Letter from Ellis Russell, Tenth Floor, 67 Wall Street, New York 5, N.Y. to Miss Ruth M. Havey, Hotel Mayflower, Washington, D.C., August 10, 1964 Digital
Scope and Contents
Typescript letter with handwritten signature from Ellis Russell on behalf of Mildred Bliss to Ruth Havey. Ellis Russell discusses trip abroad to assist Mrs. Bliss in moving from Scotland to London along with making arrangements for a country house in England for her. She can reach her at Reddish House, Broadchalk, near Salisbury, Wilt. Russell expresses that Mrs. Bliss is anxious to get a progress report on the work being done at Dumbarton Oaks and gives Ruth Havey full authority to make decisions. He suggests Havey hire a stenographer at the Mayflower and dictate a brief resume to mail to Mildred Bliss. He also mentions Mildred Bliss' failing health. Russell flew back to the United States with Mr. Thacher. He is enclosing checks for Havey, and tells her he is in the office if there is anything she wants to talk about before writing Mildred Bliss.
Dates
- Creation: August 10, 1964
Creator
- Russell, Ellis (Correspondent, Person)
Language of Materials
Materials chiefly in English with a few items in Greek, Latin, French, Italian, or Spanish.
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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
- Russell, Ellis (Correspondent, Person)
Subject
- Havey, Ruth M., 1899-1980 (Recipient, Person)
- Bliss, Mildred Barnes, 1879-1969 (Person)
- Thacher, John, 1904-1982 (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