Letter from Mrs. Richard Fay Jackson, 5 Oxford Street, Chevy Chase, Maryland to Mrs. Bliss, between 1930-1960 Digital
Scope and Contents
Signed handwritten letter from [first name illegible] Clark Jackson (Mrs. Richard Fay Jackson) expressing appreciation for the beauty of the Dumbarton Oaks Garden, and she was hoping to be able to tell her in person. She mentions "So many of the luncheon guests at the Horticultural luncheon have said it [the garden] was all a 'bit of heaven' and they wished they might have told you in person." Quite possibly a group of persons as a member of a horticultural organization toured the garden or had a luncheon in the Dumbarton Oaks garden.
Date sent on April 20 between 1930-1960.
Dates
- Creation: between 1930-1960
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.)Genre / Form
Subject
- Bliss, Mildred Barnes, 1879-1969 (Recipient, 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