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Letter from John S. Thacher to Beatrix Farrand, Valley Club of Montecito, Santa Barbara, California, March 26, 1942 Digital
Letter from John Thacher to Beatrix Farrand, Reef Point, Bar Harbor, Maine, June 27, 1942 Digital
Letter from John Thacher to Beatrix Farrand, Reef Point, Bar Harbor, Maine, May 21, 1942 Digital
Copy of typescript letter from John Thacher to Beatrix Farrand tells her there are preparations being made for the Blisses return and Dumbarton Oaks is in a state of jitters. He thinks it would be helpful for Farrand to meet with the Blisses and the National Park personal, Irving Root and Mr. Kline.
Letter from Newton B. Drury, U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Washington to Beatrix Farrand, Valley Club of Montecito, Post Office Box #1140, Santa Barbara, California, March 24, 1942 Digital
Typescript letter with handwritten signature from Newton B. Drury, director of the National Park Service in Washington, D.C. to Beatrix Farrand tells her he is anxious for the Advisory Committee for Dumbarton Oaks Park to become active. He asks her to formally accept the appointment to this committee.
Letter from Robert Woods Bliss to Newton B. Drury, Director, National Parks Service, Department of the Interior, Washington, D.C., June 24, 1941 Digital
Press release issued by Irving C. Root, Superintendent, National Park Service, National Capital Parks for Dumbarton Oaks Park, July 8, 1941 Digital
Typescript press release from Irving C. Root, Superintendent of National Capital Parks announces a sponsored nature walk through Dumbarton Oaks Park on the morning of July 13, 1941 led by Louis C. Wheeler, a Ranger-Naturalist for National Capital Parks. Handwritten note in top, left hand corner in either blue or faded black ink, "This is a popular weekly event."
Telegram from Beatrix Farrand, Santa Barbara, California to John S. Thacher, Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection, Georgetown, Washington, D.C., March 25, 1942 Digital
Western Union telegram from Beatrix Farrand to John Thacher thanks him for the nice messages and reports that she is recovering. She asks him to telephone Irving Root urgently to press for immediate action regarding the branch conditionsin the Dumbarton Oaks Park which Beatrix Farrand regards essential to park upkeep. She asks him to make no promises, but will relay news to neighbors [Mildred and Robert Woods Bliss].
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- Thacher, John, 1904-1982 25
- Root, Irving C., 1891-1973 24
- Bliss, Robert Woods, 1875-1962 21
- Bliss, Mildred Barnes, 1879-1969 20
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- Kline, Donald L. (landscape architect) 12
- Drury, Newton Bishop, 1889-1978 9
- Sweeney, Anne, 1887-1954 6
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- Farrand, Max, 1869-1945 3
- Havey, Ruth M., 1899-1980 3
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- Stover, Isabelle M., 1905-1987 1
- Thompson, Harry T., 1909-1960 1
- Wayside Gardens Co. 1
- Wheeler, Louis C. (Louis Cutter), 1910-1980 1 ∧ less