Priestley, Anna M., 1883-1967

Person

Biography

Anna Priestley (1883-1967) was a clerk for the U.S. Department of Agriculture Extension Service, Washington, D.C. She wrote a poem about Dumbarton Oaks in 1942 which was published in the Washington Evening Star, September 21, 1942. She sent a copy of the poem to Anne Sweeney, an employee at Dumbarton Oaks to give to Mrs. Mildred Bliss on October 21, 1942.

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Letter from Anna Priestley, United States Department of Agriculture, Extension Service, 1851 Columbia Road, N.W., Apt. 705, Washington, D.C. to Anne Sweeney, October 21, 1942 Digital

FOUND IN: Dumbarton Oaks / Collection: Dumbarton Oaks Garden Archives / Series: Correspondence / Sub-Series: Mildred Bliss Office Files, A-Havey / Sub-Group: Dumbarton Oaks, Garden, Appreciation Letters

File — Box E, Folder: 4, item: 99Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, E4:Priestley 1942.10.21

Scope and Contents:

Typescript letter with handwritten signature from Anna Priestley to Anne Sweeney tells her she did not have an extra printed copy of the Dumbarton Oaks poem she wrote July 29, 1942 that was published in the Washington Evening Star, September 21, 1942, so she typed a copy for Sweeney to send to Mildred Bliss. She is sending a carbon copy too if Sweeney wants to keep one. She hopes to see Sweeney this fall when the Chrysanthemums are at their best.