Letter from Marvin Ross to Mildred Bliss, 1703 32nd St., Washington 7, D.C., April 20, 1957 Digital
Scope and Contents
Handwritten letter from Marvin C. Ross to Mildred Bliss reporting that her enamal of St. Demetrius is pure joy to him. He thinks it is one of the most beautiful things in the world! He tells Mildred that she and her husband, Robert Woods Bliss are conoiseurs and how wonderful of them to have brought such an exquisite thing to America. Mildred's ears must have been burning recently as so many fine things have been said about you and Dumbarton Oaks by visitors, Mary Churchill Humphrey from Kentucky, The Count de Boisgelin from Paris [Gilles de Boisgelin?], and Mr. and Mrs. Graff from Chicago and others. He wishes Mildred and Robert, a happy, happy Eastertide.
Dates
- Creation: April 20, 1957
Creator
- Ross, Marvin C. (Marvin Chauncey), 1904-1977 (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
- Ross, Marvin C. (Marvin Chauncey), 1904-1977 (Correspondent, Person)
Subject
- Bliss, Mildred Barnes, 1879-1969 (Recipient, Person)
- Bliss, Robert Woods, 1875-1962 (Person)
- Humphrey, Mary Churchill, 1887-1972 (Person)
- Graff, Everett D. (Everett Dwight), 1885-1964 (Person)
- Graff, Verde Clark, 1892-1989 (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