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Bryce, James, 1887-1964

 Person

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:

Letter from Marion Wade Doyle, Washington Self-Help Exchange, Inc. 2529 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W. to Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss, 3101 R. St. N.W., Washington, D.C., October 15, 1941 Digital

File — Box E, Folder: 4, item: 36Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, E4:Doyle 1941.10.15
Scope and Contents: Typescript letter with handwritten signature from Marion Wade Doyle [Mrs. Henry Grattan Doyle] to Mildred Bliss tells her the Board of Directors were very glad to hear at their October 9 meeting that Mr. Robert Woods Bliss is making good progress. Mr. [James] Bryce told them that he has now left the hospital, and they wish him speedy progress in recovering from the effects of his illness. She reports Dumbarton Oaks was very beautiful with sunny and fairly cool weather for the guests that...

Letter from Mildred Bliss, 104 E. 68th Street, New York to Trix, March 16, 1938 Digital

File — Box B: 2, Folder: 6Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, B:MB 1938.03.16
Scope and Contents: Typescript letter with handwritten signature from Mildred Bliss to Trix (Beatrix Farrand) telling her she read the Casa Dorinda notes on the train to New York and thought it was an excellent report.She informs Beatrix Farrand that plans are being made for the room southwest of the Dumbarton Oaks Music Room and Kenneth Conant of Harvard University has visited Dumbarton Oaks twice each for three days working the dummy, plans, and details of the new room. James Bryce has moved the...

Letter from Mildred Bliss, Dumbarton Oaks, Georgetown, Washington, D.C. to Mrs. Max Farrand, 1650 Orlando Road, San Marino, California, January 23, 1940 Digital

File — Box B: 2, Folder: 70Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, B:MB 1940.01.23
Scope and Contents: Typescript letter with handwritten signature from Mildred Bliss to Beatrix Farrand (Trix) thanks her for coming to Dumbarton Oaks. She offers the latest news of James Bryce and plantings regarding a willow on the northwest side of the Box Walk, two small oaks on the South Lawn, replacements in the yew hedge, and replacements in the North Vista rejected and replacement in the Ellipse ordered. The Service gate wall and wall north of the Institute will begin and lowering of the architrave in...

Letter from Mildred Bliss, Dumbarton Oaks, Georgetown, Washington, D.C. to Mrs. Max Farrand, Reef Point, Bar Harbor, Mt. Desert, Maine, July 27-29, 1938 Digital

File — Box B: 2, Folder: 35Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, B:MB 1938.07.27
Scope and Contents: Typescript letter dated July 27, 1938 and July 29, 1938 with handwritten signature from Mildred Bliss to Beatrix Farrand (Trix) tells her it is distressing news to hear about the illness and surgery of Robert Millikan. Mildred comments on Farrand's letter of July 12 and 14, 1938 on Helen Reid and prices for Nerines, and she lists questions and comments on Casa Dorinda. Mildred Bliss addresses Dumbarton Oaks building new wing and the landscape, seeking out consultation about trees from Van...

Letter from Mildred Bliss, Dumbarton Oaks, Georgetown, Washington, D.C. to Trix, January 3, 1938 Digital

File — Box B: 2, Folder: 1Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, B:MB 1938.01.03
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Nine page handwritten and signed letter on Dumbarton Oaks letterhead from Mildred Bliss to Beatrix Farrand (Trix) discusses the death and funeral service of William Gray, Garden Superintendent of the Dumbarton Oaks Garden. Mildred Bliss shares guests who will be visiting and ongoing diplomatic activities.

Letter from Mildred Bliss, Dumbarton Oaks, Georgetown, Washington, D.C. to Trix, February 10, 1938 Digital

File — Box B: 2, Folder: 2Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, B:MB 1938.02.10
Scope and Contents: Typescript handsigned letter from Mildred Bliss to Beatrix Farrand (Trix) offering an activities report on the Catalogue House, Orangerie, dummies for the color of iron work, drawings for the north bay of herb garden, drawings for the Forsythia Dell gate, Star Garden constellations and lettering, and Terrior seat. Rough sketches of the Forsythia Dell gate drafted by Ruth Havey were enclosed with the letter (no longer with letter). She reports that James Bryce will take over as Garden...

Letter from Mildred Bliss, Dumbarton Oaks, Georgetown, Washington, D.C. to Trix, February 6, 1940 Digital

File — Box B: 2, Folder: 74Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, B:MB 1940.02.06
Scope and Contents: Typescript letter with handwritten signature from Mildred Bliss to Beatrix Farrand (Trix) discusses neither she nor Robert would sign the current California Relief Administration's Tree Cutting Agreement for Casa Dorinda, and asks Beatrix to work out a solution. She extends her thanks to Max Farrand for his Friends of the Huntinton Library report. Mildred Bliss reports James Bryce left his family on vacation. Before he left she discusses with him holding off on the Ellipse boxwood...

