Genevieve Gillette
General Information
Occupation: Landscape Architect, Conservationist
Date of Birth: January 01, 1898
Date of Death: January 01, 1986
Birth City: Lansing
Birth State/Province: Michigan
Birth Country: United States
Resident City: Detroit
Resident State/Province: Michigan
Resident Country: United States
Archive/Repository: Michigan Historical Collection, Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, The Genevieve Gillette Papers, 1883-1980
Sources: Birnbaum, Charles A., and Robin Karson, eds. Pioneers of American Landscape Design : An Annotated Bibliography. New York: McGraw-Hill Education, 2000.
Specialties
Subject: State Park Conservation
Jobs
Employer: Jens Jensen
Title: Landscape Architect
City: Chicago
State: Illinois
Country: United States
Employer: Chamber of Commerce
Title: Consultant on City Development
City: Lakeland
State: Florida
Country: United States
Employer: florist and nursery business
Title: Landscape Architect
City: Detroit
State: Michigan
Country: United States
Employer: Detroit Park and Recreation Department
Title: Garden Instructor
City: Detroit
State: Michigan
Country: United States
Employer: private practice
Title: Landscape Architect
City: Ann Arbor
State: Michigan
Country: United States
Collaborators
Name: P.J. Hoffmaster
Project: state park system in Michigan
State: Michigan
Country: United States
Apprenticeships
No apprenticeships on record
Awards
No awards on record
Exhibitions
No exhibitions on record
Notable Projects
No projects on record
Education
Institution: Michigan Agricultural College
Department: Landscape Architecture
End Date: January 01, 1920
Notes: first woman to graduate from Michigan Agricultural College with a degree in Landscape Architecture
Licensing
No licenses on record
Professional Affiliations
Organization: Council on Recreation and Natural Beauty
Role: Citizen's Advisory Committee Member
Start Date: January 01, 1965
Notes: invited by President Lydon B. Johnson
Organization: Friends of the Native Landscape
Organization: Michigan State Parks Association
Role: Founding Member
Publications By
No publications by on record
Publications About
Title: Genevieve Gillette: From Thrift Gardens to National Parks
Author: Miriam Rutz, ed. William H. Tishler
Publication: Landscape Architecture in the Midwest
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
City: Champaign