Letter from Mildred Bliss, Washington, D.C. to Mrs. Max Farrand, 21 East 11th Street, New York City, April 16, 1923 Digital
Scope and Contents
Unsigned copy of typescript letter with handwritten note attributed to Mildred Bliss responding to Trix (Beatrix Farrand) about proposals for the Dumbarton Oaks garden and property. Specifically, it mentions the loggia, purchase of cedar trees from Mr. Sargent at Arnold Arboretum, Gardener's Cottage, greenhouse, 32nd Street wall, piers and gates, railing between Lovers' Lane and 31st Street entrance. Mildred Bliss explains changing architectural firms will be easier for Beatrix Farrand to collaborate with McKim, Mead, and White on changes to the property since both have offices in New York City.
Dates
- Creation: April 16, 1923
Creator
- Bliss, Mildred Barnes, 1879-1969 (Correspondent, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
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Extent
23 boxes (Approximately 2632 items including correspondence, expense reports, invoices, estimates, deposit records, book lists, newspaper clippings, newsletters, and plant lists.)General note
DO digital accession no.: B_MB_1923_04_16.
Creator
- Bliss, Mildred Barnes, 1879-1969 (Correspondent, Person)
Subject
- Farrand, Beatrix, 1872-1959 (Recipient, Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Dumbarton Oaks Repository
Dumbarton Oaks holds archival collections in its Rare Book Collection, Image Collections and Fieldwork Archives, and the Dumbarton Oaks Archives. The collections include: the papers of noteworthy scholars in the three fields that Dumbarton Oaks supports (Byzantine, Pre-Columbian, and Garden and Landscape); image collections depicting objects or sites of topical interest to scholars in the three fields; Beatrix Farrand’s personal archive of letters and original drawings that document the development of the Dumbarton Oaks Garden; and institutional records and architectural plans and drawings documenting the history of Dumbarton Oaks. For more information about hours and to make an appointment to consult any of the collections listed here, please fill out the request form: https://www.doaks.org/research/library-archives/schedule-an-appointment