Oregon Bulb Farms

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Copy of day letter text from Beatrix Farrand to Jan de Graaff of Oregon Bulb Farms asks that he send first rate high quality bulbs for Dumbarton Oaks, Washington, D.C. Farrand is anxious to make a good showing as she is placing this order against the will of the gardener. The bulbs must compare favorably from those he would purchase.

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Handsigned typescript expense report and receipt of payment for professional services, traveling expenses, and office expenses incurred by Beatrix Farrand for work performed for Harvard University (Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection) related to the Dumbarton Oaks Garden.

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Expense report from Beatrix Farrand to Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection, July 1, 1942 to December 31, 1942 outlining charges for professional services, office expenses, draughting, and traveling expenses and purchases made for flowers, bulbs, seeds, tulips, a book and shipping charges

Scope and Contents: Expense report from Beatrix Farrand to Harvard University (Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection), July 1, 1946 to December 31, 1946. The report lists charges for professional and office expenses. It includes a paid receipt for tulip, hyacinth, iris, and narcissus bulbs from various nurseries and the associated the shipping costs for Dumbarton Oaks. Receipt signed by Isabelle M. Stover on behalf of Beatrix Farrand. The report also includes a charge for the purchase of a book for the...

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Expense report from Beatrix Farrand to Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection from July 1, 1943 to December 31, 1943 listing charges for professional services in the field and in the office; expenses for Ruth Havey's time; traveling and office expenses; and expenses for seeds, bulbs, and roses for the Dumbarton Oaks Gardens, Washington, D.C.

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Expense report from Beatrix Farrand to Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection, July 1, 1944 to December 31, 1944 listing charges for professional services, office related activities, and office expenses. Includes alist of charges for negatives and prints, flower seeds, hyacinths, narcissus, iris, and lily bulbs for Dumbarton Oaks.

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Typescript itemized order and receipt from Oregon Bulb Farms. Iris, Narcissi, and Lily bulbs sold to Beatrix Farrand and shipped to James Bryce for the Dumbarton Oaks Garden.

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Original and duplicate itemized paid receipt from Oregon Bulb Farms to Beatrix Farrand for Narcissus and Iris bulbs and delivered to James Bryce, 3101 R. Street, Dumbarton Oaks, Washington, D.C. for the Dumbarton Oaks Gardens, Washington, D.C.

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Original and duplicate itemized receipt from Oregon Bulb Farms to Beatrix Farrand for 100 Lilium Regale bulbs sent to James Bryce, 3101 R. Street, Dumbarton Oaks, Washington, D.C.

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Original and duplicate itemized receipt from Oregon Bulb Farms to Beatrix Farrand for 200 Iris and 1000 Narcissus bulbs sent to James Bryce for the Dumbarton Oaks Gardens, Washington, D.C. The bulbs were shipped with the American Shipping Company from Oregon to Washington, D.C.

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Original and duplicate itemized receipt from Oregon Bulb Farms to Beatrix Farrand for 200 hyacinth bulbs for Dumbarton Oaks, Washington, D.C.

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Original and duplicate itemized receipt from Oregon Bulb Farms to Beatrix Farrand for 100 lilies (Regale) sent to James Bryce for Dumbarton Oaks, Washington, D.C.

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Original and duplicate paid itemized receipt from Oregon Bulb Farms to Beatrix Farrand for 2 cases of Narcissus bulbs shipped to James Bryce, 3101 R. Street, Dumbarton Oaks, Washington, D.C. and transported by the Wm. J. Jones Company, Brown Bldg. 4th & Chestnut St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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Original and duplicate paid itemized receipt from Oregon Bulb Farms to Beatrix Farrand for 125 Iris bulbs sent to James Bryce, 3101 R. Street, Dumbarton Oaks, Washington, D.C. for the Dumbarton Oaks Gardens.

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Paid receipt from Oregon Bulb Farms to Beatrix Farrand for 100 Lilium regale bulbs sent to James Bryce, 3101 R Street, Dumbarton Oaks, Washington, D.C. for the Dumbarton Oaks Gardens.

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Original and duplicate itemized paid receipt from Oregon Bulb Farms to Beatrix Farrand for 25 Therese Schwartz 8/9 Iris bulbs sent to James Bryce, 3101 R. Street, Dumbarton Oaks, Washington, D.C.

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Original and duplicate paid itemized receipt from Wm. J. Jones & Co. to Beatrix Farrand for the cost of shipping two cases of garden bulbs to James Bryce, 3101 R Street, Dumbarton Oaks, Washington D.C. from Oregon Bulb Farms.

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Original and duplicate itemized receipts from Oregon Bulb Farms to Beatrix Farrand for narcissus and lily bulbs sent to James Bryce for the Dumbarton Oaks Gardens, Washington, D.C. The bulbs were shipped through the Wm. J. Jones and Company, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Scope and Contents: Copy of letter from Beatrix Farrand to Jan de Graaff, Oregon Bulb Farms discusses trumpet daffofil bulbs for the National Gallery of Art, flower bulbs for James Bryce at Dumbarton Oaks which may also be for Robert and Mildred Bliss, daffodil bulbs for the cottage at Santa Barbara where she and Max Farrand will be at for the winter, and daffodil and iris bulbs at Reef Point, Bar Harbor, Maine. While other universities are cutting back on bulb orders, the ones Beatrix Farrand is working with...

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Copy of letter from Beatrix Farrand to Jan de Graaff, Oregon Bulb Farms discusses the uncertainty of the daffodil bulb order for the National Gallery of Art and daffodil bulbs for Reef Point, Bar Harbor, Maine and the cottage at Santa Barbara.

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Copy of letter from Beatrix Farrand to Jan de Graaff, Oregon Bulb Farms tells him the National Gallery of Art has decided against Dumbarton Oaks growing its flowers for the coming winter.

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Copy of a letter from Beatrix Farrand to Jan de Graaff, Oregon Bulb Farms discusses the complexity of Dumbarton Oaks providing bulb flowers for the National Gallery of Art and the negotiations did not come to fruition. If Dumbarton Oaks were to grow and supply the flowers for the National Gallery of Art, a government organization, then they would have had to compete with local florists under a competitive bid. It would entail a tax questions which are delicate matters.

Scope and Contents: Copy of letter from Beatrix Farrand to Jan de Graaff, Oregon Bulb Farms tells him that it is difficult to get information from people at Arnold Arboretum, Dumbarton Oaks, and the University of Chicago. The Arnold Arboretum is giving Farrand funds to buy about 2000 Narcissi bulbs from him. She might pay for an additional 1000 as they would be planted in a big "drift" near the Administration Building. She asks if he would permit her to order bulbs for these public institutions. She tells him...

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Copy of letter from Beatrix Farrand to Jan de Graaff, Oregon Bulb Farms discusses Narcissus Maude Adams bulbs for Mrs. Gerrish H. Milliken and bulbs for the National Gallery of Art. Beatrix Farrand tells him she looks forward to telling him about the ways his bulbs are used in different universities and how much pleasure they give.

Scope and Contents: Copy of typescript letter from Isabelle Stover on behalf of Beatrix Farrand to James Bryce tells him an enclosed bulb order should go to Oregon Bulb Farms. The Narcissi bulbs are for both Dumbarton Oaks and Mildred Bliss. The Bliss order was heartily approved by John Thacher. Also enclosed with the letter was a copy of an order that was sent to George Lawler for tulips next season. Bryce is to let Stover know at once if something needs to be changed on the order. Another order enclosed was...