Letters from Elizabeth B. Canaday, National Cathedral Association, Washington Cathedral, Mount Saint Alban, Washington, D.C. to Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss, Dumbarton Oaks, 3101 R. Street, Georgetown, Washington, D.C., April 29, 1937 and May 19, 1937 Digital
Scope and Contents
The first typescript letter with handwritten signature from Elizabeth B. Canaday, field secretary, to Mildred Bliss thanks her on behalf of Mrs. William Adams Brown, National Advisory Chairman of the Washington Cathedral Association for the privilege of visiting the Dumbarton Oaks Gardens. She does not know how many members will be able to come, but Mrs. Stokes assured her that it woud not be necessary for us to know that ahead of time. There are about fifty women coming to Mrs. Stokes' luncheon. There are some who are invited to a business meeting, but not Mrs. Stokes' luncheon. It is possible there will be as many as sixty women visiting. She closes with "It would give us great pleasure if we might have the privilege of presenting them to you personally, should you happen to be about." The second typescript letter with handwritten signature from Elizabeth B. Canaday to Mildred Bliss thanks her for the gracious hospitality of opening her gardens to the visiting chairmen and committee representatives of the National Cathedral Association. "You have no doubt heard from Mrs. Brown, our National Advisory Chairman and from Mrs. Stokes and other officers as to how much our guests enjoyed that quiet interlude at Dumbarton Oaks." Canaday tells Mildred it meant a great deal that she was able to receive the women herself, and they came away with the remembrance of a more than happy occasion. "... it was a very great privilege to be able to bring our ladies to so lovely a spot."
Dates
- Creation: April 29, 1937 and May 19, 1937
Creator
- Canaday, Elizabath B. (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.)Subject
- Bliss, Mildred Barnes, 1879-1969 (Recipient, Person)
Creator
- Canaday, Elizabath B. (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