Letter from Madge Lee Guard, 3613 Wisconsin Avenue to Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss, June 21, 1937 Digital
Scope and Contents
Handwritten letter from Madge Lee Guard to Mildred Bliss tells Mildred how very much she and her sister enjoyed Mildred's hospitality last Wednesday, and how much they appreciated the opprotunity to see that lovely spot. She is sure Miss [Anne] Sweeney didn't miss showing them every choice view in the gardens. Letter dated Monday, June 21 with no year. Most likely created in 1937 or 1943 when June 21 fell on a Monday.
Dates
- Creation: June 21, 1937
Creator
- Guard, Madge Lee, 1881-1968 (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)
- Sweeney, Anne, 1887-1954 (Person)
Creator
- Guard, Madge Lee, 1881-1968 (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