposite bank. [Wikipedia] This box includes information about her project to document the site and remains of the Moonlight Garden (Mehtab Bagh) after it had been discovered in the 1990s.
FSA A2013.06 01.03
This collection includes research documentation, photographs, slides, drawings, and diaries related to Ms. Moynihan's Moghul garden surveys, and the Mehtab Bagh Garden in India.
Elizabeth Moynihan is an architectural historian and author, specializing in the study of Mughal gardens in India. She served on the Indo-U.S. Sub-Commission on Education and Culture for many years. While living in India, Ms. Moynihan authored a survey of surviving Moghul gardens, which was published in 1979 as "Paradise as a Garden in Persia and Moghul India." She also did research on Babur, the founder of the Moghul dynasty. In the process, she located and documented four previously unknown 16th century gardens built by Babur.
Elizabeth Moynihan Collection, Series 1: Gardens; Sub-series 1.3: Mehtab Bagh Garden
Dome of the Taj Mahal reflected in the Mehtab Bagh pool
FSA A2013.06 02.6.057
Elizabeth Moynihan Collection, Series 2: Book Research Materials
FSA A2013.06 02
Organized and arranged in thirteen boxes with one oversize box and one flat file folder.
This collection includes research documentation, photographs, slides, and diaries related to Ms. Moynihan's Moghul garden surveying. This information ranges from the Lotus Garden to Rajasthan Gardens to various garden reference materials. There are also various notebooks and annotated maps.
Ms. Moynihan is an architectural historian and travel throughout India for several years. She was married to Senator Daniel Moynihan for 48 years. She served on the Indo-U.S. Sub-Commission on Education and Culture for many years. While living in India, Ms. Moynihan authored a survey of surviving Moghul gardens, which was published in 1979 as "Paradise as a Garden in Persia and Moghul India." She also did research on Babur, the founder of the Moghul dynasty. In the process, she located and documented four previously unknown 16th century gardens built by Babur.
Elizabeth Moynihan Collection, Series 2: Book Research Materials
Drawings of the garden in Istalif, Afghanistan
Drawings of the garden in Istalif, Afghanistan
Drawings of the garden in Istalif, Afghanistan
FSA A2013.06 02.7.045
- Title is provided by Chelsea Fairley, FSg Archives cataloger, based on original captions and collection documentation.
Elizabeth Moynihan with Dr. M. S. Randhawa in Chandigarh, India
FSA A2013.06 02.7.013
- Title is provided by Chelsea Fairley, FSg Archives cataloger, based on original captions and collection documentation.
View of Pinjore Garden from the upper terraces
FSA A2013.06 02.7.016
- Title is provided by Chelsea Fairley, FSg Archives cataloger, based on original captions and collection documentation.
Roots of a tree above an ancient spring, Garden of Pinjor, Chandigarh, India
FSA A2013.06 02.7.020
- Title is provided by Chelsea Fairley, FSg Archives cataloger, based on original captions and collection documentation.
Note on back of photo reads "Pinjor, 1973. Roots of tree in village above garden - above an ancient spring."
Elaborate dome of Timur's Mosque, Samarkand, Uzbekistan
FSA A2013.06 02.7.033
- Title is provided by Chelsea Fairley, FSg Archives cataloger, based on original captions and collection documentation.
Shah-i-Zinda under a layer of snow, Samarkand, Uzbekistan
FSA A2013.06 02.7.039
- Title is provided by Chelsea Fairley, FSg Archives cataloger, based on original captions and collection documentation.
Views of Samarkand, Uzbekistan
Views of Samarkand, Uzbekistan
Views of Samarkand, Uzbekistan
Views of Samarkand, Uzbekistan
FSA A2013.06 02.7.035
- Title is provided by Chelsea Fairley, FSg Archives cataloger, based on original captions and collection documentation.
Snow-covered Afghanistan
FSA A2013.06 02.7.108
- Title is provided by Chelsea Fairley, FSg Archives cataloger, based on original captions and collection documentation.
