Exchange of letters between Carl H. Kraeling, Oriental Institute,1155 East Fifty-eighth Street, Chicago 37, Illinois and Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss, 1537 28th Street, N.W., December 11, 1958-January 6, 1959 Digital
Scope and Contents
Two typescript letters (one a copy) between Carl H. Kraeling and Mildred Bliss. Kraeling sent Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society which contained an article on the garden created in New Jersey by order of Louis XVI. Mildred Bliss responds it was thoughtful of him to send them and the article is of real interest to her. She will bind the proceedings and keep them in the garden library at Dumbarton Oaks.
Dates
- Creation: December 11, 1958-January 6, 1959
Creator
- Bliss, Mildred Barnes, 1879-1969 (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 (Person)
- Kraeling, Carl H. (Carl Hermann), 1897-1966 (Person)
Subject
- University of Chicago. Oriental Institute (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