Letter from Georgia Fitzgerald, Wardman Park Hotel, Connecticut Avenue and Woodley Road, Washington, D.C. to Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss, July 1940 Digital
Scope and Contents
Handwritten letter from Georgia Fitzgerald to Mildred Bliss received July 7, 1940 tells her what a lovely time she had at the tea Mildred gave for the Women's Overseas Service League. Mildred as the hostess was the most gracious lady Fitzgerald has ever met. Fitzgerald told Robert Woods Bliss that this is her first trip to Washington, and she has seen many spots of beauty, but the Dumbarton Oaks gardens complete with the surrounding atmosphere of deep and real hospitality will stand out in her memory of Washington as the peak of everything lovely. Fitzgerald is going on to New York, then Chicago, then St. Louis where she has a broadcast, but she knows that nothing she shall experience can be more perfect than the time she spent at Mildred's home. She asks Mildred to tell Mrs. [Ethel?] Clarke that she will definitely see Mrs. Roberts on her return to San Antonio.
Dates
- Creation: July 1940
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)
- Clark, Ethel Burnet, 1878-1964 (Person)
- Fitzgerald, Georgia (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