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1964 bulb order for Mr. and Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss's 1537 28th Street residence from Matthew Kearney to Ralph Cook, June 11, 1965 Digital
Typescript garden bulb order for 1964 with note added to return to Matthew Kearney's file. Order originally made attention to Mr. Ralph Cook.
Article from Archaeological Notes by Marvin Ross titled "Two Gem Carvings of the IV Century A.D." from Marvin C. Ross to Mildred and Robert Bliss, 1957 Digital
Typescript article written by Marvin C. Ross titled, "Two Gem Carvings of the IV Century A.D. and two photographs published under Archaeological Notes in the American Journal of Archaeology, 61, 1957, pages 173-174 and plate 67. Plate 67 includes Fig. 1, Intaglio of Constantine the Great, from a cast and Fig. 2 Chalcedony gem. Head of a youth, IV century, both in the Walters Art Gallery.
Bliss, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Woods [Mildred (Barnes) Bliss], July 1938-1946
Bliss, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Woods [Mildred (Barnes) Bliss], [1949-1970, 1991]
Bliss, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Woods [Mildred (Barnes) Bliss]; See Museums, Private Collections-Dumbarton Oaks folder, 1926-1938, 1982
"C" Miscellaneous, 1938-1957
Correspondence, photographs and a drawing sent to Mildred Bliss or Robert Woods Bliss from individuals with a last name beginning with "C".
Dumbarton Oaks Garden, Dumbarton Oaks Park
Dumbarton Oaks Garden, East Lawn
Dumbarton Oaks Garden, Fellows' Quarters and Yard
Dumbarton Oaks, Requests, 1933-1938
Requests sent by individuals to Dumbarton Oaks and Robert and Mildred Bliss. Six letters are copies of letters sent by Mildred Bliss or her secretary in response to requests. Two copies, one letter and one telegram, sent by Robert Woods Bliss or his secretary responding to individual requests.
Dumbarton Oaks, Requests, 1939-1941
Requests sent to Dumbarton Oaks or Mildred or Robert Woods Bliss.
Dumbarton Oaks, Robert Woods Bliss, Mildred Bliss, and People
30 black and white photographs of Robert Woods Bliss and Mildred Bliss and people associated with them. Photographs include portraits and snapshots. One photograph is of a drawing of Mildred Bliss. Photographs of: Royall Tyler, and a group of Dumbarton Oaks Gardeners.
Estimate from William Hughes, Inc., 2800 Eighth Street N.E., Washington 17, D.C. to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss, Dumbarton Oaks, Attn. Miss Ruth Havey, landscape architect, Dumbarton Oaks, March 31, 1956 Digital
Estimate with handwritten signature from William Hughes, Inc. to Robert and Mildred Bliss in care of Ruth Havey. Hughes proposes to do complete a wall for Dumbarton Oaks for $3995. He provides detail on how the work would be done.
Excerpt from a letter sent by Bella and James Bryce to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss, October 8, 1959 Digital
Typescript excerpt of a letter sent from James Bryce to Mildred Bliss and Robert Woods Bliss reporting back to them on locating the nursery for the Eucryphia shrub for which they inquired about. It is about twenty miles from him. He describes the shrub to them and will write when he finds it.
The handwritten letter from which the excerpt is taken is I:Bryce 1959.10.08B.
