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Thacher, John, 1904-1982

 Person

Found in 514 Collections and/or Records:

Beatrix Farrand / John Thacher, 1940-1956

FOUND IN: Dumbarton Oaks / Collection: Dumbarton Oaks Garden Archives / Series: Correspondence
Sub-Series — Box D: 1-5Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001
Scope and Contents: The Dumbarton Oaks Garden Archives is a collection of over 6278 individual items of textual materials, drawings, and photographs that document the creation and development of the Dumbarton Oaks Garden, Washington, D.C. between 1920-1979. Robert Bliss and Mildred Barnes Bliss purchased the 53 acre property in 1920 known as "The Oaks" and later as Dumbarton Oaks, and within a year they hired Beatrix Farrand, a landscape gardener, to design a garden for the property that combined French,...

Book list, Donations from John Thacher for Dumbarton Oaks, September 1948

FOUND IN: Dumbarton Oaks / Collection: Dumbarton Oaks Garden Archives / Series: Correspondence / Sub-Series: Mildred Bliss Office Files, Library
Sub-Group — Box G, Folder: 1gIdentifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001
Scope and Contents:

Dumbarton Oaks Garden book list as of September 1948. It includes a list of garden books presented (or donated) to Dumbarton Oaks through John Thacher, the Dumbarton Oaks Director, a list of duplicate books, and a 14 page list of books in the Dumbarton Oaks Garden Library.

Confidential letter from Beatrix Farrand, Valley Club of Montecito, P.O. Box 1140, Santa Barbara, California to Mr. Thacher, January 10, 1946 Digital

FOUND IN: Dumbarton Oaks / Collection: Dumbarton Oaks Garden Archives / Series: Correspondence / Sub-Series: Beatrix Farrand / John Thacher / Sub-Group: Correspondence
File — Box D: 4, Folder: 3Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, D:BF 1946.01.10
Scope and Contents:

Typescript letter with handwritten signature from Beatrix Farrand to John Thacher asks what he thinks about the addition of Robert W. Patterson, a Harvard educated landscape architect to work with her and who would make more frequent inspections of Dumbarton Oaks.

Correspondence, December 1940 to December 1941

FOUND IN: Dumbarton Oaks / Collection: Dumbarton Oaks Garden Archives / Series: Correspondence / Sub-Series: Beatrix Farrand / John Thacher
Sub-Group — Box D: 1Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001
Scope and Contents: The Dumbarton Oaks Garden Archives is a collection of over 6278 individual items of textual materials, drawings, and photographs that document the creation and development of the Dumbarton Oaks Garden, Washington, D.C. between 1920-1979. Robert Bliss and Mildred Barnes Bliss purchased the 53 acre property in 1920 known as "The Oaks" and later as Dumbarton Oaks, and within a year they hired Beatrix Farrand, a landscape gardener, to design a garden for the property that combined French,...

Correspondence, January 1942 to October 1943

FOUND IN: Dumbarton Oaks / Collection: Dumbarton Oaks Garden Archives / Series: Correspondence / Sub-Series: Beatrix Farrand / John Thacher
Sub-Group — Box D: 2Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001
Scope and Contents: The Dumbarton Oaks Garden Archives is a collection of over 6278 individual items of textual materials, drawings, and photographs that document the creation and development of the Dumbarton Oaks Garden, Washington, D.C. between 1920-1979. Robert Bliss and Mildred Barnes Bliss purchased the 53 acre property in 1920 known as "The Oaks" and later as Dumbarton Oaks, and within a year they hired Beatrix Farrand, a landscape gardener, to design a garden for the property that combined French,...

Correspondence, January 1944 to December 1945

FOUND IN: Dumbarton Oaks / Collection: Dumbarton Oaks Garden Archives / Series: Correspondence / Sub-Series: Beatrix Farrand / John Thacher
Sub-Group — Box D: 3Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001
Scope and Contents: The Dumbarton Oaks Garden Archives is a collection of over 6278 individual items of textual materials, drawings, and photographs that document the creation and development of the Dumbarton Oaks Garden, Washington, D.C. between 1920-1979. Robert Bliss and Mildred Barnes Bliss purchased the 53 acre property in 1920 known as "The Oaks" and later as Dumbarton Oaks, and within a year they hired Beatrix Farrand, a landscape gardener, to design a garden for the property that combined French,...

