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Copy of typescript order from Beatrix Farrand's Secretary [Isabelle Stover?] to Henry George Fiedler, bookseller for 21 books to be sent to Anne Sweeney for the Dumbarton Oaks Garden Library, Washington, D.C.

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Copy of typescript order for books ordered by Beatrix Farrand from Bernard Quartich, Ltd with added typescript note by Isabelle Stover to Anne Sweeney. Book order for titles, "Home and Garden" and "Wood and Garden" both by Gertrude Jekyll. Isabelle tells Anne that she will send these books to her once they arrive at Reef Point.

Scope and Contents: Copy of typescript order for books ordered by Beatrix Farrand from Scribner Book Store with added typescript note by Isabelle Stover to Anne Sweeney. Book order for titles, "Weeds of Lawn and Garden by J. Fogg"; Index to North American Ferns"; "Guide to Eastern Ferns" by Wherry; "Frist Book of Grasses" by A. Chase; and "Modern Bird Study" by Griscom dated March 26, 1946. Isabelle asks Anne to let her know when the books arrive. The title, "Wild Garden" by Robinson has been ordered from...

Scope and Contents: Copy of typescript book order from Beatrix Farrand to Thomas Thorp, bookseller. Typescript note at top by Isabelle Stover and intended for Anne Sweeney. Anne Sweeney acknowledges receipt of book order in letter to Isabelle Stover, B:AS 1948.06.15. Books ordered are: "Lilies for English gardens" by Gertrude Jekyll; "The praise of gardens" by Albert Forbes Sieveking; "Flower grouping in English, Scotch & Irish gardens" by Margaret H. Waterfield; "The lilac" by Susan Delano McKelvey; and...

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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Copies of typescript book orders from Rose A. Willgoose, Mildred Bliss's secretary to the Office of Publications, Huntington Library and paid receipts for books sent.

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Typescript list of books at Beatrix Farrand's Reef Point marked XXX and suggested for Dumbarton Oaks. Beatrix Farrand probably created the list and was typed by her secretary. A copy of the list is included. Also included is a list of "Foreign books shops which Mrs. Farrand has used". The book shops are located in Paris, France; Edinburgh, Scotland; London, England; and Toronto, Canada.

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Typescript list of garden books in the Rare Book Room and later in Anne Sweeney's office that to be removed and placed in the Founders' Room. Mildred Bliss selected book in April 1949.

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Typescript list of books from which Anne Sweeney ordered and be ordered from catalogs. Written in pencil on first page, "Miss Sweeney checked from catalog" and "to order from catalogs" and "ordered Sept 3" in Anne Sweeney's handwriting.

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: Book lists of garden or horticultural books in the Dumbarton Oaks Garden Library or in other libraries or collections. Included are "List of Dumbarton Oaks Garden Books (those marked AS in Miss [Anne] Sweeney's office; those marked EC in Mrs. [Ethel] Clark's custody)"; "Gardens, garden design, villas, herbals, etc., etc. in Rare Book Room, Dumbarton Oaks Library 1941" (with added note 'Founder's Room 1948-1949 same as Garden Book Downstairs'); "List made at Harvard Landscape Library";...

Scope and Contents: Correspondence between Mildred Bliss or her office staff and individuals, business, and organizations with the last name or name beginning with "S". One correspondence is from Corinna Lindon Smith about her edited article written by Joseph Lindon Smith.The individuals, corporations, and organizations are: Michael Stettler, David A. Randall on behalf of the Scribner Book Store (New York), bookseller information for "Salamangundi in the original parts", Percy Ernest Schramm, Berta...

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.

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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Signed handwritten letter from Elizabeth Curtis to Mildred Bliss thanks her for the tour of the Dumbarton Oaks Garden, but also Mildred Bliss' offer to help Mrs. Sheldon get back to England. Included with this correspondence is a calling card with a handwritten plea from Elizabeth Curtis to Mildred Bliss asking for her help. Letter dated November 13 probably written between 1937 and 1946 the year Elizabeth Curtis died.

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Two calling cards probably intended for Mildred Bliss. One with Mrs. Charles Warren with a handwritten note, "Mr. and Mrs. Coggeshall would like to see the gardens." The second calling card is from Mrs. George Whiteley Coggeshall.

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Descriptions of work conducted at bay 1 on the second lunette panel.

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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 notes on Casa Dorinda by Beatrix Farrand. The notes on gardening include annuals, perennials, roses, fertilizing, instructions on tennis court, tree cutting, seeds for late season flowers, and substitute of a larger tractor for the current one.

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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Copy of typescript change order from Isabelle Stover on behalf of Beatrix Farrand to George Ward Lawler (George Lawler, firm) requests an additional 50 Mrs. Moon tulip bulbs for Mildred Bliss.

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...