Crowninshield, Louise du Pont, 1877-1958
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1877 - 1958
Biography
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Letter from Louise Crowninshield, Boca Grande, Florida to Mildred Bliss including letters from Etheldreda Reid to Louise Crowninshield, February 1-16, 1956 Digital
FOUND IN:
Dumbarton Oaks
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Collection:
Dumbarton Oaks Garden Archives
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Series:
Correspondence
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Sub-Series:
Mildred Bliss Office Files, Hopkins-Q
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Sub-Group:
Robert W. Patterson
File — Box F, Folder: 13, item: 1Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, F13:Crowninshield 1956.02.16
Scope and Contents:
Handwritten letter from Louise du Pont Crowninshield (Mrs. Francis B. Crowninshield) to Mildred Bliss discusses the future of Reef Point Gardens. Included with letter are two typescript letters sent to Louise du Pont Crowninshield from Etheldreda S. Reid, the president of the Garden Club of American in 1956 discussing her thoughts on saving Reef Point Gardens after a conversation with Mrs. Lincoln Cromwell. These letters may have been included with a letter Mildred Bliss sent to Robert...
Robert W. Patterson, 1949-1959
FOUND IN:
Dumbarton Oaks
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Collection:
Dumbarton Oaks Garden Archives
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Series:
Correspondence
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Sub-Series:
Mildred Bliss Office Files, Hopkins-Q
Sub-Group — Box: F, Folder: 13Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001
Scope and Contents:
Correspondence chiefly between Robert W. Patterson, consulting landscape architecture of Dumbarton Oaks and Mildred Bliss discussing Dumbarton Oaks Garden projects. One correspondence is from Mrs. Francis B. Crowninshield relating a meeting with Robert W. Patterson. Also included is an unsent picture postcard with a photograph of the Dumbarton Oaks Herbaceous Border printed on it and a list of individuals who submitted for Dumbarton Oaks Garden Scholarships in 1959.