Letter from Katherine Harvey, Brooklawn, Unionville, Chester County, Pennsylvania to Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss, between 1933-1960 Digital
Scope and Contents
Handwritten letter from Katherine Harvey to Mildred Bliss tells her Helen Woods conducted her to Dumbarton Oaks and to Mr. [John] Thacher who very obligingly showed her the treasures that Mildred and Robert Woods Bliss have given to Harvard [University]. She deeply enjoyed seeing them. They did not see the home as it was "put away" for the summer, but they saw both the music room and afterwards walked through the beautiful gardens. Mildred and Robert Woods Bliss have offered a gift whose influence will be felt throught the years to come. Harvey feels it is a great and thrilling thing to have done. She reports she spent an interesting week in Washington [D.C.] and saw a great deal of Helen who is well and busy. She gave Helen, Mildred's message and she awaits word from Mildred. Harvey will go to New York for a few days and hopes to be in Santa Barbara the last of June or first of July. She hopes to find Robert and Mildred Bliss there. She also hopes Robert Woods Bliss is feeling much better. Harvey sends her affectionate remembrances to Mildred. "I did appreciate and enjoy your lovely Dumbarton Oaks." Letter undated, probably created between 1933-1960.
Dates
- Creation: between 1933-1960
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)
- Bliss, Robert Woods, 1875-1962 (Person)
- Thacher, John, 1904-1982 (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