Correspondence, January 1946 to December 1947

FOUND IN: Dumbarton Oaks / Collection: Dumbarton Oaks Garden Archives / Series: Correspondence / Sub-Series: Beatrix Farrand / John Thacher
Sub-Group — Box D: 4Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001
Scope and Contents: The Dumbarton Oaks Garden Archives is a collection of over 6278 individual items of textual materials, drawings, and photographs that document the creation and development of the Dumbarton Oaks Garden, Washington, D.C. between 1920-1979. Robert Bliss and Mildred Barnes Bliss purchased the 53 acre property in 1920 known as "The Oaks" and later as Dumbarton Oaks, and within a year they hired Beatrix Farrand, a landscape gardener, to design a garden for the property that combined French,...

Correspondence, April 1948 to May 1956

FOUND IN: Dumbarton Oaks / Collection: Dumbarton Oaks Garden Archives / Series: Correspondence / Sub-Series: Beatrix Farrand / John Thacher
Sub-Group — Box D: 5Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001
Scope and Contents: The Dumbarton Oaks Garden Archives is a collection of over 6278 individual items of textual materials, drawings, and photographs that document the creation and development of the Dumbarton Oaks Garden, Washington, D.C. between 1920-1979. Robert Bliss and Mildred Barnes Bliss purchased the 53 acre property in 1920 known as "The Oaks" and later as Dumbarton Oaks, and within a year they hired Beatrix Farrand, a landscape gardener, to design a garden for the property that combined French,...

Correspondence between Byzantine Institute fund contributors and John Thacher, December 1953 - November 1966

FOUND IN: Dumbarton Oaks / Collection: The Byzantine Institute and Dumbarton Oaks fieldwork records and papers / Subgroup: Administrative records / Series: Correspondence / Sub-Series: Correspondence
File Identifier: MS.BZ.004, Subgroup 1, Series 1, Boxes 6 - 13, Folder 142
Scope and Contents:

Box 12 (folders 169 - 17) specifically contains correspondence related to the transfer of the Byzantine Institute Library in Paris to the French government and fieldwork, administrative, and financial affairs related to Kariye Camii. Also includes discussions about equipment requirements, work permits, and contributor information.

Correspondence between Byzantine Institute fund contributors and John Thacher, April 1954 - December 1960

FOUND IN: Dumbarton Oaks / Collection: The Byzantine Institute and Dumbarton Oaks fieldwork records and papers / Subgroup: Administrative records / Series: Correspondence / Sub-Series: Correspondence
File Identifier: MS.BZ.004, Subgroup 1, Series 1, Boxes 6 - 13, Folder 150
Scope and Contents:

Box 12 (folders 169 - 17) specifically contains correspondence related to the transfer of the Byzantine Institute Library in Paris to the French government and fieldwork, administrative, and financial affairs related to Kariye Camii. Also includes discussions about equipment requirements, work permits, and contributor information.

Correspondence between Byzantine Institute fund contributors and John Thacher, May 1954 - April 1962

FOUND IN: Dumbarton Oaks / Collection: The Byzantine Institute and Dumbarton Oaks fieldwork records and papers / Subgroup: Administrative records / Series: Correspondence / Sub-Series: Correspondence
File Identifier: MS.BZ.004, Subgroup 1, Series 1, Boxes 6 - 13, Folder 151
Scope and Contents:

Box 12 (folders 169 - 17) specifically contains correspondence related to the transfer of the Byzantine Institute Library in Paris to the French government and fieldwork, administrative, and financial affairs related to Kariye Camii. Also includes discussions about equipment requirements, work permits, and contributor information.

Correspondence between Byzantine Institute fund contributors and John Thacher, April 1955 - October 1960

FOUND IN: Dumbarton Oaks / Collection: The Byzantine Institute and Dumbarton Oaks fieldwork records and papers / Subgroup: Administrative records / Series: Correspondence / Sub-Series: Correspondence
File Identifier: MS.BZ.004, Subgroup 1, Series 1, Boxes 6 - 13, Folder 163
Scope and Contents:

Box 12 (folders 169 - 17) specifically contains correspondence related to the transfer of the Byzantine Institute Library in Paris to the French government and fieldwork, administrative, and financial affairs related to Kariye Camii. Also includes discussions about equipment requirements, work permits, and contributor information.

Correspondence between Byzantine Institute fund contributors and John Thacher, November 1956 - March 1961

FOUND IN: Dumbarton Oaks / Collection: The Byzantine Institute and Dumbarton Oaks fieldwork records and papers / Subgroup: Administrative records / Series: Correspondence / Sub-Series: Correspondence
File Identifier: MS.BZ.004, Subgroup 1, Series 1, Boxes 6 - 13, Folder 180
Scope and Contents:

Box 12 (folders 169 - 17) specifically contains correspondence related to the transfer of the Byzantine Institute Library in Paris to the French government and fieldwork, administrative, and financial affairs related to Kariye Camii. Also includes discussions about equipment requirements, work permits, and contributor information.