Exchange of letters and a memorandum between Frances S. Fink, 104 Clark Road, Brookline 46, Massachusetts; John Thacher; Robert and Mildred Bliss, Washington, D.C.; Sally Fairchild, Boston; and C. I. Denison on a provenance inquiry for the Gainsborough portrait, February 6-10, 1956 Digital
Exchange of letters between Arline B. Newcomb, 800 Academy Street, Kelso, Washington and Anne Sweeney, December 9- 29, 1944 Digital
Exchange of letters between Elwin J. Sasser, 1316 Church Street, Marietta Georgia and Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss and Mr. Robert Woods Bliss's secretary, August 17-22, 1957 Digital
Exchange of letters between Jane James Cook, The Warrington, 3908 North Charles Street, Baltimore, MD. and Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss, March 23, 1937; July 11, 1937; November 29, 1937 Digital
Exchange of letters between Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss and representatives of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association of the Union on the donation of Parklyn's 1797 aquatint of Mount Vernon, July 5, 1951-January 26, 1952 Digital
Exchange of letters between Mrs. T. Temple Hill, State Chairman, District of Columbia. Daughters of the American Revolution, 2904 P Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. to Honorable Robert Woods Bliss, 3101 R Street, Washington, D.C. and his secretary, approximately March 18-31, 1935 Digital
Exchange of letters between National Geographic Magazine, Washington, D.C. representatives and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss, Dumbarton Oaks, 3101 R Street, N.W., Washington, D.C., approximately May 4 - 7, 1937 Digital
Exchange of letters between Ralph W. Curtis, Cornell University, Department of Floriculture, New York State College of Agriculture, Ithaca, N.Y. and the Honorable and Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss, Dumbarton Oaks, 3101 R Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. and their secretary, April 10 - 26, 1939 Digital
Exchange of letters between Ross Wheat, 1052 Potomac Street, N.W., Washington 7, D.C. and Mrs. and Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss, 1537 28 Street, N.W., Washington, D.C., December 11-13, 1948 Digital
Typescript letter from Ross Wheat to Mildred Bliss asking for a partial payment for work done on the table. Since Mildred Bliss is in New York, Robert Woods Bliss responds saying he will send him a check.
Exchange of letters, telephone messages, and a memorandum involving representatives of Western High School and Robert and Mildred Bliss and their secretary, May 3 - 17, 1937 Digital
Handwritten and typescript letters, telephone messages, and a memorandum regarding a request for Western High School students to use the Dumbarton Oaks gardens for a Greek play. Miss Gardner, a teacher working with the students, Dr. Elmer S. Newton, Principal of Western High School; Francis B. Sayre, Assistant Secretary of State; and Dorothy Kingsford, the Blisses secretary along with Mildred and Robert Bliss are involved in the communications.
Fellowships, 1954-1956
Correspondence discussing the Dumbarton Oaks garden fellowships sent to Mildred Bliss or Mildred and Robert Woods Bliss.
REFINE MY RESULTS:
- Repository
- Dumbarton Oaks 239
- Harvard Art Museums Archives 3
- Subject
- Dumbarton Oaks Park (Washington, D.C.) 15
- Dumbarton Oaks Gardens (Washington, D.C.) 4
- Gardens -- United States -- Pictorial works 3
- Gardens -- Washington (D.C.) 3
- Historic gardens -- Washington (D.C.) 3
- Landscape architecture -- United States -- Designs and plans 1
- Landscape architecture -- United States -- History -- 20th century 1 ∧ less
