Letter from Mrs. Edward Allen to Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss, June 3, 1940 Digital
Scope and Contents
Handwritten letter from Mrs. Edward Allen (Hazel R. Allen) to Mildred Bliss tells her that one of the highlights of her time in Washington was the courtesy extended to the members of the Scientific Congress at American Law Institute to visit the Dumbarton Oaks gardens and home. It was gracious for Mildred Bliss to open her gardens and home for many to enjoy and carry away a vision of such beauty and such delightful hospitality. Allen reports her husband is a member of both the Congress and Institute, being a lawyer but automatically a part of the Congress as one of the two American members of the International Fisheries Commission. She expresses her appreciation for the very great pleasure Mildred and her husband (Robert Woods Bliss) afforded those who attended, and she noticed many foreigners. She hopes if Mildred should travel to Seattle, Allen may know of it and be allowed to show her some of Seattle's lovely gardens.
Dates
- Creation: June 3, 1940
Creator
- Allen, Hazel R. (Hazel Rebecca), 1891-1973 (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.)Subject
- Bliss, Mildred Barnes, 1879-1969 (Recipient, Person)
- Bliss, Robert Woods, 1875-1962 (Person)
Creator
- Allen, Hazel R. (Hazel Rebecca), 1891-1973 (Correspondent, 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