Correspondence between Byzantine Institute fund contributors and John Thacher, March 1957 - November 1962

FOUND IN: Dumbarton Oaks / Collection: The Byzantine Institute and Dumbarton Oaks fieldwork records and papers / Subgroup: Administrative records / Series: Correspondence / Sub-Series: Correspondence
File Identifier: MS.BZ.004, Subgroup 1, Series 1, Boxes 6 - 13, Folder 187
Scope and Contents:

Box 12 (folders 169 - 17) specifically contains correspondence related to the transfer of the Byzantine Institute Library in Paris to the French government and fieldwork, administrative, and financial affairs related to Kariye Camii. Also includes discussions about equipment requirements, work permits, and contributor information.

Correspondence between Greek Orthodox churches and John Thacher, August 1952 – June 1956

FOUND IN: Dumbarton Oaks / Collection: The Byzantine Institute and Dumbarton Oaks fieldwork records and papers / Subgroup: Administrative records / Series: Correspondence / Sub-Series: Correspondence
File Identifier: MS.BZ.004, Subgroup 1, Series 1, Boxes 6 - 13, Folder 113
Scope and Contents:

Box 12 (folders 169 - 17) specifically contains correspondence related to the transfer of the Byzantine Institute Library in Paris to the French government and fieldwork, administrative, and financial affairs related to Kariye Camii. Also includes discussions about equipment requirements, work permits, and contributor information.

Correspondence between Greek Orthodox organizations and John Thacher, July 1953 – November 1954

FOUND IN: Dumbarton Oaks / Collection: The Byzantine Institute and Dumbarton Oaks fieldwork records and papers / Subgroup: Administrative records / Series: Correspondence / Sub-Series: Correspondence
File Identifier: MS.BZ.004, Subgroup 1, Series 1, Boxes 6 - 13, Folder 134
Scope and Contents:

Box 12 (folders 169 - 17) specifically contains correspondence related to the transfer of the Byzantine Institute Library in Paris to the French government and fieldwork, administrative, and financial affairs related to Kariye Camii. Also includes discussions about equipment requirements, work permits, and contributor information.

Correspondence between Greek Orthodox organizations and John Thacher, July 1952 – October 1960

FOUND IN: Dumbarton Oaks / Collection: The Byzantine Institute and Dumbarton Oaks fieldwork records and papers / Subgroup: Administrative records / Series: Correspondence / Sub-Series: Correspondence
File Identifier: MS.BZ.004, Subgroup 1, Series 1, Boxes 6 - 13, Folder 110
Scope and Contents:

Box 12 (folders 169 - 17) specifically contains correspondence related to the transfer of the Byzantine Institute Library in Paris to the French government and fieldwork, administrative, and financial affairs related to Kariye Camii. Also includes discussions about equipment requirements, work permits, and contributor information.

Correspondence between Greek students and John Thacher, December 1952 – June 1966

FOUND IN: Dumbarton Oaks / Collection: The Byzantine Institute and Dumbarton Oaks fieldwork records and papers / Subgroup: Administrative records / Series: Correspondence / Sub-Series: Correspondence
File Identifier: MS.BZ.004, Subgroup 1, Series 1, Boxes 6 - 13, Folder 124
Scope and Contents:

Box 12 (folders 169 - 17) specifically contains correspondence related to the transfer of the Byzantine Institute Library in Paris to the French government and fieldwork, administrative, and financial affairs related to Kariye Camii. Also includes discussions about equipment requirements, work permits, and contributor information.

Correspondence between the Byzantine Institute (e.g., William MacDonald and John Thacher), October 1950 – December 1952

FOUND IN: Dumbarton Oaks / Collection: The Byzantine Institute and Dumbarton Oaks fieldwork records and papers / Subgroup: Administrative records / Series: Correspondence / Sub-Series: Correspondence
File Identifier: MS.BZ.004, Subgroup 1, Series 1, Boxes 4 - 5, Folder 71
Scope and Contents:

The first box contains correspondence documenting the transition of the Byzantine Institute upon the death of Thomas Whittemore and Paul Underwood’s appointment as the new Field Director.

