Havey, Ruth M., 1899-1980
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Dates
- Existence: 1899 - 1980
Biography
Ruth Mildred Havey was born in 1899 and died in 1980. She was a landscape architect with an office in New York City. She began her career working in the office of Beatrix Farrand assigned to projects for the Dumbarton Oaks Garden, Washington, D.C. Once Beatrix Farrand retired from Dumbarton Oaks, she worked directly with Mildred Bliss, the owner of Dumbarton Oaks on additional projects for the garden.
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Letter from Ruth M. Havey to Philip Finelli, District Ornamental Iron Works, 415 K Street NW, Washington, D.C., December 7, 1951 Digital
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File — Box K, Folder: 26Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, K:RH 1951.12.07B
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Copy of typescript letter from Ruth Havey to Philip Finelli, District Ornamental Iron Works telling him that Mildred Bliss has authorized her to accept his figure of $1558 for the wrought iron rail for the North Vista at Dumbarton Oaks substituing a brass toprail of the same size and design for the bronze one shown on the drawings. She mentions the owner prefers to use bronze if possible, and the contract figure will be adjusted to cover the additional cost of the bronze.She...
Letter from Ruth M. Havey, Twenty-five Fifth Avenue, New York 3, N.Y. to John S. Thacher, 1703 Thirty-second Street, Washington 7, D.C., March 15, 1957 Digital
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File — Box L, Folder: 28Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, L:RH 1957.03.15
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Typescript letter with handwritten signature from Ruth Havey to John Thacher telling him to dispose of the little treasures [small models and dummies] in the Fellows' Building. She says it seemed important once to save the dummies and models for future reference, but she does not believe that anything stored that might be consuming useful space will actually be of any further use. Handwritten at bottom "Save box with handle in basement of F.B. [Fellows' Building].
Letter from Ruth M. Havey, Twenty-five Fifth Avenue, New York 3, N.Y. to John S. Thacher, 1703 Thirty-second Street, Washington, D.C. and list of original drawings, prints, and photographs, August 8-15, 1952 Digital
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File — Box K, Folder: 33Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, K:RH 1952.08.08
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Typescript letter from Ruth Havey to John Thacher apologizes for keeping the original drawings from the Bar Harbor files so long. She says she will make copies of those she needs and return the originals in the next week. A list of original drawings, prints, and photographs of the Dumbarton Oaks Garden by shipping company was sent a week later. A few were to be returned later.
Letter from Ruth M. Havey, Twenty-five Fifth Avenue, New York 3, N.Y. to Mrs. Bliss, July 31, 1953 Digital
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File — Box L, Folder: 6Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, L:RH 1953.07.31
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Handwritten letter from Ruth Havey to Mildred Bliss discusses her visit to Washington, D.C. to meet with Lothar A. Freund of Lothar A. Freund Ironworks and take final measurements for the R Street entrance gates. Havey has plans to be in Washington for one week, August 11-18, 1953. Note from unknown creator for Mrs. Bliss informing her that Fanelli [Finelli] and Colasanti to be best for this type of fountain.Includes note indicating [Philip] Finelli of District Ornamental...
Letter from Ruth M. Havey, Twenty-five Fifth Avenue, New York 3, N.Y. to Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss, 1537 Twenty-eighth Street, Georgetown, Washington 7, D.C., January 20, 1952 Digital
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File — Box K, Folder: 28Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, K:RH 1952.01.20B
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Typescript letter with handwritten signature from Ruth Havey to Mildred Bliss discusses an enclosed status report for work on the North Vista rail, console, and finials; Arbor Terrace paving; and the Byzantine Church Garden paving. She also reports active progress for the North Vista gates, North Court wall at house, North end of Cedar Terrace--North Vista, South end of Cedar Terrace--North Vista, Finalities shield in the Rose Garden rough casting by Mr. Tatti of Alexander's Sculptural...
Letter from Ruth M. Havey, Twenty-five Fifth Avenue, New York 3, N.Y. to Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss, 1537 Twenty-eighth Street, Georgetown, Washington 7, D.C., July 17, 1949 Digital
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File — Box K, Folder: 1Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, K:RH 1949.07.17
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Typescript handsigned letter from Ruth Havey to Mildred Bliss discussing the completion of a scale model of the Mélisande Steps for Mildred Bliss to review and suggesting a sundial for the Arbor Terrace. Ruth Havey presents another thought for replacing the inscription tablet in the Green Garden. She wants to get Mr. [G. Frederick] Coles views on how it should be done, but recommends the Presbrey-Leland stonecutter in New York for lettering. Havey feels the New York stonecutter is a good...
