Letter from Beatrix Farrand, 1650 Orlando Road, San Marino, California to Miss Anne Sweeney, Dumbarton Oaks, Washington, D.C., February 25, 1937 Digital
Scope and Contents
Handsigned typescript letter from Beatrix Farrand, on professional letterhead, location crossed through and new location typed on letter. Beatrix Farrand informs Anne Sweeney that the copy of Bailey's Cyclopedia of Horticulture can be returned if it arrives at Dumbarton Oaks. The reason it was ordered was because Mrs. Ethel Clarke [sic. Clark] did not wish any of her copies removed from the Dumbarton Oaks Library. She suggests Anne Sweeney paste photos to the plant cards and send to her. She mentions that the color illustrated catalogues will help you on your annual display and [James] Bryce can help you learn the names of the catalogues. She will be leaving California in the early days of April and will stop at Dumbarton Oaks for at least two or three days. They can start the display work together. Signature is that of Mary Fulkerson, typist for Beatrix Farrand.
Dates
- Creation: February 25, 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_02_25.
Creator
- Farrand, Beatrix, 1872-1959 (Correspondent, Person)
Subject
- Sweeney, Anne, 1887-1954 (Recipient, Person)
- Clark, Ethel Burnet, 1878-1964 (Person)
- Fulkerson, Mary F. (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