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Letter from Beatrix Farrand, Reef Point, Bar Harbor, Maine to Mrs. Clark, c/o Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss, Dumbarton Oaks, Washington, D.C., August 31, 1936 Digital
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File — Box B: 1, Folder: 75Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, B:BF 1936.08.31
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Handsigned typescript letter on Beatrix Farrand letterhead from Beatrix Farrand to Mrs. Ethel Burnet Clark, a bibliographer who worked for Mildred Bliss at Dumbarton Oaks. Beatrix Farrand offers suggestions on searching for pictures of flowers in cheap books such as the Wild Flowers of America, so the pictures can be cut up to fit into frames. She also mentions the National Georgraphic Society, the Forestry Department, Arnold Arboretum, the Morton Arboretum, and the catalogs from Sutton and...
Letter from Beatrix Farrand to Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss, Dumbarton Oaks, Washington, D.C., March 14, 1938 Digital
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File — Box B: 2, Folder: 5Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, B:BF 1938.03.14
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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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File — Box B: 2, Folder: 28Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, B:MB 1938.06.13
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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
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Handwritten personal letter from Mildred Bliss to Beatrix Farrand (Trix) offers her thoughts and feelings on different matters.
Letter from Mildred Bliss, Dumbarton Oaks, Georgetown, Washington, D.C. to Trix, 1938 Digital
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Dumbarton Oaks
File — Box B: 2, Folder: 32Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, B:MB 1938.xx.xxB
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Handwritten letter from Mildred Bliss to Trix [Beatrix Farrand]. She tells Beatrix that Elizabeth will be photographing in the gardens before 11 tomorrow. If Beatrix comes before 12, she should let Mildred know that way she can give her a hug. She tells her Wednesday and Thursday she shall scarcely see her "alas [and] it irks me." She will indeed see her on Friday and Saturday to work and play. James Bryce has queries for Beatrix. Mildred asks how Beatrix, Max, Fulkie (Mary Fulkerson),...
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...
Letter from Mrs. Beatrix Farrand to Mildred Bliss, March 18, 1937 Digital
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File — Box B: 1, Folder: 89Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, B:BF 1937.03.18
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Copy of typescript letter from Beatrix Farrand admires Mildred Bliss' pace. She will have to miss the Whittmore Santa Sofia and galaxy of concerts [at Dumbarton Oaks], but is will be impossible for Beatrix Farrand to leave California before April 8 [1937] and having to stop in Chicago for three full days will not arrive in Washington, D.C. until April 15.While in Washington, D.C. Beatrix Farrand will be spending practically the entire time with Miss [Anne] Sweeney on the...
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- Farrand, Max, 1869-1945 5
- Bliss, Robert Woods, 1875-1962 4
- Sweeney, Anne, 1887-1954 4
- Lucking, Philip J., 1871-1949 3
- Walter, Clementine Maria, 1881-1967 3
- Bryce, James, 1887-1964 2
- Davis, John W. (John William), 1873-1955. 2
- Gray, William, 1881-1937 2
- Kingsford, Dorothy, approximately 1897- 2
- Tyler, Elisina, 1878-1959 2
- Boulanger, Nadia, 1887-1979. 1
- Clark, Ethel Burnet, 1878-1964 1
- Coles, G. Frederick (George Frederick), 1875- 1
- Der Nersessian, Sirarpie, 1896-1989 1
- Du Pont, Henry Francis, 1880-1969 1
- Elmhirst, Dorothy Payne Whitney Straight 1
- Elmhirst, L. K. (Leonard Knight), 1893-1974 1
- Garland, Amy Magdaline, 1899-1996 1
- Garland, Lewis A., 1884-1963 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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