Letter from Beatrix Farrand to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss, Dumbarton Oaks, Washington, D.C., January 9, 1937 Digital
Scope and Contents
Unsigned typescript letter from Beatrix Farrand to Mil and Rob [Mildred and Robert Bliss] informing them that the Blaksley Garden situation has settled itself in a way that neither of them had hoped for. She reports on meetings with General William Lassiter, Maunsell van Rensselaer, and Lockwood de Forest and tells Mildred and Robert Bliss that the Garden Committee has chosen Lockwood de Forest to be the consulting landscape architect. Although disappointed, Beatrix Farrand feels the decision is probably wise given Lockwood's good sense, real love of California local plant material, and interest in the Garden and its future.
Dates
- Creation: January 9, 1937
Creator
- Farrand, Beatrix, 1872-1959 (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_BF_1937_01_09.
Creator
- Farrand, Beatrix, 1872-1959 (Correspondent, Person)
Subject
- Bliss, Mildred Barnes, 1879-1969 (Recipient, Person)
- Bliss, Robert Woods, 1875-1962 (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