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Abstract
University and college landscapes possess unique qualities which enable them to support the educational purpose of their institutions in a variety of ways. Historic campus landscapes further the institutional mission by reinforcing image, providing timeline interpretive information, and by preserving developed inventories of living and inanimate objects for learning. The preservation management of these historic institutional landscapes presents distinctive challenges. Defined by their ongoing educational function, historic campus gardens can be subject to attendant program and institutional pressure to change and grow. The response to these pressures can be further complicated by the nature of decision-making in that institutional environment. Like many cultural resources, historic campus gardens, the object of this study, are known to be significant in multiple ways. They may be important because of the events, people, quality of design, or interesting patterns of use which they represent. The preservation of those things which convey that historic significance while allowing participation in a continuing system of educational uses and change is the challenge facing the historic campus garden. This thesis utilizes the requirement for a landscape preservation treatment plan for Founders Memorial Garden at the University of Georgia as a case study. In so doing, it will explore the context of the historic teaching garden, identify the preservation issues that apply at this location, and suggest appropriate levels of change which will encourage the preservation and educational value of the garden.