View from Istalif, Afghanistan
FSA A2013.06 02.7.052
- Title is provided by Chelsea Fairley, FSg Archives cataloger, based on original captions and collection documentation.
Chinars of Istalif, Afghanistan
FSA A2013.06 02.7.048
- Title is provided by Chelsea Fairley, FSg Archives cataloger, based on original captions and collection documentation.
View of surrounding mountains and valley, Istalif, Afghanistan
FSA A2013.06 02.7.088
- Title is provided by Chelsea Fairley, FSg Archives cataloger, based on original captions and collection documentation.
Small pool in the main terrace controlled by a dam; Garden in Istalif, Afghanistan
FSA A2013.06 02.7.104
- Title is provided by Chelsea Fairley, FSg Archives cataloger, based on original captions and collection documentation.
Village boys, Istalif, Afghanistan
Village boys, Istalif, Afghanistan
Village boys, Istalif, Afghanistan
Village boys, Istalif, Afghanistan
FSA A2013.06 02.7.066
- Title is provided by Chelsea Fairley, FSg Archives cataloger, based on original captions and collection documentation.
Bagh-i-Babur Garden, Kabul, Afghanistan
FSA A2013.06 02.7.133
- Title is provided by Chelsea Fairley, FSg Archives cataloger, based on original captions and collection documentation.
Alternate spelling: Bagh-e Babur Garden
Elizabeth Moynihan Collection, Series 3: Garden Reference Materials
FSA A2013.06 03
Organized and arranged in 8 boxes.
This collection includes research documentation, photographs, slides, and diaries related to Ms. Moynihan's Moghul garden surveying. This information ranges from the Lotus Garden to Rajasthan Gardens to various garden reference materials. There are also various notebooks and annotated maps.
Elizabeth Moynihan is an architectural historian and author, specializing in the study of Mughal gardens in India. She served on the Indo-U.S. Sub-Commission on Education and Culture for many years. While living in India, Ms. Moynihan authored a survey of surviving Moghul gardens, which was published in 1979 as "Paradise as a Garden in Persia and Moghul India." She also did research on Babur, the founder of the Moghul dynasty. In the process, she located and documented four previously unknown 16th century gardens built by Babur.
Elizabeth Moynihan Collection, Series 3: Garden Reference Materials
FSA A2013.06 03.1
Organized and arranged in 8 boxes.
This collection includes research documentation, photographs, slides, and diaries related to Ms. Moynihan's Moghul garden surveying. This information ranges from the Lotus Garden to Rajasthan Gardens to various garden reference materials. There are also various notebooks and annotated maps.
Elizabeth Moynihan is an architectural historian and author, specializing in the study of Mughal gardens in India. She served on the Indo-U.S. Sub-Commission on Education and Culture for many years. While living in India, Ms. Moynihan authored a survey of surviving Moghul gardens, which was published in 1979 as "Paradise as a Garden in Persia and Moghul India." She also did research on Babur, the founder of the Moghul dynasty. In the process, she located and documented four previously unknown 16th century gardens built by Babur.
Elizabeth Moynihan Collection, Series 3: Garden Reference Materials, City of Agra
Elizabeth Moynihan at the Garden of Ram Bagh, Agra, India
FSA A2013.06 02.8.125
Elizabeth Moynihan Collection, Series 3: From Peshawar to Panipat
FSA A2013.06 03.5
Organized and arranged in 8 boxes.
This collection includes research documentation primarily relating to the discovery of an an octagonal garden pool on the grounds of the Kabuli Bagh at Panipat.
Elizabeth Moynihan is an architectural historian and author, specializing in the study of Mughal gardens in India. She served on the Indo-U.S. Sub-Commission on Education and Culture for many years. While living in India, Ms. Moynihan authored a survey of surviving Moghul gardens, which was published in 1979 as "Paradise as a Garden in Persia and Moghul India." She also did research on Babur, the founder of the Moghul dynasty. In the process, she located and documented four previously unknown 16th century gardens built by Babur.
Elizabeth Moynihan Collection, Series 3: From Peshawar to Panipat
FSA A2013.06 03.2
Organized and arranged in 8 boxes.
