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Letter from Beatrix Farrand to Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss, Dumbarton Oaks, Washington, D.C., March 14, 1938 Digital
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Dumbarton Oaks
File — Box B: 2, Folder: 5Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, B:BF 1938.03.14
Scope and Contents:
Copy of typescript letter from Beatrix Farrand to Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss (Mildred Bliss) expresses her thoughts on the death of William Gray and the loss to Dumbarton Oaks and his family. Beatrix reports that Ellis Russell has written that James Bryce has been given William Gray's head [gardener] position at Dumbarton. She discusses Mrs. Mudski (Mary Cadwalader Jones) her mother and lantern slides that Robert and Mildred enjoyed, and Elisina Tyler inheriting Sainte Claire [du Chateau] as...
Letter from Mildred Bliss, Dumbarton Oaks, Georgetown, Washington, D.C. to Trix, June 13, 1938 Digital
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Dumbarton Oaks
File — Box B: 2, Folder: 28Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, B:MB 1938.06.13
Scope and Contents:
Dictated typescript letter with handwritten signature and postscript from Mildred Bliss to Beatrix Farrand. Mildred Bliss was hoping that Beatrix Farrand would stop in Washington, D.C. on her way to Calfornia as she had much to talk over with her. She thanks her for the recent letter and photographs. She reports the Garden Club met at Dumbarton Oaks and Anne Sweeney gave a talk about the Catalogue House. Royall Tyler leaves for New York and Robert Bliss is going to hear him speak at the...
Letter from Mildred Bliss, Dumbarton Oaks, Georgetown, Washington, D.C. to Trix, August 18, 1938 Digital
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Dumbarton Oaks
File — Box B: 2, Folder: 40Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, B:MB 1938.08.18
Scope and Contents:
Handwritten personal letter from Mildred Bliss to Beatrix Farrand (Trix) offers her thoughts and feelings on different matters.
Letter from Mildred Bliss, Dumbarton Oaks to Trix, March 5, 1939 Digital
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Dumbarton Oaks
File — Box B: 2, Folder: 56Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, B:MB 1939.03.05
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Typescript letter with signature by Anne Sweeney on behalf of Mildred Bliss to Beatrix Farrand reponds to Farrand letters. Pages 2 and 3 appear to be lacking. Mildred tells Beatrix to acknowledge the Alliums from Harry Du Pont (Henry Francis Du Pont). She remarks on the tragedy of losing Mr. Yew, but hoping a fragment of his can be grown in the nursery. Mildred thanks Beatrix for her assistance with Santa Barbara Botanic Garden matters. She congratulates Max on the launching of the Friends...
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- Names
- Farrand, Max, 1869-1945 3
- Sweeney, Anne, 1887-1954 3
- Davis, John W. (John William), 1873-1955. 2
- Gray, William, 1881-1937 2
- Kingsford, Dorothy, approximately 1897- 2
- Lucking, Philip J., 1871-1949 2
- Tyler, Elisina, 1878-1959 2
- Walter, Clementine Maria, 1881-1967 2
- Boulanger, Nadia, 1887-1979. 1
- Bryce, James, 1887-1964 1
- Coles, G. Frederick (George Frederick), 1875- 1
- Der Nersessian, Sirarpie, 1896-1989 1
- Du Pont, Henry Francis, 1880-1969 1
- Havey, Ruth M., 1899-1980 1
- Hughes, Charles Evans, 1862-1948 1
- Jones, Mary Cadwalader, 1950-1935 1
- Paderewski, Ignace Jan, 1860-1941 1
- Redon, Odilon, 1840-1916 1
- Reid, Helen Rogers, 1882-1970 1
- Russell, Ellis 1
- Santa Barbara Botanic Garden 1
- Schelling, Ernest, 1876-1939. 1
- Stravinsky, Igor, 1882-1971 1
- Tyler, Royall, 1884-1953 1
- Wharton, Edith, 1862-1937 1 ∧ less
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