Scope and Contents: Copy of typescript letter from Beatrix Farrand to Dorothy Kingsford. Beatrix Farrand and her secretary's initials are in lower left corner. Beatrix Farrand kept copies of Mrs. Ogdan Reid's correspondence to Mildred Bliss but is returning the originals. Farrand comments on Reid's gardener, Edwin Beckett. Beatrix Farrand asks Dorothy Kingsford if Mrs. Reid has a price for the bulbs she is offering. If the price of the bulbs is not too great, buying 6 or 8 pots may be of interest to Mildred...

Scope and Contents: 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...

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Copy of typescript letter from Beatrix Farrand to Mildred Bliss tells her $10.30 is being transfered to her for the [George Ellery] Hale funeral flowers. She will be sending lantern slides to Dumbarton Oaks. Farrand looks forward to her visit at Dumbarton Oaks and hopes to make the party on Sunday the 8th. Work has been heavy for her at Princeton and Yale Universities.

Scope and Contents: Unsigned copy of typescript letter most likely from Beatrix Farrand as she was planning to be at Dumbarton Oaks, Washington, D.C. from October 26 to at least October 31 based on correspondence from Mildred Bliss dated October 25, 1937. Dorothy Kingsford works as a Secretary to Mildred Bliss.Beatrix Farrand feels distinctly deprived at having to bid Dorothy Kingsford farewell in a mechanized note. She also hated leaving without another word to Miss Bean and to tell her so and say...

Scope and Contents: Unsigned copy of typescript letter from Beatrix Farrand to Dorothy Kingsford, secretary to Mildred Bliss. Beatrix Farrand likely dictated letter to Miss [Mary] Fulkerson, her typist. She thanks Dorothy Kingsford for the affectionate and understanding letter. She tells her that although her aunt [Edith Wharton] was not well but not suffering Beatrix Farrand's weeks at St. Brice will always be a happy memory for her. Edith Wharton said to her faithful butler that she had really a happy summer...

Scope and Contents: 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...

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...

Scope and Contents: Copy of unsigned typescript letter attributed to Dorothy Kingsford, secretary to Mildred Bliss, telling Ruth Havey, assistant to Beatrix Farrand, she is returning the Greek inscription with revised lettering and asking for two sample designs for the date from which Mildred Bliss can choose. The inscription is for the Beatrix Farrand dedication panel in the Dumbarton Oaks Garden, Green Garden.A letter was enclosed that Mildred Bliss wants Ruth Havey to read and return. Enclosed...

Scope and Contents: Copy of unsigned typescript letter from Dorothy Kingsford, Secretary to Mildred Bliss to Ruth Havey, Assistant to Beatrix Farrand in her New York office. On behalf of Mildred Bliss Dorothy requests that Ruth Havey send the Latin inscription no later than Saturday morning even if she hasn't been able to work on it. Mildred Bliss asks that Ruth Havey notify her by telegram or air-mail whether Beatrix Farrand will be arriving here Saturday morning or afternoon and where Beatrix Farand can be...

Scope and Contents: Copy of unsigned typescript letter from Dorothy Kingsford, secretary on behalf of Mildred Bliss to Ruth Havey, in care of Beatrix Farrand's New York City office. She informs Ruth Havey that Mildred Bliss received a letter from Miss Gisela Richter [The Metropolitan Museum of Art] about the grammatical mistakes in the Greek inscription [to be on the panel dedicated to Beatrix Farrand in the Dumbarton Oaks Green Garden]. Mildred Bliss wants her to discuss the inscription with Gisela Richter and...

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Copy of unsigned typescript letter from Dorothy Kingsford, secretary to Mildred Bliss, to Ruth M. Havey in care of Beatrix Farrand's New York office expressing Mildred Bliss' response to hearing of grammatical errors in the Greek inscription (dedicated to Beatrix Farrand for the panel in the Green Garden). Mildred Bliss asks if the alterations that need to be made will be completed before Beatrix Farrand returns.

