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Letter from Marvin Ross to Mildred Bliss, December 3, approximately 1960 Digital
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File — Box H, Folder: 7b, item: 36Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, H7b:Ross 1960.12.03
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Handwritten letter from Marvin C. Ross to Mildred Bliss with a typescript copy of the apocryphal legend of the ascent of Alexander the Great published by R.S. Loomis "Alexander's celestial journey" in The Burlington Magazine, no. CLXXXI, Volume XXXII, April 1918, pl. 136-140. Marvin thought Mildred would enjoy the story. Marvin adds "subject cut intaglio on a gold ring in the Dumbarton Oaks Collection. This is the only known example of the subject in goldsmith's work."He tells...
Letter from Marvin Ross to Mildred Bliss, 1703 32nd St., Washington 7, D.C., May 8, 1957 Digital
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File — Box H, Folder: 7b, item: 13Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, H7b:Ross 1957.05.08
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Handwritten letter from Marvin C. Ross to Mildred Bliss telling her the story of the boy and the violin was beautiful and delightful. He says her luncheon on Saturday (May 4, 1057?) was like being in a fairy land because the garden was so charming.Jack [John Thacher, Director of Dumbarton Oaks] asked Marvin to come in on Sunday morning (May 5, 1957) and talk with people about Mildred's Byzantine collection. The men were fascinated with the collection and charmed with the...
Letter from Marvin Ross to Mildred Bliss, 1703 32nd St., Washington 7, D.C., June 1, approximately 1957 Digital
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File — Box H, Folder: 7a, item: 2Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, H7a:Catalogue of DO Collection
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Handwritten letter from Marvin C. Ross to Mildred Bliss providing a status report on the Catalogue of the Dumbarton Oaks Byzantine Collection. He attaches a copy of the report [Catalogue of the Dumbarton Oaks] he made to Jack [John Thacher], Dumbarton Oaks Director. He says the catalogue has been a great labor of love and he is happy he did it. Marvin Ross feels that when all the material is published the name of Dumbarton Oaks will have to appear in every book on Byzantine art....
Letter from Marvin Ross to Mildred Bliss, 1703 32nd Street, Washington 7, D.C., November 6, 1956 Digital
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File — Box H, Folder: 7b, item: 1Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, H7b:1956.11.06
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Handwritten letter from Marvin C. Ross to Mildred Bliss. He says he has heard from Isabel Denison that Mildred has a cold. He tells Mildred to take care of herself and get over it quickly as "we need you always."He tells Mildred that Miss Der Nersessian feels it is unwise to send the information on the Dumbarton Oaks catalogue to Holinlose[?] in view of what happened about Deurus[?]. He feels the catalogue of your [Dumbarton Oaks] collection should be the best possible and not to...
Letter from Marvin Ross to Robert and Mildred Bliss, 1703 32nd Street, Washington 7, D.C., February 8, 1956 Digital
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File — Box H, Folder: 7b, item: 9Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, H7b:Ross 1956.02.08
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Handwritten letter from Marvin C. Ross to Mildred Bliss and Robert Woods Bliss telling them that Jack [John Thacher, Director of Dumbarton Oaks] has told him the perfectly wonderful news about the trip to Russia. He wanted to thank them in person but I am so excited about it that I could not trust myself to speak coherently. He thanks both of them "from the bottom of my heart."He says that finishing the work on Byzantine enamels will be the culmination of a life's ambition. The...