This collection includes research documentation, photographs, slides, and diaries related to Ms. Moynihan's Moghul garden surveying. This information relates to Rajasthan Gardens including Ajmer Fort, Bari, Bayana, Bundi, Mandor, Bharatpur, Dig Fort, Jaipur and Tonk.
Elizabeth Moynihan is an architectural historian and author, specializing in the study of Mughal gardens in India. She served on the Indo-U.S. Sub-Commission on Education and Culture for many years. While living in India, Ms. Moynihan authored a survey of surviving Moghul gardens, which was published in 1979 as "Paradise as a Garden in Persia and Moghul India." She also did research on Babur, the founder of the Moghul dynasty. In the process, she located and documented four previously unknown 16th century gardens built by Babur.
Collection of Chinar leaves, collected in Srinagar, India
FSA A2013.06 03.10.21
- Title is provided by Chelsea Fairley, FSg Archives cataloger, based on original captions and collection documentation.
Ox-powered well in Lahore, Pakistan
FSA A2013.06 03.14.39
- Title is provided by Chelsea Fairley, FSg Archives cataloger, based on original captions and collection documentation.
Kabuli Bagh Mosque, Panipat, India [drawing]
FSA A2013.06 03.14.45
- Title is provided by Chelsea Fairley, FSg Archives cataloger, based on original captions and collection documentation.
Garden around the Kabuli Bagh Mosque, Panipat, India
FSA A2013.06 03.14.70
- Title is provided by Chelsea Fairley, FSg Archives cataloger, based on original captions and collection documentation.
Octagonal pool in the Kabuli Bagh Mosque, Panipat, India
FSA A2013.06 03.14.62
- Title is provided by Chelsea Fairley, FSg Archives cataloger, based on original captions and collection documentation.
Elizabeth Moynihan in front of the Kabuli Bagh Mosque, Panipat, India
FSA A2013.06 03.14.63
- Title is provided by Chelsea Fairley, FSg Archives cataloger, based on original captions and collection documentation.
Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) team surveying the Kabuli Bagh, Panipat, India
FSA A2013.06 03.14.67
- Title is provided by Chelsea Fairley, FSg Archives cataloger, based on original captions and collection documentation.
Bath at Ram Bagh, Agra, India
FSA A2013.06 02.8.112
Elizabeth Moynihan Collection, Series 4: Slides
This series documents Ms. Moynihan's various travels. The slides include images from South Korea, China, Israel, Jordan, Turkey, and India. Please see the below container list for more details.
FSA A2013.06 04
Organized and arranged in two boxes.
This collection includes research documentation, photographs, slides, and diaries related to Ms. Moynihan's Moghul garden surveying. This information ranges from the Lotus Garden to Rajasthan Gardens to various garden reference materials. There are also various notebooks and annotated maps.
Ms. Moynihan is an architectural historian and travel throughout India for several years. She was married to Senator Daniel Moynihan for 48 years. She served on the Indo-U.S. Sub-Commission on Education and Culture for many years. While living in India, Ms. Moynihan authored a survey of surviving Moghul gardens, which was published in 1979 as "Paradise as a Garden in Persia and Moghul India." She also did research on Babur, the founder of the Moghul dynasty. In the process, she located and documented four previously unknown 16th century gardens built by Babur.
Elizabeth Moynihan Collection, Series 4: Slides
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Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary
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Elizabeth Moynihan Collection, Series 5: Notebooks
This series is to cross reference the notebooks that are located in the Garden Reference Materials. Please see below list for box location. These notebooks cover various places Ms. Moynihan traveled including Bhutan.
FSA A2013.06 05
6 notebooks housed across collection. See finging aid for locations.
This collection includes research documentation, photographs, slides, and diaries related to Ms. Moynihan's Moghul garden surveying. This information ranges from the Lotus Garden to Rajasthan Gardens to various garden reference materials. There are also various notebooks and annotated maps.
