Eliot, Theresa Garrett, 1884-1981
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1884 - 1981
Biography
Theresa Garrett Eliot also known as Mrs. Henry Ware Eliot was married to Henry Ware Eliot (1879-1947), a brother of T.S. (Thomas Stearns) Eliot, the poet.
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Eliot, Mrs. Henry Ware [Theresa] [Theresa (Garrett) Eliot], [1960-1981]
FOUND IN:
Harvard Art Museums Archives
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Collection:
Papers of John Coolidge and Agnes Mongan, 1909-2006
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Series:
General Correspondence
Item — Box 30: Series I., Folder: 616Identifier: HC 5, I., 616.
Scope and Content:
The correspondence in this series covers many topics, reflecting Coolidge and Mongan's involvement in a wide range of activities. Although their papers are interspersed, the bulk was generated by Coolidge and his administration (1948-1968). The bulk of Mongan's papers in this collection were created during her administration of the museum (1968-1971), but there is some earlier correspondence, beginning as early as the 1940s. In addition, there is material in the collection from former...
Letter from Theresa G. Elliot, 84 Prescott Street, Cambridge 38, Massachusetts to Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss, 1537 28th Street, Washington 7, D.C., March 8, 1951 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:
William A. Jackson
File — Box: F, Folder: 14, item: 6Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, F14:Eliot 1951.03.08
Scope and Contents:
Typescript letter from Theresa Garrett Eliot (Mrs. Henry Ware Eliot) to Mildred Bliss asks her opinion on a sample of carpet for the Dickenson Room. William Jackson approves of it and it is within budget. She also asks for Mildred Bliss's ideas on the floor and wall treatment.
William A. Jackson, 1950-1960
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: 14Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001
Scope and Contents:
Correspondence between William A. Jackson and Mildred Bliss regarding the purchase of an Emily Dickinson book and decorating of the Emily Dickinson Room at the Harvard University Houghton Library. Mildred Bliss and other committee members provided financial support for this effort. Includes correspondence discussing the purchase of the Virigina Woolf manuscript diaries, the Thomas Whittemore evocation by Mildred Bliss, and furniture selected from the Emily Dickinson house for the Emily...