Kingsford, Dorothy, approximately 1897-
Dates
- Existence: approximately 1987-
Biography
Dorothy Kingsford was born in Australia approximately 1897 and emigrated to the United States. She found work as a secretary for Mildred Bliss at Dumbarton Oaks in the 1930s, and lived nearby the estate at 3208 38th Street.
Found in 33 Collections and/or Records:
Exchange of letters, notes, and an announcement involving the Girl Scout Troop 53 and 54, District of Columbia and Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss and her secretary, Dorothy Kingsford, April 10 - June 3, 1935 Digital
Requests sent by individuals to Dumbarton Oaks and Robert and Mildred Bliss. Six letters are copies of letters sent by Mildred Bliss or her secretary in response to requests. Two copies, one letter and one telegram, sent by Robert Woods Bliss or his secretary responding to individual requests.
Exchange of letters, telephone messages, and a memorandum involving representatives of Western High School and Robert and Mildred Bliss and their secretary, May 3 - 17, 1937 Digital
Handwritten and typescript letters, telephone messages, and a memorandum regarding a request for Western High School students to use the Dumbarton Oaks gardens for a Greek play. Miss Gardner, a teacher working with the students, Dr. Elmer S. Newton, Principal of Western High School; Francis B. Sayre, Assistant Secretary of State; and Dorothy Kingsford, the Blisses secretary along with Mildred and Robert Bliss are involved in the communications.
Letter from Anne G. Miller, 2810 Adams Mill Rd. to Dorothy Kingsford, April 12 between 1930-1956 Digital
Letter from Beatrix Farrand to Dorothy Kingsford, c/o Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss, Dumbarton Oaks, Washington, D.C., July 12, 1938 Digital
Letter from Beatrix Farrand to Mildred Bliss, March 28, 1938 Digital
Letter from Beatrix Farrand to Mildred Bliss, Dumbarton Oaks, Georgetown, Washington, D.C., April 28, 1938 Digital
Copy of typescript letter from Beatrix Farrand to Mildred Bliss tells her $10.30 is being transfered to her for the [George Ellery] Hale funeral flowers. She will be sending lantern slides to Dumbarton Oaks. Farrand looks forward to her visit at Dumbarton Oaks and hopes to make the party on Sunday the 8th. Work has been heavy for her at Princeton and Yale Universities.
Letter from Beatrix Farrand to Miss Dorothy Kingsford, 3101 R. Street, Washington, D.C., November 5, 1937 Digital
Letter from Beatrix Farrand to Miss Dorothy Kingsford, Dumbarton Oaks, Washington, D.C., August 17, 1937 Digital
Letter from Beatrix Farrand to Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss, 3203 S. Street, Washington, D.C., June 18, 1938 Digital
Letter from Beatrix Farrand to Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss, Dumbarton Oaks, Washington, D.C., March 14, 1938 Digital
Letter from Dorothy Kingsford, secretary to Robert Woods Bliss to Mrs. William Fitch Kelley, President, League of Republican Women, 1600 Rhode Island Avenue, Washington, D.C. , April 16, 1935 Digital
Photocopy of letter from Dorothy Kingsford on behalf of Robert Woods Bliss to Mrs. William Fitch Kelley, President, League of Republican Women tells her the request for the members to use the grounds of Dumbarton Oaks for philanthropic efforts can not be granted. Original letter is with exchange of letters, E8:Kelley 1935.03.22.
Letter from Dorothy Kingsford to Madam (Mrs. Joseph R. Lyddane, Francis Scott Key Parent Teacher Association. President), February 19, 1937 Digital
Copy of typescript letter from Dorothy Kingsford to Mrs. Joseph R. Lyddane (Alton Lyddane) discusses Mildred Bliss making a donation of 100 Forsythia plants for the garden of the Francis Scott Key School. Correspondent and recipient based on addressed letters about the request, E6:Lyddane 1937.02.14 and E6:Lyddane 1937.02.23.