Ms. Moynihan is an architectural historian and travel throughout India for several years. She was married to Senator Daniel Moynihan for 48 years. She served on the Indo-U.S. Sub-Commission on Education and Culture for many years. While living in India, Ms. Moynihan authored a survey of surviving Moghul gardens, which was published in 1979 as "Paradise as a Garden in Persia and Moghul India." She also did research on Babur, the founder of the Moghul dynasty. In the process, she located and documented four previously unknown 16th century gardens built by Babur.
Elizabeth Moynihan Collection, Series 5: Notebooks
Notebook
FSA A2013.06 05.1
Notebooks housed across collection. See finging aid for locations.
Spiral bound notebook Handwritten notes and drawings taken during travel in Bhutan. Includes two watercolor sketches of flowers.
Ms. Moynihan is an architectural historian and travel throughout India for several years. She was married to Senator Daniel Moynihan for 48 years. She served on the Indo-U.S. Sub-Commission on Education and Culture for many years. While living in India, Ms. Moynihan authored a survey of surviving Moghul gardens, which was published in 1979 as "Paradise as a Garden in Persia and Moghul India." She also did research on Babur, the founder of the Moghul dynasty. In the process, she located and documented four previously unknown 16th century gardens built by Babur.
Elizabeth Moynihan Collection, Series 5: Notebooks, Notebbook 1: Notes and drawings taken during travel in Bhutan
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Notebook
FSA A2013.06 05.2
6 notebooks housed across collection. See finging aid for locations.
Hard-bound stationary book of pressed flowers and leaves, gathered during a visit to Bhutan during a visit in 1974. Flowers are accompanied by brief descriptive notes. Also includes a watercolor sketch of a flower.
Ms. Moynihan is an architectural historian and travel throughout India for several years. She was married to Senator Daniel Moynihan for 48 years. She served on the Indo-U.S. Sub-Commission on Education and Culture for many years. While living in India, Ms. Moynihan authored a survey of surviving Moghul gardens, which was published in 1979 as "Paradise as a Garden in Persia and Moghul India." She also did research on Babur, the founder of the Moghul dynasty. In the process, she located and documented four previously unknown 16th century gardens built by Babur.
Elizabeth Moynihan Collection, Series 5: Notebooks, Notebook 2: Pressed flowers
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Notebook
FSA A2013.06 05.3
Three notebook pages with watercolor sketches of flowers.
This collection includes research documentation, photographs, slides, and diaries related to Ms. Moynihan's Moghul garden surveying. This information ranges from the Lotus Garden to Rajasthan Gardens to various garden reference materials. There are also various notebooks and annotated maps.
Ms. Moynihan is an architectural historian and travel throughout India for several years. She was married to Senator Daniel Moynihan for 48 years. She served on the Indo-U.S. Sub-Commission on Education and Culture for many years. While living in India, Ms. Moynihan authored a survey of surviving Moghul gardens, which was published in 1979 as "Paradise as a Garden in Persia and Moghul India." She also did research on Babur, the founder of the Moghul dynasty. In the process, she located and documented four previously unknown 16th century gardens built by Babur.
Elizabeth Moynihan Collection, Series 5: Notebook 3: Drawings of Flowers
Notebook
Notebook
FSA A2013.06 05.4
6 notebooks housed across collection. See finging aid for locations.
Memo pad from Istana Village, Singapore. Contains various notes and drawings, mostly related to gardens and plants; also contains a brief recollection of Singapore prime minister Lee Kuan Yew. Second notebook contains notes, drawings and site plans of gardens.
Ms. Moynihan is an architectural historian and travel throughout India for several years. She was married to Senator Daniel Moynihan for 48 years. She served on the Indo-U.S. Sub-Commission on Education and Culture for many years. While living in India, Ms. Moynihan authored a survey of surviving Moghul gardens, which was published in 1979 as "Paradise as a Garden in Persia and Moghul India." She also did research on Babur, the founder of the Moghul dynasty. In the process, she located and documented four previously unknown 16th century gardens built by Babur.
Elizabeth Moynihan Collection, Series 5: Notebooks, Notebook 4: Gardens
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FSA A2013.06 05.5
6 notebooks housed across collection. See finging aid for locations.