- Language
- English 238
- French 4
- Names
- Farrand, Beatrix, 1872-1959 113
- Thacher, John, 1904-1982 66
- Bryce, James, 1887-1964 46
- Farrand, Max, 1869-1945 34
- Sweeney, Anne, 1887-1954 26
- Havey, Ruth M., 1899-1980 20
- Ross, Marvin C. (Marvin Chauncey), 1904-1977 19
- Root, Irving C., 1891-1973 14
- Russell, Ellis 13
- Sachs, Paul J. (Paul Joseph), 1878-1965 12
- Sessions, Barbara F., 1899-1980 12
- Coles, G. Frederick (George Frederick), 1875- 11
- Gray, William, 1881-1937 10
- Dvornik, Francis, 1893-1975 9
- Kingsford, Dorothy, approximately 1897- 8
- Lucking, Philip J., 1871-1949 8
- National Gallery of Art (U.S.) 8
- Tyler, Royall, 1884-1953 8
- Drury, Newton Bishop, 1889-1978 7
- Kline, Donald L. (landscape architect) 7
- Carpenter, Alberta S., 1879-1872 6
- Davis, John W. (John William), 1873-1955. 6
- Clark, Ethel Burnet, 1878-1964 5
- Delafield, Lewis L. 5
- Focillon, Henri, 1881-1943 5
- Millikan, Robert Andrews, 1868-1953 5
- Schelling, Ernest, 1876-1939. 5
- Tyler, Elisina, 1878-1959 5
- Bryce, Isabella W., 1889-1965 4
- Der Nersessian, Sirarpie, 1896-1989 4
- Finley, David E. (David Edward) 4
- Friend, Albert Mathias, Jr., 1894-1956 4
- Fulkerson, Mary F. 4
- Reid, Helen Rogers, 1882-1970 4
- Kearney, Matthew, 1909-1973 3
- Santa Barbara Botanic Garden 3
- Schelling, Lucie Howe Draper, 1873-1938 3
- Stover, Isabelle M., 1905-1987 3
- Tyler, William Royall 3
- Vasil'ev, A.A. (Aleksandr Aleksandrovich), 1867-1953 3
- Wharton, Edith, 1862-1937 3
- Baker, C.H. Collins (Charles Henry Collins), 1880-1959 2
- Baker, Phyllis, -1956 2
- Blake, Robert Pierpont, 1886-1950 2
- Boulanger, Nadia, 1887-1979. 2
- California. State Relief Administration 2
- Downey, Glanville, 1908-1991 2
- Ermolov, Boris Nikolaevich, 1891-approximately 1967 2
- Focillon, Marguerite H. 2
- Forbes, Edward W. (Edward Waldo), 1873-1969 2
- G. Morris Steinbraker & Sons, Inc. 2
- Hale, George Ellery, 1868-1938 2
- Kean, Cornelia Knox, 1875-1954 2
- Kean, Jefferson Randolph, 1860-1950 2
- Kennerly, Claude S., 1869-1963 2
- Lapsley, Gaillard Thomas 2
- Merrill, Elmer D. (Elmer Drew), 1876-1956 2
- Morey, Charles Rufus, 1877-1955 2
- Ross, Lotus Robb, 1893-1969 2
- Rostovtzeff, Michael Ivanovitch, 1870-1952 2
- Salter, Arthur, 1881-1975 2
- Stravinsky, Igor, 1882-1971 2
- Tyler, Bettine Mary, 1910-1987 2
- Walter, Clementine Maria, 1881-1967 2
- Weiss, Soma, 1899-1942 2
- Acheson, Mildred, Countess of Gosford, 1888-1965 1
- Allen, Hazel R. (Hazel Rebecca), 1891-1973 1
- American Institute of Architects 1
- Andress, Laura Mae, 1884-1969 1
- Archibold, Anne, 1873-1968 1
- Baker, Francis A. (Francis Alexander), 1907-1966 1
- Balsan, Consuelo Vanderbilt 1
- Balsan, Jacques 1
- Barnes, Demas, 1827-1888 1
- Bassett, Richard H. (Richard Horace), 1900-1995 1
- Beale, Marie Oge, 1880-1956 1
- Beckett, Edwin, 1885-1967 1
- Bergstrom, G.E. (George Edwin), 1876-1955 1
- Bland, Elizabeth M., 1912-1997 1
- Bliss, Anna Louise, 1850-1888 1
- Brooklyn Botanic Garden 1
- Bullard, Robert Lee, 1861-1947 1
- Bundy, McGeorge 1
- Carter, John R. (John Ridgely), 1862-1944 1
- Coche de La Ferté, Etienne 1
- Conant, James Bryant, 1893-1978 1
- Cook, Jane James, 1885-1944 1
- Coolidge, Victoria Stuart Tytus, 1909-1996 1
- Cooper, Louisa Carrel, 1873-1959 1
- Cornell, Elizabeth M. 1
- Crosby, Sumner McK. (Sumner McKnight), 1909-1982 1
- Currelly, C. T. (Charles Trick), 1876-1957 1
- Cutting, Olivia Peyton Murray, 1955-1949 1
- Daughters of the American Revolution. District of Columbia 1
- Denison, C. Isabel 1
- Doyle, Marion Wade, 1894-1985 1
- Du Pont, Henry Francis, 1880-1969 1
- Dushkin, Louise Rorimer, 1911-1996 1 ∧ less