Letter from Dorothy Kingsford to Miss Ruth Havey, c/o Mrs. Farrand, 123, East 40th Street, New York City, December 16, 1933 Digital
Letter from Dorothy Kingsford to Miss Ruth Havey, c/o Mrs. Max Farrand, 124, East 40th Street, New York, May 20, 1935 Digital
Letter from Dorothy Kingsford to Miss Ruth Havey, c/o Mrs. Max Farrand, 124, East 40th Street, New York City, April 20, 1934 Digital
Letter from Dorothy Kingsford to Miss Ruth M. Havey, c/o Mrs. Farrand, 124, East 40th Street, New York City, April 2, 1934 Digital
Copy of unsigned typescript letter from Dorothy Kingsford, secretary to Mildred Bliss, to Ruth M. Havey in care of Beatrix Farrand's New York office expressing Mildred Bliss' response to hearing of grammatical errors in the Greek inscription (dedicated to Beatrix Farrand for the panel in the Green Garden). Mildred Bliss asks if the alterations that need to be made will be completed before Beatrix Farrand returns.
Letter from Lewis L. Delafield, Hawkins, Delafield and Longfellow, 49 Wall Street, New York to Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss, Box 596, Santa Barbara, California, April 9, 1935 Digital
Typescript letter with handwritten signature from Lewis Delafield to Mildred Bliss tells her he does not know of the League of Republican Women of the District of Columbia and supports their decision not to draw political attention to Dumbarton Oaks. He tells her that because she was in New York for 51 days in 1934 she would need to pay New York taxes.
Letter from May M. Kelley, League of Republican Women of the District of Columbia, Sixteenth Street at Scott Circle, Washington, D.C. to Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss, Robert Woods Bliss, Dumbarton Oaks, March 22 - April 16, 1935 Digital
Handwritten letter from May McClure Kelley (Mrs. William Fitch Kelley) to Mildred Bliss asks if she would open the Dumbarton Oaks grounds to raise funds for the 1936 Presidential campaign under the direction of the League of Republican Women of the District of Columbia.
Letter from Mildred Bliss, Dumbarton Oaks, Georgetown, Washington, D.C. to Trix, June 13, 1938 Digital
Letter from Milrob, 3101 R Street, Dumbarton Oaks, Georgetown, Washington, D.C. to Mrs. Farrand, 1938 Digital
Handwritten letter from Mildred Bliss to Mrs. Farrand/Trix [Beatrix Farrand]. Mildred Bliss tells her about her upcoming schedule and mentions Nadia Boulanger, Ernest [Schelling], Bertie Wright's daughter, and Royall Tyler. Letter has a date in it of June 27, this letter probably written in 1938 based on other correspondence with similar topics of conversation.
Letter from Miss Dorothy Kingsford, Secretary to Miss Havey, c/o Mrs. Max Farrand, 124, East 40th Street, New York, May 7, 1935 Digital
Letter from Miss Dorothy Kingsford to Miss R. Havey, c/o Mrs. Beatrix Farrand, 123, East 40th Street, New York City, November 16, 1933 Digital
Unsigned typescript letter probably sent from Dorothy Kingsford, secretary to Mildred Bliss, to Ruth Havey, assistant to Beatrix Farrand. Mildred Bliss concludes that limestone would be the best stone for the inscription. She is also returning to Ruth Havey designs for the consoles in the gallery with corrections.
Letter from Miss Dorothy Kingsford to Miss Ruth M. Havey, c/o Mrs. Beatrix Farrand, 124, East 40th Street, New York City, November 29, 1933 Digital
Copy of unsigned typescript letter attributed to Miss Dorothy Kingsford, secretary to Mildred Bliss, and sent to Ruth Havey, assistant to Beatrix Farrand's office, relaying that Mildred Bliss would like changes to the panel inscription. Dorothy Kingsford states that Mrs. Bliss wants the altered design in time to take it with her to Boston to have the Greek letters verified. She lets Ruth Havey know that dummies are being sent separately.
Letter from Mrs. Joseph R. Lyddane, 5533 Sherrier Place, N.W., Washington, D.C. to Dorothy Kingsford, February 23, 1937 Digital
Handwritten letter from Mrs. Joseph R. Lyddane (Alton Lyddane) to Robert and Mildred Bliss thanks them for the donation of 100 Forsythia plants for the Francis Scott Key school.
Letter from R.S. Thager, Lancaster, Pennsylvania to Dorothy Kingsford, April 1 between 1934-1960 Digital
Handwritten letter from R.S. Thager thanks Dorothy Kingsford and Mildred Bliss for allowing her to visit the Dumbarton Oaks Garden and see the tulips. "There is no garden like it in the country!"