Notes, drawings and site plans recorded during travel in Jordan and Israel, possibly in 1980. Also contains a pressed flower.
Ms. Moynihan is an architectural historian and travel throughout India for several years. She was married to Senator Daniel Moynihan for 48 years. She served on the Indo-U.S. Sub-Commission on Education and Culture for many years. While living in India, Ms. Moynihan authored a survey of surviving Moghul gardens, which was published in 1979 as "Paradise as a Garden in Persia and Moghul India." She also did research on Babur, the founder of the Moghul dynasty. In the process, she located and documented four previously unknown 16th century gardens built by Babur.
Elizabeth Moynihan Collection, Series 5: Notebooks, Notebook 5: Trip to Jordan and israel
This series is to document the various small rock specimens that Ms. Moynihan collected in her travels. Please see below container list for more details.
FSA A2013.06 01.01.10
Organized and arranged in one box.
Drawings and sketches of the Lotus Garden site at Dholpur. This is a selection of images drawn from various folders in the Lotus Garden series, and includes site sketchs, draft plans, and photocopies of finished drawings with handwritten notes.
Ms. Moynihan is an architectural historian and travel throughout India for several years. She was married to Senator Daniel Moynihan for 48 years. She served on the Indo-U.S. Sub-Commission on Education and Culture for many years. While living in India, Ms. Moynihan authored a survey of surviving Moghul gardens, which was published in 1979 as "Paradise as a Garden in Persia and Moghul India." She also did research on Babur, the founder of the Moghul dynasty. In the process, she located and documented four previously unknown 16th century gardens built by Babur.
Elizabeth Moynihan Collection, Drawings and sketches relating to research at the Lotus Garden at Dholpur
Slides
Oversize drawing
This series is to document the oversized materials in the collection. Most of the materials are site plans or blue prints. Many of the pages have hand written notes on them. Please see the below container list for more details and locations.
FSA A2013.06 07
Organized and arranged in one box.
Oversized items from the collection, includes site plans and blue prints from Babur's Lotus Garden at Dholpur. Many of the pages have handwritten notes.
Ms. Moynihan is an architectural historian and travel throughout India for several years. She was married to Senator Daniel Moynihan for 48 years. She served on the Indo-U.S. Sub-Commission on Education and Culture for many years. While living in India, Ms. Moynihan authored a survey of surviving Moghul gardens, which was published in 1979 as "Paradise as a Garden in Persia and Moghul India." She also did research on Babur, the founder of the Moghul dynasty. In the process, she located and documented four previously unknown 16th century gardens built by Babur.
Elizabeth Moynihan Collection, Series 7: Oversize Materials
Lotus Garden site plan: Babur's Lotus Garden, Dholpur, 1985. [drawing]
FSA A2013.06 07.01
Drawings are arranged roughly in sequential number sequences, housed in flat file folders by size, and stored in the map case drawers.
- Title is provided by Chelsea Fairley, FSg Archives cataloger, based on original drawings'captions.
Note on drawing reads "scale: 1cm = 800cms."
Lotus Garden site plan: Babur's Lotus Garden, Dholpur, 1985. [drawing]
Lotus Garden layout: Babur's Lotus Garden, Dholpur, 1985. [drawing]
FSA A2013.06 07.02
Drawings are arranged roughly in sequential number sequences, housed in flat file folders by size, and stored in the map case drawers.
- Title is provided by Chelsea Fairley, FSg Archives cataloger, based on original drawings'captions.
Note on drawing reads "Scale: 1cm = 250cms. Refer the attached blue print for the dimensions and the geometry. "
Lotus Garden layout: Babur's Lotus Garden, Dholpur, 1985. [drawing]
Main Terrace Plan: Babur's Lotus Garden, Dholpur, 1985. [drawing]
FSA A2013.06 07.03
Drawings are arranged roughly in sequential number sequences, housed in flat file folders by size, and stored in the map case drawers.
- Title is provided by Chelsea Fairley, FSg Archives cataloger, based on original drawings'captions.