Letter from Ruth M. Havey, Twenty-five Fifth Avenue, New York 3, N.Y. to Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss, 1537 Twenty-Eighth Street, Georgetown, Washington 7, D.C., April 4, 1950 Digital
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File — Box K, Folder: 13Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, K:RH 1950.04.04
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Typescript letter with handwritten signature from Ruth Havey to Mildred Bliss informs her sketches for the plaque were shown to Mrs. Schelling and Miss Hoffman hoping it would be helpful to communicate their reactions to Mildred. The sketches are large, so she is sending a reducing glass for Mildred. Havey reports that Mrs. Schelling and Miss Hoffman lean toward sketch #2 changing the "Malvina Hoffman" line to a double line letter, without crosshatching (as in #1). She asks if one of the...
Letter from Ruth M. Havey, Twenty-five Fifth Avenue, New York 3, N.Y. to Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss, 1537 Twenty-eighth Street, Georgetown, Washington 7, D.C., June 2, 1951 Digital
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File — Box K, Folder: 21Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, K:RH 1951.06.02
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Typescript letter with handwritten signature from Ruth Havey to Mildred Bliss reports the moulded capping below the rail at the North Vista was sent to Mr. Steinbraker. She sent Mr. Kearney a copy of the enclosed letter to Steinbraker so that he can be ready to grade up to it inside the wall. Havey acknowledges Mildred's message that the chains had not arrived and sent on to Mr. Patterson. He wished to place the order for the chains and she does not know what arrangements he has made. She...
Letter from Ruth M. Havey, Twenty-five Fifth Avenue, New York 3, N.Y. to Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss, 1537 Twenty-eighth Street, Georgetown, Washington 7, D.C. and Dumbarton Oaks Agenda, November 19,1949, November 19-20, 1949 Digital
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File — Box K, Folder: 8Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, K:RH 1949.11.20
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Typescript handsigned letter from Ruth Havey to Mildred Bliss offering the Dumbarton Oaks Agenda on the status of work at Dumbarton Oaks on the Finalities, Terrior [Column and Enclosure] wood seat and landscaping; North Vista finials wall chains; and north end; Arbor Garden wall panels, paving and sundial; Melisande Steps; and Perspective.Havey discusses the numbering and filing of drawings indicating that she is using the continuation of the system used in the Bar Harbor files...
Letter from Ruth M. Havey, Twenty-five Fifth Avenue, New York 3, N.Y. to Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss, 1537 Twenty-eighth Street, Georgetown, Washington 7, D.C. and Report on the status of the North Vista finials and consoles, January 20, 1952-April 16, 1952 Digital
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File — Box K, Folder: 31Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, K:JT 1952.04.16
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Typescript letters with handwritten signatures from Ruth Havey to Mildred Bliss discusses an enclosed Dumbarton Oaks Agenda of April 15th giving an active and inactive list of various projects under consideration. This list has been separated from letter and has accesion number of K:RH 1952.04.15. Havey outlines a schedule for the contractors for erecting the North Vista finials, consoles, and rail and hopes it meets with Mildred Bliss's approval. Mr. Steinbraker and Mr. Phelps are to erect...
Letter from Ruth M. Havey, Twenty-five Fifth Avenue, New York 3, N.Y. to Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss, 1537 Twenty-eighth Street, Georgetown, Washington, D.C., January 22, 1953 Digital
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File — Box L, Folder: 3Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, L:RH 1953.01.22
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Typescript letter with handwritten signature from Ruth Havey to Mildred Bliss enclosing notes took in Washington November 28th to December 3rd on available materials and methods of paving the Arbor Terrace, the Byzantine Church Garden, and the Mélisande steps. She says that extensive advice for paving came from Mr. J.R. Kennedy of the Earley Studio, Inc. who is anxious to do the work and offered to make up samples of paving in any color or texture wanted. A box of paving material samples was...
Letter from Ruth M. Havey, Twenty-five Fifth Avenue, New York 3, N.Y. to Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss, 1537 Twenty-eighth Street, Georgetown, Washington, D.C., June 30, 1953 Digital
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File — Box L, Folder: 4Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, L:RH 1953.06.30
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Typescript letter with handwritten signature from Ruth Havey to Mildred Bliss enclosing a 3" scale sketch for the top of the gate (possibly C-2-12) and a full size drawing for the M cypher (C-3-39D) and unfinished studies for the R and B cyphers. She has asked for three proposals from Lothar A. Freund Ironworks, District Ornamental Ironworks-Philip Finelli, and A.F. Jorss Ironworks Co. Inc. to construct the R Street entrance gates. The Lothar A. Freund Ironworks contract is (L:RH...
