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Fragrance and Flavor in leaf, bark, twig, and fruit by May Theilgaard Watts published in the Morton Arboetum, Bulletin of Popular Information, Volume 18, Number 10, October, 1943.

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Article on Hummingbirds from National Geographic Magazine, Volume E, no. 2, August 1951 about photographing hummingbirds in flight. With article is a handwritten note in Mildred Bliss's handwriting with the name Dr. Harold Edgerton, M.I.T. and comments about the article. Edgerton is an author of the article.

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News magazine article titled "In an English Garden, Scent" by Clarence Elliott and published in The Illustrated London News, December 3, 1949 on page 866. Article likely provided information to Mildred Bliss when considering the creation of a garden for the blind in the Dumbarton Oaks Garden.

Scope and Contents: This series documents the conservation, restoration, survey, and research that were conducted by the Byzantine Institute and Dumbarton Oaks fieldwork directors and staff, including Thomas Whittemore, Paul Underwood, Nicholas Kluge, Richard A. Gregory, Ernest Hawkins, and others. The contents contain fieldwork notebooks, research and bibliographic notes, drawings, sketches, charts, and ground plans from the fieldwork projects conducted in the following locations: Egypt, Turkey, Republic of...

Scope and Contents: This series documents the conservation, restoration, survey, and research that were conducted by the Byzantine Institute and Dumbarton Oaks fieldwork directors and staff, including Thomas Whittemore, Paul Underwood, Nicholas Kluge, Richard A. Gregory, Ernest Hawkins, and others. The contents contain fieldwork notebooks, research and bibliographic notes, drawings, sketches, charts, and ground plans from the fieldwork projects conducted in the following locations: Egypt, Turkey, Republic of...

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Between late 1940's and 1950's, the staff of the Byzantine Institute started conservation and restoration work in Kariye Camii and Hagia Sophia at the same time. They divided their work day between the two sites.

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Typescript copy of Beatrix Farrand's travel itinerary from Boston, Massachusetts to Santa Barbara, California with stops in Washington, D.C., New Haven, Connecticut, Chicago, Illinois, Pasadena, California. The travel takes her back to Boston after New Haven before going on to Chicago. Copy likely intended for James Bryce.

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Typescript itinerary for Beatrix Farrand details her November 1941 journey from Reef Point, Bar Harbor, Maine to Valley Club of Montecito, Santa Barbara, California. Her itinerary includes a stop in Washington, DC from Friday, November 21 to Tuesday, November 25 for consulting work at Dumbarton Oaks.

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Related to other fieldwork projects in Turkey, including Fatih Camii, Fethiye Camii, Fenari Isa Camii (Monastery of Lips), and Kalenderhane Camii, among others.

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Materials relating to fieldwork projects at the Church of Panagia Amasgou at Monagri, Cyprus and at Dibsi Faraj, Syria

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,...

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Book order form from B.H. Blackwell, Ltd. to Beatrix Farrand notifies her of an available good second copy of "In a Gloucestershire garden", 2nd edition by Henry Nicholson Ellacombe is being held in reserve for her. .

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Book order form from B.H. Blackwell, Ltd. to Beatrix Farrand informs her the 8 volume set of "Arboretum et fruticetum britannicum" by J. C. Loudon previously requested is available and on reserve for her for 7 days.

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Book order form from B.H. Blackwell, Ltd. to Beatrix Farrand offering her prices for three books being held in reserve for seven days. Books include: "Plant-lore & garden-craft of Shakespeare" by Henry Nicholson Ellacombe; "Shakespeare's wild flowers" by Eleanour Sinclair Rohde; and "Roses for English Gardens" by Gertrude Jekyll and Edward Mawley. .

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Copy of typescript book order from Beatrix Farrand's Secretary [Isabelle Stover?] to Chronica Botanica Co. to purchase a "complete, clean and in good condition" two volume set of "Gardens of colony and state" by Alice G.B. Lockwood to be sent to Anne Sweeney at Dumbarton Oaks for the Garden Library. The bill is to be sent to Beatrix Farrand for payment.

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Copy of typescript order from Beatrix Farrand's Secretary [Isabelle Stover?] to Eric Lundberg, bookseller for three books on behalf of Beatrix Farrand to be sent to Anne Sweeney for the Dumbarton Oaks Garden Library.

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Copy of typescript order from Beatrix Farrand's Secretary [Isabelle Stover?] to Henry George Fieldler, bookseller for 24 books to be sent to Anne Sweeney, Dumbarton Oaks, Washington, D.C. She asks that all books be in good condition and be complete copies. Book listed in bookseller catalogue.

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Copy of typescript order from Beatrix Farrand [or her secretary, Isabelle Stover?] to Argosy Book Stores for 24 books to be sent to Anne Sweeney for the Dumbarton Oaks Garden Library, Washington, D.C. Beatrix Farrand asks that the bill be sent to her in duplicate and requests a discount.

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,...

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Copy of typescript order for 23 books from Beatrix Farrand to Dulau's Department, B.H. Blackwell Ltd. to be sent to Anne Sweeney at Dumbarton Oaks, Washington, D.C. The list comes from the bookseller catalogue.

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,...

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,...

Scope and Contents: Copy of typescript book order from Beatrix Farrand to H.Edwards, bookseller tells they she would like to purchase the two volume first edition set, "An essay on the picturesque, as compared to the sublime and the beautiful" by Uvedale Price. It is to be sent to Anne Sweeney at Dumbarton Oaks, Washington, D.C. She acknowledges that each volume is inscribed by the author and volume 1 includes "A Letter to H. [Humphry] Repton, Esq. on the application of the principles as well as the principles...

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Copy of typescript letter from Beatrix Farrand to Joh Tiranti, Ltd, bookseller asks that No. 91 in the catalog, No. 207, "Sylva, or a Discourse of Forest-Trees" and the "Propagation of Timber in his Majesties Dominion" by John Evelyn be sent. Beatrix Farrand asks that the bill be sent to her and she will pay it through the Chase National Bank of New York City. Books intended for Dumbarton Oaks library. .

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Copy of book order from Beatrix Farrand's secretary (likely Isabelle Stover) to Eric Lundberg, Walpole, N.H., bookseller. Order includes six book titles and asks if two additional titles could be sent to Beatrix Farrand for review.