Letter from Mildred Bliss, Dumbarton Oaks, Georgetown, Washington, D.C. to Trix, 1938 Digital

File — Box B: 2, Folder: 32Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, B:MB 1938.xx.xxB
Scope and Contents: Handwritten letter from Mildred Bliss to Trix [Beatrix Farrand]. She tells Beatrix that Elizabeth will be photographing in the gardens before 11 tomorrow. If Beatrix comes before 12, she should let Mildred know that way she can give her a hug. She tells her Wednesday and Thursday she shall scarcely see her "alas [and] it irks me." She will indeed see her on Friday and Saturday to work and play. James Bryce has queries for Beatrix. Mildred asks how Beatrix, Max, Fulkie (Mary Fulkerson),...

Letter from Paul J. Sachs, Harvard University, Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection, Georgetown, Washington, D.C. to Beatrix Farrand, 1650 Orlando Road, San Marino, California, February 20, 1941 Digital

File — Box D: 1, Folder: 21Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, D:PJS 1941.02.20
Scope and Contents: Typescript letter with handwritten signature from Paul J. Sachs to Beatrix Farrand responds to her February 9 letter (D:BF 1941.02.09) regarding her continued involvement in Dumbarton Oaks. Paul J. Sachs agrees to her preferred method of payment and has forwarded on information Beatrix Farrand provided regarding discounts when ordering plant material. He tells her John Thacher has told James Bryce he is to forward all garden orders through Beatrix Farrand to take advantage of the discounts...

Letter from S. James Todd, Conard-Pyle Co., West Grove, Pennsylvania to Beatrix Farrand, Reef Point, Bar Harbor, Maine, October 6, 1943 Digital

File — Box C, Folder: 10, item: 75Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, C10:Todd 1943.10.06
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Typescript letter from S. James Todd, Conard-Pyle Company to Beatrix Farrand confirming order for 63 roses to be sent to James Bryce for Dumbarton Oaks, Washington, D.C. If Farrand needs to change order it needs to be done by November 1, 1943. A handwritten note in pencil was added probably by Beatrix Farrand to Isabelle M. Stover, her secretary to notify James Bryce of order and arrival of roses.

List of possible omissions from Dumbarton Oaks greenhouse seed order, 1943 Digital

File — Box C, Folder: 10, item: 72Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, C10:seed order omissions 1943
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Created either by Beatrix Farrand or Robert Patterson of list of possible omissions from Dumbarton Oaks greenhouse seed order for 1943 with instructions for James Bryce to mark which ones he wants inlcuded in the orders.

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.

Mr. Thacher, agenda for Beatrix Farrand D.O. visit June 24-25, 1944 Digital

File — Box D: 3, Folder: 26Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, D:Mr. Thacher agenda 1944.06.24
Scope and Contents: The Dumbarton Oaks Garden Archives is a collection of over 6278 individual items of textual materials, drawings, and photographs that document the creation and development of the Dumbarton Oaks Garden, Washington, D.C. between 1920-1979. Robert Bliss and Mildred Barnes Bliss purchased the 53 acre property in 1920 known as "The Oaks" and later as Dumbarton Oaks, and within a year they hired Beatrix Farrand, a landscape gardener, to design a garden for the property that combined French,...

Note from Isabelle M. Stover, secretary, to Beatrix Farrand, 1943 Digital

File — Box C, Folder: 10, item: 76Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, C10:unknown 1943.xx.xx
Scope and Contents: Unsigned typescript note probably from Beatrix Farrand secretary, most likely Isabelle M. Stover, to Beatrix Farrand which was originally with a copy of a letter to James Bryce. The copy of the letter written to James Bryce on June 2 was not sent because a telegram was sent instead. The telegram she refers to may be accession number: C10:BF 1943.06.02. She remembers Beatrix Farrand taking the original of the order with her and she was going to send it. She asks for Beatrix Farrand's...

Note on Beatrix Farrand travel to Washington, D.C., September 14, 1943 Digital

File — Box D: 2, Folder: 122Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, D:PWM 1943.09.14
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Typescript note about securing train travel for Beatrix Farrand's visit to Dumbarton Oaks in September 1943. The note indicates Robert Woods Bliss may be contacted to help. Uncertain who created note. Handwritten notation indicates Farrand is coming by way of N.Y. according to James Bryce.

