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Oregon Bulb Farms

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Found in 38 Collections and/or Records:

Letter from Jan de Graaff, Oregon Bulb Farms, Sandy, Oregon to Beatrix Farrand, Reef Point, Bar Harbor, Maine, July 15, 1942 Digital

File — Box C, Folder: 10, item: 56Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, C10:de Graaff 1942.07.15
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Handsigned letter from Jan de Graaff, Oregon Bulb Farms, to Beatrix Farrand says he is very glad to send Agnes Milliken the Narcissus, Maude Adams. It would be an honor for his bulbs to be at the National Gallery of Art, and will hold orders for others in order to fill the National Gallery of Art request.

Letter from Jan de Graaff, Oregon Bulb Farms, Sandy, Oregon to Beatrix Farrand, Reef Point, Bar Harbor, Maine, August 10, 1942 Digital

File — Box C, Folder: 10, item: 58Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, C10:de Graaff 1942.08.10
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Handsigned typescript letter from Jan de Graaff, Oregon Bulb Farms to Beatrix Farrand acknowledges the problem with daffodil order for the National Gallery of Art. He is going to ship 300 bulbs to New York and if the request does not come through he tells Farrand to sell them or donate them to the Brooklyn Botanic Garden.

Letter from Jan de Graaff, Oregon Bulb Farms, Sandy, Oregon to Beatrix Farrand, Reef Point, Bar Harbor, Maine, August 13, 1942 Digital

File — Box C, Folder: 10, item: 59Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, C10:de Graaff 1942.08.13
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Typescript letter with handwritten signature from Jan de Graaff, Oregon Bulb Farms to Beatrix Farrand tells her the order for the National Gallery of Art is being cancelled. He is disappointed the project did not go through as it would have been nice to see some of the Oregon Bulb Farms bulbs there.

Letter from Robert Patterson to James Bryce, Dumbarton Oaks, 3101 R Street, Washington, D.C., June 4, 1947 Digital

File — Box C, Folder: 10, item: 66Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, C10:RP 1947.06.04
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Unsigned typescript letter probably from Robert Patterson to James Bryce discussing bulb orders for the Dumbarton Oaks Garden areas: Herbaceous Border and Fountain Terrace. He asks for an immediate reply from Bryce to bulb questions and a later response about the planting of shrubs.

Memo to Robert Patterson, June 23, 1947 Digital

File — Box C, Folder: 10, item: 68Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, C10:Memo to Mr. Patterson 1947.06.27
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Copy of typescript memo to Robert Patterson probably from Beatrix Farrand concerning James Bryce's letter of June 23, 1947. She explains all the changes to bulb orders for the Dumbarton Oaks, Washington, D.C. She offers a suggestion for the bulbs for Mildred Bliss. Also included is a tape from an acccounting machine.

Order from Beatrix Farrand, Reef Point, Bar Harbor, Maine to Jan de Graaff, Oregon Bulb Farms, Sandy, Oregon, June 2, 1943 Digital

File — Box C, Folder: 10, item: 16Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, C10:BF 1943.06.02B
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Order from Beatrix Farrand to Jan de Graaff, Oregon Bulb Farms for 650 Narcissus bulbs to be sent to James Bryce for Dumbarton Oaks, Washington, D.C. Changes to order in pencil increased order to 925 bulbs. Written in pencil: "Explain to Bryce that some of these "extras" & make a separate list of them are for Mrs. Bliss's house - with Mr. Thacher's hearty agreement".

Order from Beatrix Farrand to Oregon Bulb Farms, Sandy, Oregon, June 18, 1947 Digital

File — Box C, Folder: 10, item: 46Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, C10:BF 1947.06.18C
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Order to Jan de Graaff, Oregon Bulb Farms from Beatrix Farrand for 3000 narcissus, 100 iris, 2000 scilla, 2000 crocus, and 50 lilium bulbs to be sent to James Bryce for Dumbarton Oaks, Washington, D.C. Some of the bulbs are to be used for forcing and others are for the west side of front door and south side lawn, between the Orangery and east end lawn, north side of the brick walk and Crabapple Hill and the Orchard, Melissande Allee, and for the [Herbaceous ?] Border

Order modification request from Beatrix Farrand to Jan de Graaff, Oregon Bulb Farms, Sandy Oregon, June 27, 1947 Digital

File — Box C, Folder: 10, item: 51Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, C10:BF 1947.06.27C
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Order modification request from Beatrix Farrand to Jan de Graaff, Oregon Bulb Farms asks for 1000 Recurvus and 1000 Pheasant's Eye Narcissus bulbs instead of 2000 each to be sent to James Bryce for the Dumbarton Oaks Gardens, Washington, D.C. Isabelle M. Stover, secretary sent order modification on behalf of Beatrix Farrand.

Receipt from American Shipping Company, Inc., 8-10 Bridge Street, New York, N.Y. to Beatrix Farrand, Reef Point, Bar Harbor, Maine, November 25, 1946 Digital

File — Box C, Folder: 6, item: 13Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, C6:American Shipping Co 1946.11.25
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Original and duplicate receipt from American Shipping Company, Inc. to Beatrix Farrand for the cost of shipping hyacinth bulbs from the Oregon Bulb Farms to James Bryce for Dumbarton Oaks, Washington, D.C.

Receipt from Beatrix Farrand to Harvard University, Dumbarton Oaks Research Library for payment to Oregon Bulb Farms, September 9, 1944 Digital

File — Box C, Folder: 4, item: 13Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, C4:BF 1944.09.12
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Original and duplicate receipt for payment to Oregon Bulb Farms by Beatrix Farrand for 650 Narcissus bulbs which was charged to the account of Harvard University, Dumbarton Oaks Research Library. Handsigned Beatrix Farrand by IMS, Isabelle M. Stover, secretary to Beatrix Farrand.

Receipt from Beatrix Farrand to Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss for payment to Oregon Bulb Farms, September 12, 1944 Digital

File — Box C, Folder: 4, item: 14Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, C4:BF 1944.09.12B
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Receipt from Beatrix Farrand to Mildred Bliss for payment to Oregon Bulb Farms for 275 Narcissus bulbs. Purchase was charged to account of Mrs. Robert [Mildred] Bliss. Signed "BF" which was probably done by Beatrix Farrand's secretary, Isabelle Stover.

Receipt from Wm. J. Jones & Co., Brown Building, Fourth and Chestnut Streets, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Beatrix Farrand, September 22, 1941 Digital

File — Box C, Folder: 1, item: 14Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, C1:Wm. J. Jones Co 1941.09.22
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Original and duplicate typescript paid receipt for shipping of garden bulbs from Oregon Bulb Farms to James Bryce, Washington, D.C.

Receipt from Wm. J. Jones & Co., Brown Building, Fourth and Chestnut Streets, Philadelphia to Beatrix Farrand, October 5, 1942 Digital

File — Box C, Folder: 2, item: 15Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, C2:Wm. J. Jones Co 1942.10.05
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Original and duplicate paid receipt from Wm. J. Jones & Co. to Beatrix Farrand for the cost of shipping garden bulbs from the Oregon Bulb Farm to James Bryce at 3203 S Street, Washington, D.C. for the Dumbarton Oaks Gardens, Washington, D.C.