Memo to Robert Patterson, June 23, 1947 Digital
Scope and Contents
Copy of typescript memo to Robert Patterson probably from Beatrix Farrand concerning James Bryce's letter of June 23, 1947. She explains all the changes to bulb orders for the Dumbarton Oaks, Washington, D.C. She offers a suggestion for the bulbs for Mildred Bliss. Also included is a tape from an acccounting machine.
Dates
- Creation: June 23, 1947
Creator
- Farrand, Beatrix, 1872-1959 (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
- Farrand, Beatrix, 1872-1959 (Person)
Subject
- Patterson, Robert W., 1905-1988 (Person)
- Bryce, James, 1887-1964 (Person)
- Wayside Gardens Co. (Organization)
- Andrew R. Kennedy, Inc. (Organization)
- Oregon Bulb Farms (Organization)
- Bliss, Mildred Barnes, 1879-1969 (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