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Letter from Beatrix Farrand to Mildred Bliss, March 28, 1938 Digital
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Dumbarton Oaks
File — Box B: 2, Folder: 9Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, B:BF 1938.03.28
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Copy of typescript letter from Beatrix Farrand to Mildred Bliss. Beatrix Farrand reports the Palomar Observatory wants help in planting the surrounding great dome of the 200 ft. Hale telescope. She comments "how closely our minds jump in parallel lines." She says it is exciting about Dumbarton's future with the sculpture gallery being built, Christian and Byzantine census, and the interest expressed by Princeton and Harvard Universities.Beatrix Farand thinks the memorial...
Letter from Beatrix Farrand to Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss, 3203 S. Street, Washington, D.C., June 18, 1938 Digital
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Dumbarton Oaks
File — Box B: 2, Folder: 30Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, B:BF 1938.06.18
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Copy of typescript letter from Beatrix Farrand to Mildred Bliss with responses to the following garden projects: Orion and Bootes chairs for the Star Garden, seat for the Lilac Circle, unicorn lady for Dumbarton Oak Park area, Forsythia arch in the Forsythia Dell, designing at Dumbarton Oaks, lantern in the Star Garden, the swinging seat in the Terrior Column and Enclosure, ironwork colors, William Gray's memorial, and the Music Room wall. She also responds to points on the the Memorandum...
Letter from Beatrix Farrand to Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss, c/o Dewey Riddle, Sunlight Valley, via Cody, Wyoming, August 22, 1938 Digital
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Dumbarton Oaks
File — Box B: 2, Folder: 41Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, B:BF 1938.08.22
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Copy of typescript letter from Beatrix Farrand to Mildred Bliss tells her the law suit about Farrand's grandmother's estate has been decided in her favor. "As you know, perhaps, Elisina felt this part of the estate [Edith Wharton's estate] should go to her and had asked and received three different legal opinons as to whether she might claim the whole of my granmother's trust and each legal advisor urged her to accept the compromise offered her on my behalf last autumn of a half and half...
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
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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, January 3, 1938 Digital
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Dumbarton Oaks
File — Box B: 2, Folder: 1Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, B:MB 1938.01.03
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Nine page handwritten and signed letter on Dumbarton Oaks letterhead from Mildred Bliss to Beatrix Farrand (Trix) discusses the death and funeral service of William Gray, Garden Superintendent of the Dumbarton Oaks Garden. Mildred Bliss shares guests who will be visiting and ongoing diplomatic activities.
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
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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, July 24, 1940 Digital
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Dumbarton Oaks
File — Box B: 2, Folder: 85Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, B:MB 1940.07.24
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Typescript letter with handwritten signature from Mildred Bliss to Beatrix Farrand (Trix).
Partial letter by Beatrix Farrand, approximately 1938 Digital
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Dumbarton Oaks
File — Box B: 2, Folder: 26Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, B:BF undated
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Three typescript paragraphs probably by Beatrix Farrand to Mildred Bliss about books that were left by Edith Wharton following her death to Lady (Kenneth) Clark's son, Colin on architecture or art. Colin was Edith's godson. Beatrix reports that Lady Clark had received a letter from Elisina Tyler telling her that Edith Wharton has not made a catalogue of books and before her death Edith had presented Elisina with the most valuable book in the collection. "Evidently they do not love...
REFINE MY RESULTS:
- Names
- Tyler, Royall, 1884-1953 6
- Bliss, Robert Woods, 1875-1962 5
- Gray, William, 1881-1937 5
- Wharton, Edith, 1862-1937 5
- Bryce, James, 1887-1964 4
- Farrand, Max, 1869-1945 4
- Kingsford, Dorothy, approximately 1897- 4
- Davis, John W. (John William), 1873-1955. 3
- Lucking, Philip J., 1871-1949 3
- Sweeney, Anne, 1887-1954 3
- Coles, G. Frederick (George Frederick), 1875- 2
- Delafield, Lewis L. 2
- Fulkerson, Mary F. 2
- Havey, Ruth M., 1899-1980 2
- Reid, Helen Rogers, 1882-1970 2
- Russell, Ellis 2
- Acheson, Mildred, Countess of Gosford, 1888-1965 1
- Balsan, Consuelo Vanderbilt 1
- Balsan, Jacques 1
- Carter, John R. (John Ridgely), 1862-1944 1
- Clark, Colin, 1932-2002 1
- Clark, Elizabeth Winifred (Jane), 1902-1976 1
- Gay, Matilda, 1855-1943 1
- Jones, Mary Cadwalader, 1950-1935 1
- Lapsley, Gaillard Thomas 1
- Millikan, Robert Andrews, 1868-1953 1
- Redon, Odilon, 1840-1916 1
- Riddle, Dewey S., 1884-1975 1
- Rothschild, Germaine de 1
- Sachs, Arthur, 1880-1975 1
- Salter, Arthur, 1881-1975 1
- Schelling, Lucie Howe Draper, 1873-1938 1
- Tyler, Bettine Mary, 1910-1987 1
- Tyler, William Royall 1
- Walter, Clementine Maria, 1881-1967 1 ∧ less
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