Letter from Katharine Dunlap, 1758 K Street, Washington, D.C. to Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss, April 9, 1933 Digital
Scope and Contents
Handwritten letter from Katharine Dunlap to Mildred Bliss thanks her for making it possible for her to spend a lovely afternoon in her garden with Mrs. Archibold. She reports the Forsythia was in bloom, a perfect cascade of golden blossom, and the birds, cardinals, robins and others were singing in the ravine and among the fruit trees which were in bloom. The grassy slopes were starred with daffodils, and everything was looking so beautiful. She knows Mildred will be glad to get back to it. Dunlap is leaving soon for her little place in France, so she will not have a chance to tell her how much she enjoyed the garden. "It has been a long time since those days in Paris during the war!" Katharine Dunlap may have been an author.
Dates
- Creation: April 9, 1933
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)
- Archibold, Anne, 1873-1968 (Person)
Creator
- From the Collection: Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection, 1940- (Organization)
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