Bliss, Robert Woods, 1875-1962
Dates
- Existence: 1875 - 1962
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Bernard and Mary Berenson papers
The papers contain for both Mary and Bernard Berenson biographical material, diaries, correspondence, and writings, both published and unpublished. There is also an extensive file of "Berensoniana," writings about Berenson and Villa I Tatti, but excluding reviews of publications. The papers are organized into seven series: I. Biographical, II. Collections, Villa I Tatti, and Harvard, III. Diaries, IV. Correspondence, V. Research and Writings, VI. Berensoniana, and VII. Photographs.
Mildred Barnes and Robert Woods Bliss correspondence with Kirsopp and Silva Lake
Papers of Robert Woods Bliss and Mildred Barnes Bliss, approximately 1860-1969
Robert Woods Bliss (1875-1962) and his wife, Mildred Barnes Bliss (1879-1969) were prominent art collectors and the founders of Dumbarton Oaks, an estate which they developed and conveyed in 1940 to Harvard University as the Center for Byzantine Studies. Contains personal, philanthropic and United States Foreign Service-related papers.