Fitzgerald, Georgia
Person
Biography
Georgia Fitzgerald lived in San Antonio, Texas and visited Washington, D.C. for the first time in 1940 where she visited the Dumbarton Oaks Garden and stayed at the Wardman Park Hotel, on Connecticut and Woodley Road, Washington, D.C. During her Dumbarton Oaks Garden visit she had tea with the Women's Overseas Service League.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Letter from Georgia Fitzgerald, Wardman Park Hotel, Connecticut Avenue and Woodley Road, Washington, D.C. to Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss, July 1940 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, Garden, Appreciation Letters
File — Box E, Folder: 4, item: 48Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, E4:Fitzgerald 1940.07.05
Scope and Contents:
Handwritten letter from Georgia Fitzgerald to Mildred Bliss received July 7, 1940 tells her what a lovely time she had at the tea Mildred gave for the Women's Overseas Service League. Mildred as the hostess was the most gracious lady Fitzgerald has ever met. Fitzgerald told Robert Woods Bliss that this is her first trip to Washington, and she has seen many spots of beauty, but the Dumbarton Oaks gardens complete with the surrounding atmosphere of deep and real hospitality will stand out in...