Letter from Esther Gardener, The Shoreham, Washington, D.C. to Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss, April 1940 Digital
Scope and Contents
Handwritten letter from Esther Gardener on The Shoreham hotel stationary to Mildred Bliss received April 22, 1940 tells Mildred for two hours yesterday she felt as if she had been living in another world. The peace, the tranquility, and beauty of it all [Dumbarton Oaks], she shall never forget. Gardener's son joins her in gratitude and in looking forward to meeting again.
Dates
- Creation: April 1940
Creator
- Gardener, Esther (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
- Gardener, Esther (Correspondent, Person)
Subject
- 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