Bryce, James, 1887-1964
Dates
- Existence: 1887 - 1964
Biography
He was born in Scotland in 1887 and became a naturalized U.S. citizen. He married, Isabella W. He worked Robert and Mildred Bliss at Dumbarton Oaks first as a gardener under William Gray, Superintendent of the Garden then after Gray’s death in 1937 as the Superintendent of the Garden. He retired from Dumbarton Oaks in 1949. In 1959, he sent Mildred Bliss a letter from Jupiter, Florida. He died in 1964 and is buried Palm Beach Memorial Park Cemetery, Lantana, Palm Beach County, Florida.
Found in 245 Collections and/or Records:
Receipt from Andrew R. Kennedy, Inc., 22-24 West 27th Street, New York to James Bryce, 3203 "S" Street, N.W, Washington, D.C., September 26, 1944 Digital
Original and duplicate paid receipt from Andrew R. Kennedy, Inc. for 50 French Roman white Hyacinths sold to James Bryce for the Dumbarton Oaks Gardens, Washington, D.C. Beatrix Farrand likely received receipt for payment from her account.
Receipt from Beatrix Farrand to Harvard University (Dumbarton Oaks) for payment to Upton Gardens, November 17, 1943 Digital
Original and duplicate receipt for payment to Upton Gardens by Beatrix Farrand with a money order for $.50 for 1 packet of Aquilegia seed and charged to the account, Harvard University, Dumbarton Oaks for which she holds the covering receipt.
Receipt from Davids & Royston Bulb Co., 824 Wall Street, Los Angeles, California to Beatrix Farrand, Reef Point, Bar Harbor, Maine, August 20, 1943 Digital
Original and duplicate paid receipt from Davids & Royston Bulb Co. to Beatrix Farrand for 50 French Roman white Hyacinth bulbs sent to James Bryce for the Dumbarton Oaks Gardens, Washington, D.C.
Receipt from Davids & Royston Bulb Co., 824 Wall Street, Los Angeles, California to Beatrix Farrand, Reef Point, Bar Harbor, Maine, June 20, 1944 Digital
Two carbon copies of a paid receipt from Davids & Royston Bulb Co. to Beatrix Farrand for 1 packet of pansy seeds sent to James Bryce, 3101 R. Street, Washington, D.C. for the Dumbarton Oaks Gardens.
Receipt from Davids & Royston Bulb Co., 824 Wall Street, Los Angeles, California to Beatrix Farrand, Reef Point, Bar Harbor, Maine, August 18, 1944 Digital
Original and duplicate copy of a paid receipt from Davids & Royston Bulb Co. to Beatrix Farrand for 50 French Roman white Hyacinth bulbs shipped to James Bryce, Washington, D.C. for the Dumbarton Oaks Gardens.
Receipt from Davids & Royston Bulb Co., 824 Wall Street, Los Angeles to Beatrix Farrand, Reef Point, Maine, July 6, 1943 Digital
Duplicate copy of invoice from Davids & Royston Bulb Co. to Beatrix Farrand for 50 French Roman white Hyacinth bulbs sent to James Bryce, 3101 R. Street, Washington, D.C. for the Dumbarton Oaks Garden.
Receipt from Joseph Breck & Sons, Boston, Massachusetts to James Bryce, 3203 S Street, Washington, D.C., January 31, 1944 Digital
Original and duplicate itemized receipt from Joseph Breck & Sons for 4 packets of seeds sold to James Bryce for the Dumbarton Oaks Gardens, Washington, D.C. Beatrix Farrand likely received receipt for payment from her account.
Receipt from Tice & Lynch, Inc. to Beatrix Farrand, Bar Harbor, Maine, November 25, 1942 Digital
Receipt from Tice & Lynch, Inc. to Beatrix Farrand, November 25, 1942 for the shipping of 5 crates of garden furniture to James Bryce at Dumbarton Oaks, Washington, D.C. via the Pennsylvania railroad.
Receipt from Wm. J. Jones & Co., Brown Building, Fourth and Chestnut Streets, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Beatrix Farrand, September 22, 1941 Digital
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
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.
Receipt from Wm. J. Jones & Co., Philadelphia to Beatrix Farrand, October 2, 1944 Digital
Carbon copy of a paid itemized receipt from Wm. J. Jones & Co. to Beatrix Farrand for freight charges to ship 2 cases of garden bulbs to James Bryce, 3101 R Street, Dumbarton Oaks, Washington, D.C. for the garden.
Revised expense report from Beatrix Farrand, Reef Point, Bar Harbor, Maine to Harvard University, Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection, January 1, 1947 to June 30, 1947 Digital
Telegram from Beatrix Farrand, Bar Harbor, Maine to James Bryce, 3203 S Street, Washington, D.C., May 19, 1946 Digital
Telegram from Beatrix Farrand, Santa Barbara, California to James Bryce, 3203 S Street, Washington, D.C., January 21, 1945 Digital
Telegram from Beatrix Farrand, Santa Barbara, California to James Bryce, 3203 S Street, Washington, D.C., January 18, 1944 Digital
Telegram from Beatrix Farrand, Santa Barbara, California to John S. Thacher, Dumbarton Oaks, 3101 R Street, Washington, D.C., December 5, 1941 Digital
Western Union telegram from Beatrix Farrand to John Thacher informs him and the rest of the Dumbarton Oaks staff of Robert and Mildred Bliss' well-being. She asks for him to relay news about Ellis Russell, James Bryce, Anne Sweeney, and Barbara Sessions. "Mr. Russell" penciled at top.
Telegram from Beatrix Farrand to James Bryce, 3101 R Street, Washington, D.C., June 2, 1943 Digital
Copy of text for Western Union telegram sent by Beatrix Farrand to James Bryce discusses the need to repeat current order for more bulbs. Some of the bulbs are for Mildred Bliss.
Telegram from James Bryce, Washington, D.C. to Beatrix Farrand, Reef Point, Bar Harbor, Maine, August 3, 1942 Digital
Western Union telegram from James Bryce to Beatrix Farrand tells her 100 each of narcissus, hyacinth and tulip bulbs are needed for the Dumbarton Oaks, Washington, D.C.
Telegram from James Bryce, Washington, D.C. to Beatrix Farrand, Ritz Carlton Hotel, June 3, 1943 Digital
Western Union telegram from James Bryce to Beatrix Farrand tells her she should consult with Mildred Bliss regarding bulbs as alterations to grounds may be done in the fall.