Letter from Theodora T. Draper, 2527 Belmont Rd., Washington, D.C. to Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss, between 1930-1959 Digital
Scope and Contents
Signed handwritten letter from Theodora T. Draper to Mildred Bliss thanking her for the opportunity to see her garden. She describes the Dumbarton Oaks Garden as divine and exquisite. She visited the garden with her son, who was troubled by problems, but his cares dropped away after time in the garden.
Dates
- Creation: between 1930-1959
Creator
- Draper, Theodora T. ( Theodora Trowbridge), 1883-1959 (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.)Creator
- Draper, Theodora T. ( Theodora Trowbridge), 1883-1959 (Correspondent, Person)
Subject
- Bliss, Mildred Barnes, 1879-1969 (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