Note on drawing reads "Scale: 1cm = 100cms. Refer the attached blue print for the dimensions and the geometry. "
Main Terrace Plan: Babur's Lotus Garden, Dholpur, 1985. [drawing]
Site plan of Babur's Lotus Garden at Dholpur, Rajasthan. [drawing]
FSA A2013.06 07.04
Drawings are arranged roughly in sequential number sequences, housed in flat file folders by size, and stored in the map case drawers.
- Title is provided by Chelsea Fairley, FSg Archives cataloger, based on original drawings' captions.
Site plan of Babur's Lotus Garden at Dholpur, Rajasthan. [drawing]
Well plan, Babur's Lotus Garden, Dholpur, 1985. [drawing]
FSA A2013.06 07.05
Drawings are arranged roughly in sequential number sequences and stored in the map case drawers.
Note on original drawing reads "Scale: 1cm = 50cms. Refer to the attached blue print for the dimensions and the geometry."
- Title is provided by Chelsea Fairley, FSg Archives cataloger, based on original drawings' captions.
Well plan, Babur's Lotus Garden, Dholpur, 1985. [drawing]
Well elevation & section, Babur's Lotus Garden, Dholpur, 1985. [drawing]
FSA A2013.06 07.06
Drawings are arranged roughly in sequential number sequences and stored in the map case drawers.
Note on original drawing reads "Scale: 1cm = 50cms."
- Title is provided by Chelsea Fairley, FSg Archives cataloger, based on original drawings' captions.
Well elevation & section, Babur's Lotus Garden, Dholpur, 1985. [drawing]
Open bath plan, Babur's Lotus Garden, Dholpur, 1985. [drawing]
FSA A2013.06 07.07
Drawings are arranged roughly in sequential number sequences and stored in the map case drawers.
Note on original drawing reads "Scale: 1cm = 20cms."
- Title is provided by Chelsea Fairley, FSg Archives cataloger, based on original drawings' captions.
Open bath plan, Babur's Lotus Garden, Dholpur, 1985. [drawing]
Open bath sections, Babur's Lotus Garden, Dholpur, 1985. [drawing]
FSA A2013.06 07.08
Drawings are arranged roughly in sequential number sequences and stored in the map case drawers.
Note on original drawing reads "Scale: 1cm = 20cms."
- Title is provided by Chelsea Fairley, FSg Archives cataloger, based on original drawings' captions.
Open bath sections, Babur's Lotus Garden, Dholpur, 1985. [drawing]
Hamam plan, roof plan and section, Babur's Lotus Garden, Dholpur, 1985. [drawing]
FSA A2013.06 07.09
Drawings are arranged roughly in sequential number sequences and stored in the map case drawers.
Note on original drawing reads "Scale: 1cm = 50cms."
- Title is provided by Chelsea Fairley, FSg Archives cataloger, based on original drawings' captions.
Hamam plan, roof plan and section, Babur's Lotus Garden, Dholpur, 1985. [drawing]
Hamam elevations, Babur's Lotus Garden, Dholpur, 1985. [drawing]
FSA A2013.06 07.10
Drawings are arranged roughly in sequential number sequences and stored in the map case drawers.
Note on original drawing reads "Scale: 1cm = 50cms."
- Title is provided by Chelsea Fairley, FSg Archives cataloger, based on original drawings' captions.
Hamam elevations, Babur's Lotus Garden, Dholpur, 1985. [drawing]
Octagonal Pool, plan, section and elevation, Babur's Lotus Garden, Dholpur, 1985. [drawing]
FSA A2013.06 07.11
Drawings are arranged roughly in sequential number sequences and stored in the map case drawers.
Note on original drawing reads "Scale: 1cm = 10cms."
- Title is provided by Chelsea Fairley, FSg Archives cataloger, based on original drawings' captions.
Octagonal Pool, plan, section and elevation, Babur's Lotus Garden, Dholpur, 1985. [drawing]
Lotus Bud Pool, plan, Babur's Lotus Garden, Dholpur, 1985. [drawing]
FSA A2013.06 07.12
Drawings are arranged roughly in sequential number sequences and stored in the map case drawers.
