Letter from Anne Baker to Mrs. Mildred Bliss, Lowthorpe School of Landscape Architecture for Women, Groton, Massachusetts, February 9, 1934 Digital
Scope and Contents
Typescript letter with handwritten signature from Anne Baker, a landscape architect in Beatrix Farrand's office following up on the inscription. She mentions that the acanthus leaves might lend greater support to the inscription panel than using oak leaves. Letter on Lowthorpe School of Landscape Architecture for Women letterhead.
Dates
- Creation: February 9, 1934
Creator
- Baker, Anne (landscape architect) (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 no.: B_Baker_1934_02_09.
Creator
- Baker, Anne (landscape architect) (Correspondent, Person)
Subject
- Bliss, Mildred Barnes, 1879-1969 (Recipient, Person)
- Farrand, Beatrix, 1872-1959 (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Dumbarton Oaks Repository
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