Dumbarton Oaks Garden, Beech Terrace
Scope and Contents
13 black and white photographs and 1 color photograph of the Dumbarton Oaks Garden, Beech Terrace, Washington, D.C. Beatrix Farrand, landscape gardener, designed the space around a large Beech tree in the 1920s and added iron furniture in the 1930s.
The Beech Terrace is also known as Terrace A.
Dates
- Creation: 1921-2014
Language of Materials
Materials chiefly in English with a few items in Greek, Latin, French, Italian, or Spanish.
Conditions Governing Access
An appointment is required for access to these papers. To request an appointment, fill out the online form: http://www.doaks.org/research/library-archives/access-and-hours/schedule-an-appointment.
For research queries, contact the staff of Image Collections and Fieldwork Archives (library@doaks.org).
Extent
8 linear feet (23 boxes of textual material with approximately 2631 items; 2411 drawings; and 1235 photographs)Subject
- Farrand, Beatrix, 1872-1959 (Person)
Creator
- From the Collection: Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection, 1940- (Organization)
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