Letter from Ruth M. Havey, Twenty-five Fifth Avenue, New York 3, N.Y. to Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss, 1537 Twenty-eighth Street, Georgetown, Washington, D.C., January 7, 1954 Digital
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File — Box L, Folder: 7Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, L:RH 1954.01.07
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Typescript letter from Ruth Havey to Mildred Bliss thanking Mildred for the warm Christmas greetings. She tells her she is excited about the R Street gates. Ruth discusses in detail the construction process and progress of the R Street gates; the gate finials for the North Vista that Frederick Coles is constructing; and the steps at the north entrance to the house to be constructed by either Mr. Phelps or Mr. Steinbraker.Ruth Havey mentions it was thoughtful of Mildred Bliss to...
Letter from Ruth M. Havey, Twenty-five Fifth Avenue, New York 3, N.Y. to Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss, 1537 Twenty-eighth Street, Georgetown, Washington, D.C., February 4, 1954 Digital
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File — Box L, Folder: 8Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, L:RH 1954.02.04
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Typescript letter from Ruth Havey to Mildred Bliss discusses marble and granite samples from Mr. Phelps for Mildred to review and select for a bird bath fountain. Marble samples include one, "Verde Antique" from the Vermont Marble Company and three, Black Serpentine, Porforio Bruno and porphyry, a dark green granite should arrive from Tomkins Kiel. A request was made for two granite samples and a book of colored plates from the Cold Spring Granite Company to consider instead of marble. A...
Letter from Ruth M. Havey, Twenty-five Fifth Avenue, New York 3, N.Y. to Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss, 1537 Twenty-eighth Street, Georgetown, Washington, D.C., July 17, 1954 Digital
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File — Box L, Folder: 11Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, L:RH 1954.07.17
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Typescript letter with handwritten signature from Ruth Havey to Mildred Bliss discusses a leaf sample and drawing for the lettering of the R Street gates made by Mr. Freund. The cost estimate for the gates with the lock plates was included. This estimate is now separate from letter (L:RH 1954.06.17).The estimates are being prepared for rebuilding the arbor in the Arbor Terrace in aluminum; bronze; pressure treated Southern Yellow Pine; and untreated redwood with glued and...
Letter from Ruth M. Havey, Twenty-five Fifth Avenue, New York 3, N.Y. to Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss, 1537 Twenty-eighth Street, Georgetown, Washington, D.C., December 28, 1954 Digital
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File — Box L, Folder: 15Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, L:RH 1954.12.28
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Typescript letter from Ruth Havey to Mildred Bliss offers thanks for holiday greetings and returns affectionate thoughts and good wishes to her and Robert Bliss. She reports spending Christmas in Boston. Havey tells her the reconstruction of the arbor in the Arbor Terrace is on schedule with the contract signed with Lank Construction Co. and expected substantial completion by February 15th. The Box Terrace paving drawings are about done and Havey will ask Mr. Kearney to find a contractor for...
Letter from Ruth M. Havey, Twenty-five Fifth Avenue, New York 3, N.Y. to Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss, 1537 Twenty-eighth Street, Georgetown, Washington, D.C., May 26, 1955 Digital
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File — Box L, Folder: 18Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, L:RH 1955.05.26
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Typescript letter with handwritten signature from Ruth Havey to Mildred Bliss about the book, Knowing Your Trees by G.H Collingwood, a duplicate book that Mildred gave her. She is returning the Chestnut Oak leaf found between pages 154 and 155 describing the Chestnut Oak tree. The author of the book happens to be the forester from the Library of Congress who suggested heart Cypress for the arbor. She reports that Collingwood tells her he takes a walk around Dumbarton Oaks almost every...
Letter from Ruth M. Havey, Twenty-five Fifth Avenue, New York 3, N.Y. to Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss. 1537 Twenty-eighth Street, Georgetown, Washington, D.C., May 13, 1960 Digital
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File — Box L, Folder: 32Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, L:RH 1960.05.13
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Typescript letter with handwritten signature from Ruth Havey to Mildred Bliss mentioning she was delighted to find a letter from Mr. Matthews waiting for her when she arrived home. Letter from Mr. Matthews no longer with this correspondence. Havey has ordered stone samples from Manuel Acosta (Fashionettes) and expect them to be the first to arrive. They should be kept separate from those Mr. Matthews is sending. She asks Mildred if building a form on a bench in the storage yard and working...
Letter from Ruth M. Havey, Twenty-five Fifth Avenue, New York 3, N.Y. to Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss, 1537 Twenty-eighth Street, Georgetown, Washington, D.C., June 6, 1950 Digital
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File — Box K, Folder: 16Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, K:RH 1950.06.06
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Typescript letter with handwritten signature from Ruth Havey to Mildred Bliss sending Mildred three copies of letters sent to Matthew Kearney and G. Frederick Coles on June 6, 1950 discussing the continuation of work on the Finalities in the Rose Garden and the niche panels in Arbor Terrace. One letter Havey sent to Matthew Kearney, 3201 S. Street, Georgetown, Washington 7, D.C. she encloses a copy of her letter to Coles and asks to please decide with him where he will work and have on hand...
