Letter from Ruth M. Havey, 124 East 40th Street, New York, N.Y. to Miss Dorothy Kingsford, c/o Mrs. R.W. Bliss, 3101 R Street, N.W., Washington, D.C., December 4, 1933 Digital
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 typed letter for Ruth Havey.
Dates
- Creation: December 4, 1933
Creator
- Havey, Ruth M., 1899-1980 (Correspondent, Person)
Language of Materials
Materials chiefly in English with a few items in Greek, Latin, French, Italian, or Spanish.
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 number is: B_RH_1933_12_04.
Creator
- Havey, Ruth M., 1899-1980 (Correspondent, Person)
Subject
- Kingsford, Dorothy, approximately 1897- (Recipient, Person)
- Bliss, Mildred Barnes, 1879-1969 (Person)
- Farrand, Beatrix, 1872-1959 (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