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Letter from Ruth M. Havey, Twenty-five Fifth Avenue, New York 3, N.Y. to Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss, 1537 Twenty-eighth Street, Georgetown, Washington 7, D.C., July 17, 1949 Digital
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File — Box K, Folder: 1Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, K:RH 1949.07.17
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Typescript handsigned letter from Ruth Havey to Mildred Bliss discussing the completion of a scale model of the Mélisande Steps for Mildred Bliss to review and suggesting a sundial for the Arbor Terrace. Ruth Havey presents another thought for replacing the inscription tablet in the Green Garden. She wants to get Mr. [G. Frederick] Coles views on how it should be done, but recommends the Presbrey-Leland stonecutter in New York for lettering. Havey feels the New York stonecutter is a good...
Letter from Ruth M. Havey, Twenty-five Fifth Avenue, New York 3, N.Y. to Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss, 1537 Twenty-eighth Street, Georgetown, Washington 7, D.C. and Dumbarton Oaks Agenda, November 19,1949, November 19-20, 1949 Digital
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File — Box K, Folder: 8Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, K:RH 1949.11.20
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Typescript handsigned letter from Ruth Havey to Mildred Bliss offering the Dumbarton Oaks Agenda on the status of work at Dumbarton Oaks on the Finalities, Terrior [Column and Enclosure] wood seat and landscaping; North Vista finials wall chains; and north end; Arbor Garden wall panels, paving and sundial; Melisande Steps; and Perspective.Havey discusses the numbering and filing of drawings indicating that she is using the continuation of the system used in the Bar Harbor files...