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...

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Handwritten letter from Mildred Bliss to Mrs. Farrand/Trix [Beatrix Farrand]. Mildred Bliss tells her about her upcoming schedule and mentions Nadia Boulanger, Ernest [Schelling], Bertie Wright's daughter, and Royall Tyler. Letter has a date in it of June 27, this letter probably written in 1938 based on other correspondence with similar topics of conversation.

Scope and Contents: Unsigned copy of typescript letter from Dorothy Kingsford, Secretary to Mildred Bliss, informing Ruth Havey, Assistant to Beatrix Farrand, that Mildred Bliss has abandoned the idea of a Greek inscription and is enclosing a proposed Latin inscription for the English words instead. Mildred Bliss would like sketches with lettering as it appears on the attached sheet. Mildred Bliss would like the inscription for the panel dedicated to Beatrix Farrand in the Dumbarton Oaks Green Garden to be in...

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Unsigned typescript letter probably sent from Dorothy Kingsford, secretary to Mildred Bliss, to Ruth Havey, assistant to Beatrix Farrand. Mildred Bliss concludes that limestone would be the best stone for the inscription. She is also returning to Ruth Havey designs for the consoles in the gallery with corrections.

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Handsigned typescript letter on Beatrix Farrand office embossed letterhead sent from Ruth Havey, assistant to Beatrix Farrand, to Dorothy Kingsford, secretary to Mildred Bliss, thanking her for the information on the inscription regarding the type of stone to be used and informing her that she has not yet received the corrected designs for the consoles in the gallery.

At bottom left is RMH.DS indicating it was typed by someone other than Ruth Havey.

Scope and Contents: Handsigned typescript letter sent by Ruth Havey, assistant to Beatrix Farrand on Beatrix Farrand's office embossed letterhead. Ruth Havey states to Dorothy Kingsford, secretary to Mildred Bliss that the dummies arrived. She will make the suggested changes and mail the drawing special delivery to Mildred Bliss. She assumes Mrs. Bliss wishes to use Oak leaves rather than Anchantus based on a conversation she had with her during a recent visit. At lower left, RMH.DS indicating that someone...

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Handsigned typescript letter on Beatrix Farrand office embossed letterhead. Ruth Havey, assistant to Beatrix Farrand, lets Dorothy Kingsford, secretary to Mildred Bliss, know that the corrected designs for the console in the gallery mentioned in the November 16 letter have not arrived. At lower right is RMH.DS indicating that someone other than Ruth Havey typed the letter.

Scope and Contents: Handsigned typescript letter from Ruth Havey, Assistant to Beatrix Farrand on embossed Beatrix Farrand New York City office letterhead to Dorothy Kingsford, secretary for Mildred Bliss, Dumbarton Oaks. Ruth Havey feels Gisela Richter was not frank with Mildred Bliss about the problems with the Greek inscription for the panel dedicated to Beatrix Farrand in the Dumbarton Oaks Green Garden. She tells of her distress that the inscription as it is does not express the thoughts that Mildred Bliss...

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Handsigned typescript letter from Ruth Havey, Assistant to Beatrix Farrand on embossed Beatrix Farrand office letterhead to Dorothy Kingsford, secretary to Mildred Bliss. Ruth Havey mentions she has conferenced with Miss Marjorie Milne about the inscription for the panel dedicated to Beatrix Farrand in the Dumbarton Oaks Green Garden and offers another suggestion for the inscription. Enclosed is a handwritten Greek translation of the inscription.

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Handwritten and handsigned letter on Beatrix Farrand letterhead from Ruth Havey returning a received letter and response to Dorothy Kingsford, secretary for Mildred Bliss asking for Mildred Bliss to clarify a Greek letter for the Beatrix Farrand inscription in the Green Garden. She suggests that Arabic numerals might better suit the inscription panel as the proper names on the inscription are in English. She thanks Mildred Bliss for the Christmas wishes.