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Letter from Beatrix Farrand to Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss, Dumbarton Oaks, Washington, D.C., February 9, 1939 Digital
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File — Box B: 2, Folder: 53Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, B:BF 1939.02.09
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Copy of typescript letter from Beatrix Farrand to "Garden Twin" [Mildred Bliss] updates her on the Blaksley Garden [Santa Barbara Botanic Garden] matters regarding incorporation and separating from the Santa Barbara Museum with a name change of the Blaksley Botanic Garden to the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden. Farrand visited Casa Dorinda and tells Mildred Bliss about the gutter situation with options to fix it.
Telegram from MilRob, Washington, D.C. to Mrs. Max Farrand, 1650 Orlando Road, San Marino, California, February 24, 1939 Digital
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Dumbarton Oaks
File — Box B: 2, Folder: 54Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, B:MB 1939.02.24
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Postal telegram from Mildred Bliss and Robert Woods Bliss [MilRob] to Beatrix Farrand thanks her for the [Santa Barbara Botanic Garden] deal and says they knew she wouldn't forget. They offer congratulations to the Committee and appreciation for invaluable help. Mildred? is telegraphing General Lassiter and wants to be the first contributor to the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden by sending him a check. It will indeed make April 7th, a Good Friday if they see Beatrix that afternoon. They send...