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FILE — Box: C, Folder: 10, item: 54 Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, C10:Bryce 1942.08.03

Telegram from James Bryce, Washington, D.C. to Beatrix Farrand, Reef Point, Bar Harbor, Maine, August 3, 1942 Digital

Telegram from James Bryce, Washington, D.C. to Beatrix Farrand, Reef Point, Bar Harbor, Maine, August 3, 1942
Telegram from James Bryce, Washington, D.C. to Beatrix Farrand, Reef Point, Bar Harbor, Maine, August 3, 1942

Scope and Contents

Western Union telegram from James Bryce to Beatrix Farrand tells her 100 each of narcissus, hyacinth and tulip bulbs are needed for the Dumbarton Oaks, Washington, D.C.

Dates

  • Creation: August 3, 1942

Creator

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.

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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.)

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Subject

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

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