Baynes, Crowell (editor)
Person
Biography
Crowell Baynes was a garden department editor of the Washington Post in the mid-1930s.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Letters and note about Crowell Baynes, Washington Post request to Mildred Bliss to visit the Dumbarton Oaks garden, March 26-April 20, 1935 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, A-Havey
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Sub-Group:
Dumbarton Oaks, Requests
File — Box E, Folder: 8, item: 2Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, E8:MBsec 1935.04.20
Scope and Contents:
Typescript letters and handwritten note about Crowell Baynes's (the Washington Post) request to tour the Dumbarton Oaks gardens occasionally. Baynes made the request of Mildred Bliss. The secretary created handwritten notes for Mildred Bliss after speaking with William Gray the Dumbarton Oaks Garden Superintendent. Mildred Bliss's secretary offered a response to Baynes on behalf of Mildred Bliss, but it may not have been sent.