Order and payment from Beatrix Farrand, Reef Point, Bar Harbor, Maine to Davids & Royston Bulb Co., 824 Wall Street, Los Angeles, California, September 8, 1943 Digital

File — Box C, Folder: 10, item: 18Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, C10:BF 1943.09.08
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Copy of letter with payment from Beatrix Farrand to Davids & Royston Bulb Co. She sends payment for 50 Roman White Hyacinth bulbs and wants to order an 100 bulbs for Mildred Bliss. Written in pencil: "Unable to furnish extra 100". Letter sent from Isabelle M. Stover, secretary on behalf of Beatrix Farrand.

Order cancellation from Beatrix Farrand to Wayside Gardens, Mentor, Ohio, June 27, 1947 Digital

File — Box C, Folder: 10, item: 50Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, C10:BF 1947.06.27B
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Copy of order cancellation from Beatrix Farrand to Wayside Gardens for 140 tulip bulbs that were to be sent to James Bryce for the Dumbarton Oaks Gardens, Washington, D.C. Isabelle M. Stover, secretary sent this order cancellation on behalf of Beatrix Farrand.

Order correction from Beatrix Farrand to Andrew R. Kennedy, Inc., 22-24 West 27th Street, New York 1, N.Y., September 18, 1946 Digital

File — Box C, Folder: 10, item: 38Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, C10:BF 1946.09.18
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Copy of order correction from Beatrix Farrand to Andrew R. Kennedy, Inc. for 300 tulips on order #794 out of the 1300 ordered to be sent to Mrs. [Mr.] James Bryce for Dumbarton Oaks, Washington, D.C. Isabelle M. Stover, secretary sent order correction on behalf of Beatrix Farrand.

Order from Beatrix Farrand, Reef Point, Bar Harbor, Maine to American Bulb Company, 31 West 27th Street, New York, N.Y., September 22, 1943 Digital

File — Box C, Folder: 10, item: 24Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, C10:BF 1943.09.22F
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Copy of order from Beatrix Farrand to American Bulb Company for 6 packets of flower seeds to be sent to James Bryce for Dumbarton Oaks, Washington, D.C. Isabelle M. Stover, secretary sent order on behalf of Beatrix Farrand.

Order from Beatrix Farrand, Reef Point, Bar Harbor, Maine to Conard-Pyle Co., West Grove, Pennsylvania, October 2, 1943 Digital

File — Box C, Folder: 10, item: 33Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, C10:BF 1943.10.02C
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Two copies of an order from Beatrix Farrand to Conard-Pyle Co. for 63 roses to be sent to James Bryce for Dumbarton Oaks, Washington, D.C. Isabelle M. Stover sent order on behalf of Beatrix Farrand.

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, Reef Point, Bar Harbor, Maine to Joseph Breck & Sons, 85 State Street, Boston, Massachusetts, September 22, 1943 Digital

File — Box C, Folder: 10, item: 21Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, C10:BF 1943.09.22C
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Copy of order from Beatrix Farrand to Joseph Breck & Sons for 13 packets of flower seeds to be sent to James Bryce for Dumbarton Oaks, Washington, D.C. One packet of seed added to copy after original created. Isabelle M. Stover, secretary sent order on behalf of Beatrix Farrand.

Order from Beatrix Farrand, Reef Point, Bar Harbor, Maine to Upton Gardens, Colorado Springs, Colorado, September 27, 1943 Digital

File — Box C, Folder: 10, item: 28Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, C10:BF 1943.09.27
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Copy of order from Beatrix Farrand to Upton Gardens for one packet of flower seeds to be sent to James Bryce for Dumbarton Oaks, Washington, D.C. Isabelle M. Stover, secretary sent order on behalf of Beatrix Farrand.

Order from Beatrix Farrand, Reef Point, Bar Harbor, Maine to Vaughan's Seed Store, 47-49 Barclay Street, New York, N.Y., September 22, 1943 Digital

File — Box C, Folder: 10, item: 19Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, C10:BF 1943.09.22
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Copy of order from Beatrix Farrand to Vaughan's Seed Store for four packets of seeds to be sent to James Bryce for Dumbarton Oaks, Washington, D.C. Isabelle M. Stover, secretary sent order on behalf of Beatrix Farrand.

Order from Beatrix Farrand to American Bulb Company, 31 West 27th Street, New York, N.Y., September 23, 1943 Digital

File — Box C, Folder: 10, item: 26Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, C10:BF 1943.09.23
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Copy of order from Beatrix Farrand to American Bulb Company for packets of flower seeds to be sent to James Bryce for Dumbarton Oaks, Washington, D.C. Isabelle M. Stover, secretary sent order on behalf of Beatrix Farrand.