Letter from Ruth M. Havey, Twenty-five Fifth Avenue, New York 3, N.Y. to Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss, 1537 Twenty-eighth Street, N.W., Georgetown, Washington 7, D.C., August 1, 1961 Digital
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File — Box L, Folder: 36Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, L:RH 1961.08.01
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Typescript letter with handwritten signature from Ruth Havey to Mildred Bliss telling her she was studying a detail of the flowers on an inlaid marble table I have for the Tennis Court Bouquet, and it might be used in some way in the center of the Arbor Terrace. Havey may be referring to design in drawings P-2-13A and P-2-13B. There may be another possible source for colored stones from a granite company that produces "pebbles" by tumbling small pieces in a machine until they become...
Letter from Ruth M. Havey, Twenty-five Fifth Avenue, New York 3, N.Y. to Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss, 1537 Twenty-eighth Street, N.W., Georgetown, Washington 7, D.C., April 23, 1964 Digital
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File — Box L, Folder: 37Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, L:RH 1964.04.23
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Typescript letter with handwritten signature from Ruth Havey to Mildred Bliss discusses the brick walk and ramp for the Garden Library and Ribbon Walk area along with the steps that go to the basement. Ruth Havey aims to have the work completed by May 5th as there is a [Dumbarton Oaks] Symposium on May 7th [1964]. She mentions sending drawings to Mr. McLeish [of McLeod and Romberg Stone Co.] to get a comparative cost for the construction of the walk and ramp in all brick and in brick and...
Letter from Ruth M. Havey, Twenty-five Fifth Avenue, New York 3, N.Y. to Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss, 1537 Twenty-eighth Street, N.W., Georgetown, Washington 7, D.C. Bliss, July 22, 1961, July 22, 1961 Digital
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File — Box L, Folder: 35Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, L:RH 1961.07.22
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Typescript letter with handwritten signature from Ruth Havey to Mildred Bliss thanks her for offering to be a reference on behalf of Ruth Havey who was applying for a license to practice landscape architecture in New York. Ruth Havey asks that the reference form be mailed by July 1st. Handwritten in ink probably by Mildred Bliss, "sent June 26th", but letter is dated July 22.
Letter from Ruth M. Havey, Twenty-five Fifth Avenue, New York 3, N.Y. to Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss. 1537 Twenty-eighth Street, N.W., Georgetown, Washington, D.C., July 12, 1960 Digital
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File — Box L, Folder: 33Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, L:RH 1960.07.12
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Typescript letter with handwritten signature from Ruth Havey to Mildred Bliss offering Mrs. Farrand's plan for replacing the yew hedges of the Herbaceous Border with walls. It was dummied with string, and the heights and slopes worked out in careful detail in 1943 to be filed away until the yew would need to be replaced with something more permanent. It was Mrs. Farrand's last large Dumbarton Oaks project, and she gave it a great deal of thought. The final plan: the north border is widened...
Letter from Ruth M. Havey, Twenty-five Fifth Avenue, New York 3, N.Y. to Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss, Care of Ellis Russell, 67 Wall Street, New York, N.Y., August 4, 1949 Digital
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File — Box K, Folder: 4Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, K:RH 1949.08.04
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Typescript handsigned letter from Ruth M. Havey to Mildred Bliss in care of Ellis Russell, secretary. Havey discusses sending a black folder that contains the August Agenda (accession number K:RH 1949.08.02) with notes on projects in various garden areas to be worked on. The projects include: Arbor Garden (Arbor Terrace) paving and wall panels, woven fabric design for the Founders’ Room, and Mr. Steinbraker’s plan for the Garden Center (Cool House) and his estimates for various pieces of...
Letter from Ruth M. Havey, Twenty-five Fifth Avenue, New York 3, N.Y. to Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss, c/o Morgan Bank, Place Vendome, Paris, August 12, 1956 Digital
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File — Box L, Folder: 22Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, L:RH 1956.08.12
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Typescript letter with handwritten signature discusses near completion of designs for the Arbor Terrace with potted plants. Doria stone for paving will be obtained from a firm in Long Island City. Romborg [Romberg] from [McLeod and Romberg Stone Co.] is disappointed that the limestone he has will not be used. Havey suggests Phelps or the dealer in Tennessee who owned the Doria to send the drawings to for execution, but they must be able to do the job as good as the Romberg firm. Mr. McLeish...