Memorandum to Mrs. Farrand, June 15, 1938 Digital
Scope and Contents
Typescript memorandum created by Mildred Bliss and sent to Beatrix Farrand based on Beatrix Farrand response letter of June 18, 1938. Mildred Bliss listed the progress for projects Dumbarton Oaks Garden for [William Gray's] memorial tablet, the finalities, metal frames in the Catalogue House, a full size detail of the garage lantern, the bases for the terracotta urns, the prospective trellis, stepping stones for the Lilac Circle, finials on the south wall and polychroming of the floors of the finials and the quatrefoil gate in Terrace D (Fountain Terrace), and planting at the northeast corner of the Music Room Terrace.
Mildred reports having difficulty mending the Rangoon umbrellas and not being able to find the Tezzerini which Caroline [Phillips] gave them. She needs to give G. Frederick Coles the words to dummy for the two Forsythia seats.
Dates
- Creation: June 15, 1938
Creator
- Bliss, Mildred Barnes, 1879-1969 (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
- Bliss, Mildred Barnes, 1879-1969 (Correspondent, Person)
Subject
- Farrand, Beatrix, 1872-1959 (Recipient, Person)
- Coles, G. Frederick (George Frederick), 1875- (Person)
- Phillips, Caroline Drayton , 1880-1965 (Person)
- Gray, William, 1881-1937 (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