Letter from Newton B. Drury, U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Washington to Honorable and Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss, 3101 R Street, N.W, Washington, D.C., March 22, 1941 Digital
Scope and Contents
Typescript letter with handwritten signature from Newton B. Drury, Director, National Park Service to Robert Woods Bliss and Mildred Bliss states his appreciation for their generosity in giving Dunbarton [Dumbarton] Oaks Park to the nation. He remembers a pleasant meeting with Mr. Bliss at a National Parks Association dinner before he received his appointment as Director. He expects to be in Washington for the next few months and plans to call on them some time soon. He has reviewed the correspondence between Mr. Delano and the Superintendent of the National Capital Parks. He is concerned that all possible protection is given to the fine property that they have set aside for public use throught the National Park Service.
Dates
- Creation: March 22, 1941
Creator
- Drury, Newton Bishop, 1889-1978 (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
- Drury, Newton Bishop, 1889-1978 (Correspondent, Person)
Subject
- Bliss, Robert Woods, 1875-1962 (Recipient, Person)
- Bliss, Mildred Barnes, 1879-1969 (Recipient, 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