Letter from Gisela M. A. Richter, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Department of Classical Art to Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss, Dumbarton Oaks, Georgetown, Washington, D.C., April 13, 1934 Digital
Scope and Contents
Handsigned typescript letter from Gisela M.A. Richter to Mildred Bliss. Includes a handwritten postscript. Letter offering Thursday, April 19 at 3 p.m. as an appointment time in New York to discuss the grammatical mistakes in the Greek inscription. Gisela reports the trouble is with the very unusual Greek.
Dates
- Creation: April 13, 1934
Creator
- Richter, Gisela M. A. (Gisela Marie Augusta), 1882-1972 (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_GR_1934_04_13.
Creator
- Richter, Gisela M. A. (Gisela Marie Augusta), 1882-1972 (Correspondent, Person)
Subject
- Bliss, Mildred Barnes, 1879-1969 (Recipient, Person)
- Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.) (Organization)
Repository Details
Part of the Dumbarton Oaks Repository
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