Correspondence between the Byzantine Institute fund contributors and John Thacher, January 1952 – August 1962

FOUND IN: Dumbarton Oaks / Collection: The Byzantine Institute and Dumbarton Oaks fieldwork records and papers / Subgroup: Administrative records / Series: Correspondence / Sub-Series: Correspondence
File Identifier: MS.BZ.004, Subgroup 1, Series 1, Boxes 6 - 13, Folder 95
Scope and Contents:

Box 12 (folders 169 - 17) specifically contains correspondence related to the transfer of the Byzantine Institute Library in Paris to the French government and fieldwork, administrative, and financial affairs related to Kariye Camii. Also includes discussions about equipment requirements, work permits, and contributor information.

Correspondence between the Byzantine Institute fund contributors and John Thacher, February 1952 – November 1961

FOUND IN: Dumbarton Oaks / Collection: The Byzantine Institute and Dumbarton Oaks fieldwork records and papers / Subgroup: Administrative records / Series: Correspondence / Sub-Series: Correspondence
File Identifier: MS.BZ.004, Subgroup 1, Series 1, Boxes 6 - 13, Folder 98
Scope and Contents:

Box 12 (folders 169 - 17) specifically contains correspondence related to the transfer of the Byzantine Institute Library in Paris to the French government and fieldwork, administrative, and financial affairs related to Kariye Camii. Also includes discussions about equipment requirements, work permits, and contributor information.

Correspondence between the Byzantine Institute fund contributors and John Thacher, April 1952 – July 1962

FOUND IN: Dumbarton Oaks / Collection: The Byzantine Institute and Dumbarton Oaks fieldwork records and papers / Subgroup: Administrative records / Series: Correspondence / Sub-Series: Correspondence
File Identifier: MS.BZ.004, Subgroup 1, Series 1, Boxes 6 - 13, Folder 103
Scope and Contents:

Box 12 (folders 169 - 17) specifically contains correspondence related to the transfer of the Byzantine Institute Library in Paris to the French government and fieldwork, administrative, and financial affairs related to Kariye Camii. Also includes discussions about equipment requirements, work permits, and contributor information.

Correspondence between the Byzantine Institute fund contributors and John Thacher, April 1953 – August 1966

FOUND IN: Dumbarton Oaks / Collection: The Byzantine Institute and Dumbarton Oaks fieldwork records and papers / Subgroup: Administrative records / Series: Correspondence / Sub-Series: Correspondence
File Identifier: MS.BZ.004, Subgroup 1, Series 1, Boxes 6 - 13, Folder 129
Scope and Contents:

Box 12 (folders 169 - 17) specifically contains correspondence related to the transfer of the Byzantine Institute Library in Paris to the French government and fieldwork, administrative, and financial affairs related to Kariye Camii. Also includes discussions about equipment requirements, work permits, and contributor information.

Correspondence between the Byzantine Institute fund contributors and John Thacher, September 1952 – August 1965

FOUND IN: Dumbarton Oaks / Collection: The Byzantine Institute and Dumbarton Oaks fieldwork records and papers / Subgroup: Administrative records / Series: Correspondence / Sub-Series: Correspondence
File Identifier: MS.BZ.004, Subgroup 1, Series 1, Boxes 6 - 13, Folder 115
Scope and Contents:

Box 12 (folders 169 - 17) specifically contains correspondence related to the transfer of the Byzantine Institute Library in Paris to the French government and fieldwork, administrative, and financial affairs related to Kariye Camii. Also includes discussions about equipment requirements, work permits, and contributor information.

Correspondence between the Byzantine Institute fund contributors and John Thacher, September 1952 – May 1966

FOUND IN: Dumbarton Oaks / Collection: The Byzantine Institute and Dumbarton Oaks fieldwork records and papers / Subgroup: Administrative records / Series: Correspondence / Sub-Series: Correspondence
File Identifier: MS.BZ.004, Subgroup 1, Series 1, Boxes 6 - 13, Folder 116
Scope and Contents:

Box 12 (folders 169 - 17) specifically contains correspondence related to the transfer of the Byzantine Institute Library in Paris to the French government and fieldwork, administrative, and financial affairs related to Kariye Camii. Also includes discussions about equipment requirements, work permits, and contributor information.

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Subject
Dumbarton Oaks Park (Washington, D.C.) 25
Dumbarton Oaks Gardens (Washington, D.C.) 1
Gardens -- United States -- Pictorial works 1
Gardens -- Washington (D.C.) 1
Historic gardens -- Washington (D.C.) 1
 
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