Note on original drawing reads "Scale: 1cm = 5cms."
- Title is provided by Chelsea Fairley, FSg Archives cataloger, based on original drawings' captions.
Lotus Bud Pool, plan, Babur's Lotus Garden, Dholpur, 1985. [drawing]
Lotus Bud Pool, sections Babur's Lotus Garden, Dholpur, 1985. [drawing]
FSA A2013.06 07.13
Drawings are arranged roughly in sequential number sequences and stored in the map case drawers.
Note on original drawing reads "Scale: 1cm = 5cms."
- Title is provided by Chelsea Fairley, FSg Archives cataloger, based on original drawings' captions.
Lotus Bud Pool, sections Babur's Lotus Garden, Dholpur, 1985. [drawing]
Lotus Bloom Pool, plan, Babur's Lotus Garden, Dholpur, 1985. [drawing]
FSA A2013.06 07.14
Drawings are arranged roughly in sequential number sequences and stored in the map case drawers.
Note on original drawing reads "Scale: 1cm = 25cms."
- Title is provided by Chelsea Fairley, FSg Archives cataloger, based on original drawings' captions.
Lotus Bloom Pool, plan, Babur's Lotus Garden, Dholpur, 1985. [drawing]
Lotus Bloom Pool, sections, Babur's Lotus Garden, Dholpur, 1985. [drawing]
FSA A2013.06 07.15
Drawings are arranged roughly in sequential number sequences and stored in the map case drawers.
Note on original drawing reads "Scale: 1cm = 25cms."
- Title is provided by Chelsea Fairley, FSg Archives cataloger, based on original drawings' captions.
Lotus Bloom Pool, sections, Babur's Lotus Garden, Dholpur, 1985. [drawing]
Foliated Lotus Pool, plan, Babur's Lotus Garden, Dholpur, 1985. [drawing]
FSA A2013.06 07.16
Drawings are arranged roughly in sequential number sequences and stored in the map case drawers.
Note on original drawing reads "Scale: 1cm = 10cms."
- Title is provided by Chelsea Fairley, FSg Archives cataloger, based on original drawings' captions.
Foliated Lotus Pool, plan, Babur's Lotus Garden, Dholpur, 1985. [drawing]
Foliated Lotus Pool, elevation, section, Babur's Lotus Garden, Dholpur, 1985. [drawing]
FSA A2013.06 07.17
Drawings are arranged roughly in sequential number sequences and stored in the map case drawers.
Note on original drawing reads "Scale: 1cm = 10cms."
- Title is provided by Chelsea Fairley, FSg Archives cataloger, based on original drawings' captions.
Foliated Lotus Pool, elevation, section, Babur's Lotus Garden, Dholpur, 1985. [drawing]
Elizabeth Moynihan Collection, Series 6: Rock Specimens
Elizabeth Moynihan Collection, Series 6: Rock Specimens
Elizabeth Moynihan Collection, Series 6: Rock Specimens
Elizabeth Moynihan Collection, Series 6: Rock Specimens
Elizabeth Moynihan Collection, Series 6: Rock Specimens
FSA A2013.06 06
Organized and arranged in thirteen boxes with one oversize box and one flat file folder.
Five small samples of clay and stucco fragments titled: 1. Unidentified; 2. Akbar's Fort, above Shimla; 3. Akbar's For, Nov. 13, 1976; 4.Clay Pipe, Pari Mahal; 5. Pari Mahal, level 5.
Ms. Moynihan is an architectural historian and travel throughout India for several years. She was married to Senator Daniel Moynihan for 48 years. She served on the Indo-U.S. Sub-Commission on Education and Culture for many years. While living in India, Ms. Moynihan authored a survey of surviving Moghul gardens, which was published in 1979 as "Paradise as a Garden in Persia and Moghul India." She also did research on Babur, the founder of the Moghul dynasty. In the process, she located and documented four previously unknown 16th century gardens built by Babur.