Letter from Beatrix Farrand to Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss, Dumbarton Oaks, Washington, D.C., October 10, 1937 Digital
Scope and Contents
Unsigned copy of typescript letter from Beatrix Farrand informing Mildred Bliss and Robert Woods Bliss that she will be following them to Dumbarton [Oaks] with a suggested arrival date of October 27. She plans to stay at the Shoreham [hotel], so as to liberate them from the difficulty of having perhaps a troublesome guest in a very busy house.
She reports the news from Pavilion Colombe indirectly is not good. Elisina [Tyler] has written to tell Beatrix Farrand that she can not find her mother's turquoise and pearl chain and one or two other things seem to have mysteriously disappeared. The photographic copy of [Edith Wharton's] will has come, and it certainly is a strange document. The first part of it was written some time ago, and is holograph; the last page is strangely scratchy and was done on the day of the signature. Another unpleasant thing is about Edith's maid, who was very faithful to her during her two illnesses. The maid was allowed to go three weeks after her death, not well treated, and nothing came to her in the disposition of her lady's garments.
Beatrix Farrand misses Mildred and Robert Bliss badly and look[s] forward to a few days with them. She asks them to tell her whether the forthcoming visit should be one, two, three or more days.
Dates
- Creation: October 10, 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_10_10.
Creator
- Farrand, Beatrix, 1872-1959 (Correspondent, Person)
Subject
- Bliss, Mildred Barnes, 1879-1969 (Recipient, Person)
- Bliss, Robert Woods, 1875-1962 (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